Comparative morphology of the spermatheca in Megalopodidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea)1

The spermatheca is an organ that stores and maintains viability of sperm until fertilization. It has an important role in copulation and oviposition, and it is highly informative in species delimitation. Here, we present a comparative study of the spermathecal morphology in the col...

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Main Authors: Geovanni M Rodríguez-Mirón, Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero, Sara López-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=14088