Description of a gynandromorphic Myrmilla calva (Villiers 1789), with a summary on gynandromorphism phenomenon within Mutillidae (Hymenoptera : Scolioidea)
A gynandromorphic specimen of Mutillidae belonging to Myrmilla calva (VILLIERS 1789) is described and illustrated. The gynandromorph has a general female-like appearance, with mixed female-male characters located only on apical part of metasoma. In detail, the head and mesosoma are entirely and normally female-like, the latter without wings, whereas the metasoma has the last two segments male-like, with fully and normally developed genital capsule. Based upon the classification proposed by DALLA TORRE & FRIESE (1899), the deviant specimen is a mixed gynandromorph belonging to the group III, having deviant characters along sagittal line. A brief discussion on the occurrence of the phenomenon of gynandromorphism within the family Mutillidae is provided.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | L40 - Anatomie et morphologie des animaux, L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales, Hymenoptera, dimorphisme sexuel, conformation animale, trouble génétique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3751, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32659, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29251, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3217, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/547387/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/547387/1/document_547387.pdf |
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