- spermatophragma
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see sphragis.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
spermatophragma
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mating plug — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A plug formed from the accessory gland secretions of the male, deposited in the genital chamber of the female, thought to prevent loss of sperm in some Culicidae and Lepidoptera; also called spermatophragma; see sphragis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sphragis — n. [Gr. spragis, seal] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some Lepidoptera, a structure formed by male glandular secretions or actual male genital parts remaining in the female after insemination that inhibits subsequent copulations of the female;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
