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FIGURE 1 in Description of the male of Lasiotheus Paclt, 1963, its implication in Atelurinae supra-generic taxonomy and keys for the genera (Insecta: Zygentoma)

FIGURE 1. Lasiotheus nanus (Escherich, 1903), male. A) Base of antenna. B) Tergite X, ventral. C) Right coxites and stylus VIII and IX, and right paramere. D) Base of paracercus, dorsal view. Scales: 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 3 in A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications

FIGURE 3. Dorsal views of (A) Tropicocolotes tripolitanus (CAS 123467) and (B) Microgecko helenae (CAS 120795) illustrating numerous osteological differences between the two genera. Abbreviations: j = jugal; flp = anterolateral process of frontal; n = nasal; pma = premaxilla-maxilla aperture. Scale bar equals 10 mm.

FIGURE 3 in A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications

FIGURE 3. Ocadia tanegashimensis (MTE1) from Tanegashima Island. A–C, the carapace in dorsal (A), ventral (B) and anterior (C) views. D, left fifth to seventh costals in ventral view. E–F, the plastron in dorsal (E) and ventral (F) views. Arrows indicate locations of upper ends of the plastral buttresses. Scale bar: 5 cm.

FIGURE 2 in A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications

FIGURE 2. Combined gene (ND2, RAG1, PDC) phylogeny of Palearctic naked-toed geckos. Non-gekkotans and nongekkonid gecko outgroups are not shown. Shaded boxes indicate taxa previously allocated to Cyrtopodion sensu lato. Stars indicate Palearctic naked-toed geckos that are not members of the main clade (see also Gamble et al. 2012). Lettered circles indicate dated nodes and stems corresponding to Table 3. Support values at nodes are in the format BI posterior probability/ML bootstrap/MP bootstrap support. Taxon names correspond to generic allocations as proposed in this paper. See Table 1 for specimen localities.

FIGURE 1 in A preliminary phylogeny of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) with taxonomic implications

FIGURE 1. Composite distribution of the Palearctic naked-toed geckos. The genera Alsophylax and Microgecko, which fall outside this clade (Gamble et al. 2012), are not included, but have largely overlapping distributions. Shading of the base map depicts elevation, with high-elevation areas darker. Key geographic and physiographic regions, including countries, mountains, plateaus, deserts, and tectonic plate boundaries, are labeled.

FIGURE 2 in A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications

FIGURE 2. Picture showing occurrence of Ocadia tanegashimensis (MTE1) from the Kawachi Formation in Kawachi, Minamitane–cho, southern part of Tanegashima Island.

FIGURE 1 in A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications

FIGURE 1. Location of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan (A) and locality of the present turtle fossil (MTE1, B) with adjacent geological map. 1, Osaki Formation; 2, Kawachi Formation; 3, Tashiro Formation; 4, Kumage Group; 5, fault; 6, fossil locality. The geological map used was a modified version of the map presented by Inoue (1992).

FIGURE 5 in A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications

FIGURE 5. Occurrences of Ocadia fossils in late early (A) and early middle (B) Miocene of Japan. Paleogeographic maps of mainland Japan and adjacent regions in these ages follows Ogasawara (1994) with slight modification on the basis of Yamamoto et al. (2000). Filled circle: localities of the latest early to early middle Miocene specimens from Okayama and Fukushima Prefectures, open circle: locality of the late early Miocene specimens from Nagasaki Prefecture, filled square: locality of O. tanegashimensis, open square: putative occurrence of ancestral stock of O. tanegashimensis. Gray areas denote land.

FIGURE 4 in A new species of the genus Ocadia (Testudines: Geoemydidae) from the middle Miocene of Tanegashima Island, southwestern Japan and its paleogeographic implications

FIGURE 4. Illustration of Ocadia tanegashimensis (MTE1) from Tanegashima Island. A, the carapace in dorsal and B, the plastron in ventral views. Abbreviations: abd, abdominal; an, anal; ce, cervical; co, costal; ent, entoplastron; epi, epiplastron; fe, femoral; gu, gular; hu, humeral; hyo, hyoplastron; hyp, hypoplastron; LE, length of the epiplastron; LHS, length of the hyoplastral suture; m, marginal; ne, neural; nu, nuchal; pec, pectoral; pl, pleural; v, vertebral; xip, xiphiplastron. Symbol +: locations of upper ends of the plastral buttresses in ventral view. Scale bar: 5 cm.

