48 



Right phallomere 



Sclerite R3 in the anterior ventral wall is hatchet-shaped (fig. 28, 31). Its anterior and right 

 margins form an apodeme age (fig. 28, 32). The left part of age is groove-like, the right 

 part is beam-like (the groove is filled in by the cuticle being thickened; cross-section 

 through age in fig. 29a, 33). The leftmost part of R3 bends back to the right (fig. 29a, 32, 

 33). 



Posterior to the left part of R3 the ventral wall of the right phallomere is invaginated 

 dorsad and anteriad (cbe in fig. 29a, 32). The right posterior end of R3 has a broad 

 articulation A3 with the posteroventral sclerite RIB. From A3 sclerite RIB extends to the 

 left onto the anterior tooth pva, on which way it bends dorsad along the edge 16 (fig. 28, 

 29a), as well as onto the posteroventral tooth pia. The dorsal and ventral walls of pva 

 and pia are completely sclerotised by RIB (fig. 28, 29a, 33). 



The posterior part of the right phallomere is composed of the large dorsal lobe fda (fig.31, 

 32) and the ventral tooth pia. The dorsal wall of fda is occupied by sclerite RIA. Around 

 the right edge of the right phallomere RIA curves into the ventral wall, where it is 

 restricted to the right margin and completely separated from RIB by membrane (4 and 

 17 in fig.28, 32). 



Subgenital plate 



Fig. 30. The styli S9s have been lost in the examined specimen; only their points of 

 insertion are shown (S9s*). 



5.4. Mantoida schraderi (Mantodea, Mantoididae) 



Left complex 



Sclerite L4 extends along the left, anterior, and right margins of the ventral wall (fig.41, 

 44). Along the whole left edge of the left complex L4 also curves into the dorsal wall 

 (fig.44, 45), where it is restricted to the left margin. Only a very distinct part of L4 in the 

 anterior dorsal wall extends farther to the right (L4d in fig.44). An apodeme swe runs 

 along the whole left arm of L4 (fig.44, 45). The anterior part of swe is beam-like by the 

 cuticle being thickened (cross-section of swe in fig.46). To the posterior this thickening 

 decreases, and swe is groove-shaped (cross-section in fig.45). 



To the right of the dorsal part of L4, a dorsal pouch pne (fig.44, 45) and a ventral pouch 

 Ive (fig.45, 46) are invaginated anteriad, which contain the sclerites LI and L2. Within 



Figs. 32-35: Chaeteessa caudata (Mantodea, Chaeteessidae) - 32: Left complex and right phallomere 

 (separated from each other) in dorsal view; some parts removed (mainly dorsal ones; compare fig.31). 



- 33: Right phallomere in dorsal view; further parts removed (mainly dorsal ones; compare fig.32). 



- 34: Left posterior part of left complex in dorsal view; further parts removed (mainly dorsal ones; 

 compare fig.32). - 35: Posterior part of left complex in dorsal view; right posterior part of left complex 

 with genital opening retained; further parts removed in the left half (mainly dorsal ones; compare 

 fig. 34). - Scale: 0.5mm. 



