Figure 4

Integumentary specialisations from the legs of Aragomantispa lacerata gen. et sp. nov. (Mantispidae: Drepanicinae), holotype SJ-10-22. (a) Spine-like structures composed of integumentary processes (IP) each bearing a modified seta on the right forefemur, imaged in lateral (ectal) view. Proximal is on the upper right corner. Left inset shows the two rows of minor IPs bearing thick setae (not fully visible) placed at the forefemur’s distal quarter (arrows point at the insertions of two thick setae on their respective IPs), whereas right inset expands the distal end of two of the major IPs bearing modified setae with a 3:1 length ratio between the two components (arrowheads mark the insertion of the modified setae). (b) Integumentary specialisations on the left forefemur imaged in dorsal view (uppermost cuticle not preserved). Inset shows a minor IP bearing a thick seta with a 3:2 length ratio between the two components. (c) Prostrate setae on the right foretibia (bottom left inset, arrows) and foretarsus (top right inset, arrowheads). (d) Isolated mid- or hind tarsus, showing enlarged setae on plantar surfaces. Arrow points to arolium. (e) Tarsus from isolated mid- or hind leg, showing enlarged setae on plantar surfaces. Arrows point to arolium.