Table 5 in Exceptional larval morphology of nine species of the Anastrepha mucronota species group (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Table 5. Larval characters and character states used for comparative morphology of the pseudocephalon.
CharacterState1. Preoral organ and preoral lobe0, fused; 1, separate2. Position of the preoral organ0, lateral to the mouthhook; 1, anterolateral to the mouthhook; 2, anterior to the mouthhook3. Posterior margin of the oral ridges0, entire to serrate; 1, entire to emarginate; 2, at least some dentate; 3, all or most fringed4. Accessory plates0, present, bordering each oral ridge; 1, anteriorly absent, but medially and posteriorly bordering each oral ridge; 2, completely absent5. Posterior margin of the accessory plates0, entire to serrate; 1, entire to emarginate; 2, dentate; 3, fringed6. Vertical comb-like processes0, absent; 1, present