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Redescription of male Sarcophaga disputata (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) using light and electron microscopy

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Sarcophaga disputata Lehrer, 1967 is a poorly known Central European species. A detailed redescription of the male with a morphological study of the genitalia using light and electron microscopy was carried out. A terminology of different structures of the phallosome of Sarcophagini is discussed. A hypothesis is proposed suggesting that specific areas near the base of the gonites, which are covered with numerous yellow microtrichiae, are important points of contact with the vaginal wall; and that juxtal lateral spaces with apical openings serve to guide the lateral styli during copulation.

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Verves, Y.G., Radchenko, V.G. Redescription of male Sarcophaga disputata (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) using light and electron microscopy. Biologia 72, 76–83 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0009

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