| No. |
Characters |
Mioscarta |
Poeciloterpa |
Trigonoschema |
Miosterpa Crispolon & Yap gen. nov. |
| 1 |
habitus general shape in lateral view |
dorso-ventrally flattened, total length nearly 4 × height |
globulous, total length around 2.5 × height |
not dorso-ventrally flattened, in lateral view total length around 3 × height |
dorso-ventrally flattened, in lateral view total length around 3.5 × height (Figs 1, 2A) |
| 2 |
total length of the specimen |
8–11 mm |
not exceeding 8 mm |
9.5–12.5 mm |
6–7 mm |
| 3 |
Pronotum angle |
not more than 25° |
42° |
around 45° |
around 45° |
| 4 |
distance between ocellus and compound eye |
2 × ocellus diameter |
6 × ocellus diameter |
less than 4 × ocellus diameter |
3 × ocellus diameter |
| 5 |
distance between ocelli |
1.5 ocellus diameter |
at least 2 × ocellus diameter |
1.5 ocellus diameter |
1 ocellus diameter |
| 6 |
size of ocelli evaluated according to the distance between eyes using ocellus diameter |
large, distance between eyes less than 8 × ocellus diameter |
very small, distance between eyes 16 × ocellus diameter |
small, distance between eyes 9–10.5 × ocellus diameter |
small, distance between eyes 9–10.5 × ocellus diameter |
| 7 |
postclypeus shape in frontal view |
ovoid |
compressed laterally with lateral sides almost straight |
ovoid |
ovoid (Figs 1, 2B) |
| 8 |
lateral carinae on postclypeus in frontal view |
absent |
present, prominent |
absent |
present prominent (Figs 1, 2B) |
| 9 |
widest part of postclypeus in frontal view |
mid height |
close to frons |
close to frons |
mid height |
| 10 |
Apical reticulation of the tegmen |
generally developed and reduced in few cases |
reduced |
reduced |
reduced (Figs 1, 2C) |
| 11 |
apical curve of tegmen in dorsal view |
visible |
rarely visible |
rarely visible |
visible (Figs 1, 2C) |
| 12 |
widest part of habitus |
midlength of tegmen |
before midlength of tegmen |
before midlength of tegmen |
before midlength of tegmen (Figs 1, 2C) |
| 13 |
apical cells of the tegmen |
not concave |
concave |
not concave |
concave (Figs 1, 2C) |
| 14 |
Rp posterior wing |
Rp separating from SC+Ra nearly at midlength (Fig. 3A) |
Rp separating from SC+Ra after midlength and making a strong bend after separating from SC+ Ra (Fig. 3C) |
Rp separating from SC+Ra nearly at midlength (Fig. 3D) |
Rp separating from SC+Ra nearly at midlength, (Fig. 3A– B) |
| 15 |
subgenital plates length |
at least 1.5 × as long as pygofer height |
slightly longer than pygofer height |
clearly shorter than 1.5 × as long as pygofer height |
as long as the pygofer height (Figs 1, 2E–F) |
| 16 |
subgenital plates fine appendage |
always present, longer than the main plate |
generally absent, if present shorter than the main plate |
generally present but shorter than the main plate |
absent (Figs 1, 2E–F) |
| 17 |
paramere general shape |
not globose and without protrusion on lateral side |
not globose and without protrusion on lateral side |
globose with protrusion on lateral side |
not globose and without protrusion on lateral side (Figs 1, 2G) |