Head
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(1) Clypeal teeth: (0) carinate (Figs. 16a, 19 and 21); (1) ecarinate (Fig. 17). |
(2) Clypeal apex, middle portion: (0) strongly emarginate (Figs. 16b, 18b); (1) weakly emarginate (Fig. 17b). |
(3) Clypeal dimensions: (0) wider than long (Fig. 18c); (1) longer than wide (Fig. 16c). |
(4) Labrum apex: (0) truncated (Fig. 19e); (1) rounded (Fig. 20e). |
(5) Interantennal region: (0) raised and rounded (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 190, Fig. 6); (1) raised and longitudinally cariniform (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 190, Fig. 7). |
(6) Frons medially: (0) with furrow (Figs. 16d, 17d and 4d); (1) without furrow (Fig. 21d). |
(7) Male antennae: (0) with tyloids (Figs. 22a, 23a and 27a); (1) without tyloids. |
(8) Shape of male tyloids (applicable only to terminals that received state 0 for character 7): (0) narrow (Figs. 22a and 23a); (1) wide (Fig. 27a). |
(9) F11 of male antennae: (0) long, reaching or almost reaching the apex of F9 (Fig. 22b); (1) short, clearly not reaching the apex of F9 (Fig. 25b). |
(10) Shape of male F11: (0) pointed (Fig. 24c); (1) rounded (Fig. 26c). |
Mesosoma
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(11) Lateral surface of pronotum: (0) depressed (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 191, Fig. 13); (1) flat to convex (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 191, Fig. 14). |
(12) Pronotal carina of pronotoum: (0) complete (Fig. 30a); (1) incomplete (Fig. 31a). |
(13) Pronotal carina, humeral region: (0) slightly sinuous (Fig. 32b); (1) strongly sinuous (Fig. 33b). |
(14) Male pronotum: (0) without fovea (Fig. 34a); (1) with fovea (Fig. 30c). |
(15) Mesepisternum I: (0) without epicnemial carina; (1) with epicnemial carina (Fig. 32). |
(16) Mesepisternum II: (0) with transverse sculpture adjacent to meso-metapleural carina (Figs. 35 and 36b); (1) without transverse sculpture adjacent to meso-metapleural carina (Fig. 34b). |
(17) Mesepisternum III: (0) strongly punctate (Figs. 35c and 36c); (1) weakly punctate or unpunctate (Fig. 34c). |
(18) Longitudinal mesepisternal sulcus: (0) without crenulae (Fig. 29d); (1) with crenulae (Fig. 28d). |
(19) Tegulae, posterior margin: (0) slightly convex, posterior lobe well defined (Fig. 37d); (1) strongly convex, rounded, posterior lobe ill-defined (Fig. 38d). |
(20) Dorsal surface of tegulae: (0) reticulate (Figs. 37e and 40); (1) slightly punctate (Fig. 38e); (2) strongly punctate (Fig. 39e). |
(21) Sulcus between mesoescutum and metanotum: (0) highly developed (Figs. 42a and 33a); (1) little or not developed (Fig. 41a). |
(22) Metanotum: (0) with lateral longitudinal carina adjacent to disc (Figs. 42b and 43b, 44b); (1) without lateral longitudinal carina adjacent to disc (Fig. 45b). |
(23) Punctures on lateral region of propodeum: (0) evident; dense (Fig. 46a); (1) obsolete or absent (Fig. 34f). |
(24) Propodeum: (0) swollen dorsolaterally (Figs. 50a and 53); (1) not swollen dorsolaterally (Figs. 51a and 52a). |
(25) Median sulcus on posterior surface of propodeum, lower portion: (0) deeply depressed (Fig. 49b); (1) not deeply depressed (Fig. 47b). |
(26) Median concavity on posterior surface of propodeum: (0) long, reaching half of propodeum (Fig. 48c); (1) short, not reaching half of propodeum (Fig. 49c). |
Metasoma
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(27) T1 in dorsal view: (0) gradually expanding towards apex (Figs. 51b, 52b and 54c); (1) abruptly expanding medially (Fig. 57c); (2) abruptly expanding towards apex, campanulate (Figs. 50b and 53c); (3) expanded all along (Fig. 56c). |
(28) T1: (0) strongly punctate (Figs. 50c, 52c, 53a, 54a and 55a); (1) slightly punctate (Figs. 51c and 57c). |
(29) Apical depression on T1: (0) strongly developed (Fig. 57b); (1) slightly developed or absent (Figs. 53b and 56b). |
(30) T2 shape in dorsal view: (0) rounded, as wide as long (Fig. 58a); (1) elongate (Fig. 59a). |
(31) Punctation on T2: (0) dense and deep (Fig. 58b); (1) scarce and shallow (Fig. 59b). |
(32) Apex of T2: (0) with lamela (Fig. 60c); (1) without lamela (Fig. 61c). |
(33) Female S2: (0) densely setose (Fig. 62d); (1) sparsely setose (Fig. 63d). |
(34) Male S7: (0) without carina (Fig. 4 and 65); (1) with carina (Figs. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 64) |
(35) Male S7, shape of carina (applicable only to terminals that received state 1 for character 34): (0) with longitudinal median carina (Figs. 2 and 3); (1) with transverse median carina (Figs. 6 and 7). |
Male genitalia
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(36) Ventral lobi of the penis valves; shape: (0) single, one thin tooth; (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 193, Fig. 32); (1) bifid, two teeth (Figs. 10 and 11); (2) more than two teeth, margin serrate (Figs. 12 and 13); (3) single, one enlarged tooth (Fig. 15); (4) single, one tooth somewhat enlarged (Giordani Soika, 1978Giordani Soika, A., 1978. Revisione degli Eumenidi neotropicali appartenenti ai generi Eumenes Latr., Omicron (Sauss.), Pararhaphidoglossa Schulth. ed affini. Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Venezia 29, 1-420., p. 406, Fig. 485); (5) slightly evident, very short (Hermes; Carpenter, 2012, p. 15, Fig. 37). |
(37) Apex of the edeagus: (0) with sulcus (Fig. 67 (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200.)); (1) without sulcus (Fig. 66 (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200.)). |
(38) Ventral margin of aedeagus I: (0) smooth at medial enlargement (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 193, Fig. 32); (1) serrate at medial enlargement (Fig. 9d) |
(39) Ventral margin of aedeagus II: (0) with acessory lobe (Fig. 9e); (1) without acessory lobe (Hermes and Oliveira, p. 193, Fig. 32). |
(40) Basal plate of aedeagus: (0) shorter (sometimes very short) than basal apodemes (Figs. 9–15); (1) elongate, longer or reaching base of basal apodemes (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 193, Fig. 32). |
(41) Digitus: (0) without median projection adjacent to lamella (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 193, Fig. 34); (1) with median projection adjacent to lamella (Fig. 8a). |
(42) Cuspis: (0) without median strong setae (Hermes and Oliveira, 2016Hermes, M.G., Oliveira, L.A., 2016. Morphological cladistics analysis resolves the generic limits of the Neotropical potter waps genera Minixi Giordani Soika and Pachyminixi Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae). Invertebr. Syst. 30, 187-200., p. 193, Fig. 34); (1) with median strong setae (Fig. 8b). |