Strange loves: a remarkable case of aberrant copulation in beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae, Chrysomelidae)

Authors

  • Andrea Di Giulio Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze
  • Silvia Gisondi Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze
  • Marco Molfini Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze
  • Alessandra Riccieri Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze
  • Giulia Scarparo Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze
  • Marco Alberto Bologna Università Roma Tre, Dipartimento di Scienze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/260

Keywords:

interfamiliar mating, sexual behaviour, costs of mimicry

Abstract

A case of copulation between two mimic and repellent beetle species (a male of Timarcha fracassii, and a female of Meloe autumnalis), belonging to distinct families (Chrysomelidae, Meloidae), is recorded.

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Published

2017-12-22

How to Cite

Di Giulio, A., Gisondi, S., Molfini, M., Riccieri, A., Scarparo, G. and Bologna, M. A. (2017) “Strange loves: a remarkable case of aberrant copulation in beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae, Chrysomelidae)”, Fragmenta entomologica, 49(2), pp. 171–173. doi: 10.13133/2284-4880/260.

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Short Scientific Notes

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