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. 2005 Feb 23;95(5):763–772. doi: 10.1093/aob/mci090

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2.

Microstructural features of Lepanthes glicensteinii flowers, placement of pollinaria on Bradysia floribunda flies, and putative spermatophore. (A) SEM of central part of flower; scale bar = 500 μm. (B) Detail of labellum blade surface; scale bar = 40 μm. (C) Two flies with pollinaria of L. glicensteinii attached to their abdomens, indicated by the arrows. In the individual to the left the pollinarium is placed on the dorsal part of the abdomen, while in the individual to the right it is placed on the ventral part. Scale bar = 2 mm. (D) SEM of the terminal part of the abdomen of the first fly in (C), with pollinarium fastened to dorsal sclerite by viscidium. The gonostili in this fly were knocked off during specimen preparation, leaving a hole at the apex of the abdomen. Scale bar = 200 μm. (E) SEM of labellum and column of L. glicensteinii viewed from underside, with putative spermatophore of B. floribunda nested between the column and the appendix. Scale bar = 500 μm. (F) Close-up view of spermatophore, with narrow neck inserted in the stigma (arrow). Scale bar = 100 μm. Abbreviations: a, appendix; c, column; l, labellum blade; s, spermatophore.