Female and Male Genital Morphology of Labidostomis decipiens Faldermann, 1837 (Chrysomelidae: Clytrinae)

Abstract

Labidostomis decipiens Faldermann, 1837 specimens collected from Ankara, Konya and Mersin, which were donated to the Nazife Tuatay museum by Prof. Dr. Halil Kasap, were examined. The paper presents morphological features of aedeagus and spermatheca of Labidostomis decipiens Faldermann, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Clytrinae) from Turkey for the first time. Accordingly, detailed investigations of aedeagus and spermatheca are very important to obtain new diagnostic characters in Labidostomis. Photos in stereo microscope are also given in the text.