Cedusa zedusa ( Caldwell,1944 )
publication ID |
https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v125/i2/2025/172835 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F38792-FFC9-FFF6-FF6A-00B3FE32FC49 |
treatment provided by |
Felipe |
scientific name |
Cedusa zedusa ( Caldwell,1944 ) |
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Cedusa zedusa ( Caldwell,1944) View in CoL
23. Clasper with a deep, broad notch → Cedusa pedusa (McAtee,1924)
– Clasper with a narrow, deep notch → Cedusa funesta ( Fowler,1904)
24. Frons with longitudinal ridge → 25
– Frons without longitudinal ridge → 27
25. Elytra brown, transparent at apex → 26
– Elytra uniformly coloured → 27
26. Body small (< 4 mm), frons narrow, legs pale → Cedusa minuenda ( Ball, 1928)
– Body larger (> 4 mm), frons broader → 27
27. Forewings relatively short, parameres elongate → Cedusa metcalfi ( Flynn & Kramer, 1983)
– Forewings longer, parameres shorter → 28
28. Body dark brown to black, distributed widely in the USA and Honduras → Cedusa mallochi (McAtee, 1924)
– Body colouration variable, distribution different → Other Cedusa species
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