A comparative study of external female genitalia (including the 8 th and 9 th abdominal segments) in the family Megalopodidae and other related families of Chrysomeloidea

35 Ovipositor and 8th abdominal segment of Donacia longicornis Jacoby 36–37 Plateumaris weisei (Duvivier) 36 tergite 8 37 sternite 8 38–39 ovipositor of Macroplea mutica (Fabricius) 38 dorsal view 39 ventral view; Abbreviations: coxite (Cox); ovipositor (Ovi); paraproct (Par); proctiger (Prg); valvifer (Val); 8th abdominal segment (8 AS); scale line = 1.0 mm.