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Male cockroach major defining features
( 9th + 10th terga ) and 9th sternum form genital pouch
Female cockroach major defining features
7th sternum - boat shaped
7th 8th 9th sternum - female genital pouch
Male genital pouch contain
dorsal anus + ventral gonopore + gonopophysis
Female genital pouch =
Anterior and posterior
Anterior female genital pouch
Female gonopore, spermathecal pore, collateral gland
Posterior female genital pouch
Oothecal chamber
Gonopophysis ( male only ) contain
Phallomere constitute external genitalia
Ovary location
6th segment
Ovary flowchart
, Ovary 1,2 -> oviduct 1,2 -> single median oviduct ( vagina ) -> genital pouch / chamber
Phallomere composition ( male only )
Titilated and pseudopenis
Titilated function ( male only )
Sexual stimuli of female by male
Pseudopenis function ( male only )
anchoring female to one place while copulaion
Testes flowchart
Testes -> Vas deferens -> ejaculatory duct -> male gonopore
Testes position
4th - 6th abdominal segment
Accessory gland / male
mushroom shaped gland
Mushroom shaped gland
6th to 7th segment
Storage of sperms
seminal vesicle
Sperms stored as
Bundles called spermatophore
No of ovarioles in an ovary
Correct| Verified Solutions - Newest Update 2025
Male cockroach major defining features
( 9th + 10th terga ) and 9th sternum form genital pouch
Female cockroach major defining features
7th sternum - boat shaped
7th 8th 9th sternum - female genital pouch
Male genital pouch contain
dorsal anus + ventral gonopore + gonopophysis
Female genital pouch =
Anterior and posterior
Anterior female genital pouch
Female gonopore, spermathecal pore, collateral gland
Posterior female genital pouch
Oothecal chamber
Gonopophysis ( male only ) contain
Phallomere constitute external genitalia
Ovary location
6th segment
Ovary flowchart
, Ovary 1,2 -> oviduct 1,2 -> single median oviduct ( vagina ) -> genital pouch / chamber
Phallomere composition ( male only )
Titilated and pseudopenis
Titilated function ( male only )
Sexual stimuli of female by male
Pseudopenis function ( male only )
anchoring female to one place while copulaion
Testes flowchart
Testes -> Vas deferens -> ejaculatory duct -> male gonopore
Testes position
4th - 6th abdominal segment
Accessory gland / male
mushroom shaped gland
Mushroom shaped gland
6th to 7th segment
Storage of sperms
seminal vesicle
Sperms stored as
Bundles called spermatophore
No of ovarioles in an ovary