Dipteropeltis hirundo
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Solanales
- family
- Convolvulaceae
- genus
- Dipteropeltis
- species
- Dipteropeltis hirundo
description
Group III consisted of a single gravid adult individual of D. hirundo (Suppl. Fig. 3). Measurements and ratios are similar to the averages of previously published D. hirundo specimens in Neethling et al. 2014. HC / HA for the current specimen was found to be 1.09, compared to the prior average of 1.22. HA / HC was 0.92 cf. 0.86, CSL / HC was 0.75 cf. 0.85, ASL / AL was 0.85 cf. 0.81, AL / HA was 0.35 cf. 0.42, AL / HC was 0.32 cf. 0.35, SD / HA was 0.05 cf. 0.05, and SD / HC was 0.05 cf. 0.04. This specimen, similar to other recorded D. hirundo specimens, has an asymmetrical head in which the maxillulae are not directly next to each other (Neethling et al. 2014, Møller & Olesen 2010). The left maxillule is set more anterior to the right one, making the head shield extend further forward on the left side (Suppl. Fig. 3).