FIGURES 2–8 in Morphology of the eggs and larvae of Cyphomyrmex transversus Emery (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) and a note on the relationship with its symbiotic fungus

FIGURES 2–8. Egg morphology of Cyphomyrmex transversus. 2: eggs interconnected by their fungus layers. 3 (detail of fig. 2): egg habitus with detail of its fungus layer. 4 (detail of fig. 3): cellular organization of the fungus layer. 5: egg habitus after removing of its fungus layer. 6: detail of the vitelline membrane, with epidermal cells visible through the chorion. 7: eggs and first instar larvae forming a brood package. 8: egg habitus after removing the fungus layer id 6. Abbreviations as follows: ap, anterior pole (fig. 5); C, cell (fig. 6); cf, fungus layer (figs. 2–3); ch, chorion (fig. 5); E, egg (figs. 2–4 and 7–8); fi, fungus filament (mycelium) (fig. 8); il, intercellular limit (fig. 6); L, first instar larva (fig. 7); mi, micropyle (fig. 5); pp, posterior pole (fig. 5); tuf, fungus tuff (fig. 8); vm, vitelline membrane (fig. 5); yc, yeast-like cell (fig. 4).