cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15135483
title: TABLE 1 in Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist

description: TABLE 1. Ectoparasite species abundance on small mammals, Lithuania 2016–2022.
Neomys fodiensSorex araneusSorex minutusSicista betulinaApodemus agrariusApodemus flavicollisApodemus sylvaticusMicromys minutusMus musculusAlexanodromys oeconomusArvicola amphibiusClethrionomys glareolusMicrotus agrestisMicrotus arvalisParasite numberTrombidiformesHirsutiella zachvatkini-91-223272-9963-1740276050920004Miyatrombicula muris-----------13--13Neotrombicula japonica----67-----11-430Neotrombicula vulgaris-----------1--1MesostigmataAndrolaelaps casalis-1---1-----1-36Androlaelaps fahrenholzi-211511--13-68148186Eulaelaps stabularis-3--291381--7-841126299Haemogamasus ambulans-----1---1-7-211Haemogamasus hirsutosimilis----13--------4Haemogamasus hirsutus-21-78---1-81332Haemogamasus horridus-1---5-1---61-14Haemogamasus nidi-181123208-3128420924172692Hirstionyssus isabellinus11--108---20244967162Hirstionyssus soricis-2--1--------14Hirstionyssus sunci----12031--2----4157Hyperlaelaps amphibius----------21---21Hyperlaelaps microti-21-2----77-1017510471314Laelaps agilis-3--1130052----11-173049Laelaps clethrionomydis-1-----1---90--92Laelaps hilaris--9-823--17-10104602755Laelaps jettmari--1-1443-----1--149Laelaps micromydis----3--33------36Laelaps muris----11----17---19Myonyssus gigas-----9--------9IxodidaDermacentor reticulatus-183-4027--11111141747279Ixodes ricinus33972575651508252879914051182274378Ixodes trianguliceps-23-2418--41-4225101PsocodeaHoplopleura acanthopus---------10-180392483Hoplopleura affinis----1131--------114Hoplopleura edentula----41-----37321381Hoplopleura longula-------2------2Polyplax hannswrangeli-----------57--57Polyplax serrata----27115--------142SiphonapteraAmphipsylla rossica-------------22Leptopsylla segnis----32--------5Megabothris turbidus-1--67162-6-3-1221356430Megabothris walkeri-1--34--118-13201272Monopsyllus sciurorum----14-----2--7Nosopsyllus fasciatus----11-----1-14Palaeopsylla soricis4425-14-----111169Peromyscopsylla bidentata----13---2-473662Peromyscopsylla silvatica---------1-8--9Ctenophthalmus agyrtes1231-176377-6217612540163937Ctenophthalmus assimilis-1-----------1112Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus----32--------5Ctenophthalmus uncinatus-1--2124---811872234298Doratopsylla dascynema-1------------1Rhadinopsylla integella-----2---1-6-1120Hystrichopsylla orientalis16--1814---111251120107Hystrichopsylla talpae----53---1-103729Host number62378033774381381665171595453
description: Published as part of Kitrytė, Neringa & Baltrūnaitė, Laima, 2023, Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist, pp. 3-4 in Zootaxa 5353 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8426731
DOI: 10.15468/dl.8dqsmc
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 9731 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
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 The dataset includes 9731 records from 431 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0006249-250402121839773/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156654
title: TABLE 2 in A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India

description: TABLE 2. Currently valid species of Cymothoidae from India, their respective authorities and the most recent reference for each (Cymothoid species valid names are in bold italics and previous combinations under the valid name)
