Palomena prasina (Linnaeus 1761)

Candan, Selami, Yilmaz, Fatma Sümeyye, Suludere, Zekiye & Erbey, Mahmut, 2015, Morphology of spermathecae of some pentatomids (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) from Turkey, Zootaxa 3937 (3), pp. 500-516 : 504

Palomena prasina (Linnaeus 1761)

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Spermathecal bulb is T shaped with two dactyliform like processes; one long and the other short ( Figs. 3 .a,b). Spermathecal bulb surface has multiple pores ( Fig. 3 .c). Pumping region with distal and proximal flanges short and distal and proximal flanges of equal diameter ( Figs. 3 .b,d,e). Length of distal spermathecal duct twice that of proximal ( Fig. 3 .a). Median spermathecal dilation is spherical and balloon shaped ( Fig. 3 .a,f). Proximal spermathecal duct has a tranverse muscular fiber structure ( Figs. 3 .g,h). Two comma like seriations under V shaped sclerite and genital chamber with opening of proximal duct ( Figs. 3 .ı,i).

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FIGURE 3. The spermatheca of Palomena prasina (Linnaeus) (a). Spermatheca, overview utilizing light microscope. (b). SEM Photo of spermathecal bulb T shaped with two dactyliform like processes. (c). Surface of spermathecal bulb illustrating the arrangement of pores (→) and presence of sperm tails (+). (d – e). Proximal spermathecal flange and distal spermathecal duct. (f). Dilatied surface of spermathecal duct. (g – h). Surface of proximal duct illustrating muscles and spermathecal dilation. (ı). Dorsal surface of genital chamber and (i). Opening of proximal duct.