[Genitalia of three species of Heilipus Germar (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) that damage avocado fruits (Persea americana Mill.) in Mexico and Costa Rica].
The male and female genitaliae of three species of the genus Heilipus Germar (H. lauri Boheman, H. pittieri Barber and H. trifasciatus Fabricius) that damage avocado fruits (Persea americana Mill.) in Mexico and Costa Rica are described and illustrated. The aedeagus, spiculum gastrale, styli of 8th sternite are different in each one of the three species studied and can be used for specific identification.
Castañeda-Vildózola
Alvaro
A
Colegio de Posgraduados, Campus Montecillo, Carretera México-Texcoco Montecillo Edo de México, Mexico.
Valdez-Carrasco
Jorge
J
Equihua-Martínez
Armando
A
González-Hernández
Héctor
H
Romero-Nápoles
Jesús
J
Solís-Aguilar
Juan F
JF
Ramírez-Alarcón
Samuel
S
D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D027421:Persea / Q000469:parasitology*; D048889:Weevils / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*