Revision of Subgenus Conopostegus Dyar, 1925 from Sat, 2013-11-16 17:42

The following combinations of features distinguish species of subgenus Conopostegus from species of subgenus Haemagogus. Characters that diagnose Conopostegus in the phylogenetic analyses of Reinert et al. (2009) are indicated by an asterisk (*).

ADULTS – Scutum with deep brown scaling, scutum and scutellum without metallic-coloured scales; acrostichal area (*anterior acrostichal area), antealar area and prescutellar area with conspicuous lines or patches of silver scales; prescutellar setae present, well developed; postspiracular setae well developed; thoracic pleura with 3 conspicuous more or less vertical bands of silver scales; midfemur with patch of silvery-white scales on proximal 0.5–0.7 of anterior surface. FEMALE GENITALIA – Tergum IX V-shaped, setae absent; *sternum VIII divided by a narrow median longitudinal membranous area; cercus index 1.86–2.0; ventral postgenital lobe index is 1.52–1.69. MALE GENITALIA – Tergum VIII without specialised scales or setae on posterior margin; tergum IX with a pair of *widely separated posterior lobes; aedeagus with a pair of sternal plates, without tergal sclerotised process. LARVAE – Integument of thorax and abdomen without spicules; seta 12-I present, seta 12-II slightly to noticeably weaker than seta 10-II; comb comprised of 5–9 scales in a single row; ventral brush (seta 4-X) borne on a strongly sclerotised boss. PUPAE – Seta 5-CT strongly developed, long; *seta 7-CT ≥ 6.0 times as long as seta 6-CT; and 1-Pa strongly developed, long, *0.40−0.60 length of paddle. See Genus Haemagogus.