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140 BULLETIN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY NO. 304
40. Subdivision of scutellar foveae: (0) not
subdivided by carinae as strong as median
ridge; (1) subdivided by a few additional
strong parallel ridges into several smaller
foveae. (CI 5 0.29, RI 5 0.72).
41. Shape of the of laterodorsal process of
scutellum posterolaterally: (0) broadly rounded;
(1) angled. (CI 5 0.50, RI 5 0.50).
42. Shape of dorsal surface of scutellum: (0)
dorsally convex, gradually sloping posteriorly;
(1) dorsally convex, laterally sloping
gradually but steeply, posteriorly sloping
more or less abruptly; (2) dorsally slightly
convex, abruptly sloping posteriorly, forming
a distinct vertical surface; (3) dorsally flat,
posteriorly produced, posteriorly and laterally
abruptly sloping. (CI 5 0.33, RI 5 0.88).
43. [42:2]. Posterior margin of scutellum: (0)
rounded; (1) truncate; (2) emarginate. Ordered.
(CI 5 0.20, RI 5 0.68).
44. Vertical surface of scutellum posterior to
auricula: (0) foveate-reticulate; (1) vertically
costate or irregularly carinate; (2) rugose. (CI
5 0.33, RI 5 0.50).
45. Shape of scutellum behind lateral bar in
dorsal view: (0) not or slightly expanded; (1)
distinctly expanded. (CI 5 0.11, RI 5 0.74).
46. Longitudinal carinae on speculum: (0) absent;
(1) present. (CI 5 0.33, RI 5 0.80).
47. Ventral margin of mesopleural triangle: (0)
not well defined; (1) well defined. (CI 5 0.33,
RI 5 0.50).
48. Mesopleural impression: (0) distinct and
complete; (1) indistinct and incomplete.
(Autapomorphy).
49. Width and sculpture of mesopleural impression:
(0) broad, without distinct vertical
costa; (1) narrow with one or two distinct
vertical costae; (2) narrow with several
distinct vertical costae. Ordered. (CI 5 0.29,
RI 5 0.92).
50. Presence of a posterior vertical impression on
the lower mesopleuron and its connection
with the posterior end of mesopleural impression:
(0) absent; (1) present, but not
continuous with mesopleural impression; (2)
present, continuous with mesopleural impression.
(CI 5 0.17, RI 5 0.79).
51. Strength of intermesocoxal processes: (0)
weak, indistinct in lateral view; (1) strong,
distinct in lateral view. (CI 5 0.11, RI 5
0.11). (Ronquist, 1995a: char. 22).
52. Lateroventral carina of mesopectus: (0) anteriorly
absent; (1) complete. (CI 5 1.00, RI 5
1.00).
53. Shape of ventral margin of mesopleuron: (0)
ventrally not protruding; (1) ventrally protruding.
(CI 5 1.00, RI 5 1.00).
54. Nude and glabrous elevated area of metepisternum:
(0) absent; (1) present. (CI 5 0.20, RI
5 0.85).
55. Structure and extent of lateral propodeal
carinae: (0) distinctly percurrent; (1) anteriorly
distinct, posteriorly disappearing in
areolate sculpture; (2) anteriorly raised to
a robust process, absent posteriorly. (CI 5
0.33, RI 5 0.56).
56. [55:1]. Direction of the percurrent lateral
propodeal carina: (0) almost parallel; (1)
medially distinctly curved laterad. (CI 5
0.14, RI 5 0.68).
57. [55:1]. Shape of lateral propodeal carina: (0)
not raised; (1) medially moderately raised, in
lateral view posteriorly forming an obtuse
angle with dorsal surface of nucha; (2)
conspicuously raised, in lateral view posteriorly
forming almost a right angle with dorsal
surface of nucha. Ordered. (CI 5 0.33, RI 5
0.95).
58. Dorsal edge of lateral propodeal carina: (0)
narrow; (1) flat and broad. (CI 5 0.25, RI 5
0.93).
59. Posterolateral propodeal process: (0) absent;
(1) low; (2) high. Ordered. (CI 5 0.20, RI 5
0.82).
60. Shape of metapectal-propodeal complex in
lateral view: (0) posteriorly not or slightly
protruding, nucha low with postsubpleuron
nearly horizontal; (1) posteriorly distinctly
protruding, and nucha high, postsubpleuron
slightly oblique; (2) posteriorly slightly protruding,
nucha high, postsubpleuron distinctly
oblique. (CI 5 0.25, RI 5 0.82). (cf.
Ronquist, 1995a: char. 27).
61. Longitudinal costae on dorsal surface of
annulus: (0) distinct; (1) indistinct or absent.
(CI 5 0.25, RI 5 0.25).
62. Anterior glabrous strip along anterior dorsal
margin of annulus: (0) absent; (1) present. (CI
5 0.25, RI 5 0.86).
63. Lateral compression of metasoma: (0) strongly
compressed, knife-shaped; (1) distinctly
compressed, but not knife-shaped. (CI 5
1.00, RI 5 1.00).
64. Direction of lateral part of posterior margin
of the third tergum (female): (0) more or less
vertical; (1) oblique. (CI 5 1.00, RI 5 1.00).
(cf. Ronquist, 1995a: char 43).
65. Abdominal fourth through sixth sternum
(female): (0) at least partly exposed; (1)
entirely covered by abdominal third sternum.
(CI 5 0.50, RI 5 0.67). (cf. Ronquist, 1995a:
char 44).
66. Size of the fifth tergum (male): (0) medially
subequal in length to other postpetiolar
terga; (1) medially distintly longer