Uric Acid in the Reproductive System of Males of the Cockroach <i>Blattella germanica</i>

Abstract

Uric acid is stored in the utriculi majores of the accessory sex glands of the German cockroach. Most of the uric acid is eliminated during copulation by being poured over the spermatophore. Mating appears to be an important means of excretion in this cockroach.