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EVOLUTION OF THE METHODS OF SPERMATOPHORE FORMATION IN PTERYGOTAN INSECTS1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. H. Gerber
G. H. Gerber
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Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
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Abstract

A scheme for the evolution of the methods of spermatophore formation among pterygotan insects is proposed. There appear to be four methods of spermatophore formation, two male-determined and two female-determined. The male-determined methods are characteristic of the less advanced pterygotans that have fairly complex spermatophores, and the female-determined types are typical of more advanced insects in which the spermatophores are often reduced.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 102 , Issue 3 , March 1970 , pp. 358 - 362
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1970

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