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Checklist of the Collembola: Morphology of the setae: slide 12 of 14


Fig.12. Setal socket, a section. Janssens, F. © 1999.
Socket, a section
The articular setal membrane is quite thin. Note that also the hollow setal shaft is usually thin-walled.