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. 2012 Jul 9;5:137. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-137

Table 1.

Descriptors and descriptor codes used for IIKC

Descriptors code
WING: Pale or dark spots - Presence
W01
WING: 2nd rad cell, covered by pale spot, costal-tip part
W02
WING: r5 and m1, pale spots, distal part - Presence
W03
WING: r5 and m1, pale spots, distal part - Size
W04
WING: r5 and m1, pale spots, distal part - Connection
W05
WING: r5 and m1, pale spots distal part - Position
W06
WING: m2, pale spot, distal part - Presence
W07
WING: m1, pale spot, from proximal to median part - Presence
W08
WING: m1, pale spot layer and cross the veins M1 and M2 - Presence
W09
WING: m2, pale spot/area, from proximal to median part - Presence
W10
WING: m2, pale spot over r-m cross vein fused with the m2 spot which layers and crosses vein M2 - Presence
W11
WING: m, pale spot/area - Presence
W12
WING: r5, 4th pale costal spot (p.c.s.) versus 3rd dark costal spot (d.c.s.) - Size
W13
WING: r5, area of 4th p.c.s. bigger than 3rd d.c.s. - Shape of the 3rd d.c.s.
W14
WING: anal cell, pale spot in distal part - Presence
W15
WING: m4, center spot - Presence and Colour
W16
WING: r-m crossvein, dark spot in the corner with M1 vein- Presence
W17
WING: arculus, dark spot under arculus - Presence
W18
WING: M1, pale spot/band spanning the vein - Presence
W19
WING: M1, pale spot in the median part - Position
W20
WING: M2, pale spot/band spanning the vein - Presence
W21
WING: M1, M2 and M3 + 4, at least 1 pale spot/area, abuts wing margin, apex of veins in distal part - Presence
W22
WING: M1, M2 and M3 + 4, pale spots surrounded by dark area, apex of veins - Shape
W23
WING: M2, dark spot in proximal part - Shape
W24
WING: Pale wing with only 2 dark areas on Cu1 and 2nd rad cell - Presence
W25
WING: m and anal cells, macrotrichia abundance - Presence
W26
WING: anal cell, dark area abuts wing margin - Presence
W27
ABDOMEN: Spermathecae - Number
A01
ABDOMEN: Spermathecae, sclerotized ring at the end of the spermathecal duct - Presence
A02
ABDOMEN: Spermathecae, sclerotized ring at the end of the spermathecal duct - Shape
A03
ABDOMEN: 1 or 2 spermathecae, pigmented neck - Presence
A04
ABDOMEN: 1 Spermatheca - Shape
A05
ABDOMEN: 1 spermatheca, curved shape - Presence
A06
ABDOMEN: 1 spermatheca, spermathecal duct swollen - Presence
A07
ABDOMEN: 1 spermatheca, spermathecal duct - Length
A08
ABDOMEN: 2 spermathecae - Shape
A09
ABDOMEN: Spermathecae, abdominal sclerites - Presence
A10
ABDOMEN: Spermathecae, abdominal sclerites - Shape
A11
ABDOMEN: 2 spermathecae - Size
A12
ABDOMEN: 3 spermathecae - Shape
A13
ABDOMEN: 3 spermathecae - Texture
A14
EYES: interfacetal hairs - Presence
H01
EYES: Inter-ocular space - Shape
H02
MANDIBLE/MAXILLE: teeth - Presence
H03
CIBARIAL ARMATURE: cibarial armature - Presence
H04
PHARYNX POSTERIOR ARMATURE: pharynx posterior armature - Presence
H05
PALPUS: 3rd palpal segment - Shape
H06
PALPUS: 3rd palpal segment, sensory pits - Number
H07
PALPUS: 3rd palpal segment, single sensory pit - Opening versus depth
H08
ANTENNA: short segments - Shape
H09
ANTENNA: sensilla coeloconica, short segments - Presence
H10
ANTENNA: short sensilla trichodea, distal part segments IV to X - Number
H11
ANTENNA: long sensilla trichodea, proximal segments III-X - Shape
H12
ANTENNA: antennal XI/X ratio, length of segment XI divided by length of segment X - Range
H13
ANTENNA: sensilla coeloconica, segments III to VI - Presence
H14
ANTENNA: sensilla coeloconica, segments VII to X - Presence
H15
ANTENNA: sensilla coeloconica, segments XI à XV - Presence
H16
LEG: forelegs, spines on tarsal segments - Presence
L01
LEG: middle legs, spines on tarsal segments - Presence
L02
LEG: hind legs, spines on tarsal segments - Presence
L03
GEOGRAPHICAL G01

Concerning wing descriptors, the lower-case r and m referred to respectively radial and median cells and the upper-case M and Cu to the median and cubital nervures.