Sexual dimorphism in Hopliini Peerj-06-4632-g001
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Summary[edit] Description: Examples of dimorphic South African monkey beetles showing diversity in body and hind leg shape and form, and colour pattern. Male at left for each pair: (A and B) Pachycnema calcarata (Burmeister, 1844), (C and D) Anisonyx ditus (Péringuey, 1902), (E and F) Heterochelus bivittatus (Burmeister, 1844), (G and H) Heterochelus detritus (Burmeister, 1844), (I and J) Denticnema striata (Burmeister, 1844), (K and L) Heterochelus chiragricus (Thunberg, 1818), (M and N) Pachycnema crassipes (Fabricius, 1775), (O and P) Hoplocnemis crassipes (Olivier, 1789). Source: Colville et al., Feeding ecology and sexual dimorphism in a speciose flower beetle clade (Hopliini: Scarabaeidae) PeerJ. 2018; 6: e4632. Author: Mike Picker.
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- Biota
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Unikonta (unikont)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Holozoa
- Filozoa
- Apoikozoa
- Metazoa (animals)
- Eumetazoa
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Hexapoda (hexapods)
- Insecta (insects)
- Dicondylia
- Pterygota (winged insects)
- Metapterygota
- Neoptera
- Eumetabola
- Endopterygota (endopterygotes)
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Polyphaga (polyphagans)
- Scarabaeiformia
- Scarabaeoidea (scarab beetle)
- Rutelidae
- Hopliinae
- Hopliini
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