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Female Penis, Male Vagina, and Their Correlated Evolution in a Cave Insect

Email the author Kazunori Yoshiza, 

Rodrigo L. Ferreira

, 

Yoshitaka Kamimura

, 

Charles Lienhard

Neotrogla curvata, one species of Neotrogla, during copulation. The female’s body is approximately three millimeters long. Unlike general insect mating, the female climbs atop the male to copulate.

The female penis of Neotrogla curvata inserted into the male in a photograph (top) and outline drawing (bottom). The female penis is shown in red.

Extraído de: Yoshizawa et al. (2014) C. Curr. Biol. Disponível em: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(14)00314-5

Mais informações:
Insect species discovered with reversed male-female sex organs. Disponível em: https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/blog/insect-species-discovered-with-reversed-male-female-sex-organs/

Female insect uses spiky penis to take charge. Disponível em: https://www.nature.com/news/female-insect-uses-spiky-penis-to-take-charge-1.15064

Lienhard & Ferreira (2015) Review of Brazilian cave psocids of the families Psyllipsocidae and Prionoglarididae (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Trogiomorpha) with a key to the South American species of these families. Disponível em: http://www.biologiasubterranea.com.br/workspace/uploads/artigos/review-of-brazilian-cave-psocids-of-the-families-psyllipsocidae-and-prionoglarididae.pdf