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Fig. 23

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. 23

Male reproductive apparatus of Diplocentridae Karsch, 1880. Hemispermatophore of Nebo yemensis Francke, 1980 (Yemen, MHNG). Pre- (d, e) and post-insemination (f – i) spermatophores of Nebo cf. whitei Vachon, 1980 (Oman, MHNG). Lateral (a, d, g, h), anterior (b, e, i), contra-lateral (c), and dorsal (f) aspects. The arrow indicates the site and direction of semen expulsion. Abbreviations: cf (capsular foramen), hos (holosolenos). Scales, 2 mm (a–e, g), 1 mm (f, h–i)

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