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Fig. 5

From: Leaves that walk and eggs that stick: comparative functional morphology and evolution of the adhesive system of leaf insect eggs (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)

Fig. 5

Scanning electron microscope images of egg surface features. A, B Surface structure of egg types without pinnation. A Walaphyllium monteithi (type 0). B Pulchriphyllium giganteum (type 0). C Short pinnae, Cryptophyllium westwoodii (type 1). D Simple pinnae, Phyllium elegans (type 2). E Surface structures of Trolicaphyllium sarrameaense (from [32]; type 3). F Pinnae clusters on ribs, Phyllium ericoriai (type 4). G, H Clumped patch of type 5 pinnae, G Phyllium gantungense. H Phyllium tobeloense. I Feather-like pinnae, Phyllium gardabagusi (type 5). J Branching pinnae, Comptaphyllium caudatum (type 6). K Surface of fused fins, Pulchriphyllium abdulfatahi (type 7). L Glue on fused fins, Pulchriphyllium bioculatum (type 7). Scale bars: AD 20 µm, EL 200 µm. gl: glue, pi: pinna

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