Lab 11: Insect Genitalia

2011 Dave Wendelken

No ovipositor

photo HG Robertson

Males with obvious genitalia easy sex determination!

Reduced male genitalia must either know other sex dependent characteristics or dissect

Telescoping Ovipositors
pseudovipositors, type I, substitutional
Telescoping abdominal segments Usually lots of membrane between

http://bio3520.nicerweb.com/Lock ed/chap/ch02/variation.html

Cool fruit fly example

(dont need to know)

Norrbom, A.L., Korytkowski, C.A., Zucchi, R.A., Uramoto, K., Venable, G.L., McCormick, J., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2012 onwards. Anastrepha and Toxotrypana: descriptions, illustrations, and interactive keys. Version: 31st August 2012. http://delta-intkey.com

Appendicular Ovipositors
Formed by paired valvulae Abdominal segments 8 & 9 (specifically from said valvifers)
Usually formed by 1st and 2nd valvulae Paired, but may be fused Differs somewhat among taxa

Leafhopper ovipositor Photo by James N. Zahniser

 3rd valvulae come from apices of 2nd (so also 9th abdominal segment)
Orthoptera have 2nd reduced to egg guide More often form ovipositor sheaths
A wasp ovipositor with fused 2nd valvulae B: Ovipositor with sheaths

Paul E Brown, Moray Anderson Morphology and ultrastructure of sense organs on the ovipositor of Trybliographa rapae, a parasitoid of the cabbage root fly Journal of Insect Physiology, Volume 44, Issue 11, November 1998, Pages 1017 1025 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00072-9

Shaw M, Jennings M, Quicke D (2011) The identity of Scambus planatus (Hartig, 1838) and Scambus ventricosus (Tschek, 1871) as seasonal forms of Scambus calobatus (Gravenhorst, 1829) in Europe (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae, Ephialtini). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 23: 55-64. doi: 10.3897/jhr.23.1974

Male Genitalia
Aedeagus = male intromittant organ (usually from 9th) Associated claspers
Many and varied May be multiple sets

http://billseniorsinvertebratephotographs.blogspot.com/

Author: Giancarlo Dess

The male (muscoid) fly

Differ in appearance by the species A=adeagus; C=claspers (claspers are paired structures; this fly has 2 sets)

C C

It gets much more specific, but this is all youll be asked to know here

A
2012, Meaghan Pimsler

above: Eversible Beetle genitalia

*note small cerci at ovipositor tip

2008 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

(weirdo) Odonates
Males with secondary genitalia on 2nd/3rd abdominal segments
Transfer from 9th before copulation Also scraping devices

Photo by istein Holen