Tuberculobasis

Machado, Angelo B. M., 2009, Denticulobasis and Tuberculobasis, new genera close to Leptobasis, with description of ten new species (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)., Zootaxa 2108, pp. 1-36 : 15-16

Key to females of Tuberculobasis

(Females of T. arara , T. geijskesi , T. guarani , T. karitiana , and T. macuxi unknown)

1. With mesepisternal tubercles ( Figs 48, 49, 52 )............................................................................................................. 2

1´. Without mesepisternal tubercles ( Figs 50, 51, 53 ) ....................................................................................................... 5

2. Mesepisternal tubercles not visible in dorsal view ( Fig. 47 ) and scarcely visible in dorso-lateral view. Vulvar spine of S8 absent ( Fig. 95 ) ................................................................................................................................. T. cardinalis

2´. Mesepisternal tubercles visible in dorsal view ( Figs 48, 49, 52 ). Vulvar spine of S8 present ( Figs 96–100 ).............. 3

3. Mesepisternal tubercles connected with anterior margin of mesostigmal plate ( Fig. 52 ) ....................... T. williamsoni

3´. Mesepisternal tubercles not connected with the anterior margin of mesostigmal plates ( Figs 48, 49 ) ....................... 4

4. Median lobe of hind prothoracic lobe depressed and poorly defined ( Fig. 49 ).............................................. T. inversa

4´. Median lobe of hind prothoracic lobe elevated and well defined ( Fig. 48 ).............................................. T. costalimai

5. Median lobe of hind prothoracic lobe separated from lateral lobes by two deep concavities ( Figs 51, 53 ). ............... 6

5´. Median lobe of hind prothoracic lobe separated from lateral lobes by two shallow concavities ( Fig. 50 ).................... ................................................................................................................................................................. T. mammilaris

6. Hind margin of mesostigmal plate curved anteriorly and laterally to form a C-shaped structure ( Fig. 51 )......... T.tirio

6´. Hind margin of mesostigmal plate not curved to form a C-shaped structure ( Fig. 53 ) .............................. T.yanomami

Figures

FIGURES 47 – 54. Tuberculobasis female thorax, in dorsal view: T. cardinalis, holotype (47); T. costalimai, allotype (48); T. inversa, Peru, Loreto (49); T. mammilaris, Venezuela (50); T. tirio, allotype (51); T. williamsoni, allotype (52); T. yanomami, paratype (53), and in dorso-lateral view: Tuberculobasis sp. 1, Manaus, Amazonas (54) [47 by N. von Ellenrieder; 50, 53 by J. De Marmels].

FIGURES 95 – 100. Female S 8 – 10 in lateral view: T. cardinalis, holotype (95); T. mammilaris, Venezuela (96); T. costalimai, allotype (97); T. williamsoni, paratype (98); T. yanomami, paratype (99); Leptobasis vacillans, Venezuela (100) [95 by N. von Ellenrieder, 96, 99 by J. De Marmels].