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. 2020 Nov 9;989:39–54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.989.52361

Table 1.

Equivalence table of Gisin (1965, 1967a, 1967b) notation formulae for chaetotaxy to the modern notation of Soto-Adames 2010 (AMS) as presented in the figures.

Dorsal Mc formula Additional sensilla Abd II formula
Head Th Abd
Character from Gisin R0 R1 R2 S T P / Th II Th III / Abd A2 A3 Abd IV + Abd IV / s Character from Gisin p a b q1 q2
Possible status 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0 0–2 0 0–1 0–3 0–1 Possible status - –p a–A b–B q1–Q1 q2–Q2
Actual status mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc number mic–Mc mic–Mc number presence–absence Meaning 0–mic mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc mic–Mc
Chaeta AMS system notation A0 A1 A2 M S2 or S4 Pa5 m or p series m or p series C1 row B s Chaeta AMS system notation a2p a2 m3 m3e p4