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AN investigation of the ethology of this chironomid has been carried out by a team of investigators from the Entomological Research Center of Florida State Board of Health, and a report of the results is under preparation. During this work it was found that the males frequently carried a spermatophore between the claspers. This position is an artefact as the spermatophore is normally carried inside the genital tract of the male, but when killed it is ejaculated into a position which probably is the one used during the copulation.
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NIELSEN, E. Copulation of Glyptotendipes (Phytotendipes) paripes Edwards. Nature 184, 1252–1253 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841252a0
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