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Xerosoma canaliculatum from Bertioga, São Paulo, Brazil showing deimatic display (A–C) and irritating volatile chemical compound expelled by the prothoracic gland (D). A: ♀. B: ♂. C: detail of ♀ wing base. C: ♀ grabbed by a researcher, arrow showing the chemical compound. Images not to scale.
