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Table 2 Some morphological characters of the newly described Cryptorhopalum species
| Species character | C. acevedoi sp. nov. | C. davidsoni sp. nov. | C. delacruzi sp. nov. | C. rawlinsoni sp. nov. | C. thompsonii sp. nov. | C. youngi sp. nov. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form of body (ratio of width to length) | Ovate (1:1.81) (1 (Figure 1)) | Subovate (1:1.95) (7 (Figure 1)) | Ovate (1:1.7) (15 (Figure 1)) | Ovate (1:1.8) (23 (Figure 2)) | Ovate (1:1.6) (31 (Figure 2)) | Ovate (1:1.7) (39 (Figure 2)) |
| Number of oblique striae on basal half of ventrite I extending from beneath each trochanter | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Pubescence on elytra | Bicolored: one sub-basal band of light-colored pubescence present (1 (Figure 1)) | Unicolorous (7 (Figure 1)) | Bicolored: one sub-basal band of light-colored pubescence present (15 (Figure 1)) | Unicolorous (23 (Figure 2)) | Unicolorous (31 (Figure 2)) | Unicolorous(39 (Figure 2)) |
| Morphology of abdominal sternite VIII of male | No data (male unknown) | Median process absent (only cluster of simple setae present in middle) (13 (Figure 1), 51 (Figure 4)) | Distinct median process present (21 (Figure 2); 52, 53 (Figure 4)), lateral apophyses absent | Distinct median process present (29 (Figure 2), 54–56 (Figure 4)), lateral apophyses absent | Distinct median process present (37 (Figure 2); 57, 58 (Figure 4)), lateral apophyses absent | Distinct median process present (59 60 (Figure 4)), lateral apophyses absent |
