Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius 1794)

Candan, Selami, Yilmaz, Fatma Sümeyye, Suludere, Zekiye & Erbey, Mahmut, 2015, Morphology of spermathecae of some pentatomids (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) from Turkey, Zootaxa 3937 (3), pp. 500-516 : 501

Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius 1794)

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Spermathecal bulb is like feeding bottle ( Figs. 2 .a,b). Apical region of spermathecal bulb has multiple pores and sperm tails, but there are no pores in the remainder ( Fig. 2 .c). Pumping region with distal and proximal flanges dilated medially ( Fig. 2 .d). Distal and proximal flanges are of equal lengths ( Figs. 1 .d,e). Length of distal spermathecal duct one fifth of proximal one ( Fig. 2 .a) and median spermathecal duct dilation with sclerotized rod. Spermathecal dilation; wide at anterior portion but in posterior portion is narrowed ( Figs. 2 .a,f). Proximal spermathecal duct is a muscular structure ( Figs. 2 .g,h) and more than four times longer than the distal spermathecal duct ( Fig. 2 .a). V shaped sclerites near opening of spermathecal duct and two ring sclerites at both lateral sıde of genital chamber with opening of proximal duct ( Figs. 2 .a, ı, i).

Figures

FIGURE 1. The spermatheca of Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda). (a). Spermatheca, overview utilizing light microscope. (b). Spermathecal bulb. (c). Surface of spermathecal bulb illustrating the arrangement of pores (→) and presence of sperm tails (+). (d). Spermathecal pump. (e). Distal spermathecal flange and spermathecal pump. (f). Proximal spermathecal flange and distal spermathecal duct. (g). Dilated surface of spermathecal duct. (h). Surface muscles of proximal duct. (ı). Dorsal surface of genital chamber. (i). Opening of proximal duct.

FIGURE 2. The spermatheca of Piezodorus lituratus (Fabricius) (a). Spermatheca, overview utilizing light microscope. (b). SEM Photo of Spermathecal bulb. (c). Surface of spermathecal bulb illustrating the arrangement of pores (→) and presence of sperm tails (+). (d). Distal and proximal flange and spermathecal pump. (e). Proximal flange. (f). Distal spermathecal duct and apical region dilation of spermathecal duct. (g). Surface of dilation of spermathecal duct. (h). Surface with muscles of proximal duct. (ı). Dorsal surface of genital chamber. (i). Opening of proximal duct.