What is the Merope tuber?

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Left picture: is a close up dorsal view of the head of the Merope tuber

Right picture: is a ventral photo of the Merope tuber female which you can tell from the lack of terminal claspers on the legs of the insect.

For more information about the Merope tuber please visit these extremely helpful sites:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/36596

http://rso.cornell.edu/bugclub/index.html

http://research.calacademy.org/ent/resources/mecoptera/northamerica/merope_tuber