Fig. 8
Light micrographs of paratypic male inside larval and postlarval exuviae. a Habitus of whole specimen, lateral view. b Close view of the larval and postlarval cuticular envelopes enclosing the adult. Note the buccal armature of the larva. c Detail of the modified lateral seta of the larval exuvia. d Posterior view showing the larval toes and the adult. Note the anal cone and the testis of the latter. e Detail of the anterior end showing the hammer-like closing system and collar of the larva. Note the postlarval protoscalids. f Detail of the single trichoscalids of the adult, typical of the genus Rugiloricus. ac Anal cone, ad adult, ba buccal armature, hl hammer-like structure, in introvert, le larval exuvia, ple postlarval exuvia, pps postlarval protoscalids, ps posterior seta, te testes, to toe, tr trichoscalid