Morphological peculiarities of the female internal reproductive organs of jewelbeetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)
The internal reproductive organs of females of the jewel-beetles Acmaeodera (s.str.) flavolineata Lap., Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) obscura Reitt., Ovalisia (Scintillatrix) nadezhdae Sem., Sphenoptera (Chrysoblemma) tamarisci beckeri Dohrn., S. (Ch.) sancta Rtt, S. (s.str.) fallatrix Obenb., Capnodis tenebricosa Ol., Dicerca aenea validiuscula Sem. Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) olympica Kiesw., Anth. (H.) flavicomis Ab., Meliboeus (s.str.) cauca-sicus Reitt., Agrilus (Quercuagrilus) buresi Obenb., A. (Q.) graminis Lap., A. (Aridagrilus) transversesulcatus Reitt. Aphanisticus emarginatus Ol, Paracylindromorphus subuliformis Mnnh. and Trachys phlyctaenoides Kol. are described and figured. All known data on the internal reproductive system of females of Buprestidae are summarized (in general for 192 species, 59 genera, 23 tribes and 5 subfamilies). Significant, and in some cases rather regular, variability of characters is discovered, the possible taxonomic and phylogenic importance of these structures is discussed.