Abstract
The musculature of male genitalia was studied hitherto only in two species of Tephritidae, one species of Platystomatidae, one species of Pallopteridae, and three species of Ulidiidae of the superfamily Tephritoidea. The split of the hypandrium from one structure into three (the hypandrium and two lateral sclerites) is traced. The hypandrial origin of the lateral sclerites of the hypandrial complex is shown based on the localization of muscle attachment sites. The subepandrial origin of the inner lobes of the surstyli is also confirmed.
Highlights
The signal flies (Tephritoidea: Platystomatidae) include nearly 1300 described species of more than 120 genera occurring predominantly in the Paleotropics, with a few genera and species in the Holarctic and Neotropic regions
Musculature of the male genitalia was studied by manually dissecting material with microknives in water under a Leica MZ95 stereomicroscope
The male genital muscles of Tephritoidea were classified into several groups: muscles of the epandrial complex, muscles of the hypandrial complex, tergosternal muscles, and pregenital muscles
Summary
The signal flies (Tephritoidea: Platystomatidae) include nearly 1300 described species of more than 120 genera occurring predominantly in the Paleotropics, with a few genera and species in the Holarctic and Neotropic regions T.V. Galinskaya & O.G. Ovtshinnikova / ZooKeys 545: 149–158 (2015)
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