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Leptophloeus sp. - Leptophloeus - female
Copyright © 2014 Michael C. Thomas

Leptophloeus sp. - Leptophloeus - Female
Kenai Peninsula, Bonanza Creek, Alaska, USA
This is the spermatheca (top) and bursa copulatrix (bottom) of a second female specimen of this species of Leptophloeus.


In Leptophloeus, the shape of the bursa is often used as a diagnostic character.
Contributed by Michael C. Thomas on 24 January, 2014 - 12:57pm

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