Figs. 25-29.--Dasylechia atrox (Williston), adult female, ovipositor and spermathecae.

25. ovipositor, right lateral view, schematic; 26. eighth sternite, ventral view; 27. ovipositor, mostly depilated, ventral view; 28. same, dorsal view; 29. spermathecae, right and median receptacles removed for clarity. Terms: a., anus; a.g., accessory gland; a.s., anal segment; b., band; bc., basicercus; dc., disticercus; ej. a., ejaculation apparatus; f., furca; h.b., hair bed; pro., process of eighth sternite; s.d., spermathecal duct; s.g., spermathecal gland; s.p., supra-anal plate; s.r., spermathecal resevoir; v., spermathecal valve; 8 s., eighth abdominal sternite; 9 s., ninth abdominal sternite; 9 t., ninth abdominal tergite.

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