Vesperoctenus flohri, female genitalia and sternum VIII. (a) Ovipositor and internal genital tract, ventral view; (b) ovipositor, dorsal view; (c) abdominal sternum VIII and membranous tube ensheathing the ovipositor, ventral view; (d) detail of internal genital tract. Lettering: a – anus; bc – bursa copulatrix; cb – coxital baculum; cl – coxite lobe; co – common oviduct; db – dorsal baculum; gpo – gonopore; hg – hindgut; ip – intersegmental pouches; lo – lateral oviduct; lptb – lateral proctigeral baculum; m – membranous tube ensheathing ovipositor; mptb – medial proctigeral baculum; ppb – paraproctal baculum; sp – spermatheca; spd – spermathecal duct; spgl – spermathecal gland; sty – stylus; sv – spiculum ventrale (apodeme of sVIII); sVIII – sternum VIII; vg – vagina.

 
 
  Part of: Haddad S, Gutiérrez N, Noguera FA, Shin S, Svacha P, McKenna DD (2021) Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic longhorned beetle Vesperoctenus flohri Bates (Vesperidae) and a first description of its female internal structures. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 79: 99-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.79.e66966