Hemilepistus (Desertellio), Verhoeff, 1930

Kashani, Ghasem M., 2019, Revision of the terrestrial isopods of the subgenus Hemilepistus (Desertellio) Verhoeff, 1930 (Isopoda: Oniscidea), Zootaxa 4555 (4), pp. 531-547 : 545

Key to the species of Desertellio

1 Lateral lobes of the head quadrangular, much protruding related to the median one; pereopod I merus and carpus without brushes of setae on ventral margin: ruderalis -group........................................................... 2

- Lateral lobes of the head rounded, more or less at the same level related to the median one; pereopod I merus and carpus with brushes of setae on ventral margin: fedtschenkoi -group........................................................ 3

2 Pleopod endopodite I with a distal lobe not protruding its apex......................................... H. ruderalis

- Pleopod endopodite I with a distal lobe protruding well its apex....................................... H. pavlovskii

3 pleopod endopodite I with a leaf-like lobe at apex................................................... H. elongatus

- pleopod endopodite I without a leaf-like lobe at apex......................................................... 4

4 pereon tergite I with six large tubercles arranged in two rows....................................... H. fedtschenkoi

- pereon tergite I with four large tubercles arranged in one row........................................... H. heptneri