Character Details

Character

Antennal Shape

Description

General shape of all the antennal segments

States

0: Cylindrical to slightly flattened
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1. Metopius (Metopius) vitt... ↴
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2. Metopius (Ceratopius) me... ↴
 
notes: The flagellum is normally cylindrical to slightly flattened in the middle, with the flagellomeres distinctly tapering distally.
coded examples: Metopius (Ethimetopius) polyptichi, Metopius (Ceratopius) fuscipennis, Metopius (Peltales) notatus, Metopius (Peltales) errantius, Metopius (Peltocarus) croceicornis (toggle remainder)
1: Spindle Shaped
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1. Metopius (Cultrarius) bi... ↴
 
notes: The flagellomeres are more strongly flattened in the distal third, where the flagellomeres are two to three times as wide as long.
coded examples: Metopius (Cultrarius) birkmani, Metopius (Cultrarius) comptus, Metopius (Cultrarius) consector, Metopius (Cultrarius) pectoralis, Metopius (Cultrarius) rileyi (toggle remainder)