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, light trap, X. Wang.
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, X. Wang.
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, X. Wang.
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, X. Wang.
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, sweep net, X. Wang.
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The species name is from Latin “
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”, means sickle-shaped, referring to the shape of the superior volsella of
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The new species can be distinguished from other allied species by the following combination of characters: presence of 2 areas of faint markings on wing; superior volsella sickle-shaped with 02 outer setae; a tuft of short setae present or absent dorsally on apical inner margin of superior volsella; inferior volsella straight, uniformly tapering towards apex, bilobed apically.
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(n = 9). Total length 2.032.90,
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. Wing length 1.351.88,
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<paragraph id="8A016F780A1EFFC5939AFBD7FF45FB57" blockId="1.[151,1437,508,2020]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Coloration. Head brown. Thorax brown with darker vittae, postnotum, preepisternum, scutellum; halteres yellowish brown. Coloration of legs variable: all legs entirely yellow; or all femora brown with darker apices, fore tibiae and tarsi brown, tibiae and tarsi of mid and hind legs yellow. Abdominal segments yellow to yellowish brown.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1EFFC5939AFB67FBF0FAE5" blockId="1.[151,1437,508,2020]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Head. AR 0.650.80, 0.72. Ultimate flagellomere 310360, 340 µm long. Temporal setae 1012, 11, including 23, 2 inner verticals, 45, 5 outer verticals and 35, 4 postorbitals. Clypeus with 1217, 14 setae. Tentorium 90110, 102 µm long, 2335, 28 µm wide. Palp 5-segmented, length (in µm) of palpomeres: 2535, 31; 3035, 33; 7093, 83; 85108, 102; 140175, 158; the 3rd segment bearing 23 sensilla chaetica.</paragraph>
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Wing (
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Legs. Terminal scale (
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) of front tibia 3850, 44 µm long, triangular and pointed apically. Spur of median tibiae 3843, 40 um long including 1823, 21 µm long comb, un-spurred comb 1823, 20 µm long; spur of posterior tibia 4350, 47 µm long including 2330, 26 µm long comb, un-spurred comb 1828, 23 µm long. Width at apex of front tibia 4045, 43 µm, of median tibia 4056, 46 µm, of hind tibia 4860, 53 µm. Lengths (in m) and proportions of legs as in
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Hypopygium (
<figureCitation id="128573FD0A1EFFC59237F944FE1DF957" box="[362,446,1668,1693]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 A H" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1958,1981]" captionTargetBox="[316,1276,209,1916]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[300,1286,195,1934]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 A H. Polypedilum (Tripodura) falcatum sp. n. A. Wing. B. Fore tibial scale. C. Posterior margin of tergite IX. D G. Superior volsella. H. Hypopygium, dorsal and ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/238632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Fig. 1C</figureCitation>
I). Tergite IX subrectangular, with 23 setae placed medially on the base of anal point; anal tergite bands short, thickly bent downwards and terminating abruptly well before the median area of the IX th tergum. Laterosternite with 12 setae. Anal point broad, 4565, 57 µm long; the lateral projections weak (
<figureCitation id="128573FD0A1EFFC5966BF90FFA2EF92D" box="[1334,1421,1743,1768]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 A H" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1958,1981]" captionTargetBox="[316,1276,209,1916]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[300,1286,195,1934]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 A H. Polypedilum (Tripodura) falcatum sp. n. A. Wing. B. Fore tibial scale. C. Posterior margin of tergite IX. D G. Superior volsella. H. Hypopygium, dorsal and ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/238632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Fig. 1H</figureCitation>
), or absent, only with shoulders on tergite IX (
<figureCitation id="128573FD0A1EFFC591CAF933FD53F8C1" box="[663,752,1779,1804]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 A H" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1958,1981]" captionTargetBox="[316,1276,209,1916]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[300,1286,195,1934]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 A H. Polypedilum (Tripodura) falcatum sp. n. A. Wing. B. Fore tibial scale. C. Posterior margin of tergite IX. D G. Superior volsella. H. Hypopygium, dorsal and ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/238632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Fig. 1C</figureCitation>
); dorsally, with a V-shaped ridge bearing 56 short setae on each side. Phallapodeme 6388, 74 µm long; transverse sternapodeme 2540, 32 µm long. Superior volsella (
<figureCitation id="128573FD0A1EFFC59632F8D7FF7FF899" captionStart="FIGURES 1 A H" captionStartId="3.[151,264,1958,1981]" captionTargetBox="[316,1276,209,1916]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[300,1286,195,1934]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURES 1 A H. Polypedilum (Tripodura) falcatum sp. n. A. Wing. B. Fore tibial scale. C. Posterior margin of tergite IX. D G. Superior volsella. H. Hypopygium, dorsal and ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/238632/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Fig. 1DG</figureCitation>
) sickle-like, with 02 outer setae, a tuft of short setae present or absent dorsally on the apex of inner margin. Inferior volsella 75108, 90 m long, straight, gradually narrowed towards apex, bilobed apically; dorsally with 912 curved setae and a long apical seta. Gonocoxite 105125, 117 µm long. Gonostylus 113133, 122 µm long, with 34 long setae in 1 row along inner margin. HR 0.881.03, 0.96. HV 1.762.22, 2.06.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C2A43CF30A1EFFC5939AF80BFB77F82E" box="[199,1236,1995,2020]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1EFFC5939AF80BFB77F82E" blockId="1.[151,1437,508,2020]" box="[199,1236,1995,2020]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1EFFC5939AF80BFEC3F82E" bold="true" box="[199,352,1995,2020]" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">Distribution.</emphasis>
