Sexual dimorphism in the genus Acothrura Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) and description of male and female specimens of A. impunctata (Jacobi, 1905)

Yidi Liu; Yujie Ren; Menglin Wang

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5447.2.4

Sexual dimorphism in the genus Acothrura Melichar, 1915 (Hemiptera: Lophopidae) and description of male and female specimens of A. impunctata (Jacobi, 1905)

Zootaxa. 2024 May 6;5447(2):225-238. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5447.2.4.

Authors

Yidi Liu¹, Yujie Ren², Menglin Wang³

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences; China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education); China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. [email protected].
² College of Life Sciences; China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education); China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. [email protected].
³ College of Life Sciences; China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education); China West Normal University; Nanchong; Sichuan 637009; China. [email protected].

PMID: 39645836
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5447.2.4

Abstract

The sexual dimorphism of Acothrura impunctata (Jacobi, 1905) is confirmed by molecular analysis. Its male morphological characteristics are firstly reported. A key to species of Acothrura is provided.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
Hemiptera* / anatomy & histology
Hemiptera* / classification
Hemiptera* / growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Sex Characteristics*