Polypedilum
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11755334 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/57405B27-FF95-FFCD-FF13-FB198EF6FC59 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Polypedilum |
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Key to known pupae of Polypedilum View in CoL View at ENA subgenus Pentapedilum
1. Tergite II without shagreen or with a few scattered median points ........................................................... 2
- Tergite II with sparse to extensive, weak to strong, median and/or posterior shagreen ............................ 5
2. Tergite II completely without shagreen; either only tergite II–IV with strong anterior band of spines and conjunctive III/IV bare, or tergites III, VII, and VIII without shagreen.................................................... 3
- Tergite II with a few scattered median points or occasionally bare; tergite II–VI with strong anterior band of spines; conjunctives III/IV and IV/V each with bands of spinules; at least tergite VII with some shagreen ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
3. Tergite II and III each with strong anterior band of spines and without shagreen (IV–VI lacking in known specimen); VII and VIII both without shagreen; anal lobe with 40 taeniae; pedes spurii B on tergite II well developed ( Fig.18A–D) ............................................................................. P. (Pe.) exsectum (Kieffer) View in CoL
- Tergite II–IV with strong anterior band of spines; tergite III with 2 patches of weak median shagreen, IV–VI with a band of median and 2 patches of shagreen, VII and VIII with 2 anterolateral patches of fine spinules; pedes spurii B on segment II not well developed; conjunctive III/IV bare. ................................ .................................................................................................................................... P. (Pe.) leei Freeman View in CoL
4. Tergite II with at most a few median points; median fields of shagreen on tergites IV–VI entirely separated from anterior band and posterior fields; anal lobe with 26–39 taeniae ( Fig. 17A–E). ...................... ............................................................................................................... P. (Pe.) epleri Oyewo et Jacobsen View in CoL
- Tergite II with extensive median shagreen, median fields of shagreen on tergites IV connected to the anterior band or to posterior fields; anal lobe with 20–26 taeniae .......................... P. (Pe.) tritum (Walker) View in CoL
5. Conjunctives III/IV without spinules........................................................................................................ 6
- Conjunctives III/IV with spinules.............................................................................................................. 7
6. Anal lobe with 10–13 taeniae; tergites III–V with strong anterior band of spines; pedes spurii B not well developed on segment II ( Fig. 27) ....................................................................... P. (Pe.) nubens Edwards
- Anal lobe with 39–53 taeniae; tergites II–VI with strong anterior band of spines; tergite VIII bare; pedes spurii B well developed on segment II ( Fig.34 A–G) ................................ P. (Pe.) sordens (van der Wulp) View in CoL
7. Tergites VII and VIII bare......................................................................................................................... 8
- Tergite VII at least with some spinules...................................................................................................... 9
8. Tergites II–VI with 2 patches of posterior shagreen; pedes spurii B well developed on segment II; caudolateral spur with 1 apical and 3 lateral teeth .......................................... P. (Pe.) convexum (Johannsen) View in CoL
- Tergite II with weak median shagreen, III–VI with extensive median shagreen; pedes spurii B not known; caudolateral spur 3 or 4 forked ............................................................. P. (Pe.) kasumiense (Sasa) View in CoL
9. Tergite II with only a posterior band of shagreen; tergite VII with anterior and paired posterior patches of spinules, VIII with anteromedian patch of spinules ................................................. P. (Pe.) K1 Cranston*
- Tergite II with some median shagreen; tergite VII with anterolateral spinules; VIII bare. .................... 10
10. Tergites II–VI with strong anterior band of spines; pedes spurii B on segment II comparatively well developed ( Fig. 40) ................................................................................ P. (Pe.) uncinatum (Goetghebuer) View in CoL
- Tergite II with moderately strong anterior band of spines; pedes spurii B on segment II apparently weak or absent ( Fig.32C) .......................................................................................... P. (Pe.) shirokanense (Sasa) View in CoL
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