New cases of abnormalities in the development of the copulatory organs in several species of wolf spiders are described: three specimens with side by side duplicated epigynes, one gynandromorph, four intersexes, and one with pathologically asymmetric epigyne. The potential causes of such disorders are discussed.
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25 July 2022
New cases of teratological deformities in wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)
Anton A. Nadolny,
Yuri M. Marusik,
Torbjörn Kronestedt,
Mykola M. Kovblyuk,
Alireza Zamani
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Arachnology
Vol. 19 • No. 2
July 2022
Vol. 19 • No. 2
July 2022
copulatory organs
gynandromorphism
intersexuality
malformations