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. 2017 Mar 16;8:14894. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14894

Figure 3. Details of mouthparts of extinct and extant mycophagous oxyporine rove beetles.

Figure 3

(a,b) Images under fluorescence, (c) under reflected light, (df) under transmitted light and (g,h) under SEM. (a) Mouthparts of Taxon 1, NIGP164527. (b) Mandibles of Taxon 3, NIGP160556. (c) Labial palpi of Taxon 1, NIGP164526. (d) Labial palpus of Taxon 2, NIGP164528. (e) Enlargement of d showing dense peg-like sensory organs. (f) Enlargement of e, showing details of sensory organs. (g) Apex of labial palpus of extant Oxyporus sp., showing both peg-like and villiform sensory organs. (h) Details of peg-like sensory organs. Abbreviations: e, eye; lp, labial palpomere; ma, mandible; mp, maxillary palpomere. Scale bars, 500 μm (a); 200 μm (bd); 50 μm (e); 20 μm (f and g); 5 μm (h).