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

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Tarsus 1–tarsus 2 articulation on legs 1– 13	not well–defined	not well–defined	not well–defined	not well–defined
Male 14th leg	thicker than 1–13 legs, more thicker than in female	no striking features	moderately thicker and stronger than 1–13 legs, more thicker and stronger than female	markedly thicker and stronger than 1–13 legs,
Male 15th leg	thicker than 1–13 legs, more thicker than in female	not reported	moderately thicker and stronger than 1–13 legs; more thicker and stronger than in female	markedly thicker and stronger than in 1–13 legs
Dorsal sulci on male 14th and 15th legs	absent	not reported	a comparatively obvious dorsal furrow on the tibia of legs 14 and 15	two comparatively obvious shallow dorsal furrow on the tibia of legs 14 and 15
VaC spine	absent	absent	absent	absent
DaC spine	on 13th–15th legs	on 11th–15th legs	on 9th–15th legs	on 12th–15th legs
14th accessory spur	present	absent	absent	present on both anterior and posterior side of the claw
15th accessory spur	posterior accessory spur present	absent	absent	absent
Number and shape of spurs on female gonopods	2+2, thick, bullet– shaped	2+2, slightly bent at the blunt end, three times as long as wide at the base	2+2, moderately long, bullet–shaped, the inner slightly smaller and more anterior than the outer	2+2, moderately long, bullet–shaped
Shape of dorsal terminal thorn on 2nd article of female gonopods	moderately feeble long terminal spur pointing backwards	a clear forward–facing extension from the distal end of the 2nd article; extension with 2 long dorsal setae; under the extension of the article 5 small dorsal setae.	strongly extending backwards and forming a thick and long terminal thorn	strongly extending backwards and forming a thick terminal protuberance
Apical claw of female gonopods (and lateral denticles)	simple, only with one small ventral triangular denticle	weak, tridentate; middle point curved, outer developed, internal difficult to detect small setae are present on the dorsal side of the claw	simple, slender and sharp, with moderaterly small protuberance on both ventral and dorsal sides, the dorsal one more anterior; usually 3 moderately long setae	simple and broad
Male gonopods	short and small, only a small hemispherical bulge, with 1–2 long setae on the surface, tip slightly sclerotised	large, semicircular (rounded) with 4 long setae	short and small, only a small hemispherical bulge, with 2 long setae on surface, terminal slightly sclerotised	short and small, only a small hemispherical bulge, with 6–8 long setae on surface, terminal slightly sclerotised