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Characters to separate taxa in Chibchacris

Furcula absentFurcula present
Male cerci with finger-like apical projections, one of them at least as long as half of the total length
Male cerci if with apical projections present, these are very short, less than ¼ of the total length; the distal half sharply widened and/or compressed
Tegmina in both sexes overlapped in the mid- dorsal line
Tegmina in both sexes not overlapped in the mid- dorsal line
Chibchacris (partial) Chibchacris (partial)
Source: Ronderos. 1979. Obra del centenario del Museo de La Plata. 6:289-305
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