Brightfield images of syntergal and synsternal translucent patches and synsternal setiferous patches in different species of Conostigmus (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae), viewed externally. A Dorsal surface (syntergite) within a C. bipunctatus Kieffer, 1907 (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) specimen (identifier: IM 1751) B Ventral surface (synsternite) within the same C. bipunctatus specimen C Ventral surface of Conostigmus sp. C7A (identifier: CLEV 22741) D Ventral surface of Conostigmus sp. C7B (identifier: PSUC_FEM 83781) Abbreviations: smp = synsternal setiferous patch; stp = syntergal/synsternal translucent patch. The species notations given are not issued for purposes of zoological nomenclature, and are not published within the meaning of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

 
 
  Part of: Trietsch C, Mikó I, Ulmer JM, Deans AR (2017) Translucent cuticle and setiferous patches in Megaspilidae (Hymenoptera, Ceraphronoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 60: 135-156. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.60.13692