Table 1 in The genus Japonitata Strand (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) in Taiwan: a redefinition of the genus and descriptions of two new species

Table 1. Diagnostic character states for Japonitata, Paraplotes, and Shairella.
Characters / GeneraJaponitataParaplotesShairellaAntennaeRobust, antennomeres VI-X less than 4.0 × longer than wideRobust, antennomeres VI-X less than 4.0 × longer than wideSlender, antennomeres VI-X less than 4.0 × longer than wideAnterior coxal cavitiesOpen posteriorlyClosedClosedBasal border of pronotumUnmarginedMarginedUnmarginedDepression on pronotumInterrupted from middleContinuousInterrupted from middleShape of pronotum1.5-1.7 × wider than longShort, transverse, 2.4-2.9 × wider than long1.8-2.2 × wider than longRidges on elytraLateral ridge distinct, with one more longitudinal, distinct ridgeLateral ridge distinct, no additional longitudinal ridgesLateral ridge weak, without additional longitudinal ridgesPunctures on elytraReducedFine or coarseReduced or fineMedian internal ridge on abdominal ventrite V in malesStarting from baseReducedStarting from apexTectum of aedeagusWell sclerotized, elongateVariable, and with one pair of apico-lateral scleritesMembranousEndophallic scleritesNoneOne median, longitudinal spiculum without clustered short setae, and one or two pairs of lateral scleritesOnly one median, longitudinal spiculum with clustered short setaeSpermathecal receptaculumSwollen and short, wider than pumpNarrow and short, as wide as pumpNarrow and long, as wide as pumpBehaviorDiurnalNocturnal or DiurnalNocturnal