organ of Ribaga
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special reproductive structure in Heteroptera
...female has an organ separate from the reproductive tract to receive the spermatozoa. This organ is a rounded internal pouch associated with a slit on the underside of the abdomen and is called the organ of Ribaga. During mating the spermatozoa are deposited in this pouch. They then penetrate the pouch wall, travel through the body cavity, and burrow into the spermatheca, remaining there until...
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