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Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia Photo Gallery: Notodontidae

 

Male genitalia images for dissection voucher specimen 2011HLK:1679 of Heterocampa species near obliqua

 

Hugo Kons Jr.

 

Genitalia were dissected and images taken by Hugo L. Kons Jr. with a GT Vision imaging system.  All structures are the natural three dimensional shape (not slide mounted) except for the juxta/anellus, subscaphium, and abdominal cuticle (temporarily slide mounted for imaging). 

 

 

Adult

 

Capsule (ventral)

 

Capsule (dorsal)

 

Capsule (lateral)

 

Valvae (inner)

 

Valvae (outer)

 

Valvae (ventral)

 

Valvae (ventral/inner)

 

Valvae (dorsal)

 

Valvae (dorsal/inner)

 

Juxta & Anellus (ventral, flattened on slide)

 

Uncus, Tegumen, and Vinculum (lateral)

 

Uncus, Tegumen, and Vinculum (ventral)

 

Uncus, Tegumen, and Vinculum (posterior)

 

Uncus, Tegumen, and Vinculum (anterior)

 

Uncus (lateral)

 

Subscaphium

 

Phallus with Ductus Ejaculatorius

 

Ductus Ejaculatorius

 

Phallus

 

 

Phallus with vesica everted

 

Rectum and Intestine

 

Abdominal Tergites (excluding terminal segment)

 

 

Abdominal Sternites (excluding terminal segment)

 

 

 

Abdomen terminal segment (tergite on left, sternite on right)