FIGURE 14. A–D in Morphology and taxonomy of the orb-weaving spider genus Mecynogea, and a peculiar species of Argiope (Araneae, Araneidae)

FIGURE 14. A–D scanning electron micrographs of Mecynogea Simon, 1903 male copulatory bulbs. A, expanded male palp of Mecynogea infelix (Soares & Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739); B, expanded male palp of Mecynogea buique Levi, 1997 from Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil (UFMG 15790); C–D, Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841), from Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil (UFMG 14172) C, mesal view; D, expanded male palp. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; IB, Internal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars: A, 250 µm; B, 50 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 100 µm.Published as part of Martins, Pedro H. & Santos, Adalberto J., 2018, Morphology and taxonomy of the orb-weaving spider genus Mecynogea, and a peculiar species of Argiope (Araneae, Araneidae), pp. 423-451 in Zootaxa 4415 (3) on page 441, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4415.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/124206