S. No.Original combination and authorityNomenclature StatusType LocalityReference1.Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952ValidKolkata, IndiaTiwari (1952); Aneesh et al. (2018a)Indusa ophueseni Pillai, 1954= Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952Trivandrum, IndiaPresent study2.Amblycephalon indicus Pillai, 1954ValidTrivandrum, IndiaPillai (1954)3.Anilocra dimidiata Bleeker, 1857ValidJava, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Pillai (1954); Rameshkumar et al. 2011, 2014 cAnilocra longicauda Schiöedte & Meinert, 1881Jayadev Babu & Sanjeeva Raj (1984)4.Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857ValidDjakarta, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Aneesh et al. (2017b)5.Catoessa boscii (Bleeker, 1857)ValidJava, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Trilles et al. (2012)Joryma brachysomaRavichandran et al. ’s (2010)6.Catoessa gruneri Bowman & Tareen, 1983ValidPersian gulfBowman & Tareen (1983); Aneesh et al. (2016a)7.Ceratothoa angulata (Richardson, 1910)ValidPhilippinesRichardson (1910); Rameshkumar et al. (2013)8.Ceratothoa retusa (Schiöedte & Meinert, 1883)ValidSouth AfricaPillai (1954); Bruce & Bowman (1989); Trilles et al. (2011)Codonophilus hemiramphi Pillai, 1954= Ceratothoa retusa (Schiöedte & Meinert, 1883)Trivandrum, IndiaPresent study9.Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979ValidAustraliaRameshkumar et al. (2013)10.Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783)ValidPondicherry, IndiaBrünnich (1783)Cymothoa krishnai Jayadev Babu & Sanjeeva Raj, 1984= Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783)Pulicat Lake, IndiaPresent study11.Cymothoa frontalis Milne Edwards, 1840ValidIndian Ocean; precise location not knownMilne Edwards (1840); Aneesh et al. (2015)12.Cymothoa indica Schiöedte & Meinert, 1884ValidThailandSchiöedte & Meinert (1884); Trilles et al. (2011)13.Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979ValidAustraliaAvdeev (1979a); Rameshkumar et al. (2013d)14.Elthusa propinqua (Richardson, 1904)ValidPort Heda, JapanRichardson (1904); Bruce (1990)Lironeca propinqua Richardson, 1904Barnard (1936)15.Elthusa samariscii (Shiino, 1951)ValidKochi, JapanBiju Kumar & Bruce (1999)16.Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885ValidunknownBovallius (1885); Aneesh et al. (2017a)Ceratothoa angulata (Richardson, 1910)Ravichandran et al. (2011)17.Glossobius hemiramphi Williams & Williams, 1985ValidGuanica Bay, Puerto RicoWilliams & Williams (1985); Aneesh et al. (2017a)18.Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818)ValidCape May, New JerseyVigneshwaran et al. (2018b)
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description: Published as part of Ravichandran, S., Vigneshwaran, P. & Rameshkumar, G., 2019, A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India, pp. 85 in Zootaxa 4622 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4622.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3379899
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156655
title: TABLE 3 in A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India

description: TABLE 3. Table showed species inquirenda and species excluded from the Indian fauna. (*) indicates species excluded from the Indian fauna
S. No.Original combination and authorityNomenclature StatusType LocalityReference1.Agarna bengalensis Kumari, Rao & Shaymasundari, 1990Species inquirenda (no type, male specimen)Waltair Coast, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaPresent study2.Ceratothoa trigonocephala (Leach, 1818) *ValidunknownPillai (1954)3.Cymothoa asymmetrica Pillai, 1954Species inquirenda (no type or descriptionTrivandrum, Kerala CoastPresent study4.Nerocila hemirhamphusi Shyamasundari, Hanumantha Rao & Jalaj Kumari, 1990Species inquirenda (no type or description)Waltair Coast, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaPresent study5.Ourozeuktes bopyroides (Lesueur, 1814) *ValidAustraliaWhite (1847)
description: Published as part of Ravichandran, S., Vigneshwaran, P. & Rameshkumar, G., 2019, A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India, pp. 88 in Zootaxa 4622 (1) on page 88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4622.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3379899
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156653
title: TABLE 2 in A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India

description: TABLE 2. Currently valid species of Cymothoidae from India, their respective authorities and the most recent reference for each (Cymothoid species valid names are in bold italics and previous combinations under the valid name)
