ectospermalege

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Noun

1. Part of the [[spermalege]], derived from the [[ectoderm]] and consisting of a [[groove]] in the right-handed [[posterior]] [[margin]] of the fifth [[sclerite]], overlying a [[pleural]] [[membrane]]. In order to access the [[female]]'s [[haemocoel]] during [[traumatic]] [[insemination]], male bedbugs insert their needle-like [[penis]] into the groove and pierce the pleural membrane.

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