FIGURE 5 in Taxonomic review of the Tribe Melaenini (Coleoptera: Carabidae), with observations on morphological, ecological and chorological evolution

FIGURE 5. Antenna and elytron of Melaenus piger Fabricius illustrated with SEM photographs. A, antennomeres 1–3, anterior aspect. B, antennomere 3, illustrating ridged microsculpture. C, antennomeres 6 and 7, posterior aspect, illustrating form and setation. D, antennomere 6, illustrating setae and medial longitudinal carina. E, left elytron, dorsal aspect, illustrating form and striation. F and G, left elytron, dorsal aspect, illustrating microsculpture mesh pattern, punctation and setation. Legend: A2, A3, A6 and A7, antennomeres 2, 3, 6 and 7; ac, antennal carina; mtr, microtrichial ridge; qfs, quadrifurcate seta; sp, strial puncture. Scale bars: A, C and F = 100 µm; B, D and G = 10 µm; and E = 1mm.