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. 2020 Sep 29;11(10):667. doi: 10.3390/insects11100667
1. Petiole dorsally smooth, bearing crenulated lateral longitudinal carinae (Figure 4E and Figure 11E). ………2
oregmae group
- Petiole with prominent bifurcating central carina dorsally, without crenulated lateral longitudinal carinae (Figure 5E, Figure 6E, Figure 7E, Figure 8E, Figure 9E, and Figure 10E). …......3
gracilis group
2. Maxillary palps with 3 palpomeres, labial palps with 1 palpomere. F1 4.45× as long as wide, number of longitudinal placodes on F1 and F2, 2–3 and 4–5, respectively (Figure 11A). Lipolexis oregmae
- Maxillary palps with 2 palpomeres, labial palps with 1 palpomere. F1 4× as long as wide, F2 with 2–3 number of longitudinal placodes on F1 and F2, 1–2 and 2–3, respectively (Figure 4A). Lipolexis bengalensis sp. n.
3. Maxillary palps with 4 palpomeres. ………4
- Maxillary palps with 3 palpomeres. ………6
4. Labial palps with 2 palpomeres, F1 3.7–4.0× as long as wide, number of longitudinal placodes on F1 and F2, 1–2 and 2–4, respectively (Figure 5A). Lipolexis labialis sp. n.
- Labial palps with one palpomere, F1 3.0–3.6× as long as wide, number of longitudinal placodes on F1 and F2, 2–4 and 4–6, respectively (Figure 7A and Figure 10A). ………5
5. Petiole 2.4–2.6× as long as wide (Figure 7E). R1 slightly longer than pterostigma (Figure 7G). Lipolexis pelopsi sp. n.
- Petiole 2.7–3.2× as long as wide (Figure 10E). R1 equal or slightly shorter than pterostigma (Figure 10G). Lipolexis gracilis
6. F1 4.2–4.7× as long as wide (Figure 6A and Figure 8A), petiole 2.7–2.8× as long as wide (Figure 6E and Figure 8E). ………..7
- F1 3.4–3.8× as long as wide (Figure 9A), petiole 3.1–3.3× as long as wide (Figure 9E) Lipolexis peregrinus sp. n.
7. F1 and F2 4.7 and 4.8–5.0× as long as wide, respectively (Figure 6A), scutellum laterally crenulated along sides (Figure 6C), number of longitudinal placodes on F1 and F2 2 and 3, respectively (Figure 6A) Lipolexis takadai sp. n.
- Both F1 and F2 4.2× as long as wide (Figure 8A), scutellum laterally not bearing crenulations (Figure 8C), F1 and F2 with 2–3 and 4–5 longitudinal placodes, respectively Lipolexis pakistanicus sp. n.