Pleidae

Cook, Jerry L., 2011, A new genus and species of Pleidae (Hemiptera) from Venezuela, with notes on the genera of Pleidae, Zootaxa 3067, pp. 26-34 : 28

Key to Genera of Pleidae

1. Tarsal formula 3,3,3................................................................................... 2

- Tarsal formula 3, 2, 3 or 3, 2, 2.......................................................................... 3

2. Head with distinct callus on vertex ( Fig. 2 ); Median carinae variable, on segments 2–6, 2–5, 2–4, or 2–3 of venter............................................................................................... Heteroplea n. gen.

- Head without callus on vertex; Median carinae on segments 2–6 of venter...................................... Plea

3. Tarsal formula 3, 2, 3; Median carinae on segments 2–5 of venter......................................... Neoplea

- Tarsal formula 3, 2, 2; Median carinae on segments 2–6 of venter........................................ Paraplea

Figures

FIGURE 2. Dorsal habitus of Heteroplea stictosoma n. sp. Drawing by Kendra Koch.