Elaborate gonopods in the myriapod genus Chersastus (Diplopoda: Trigoniulidae)
Mark Ian Cooper
Two-paired gonopods of Chersastus were examined under light and scanning microscopy. Species-specific structures with complexities are described. These gonopods are test models for elaborate genitalia hypotheses: lock-and-key, pleiotropism, genitalic recognition, mechanical conflict of interests, cryptic female choice. Structures of potential sperm displacement are described.
Mark Ian Cooper. Elaborate gonopods in the myriapod genus Chersastus (Diplopoda: Trigoniulidae). J Entomol Zool Stud 2015;3(4):235-238. DOI: 10.22271/j.ento.2015.v3.i4d.573