PLATE 3.12. DRONE- CERVIX, DORSAL VIEW

TOP Drone cervix (neck). In specimen preparation, the head was extended from the thorax to stretch out and show the extent of the membranous cervix. Flexuous body hairs from the pronotum are in the foreground. The lateral anchorages for this cervical membrane lie above the posterior tentorial pits, while the inedial (main) insertion is onto the run of the occipital foramen. ( x 144)

BOTTOM Cuticular scales on the cervix at higher magnification. Each ellipsoidal scale shows one to eight small tubercles projecting from its dorsal surface. (x 2,700)