FIG. 4 in Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and the value of systematics in behavioural studies

FIG. 4. Female of S. vectoris, transport of staminode, sequence of behaviours from 1. to 4. (iteratively); ends of staminode are drawn, dotted lines represent intermediate (omitted) sections of staminode, arrows indicate direction of movement of female, legs, and staminode, respectively: (a) female underneath staminode, using her frontal spine as a 'barb' against substrate and transporting staminode with her legs; (b) female returning to end of staminode.