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. 2021 Oct 22;1065:1–12. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1065.69870
1 Antepronotal lobes reduced, with elongate scutal projection 2
Antepronotal lobes narrowed dorsally and medially narrowly separated 4
2 Maxillary palp reduced P.hirsutum (Goetghebuer)
Maxillary palp five-segmented 3
3 Antepronotal lobe distinctly narrowed dorsally P.longiligulatum Yamamoto, Yamamoto & Tang
Antepronotal lobe reduced, with anteriorly elongate scutal projection P.discaudatum Amakye
4 Wing with dark spots 5
Wing without spots 11
5 Palpomeres reduced, palpomeres 4 and 5 combined about as long as palpomere 3; Sudan P.brevipalpe Sæther & Sundal
Palpomeres five-segmented, fifth palpomere about twice as long as third palpomere 6
6 Antepronotum setose 7
Antepronotum bare 8
7 Superior volsella with two outer setae; France, Italy P.lotensis Moubayed-Breil
Superior volsella without outer setae; Ghana, Tanzania P.volselligum Sæther & Sundal
8 Wing with obvious spots; setae along inner margin of gonostylus strongly split P.ramiferum Kieffer
Wing with a large black spot on entire basal area; setae along inner margin of gonostylus not split 9
9 Anal point strong, mid-part contracted in a large inflated globe apically, with candle-like spine P.huapingensis Liu & Lin
Anal point strong and tapering 10
10 Tergites II–VI brown with dark brown bands at middle P.heberti Lin & Wang
Tergites II–VI pale brown without brown bands at middle P.baishanzuensis Song & Qi sp. nov.
11 Antepronotum setose 12
Antepronotum bare 15
12 Anal point broad, tapering towards apex; Canada and USA P.ontario (Wally)
Anal point narrow, parallel-sided 13
13 Apical process of superior volsella without strong outer seta in apical half P.okigrandis Sasa
Apical process of superior volsella with strong outer seta in apical half 14
14 Fore tibial scale pointed; tergite IX with strongly sclerotized circle; China P.cyclus Zhang & Wang
Fore tibial scale rounded; tergite IX without strongly sclerotized circle; China and Japan P.yamasinense (Tokunaga)
15 Scutum with a weak tubercle 16
Scutum without a tubercle 17
16 Superior volsella with one long outer seta; R2+3 distinct; China P.jii Zhang & Wang
Superior volsella without outer setae; R2+3 evanescent; China P.exilicaudatum Sæther & Sundal
17 Anal point broad, not parallel-sided; legs ringed with white 18
Anal point narrow, parallel-sided; legs not ringed 19
18 Anal point broad with strong median swelling and apical additional point; Ghana P.bulbocaudatum Sæther & Sundal
Anal point awl-shaped, without an additional apical point; Ghana P.subulatum Sæther & Sundal
19 Legs with dark patterns P.paracyclus Qi & Song
Legs without dark patterns 20
20 AR 0.54–0.91; tergite IX with two setae; superior volsella short and broad; China P.paucisetum Zhang
AR 1.15; tergite IX with more than 40 setae; superior volsella curved and tapered; France P. sætheri Moubayed-Breil