Figures 5.12


Tip of the ovipositor of a female of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), split open to reveal the inside surface of the two halves of the ovipositor.
Figures 5.12. Tip of the ovipositor of a female of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), split open to reveal the inside surface of the two halves of the ovipositor.

Enlargements show: (a) posteriorly directed ovipositor scales; (b) distal group of sensilla. (After Austin & Browning 1981)

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