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Fig. 21

From: The male sexual apparatus in the order Scorpiones (Arachnida): a comparative study of functional morphology as a tool to define hypotheses of homology

Fig. 21

Male reproductive apparatus of Hormiops davidovi Fage, 1934 (Vietnam, Conson Island, MHNG). Hemispermatophore (a – c). Pre- (d, e) and post-insemination (f–i) spermatophores. Lateral (a, d, g, h), anterior (b, e, i), contra-lateral (c), and dorsal (f) aspects. Arrow 1 shows the invagination of the basal edge of the capsule and arrow 2 indicates the site and direction of semen expulsion. Abbreviations: cf (capsular foramen), cl (clasper), hos (holosolenos), hs (hemisolenos), lah (laminar hook). Scales, 1 mm (a, d–e), 0.5 mm (b–c, f–i)

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