Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

The maximally extracted endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) is described and illustrated for the first time. The endophallus is membranous, asymmetrical and divided into three discernible sections. Border between sections is indistinct, without strong constrictions. The first section i...

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Main Author: I.V. Shokhin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2017-07-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7_IV%20Shokhin(1).pdf
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description The maximally extracted endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) is described and illustrated for the first time. The endophallus is membranous, asymmetrical and divided into three discernible sections. Border between sections is indistinct, without strong constrictions. The first section is a small almost symmetrical chamber with two protrusions dorsally. The first protrusion is small, located near the base, the second one is located at the middle and has large sclerite of complicated form: long involute spine. The second section is almost symmetrical, it has the first protrusion on ventral side and the second protrusion consists of two chambers dorsally. The third section is strongly shifted to the right in lateral direction, it has complicated strongly chitinized sclerite in the form of a curved plate. These data can be used for the taxonomy of the subfamily Valginae.
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spelling doaj.art-041ba207167c4cf2bec6cdd427f3afc32023-12-03T12:46:48ZengSouthern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institutionКавказский энтомологический бюллетень1814-33261814-33262017-07-011313940DOI:10.23885/1814-3326-2017-13-1-39-40Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)I.V. Shokhin0Institute of Arid Zones of Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of SciencesThe maximally extracted endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) is described and illustrated for the first time. The endophallus is membranous, asymmetrical and divided into three discernible sections. Border between sections is indistinct, without strong constrictions. The first section is a small almost symmetrical chamber with two protrusions dorsally. The first protrusion is small, located near the base, the second one is located at the middle and has large sclerite of complicated form: long involute spine. The second section is almost symmetrical, it has the first protrusion on ventral side and the second protrusion consists of two chambers dorsally. The third section is strongly shifted to the right in lateral direction, it has complicated strongly chitinized sclerite in the form of a curved plate. These data can be used for the taxonomy of the subfamily Valginae.http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7_IV%20Shokhin(1).pdfColeopteraScarabaeidaeValginaeValgus hemipterusendophallusmorphology
spellingShingle I.V. Shokhin
Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Valginae
Valgus hemipterus
endophallus
morphology
title Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
title_full Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
title_fullStr Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
title_full_unstemmed Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
title_short Morphology of the endophallus of Valgus hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
title_sort morphology of the endophallus of valgus hemipterus linnaeus 1758 coleoptera scarabaeidae
topic Coleoptera
Scarabaeidae
Valginae
Valgus hemipterus
endophallus
morphology
url http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/7_IV%20Shokhin(1).pdf
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