S. No.Original combination and authorityNomenclature StatusType LocalityReference1.Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952ValidKolkata, IndiaTiwari (1952); Aneesh et al. (2018a)Indusa ophueseni Pillai, 1954= Agarna malayi Tiwari, 1952Trivandrum, IndiaPresent study2.Amblycephalon indicus Pillai, 1954ValidTrivandrum, IndiaPillai (1954)3.Anilocra dimidiata Bleeker, 1857ValidJava, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Pillai (1954); Rameshkumar et al. 2011, 2014 cAnilocra longicauda Schiöedte & Meinert, 1881Jayadev Babu & Sanjeeva Raj (1984)4.Anilocra leptosoma Bleeker, 1857ValidDjakarta, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Aneesh et al. (2017b)5.Catoessa boscii (Bleeker, 1857)ValidJava, IndonesiaBleeker (1857); Trilles et al. (2012)Joryma brachysomaRavichandran et al. ’s (2010)6.Catoessa gruneri Bowman & Tareen, 1983ValidPersian gulfBowman & Tareen (1983); Aneesh et al. (2016a)7.Ceratothoa angulata (Richardson, 1910)ValidPhilippinesRichardson (1910); Rameshkumar et al. (2013)8.Ceratothoa retusa (Schiöedte & Meinert, 1883)ValidSouth AfricaPillai (1954); Bruce & Bowman (1989); Trilles et al. (2011)Codonophilus hemiramphi Pillai, 1954= Ceratothoa retusa (Schiöedte & Meinert, 1883)Trivandrum, IndiaPresent study9.Cymothoa bychowskyi Avdeev, 1979ValidAustraliaRameshkumar et al. (2013)10.Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783)ValidPondicherry, IndiaBrünnich (1783)Cymothoa krishnai Jayadev Babu & Sanjeeva Raj, 1984= Cymothoa eremita (Brünnich, 1783)Pulicat Lake, IndiaPresent study11.Cymothoa frontalis Milne Edwards, 1840ValidIndian Ocean; precise location not knownMilne Edwards (1840); Aneesh et al. (2015)12.Cymothoa indica Schiöedte & Meinert, 1884ValidThailandSchiöedte & Meinert (1884); Trilles et al. (2011)13.Cymothoa parupenei Avdeev, 1979ValidAustraliaAvdeev (1979a); Rameshkumar et al. (2013d)14.Elthusa propinqua (Richardson, 1904)ValidPort Heda, JapanRichardson (1904); Bruce (1990)Lironeca propinqua Richardson, 1904Barnard (1936)15.Elthusa samariscii (Shiino, 1951)ValidKochi, JapanBiju Kumar & Bruce (1999)16.Glossobius auritus Bovallius, 1885ValidunknownBovallius (1885); Aneesh et al. (2017a)Ceratothoa angulata (Richardson, 1910)Ravichandran et al. (2011)17.Glossobius hemiramphi Williams & Williams, 1985ValidGuanica Bay, Puerto RicoWilliams & Williams (1985); Aneesh et al. (2017a)18.Glossobius impressus (Say, 1818)ValidCape May, New JerseyVigneshwaran et al. (2018b)
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description: Published as part of Ravichandran, S., Vigneshwaran, P. & Rameshkumar, G., 2019, A taxonomic review of the fish parasitic isopod family Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothooidea) of India, pp. 85 in Zootaxa 4622 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4622.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3379899
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156659
title: TABLE 1 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 1. Differences between the subspecies of Aedes impiger.
Life stageCharacterdaisetsuzanusimpigerAdult femaleThoracic setaeLess setoseMore setose(Tanaka et al. 1979)Scutal setaeRelatively shortRelatively longPostpronotal setae5–12 in irregular row or double row close to posterior margin13–20Adult malePleural setaeWhitish to yellowish brownDark brown to nearly black(Tanaka et al. 1979)(North America)Larva (Tanaka et al. 1979)Seta 11-II1,2 branches*2–5 branchesSeta 4-III4–6 branches*2–4 branchesSeta 1-IVSingle, subequal to seta 1-V*1–3 branches, shorter and more slender than seta 1-VSeta 6-IV2,3 branches*singleSeta 8-VI1–3 branches*3–7 branchesSeta 8-VII5–8 branches*3–6 branchesAnal papillae x length of saddle1.1–11.4*2.1–3.0Pupa (Tanaka 1999)Seta 10-C†3–8(5) branches‡2 branchesSeta 5-II†2–5(3) branches‡singleSeta 5-III†2–8 branches‡singleSeta 7-V†3–5(3) branches‡2 branchesSeta 7-VISingle‡2 branchesSeta 8-VII†2–6(3) branches‡SinglePaddle index1.50–1.98 (x = 1.69)‡1.33
*Two specimens from Alaska.
