Strange loves: a remarkable case of aberrant copulation in beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae, Chrysomelidae)

Authors :: Marco Molfini
Andrea Di Giulio
Marco Alberto Bologna
Silvia Gisondi
Alessandra Riccieri
Giulia Scarparo
DI GIULIO, A
Gisondi, Silvia
Molfini, Marco
Riccieri, A
Scarparo, Giulia
Bologna, Ma
Source :: Fragmenta entomologica, Vol 49, Iss 2, Pp 171-173 (2017)
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: A case of copulation between two mimic and repellent beetle species (a male of Timarcha fracassii, and a female of Meloe autumnalis), belonging to distinct families (Chrysomelidae, Meloidae), is recorded.<br />Fragmenta Entomologica, Vol. 49 No. 2 (2017)

Subjects :: Timarcha
costs of mimicry
Ecology
biology
sexual behaviour
Zoology
interfamiliar mating, sexual behaviour, costs of mimicry
biology.organism_classification
interfamiliar mating
Meloe
Insect Science
lcsh:Zoology
lcsh:QL1-991
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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