Mecopoda Serville, 1831
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.12766378 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/880D878F-FFC6-FFD5-DDD0-9FB5BA777059 |
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Felipe |
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Mecopoda Serville, 1831 |
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Mecopoda Serville, 1831 View in CoL
Type species: Mecopoda maculata Serville, 1831 View in CoL ( = elongata View in CoL elongata Serville, 1831 View in CoL ), by original monotypy.
Diagnostic features:
Fastigium of vertex widened anteriorly. Head sulcate, with or without transverse lateral apices. Pronotum flat dorsally, truncate anteriorly, with obtuse angulation at its posterior part, two transverse sulci present at dorsal side. Lateral carina distinguishable, lateral lobes with or without dark patches, with or without distinct humeral notch. Tegmina more elongated than femoral apices. Prosternum bispinose, cerci with incurved apices. Subgenital plate elongate; triangular. Ovipositor robust, elongate, sometime incurved from middle half.
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