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From: Characteristics of tiger moth (Erebidae: Arctiinae) anti-bat sounds can be predicted from tymbal morphology

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Scanning electron micrographs of Cisthene martini. a Thorax with tymbal; ECX: eucoxae of meso- and metathorax, CX1: coxa of prothorax, TYM: tymbal, SCT: scutum, HEAD: head. b Projected surface areas of the thorax (THSA) and tymbal (TYSA) highlighted in lighter and darker yellow regions, respectively. c Magnified image of tymbal; inset: further magnified view of microtymbals (MT), ss: scale sockets, maj: major grooves, min: minor grooves. d Magnified image of tymbal highlighted in yellow with microtymbals numbered in order from anterior to posterior. Scale bars in each image. a–d are oriented with the dorsal side towards the bottom and the ventral side towards the top. a, b are oriented with the anterior side towards the right and the posterior towards the left. c, d are oriented with the posterior towards the right and the anterior towards the left

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Frontiers in Zoology

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