Taperus Li & Wang

Taperus Li and Wang 1994: 374

Type species.

Taperus fasciatus Li & Wang.

Diagnosis.

Taperus is similar to Onukia Matsumura, it differs from this genus in having the median longitudinal carina of vertex very weak, nearly indistinct; area between median carina and submarginal carina of vertex nearly flat rather than concave and male pygofer with rows or groups of stout spine-like macrosetae marginally.

For detailed generic description see Zhang et al. (2010).

Key to species of the genus Taperus Li & Wang based on male adults