Medauroidea Zompro, 2000
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3.2 Medauroidea Zompro, 2000 View in CoL
Medauroidea Zompro, 2000: 68 View in CoL . Type species: Clitumnus extradentatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907: 193 View in CoL , by original designation.
Description. Medium-sized for Clitumninae. Apterous. Body slender and long. Female distinctly larger and more robust than male. Head oval. Vertex unarmed or with a pair of spines or horns in both sexes. Occiput flat. Antennae short, distinctly segmented. Thorax slender and elongate, with granules and/or spine-like tubercles. Mesonotum parallel-sided or gently expanded posteriorly in female, parallel-sided or broadly emarginated medially in male. Abdomen cylindrical. Female lacking noticeable praeopercular organ or with horn-like praeopercular organ on posteromedian area of seventh sternum. Anal segment with a broad V-shaped emargination on posterior margin in female, dilated into two semi-tergites in male. Female supra-anal plate distinct and small, indistinct in male. Female subgenital plate scoop-shaped. Male poculum small and cup-shaped. Cerci short in both sexes. Legs slender and long. Female femora with distinct serrations, male with indistinct serrations. Tibiae with small serrations or small spines in both sexes. Egg capsule oval.
Distribution. Cambodia, China, Laos and Vietnam.
Remarks. In Vietnam, five species of Medauroidea including M. cattienensis sp. nov., M. cornuta sp. nov., M. extradentata ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) , M. fasciata sp. nov. and M. regula ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) are currently recognised. Keys to the species (females and males) of the genus are provided.
Key to females of Medauroidea View in CoL from Vietnam.
1. Seventh abdominal tergum with laterally expanded lobe .....................................................................................................................2
Seventh abdominal tergum parallel-sided ............................................................................................................................................3 2. Head armed with a pair of horns ........................................................................................................... Medauroidea cornuta View in CoL sp. nov.
Head unarmed ....................................................................................................................................... Medauroidea fasciata View in CoL sp. nov. 3. Head unarmed ................................................................................................................................. Medauroidea cattienensis View in CoL sp. nov.
Head armed with a pair of horns or spines ...........................................................................................................................................4 4. Femora lacking noticeable armature ..................................................................................................................... Medauroidea regula View in CoL
Femora with distinct serrations ................................................................................................................... Medauroidea extradentata View in CoL
Key to males of Medauroidea View in CoL from Vietnam.
1. Thorax and abdomen with a distinct mediolongitudinal band......................................................... Medauroidea cattienensis View in CoL sp. nov.
Thorax and abdomen uniformly coloured ............................................................................................................................................2 2. Ventral carinae of mesofemora with distinct serrations............................................................................... Medauroidea extradentata View in CoL
Ventral carinae of mesofemora with indistinct serrations.....................................................................................................................3 3. Anal abdominal segment longer than eighth abdominal tergum ........................................................... Medauroidea cornuta View in CoL sp. nov.
Anal abdominal segment as long as eighth abdominal tergum.............................................................. Medauroidea fasciata View in CoL sp. nov.
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Medauroidea Zompro, 2000
Ho, Wai-Chun George 2020 |
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