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Fig. 3

From: Identification and characterization of the causative triatomine bugs of anaphylactic shock in Zhanjiang, China

Fig. 3

a and b Dorsal and ventral views of the female T. rubrofasciata; c and d Dorsal and ventral views of the male T. rubrofasciata. I: Orange-red margin along the outer edge of the abdomen which extended horizontally between segments; II: Orange-red margin along the side of the pronotum; III: The genital region of the female adult bug was strongly projecting posteriad; IV: The first segment surpassed the apex of its head; V: Eyes at the sides of a long and cone-shaped head; VI: Ocelli; VII: Anterior angles produced into short spines of a reddish yellow color; VIII: The stout proboscis hinged beneath the thorax, covered with short hairs which were progressively longer towards tip

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