Caudatella Edmunds, 1959
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/493935 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6540261F-3A47-FFF4-FCDF-849590F6B426 |
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Felipe |
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Caudatella Edmunds |
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the Genus Caudatella Edmunds View in CoL
(1) Maxillary palp vestigial; tarsal claw with two prominent rows of denticles—( edmundsi ).
(1) Maxillary palp with three distinct segments; tarsal claw with only one distinct row of denticles—(2).
(2) Paired medial spines on abdominal terga long and curved (at least on middle segments), some almost hook like—( hystrix ).
(2) Paired medial spines on abdominal terga relatively straight, none longer than respective segment—(3).
(3) Cerci approximately two thirds length of median filament; abdominal sterna with solid color, never with longitudinal stripes or other such markings— ( jacobi ).
(3) Cerci less than one-half length of median filament; abdominal sterna almost always with three dark, longitudinal markings—(4).
(4) Cerci approximately one-third length of median filament (about the length of the abdomen); distinct pair of medial spines present only on abdominal terga 2–9, with the spine tips blunt—( heterocaudata ).
(4) Cerci approximately one-sixth length of median filament (about half the length of the abdomen); distinct pair of medial spines present on abdominal terga 1–9, with the spine tips sharp—( columbiella ).
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