Lopholeucaspis, Balachowsky, 1953
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.10 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14988857 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1D598788-FF94-AF4E-FF68-FC98FA620CED |
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Plazi |
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Lopholeucaspis |
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Key to all the species of Lopholeucaspis View in CoL View at ENA , based on adult female morphology
1 Apex of pygidium with 2 pairs of needle-like lobes, each lobe with lateral margins convergent throughout.................................................................................................... L. massoniae Tang View in CoL
- Apex of pygidium with 2 pairs of tooth-like lobes; each lobe with lateral margins near base parallel, then converging distally. ................................................................................................... 2
2 With plates present lateral to L2. Plates between L1 fimbriate or fringed at apices.................................. 3
- Plates absent lateral to L2. Plates between L1 acutely spine-like, each broadest at base and tapering gradually to acute apex, except for a few specimens that have plates with fimbriate apices.................... L. taiguensis Shen & Wei sp. nov.
3 Gland tubercles forming continuous lateral row on each side of body............................................ 4
- Gland tubercles absent from between prothorax and abdominal segment III........... L. baluanensis Williams & Watson View in CoL
4 Each side of pygidium with 8 plates lateral to L2. Perivulvar pores absent from pygidium....... L. spinomarginata (Green) View in CoL
- Each side of pygidium with no more than 3 plates lateral to L2. Perivulvar pores on pygidium........................ 5
5 Lobes never notched on each side.................................................... L. limoniae (Rutherford) View in CoL
- Lobes usually notched on each side....................................................................... 6
6 Cephalic segment very long....................................................... L. excoecariae Borchsenius
- Cephalic segment short................................................................................. 7
7 Each side of pygidium with 32–46 macroducts. With gland tubercles present from prothorax to abdominal segment IV. Without sclerotized spine lateral to each antenna................................................. L. japonica (Cockerell) View in CoL
- Each side of pygidium with 11–18 macroducts. With gland tubercles present from the prothorax to abdominal segment V or VI. With a sclerotized spine lateral to each antenna................................ L. cockerelli (Grandpré & Charmoy) View in CoL
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