Abstract
THE sub-basal pit, on the front femora of males of several species of Tribolium1, is very difficult to observe in T. confusum Duv., and its use in sexing large numbers of the beetles is not practical.
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Hinton, H. E., Nature, 149, 500 (1942); Bull. Ent. Res., 39, 13 (1948).
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HOPE, J. A Simple Method for Sexing the Confused Flour Beetle. Nature 171, 265–266 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171265b0
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