Comparison of pl3-sa3 – metapleuro-metasubalar muscle, dorsolateral view, anterior to the left. A. Sceliphron destillatorium; B. Ampulex compressa. Further abbreviations: mpa – mesopleural apodeme; mtpa – metapleural apodeme; pl3 – metapleuron; sa3 – metasubalare; sp2 – posterior thoracic spiracle. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A), 0.4 mm (B).

 
 
  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