Improved Strategies for Branching on General Disjunctions
Author
Liberti, Gianfranco
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-12-22
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339
385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1184/r1/6705962.v1
journal article
10.1184/r1/6705962.v1
1175-5326
5307249
Key to species of genus
Psilothrix
Redtenbacher
1. Male 7
th
sternite (5
th
visible) very deeply emarginated on posterior edge. Pronotum longer than wide. Wingless (actually brachypterous), showing elytral modifications often associated with loss of wings: lack of humeral callous, elytron narrow at base and widened in apical third (in female only). Length 4.0–
5.5 mm
..............................
protensa
- Male 7
th
sternite straight or only slightly emarginated on posterior edge. Pronotum wider than long. Wing may or may not be present ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Pygidium (last male tergite) with a deep U-shaped notch (
Fig. 22
). This species can be winged or brachypterous: only the brachypterous form is known from
Sardinia
, but it does not show the elytral modifications often associated with loss of wings (i.e. humeral callous normally developed, female elytron normally widened posteriorly). Small size: length 4.0–
4.5 mm
......................................................................................................................................
aureola
- Pygidium (last male tergite) showing a deep but small V-shaped notch (
Fig. 23
). Winged. Larger size: length
4.8 to 6.6 mm
.....................................................................................................................................................
viridicoerulea