Morphological characteristics of sensilla on the female ovipositor of Lype phaeopa (Psychomyiidae; Trichoptera)

An important aspect of the association of Lype phaeopa (Stephens) with submerged wood is the oviposition behavior of adult females, which preferably oviposit their eggs on moist emergent or submerged parts of woody debris with a structured surface. The eggs are commonly deposited in cracks and crevi...

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Main Authors: B. Spänhoff, C. Alecke, N. Kaschek, J. Lange, E.I. Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2003-04-01
Series:Journal of Insect Science
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Online Access:http://www.insectscience.org/3.12/