identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
56298791CC15282908BA8CFBFACBFCE7.text	56298791CC15282908BA8CFBFACBFCE7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neobidessodes limestoneensis (Watts & Humphreys) Watts & Humphreys	<div><p>Neobidessodes limestoneensis (Watts &amp; Humphreys), first-instar larva</p><p>Source of material. Australia, Yilgarn, WA; Limestone Well, Three Rivers Station, 25°16’59’’S, 119°10’33’’E, 26/viii/2001; W. F. Humphreys, T. Karanovic &amp; J. M. Waldock (Watts &amp; Humphreys 2003).</p><p>Diagnosis. Body relatively soft, lightly sclerotized; occipital suture absent (Fig. 1); occipital foramen small (Figs 1–2); anteroventral margin of nasale with 14 digitiform lamellae clypeales (Fig. 2); stemmata absent (Fig. 1); A3 with a ventroapical spinula (Fig. 4); mandible elongate, slender (Fig. 5); MP longer than antenna; claws short (Figs 10–11); pore PAj absent (Fig. 2); ratios HL/HW, A3/A1, MNL/MNW, A/MP, MP2/ MP1, LP2/LP1, LAS/HW, U/LAS and U1/U2 (Table 1).</p><p>limestoneensis balkei limestoneensis balkei</p><p>Instar I (n = 1) Instar III (n = 3) Instar I (n = 1) Instar III (n = 3)</p><p>HL (mm) 1.00 0.78–0.80 MP2/MP3 3.67 2.55–3.00 Description. Color. Uniformly pale, unpigmented, distal half of mandible light brown.</p><p>Body. Relatively soft, lightly sclerotized, subcylindrical, narrowing towards abdominal apex. Measurements and ratios that characterize the body shape are shown in Table 1.</p><p>Head. Head capsule (Figs 1–2). Longer than broad; surface spinulae absent; maximum width at level of egg bursters, without neck constriction; occipital suture absent; ecdysial line slightly visible, coronal line relatively short; occipital foramen small, broadly emarginate ventrally; posterior tentorial pits visible ventrally; FR elongate, lateral margins sinuate, with two lateral, spine-like egg bursters at mid-length; nasale moderately elongate, subtriangular, rounded apically, sinuate laterally, with one small branch at each side; ventrodistal surface with spinulae of different shapes, ventrolateral margin with robust spinulae (Fig. 2); anteroventral margin of nasale with a half circle of 14 digitiform lamellae clypeales of different lengths, directed downward; stemmata absent. Antenna (Figs 3–4). Elongate, composed of four antennomeres, shorter than HW; A1 and A4 the shortest, subequal, A3 the longest, with a ventroapical spinula; A3’ elongate.</p><p>Mandible (Fig. 5). Elongate, slender, distal half projected inwards and upwards, apex sharp; mandibular channel present. Maxilla (Figs 6–7). Cardo fused to stipes; stipes short, broad; galea and lacinia absent; MP very elongate, longer than antenna, composed of three palpomeres, MP3 the shortest, MP2 the longest. Labium (Figs 8–9). Prementum small, subtrapezoidal, somewhat broader than long, without lateral spinulae, anterior margin slightly indented medially; LP elongate, composed of two palpomeres; LP2 markedly constricted at mid length, longer than LP1.</p><p>Thorax. Terga convex, pronotum slightly shorter than meso- and metanotum combined, meso- and metanotum subequal; protergite subovate, more developed than meso- and metatergite; meso- and metatergite transverse, covered with minute spinulae in transverse rows; all sclerites without anterotransverse carina; sagittal line not visible; sterna membranous; spiracles absent. Legs (Figs 10–11). Long, composed of six articles sensu Lawrence 1991), L1 the shortest, L3 the longest; CO elongate, TR short, divided into two parts, FE, TI and TA slender, subcylindrical, PT with two short, robust, slightly curved claws; posterior claw shorter than anterior claw on L1 and L2, posterior claw longer than anterior claw on L3; TA and anterior surface of CO, mesoTI and metaTI covered with minute slender spinulae in transverse rows; ventral surface of TA and to a lesser extent TI with elongate spinulae.