Mononchoides macrospiculum Troccoli, Oreste, Tarasco, Fanelli and De Luca, 2015

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Mononchoides macrospiculum Troccoli, Oreste, Tarasco, Fanelli and De Luca, 2015

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Material examined

Ten females and ten males from cocoons of R. ferrugineus larvae.

Figures

Figure 3. Mononchoides macrospiculum Troccoli, Oreste, Tarasco, Fanelli and De Luca, 2015 (light microscopy). (a) Entire female; (b) neck; (c, d) stoma in left and right view, respectively; (e) female reproductive system (arrows pointing to the oviduct–uterus sphincter); (f) uterine egg; (g) entire male; (h) female posterior end (arrow pointing to the phasmid); (i) testis; (j) cuticle; (k) spicules and gubernaculum; (l) male posterior end. GP = genital papilla; ph = phasmid.

Figure 4. Mononchoides macrospiculum Troccoli, Oreste, Tarasco, Fanelli and De Luca, 2015 (scanning electron microscopy). (a, b) Lip region (arrow pointing to the phasmid); (c, d) cuticle (having numerous bacteria along the longitudinal grooves); (f–h) male posterior end. GP = genital papilla; ph = phasmid.