stylet shaft decoration absent

The penis-stilette is a lengthy, tubular structure containing two right angle bends in its main axis. The basal proximal rim is dentate. The enlarged end is quite asymmetrical in that one side wall is always longer and larger than the other one. The sperm cell has a feeler, a conspicuous anterior swelling, lateral paired setae, but lacks a definite tail region. This cell lacks observable chromatin granules. p. 275

Roughly crenated base. The termination is a very peculiar structure, three drawings of which are given better describe it (Fig. 22). Lateral, end, and dorsal views (a), (b), are shown. The sperm cell is a tapering filament which is possessed lateral setae in the posterior third of the cell. It is interesting note that the greatest number of sperm cells in this species is produced in the latter part of June, the warmest part of the summer in the Mountain Lake region. Also of interest is the fact that sperm is liberated in macerations of the animal will make attempts to penetrate the egg of the parent. The 'feeler' is a slowly undulating tactile organ as long as the sperm cell remains in the body of the animal, but it becomes a highly vibratile structure when in maceration. p. 289

The singular sperm cells are particularly well described as lengthened fine threads which have an undulating feeler at one end. The major portion of the cell is spindle-shaped and contains a non-spherical nucleus enmeshed in an hyaline cytoplasm. Axial and spirally arranged filaments are present In the cell. p. 280

The distal part of the stilette is slightly curved and has an expanded termination which is split in two parts. p. 128