Fig. 3

Light Microscopic longitudinal section of basal parts of palps and ovigers. a dorso-posterior vision of right oviger of Colossendeis scotti, showing extrinsic muscle bands from the opening of the cephalic area to the proximal part of first article (black arrow), intrinsic muscle bands from lateral part of first article to proximal part of the next article (white arrow) and arthrodial membrane (discontinuous white arrow). b ventral view of oviger and left palp of Colossendeis tortipalpis, showing extrinsic muscle bands from the lip of the opening of the cephalic area to the distal part of first palp article (white arrow) and two sets of extrinsic muscle bands from the opening of the cephalic area to the proximal part of first oviger article (black arrow). c posterior view of left palp of Colossendeis megalonyx, showing extrinsic muscle bands from the lip of the opening of the cephalon to the distal part of first article. c1 coxa 1, lp lateral process, mobp set of muscular band of oviger’s basal process, o1–o2 first to second oviger article, obp oviger’s basal process, p1 first palp article, pbp palp’s basal process