Character Details
Character
Position of metasomal cavity (MC) (where the metasoma inserts into the mesosoma)Description
None provided.States
| 1: situated entirely dorsal to coxal cavities (CC); wide, high, straight, transverse carinae (TC) between metasomal (MC) and coxal cavities |
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| notes: |
| coded examples: Lytopylus, Braunsia |
| 2: situated partly between coxal cavities (CC); wide, high, straight, transverse carinae (TC) between metasomal (MC) and coxal cavities absent, usually curved and relatively shallow if present |
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| notes: |
| coded examples: Bassus, Coccygidium, Earinus, Hypsostypos, Biroia (toggle remainder) |
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