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Engagement of the phallosome in blowflies
Author(s) -
LEWIS C. T.,
POLLOCK J. N.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of entomology series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0047-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1975.tb00077.x
Subject(s) - lucilia , biology , zoology , anatomy , calliphoridae , ecology , larva
SYNOPSIS The engagement of male and female parts during copulation is described in detail for Lucilia sericata Meigen. The occurrence on the phallosome of lateral ducts and apertures for accessory gland secretion is reported for a number of species of Calliphorinae.