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. 2016 Feb 3;(559):35–57. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.559.6281
1 Hind area of wings with at the base a large sky blue area 2
Hind area of wings uniformly dark or turning pale at the base without a distinct large sky blue area 3
2 Wings long, sky blue region not circular, beginning at A6; base of A 1–5 not blue Orthomeria (Orthomeria) superba (Redtenbacher, 1906)
Wings short, base with an almost circular sky blue area which crosses all the anal veins Orthomeria (Orthomeria) versicolor (Redtenbacher, 1906)
3 short winged species, wings projecting slightly over abdominal tergum 5 4
long winged species, wings projecting over abdominal tergum 7 5
4 Costal area of wings with definite orange area Orthomeria (Orthomeria) forstenii (Haan, 1842)
Costal area of wings with a definite blood red area Orthomeria (Orthomeria) kangi sp. n.
5 Mesonotum more than one and a half times as long as the pronotum Orthomeria (Orthomeria) pandora (Westwood, 1859)
Mesonotum not one and a half times the length of pronotum 6
6 Anterior portion to radial vein of hind wing uniformly yellow. Base of antennae black, thereafter rust coloured Orthomeria (Orthomeria) smaragdinum (Redtenbacher, 1906)
Anterior portion to radial vein of hind wing yellow with black cells. Antennae uniformly black Orthomeria (Orthomeria) xanti (Redtenbacher, 1906)