An Evaluation on the Sexual Mutilation in Females of Gylippus Simon, 1879 species (Gylippinae, Gylippidae, Solifugae)

Year 2020, , 1581 - 1586, 25.12.2020

Melek Erdek

https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.791395

Abstract

Genital sternit dişi gylippidlerde diğer abdominal sternitlerden farklılaşmış olup ayırt edici karakter olarak teşhiste kullanılır. Bu çalışma kapsamında, Gylippus Simon cinsine ait 24 dişi bireyin genital segmentleri incelenmiştir. Türkiye’nin farklı bölgelerinden toplanan dişi bireyler, Gylippus (Gylippus) erseni Koç&Erdek 2019, Gylippus (Gylippus) syriacus Simon 1872, Gylippus (Hemigylippus) bayrami Erdek, 2015, Gylippus (Paragylippus) monoceros Werner 1905 ve Gylippus sp. olmak üzere 5 farklı türe aittir. Çiftleşme döneminde erkeğin dişiye yaklaşması sonrasında saldırgan ve zorlayıcı davranışlar sergilediği kaydedilmiştir. Zaman zaman tür teşhisinde zorlanmalara neden olan genital segmentteki bu deformasyonlar ve kütikular yaralar çiftleşme sırasında ve çiftleşme öncesindeki zorlama davranışından ileri gelmektedir.

Keywords

Böğü, Gylippus, Solifugae, deformasyon, zorlayıcı çiftleşme

Gylippus Simon, 1879 Türlerinin Dişi Bireylerinde Eşeysel Deformasyon Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme (Gylippinae, Gylippidae, Solifugae)

Abstract

The differentiated genital sternite from other abdominal sternites is distinctive characteristic in female gylippids. In the present study, twenty-four female specimens belong to Gylippus Simon genus were examined. The female gylippids collected from different localities in Turkey belong to species of Gylippus (Gylippus) erseni Koç&Erdek 2019, Gylippus (Gylippus) syriacus Simon 1872, Gylippus (Hemigylippus) bayrami Erdek, 2015, Gylippus (Paragylippus) monoceros Werner 1905 and Gylippus sp.. It has been noted that during the mating period, the male exhibits aggressive and compulsive behaviours after approaching the female. The deformations and cuticular injuries on the genital segment, caused difficulties in species identification, are derived from coercive copulation behaviour during mating and pre-mating process.

Keywords

Solifuge, Gylippus, Solifugae, Deformation, Coercive copulation

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