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Age-grading methods in adult insects: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

M. Tyndale-Biscoe
M. Tyndale-Biscoe
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CSIRO, Division of Entomology, G.P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, Australia2601
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Abstract

The literature on age-grading techniques of adult insects, published since 1968, is reviewed. The techniques described include those which deal with changes in the reproductive system, as well as somatic changes which take place with age. They also include techniques based on changes induced by wear and tear. Follicular relics found in different orders of insects are described, and their origin, fate and relative usefulness in age-grading studies are discussed. Attention is drawn to the formation of anomalous, or aberrant dilatations, particularly ones formed as a result of follicle resorption. The suitability of the various techniques to the study of different insect species is compared, and the advantages of using more than one type of age-grading method in the study of one species are discussed. Enough detail of each technique is given to permit field workers to choose and apply the technique most suitable for the study of the insect of their choice, and for the degree of accuracy required by them. Lists of species which have been studied by particular age-grading techniques, or combinations of them, are given. Finally, examples are cited of the types of problems entomologists have sought to solve, often successfully, using age-grading methods.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , September 1984 , pp. 341 - 377
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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