Precopulatory oral sex contact plays an important role in copulatory success in a cryptic desert beetle

• DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6595
• Publication Date: 2021-08-25T15:46:26Z
• Authors: Xinghu Qin; Jinshu Yang; Jingchuan Ma; Thomas Ryan Lock; Guangjun Wang; Zehua Zhang
• Keywords: Sexual stimulation; Courtship display

Abstract Precopulatory courtship plays an essential role in the insemination process and influences postcopulatory behavior between males females. Male precopulatory oral stimulation of female genitals is rare for invertebrates. Here, we describe intriguing sexual a cryptic desert beetle Platyope mongolica Faldermann. The repeatedly contact female's using their mouths to gain consent mate. Furthermore, rate at which relates copulation success series observations. However, interference contacts decreased proportion successful copulation. Further no‐choice tests found homosexual with antenna removed. We report its important P. first time. These findings highlight significance selection.