The species is known from both the Palaearctic and Oriental regions of
<collectingCountry id="F2A92FE80A1EFFC597D4F80BFB73F82E" box="[1161,1232,1995,2020]" name="China" pageId="1" pageNumber="572">China</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DEC13FF00A1DFFC693CAFF58FBAEFF65" ID-Table-UUID="DEC13FF00A1DFFC693CAFF58FBAEFF65" box="[151,1037,152,175]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DEC13FF00A1DFFC693CAFF58FBAEFF65" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" targetBox="[159,1254,203,571]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="2">
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC693CAFF58FBAEFF65" blockId="2.[151,1037,152,175]" box="[151,1037,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC693CAFF58FEA9FF65" bold="true" box="[151,266,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Lengths (in Μm) and proportions of legs of
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<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69183FF58FD53FF65" box="[734,752,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6905CFF58FCB7FF65" box="[769,788,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69079FF58FC22FF65" box="[804,897,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">falcatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC690D5FF58FC67FF65" bold="true" box="[904,964,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A3F90E110A1DFFC690D5FF58FC67FF65" box="[904,964,152,175]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, male.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC69242FF0BFB45FDF1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
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<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FF0BFB45FF2A" box="[159,1254,203,224]" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FF0BFE66FF2A" box="[159,453,203,224]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">PI</th>
<th id="775F04460A1D003B9199FF0BFCC9FF2A" box="[708,874,203,224]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">PII</th>
<th id="775F04460A1D003B971DFF0BFB45FF2A" box="[1088,1254,203,224]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">PIII</th>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FF34FB45FEC1" box="[159,1254,244,267]" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FF34FE66FEC1" box="[159,453,244,267]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">fe 570700, 629</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9199FF34FCC9FEC1" box="[708,874,244,267]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">650800, 717</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B971DFF34FB45FEC1" box="[1088,1254,244,267]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">700850, 764</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FEDEFB45FEFF" box="[159,1254,286,309]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FEDEFE66FEFF" box="[159,453,286,309]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">ti 340450, 382</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9199FEDEFCC9FEFF" box="[708,874,286,309]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">500620, 550</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B971DFEDEFB45FEFF" box="[1088,1254,286,309]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">580730, 649</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FE89FB45FE44" box="[159,1254,329,398]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FE89FE66FE44" box="[159,453,329,398]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">ta1 680820, 747 ta2 430500, 464</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9199FE89FCC9FE44" box="[708,874,329,398]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">290350, 317 160205, 182</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B971DFE89FB45FE44" box="[1088,1254,329,398]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">390520, 451 220290, 251</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FE61FB45FDF1" box="[159,1254,417,571]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FE61FE66FDF1" box="[159,453,417,571]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">ta3 310350, 331 ta4 240260, 250 ta5 110120, 115 LR 1.822.06, 1.92</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9199FE61FCC9FDF1" box="[708,874,417,571]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">105130, 116 6580, 73 5065, 59 0.560.61, 0.58</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B971DFE61FB45FDF1" box="[1088,1254,417,571]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">175225, 204 100125, 111 7085, 75 0.660.77, 0.75</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C2A43CF30A1DFFC6939AFD40FD42F88A" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC6939AFD40FC9EFD2B" blockId="2.[151,1436,640,737]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6939AFD40FE98FD53" bold="true" box="[199,315,640,665]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Remarks.</emphasis>
The male adult of the new species resembles those of
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC690F1FD41FB39FD52" authority="Townes" authorityName="Townes" box="[940,1178,641,665]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Pentapedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acifer" subGenus="Tripodura">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC690F1FD41FC1CFD52" box="[940,959,641,664]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6908EFD41FC45FD52" box="[979,998,641,664]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC690A4FD41FB99FD53" box="[1017,1082,641,665]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">acifer</emphasis>
Townes
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC6978EFD41FEACFD77" authority="Moubayed" authorityName="Moubayed" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Polypedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sidoniensis" subGenus="Tripodura">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6978EFD41FB42FD52" box="[1235,1249,641,664]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC697A4FD41FAA5FD52" box="[1273,1286,641,664]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69642FD40FA38FD53" box="[1311,1435,640,665]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">sidoniensis</emphasis>
Moubayed
</taxonomicName>
in having a sickle-like superior volsella, and a broad and apically rounded anal point. Main distinguishing characters between them are given in
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC693CAFCCCFEB3FC89" blockId="2.[151,1435,780,835]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC693CAFCCCFEA9FCE9" bold="true" box="[151,266,780,803]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Main distinguishing characters between
