FAMILY THALESTRIDAE

 

KGG 500 – characters

 

1.         Body shape.

vc – very compressed dorso-ventrally; thoracic epimeral plates prominent.

sc – slightly compressed dorso-ventrally; thoracic epimeral plates not very prominent.

nor – of normal shape; only very slightly compressed dorso-ventrally.

 

2.         A.1 (F)

n – number of segments.

 

3.         (M) P.2 Enp.

n – number of segments.

 

4.         P.5 (F)

n:n – number of setae on Benp. and Exp. respectively.

 

5.         P.5 (M)

n:n – number of setae on Benp. and Exp. respectively.

 

 

KGG 500

 

Body

shape

A.1 (F)

segs.

P.2 (M)

Enp.

segs.

P.5 (F)

setae

P.5 (M)

setae

 

vc

9

2

5:6

3:7

Amenophia peltata

vc

9

?

5:6

?

Amenophia pulchella

vc

9

2

4:4

2:6

Paramenophia chilensis

vc

8?

?

4:5

?

Amenophia ovalis

sc

7

3

5:5

2:6

Idomene forficata

sc

7

3

4:5

2:5

Dactylopodella rostrata

sc

6-7

?

5:5

?

Idomene coronata

sc

6-7

3

5:4

2:6

Idomene antarctica

sc

6

3

5:5

2:5

Idomene aberrans

sc

6

?

5:5

?

Idomene intermedia

nor

9

2

5:6

3:7

Thalestris longimana

nor

9

2

5:6

3:6

Thalestris a)

nor

9

2

5:6

3:5

Thalestris rhodymeniae

nor

9

2

5:6

?

Thalestris purpurea

 

 

a)         Thalestris gibba, rufoviolascens, frigida, normani, brunnea (?).