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At double the magnification of PHIL, this 2006 scanning electron micrograph (SEM), magnified 152x, revealed the distal tip of the abdominal region of a female body louse, Pediculus humanus var. corporis from a dorsal perspective. Some of the morphologic characteristics seen in this image include the two “gonopodia”, which are located dorsal to the larger two setae-bearing “claspers”. It is into this notch that the male would insert the “aedeagus”, or penis during the process of copulation. This notch, identifying the louse as a female is observable to the naked eye, whereas, in the male louse, the distal abdomen is rounded, and not concave.
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