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC69195FCCCFCCCFCE9" box="[712,879,780,803]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Polypedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcatum" status="sp. nov." subGenus="Tripodura">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69195FCCCFD76FCE9" box="[712,725,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC691B0FCCCFD59FCE9" box="[749,762,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6904FFCCCFCCCFCE9" box="[786,879,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">falcatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6902AFCCCFC17FCE9" bold="true" box="[887,948,780,803]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A3F90E110A1DFFC6902AFCCCFC17FCE9" box="[887,948,780,803]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC6909EFCCCFB05FCE9" authority="Townes" authorityName="Townes" box="[963,1190,780,803]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Pentapedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acifer" subGenus="Tripodura">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6909EFCCCFC76FCE9" box="[963,981,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC690B5FCCCFC58FCE9" box="[1000,1019,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T.</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69751FCCCFBE9FCE9" box="[1036,1098,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">acifer</emphasis>
Townes
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC69781FCCCFEB3FC89" authority="Moubayed." authorityName="Moubayed." class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Polypedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sidoniensis" subGenus="Tripodura">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69781FCCCFB4AFCE9" box="[1244,1257,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6965CFCCCFAADFCE9" box="[1281,1294,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">T</emphasis>
.)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69678FCCCFA38FCE9" box="[1317,1435,780,803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">sidoniensis</emphasis>
Moubayed.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC69111FC9FFB73FB5C" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<table id="F8BE9DD80A1D003B93C2FC9FFAFFFB5C" box="[159,1372,863,1174]" gridcols="4" gridrows="8" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FC9FFAFFFCBF" box="[159,1372,863,885]" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B9111FC9FFCCCFCBF" box="[588,879,863,885]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC69111FC9FFD06FCBF" box="[588,677,863,885]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Polypedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="falcatum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69111FC9FFD06FCBF" box="[588,677,863,885]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">falcatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC691F1FC9FFD47FCBE" bold="true" box="[684,740,863,884]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A3F90E110A1DFFC691F1FC9FFD47FCBE" box="[684,740,863,884]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFC9FFBFBFCBF" box="[1010,1112,863,885]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC690AFFC9FFB8EFCBF" box="[1010,1069,863,885]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Pentapedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="acifer">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC690AFFC9FFB8EFCBF" box="[1010,1069,863,885]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">acifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="775F04460A1D003B979EFC9FFAFFFCBF" box="[1219,1372,863,885]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<taxonomicName id="4DBE14FB0A1DFFC6979EFC9FFA97FCBF" box="[1219,1332,863,885]" class="Insecta" family="Chironomidae" genus="Polypedilum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="2" pageNumber="573" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sidoniensis">
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6979EFC9FFA97FCBF" box="[1219,1332,863,885]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">sidoniensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FC48FAFFFC54" box="[159,1372,904,926]" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FC48FE40FC54" box="[159,483,904,926]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">AR</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FC48FCCCFC54" box="[588,879,904,926]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">0.650.80</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFC48FBFBFC54" box="[1010,1112,904,926]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">1.021.22</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFC48FAFFFC54" box="[1219,1372,904,926]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">0.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FC72FAFFFC02" box="[159,1372,946,968]" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FC72FE40FC02" box="[159,483,946,968]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">LR</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FC72FCCCFC02" box="[588,879,946,968]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">1.822.06</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFC72FBFBFC02" box="[1010,1112,946,968]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">1.601.71</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFC72FAFFFC02" box="[1219,1372,946,968]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Unknown</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FC1BFAFFFC3B" box="[159,1372,987,1009]" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FC1BFE40FC3B" box="[159,483,987,1009]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Wing marking</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FC1BFCCCFC3B" box="[588,879,987,1009]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Faint</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFC1BFBFBFC3B" box="[1010,1112,987,1009]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Absent</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFC1BFAFFFC3B" box="[1219,1372,987,1009]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Absent</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FBC4FAFFFBD0" box="[159,1372,1028,1050]" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FBC4FE40FBD0" box="[159,483,1028,1050]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Lateral projections of anal point</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FBC4FCCCFBD0" box="[588,879,1028,1050]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Weak or only with shoulders</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFBC4FBFBFBD0" box="[1010,1112,1028,1050]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Weak</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFBC4FAFFFBD0" box="[1219,1372,1028,1050]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">With shoulders</td>
