Report on a Large Collection of Merope tuber Newman, 1838 (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), from Arkansas, with Notes on Collection Technique, Sex Ratio, and Male Clasper Size

Michael J. Skvarla; Jessica A. Hartshorn; Ashley P.G. Dowling

doi:10.1155/2014/530757

Report on a Large Collection of Merope tuber Newman, 1838 (Mecoptera: Meropeidae), from Arkansas, with Notes on Collection Technique, Sex Ratio, and Male Clasper Size

Michael J. Skvarla, Jessica A. Hartshorn, Ashley P.G. Dowling

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A large collection of earwigflies, Merope tuber, is reported from Arkansas, and flight period and sex ratio are discussed. In contrast to previous studies, earwigflies were caught more frequently in pan traps than in Malaise traps and male clasper size was found not to be bimodal.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	530757
Journal	Psyche (London)
Volume	2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/530757
State	Published - 2014

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science

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