| Diagnosis |
Mid-dorsal spines on segments 6-10, D 7 twice as long as D 6, 8, and 9, longer than D 10; lateral spines on segments 4, 7-12; lateral terminal spines long, 74.6% of the trunk length; lateral terminal accessory spines (of female) prominent, robust, 24.9% of the trunk length, 35.5% of the lateral terminal spine length; trunk relatively long and narrow, cuticle without evidence of hairs or perforation sites; posterior margin of segments with prominent pectinate fringe, especially in mid-trunk region and most apparent on ventral surface; ventral midline of segment 4 strongly cuticularized, lateroventral articulation zones suggested but not in line with zones of more posterior segments; segment 13 with apparent mid-dorsal articulation zone establishing two bilateral terminal tergal plates (Ref. 335). |
