FIGURE 12 in Revision of the Mecodema curvidens species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini)

FIGURE 12. Lateral views of the left and right parameres illustrating the different forms of the main body of the left paramere. (a) an ovate main body form (M. manaia); (b) a triangular main body form (M. pluto); (c) a square-shaped main body (M. curvidens); (d) a semi-circular shaped main body (Oregus sp.); (e) M. costellum shows a thin right paramere (bottom) in comparison to the left paramere (scale bars = 1 mm).