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- Robber flies of Germany -
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 -   Head
 -   Antenna
 -   Thorax
 -   Wing
 -   Leg
 -   Abdomen
 -   Genitalia
 -   Hairs/bristles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Terminology - Chaetotaxy          

Fig. 17: Chaetotaxy - head
Fig. 17: Chaetotaxy - head
  Fig. 17: Chaetotaxy - head
1 = ocellar bristles and postocellar bristles
2 = "occipital bristles", [correct is: postocular bristles]
3 = occipital bristles/hairs [correct is: occipital bristles]
4 = lower occipital bristles/hairs, cheek hairs
5 = orbital bristles/hairs
6 = facial bristles/hairs
7 = face beard, mystax
8 = subvibrissal bristles/hairs
9 = parafacial bristles/hairs
10 = palpal bristles/hairs
11 = labial bristles/hairs
12 = proboscial bristles/hairs

Fig. 18: Chaetotaxy - thorax - dorsal
Fig. 18: Chaetotaxy - thorax - dorsal
  Fig. 18: Chaetotaxy - thorax - dorsal
1 = antepronotal bristles, pronotal bristles
2 = postpronotal bristles, humeral bristles
3 = posthumeral bristles
4 = notopleural bristles
5 = supra-alar bristles, intraalar bristles
6 = postalar bristles
7 = dorsocentral bristles
8 = acrostichal bristles
9 = scutellar bristles
10 = discal scutellar bristles/hairs
11 = median stripe of scutum
12 = paramedian stripe of scutum
13 = humeral spot
14 = posthumeral spot
15 = lateroscutal stripe
16 = presutural spot
17 = sutural spot
18 = postsutural spot
19 = postalar spot
20 = prescutellar spot

Fig. 19: Chaetotaxy - thorax - lateral
Fig. 19: Chaetotaxy - thorax - lateral
  Fig. 19: Chaetotaxy - thorax - lateral
1 = anterior antepronotal bristles, pronotal bristles, collar bristles
2 = posterior antepronotal bristles
3 = proepisternal bristles
4 = coxal bristles
5 = coxal bristles
6 = coxal bristles
7 = (dorsal) anepisternal bristles
8 = anterior basalare bristles
9 = (posterior) anepisternal bristles
10 = anepimeral bristles
11 = metepisternal bristles
12 = postnotal fan, katatergal bristles
13 = anatergal hairs, hairs on postnotal callus
14 = lateral marginal bristles, discal bristles

Fig. 20: Chaetotaxy - abdomen
Fig. 20: Chaetotaxy - abdomen
  Fig. 20: Chaetotaxy - abdomen
1 = lateral marginal bristles, discal bristles
2 = spines (on the acanthophorites)

 

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