《Chinese Journal of Aplied Entomology》

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Sexual dimorphism in insects.

Author of the article:WANG Meng-Qing^1，2，YANG Ding^1，2

Author's Workplace：(1.Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University,Beijing 100094, China; 2.Key Labortory of Insect Evolution & Environmental Changes，Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China)

Key Words：insects; sexual dimorphism; evolution; sexual election; Dolichopodidae

Abstract：The taxonomic groups, ecological factors, and evolution of sexual dimorphism in insects are summarized. The relationship between sexual dimorphism and sexual selection is briefly discussed. Special attention has been paid to Dolichopodidae.