Musculature of the male genitalia in Rivellia (Diptera: Platystomatidae)

By

Galinskaya, Tatiana
Ovtshinnikova, Olga

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

545

Pages

149-158

Subjects

Body size , male genitalia , musculature , Platystomatidae , sclerites , Tephritoidea

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.545.6702

 

Abstract

The musculature of male genitalia was studied hitherto only in two species of Tephritidae, one species of Platystomatidae, one species of Pallopteridae, and three species of Ulidiidae of the superfamily Tephritoidea. The split of the hypandrium from one structure into three (the hypandrium and two lateral sclerites) is traced. The hypandrial origin of the lateral sclerites of the hypandrial complex is shown based on the localization of muscle attachment sites. The subepandrial origin of the inner lobes of the surstyli is also confirmed.