Figure 1.
L. vesicatoria, habitus, lateral view.
(A): SEM; (B): CLSM. Abbreviations: msn: mesonotum; mtn: metanotum; pn: pronotum; tI: abdominal tergite I; t VIII: abdominal tergite VIII; t IX: abdominal tergite IX; t X: abdominal tergite X.
Figure 2.
(A): ventral view; (B): dorsal view; (C): lateral view; (D): frontal view. Abbreviations: ant: antenna; lbr: labrum; lplp: labiral palpi. md: mandible; mxp: maxillary palpi; ste: stemmata.
Figure 3.
L. vesicatoria, head and thorax, SEM.
(A) ventral view; (B) lateral view. Abbreviations: ant: antenna; cx1,2,3: pro-, meso, metacoxa; lb: labrum; lbp: labial palpus; md: mandible; mxp: maxillary palpus; sp: spiracle.
Figure 4.
(A): clypeus and labrum, dorsal view; (B):labrum and part of mandible, frontal view; (C): antenna, dorsal view; (D):tarsungulus, lateral view; Abbreviations: ant: antenna; cly: clypeus; lbr: labrum; md: mandible.
Figure 5.
L. vesicatoria, ventral view, SEM.
(A): head capsule, mandibles opened; (B): labral region; (C): gula region; (D): maxillae and labium; (E): maxillary palpomere 3, showing sensorial papillae; (F): labium, palpomere 2, showing spine-like sensilla. Abbreviations: lbr: labrum; lplp: labium palp; md: mandible; mxp: maxillary palp; ptg: posterior tentorial groove.
Figure 6.
L. vesicatoria, mandible, SEM.
(A): dorsal view; (B): lateral view; (C): distal part, showing teeth.
Figure 7.
L. vesicatoria, head, cross section.
(A–C) cross sections of the anterior head region; (D–F) cross sections of the posterior head region. Abbreviations: acs: antennal circulatory system; ahy: anterior hypopharynx; ant: antenna; cer: cerebrum; cly: clypeus; hy: hypopharynx; lbi: labium; md: mandible; mdb: base of mandible; mx: maxilla; mxp: maxillary palpus; nc: nervous cord; ph: pharynx; rm: ring muscle; 0lb2: M. frontoepipharyngalis; 0lb5: M. labroepipharyngalis; 0md1: M. craniomandibularis internus; 0md3: M. craniomandibularis externus; 0ci1: M. clypeopalatalis.
Figure 8.
L. vesicatoria, head and thorax, 3D reconstructions, lateral view.
Abbreviations: 0an1: M. tentorioscapalis anterior; 0bu2: M. frontobuccalis anterior; 0bu3: M. frontobuccalis posterior; 0ci1: M. clypeopalatalis; 0hy1: M. frontohypopharyngalis; 0la6: M. tentoriopraementalis superior; 0la8: M. submentopraementalis; 0md1: M. craniomandibularis internus; 0md3: M. craniomandibularis externus; 0mx2: M. craniocardinalis; 0mx3: M. tentoriocardinalis; 0lb2: M. Frontoepipharyngalis; ant: antenna; dig: digestive tract; m1–m71: thoracic musculature; md: mandible; mx: maxilla.
Figure 9.
L. vesicatoria, thorax, lateral view, line drawing.
Abbreviations: cx1: procoxa; fe: femur; msn: mesonotum; mtn: metanotum; pn: pronotum; spi2: spiracle of mesothorax; spil: spiracle of abdominal segment one; tita: tibia-tarsungulus; tr: trochanter.
Figure 10.
(A): lateral view; (B): ventral view. Abbraviations: sIV–X: abdominal sternites IV–X; tIV–X: abdominal tergites IV–X.
Figure 11.
L. vesicatoria, abdomen, midsagital cut, mesal view, 3D reconstruction.
Abbreviations: ag: abdominal ganglion; mt: Malphigian tubules; rc: rectum; stVII–X: sternite VII–X; tgVII–X: tergite VII to X; abdominal musculature in Arabic numbers and Y1 and Y2.
Figure 12.
Digestive (A) and nervous (B, C) systems of L. versicatoria, 3D reconstructions.
(A, C) dorsal view; (B) lateral view. Abbreviations: ag, abdominal ganglia; an: antennal nerve; cer, cerebrum; fg: ganglion frontale; gg1,2,3 pro-, meso- and metathoracic ganglia; hg, hind-gut; mg, mid-gut; oes, oesophagus; ph, pharynx; rc, rectum; soes, suboesophageal ganglion.