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.