</tr>
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<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FBEEFE40FB8E" box="[159,483,1070,1092]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Notch at the base of anal point</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FBEEFCCCFB8E" box="[588,879,1070,1092]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Absent</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFBEEFBFBFB8E" box="[1010,1112,1070,1092]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Absent</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFBEEFAFFFB8E" box="[1219,1372,1070,1092]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Present</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FB97FAFFFBA7" box="[159,1372,1111,1133]" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FB97FE40FBA7" box="[159,483,1111,1133]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Median setae on tergite IX</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FB97FCCCFBA7" box="[588,879,1111,1133]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">23</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFB97FBFBFBA7" box="[1010,1112,1111,1133]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">23</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFB97FAFFFBA7" box="[1219,1372,1111,1133]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="348E6D3A0A1D003B93C2FB40FAFFFB5C" box="[159,1372,1152,1174]" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">
<th id="775F04460A1D003B93C2FB40FE40FB5C" box="[159,483,1152,1174]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Outer setae of superior volsella</th>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B9111FB40FCCCFB5C" box="[588,879,1152,1174]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">02</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B90AFFB40FBFBFB5C" box="[1010,1112,1152,1174]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">1</td>
<td id="775F04460A1D003B979EFB40FAFFFB5C" box="[1219,1372,1152,1174]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">1</td>
</tr>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A016F780A1DFFC693C2FB6AFE13FB14" blockId="2.[159,1294,1194,1246]" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">A tuft of short setae on apical inner Present or absent Absent Present margin of superior volsella</paragraph>
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Inferior volsella Apically bilobed and narrowed Parallel-sided Broad apically Special attention should be paid to the variations in the lateral projection of the anal point, and the superior volsella in the new species. In this study,
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were examined. Nine specimens have weak lateral projections beside the anal point (
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), other
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only with shoulders on tergite IX (
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). One specimen has no outer seta on both superior volsellae (
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); one specimen has 1 outer seta on one superior volsella (
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) and has 2 outer setae on the other superior volsella (
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); eighteen specimens have one outer seta on both superior volsellae. Eight specimens have a tuft of short setae on the apical inner margin of the superior volsella (
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Fig.
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G
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), the remaining specimens lack thsese setae. Similar variations were observed in
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(
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)
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Goetghebuer
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(
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;
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.),
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<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69704F990FBC8F9AD" box="[1113,1131,1616,1639]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P.</emphasis>
(
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)
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6967EF98FFA3EF9AD" box="[1315,1437,1615,1639]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">iriofegeum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC691D6F9B4FD3EF941" box="[651,669,1652,1675]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">P.</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC691EFF9B3FCEEF946" box="[690,845,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">Pentapedilum</emphasis>
)
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</taxonomicName>
(van der Wulp) (
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). Presence or absence of outer setae of the superior volsella is a key character to separate the
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6975AF957FBFBF97A" box="[1031,1112,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">nubifer</emphasis>
and the
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC697E8F957FAEAF97A" box="[1205,1353,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">nubeculosum</emphasis>
groups in the subgenus
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</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC6915CF97CFDBEF919" box="[513,541,1724,1747]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">str</emphasis>
. (
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;
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). Position of the outer seta of superior volsella is often used as an important character in phylogenetic analysis (
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, Saether
<emphasis id="B8CAB36A0A1DFFC69600F920FA3FF932" box="[1373,1436,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="573">et. al.</emphasis>
2010.). Based on foregoing remarks, the different number and positions of the outer seta on the apical projection of the superior volsella may be intraspecific variations.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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