vulva [FBbt_00052087]
External opening of the vagina located medially between the posterior apices of the hypogynial valves (McQueen et al., 2022). It is dorso-laterally surrounded by the oviprovector dorsal membrane and ventrally by the oviprovector ventral membrane (McQueen et al., 2022). It is the copulatory orifice and site of exit for eggs (McQueen et al., 2022).
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