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The whole anterior and right margins of R3 form a groove-like apodeme age (fig.6; cross- 

 section in fig. 8, 14). The cuticle along the bottom of the age-groove is thickened. In the 

 left part of R3 the age-groove abruptly deepens and, in addition, curves posteriad and 

 finally back to the right (fig.6, 8, 13, 14). By this deepening and curving the left part of 

 the age-apodeme is a crescent-shaped plate, which is sclerotised dorsally and ventrally 

 (fig. 6-8, 13, 14). The ventral wall of the genital pouch becomes evaginated by the posterior 

 part of the crescent and forms a membranous pouch (5 in fig. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14). In the right 

 posterior part of R3 the age-apodeme bears an additional apodeme fold are (fig. 6; cross- 

 section in fig. 8), which bears another small keel-like apodeme (3 in fig.6, 13). The groove- 

 hke shape of the sclerotisation extends posteriad beyond articulation A3 (where R3 ends 

 and the groove is no longer called age) onto sclerite RIB (fig.6, 8, 13). 



Subgenital plate and posterior abdominal segments 



Fig. 1,2 (posterior segments); fig. 5 (subgenital plate S9). The paraprocts Pp and the 

 epiproct Ep are just weakly sclerotised and do not have distinct boundaries to the 

 surrounding membranes; it is therefore not possible to determine the exact outlines of 

 these sclerotisations, the presence of articulations A99 (A99* in fig. 2), and the presence 

 of separate Pv-sclerites (compare fig.321b,c). The data given in fig.l, 2 must be considered 

 with these reservations. A ventral sclerotisation of tergite 10 TlOv was not found. The 

 sclerites Ca, Cb, and Cc are missing (or strongly obsolete?). The articulations A98 are 

 well-developed. 



Musculature 



Muscles 



Positions of insertions 



in fi 



11 



LIA (anteriorly on pne-pouch) - right anterior dorsal wall of left 







complex 



17 



12 



LIA (dorsally on pne-pouch) - L4B (right part) 



15 



13 



LIA (posteroventrally on pne- pouch) - L2 (left part) 



16 



14 



L2 (left-posterior part) - L4B (central part) 



15 



15 



L4A (left-anterior part) - L2 (left-anterior part) 



15 



> 



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Figs. 6-8: Sphodromantis sp. (Mantodea, Mantidae) - 6: Phallomere complex in ventral view. - 7: 

 Anterior part of phallomere complex in ventral view; with some muscles; ventral wall of genital 

 pouch more complete than in fig.6; left anterior part of sclerite R3 removed. - 8: Right phallomere 

 with transition to left complex in ventral view; some ventral parts removed. - Scale: 2mm. 



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Figs. 9, 10: Sphodromantis sp. (Mantodea, Mantidae) - 9: Left complex in dorsal view. - 10: Left 

 complex in dorsal view; some dorsal parts removed. - Scale: 2mm. 



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Figs. 11- 14: Sphodromantis sp. (Mantodea, Mantidae) - 11,12: Left complex in dorsal view; with 

 further removal of its parts (mainly of dorsal ones). - 13: Right phallomere in dorsal view. - 14: 

 Right phallomere in dorsal view; some parts removed (mainly dorsal ones). - Scale: 2mm. 



