Fig. 15 in Xenos vesparum (Strepsiptera: Xenidae)-A New Insect Model and Its Endoparasitic Secondary Larva

Fig. 15. Late female secondary larva of X. vesparum, 3D-reconstruction, cephalothorax, lateral views are shown according to the physiological orientation of the female. A. Dorsal view, dorsal cuticle removed, mandibular muscles, nervous system, tracheal system; B. Dorsal view, dorsal cuticle removed, ventral longitudinal muscles of cephalothorax; C. Lateral view, ventral side (physiological dorsal side) facing upwards, sagittally sectioned, dorsal longitudinal muscles, nervous system, tracheal system; D. Lateral view, ventral side (physiological dorsal side) facing upwards, sagittally sectioned, spiracles with musculature. abn: abdominal nerve; cer: brain; circ: circumoesophageal connectives; fgl: frontal ganglion; nea: antennal nerve; nel: leg nerve; neo: optic nerve; ol: optic lobes; pgc: postcerebral ganglionic complex; sp*: spiracular anlage; tr: tracheae. For designations of muscles see sections Cephalothorax, Mandibles,Tracheal System.