</p><p>Abdomen. Eight-segmented; segments I–VI sclerotized dorsally, membranous ventrally; segment VII completely sclerotized, ring-like (difficult to assess due to the lightly sclerotized body); tergites I–VI narrow, transverse, rounded laterally, sagittal line not visible; all sclerites without anterotransverse carina, covered with minute spinulae in transverse rows; spiracles absent on segments I–VII; LAS (Figs 12–13) the longest, completely sclerotized, ring-like, covered with minute spinulae in transverse rows; siphon short, subconical. Urogomphus (Fig. 14). Long, composed of two urogomphomeres; U1 longer than LAS, covered with minute spinulae in transverse rows; U2 narrow, setiform, shorter than U1.</p><p>Chaetotaxy. Similar to that of generalized Hydroporinae larva (Alarie &amp; Harper 1990; Alarie et al. 1990; Alarie 1991; Alarie &amp; Michat 2007) except for the following features: pore FRc submarginal, contiguous to seta FR7; pores PAd, PAe and PAj absent; pore PAg present; pore ANf absent; pore ANh distal; setae MX 4, MX 8, MX 9 and MX 10 absent; seta MX 1 inserted on the stipes; seta LA7 absent; seta TR 2 absent; pore FEa absent; several setae on FE and TI multi-branched; seta TI7 short, spine-like; pores ABa and ABc absent; seta AB9 very long; seta AB10 spine-like; we were unable to find pore ABd and setae AB7 and AB8; however, we could not establish if they are really absent due to the presence of spinulae on the siphon; setae UR2, UR3 and UR4 inserted far from each other; setae UR5, UR6 and UR7 elongate; seta UR8 inserted distally.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/56298791CC15282908BA8CFBFACBFCE7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Michat, Mariano C.;Alarie, Yves;Watts, Chris H. S.	Michat, Mariano C., Alarie, Yves, Watts, Chris H. S. (2010): Descriptions of the first-instar larva of the hypogaeic species Neobidessodes limestoneensis (Watts & Humphreys) and of the third-instar larva of Hydroglyphus balkei Hendrich (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) with phylogenetic considerations. Zootaxa 2658: 38-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.198996
56298791CC13282A08BA8964FE55F929.text	56298791CC13282A08BA8964FE55F929.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydroglyphus balkei Hendrich	<div><p>Hydroglyphus balkei Hendrich, third-instar larva</p><p>Source of material. Australia; Watson, 14 km W Herberton Qld., 31/iii/1996; C. H. S. Watts.</p><p>Diagnosis. Antennomere 3 with a ventroapical spinula (Fig. 17); pore PAj absent; U without secondary setae (Fig. 25); absence of anterior secondary setae on CO and presence of 8–9 secondary setae on mesoFE (Table 2); ratios A4/A3, LP2/LP1, L3/L1, L3/HW and LAS/HW (Table 1).</p><p>Description. Color. Head capsule pale yellow, area posterior to occipital suture light brown, V-shaped band contiguous to ecdysial line light brown; head appendages pale yellow, mandible light brown; thoracic tergites pale yellow with light brown laterals, meso- and metatergite with a light brown anterior macula at each side of mid line; abdominal tergites I–VI predominantly pale yellow, with light brown laterals, sclerites VII–VIII predominantly light brown; membranous parts pale; legs pale yellow; urogomphus light brown.</p><p>Body. Subcylindrical, narrowing towards abdominal apex. Measurements and ratios that characterize the body shape are shown in Table 1.</p><p>Head. Head capsule (Fig. 15). Longer than broad; posterolateral surface covered with minute spinulae; maximum width posterior to stemmata, without neck constriction; occipital suture present; ecdysial line well marked, coronal line short; occipital foramen broadly emarginate ventrally; posterior tentorial pits visible ventrally; FR elongate, lateral margins sinuate; nasale moderately elongate, subtriangular, rounded apically, slightly sinuate laterally, with one small branch at each side; ventrodistal surface with spinulae of different shapes, ventrolateral margin with several robust spinulae; anteroventral margin of nasale with a half circle of 33–35 spatulate setae of different lengths, directed downward; six