A Simple, Rapid Technique for the Inflation of the Endophallus, with Particular Focus on the Curculionoidea (Coleoptera)

Matthew H. Van Dam

doi:10.1649/0010-065X-68.2.263

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Matthew H. Van Dam¹

¹Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, U.S.A. mvandam01@hotmail.com

Abstract

A simple, rapid technique is presented for the eversion of the endophallus in the Curculionoidea. The endophallus is inflated using the introduction of a viscous gel from a syringe inserted in the base of the median lobe, which is held in place by Pierse corneal forceps. This relatively time-efficient technique works on a wide size range and taxonomic diversity within the Curculionoidea.

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Matthew H. Van Dam "A Simple, Rapid Technique for the Inflation of the Endophallus, with Particular Focus on the Curculionoidea (Coleoptera)," The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(2), 263-268, (1 June 2014). https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-68.2.263

Received: 30 May 2013; Accepted: 7 March 2014; Published: 1 June 2014

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