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Summary S.E.M. micrographs of unusual setae on the male antennae, and of the female pronotum in Harpocera thoracica (Fallen) (Miridae; Hemiptera) are presented. The adhesive function and positioning of the male antennae on the female's pronotum during pairing is discussed.
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Nigel E. Stork (1981) studied this question.
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