Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
Spermalege — The spermalege (also known as the organ of Berlese[1]) is a special purpose organ found in bed bugs that appears to have evolved to mitigate the effects of traumatic insemination.[2] The spermalege has two embryologically distinct parts, known as … Wikipedia
Traumatic insemination — is the mating practice of a few species of insects wherein the male pierces the female s abdomen with his genitals and injects his sperm through the wound into her abdominal cavity. The most widely recorded example is that of Cimex lectularius ,… … Wikipedia
conceptacula seminis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A mesodermal organ of certain females for the storage of sperm after deposition into a mesospermalege … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
organ of Berlese — see mesospermalege … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
organ of Ribaga — see mesospermalege … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
spermalege — see ectospermalege, mesospermalege, Ribaga s organ … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Bed bug — Cimex lectularius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
