Fig. 4

Macrobiotus pallarii Maucci, 1954 from the topotypic population (IT.337) – body and leg cuticle morphology seen with LCM: a–b – band of caudal granulation on the last body segment clearly visible in specimen with stretched cuticle (A) and hardly visible in specimen with wrinkled cuticle (b); c – granulation on the external surface of leg III; d – internal surface of leg III with evident pulvinus; e – granulation on dorsal surface of leg IV. Filled flat arrowheads indicate dense patches of granulation in the caudal band, filled indented arrowheads indicate sparse granulation in the caudal band, arrow indicates lateral gibbosity on the IV leg – a male secondary sexual character. Scale bar in μm