UTTAR PRADESH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

OVARIOLE NUMBER AND ITS TAXONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE IN THE FAMILY CURCULIONIDAE (CURCULIONOIDEA : COLEOPTERA)

AMAR SHOBHA *

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVT. COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, SECTOR 11-C, CHANDIGARH-160011, INIDIA.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

The female reproductive system has been studied in 110 species under 50 genera belonging to 24 subfamilies of family Curculionidae. In a large majority of the subfamilies, each ovary comprises 2 ovarioles. The only variation is seen in the subfamilies Rhynchitinae and Apoderinae where 4-5 ovarioles/ovary have been recorded.

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