Photo Galleries: Three Dimensional Lepidoptera Genitalia
Photo Gallery: Noctuidae: Erebinae: Ctenusa
Male genitalia images for dissection
voucher specimen 2010HLK:960 of Ctenusa
varians (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Erebinae)
Version 2016.1 by Hugo Kons Jr.
Genitalia were dissected and images taken by Hugo L. Kons Jr. with the GT Vision imaging system at the former American Entomological Institute. All structures are the natural three dimensional shape (not slide mounted) except for the juxta/anellus and abdominal cuticle (temporarily slide mounted for imaging).
Adult
KENYA: Laikipia Plateau: Mpala Research Centre: N .293° E 36.899°, 1650 m,
17-20 September 1999, S. E. Miller & T. M. Kulenski
DNA Sample ID No.: USNM ENT 00475879
Capsule
(ventral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(ventral)
Capsule
(dorsal)
Capsule
(lateral with hairs and scales)
Capsule
(lateral)
Valvae
(inner)
Valvae
(outer)
Valvae
(ventral)
Valvae
(ventral/inner)
Valvae
(dorsal)
Valvae
(dorsal/inner)
Ventral
Plate of Saccus
Juxta
& Anellus (ventral, flattened on slide)
Uncus
& Tegumen (lateral)
Uncus
& Tegumen (ventral)
Uncus
(lateral)
Phallus
Vesica
(with hood above)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on bottom)
Vesica
(with hood below)
Vesica
(lateral, with hood on top)
Vesica
(anterior side)
Vesica
(posterior side)
Ductus
Ejaculatorius
Abdominal
Cuticle (excluding terminal segment)
Abdominal
Sternites 2-4
Abdomen
terminal segment (tergite on left, sternite on right)
