… As noted previously for genital asymmetry in insects and spiders, there is no single explanation
for the evolution of this trait, but some generalizations can be made. In contrast to insects …

… have positionally asymmetrical internal female genitalia (eg M. … asymmetry has evolved
only once in Mecolaesthus, constituting the fourth independent origin of structural asymmetry …

… Sternorrynchan bugs—scale insects, aphids, and relatives—often … Gravity thus forces heavy
spiders to make their webs asymmetric to … of somatic and genital size evolution on the other. …

… In insects, asymmetric genitalia have evolved in almost every order, and usually it’s the …
In some Theridiidae spiders, absence asymmetry results from amputation of one palp (the …

… be driven by female genital morphology 12 . Male and female waterfowl have asymmetric
genitalia that spiral in opposite directions and females have evolved behavioral strategies to …

… that spiders are sexually dimorphic in various morphological, behavioral, and life history
traits. … The genital morphology of spiders therefore opens up many ways for females to control …

… the Odonata and spiders where males have evolved secondary … (d) Bedbugs belong to the
true bugs (Heteroptera) that … four male genital parameters we looked at, position, asymmetry, …

… The evolution of asymmetry in insect genitalia belongs to the most fascinating aspects of
insect diversity. Since asymmetrical genitalia are described in nearly all orders, several …

… Interestingly, similar configurations are present in other spiders and insects in which long …
it a fascinating structure in the light of sexual selection and the evolution of genitalia in spiders. …

… asymmetric RCD in the shape of several sexual characters crucial for mating success (grasping
structures) and sperm transfer (genital … shape of somatic and genital characters in two …