A review of the Chinese species of Hessebius Verhoeff, 1941 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) Author Pei, Sujian Author Ma, Huiqin Author Zapparoli, Marzio Author Zhu, Mingsheng text Zootaxa 2010 2631 51 61 journal article 47423 10.5281/zenodo.198338 54431226-f76b-4aa9-b2cb-d691f65f64b3 1175-5326 198338

TABLE 4. Range and main morphological characters of Sino–Mongolian species of Hessebius Verhoeff, 1941: H.

Sources	Verhoeff 1942; this paper	Loksa 1978	Ma, Pei & Zhu 2009	this paper
Distribution	China SE (Sichuan)	Mongolia SW	China NW (Xinjiang Uygur)	China SW (Tibet)
Body length (mm)	6.9 – 14.0	12.0 – 13.0	10.7 – 12.6	18.9 – 22.9
Number of antennal articles	19+19 – 22+22, commonly 20+20	20+20	17+17 – 19+19, commonly 18+18	20+20
Number, arrangement and shape of the ocelli	9–12, in 3 rows	1+2, 3, in 2 rows	1+3, 2, oval to rounded, commonly oval, in 2 irregular rows	13 (1+5,4,3)–15 oval to rounded, commonly rounded, in 3 irregular rows
Posterior ocellus	oval to round, comparatively large	round, of the same size of the seriate ocelli	oval, larger than the seriate ocelli	bigger than the seriate ocelli
Seriate ocelli	moderately small, approximately equal in size	moderately small, approximately equal in size; posterosuperior ocellus of the same size or slightly larger than other seriate ocelli	moderately small, approximately equal in size; posterosuperior ocellus of the same size or slightly larger than other seriate ocelli	moderately small, approximately equal in size except the posterosuperior ocellus comparatively larger than other seriate ocelli
Tömösváry's organ	moderately large, rounded, slightly bigger than the adjoining ocelli	round, of the same size of the adjoining ocelli	moderately small, nearly rounded, about same size as the adjoining ocelli	very small, rounded; comparatively close to the adjoining ocelli
Number and arrangement of coxosternal teeth	2+2, moderately sharp	2+2, sharp	2+2, comparatively triangular, terminal part of each tooth slightly blunt	2+2, comparatively sharp, terminal part of each tooth approximately blunt
Porodont	moderately thickset	long, strong, spiniform	moderately stout, just posterolateral to the lateral tooth, without bulge near the base	moderately stout, just posterolateral and moderately far from the lateral tooth, without bulge near their base
Tergites	smooth	smooth, slightly glossy	moderately smooth, without wrinkles	moderately rough, with some wrinkles
Number of coxal pores	4454 (Verhoeff, 1942); 4–6 (this paper)	not reported	2–5: usually 2343 (male); 3444, 2444 (female)	4–7: usually 6766, 7777, 5666, 5666 (male); 5676, 5564, 4554, 66(7)6(5) (female)
Shape of coxal pores	ovate to round	not reported	round or slightly ovate, small to moderately large	round or slightly ovate, small to moderately large