dorsolateral stemmata at each side forming a circle. Antenna (Figs 16–17). Elongate, composed of four antennomeres, shorter than HW; A4 the shortest, A2 and A3 the longest, subequal; A3 with a ventroapical spinula; A3’ relatively elongate. Mandible (Fig. 18). Prominent, broad basally, distal half projected inwards and upwards, apex sharp; mandibular channel present. Maxilla (Figs 19–20). Cardo fused to stipes; stipes short, broad; galea and lacinia absent; MP elongate, shorter than antenna, composed of three palpomeres, MP3 the shortest, MP1 and MP2 the longest, subequal. Labium (Figs 21–22). Prementum small, subtrapezoidal, somewhat broader than long, without lateral spinulae, anterior margin slightly indented medially; LP elongate, composed of two palpomeres; LP2 slightly longer than LP1.</p><p>Thorax. Terga convex, pronotum slightly shorter than meso- and metanotum combined, meso- and metanotum subequal; protergite subrectangular, more developed than meso- and metatergite; meso- and metatergite transverse, with anterotransverse carina; sagittal line well visible; sterna membranous; spiracles present on mesothorax. Legs (Figs 23–24). Long, composed of six articles sensu Lawrence 1991), L1 the shortest, L3 the longest; CO robust, elongate, TR divided into two parts, FE, TI and TA slender, subcylindrical, PT with two long, slender, slightly curved claws; posterior claw shorter than anterior claw on L1 and L2, posterior claw longer than anterior claw on L3; most surface of legs covered with minute slender spinulae in transverse rows; ventral surface of pro- and mesoTA and to a lesser extent pro- and mesoTI with elongate spinulae.</p><p>Abdomen. Eight-segmented; segments I–VI sclerotized dorsally, membranous ventrally; tergites I–VI narrow, transverse; segments VII–VIII completely sclerotized, ring-like; all sclerites without sagittal line, with anterotransverse carina, covered with minute spinulae in transverse rows; spiracles present on laterals of segments I–VII; LAS (Fig. 25) the longest, siphon short, subconical. Urogomphus (Fig. 25). Very long, composed of two urogomphomeres; U1 long, much longer than LAS, basal portion covered with minute spinulae; U2 narrow, setiform, shorter than U1.</p><p>Chaetotaxy. Head capsule with numerous secondary setae; parietal with 4–5 short, spine-like, secondary setae on each lateroventral margin; MN with one hair-like, secondary seta on basoexternal margin; thoracic and abdominal sclerites I–VII with several secondary setae, mainly on posterior half; secondary leg setation detailed in Table 2 and Figs 23–24; LAS with numerous spine-like secondary setae (Fig. 25). Primary chaetotaxy similar to that of generalized Hydroporinae larva (Alarie &amp; Harper 1990; Alarie et al. 1990; Alarie 1991; Alarie &amp; Michat 2007) except for the following features: pore FRc submarginal, contiguous to seta FR7; pores PAd, PAe and PAj absent; pore PAg present; pore ANf absent; setae MX 4, MX 8, MX 9 and MX 10 absent; seta MX 1 inserted distally on the stipes; seta LA7 absent; seta TR 2 absent; pore FEa absent; seta TI7 short, spine-like; pores ABa and ABc absent; seta AB10 spine-like; we were unable to find pore ABd and setae AB7 and AB8; however, we could not establish if they are really absent due to the presence of spinulae on the siphon; setae UR2, UR3 and UR4 inserted far from each other; setae UR5, UR6 and UR7 elongate; seta UR8 inserted distally.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/56298791CC13282A08BA8964FE55F929	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Michat, Mariano C.;Alarie, Yves;Watts, Chris H. S.	Michat, Mariano C., Alarie, Yves, Watts, Chris H. S. (2010): Descriptions of the first-instar larva of the hypogaeic species Neobidessodes limestoneensis (Watts & Humphreys) and of the third-instar larva of Hydroglyphus balkei Hendrich (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Bidessini) with phylogenetic considerations. Zootaxa 2658: 38-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.198996
