FIGURE 3 in Taxonomic revision of the Apiomerus maya species group (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae)

FIGURE 3. Dorsal (A–D) and lateral (E–H) views of the aedeagus of males of the maya species group. An arrow-shaped dorsal phallothecal sclerite (dps) is commonly seen in males of these species (subconical in A. immundus). Note the paired triangular projections (tp) positioned basally on the dps of Apiomerus maya (B & F); these projections are absent in other maya group taxa. The basal dorsolateral sclerites of the endosoma (bdls) can be short and round (A. maya), moderately elongated with fine sculpturing basally (A. immundus), or greatly elongated and slightly twisted (A. pipil and A. venosus). The number of peg-like endosomal denticles (ed) aligned longitudinally along the distal dorsal lobes of the endosoma (ddl) varies across the group. In some taxa, notably A. immundus and some A. venosus, lateral sclerotizations of the endosoma (ls) may be observed along the endosoma's proximal dorsolateral surface. All scale bars represent 0.5 mm.