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Genus Parapoteriostomum Hartwich, 1986


Key to species

1 a. Elements of ILC less than twice as long as elements of ELC; ILC inserted at similar level on BC wall laterally, dorsally and ventrally P. mettami
b. Elements of ILC more than twice as long as elements of ELC; ILC inserted on BC wall significantly more deeply ventrally and dorsally than laterally 2
2 a. BC walls thicker anteriorly, more that 4 times as long as greatest thickness P. euproctus
b. BC walls of uniform thickness or thicker posteriorly, length less than 3 times greatest thickness 3
3 a. BC walls of nearly uniform thickness; short dorsal gutter present; dorsal lobe of copulatory bursa more than twice as long as lateral bursal lobes P. schuermanni
b. BC walls thickest posteriorly; dorsal gutter absent;; dorsal lobe of copulatory bursa less than twice length of lateral bursal lobes P. mongolica