elytral การใช้

• This key relies mostly on elytral color patterns for species identification.
• The elytral markings are very light-colored cream or white.
• Elytral declivity is slightly shiny, with 4 teeth on each margin side.
• Elytral punctuation is dense, with sparse thicker punctures.
• Despite variation, this species does not generally overlap in pronotal or elytral pattern with any other species, except in unmarked orange or red forms.
• Lighter specimens with limited spots may be similar to " H . axyridis ", but the pronotum and elytral pattern does not overlap.
• The elytra also possess eight to eleven grooves ( elytral striae ), as well as small depressions ( elytral punctures ) of varying depth and number.
• The elytra also possess eight to eleven grooves ( elytral striae ), as well as small depressions ( elytral punctures ) of varying depth and number.
• Adults are moderate-sized laemophloeids ( ~ 2 mm ) characterized by their prolonged heads, open procoxal cavities, an acuminate intercoxal process on the first visible abdominal ventrite, antennal club of six antennomeres, and male genitalia lacking a dorsal piece of the tegmen . " Metaxyphloeus " adults are dark brown or black, shining, with or without dorsal pubescence, and with one or two pairs of pale elytral maculae.