In the female insect, the spermatheca is an ectodermal organ responsible for receiving,
maintaining, and releasing sperm to fertilize eggs. The number and morphology of …

The main characteristics of the sperm structure of Hexapoda are reported in the review. Data
are dealing with the process of spermatogenesis, including the aberrant models giving rise …

A new insect species († Alienopterus brachyelytrus Bai, Beutel, Klass, Wipfler et Zhang gen.
etsp. nov.) of a new order and family is described, based on a single male embedded in …

This comprehensive review of the structure of sperm in all orders of insects evaluates
phylogenetic implications, with the background of a phylogeny based on transcriptomes …

Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This
book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental biological phenomenon, exploring how it …

Drosophila melanogaster sperm reach an extraordinary long size, 1.8 mm, by the end of
spermatogenesis. The mitochondrial derivatives run along the entire flagellum and provide …

The transformation between truly social cockroaches and termites is documented by
fossils1, 2 and molecules3, and they are now considered as a single systematic unit. The …

Relatively few studies have focused on evolutionary losses of sexually selected male traits.
We use light and electron microscopy to study the male and female reproductive anatomy of …

Large-scale production of the black soldier fly [Hermetia illucens (L.)(Diptera: Stratiomyidae)]
for use as aquaculture and poultry feed has developed into a global industry. Successful …

The distal leg structures of Zoraptera are documented and discussed with respect to their
functional morphology and evolutionary aspects. We investigated eight species using …