Homidia

Pan, Zhi-Xiang, 2015, Two new species of Homidia (Collembola, Entomobryidae) and a key to species in the genus from Zhejiang Province, China, Zootaxa 4034 (3), pp. 515-530 : 528-529

Key to species of Homidia from Zhejiang Province

(mainly based on colour pattern)

1 Abd. III with a broad dark transverse band ( Figs 30–33, 53, 54)................................................. 2

- Abd. III without or only posterior margin with a dark transverse band ( Figs 55–57)................................. 5

2 Th. III without central dark transverse bands......................................................... H. sauteri

- Th. III with central dark transverse bands ( Fig. 54)........................................................... 3

3 Band on middle Th. III not separated ( Fig. 54)...................................................... .. H. sinensis

- Band on middle Th. III separated ( Figs 53)................................................................. 4

4 Th. II with two central dark patches ( Figs 30–33)....................................... H. quadrimaculata sp. nov.

- Th. II without central dark patches ( Fig. 53)......................................................... .. H. similis

5 Dorsum without obvious pigment ( Fig. 57)................................................................. 6

- Dorsum with obvious pigment ( Fig. 53–56)................................................................. 7

6 Areas A 8–10 of Abd. IV with 1 + 1 mac, a 2 present on Abd. III......................................... H. unichaeta

- Areas A 8–10 of Abd. IV with 4 + 4 mac, a 2 absent on Abd. III........................................... H. jordanai

7 Thorax with a central longitudinal stripe ( Figs 1–3, 56)........................................................ 8

- Thorax without a central longitudinal stripe ( Fig. 55)........................................................ 10

8 Dorsal body with 3 longitudinal stripes from thorax to abdomen........................................... H. socia

- Dorsal body without 3 longitudinal stripes from thorax to abdomen.............................................. 9

9 Thorax with 2 lateral longitudinal stripes; Abd. IV with median and posterior two narrow bands ( Fig. 58)....... .. H. latifolia

- Thorax without lateral stripes; Abd. IV without bands ( Fig. 40).............................. H. yandangensis sp. nov.

10 Abd. IV with transverse bands ( Fig. 55)................................................................... 11

- Abd. IV without transverse bands ( Fig. 57)................................................................ 13

11 One narrow posterior band on Abd. IV........................................................ H. phjongjangica

- Two transverses bands on Abd. IV ( Figs 53, 56)............................................................. 12

12 Areas A 8–10 of Abd. IV with 6 + 6 mac (Shi et al. 2010)............................................. H. formosana

- Areas A 8–10 of Abd. IV with 9 + 9 mac............................................................ H. hexaseta

13 Th. III with 2 central dark spots; areas A 8–10 at least with 10 + 10 mac of Abd. IV...................... .. H. tiantaiensis

- Th. III without central dark spots; areas A 8–10 with 3 + 3 mac of Abd. IV................................. .. H. zhangi