KEYS    About TortAI    Fact Sheets    Glossary    ID Thumbnails    DNA Search    Dissection Guides   << Back Next >> Female Dissection Demo Step 3 After the majority of scales are removed from the posterior segments, separate the genitalia from the rest of the abdomen. Using two pairs of forceps, hold the abdomen between the 6th and 7th segments (arrow), and carefully tear between the sclerites. It may be helpful to partially separate one side, and then start on the opposite side.     Tortricids of Agricultural Importance by Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein    Interactive Keys developed in Lucid 3.5. Last updated August 2014.