Figure 3

Wax pores associated with adult male of P. solenopsis: (A) The 5th and 6th abdominal segments bear sensilla trichodea (TS2), each segment laterally bears a pair of stellate pores (SP1) or (SP2), rows of microtrichia (Mt) are distributed on the integument; at the top-right of the micrograph, magnified view of stellate pore (SP1) with 4 peripheral loculi resembling short sensillum basiconicum. (B) Ventral view of the 7th–10th abdominal segments, with the genital segments (9th and 10th) fused and forming the penile sheath (PSh) and two pairs of caudal filaments (CF) surrounded by various groups of stellate pores (SP) on the lateral surface of the 7th and 8th abdominal segments. (C) Magnified view of the last three abdominal segments showing two types of stellate pores (SP2, SP3), a chaplet of 3 spores (Cp), two types of sensilla trichodea (TS1, TS2), a pair of sensilla basiconica (BS2), and microtrichia (Mt) on the medial part of 9th abdominal segment. (D) Magnified view of the stellate pores (SP2, SP3) with central opening (SPo) surrounding a pair of caudal filaments (CF) at the center and two types of sensilla trichodea (TS1, TS2). (E) Magnified view of stellate pores; SP2 associated with 5 peripheral loculi resembling short sensillum basiconicum: SP3 associated with 6 peripheral loculi. (F) Magnified view of the sensillum basiconicum (BS2) and microtrichia (Mt) distributed on the penile sheath.