FIGURE 21 in Morphology and taxonomy of the orb-weaving spider genus Mecynogea, and a peculiar species of Argiope (Araneae, Araneidae)

FIGURE 21. Argiope carvalhoi (Mello-Leitão, 1944) new combination, female holotype from Barra do Tapirapés, Santa Terezinha, Mato Grosso, Brazil. (MNRJ 1538): A–F, female epigynum, A, ventral view; B, posterior view; C, lateral view, left side; D, lateral view, right side; E, ventro-lateral view, left side; F, ventro-lateral view, right side. Arrows indicate broken male embolus attached to the copulatory opening. Abbreviations: AB, anterior bulge; CO, copulatory openings; F, flange; LM, lateral margin; Rm, rim; MS, median septum; SL, septal lip. Scale bars: A, 0.1 mm; B, 0.1 mm; C, 0.1 mm; D, 0.1 mm; E, 0.1 mm; F, 0.1 mm.