Hemigynous

"Hemigynous" in a Sentence (3 examples)

Since the above was written, I find that the hemigynous insects require a more careful examination than I had found leisure to bestow on them, […]

Hemigynous Specimen of Acronycta leporina.

The female characters may be assumed on the head (gynaecocephalous), afterwards on the thorax (hemigynous), and finally on the elytra.

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