A case of gynandromorphy in Ducetia japonica (Thunberg, 1815) (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae)
Author
Huang, Jiang-Rong
Author
Liu, Yun-Fei
0000-0002-7370-7125
School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7370 - 7125
Author
He, Zhu-Qing
Museum of Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-13
4970
1
182
188
journal article
6990
10.11646/zootaxa.4970.1.10
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1175-5326
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Thorax
The left forewing and hind wing are shorter than the right one. The morphology of left forewing is as same as male’s, while that of right one as female’s (
Fig. 2
). Three left tibiae is brown in color, while those of right are yellow.
FIGURE 1
. Gynandromorphy specimen (A, B), one male (C) and one female (D) in live.
FIGURE 2.
Head and forewing of gynandromorphy specimen.
Abdomen.
(
Fig. 3
)
In dorsal and lateral view, the color of abdomen is asymmetry in color. The color of left parts is brown with more small reddish spots. But in ventral view, no significant difference is found. The apex of left cercus is axe-like, longer than right one. The right cercus is short with conical apex. Epiproct is smaller on left, while larger on right. Two parts linked abnormally. Subgenital plate is as same as male’s on left, but curved outwards. On right, upper valve and lower valve is well developed.