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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/85755| Title: | Courtship and mating behavior in four Pachytroctid species (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Troctomorpha: Nanopsocetae: Pachytroctidae) |
| Keywords: | courtship;Pachytroctidae;mating behavior mating |
| Publisher: | Universidad de Guadalajara |
| Description: | Courtship and mating behavior were investigated in four species, representing three different genera, in the family Pachytroctidae. All exhibited a lengthy courtship in the male-above position followed by brief copulation in the female-above position with both facing in the same direction. This courtship behavior has not previously been observed in ‘Psocoptera’ and may be unique to Pachytroctidae. In three of the species in this study, the spermatophore remnant protruded from the tip of the male’s abdomen after copulation, and was immediately deposited on the surface of the experimental enclosure. Differences in courtship behavior of the two closely related and sympatric Tapinella species, described in this report, may represent reproductive isolating mechanisms. Under experimental conditions, we observed a male of each Tapinella species mount, court, and attempt to mate with a virgin female of the other species. In each case the female rejected the male and failed to mate. Implications relative to these behaviors are discussed. DOI links to videos are provided for easy access. |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/85755 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://dugesiana.cucba.udg.mx/index.php/DUG/article/view/7104 10.32870/dugesiana.v27i2.7104 |
| Appears in Collections: | Revista DUGESIANA |
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