FAMILY PELTIDIIDAE

 

KGG 1 – characters

 

1.         A.2 Exp.

n – number of segments.

 

2.         P.1 Enp.

n – number of segments.

 

3.         P.2-P.4 Exp.1.

n – number of setae on the inner border of P.2, P.3 and P.4 respectively.

 

4.         P.2-P.4 Enp.2.

n – number of setae on the inner border of P.2, P.3 and P.4 respectively.

 

5.         P.5

f – Benp. and Exp. fused together.

d – Benp. and Exp. distinct.

(the full condition is x:x – (F) and (M) respectively)

 

 

KGG 1

 

A.2

Exp.

segs.

P.1

Enp.

segs.

P.2-P.4

Exp.1

inner

setae

P.2-P.4

Enp.2

inner

setae

P.5

 

3

2

1:1:1

2:2:2

d:?

Peltidium ovale

2-3

3

1:1:1

2:2:2

d:d

Alteutha a)

2

3

1:1:1

2:2:2

d:f

Alteutha spinicauda

2

3

1:1:1

1:1:1

d:d

Alteutha roeae Hicks, 1982a

2

3

0:0:0

2:2:2

d:d

Alteutha b)

2

3

0:0:0

2:2:2

f:f

Alteuthella

2

2

1:1:1

1:1:1

d:?

Peltidium defreitasi

2

2

1:1:1

2:2:2

d:d

Peltidium c)

2

2

1:1:1

2:1:2

?:f

Parapeltidium dubium

2

2

1:1:1

2:2:2

f:f

Parapeltidium johnstoni

Parapeltidium serratum

2

2

0:0:0

2:2:2

d:d

KGG 100

2

2

0:0:0

2:2:1

d:d

Eupelte acutispinis Zhang & Li, 1976

2

2

0:0:0

1:2:2

d:d

Eupelte tristanensis

2

2

0:0:0

1:1:2

d:d

Eupelte beckleyae Hicks, 1982a

2

2

0:0:0

1:1:1

d:d

Eupelte gracilis

Neopeltopsis hicksi Pallares, 1979

2

2

?

?

d:?

Eupeltidium glabrum

1

2

1:1:1

2:2:2

d:?

Peltidium maldivianum

1

2

0:0:0

2:2:2

f:f

Alteuthellopsis oblivia

1

2

0:0:0

1:1:1

f:f

Alteuthellopsis corallina Humes, 1981b

1

2

0:0:0

1:1:1

d:d

Neopeltopsis pectinipes Hicks, 1976

1

2

0:?:?

1:?:?

f:f

Parapeltidium nichollsi Ummerkutty, 1970

 

 

a)         Alteutha depressa (?), interrupta, oblonga, novaezealandiae, signata, dubia, sarsi, spinicauda, sewelli, typica, langi (is synonym depressa), littoralis (is synonym depressa).

 

b)         Alteutha austrina, trisetosa, rara.

 

c)         Peltidium purpureum, robustum, gracile, angulatum, speciosum, perplexum, falcatum, intermedium, exiguum, minutum, cinereum, sacesphorum, hawaiiense, monardi, proximum, simplex, nichollsi, lerneri, perturbatum, fenestratum, laudatum Tanaka & Jong, 1966.