Mating Behavior, Insemination and Sperm Transfer in the Ground Beetle Carabus insulicola

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• Mating behavior and the processes of insemination and sperm transfer in the ground beetle Carabus insulicola were analyzed. C. insulicola has elaborate genitalia, in which the strongly sclerotized male copulatory piece is inserted into the female vaginal appendix in copula. During mating, I observed pre-copulatory struggles of males and females, as well as delays in ejaculation, suggesting the presence of intersexual conflicts. Insemination was achieved with a spermatophore, which strongly adhered to the openings of the spermatheca, common oviduct, and vaginal appendix. The spermatophore dissolved after copulation, and sperm were transferred into the spermatheca within three hours after copulation. Sperm bundles were contained within the testes and spermatophores, but free spermatozoa were found in the spermatheca.

• 社団法人日本動物学会の論文
• 2002-09-25

著者

• Takami Yasuoki

  Department Of Zoology Graduate School Of Science Kyoto University

• Takami Yasuoki

  Center For Ecological Research Kyoto University

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