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1 October 1995 Genitalia of the Japanese Species of Anthrax and Brachyanax (Diptera, Bombyliidae)
Ningwu Liu, Akira Nagatomi, Neal L. Evenhuis
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Abstract

The genitalia of the Japanese species of Anthrax (5 species) and Brachyanax (1 species) are studied for the first time. The male genitalia of Anthrax are furnished with useful specific characters in many structures. One of them is a dorsal sclerite just before the gonostyli, and this sclerite varies markedly between species. Besides the spermatheca and genital furca, which are peculiar to each species, various segments of the female genitalia (e. g., tergum 8, sternum 8, etc.) vary considerably with species and it is taxonomically desirable to study them in every species of Anthrax.

Ningwu Liu, Akira Nagatomi, and Neal L. Evenhuis "Genitalia of the Japanese Species of Anthrax and Brachyanax (Diptera, Bombyliidae)," Zoological Science 12(5), 633-647, (1 October 1995). https://doi.org/10.2108/zsj.12.633
Received: 15 February 1995; Accepted: 1 June 1995; Published: 1 October 1995
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