Fig. 3

Surface reconstruction of the male copulatory organ of L. geometricus. a. prolateral view, b. retrolateral view, c. ventral view, d. apical view. Distal parts (embolus, conductor and apophyses) cover the basally located tegulum and subtegulum. The cup-like tibia (full arrow) carries the cymbium that is apically flattened, forming a furrow that hosts the basal loop of the embolus (dashed arrow). Close to its tip the embolus bears a thickening (dashed circle) where it typically breaks off during copulation. The basal part of the conductor forms a socket (empty arrow). Brown: cymbium and posterior podomers tibia, patella and part of femur