Hesperentomon Price 1960
Creators: name: Shrubovych, Julia
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Entognatha
Protura
Hesperentomidae
Hesperentomon

description: Key to species of genus Hesperentomon Price, 1960
1. Foretarsus lacking sensillum b'2 .................................................................................................................................. 2
- Foretarsus with sensillum b'2 ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Accessory setae P1a and P2a present on tergites I–VII, meso- and metasternum with A1 seta .............. H. macswaini
- Accessory seta P2a lacking on tergites II–VI, meso- and metasternum without A1 seta............................................ 3
3. Foretarsal sensilla b and c of nearly equal length, sensilla t3 and a’ shorter than other sensilla ......... H. chinghaiense
- Sensillum c short, half the length of b, sensilla t3 and a’ same length as a and d ..................................... H. dianicum
4. Accessory setae P1a and P2a present on nota and tergites I–VII ................................................................................ 5
- Some accessory setae P1a and P2a lacking on nota and tergites I–VII ...................................................................... 6
5. Foretrasal sensillum b longer than c, sternites VIII and IX with Pc- seta, mesonotum with P5a- seta .. H. septemsetum
- Sensilla b and c of equal length, sternites VIII and IX without Pc- seta, mesonotum lacking P5a- seta. H. martynovae
6. Seta P2a lacking on nota ............................................................................................................................................. 7
- Seta P2a present on nota.............................................................................................................................................. 8
7. Meso- and metasternum with 4 and 6 A -setae, respectively .................................................................. H. monlunicum
- Meso- and metasternum with 6 and 8 A -setae, respectively .............................................................. H. pectigastrulum
8. Seta P1a present on nota, P2a lacking on tergite I ...................................................................................................... 9
- Seta P1a lacking on nota and tergites I–VI ................................................................................................................ 10
9. Foretarsal sensillum c short, half the length of b, tergite X with 10 setae, meso- and metasternum without A1 seta.... ............................................................................................................................................................... H. guiyangense
- Sensilla b and c of equal length, tergite X with 14 setae, meso- and metasternum with A1 seta .................. H. kuratai
10. Seta P2a present on tergite VII.................................................................................................................................. 11
- Seta P2a lacking on tergite VII.................................................................................................................................. 14
11. Seta P2a present on tergites I–VI ....................................................................................................... H. kangdingense
- Seta P2a lacking on tergites I–VI ............................................................................................................................... 12
12. Sternites IV–VI with 8 P -setae ................................................................................................................................... 13
- Sternites IV–VI with 9 P -setae ..............................................................................................................................H. sp.
13. Sensilla b and c equal length, tergite X with 8 setae ........................................................................... H. nanshanensis
- Sensillum b evidently longer than c, tergite X with 10 setae ................................................................... H. xiningense
14. Tergite X with 10 setae ............................................................................................................................................... 15
- Tergita X with 12 setae .............................................................................................................................................. 16
15. Sternite I with 4 P -setae, II–III with 5 P -setae, IV–VI with 9 P -setae and sternite X with 6 setae .... H. hwashanense
- Sternites I–VI and X with fewer number of P -setae (2, 3, 6, 4 respectively) ......................................... H. sichuanense
16. Meso- and metasternum without A1 seta, sensillum t3 longer than b and c ........................................ H. tianshanicum
- Meso- and metasternum with A1 seta, sensillum t3 shorter than b and c ............................................ H. liaoningensis
description: Published as part of Shrubovych, Julia, 2010, Redescription of Hesperentomon tianshanicum Martynova, 1970 (Protura: Acerentomata, Hesperentomidae) and key to Hesperentomon species, pp. 28-34 in Zootaxa 2720 on page 33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.199861