†Range (mode).
‡ Danks & Corbet (1973: fig. 4) (referenced in Tanaka 1999).
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 38 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156663
title: TABLE 3 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 3. Comparable differences between the adult females of the subspecies of Aedes pulcritarsis observed by Edwards (in Barraud 1934).
FemalesasiaticuspulcritarsisThorax“Mesonotum mainly dark brown, with a double“Mesonotum with a variable amount of goldenmedian line of white scales on anterior ½, narrowlyscales toward front in middle; pale scales alongbordered externally with yellow scales; on each side ofmargins and over wing-roots, remainder darkthe posterior end of this stripe a rather large patch ofbrown.”whitish scales.”LegsApparently differing as follows: “Femora and tibiae…“mostly black, with conspicuous white knee-with fairly numerous scattered white scales; hindfemurspots and shite rings on tarsi marrow on front(except for this speckling) dark on nearly the wholeand middle pairs, broader on hand pair; 5th tarsalouter surface.”segment of all legs white.”Abdomen“White basal bands on tergites [terga] II–VI complete,…“black, with white basal bands on tergitesthat on VI very narrow.”II–VI, sternites [sterna] similarly coloured.”
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 41 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156665
title: TABLE 4 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 4. Morphological differences between the subspecies of Aedes pulcritarsis.
Anatomical featureasiaticuspulcritarsisLarvaeComb scalesBluntly pointedSharply pointedPecten16–18 spines17–24 spinesSiphonLong, index 4.0–5.0, slightly taperedShort, index 3.0–3.5, more strongly taperedAnal papillae≈ length of seta 2-X≈ 2x length of seta 2-XMaleBasal mesal lobeLargest seta stout, curved distallyLargest seta slender with hooked tipFemaleScutumWith anterior median white stripeStripe absentAbdominal tergum VIBasal pale band normalBasal pale band very narrow
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 41 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156667
title: TABLE 5 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 5. Comparison of larval characters for the three Sumantran subspecies of Anopheles gigas.
CharacterdanaubentooedjalikalahpantjarbatuSeta 4-C length / seta 3-C length~ 0.50.50.5–0.67Seta 4-C distance to seta 3-CNot so distantDistantDistantSeta 4-C, branches3,4 branches near tipSingle, simple or with a few barbsSingle or 2-branchedSeta 1-P, branches8–10 with very thin main stem7–9 with very thin main stem7–9 with very thin main stem
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 58 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156661
title: TABLE 2 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 2. Differences between adults of the subspecies of Aedes lasaensis.
Anatomical featuregyirongensislasaensisFemales—wingRadius, dark scales at baseMore numerousNormalCubitus (base?)White scales more numerous thanWhite scales not more numerousdark scalesthan dark scalesMales—genitaliaNinth tergal lobesEach lobe with 3–7 simple andEach lobe with 6 or 7 simpleforked spine-like setaespine-like setaeGonocoxite—scalesRelatively numerous, spatulateRelatively few, truncateGonostylusSlender, gently curved distallyStout proximally, sharply curveddistallyBasal mesal lobe (BML)Quadrate in dorsal view, setaeSomewhat trapezoidal in dorsallongerview (slightly narrower at base),setae relatively shortParabasal setae, insertionsOpposite mid-basal margin ofAt distal basal margin of BML,BML, larger hooked seta insertedlarger hooked seta insertedlaterad of smaller setaproximad of smaller setaLine of needle-like setaePresentAbsentat level of lower edge ofBMLDorsomesal apical lobe,More numerous, longerSparse, shortsetaeClaspette, stemWith prominent preapical mesalSlightly and evenly tapered toprotuberancebase of filament
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 39 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156669
title: TABLE 6 in The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification

description: TABLE 6. Differences between the males of the subspecies of Toxorhynchites inornatus.
