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J Morphol

Title:		Setiferous structures of male coleoptera
Author(s):		Faustini DL; Halstead DGH;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706. Slough Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, London Road, Slough, SL3 7HJ, United Kingdom"
Journal Title:		J Morphol
Year:		1982
Volume:		173
Issue:		1
Page Number:		43 - 72
DOI:		10.1002/jmor.1051730106
ISSN/ISBN:		1097-4687 (Electronic) 0022-2887 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A scanning electron microscopy study was made of the male setiferous sex patches and analogous structures in 11 families of Coleoptera (Anthribidae, Bruchidae, Ciidae, Cleridae, Coccinellidae, Dermestidae, Leiodidae, Ptinidae, Staphylinidae, Tenebrionidae, and Ostomatidae). These secondary sexual characters appear to have several features in common including relatively long, often ridged, setae, cuticular ducts (frequently cribriform pore plates), and the production of a secretion. It is suggested that these structures may all be concerned with the production, release, and dissemination of pheromones"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEFaustini, D L Halstead, D G H eng 1982/07/01 J Morphol. 1982 Jul; 173(1):43-72. doi: 10.1002/jmor.1051730106"