FIGURE 15. A–F in Morphology and taxonomy of the orb-weaving spider genus Mecynogea, and a peculiar species of Argiope (Araneae, Araneidae)

FIGURE 15. A–F scanning electron micrographs of Cyrtophorinae male copulatory bulbs. A–B, Manogea porracea (C. L. Koch, 1838) A, mesal view, from Estrela do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19572); B, expanded male palp, from Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brazil (UFMG 17167); C–D, Kapogea sellata (Simon, 1895) C, mesal view, from Napo, Ecuador (UFMG 9104); D, expanded male palp from Senador Guiomard, Acre, Brazil (UFMG 10537); E–F Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) E, mesal view, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 11014); F, expanded male palp, from Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19357). Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; IB, internal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 100 µm; F, 100 µm.