The males may also be identified via copulatory suckers and paired posterior lobes.
The males may also be identified via copulatory suckers and paired posterior lobes.
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The males attach to deutonymphs (second moult after larval stage) in a process called '''copula'''. The males then remain in copula until the females moult for the final time. Copulation then occurs.
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The males attach to female tritonymphs, sometimes protonymphs, in a process called '''copula'''. The males then remain in copula until the females moult for the final time. Copulation then occurs.