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Mesoscutum variously sculptured, usually coriaceous, with
or without rugae and or strigae; notauli distinctly wider posteriorly than anteriorly;
anterior admedial signum with one or more lateral struts (SS) present …2 |
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AAS, antero-admedial signum; NOT,
notaulus; MSK, mesoscutal keel; PMF, postero-mesoscutal fovea; PS,
parapsidal signum; SA, scutellar acetabulum; SF, scutellar fovea; SS,
antero-admedial signum strut. |
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Mesoscutum entirely
shagreen, no distinctive rugae or strigae present (at most, with very slight
wrinkles); notauli the same width across entire expanse of
mesoscutum; anterior admedial signum lacking any lateral strut …Anacharoides
pallida Quinlan |
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Central mesoscutum gently coriaceous to shagreened and
gently wrinkled, no
rugae or strigae …3 |
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Central mesoscutum
shagreened without gentle wrinkles, but instead with
random, concentrated rugae or distinct, large strigae …4 |
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Two to three distinct anterior admedial signum struts (SS)
present on anterior of mesoscutum, typically one major strut
posteriorly, one minor one anteriorly (at margin of pronotum) and often
a third, faint strut between these aforementioned struts; F1 of female antenna at most 1.5 x
length of F2 …Anacharoides quadrus Quinlan |
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At most two distinct
anterior admedial signum struts present; typically one major strut
posteriorly and one very small minor one anteriorly; F1 of female
antenna nearly 2 x length of F2 …Anacharoides paragi Benoit |
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Central mesoscutum variously rugose-strigate with no
distinct ridges dominating the surface …5 |
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Central mesoscutum dominated by 4-5 distinct strigae
radiating from the mesoscutal keel …Anacharoides stygius Benoit |
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Antero-admedial signum struts distinctly larger than all
other mesoscutal rugae; inter antero-admedial signum ridges absent; male
antennal F1 nearly cylindrical, slightly kinked at midpoint, not
excavated laterally …Anacharoides nicknacki Buffington & van
Noort |
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Antero-admedial signum
struts indistinct from all other mesoscutal rugae; inter antero-admedial
signum ridges present; male antennal F1 distinctly expanded apically,
strongly excavated laterally …Anacharoides striaticeps Cameron |
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