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Neotrop Entomol

Title:		Reproductive behavior of Eidmanacris corumbatai Garcia (Orthoptera: Phalangopsidae)
Author(s):		Prado R;
Address:		"Depto. Biologia, Instituto de Biociencias, Univ. Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Rio Claro, SP"
Journal Title:		Neotrop Entomol
Year:		2006
Volume:		35
Issue:		4
Page Number:		452 - 457
DOI:		10.1590/s1519-566x2006000400005
ISSN/ISBN:		1519-566X (Print) 1519-566X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Adult males of Eidmanacris corumbatai Garcia have reduced tegmina without stridulatory apparatus. For this reason, they developed other means ofintra-specific communication. During courtship, the males use a combination of foreleg drumming and waving of the antennae, in addition to chemical signaling through pheromones. The females become receptive to copulation when the males expose their metanotal gland. This gland, located on the male metanotum, is also a source of substances on which females feed before receiving the spermatophore. During copulation, the female destroys the apex of the metanotal gland to gain access to the secretion released by this structure"
Keywords:		Animals Cannibalism *Copulation Exocrine Glands/ultrastructure Female *Grasshoppers/ultrastructure Male Reproduction;
Notes:		"MedlinePrado, Rogilene eng Netherlands 2006/10/26 Neotrop Entomol. 2006 Jul-Aug; 35(4):452-7. doi: 10.1590/s1519-566x2006000400005"