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Epigynum, cleared (ventral view) - Emblyna sublata - female

Epigynum, cleared (ventral view) - Emblyna sublata - Female
Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
December 19, 2010
Using clove oil, as here, or an enzymatic contact lens cleaner, to clear the specimen, makes internal structures more visible; with a stereo microscope it is then possible to visually trace the three-dimensional path of the spermatecae, etc.

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Dorsal view - Emblyna sublata - female Anterodorsolateral view - Emblyna sublata - female Epigynum - Emblyna sublata - female Epigynum, removed (ventral view) - Emblyna sublata - female Epigynum, cleared (ventral view) - Emblyna sublata - female Epigynum, cleared (dorsal view) - Emblyna sublata - female