Prolachesilla
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4244.3.11 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:787B0CB6-9B19-4ED2-A069-D5DC5EF4D609 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6020782 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/002EF33D-FFFE-FF96-FF2C-992E67E2F8BC |
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Plazi |
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Prolachesilla |
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Key to males of Prolachesilla View in CoL
(Modified from Mockford & Sullivan 1986)
1. Body color predominantly pale creamy white with some dark brown markings............ P. pallida Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Body color predominantly pale tawny brown............................................................... 2
2. Micropterous, wings minute, not reaching base of abdomen. Species of ground litter...... P. terricola Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Generally macropterous, occasionally brachypterous. Species of tree and shrub foliage and dead maguey stalks and leaves. 3
3. Hairs on margin of forewing about same length and frequency as hairs on vein............. P. pilosa Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Hairs on margin of forewing much smaller and sparser than hairs on veins....................................... 4
4. Aedeagal arch terminating in a wide hood ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 5 ).............................................. P. boliviana View in CoL n. sp.
- Aedeagal arch not terminating in a wide hood ( Figs 9 View FIGURES 6 – 10 , 19 View FIGURES 16 – 20 ).................................................... 5
5. Elongate postero-lateral pair of setae of epiproct truncated and slightly expanded at tips. Aedeagus terminating as a knob (see Figs 83 and 84 in Mockford & Sullivan 1986)................................... P. callangana Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Elongate postero-lateral pair of setae of epiproct acuminate at tip. Aedeagus terminating as a slender process ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 16 – 20 ).... 6
6. Clunial shelf over epiproct distinctly bilobed ( Figs 3 View FIGURES 1 – 5 , 8 View FIGURES 6 – 10 , 18 View FIGURES 16 – 20 )................................................... 7
- Clunial shelf over epiproct not bilobed, but slightly emarginated in middle in one species (see Figs 69 and 74 in Mockford & Sullivan 1986)...................................................................................... 11
7. Lobes of clunial shelf over epiproct with margins smooth or with a few very low, rounded raised areas ( Figs 8 View FIGURES 6 – 10 , 18 View FIGURES 16 – 20 )....... 8
- Lobes of clunial shelf with margins bearing irregular knobs and finger-like projections ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21 – 25 )..................... 10
8. External parameres with straight apex, without spines.............................. P. mexicana Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- External parameres curved to outside in the apex, this with spines ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 6 – 10 , 19 View FIGURES 16 – 20 )..................................... 9
9. Endophallus with two separated groups of denticles ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 6 – 10 )...................................... P. casasolai View in CoL n. sp.
- Endophallus only with one group of denticles ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 16 – 20 )...................................... P. casasolaoides View in CoL n. sp.
10. Male paraprocts with marginal spines. Posterior border of hypandrium with three lobes. Lobes of clunial shelf wide ( Figs 23, 25 View FIGURES 21 – 25 )................................................................................... P. oaxacana View in CoL n. sp.
- Male paraprocts without spines. Posterior border of hypandrium rounded, without lobes. Lobes of clunial shelf narrow (see Figs 62 and 64 in Mockford & Sullivan 1986).................................... .. P. poblana Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
11. Clunial shelf over epiproct angular on sides, its entire margin irregularly roughened with small knobs and a few pointed pro- cesses (see Fig. 69 in Mockford & Sullivan 1986).................................... P. ticana Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Clunial shelf rounded on sides, its margin nearly smooth, slightly wavy..........................................12
12. Clunial shelf over base of male epiproct broad, covering ca. two-thirds the width of the epiproctal base (see Fig. 74 in Mock- ford & Sullivan 1986)........................................................ P. mediana Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
- Clunial shelf over base of male epiproct narrower, covering slightly less than half the width of the epiproctal base (see Fig. 101 in Mockford & Sullivan 1986)............................................... P. panamense Mockford & Sullivan View in CoL
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