Male Genital Morphology of Certain Hesperiidae Species and the Variations in the Genitalia of Carcharodus alceae (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)
Öz
In order to study their morphological identifications, preparations of male genital organs were made from 9 species including Ochlodes venatus, Gegenes pumilio, Pyrgus melotis, Pyrgus serratulae, Spialia orbifer, Spialia phlomidis, Erynnis tages, Carcharodus orientalis, Carcharodus alceae belonging to Hesperiidae family collected from localities at different altitudes with various vegetations in Hatay province. Male genital organ of Carcharodus alceae was compared with those in the literature and the distinctions between their genital organs and those reported from Spain, Netherlands, Afghanistan and France are given here. Photos of male genital organs and the variations of Carcharodus alceae’s genital organsa are also included in the paper.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Hesperiidae,Carcharodus alceae,Male Genital Morphology,Variation
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