Face fly (Diptera: Muscidae) gynandromorph.
Single specimens of adult face fly, Musca autumnalis De Geer, gynandromorphs from laboratory and field populations are described and illustrated. The head of all individuals possessed male characteristics (i.e., a narrow interocular area when compared with the interocular area of females), and dorsal and ventral aspects of the abdomen possessed color patterns of both sexes. A possible mechanism of face fly gynandromorphism is discussed.
Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008938:Mitosis; D009117:Muscidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D012727:Sex Characteristics