- organ of Ribaga
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see mesospermalege.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
organ of Ribaga
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Ribaga's organ — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In some female Hemiptera, pouches on various places of the nongenital abdomen; hemocoelic fecundation instead of by means of the customary ducts; ectospermalege; Berlese s organ; see mesospermalege … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Berlese's organ — see Ribaga s organ … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteropteran — ▪ insect order Introduction any member of the insect order Heteroptera, which comprises the so called true bugs. (Some authorities use the name Hemiptera; others consider both the heteropterans and the homopterans to be suborders of the… … Universalium
ectospermalege — n. [Gr. ektos, outside; sperma, seed; legein, to gather] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In females, one to two cuticular pouches, variable in position, functioning for the reception of the male clasper and penis; see Ribaga s organ … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesospermalege — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; sperma, seed; L. legere, to gather] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A special pouch in certain females for reception of sperm; Ribaga s or Berlese s organ … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spermalege — see ectospermalege, mesospermalege, Ribaga s organ … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
