Meleonoma species
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4995.2.5 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1D0E87CF-5601-FFCA-FF3F-FF072CF2718F |
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Plazi |
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Meleonoma species |
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Key to Meleonoma species of the fasciptera -group in China
(except M. argometra )
1 Uncus with spines distally.............................................................................. 2
- Uncus without spines distally........................................................................... 4
2 Uncus elongate rectangular, ventral margin of valva with a wide band produced to a free sickle-like process directed dorsad ( Fig. 37 View FIGURES 33‒38 )........................................................................... M. tetrodonta sp. nov.
- Uncus trapezoidal, ventral margin of valva without above-mentioned band....................................... 3
3 Valva with a slightly curved clavate process at base ( Wang 2004: Fig. 5 View FIGURES 3−8 ).............................. M. denticulata
- Valva with a straight spine-shaped process at base ( Wang 2006a: Fig. 263)............................ M. zeloxantha
4 Sacculus with a clavate process at base on dorsal margin...................................................... 5
- Sacculus without a clavate process at base on dorsal margin................................................... 6
5 Valva with apex shallow concave below dorsoapical corner, aedeagus with cornuti ( Wang 2006b: Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3−8 ). M. falsitorophanes
- Valva with apex smoothly oblique, aedeagus without cornutus ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 33‒38 )........................ M. tenuiclavata sp. nov.
6 Valva with a curved, slender process from near base extending dorsad ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 33‒38 )............... M. ventrisinuata sp. nov.
- Valva without such a process............................................................................ 7
7 Valva with a spine on ventral surface..................................................................... 8
- Valva without a spine on ventral surface................................................................... 9
8 Valva with a spine beyond middle, sacculus triangular ( Wang 2004: Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 )........................ M. proximideflecta
- Valva with a spine before middle, sacculus parallel from base to middle, then suddenly narrowed to apex ( Fig. 34 View FIGURES 33‒38 ).......................................................................................... M. medispinea sp. nov.
9 Valva with a curved process at base on ventral margin....................................................... 10
- Valva without a process at base on ventral margin.......................................................... 11
10 Valva with a dorsoapical spine, basal process on ventral margin reaching before middle of valva ( Wang 2003: Fig. 15 View FIGURES 15‒20 )............................................................................................. M. stictifascia
- Valva without a dorsoapical spine, basal process on ventral margin exceeding apex of valva ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 33‒38 )................................................................................................... M. sinuaclavata sp. nov.
11 Transtilla with a roundly dilated hairy process at base ( Wang 2004: Fig. 7 View FIGURES 3−8 )............................. M. latifascia
- Transtilla without such a process at base.................................................................. 12
12 Costa deeply concave in U shape at preapex ( Wang 2004: Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9‒14 )................................. M. concaviuscula
- Costa not concave at preapex.......................................................................... 13
13 Uncus with an elongate clavate process at middle on dorsal surface ( Fig. 33 View FIGURES 33‒38 ).................. M. grandivalvula sp. nov.
- Uncus without such a process.......................................................................... 14
14 Sacculus with a slender medioapical process longer than sacculus ( Fig. 32 View FIGURES 27‒32 )................... M. graciliclavata sp. nov.
- Sacculus without such a process medioapically............................................................ 15
15 Sacculus shorter than saccus ( Fig. 30 View FIGURES 27‒32 )................................................ M. dilatifasciata sp. nov.
- Sacculus longer than saccus........................................................................... 16
16 Valva almost evenly wide ( Fig. 29 View FIGURES 27‒32 )................................................... M. curvitaeniana sp. nov.
- Valva widened distally or narrowed distally............................................................... 17
17 Valva widened distally................................................................................ 18
- Valva narrowed or uniform distally...................................................................... 19
18 Sacculus elongate triangular, pointed at apex ( Wang 2004: Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3−8 ).................................. M. solifasciaria
- Sacculus sub-quadrate basally, produced to a short thumb-shaped process distally ( Wang 2004: Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 )........ M. muscosa
19 Valva uniform in width distally ( Fig. 27 View FIGURES 27‒32 )................................................ M. arcivalvata sp. nov.
- Valva narrowed distally............................................................................... 20
20 Sacculus quadrangular basally, produced to a process distally................................................. 21
- Sacculus triangular, narrowed distally ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 27‒32 )............................................ M. fasciptera sp. nov.
21 Sacculus produced to a sub-rectangular process dorsoapically ( Zhu et al. 2020: Fig. 32 View FIGURES 27‒32 ).............. M. apicirectangula
- Sacculus produced to a triangular or a clavate process dorsoapically............................................ 22
22 Sacculus produced to a triangular dorsoapical process directed obliquely downward ( Wang 2003: Fig. 9 View FIGURES 9‒14 )... M. neargometra
- Sacculus produced to a clavate process dorsoapically....................................................... 23
23 Median height of tegumen before furcation longer than uncus ( Fig. 28 View FIGURES 27‒32 )..................... M. chongqingensis sp. nov.
- Median height of tegumen before furcation shorter than uncus................................................ 24
24 Valva elongate triangular, relatively narrower ( Wang 2004: Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3−8 )..................................... M. spinifera
- Valva irregular quadrangular, relatively broad ( Wang 2003: Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3−8 )................................. M. kangxianensis
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