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1 April 2011 Sexual Dimorphism of Pupae and Adults of the Cocoa Pod Borer, Conopomorpha cramerella
Francisco J. Posada, Ike Virdiana, Maisin Navies, Monica Pava-Ripoll, Prakash Hebbar
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Abstract

This paper describes the main distinguishing characteristics of female and male pupae and adults of cocoa pod borer, Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Two pairs of tubercles present on the sterna of segments IX and X of the female pupae are useful in differentiating female from male pupae. The female genital opening is located anterior to the first pair of tubercles and forms a plateau in which the center has a light brown longitudinal depression that indicates the female genital opening. The male genital opening is a conspicuous, brown, longitudinal slit located between the two pairs of tubercles. The sex of the adult moth can be determined by examining the ventrocaudal segments of the abdomen. The last segment of the female abdomen is white, compressed laterally and at the tip, and the hairy anal papillae can be seen. In the male, the ventrocaudal end of the abdomen is black and robust. This information will be useful for laboratory and field diagnosis and while working on sex ratios of this important pest of cocoa.

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Francisco J. Posada, Ike Virdiana, Maisin Navies, Monica Pava-Ripoll, and Prakash Hebbar "Sexual Dimorphism of Pupae and Adults of the Cocoa Pod Borer, Conopomorpha cramerella," Journal of Insect Science 11(52), 1-8, (1 April 2011). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.5201
Received: 10 February 2010; Accepted: 1 October 2010; Published: 1 April 2011
KEYWORDS
Nephelium lappaceum
South Asia
Theobroma cacao
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