common oviduct
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oviduct — In females passageway from ovary to uterus and leading to genital aperture [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Passageway from ovary to genital aperture [McLaughlin, 1980]. The duct connecting the posterior lobe of the ovary to the spermatheca [Ingle,… … Crustacea glossary
median oviduct — see common oviduct … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lateral oviduct — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Paired canals of the female system, leading from ovaries, frequently mesodermal, and joining the common (median) oviduct … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Insect physiology — includes the physiology and biochemistry of insect organ systems. Although diverse, insects are quite similar in overall design, internally and externally. The insect is made up of three main body regions (tagmata), the head, thorax and abdomen.… … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
Ovariole — An ovariole is one of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed. Typically an insect will have two ovaries. The constituent ovarioles lead to two oviducts, which converge into a single oviduct. The ovarioles are composed of a… … Wikipedia
Oxycorynini — Male Rhopalotria dimidiata Note the wide pronotum (typical for many Oxycorynini) and the round elytra tips. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Grasshopper — Taxobox name = Caelifera fossil range=Late Permian Recent image width = 250px image caption = Immature grasshopper regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta ordo = Orthoptera subordo = Caelifera subdivision… … Wikipedia
Gonopore — A gonopore is a genital pore in some invertebrates and especially some insects.For insects, it is the opening of the genital duct. More specifically, in the unmodified female it is the opening of the common oviduct, and in the male, it is the… … Wikipedia
