Gonarcus

Quick meaning: Gonarcus is a noun meaning (zoology) An arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.

Meaning

(zoology) An arched structure that is a principal feature of the male genitalia of some insects.

Example Sentences

The gonarcus (fig. 5) is situated internally between the anal segment and the ninth sternite.

Defining features of the Neuroptera include the association of the ninth gonocoxites with the gonarcus and the peculiar sucking-mandibulate mouthparts of the larvae (U. Aspock et al., 2001).

1988, Neuroptera International, Volume 5 - Volume 7, Issue 2, page 60, Its shape is related to the structure of the gonarcus-parameres complex and of the coaptation structures which exist between this complex and the subgenital plate.

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