Friedrich-Schiller-Universit�t Jena Jena, District of Columbia
The history of morphological evolution is complex, requiring the consideration of anatomy, function, and phylogeny. In this talk, I will discuss some of the principles of insect morphology, and I will provide an outline of the homologies and transformation of male insect genitalia, one of the bugbears of entomology. I will trace the structural correspondences of male and female genitalia from the Cambrian pancrustacean ancestor through the apterygote lineages, then into the Devonian sky with the Pterygota. Time permitting, I will address the modifications of the Holometabola. A number of simplified genitalic terms will be provided.