FIGURE 3 in Preimaginal morphology of the genera Salpingogaster Schiner, 1868 and Eosalpingogaster Hull, 1949 (Diptera: Syrphidae), with its systematic implications

FIGURE 3. Posterior respiratory process (prp). A, Eosalpingogaster umbra; B, Salpingogaster nigra; C, Eosalpingogaster sp.; D, Ocyptamus sp.; E, Toxomerus sp. Arrows point to spiracular openings.

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FIGURE 1. Map showing collection localities for L in Morphological diversity and genetic structure within Lerista kalumburu Storr, 1976 (Squamata: Scincomorpha: Sphenomorphidae) — taxonomic implications

FIGURE 1. Map showing collection localities for L. kalumburu. Type locality (Kalumburu) in red, collection locality for twotoed specimens (Theda Station) in yellow. Locality lacking tissue sample (Doongan Station) indicated with hollow symbol. (Google © 2010; Image NASA © 2012 Cnes/Spot Image Data S10, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, CEBCO).

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FIGURE 2 in Morphological diversity and genetic structure within Lerista kalumburu Storr, 1976 (Squamata: Scincomorpha: Sphenomorphidae) — taxonomic implications

FIGURE 2. Majority-rule consensus tree of L. kalumburu and outgroup taxa based on four independent runs of the concatenated dataset combining four genetic loci (12S, 16S, ND4 and ATPsβ). Posterior probabilities are detailed above the branches. Branches with <60% support were collapsed. Modal digit configurations (forelimb, hindlimb) follow L. kalumburu specimen labels.

FIGURE 1 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 1. Austrognathia glandifera sp. nov.; reconstructions to show structures important for species determination. Sclerotized pharyngeal structures are shown as dorsal views and are shaded according to the phase effects of the phase-contrast microscope. These effects, such as the dark of the teeth and of the edges of the basal plate, are artefacts and don't represent real structural differences as implied. Some viewing them with bright-field, oblique illumination, or DIC would not see them. A, B. Basal plates. C, D. Jaws. E. Different developmental stages of conuli. Scale bars: 10 µm.

FIGURE 5 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 5. Austrognatharia orientis sp. nov.; photomicrographs of adult specimens. A. Dorsal view of whole specimen. B, C. Pharynx with basal plate and jaws at different focal planes. D–G. Different developmental stages of conuli of specimens from Hong Kong. H–O. Different developmental stages of conuli of specimens from Japan. Scale bars: A 100 µm; B, C 5 µm; D–G 5 µm; H–O 5 µm.

FIGURE 4 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 4. Austrognatharia orientis sp. nov.; reconstructions to show structures important for species determination. Sclerotized pharyngeal structures are shown as dorsal views and are shaded according to the phase effects of the phase-contrast microscope. These effects, such as the dark of the teeth and of the edges of the basal plate, are artefacts and don't represent real structural differences as implied. Some viewing them with bright-field, oblique illumination, or DIC would not see them. A, B. Basal plates. C. Jaws. D. Different developmental stages of conuli. Scale bars: A, B, C 10 µm; D 5 µm.

FIGURE 7 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 7. Austrognatharia orientis sp. nov.; electronmicrographs of conuli of specimens from Japan (A–E) and Hong Kong (F, G). A. Spermatogonium and late spermatid lying next to each other. B. Late stage of spermatid with slightly chaotic distribution of mitochondria. Note that the nurse cell entirely encloses the spermatid, especially the small rim of cytoplasm on the left side. C. Later stage of conulus with restricted distribution of mitochondria below the cingulum but no maturation layer. D. Cross section through the same developmental stage as in C. E. Sagittal section through apical part of mature conulus showing the cellular membrane, the maturation layer and the electron-dense cingulum. F. Sagittal section through conulus in stage of disintegration embedded within the bursal tissue. Note maturation layer above the cingulum. Inset: Magnification of basal body. G. Cross section through conulus in stage of disintegration embedded within the bursal tissue. Note maturation layer surrounding the cingulum. Inset: Magnification of basal body. Abbreviations: nc nurse cell, sd spermatid, sg spermatogonium. Scale bars: A, B, C, D, F, G 2 µm; E 200 nm.