Character (♁)albitarsisinornatusMaxillary palpus, lengthAbout as long as proboscisDistinctly longer than proboscisPostpronotum, scaling*Mostly white-scaledMostly green-scaledScutum, scalingDusky green, pale green at sidesStrongly metallic, greenish, particularly at sidesAbdomen, dorsalTergum I pale blue in middle, white at sides; other terga dark blue, shining pale blue at sidesShades of green at base to shades of blue towards tip, or terga bluish, purplish caudadAbdomen, ventralPurple with some golden scales laterally on sterna V and VIBoard median purple stripe, broadened on sternum IV and at bases of sterna II, V, VI and VIILateral scale-tufts of segment VI*BlackAbout half white and half blackMidtarsomere 2*Almost entirely white, few black scales at apexWith basal white bandHindtarsomere 1Dark-scaledBasal white band sometimes presentHindtarsomere 2*Almost entirely white, few black scales atWith basal band at most 0.5 length ofbase and apextarsomere
description: Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 126 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8043342
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156672
title: TABLE 1 in Morphology of the egg-case and larva of Paracymus aeneus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

description: TABLE 1. Current knowledge on the morphology of immature stages of the genus Paracymus and its source of material. Modified from Archangelsky & Fikáček (2004).
SpeciesStageSourceCountryReference and remarksParacymus aeneus (Germar, 1824)E, L1, L2, L3RearingJapanThis studyParacymus pygmaeus (MacLeay, 1871)L?Field collected larvaNew ZealandWinterbourn (1973), described as Anacaena tepida Winterbourn, 1970 (= P. pygmaeus)Paracymus subcupreus (Say, 1825)E, L1, L3, PRearingUSAArchangelsky (1997) (E, L3, P), Fikáček (2006) (L1), Fikáček et al. (2008) (L1)Paracymus rufocinctus Bruch, 1915E, L3, PRearingArgentinaArchangelsky (1999)
description: Published as part of Minoshima, Yûsuke N. & Watanabe, Kohei, 2024, Morphology of the egg-case and larva of Paracymus aeneus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), pp. 201 in Zootaxa 5541 (2) on page 201, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/14240956
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15156673
title: TABLE 2 in Morphology of the egg-case and larva of Paracymus aeneus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

description: TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological characters of immature stages of Paracymus. For references, see Table 1.
CharacterP. aeneusP. pygmaeusP. subcupreusP. rufocinctusEgg-caseMast of egg-caseLong, slender?Short, stoutLong, slenderLarvaNumber of nasale teeth3443 and small ventral irregular teethEpistomal lobeProjecting as far as nasaleNot projecting further than nasaleProjecting as far as nasaleDistinctly projecting further than nasaleShape of epistomal lobeRoundedRounded, slightly angulateRoundedAngulateNumber of setae on gFR22223 (two on apex, one lateral)FR2Present, pore-like?Absent?Position of PA7Midlength of head capsule?Posterior third of head capsule?Number of inner teeth on mandible3332Antennal segment 2Without cuticular spines?Without cuticular spinesWith cuticular spinesDorsal surface of stipesLargely membranousSclerotized?SclerotizedSclerotizedMaxillary palpomere 1Incompletely cylindrically sclerotized?Incompletely cylindrically sclerotizedCylindrically sclerotizedCuticular spines on maxillary palpomere 1AbsentPresentPresentAbsentDorsal teeth on mentumA few teeth?Many teeth (L1), a few teeth (L3)Many teethSecondary setae on distal margin of mentum2–4 pairs?6 or 7 pairs3 pairsCuticular spines on anterior corner of mentumPresent (indistinct or absent in L3)?Absent?Absent?Cuticular spines of prementumPresent?PresentAbsentLigulaShortLong, as long as palpusLong, slightly shorter than or as long as palpusVery long, more than twice as long as palpusLigulaPartly sclerotized?SclerotizedMembranousPosition of LA12 on ligulaApical area?Apical areaSubapical areaThorax and abdomenWeakly lobedLobedWeakly lobedStrongly lobedDorsal sclerites of abdominal segments 2–6One pair of small, oval scleritesSingle sclerite, transverseSingle sclerite, transverseOne pair of sclerites and two transverse scleritesAbdominal lobesMembranous?MembranousSclerotized
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description: Published as part of Minoshima, Yûsuke N. & Watanabe, Kohei, 2024, Morphology of the egg-case and larva of Paracymus aeneus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), pp. 211-212 in Zootaxa 5541 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5541.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/14240956