Figs. 20–24 in Eggs, Ovariole Numbers, and Modes of Parasitism of Cleptoparasitic Bees, with Emphasis on Neotropical Species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

Figs. 20–24. SEM micrographs of mature oocyte of Leiopodus lacertinus. 20. Entire oocyte, lateral view. 21. Close­up of hooked ventral chorion projections in rectangle in fig. 20. 22. Anterior end of oocyte, dorsolateral view, showing smooth operculum and position of micropyle, of presumed late­stage mature oocyte. 23. Micropyle of presumed late­stage oocyte with most pores closed by debris, frontal view. 24. Anterior end of oocyte, dorsolateral view, showing polygonal pattern suggesting that this is an early­stage mature oocyte.