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5.1. Sphodromantis sp. (Mantodea, Mantidae) 



Left complex 



The dorsal wall is largely occupied by sclerite L4B (fig. 9), the ventral wall by the large 

 plate-Uke sclerite L4A (fig.6, 9-11). L4A extends posteriorly onto the process pda (fig. 6, 

 12). On the left edge of the left complex L4A and L4B articulate (Al in fig.6, 10). L4B 

 has a solid keel-hke apodeme (swe in fig. 10; cross-section in fig. 11) at its anterior left 

 margin. 



From beneath the posterior and right margins of L4B, two deep pouches invaginate to the 

 left and anteriad and lie one above the other (pne and Ive in fig. 10, 11). The dorsal pouch 

 pne (fig. 10) is largely occupied by sclerite LIA (fig. 10), which lies mainly in the ventral 

 wall but bends anteriorly into the dorsal wall around the left edge of the pouch. The 

 phallomere-gland (P in fig. 10) opens into the membranous anteriormost ventral wall of 

 the pne-pouch. The ventral pouch Ive (fig. 10-12) deepens extensively to the left. (The 

 edge along the bottom of the Ive-pouch is labelled 7 in fig. 11). Its dorsal wall is occupied 

 by sclerite L2. The ejaculatory duct (D in fig. 11, 12) opens into its membranous ventral 

 wall. The edge between the pouches pne and Ive (1 in fig. 10, 11) bears three processes: 

 most anteriorly a hammer-shaped one (afa in fig. 9- 11); far behind this a long and narrow 

 lobe (loa in fig. 10); immediately behind the latter a stout hook (paa in fig. 10). The anterior 

 part of this edge 1 is occupied by sclerite LIB (fig. 10, 11), which is separated from both 

 LIA and L2 by narrow stripes of membrane (2 in fig. 10, A2 in fig. 11). LIB also sclerotises 

 the afa-process and has a strip-like posterior extension into the dorsal wall of the loa- 

 process. The posterior part of sclerite L2 extends onto the paa-process (fig. 11) and 

 occupies most of its surface. 



The membranous ventral wall of the Ive-pouch with the genital opening is at the same 

 time the dorsal wall of the large ventral lobe via (= ventral phallomere; fig. 10-12). Close 

 to the genital opening there are two small membranous lobes (goa in fig. 12). The ventral 

 wall of the vla-lobe is part of the ventral wall of the left complex and is largely sclerotised 

 by L4A (fig.6). 



Right phallomere 



The anterior ventral wall is occupied by sclerite R3 (fig.6, 13): Its left part is expanded, 

 its narrow right part curves posteriad and articulates (A3 in fig.6, 8, 14) with the 

 postero ventral sclerite RIB. The ventral wall behind the left and central parts of R3 is 

 broadly invaginated dorsad and anteriad (cbe in fig. 13). The ventral wall behind the right 

 part of R3 bears two teeth, which are both sclerotised by RIB: the anterior pva and the 

 posterior pia (fig.6, 14). pia and pva are both on the crest of a leftward projecting 

 evagination of the ventral wall (fig.8, 14). The posterior part of the right phallomere is a 

 large lobe (fda in fig.6, 13), with its dorsal wall completely occupied by sclerite RIA. 

 Around the anterior right edge of the right phallomere RIA curves into the ventral wall, 

 where it is connected with RIB by a stripe of very weak sclerotisation (4 in fig.6, 14). 