FIGURE 2 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 2. Austrognathia glandifera sp. nov.; photomicrographs of adult specimens. A. Dorsal view of whole specimen. Double arrowhead points to conuli embedded in bursal tissue. B. Posterior part with male copulatory organ. C. Pharynx with basal plate and jaws. D, E. Jaws. F. Basal plate. G. Conuli. Arrowhead points to granular layer. H. Lateral part of cingulum. Arrowhead points to granular layer. I. Conulus. Abbreviations: bp basal plate, c conulus, cop male copulatory organ, j jaw, o oocyte, pg glandular part of male copulatory organ, ph pharynx, p penis, t testis. Scale bars: A 100 µm; B 50 µm; C, G, I 10 µm; D, E, F 5 µm; H 2 µm.

FIGURE 6 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 6. Austrognatharia orientis sp. nov.; electronmicrographs of protonephridia (A–E) and the male copulatory organ (F, G). A. Cilium and microvilli with indentation of terminal cell. Arrowheads point to origin of filamentous rods. B. Cross section through terminal cell and canal cell at a plane proximal to the termination of the microvilli of the terminal cell. C. Cross section through terminal cell and canal cell distal to the termination of the microvilli of the terminal cell. Arrows point to ECM. D. Detail of C showing the protonephridial canal and the surrounding six rods of filamentous material. Note that the rods are clearly an intracellular part of the canal cell. E. Section through the nephroporus showing the nephroporus cell and the canal cell. Note the cilium reaching from the protonephridial duct into the nephroporus and the many microvilli of the nephroporus cell. Asterisk marks the cilium of the terminal cell, arrowhead points to centriole of the nephroporus cell. F. Distal part of penis with electron-lucent vesicles. Arrows point to the basal matrix at the base of the penis cells. Note microvilli in the ejaculatory duct. G. Distal, glandular part of male copulatory organ enclosing a mature conulus. Note the numerous electron-dense vesicles in the gland cells. Abbreviations: c conulus, cc canal cell, ep epidermal cell, po nephroporus cell, tc terminal cell. Scale bars: A, D 250 nm; B, C, E 1 µm; F 2 µm; G 5 µm.

FIGURE 3 in New Austrognathiidae (Gnathostomulida: Conophoralia) from Hong Kong and Japan: microscopic anatomy, ultrastructure and evolutionary implications

FIGURE 3. Austrognathia glandifera sp. nov.; sagittal sections through copulatory organs. A–C. Photomicrographs of histological sections. D–G. Electronmicrographs of ultrathin sections. A. Bursa. B. Male copulatory organ. C. Penis. D. Sagittal section through bursa. E. Cross section through bursa. F. Detail of posterior portion of glandular part of male copulatory organ. G. Male copulatory organ. Abbreviations: ag anterior portion of glandular part of male copulatory organ, ba anterior part of bursa, bp posterior part of bursa, c conulus, g gut, gp gonopore, m muscle, n nucleus, o oocyte, pc parenchymal cell, p penis, pg posterior portion of glandular part of male copulatory organ, sd spermatic duct. Scale bars: A, B, C, D, G 10 µm; E 5 µm; F 2 µm.

FIGURES 17–20 in A new species of Alhajarmyia Stuckenberg (Diptera: Vermileonidae), the first wormlion fly described from East Africa and its biogeographical implications

FIGURES 17–20. Male terminalia of Alhajarmyia spp. 17. Tergite 9 of A. umbraticola (Stuckenberg & Fisher), dorsal view (HT, Oman, NMSA). 18. Same, diagrammatic. 19. Tergite 9 of A. stuckenbergi sp. n. dorsal view (HT, Kenya, NMKE). 20. Same, diagrammatic. Not to scale.