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Male genitalia of Lepidoptera. The main component of the male reproductive system is the testicle, suspended in the body cavity by tracheae and the fat body.The more primitive apterygote insects have a single testis, and in some lepidopterans the two maturing testes are secondarily fused into one structure during the later stages of larval development, although the ducts leading from them ...
The abdomen generally comprises eleven segments and contains the digestive and reproductive organs. [2] A general overview of the internal structure and physiology of the insect is presented, including digestive, circulatory, respiratory, muscular, endocrine and nervous systems, as well as sensory organs , temperature control, flight and molting .
Male genitalia of Lepidoptera Female genitalia of Lepidoptera. The study of the genitalia of Lepidoptera is important for Lepidoptera taxonomy in addition to development, anatomy and natural history. The genitalia are complex and provide the basis for species discrimination in most families and also in family identification. [1]
Aedeagus of Pentodon idiota Photomicrograph of the aedeagus of water scavenger beetle Tormissus linsi (from above). An aedeagus (/ i ˈ d i. ə. ɡ ə s / or / i. d i ˈ eɪ. ɡ ə s / [1] [2] pl. aedeagi) is a reproductive organ of male arthropods through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female.
Original - Anatomy of an adult mosquito, Culex pipiens Reason Detailed, highly encyclopedic SVG diagram of an adult mosquito (Culex pipiens). Similar in style to the current FPs of the dragonfly, wasp and ant. Articles in which this image appears Mosquito, Culex Creator LadyofHats. Support as nominator--Anxietycello 00:14, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
A.—Diagram of the primitive urogenital organs, from 'Diagrams to show the development of male and female generative organs from a common type' * w, w. Right and left Wolffian ducts. The observable, visual differences become apparent between male or the female reproductive organs are not seen initially.
Last summer, the CDC recorded the first outbreak of locally-acquired, mosquito-transmitted malaria in the US since 2003 DEET found to cause reproductive damage in worms, warranting further ...
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word mosquito (formed by mosca and diminutive-ito) [2] is Spanish and Portuguese for little fly. [3] Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and specialized, highly elongated, piercing-sucking mouthparts.