Hotea
''Hotea'' is a genus of African and Asian shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae. Species * ''Hotea acuta'' Stål, 1865 * ''Hotea circumcincta'' Walker, 1867 * ''Hotea curculionoides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1836) * ''Hotea denticulata'' Stål, 1865 * ''Hotea gambiae'' (Westwood, 1837) * ''Hotea nigrorufa'' Walker, 1867 * ''Hotea redtenbacheri'' * ''Hotea subfasciata'' (Westwood, 1837 Description Male jewel bugs of the genus Hotea possess an unusually large, spiky, and heavily sclerotized genitalia. They are used in a mating practice known as traumatic insemination, a result of evolutionary sexual conflict. Male Hotea bugs tear through the female reproductive ducts to deposit sperm, inflicting substantial damage to the female in the process.Göran Arnqvist & Locke Rowe (2005)Sexual conflictPrinceton University Press. p. 129. . References

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Hotea Acuta
''Hotea'' is a genus of African and Asian shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae. Species * ''Hotea acuta'' Stål, 1865 * ''Hotea circumcincta'' Walker, 1867 * ''Hotea curculionoides'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1836) * ''Hotea denticulata'' Stål, 1865 * ''Hotea gambiae'' (Westwood, 1837) * ''Hotea nigrorufa'' Walker, 1867 * ''Hotea redtenbacheri'' * ''Hotea subfasciata'' (Westwood, 1837 Description Male jewel bugs of the genus Hotea possess an unusually large, spiky, and heavily sclerotized genitalia. They are used in a mating practice known as traumatic insemination, a result of evolutionary sexual conflict. Male Hotea bugs tear through the female reproductive ducts to deposit sperm, inflicting substantial damage to the female in the process.Göran Arnqvist & Locke Rowe (2005)Sexual conflictPrinceton University Press. p. 129. . References

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