Table 2. Morphological differences between P. corticata and P in Synopsis of the remarkable family Phloeidae (Hemiptera: Pentatomoidea): species identification, chromatic polymorphism and updated distribution

Table 2. Morphological differences between P. corticata and P. subquadrata.
CharacterPhloea corticataPhloea subquadrataBody colourGenerally brighter, darkerGenerally lighter, palerDorsal tubercles, colourYellowish with dark outlineOrangish-copperHead foliations, shape and relativeAnteriorly straight andAnteriorly convex, contiguous mediallypositionoverlappedWing and pronotum markingsDarker, distinct from bodyPaler, almost indistinguishable from bodycolourcolourAntennal segment IShorter than segments II + IIIAt least as long as II + IIIMembranes venationForming basal cellsNot forming closed cells