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To evaluate the relationship between reproductive potential and body size of Dastarcus helophoroides Faimaire (synonym Dastarcus longulus Sharp), 17 adult females obtained under outdoor conditions were dissected individually to count the ovarioles and determine the mean size of mature eggs in ovarioles and oviducts following the measurements of fresh body weight, body length, maximum body width, maximum width of prothorax, and elytral length. Each female had two ovaries. The number of ovarioles per female varied from 36 to 154 depending on maternal body length. However, the mean length and width of mature eggs were independent of body length. There were no differences in any body-size traits and allometry between the sexes.
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Togashi, K., Itabashi, M. Maternal size dependency of ovariole number in Dastarcus helophoroides (Coleoptera: Colydiidae). J For Res 10, 373–376 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10310-005-0147-x
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