Abnormal male of Merlinius brevidens (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 1970

摘要

A male of Merlinius brevidens (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 1970 with a tail similar to that of female and without a bursa was found in soil samples from Reguly near Warsaw, Poland (Fig. 1). The reproductive organs of this specimen were normally developed, with a single testis, suggesting that it was sexually functional. The lateral fields also were similar to that of a female. The measurements of specimen from this populations are as follow.