Observations on sexual behaviour in some Australian Platystomatidae (Diptera, Schizophora)

  • Author
    David K. McAlpine
  • Year
    1973
  • Journal
    Records of the Australian Museum
  • Publisher
    The Australian Museum

Abstract

Sexual behaviour is described in four species of platystomatid flies, viz. Euprosopia subula, E. tenuicornis, E. anostigma, and Pogonortalis doclea. The role of specific recognition marks is discussed, especially in relation to certain structural modifications.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
McAlpine, 1973, Rec. Aust. Mus. 29(1): 1–10
Author
David K. McAlpine
Year
1973
Title
Observations on sexual behaviour in some Australian Platystomatidae (Diptera, Schizophora)
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
29
Issue
1
Start Page
1
End Page
10
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.29.1973.235
Language
en
Date Published
17 December 1973
Cover Date
17 December 1973
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
INSECTA: DIPTERA; BEHAVIOUR; EVOLUTION
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18 November 2008
Available Online
27 February 2009
Reference Number
235
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