Reproductive biology of the viviparous scorpion,Liocheles australasiae(Fabricius) (Arachnida, Scorpiones, Scorpionidae). I. Absence of males in two natural populations

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Sex of the viviparous scorpion, Liocheles australasiae, collected in two localities in Asia at various seasons during the years 1977 to 1983, was examined on the basis of morphology of gonads and germ cells. A total of 569 specimens consisted of 408 pregnant and 7 interpregnant adult females, 126 immature or nymphal females, and 28 young nymphs in which the sex was not distinguishable. Distinct males were never collected in either locality at any season. No spermatozoa were found in any region of the female reproductive systems. Judging from these results, males do not occur in these populations, and it is presumed that these populations reproduce by thelytokous parthenogenesis.

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