Illustration of the metaphragma (ph3) in the propodeum (T1) of Ampulex compressa. A. Medial view, anterior to the right; B. Anteromedial view on ph3-T2 – metaphragmo-second abdominal tergal muscle; C. Anteromedial view on ph3; D. Posterior view on the vertical part of propodeum. Scale bars: 0.6 mm (A), 0.3 mm (B, C), 0.9 mm (D).

 
 
  Part of: Willsch M, Friedrich F, Baum D, Jurisch I, Ohl M (2020) A comparative description of the mesosomal musculature in Sphecidae and Ampulicidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) using 3D techniques. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 67(1): 51-67. https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.67.49493