Clara Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hello everybody ! I'm an illustrator and I'm currently working on a book about insects (kind of a pop-up book for children in which you can lift the wings of an insect to see underneath for example). I would like to feature in this book the beautiful Simandoa Conserfariam, but unfortunately, I cannot find a picture with a view under the elytras of the full abdomen and the wings (I read that the simandoa have fully developed wings). I contacted shops and even a Natural History Museum, but in vain ! (the museum didn't have a specimen) So I was wondering if one of you guys had some informations on that subject ! Hope I'm posting this in the right forum :) Thank you !! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Account Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Don't worry, it's definitely the correct forum section I specialize in eating research papers for lunch; here's what I found "Abdominal tergites black with broad yellow anterior borders" http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1665/1082-6467(2004)013[0057:ANGASO]2.0.CO%3B2#/doi/abs/10.1665/1082-6467(2004)013[0057:ANGASO]2.0.CO%3B2 In other words, the entire dorsal surface of the roach's abdomen is striped w black and yellow, including the parts hidden by wings Good luck with your book! I'm glad that non-pest roach species are starting to appear in popular sci literature 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clara Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks for using your good skills ! It's very helpful ! Do you think that the hindwings are similar to the hindwings of other cave roaches ? (now that I think of it, I was wrong in my first post using the term "elytras" instead of "forewings"..) The book is made to show beautiful and fun insects to shed a new light on them ! I hope it will be distributed in the USA, that would be very cool (so far it will just be in western Europe, and maybe Japan) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Account Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 "Hind wing with very dark anterior field, posterior field distinctly lighter." There is a picture of the hindwing in the article. The front half of the hindwing is more leathery than the back half, which is probably why the colors differ between them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clara Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Oh I didn't see the pictures, I was too focused on the text description (which left me quite confused to be honest, as I am not a insect wings expert ) ! Thank you so much for taking the time to answer again, it was incredibly helpful and it gives me the perfect material to work ! All the best ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Account Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Always happy to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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