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completely occupied by sclerite RIA. Around the right edge of the right phallomere RIA 

 curves ventrad and sclerotises the ventral wall of the pia-tooth (fig. 20, 26). RIA is 

 completely separated from RIC. 



Subgenital plate 



Fig. 22. In the specimen examined only the right stylus S9s was preserved. 



5.3. Chaeteessa caudata (Mantodea, Chaeteessidae) 



Left complex 



Sclerite L4 occupies the whole ventral and dorsal walls (fig. 28, 31). The dorsal and ventral 

 parts of L4 are firmly connected along the left edge of the left complex. Within the ventral 

 part of L4, the left, right, and anterior margins as well as an anterior transverse bridge 

 are distinctly heavier sclerotised (fig. 28, 32). 



A dorsal pne-pouch and a ventral Ive-pouch invaginate from beneath the right margin of 

 the dorsal L4 and take a position in the center of the left complex. These pouches contain 

 the sclerites LI and L2 (fig. 32, 34). The pne-pouch has its anterior part deeply invaginated 

 anteriad, its posterior part has the shape of a groove open to the right. LI occupies the 

 whole ventral wall of the pne-pouch; only within the anterior part of pne LI curves around 

 the left edge of the pouch into the dorsal wall; here it has a short extension directed right- 

 posteriad (fig. 32). The phallomere-gland (P in fig. 32, 34) opens into the membranous right 

 wall of the pne-pouch. The ventral pouch Ive deepens strongly anteriad. The ribbon-shaped 

 sclerite L2 occupies most of its dorsal wall (fig. 34). The edge 1 (fig. 34) between the 

 pouches pne and Ive bears in its posterior part a long process paa, whose ventral wall is 

 sclerotised by a posterior extension of L2 (fig. 28, 34). Immediately anterior to the paa- 

 base, LI curves from the ventral wall of the pne-pouch into the dorsal wall of the Ive- 

 pouch (around edge 1 in fig. 34, 35), where it articulates with L2 (A2 in fig. 34, 35). 

 Anterior to this Ll-curvature edge 1 bears a membranous process afa. Edge 1 forks 

 immediately anterior to afa. Between the two branches the small membranous pouch pbe 

 deepens to the left, pbe is situated between the pouches pne and Ive. 

 The membranous ventral wall of the Ive-pouch is at the same time the left dorsal wall of 

 a large ventral lobe via (= ventral phallomere; fig. 28, 32). The ejaculatory duct (D in 

 fig. 32, 35) opens into the anterior dorsal wall of the vla-lobe - far on the right side and 

 outside the Ive-pouch. The ventral wall of the vla-lobe is sclerotised by a part of the 

 ventral L4 (fig.28). 



Figs.28-31: Chaeteessa caudata (Mantodea, Chaeteessidae) - 28: Phallomere complex in ventral view. 



- 29a: Right phallomere with transition to left complex in ventral view; some ventral parts removed. 



- 29b: Detail of right phallomere in ventral view (compare fig. 29a); with sclerite RIB and tooth pva. 



- 30: Subgenital plate in dorsal view; styli missing. - 31: Left complex and right phallomere in dorsal 

 view. - Scale; 0.5mm. 



