Pulvinarisca Borchsenius, 1953

Key to adult females of Pulvinarisca Borchsenius View in CoL View at ENA

(modified from Hodgson 1967 and 1968)

1(0) Marginal setae with bidentate apices...................................................................... 2

- Marginal setae strongly spinose, with undivided apices pointed or blunt.......................................... 6

2(1) Ventral tubular ducts of 1 type. Marginal setal sockets without associated granulated pores........... P. crotonis (De Lotto) View in CoL

- Ventral tubular ducts of 2 or more types. Marginal setal sockets with or without associated granulated pores............. 3

3(2) Preopercular pores numbering 30–80 in a group just anterior to anal plates........................ P. acaciae (Hodgson) View in CoL

- Preopercular pores absent.............................................................................. 4

4(2) Each stigmatic cleft deep, containing 9–20 stigmatic spines arranged in a semicircle........... .. P. filamentosa (Newstead) View in CoL

- Each stigmatic cleft not very deep, containing only 5–9 stigmatic spines arranged irregularly......................... 5

5(4) Dorsum with granular quadrilocular disc-pores scattered throughout. Minute quadrilocular pores concentrated in 2 rows associated with marginal spines, numbering 2–4 pores per spine.............................. P. jacksoni (Newstead) View in CoL

- Dorsum with granular disc-pores restricted to central area (between leg bases). Minute quadrilocular pores associated with marginal spines much less frequent, numbering fewer than 1 pore per spine........................ P. inopheron (Laing) View in CoL

6(1) Each spiracular cleft containing 3–6 stigmatic spines. Preopercular pores abundant, distributed in 2 divergent lines. Multilocular disc-pores each with 7 or 8 loculi. Ventral tubular ducts of 3 types. Anal plates each with 3 apical setae and 1 inner margin seta. Anogenital fold with 0 setae on anterior margin and 5–8 setae on each lateral margin. Marginal setae each less than 50 µm long......................................................................... P. serpentina (Balachowsky) View in CoL

- Each spiracular cleft containing 7 or 8 stigmatic spines. Preopercular pores few, irregularly arranged in medial area anterior to anal plates. Multilocular disc-pores each with 10 loculi. Ventral tubular ducts of 2 types. Anal plates each with 1 apical seta, 2 inner margin setae, and 1 seta near inner margin. Anogenital fold with 2 pairs of setae on anterior margin and 3 setae on each lateral margin. Marginal setae each more than 70 µm long............................. P. greeni Joshi & Dubey , sp. n.