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Representative species shown here:
Ud. argyrurus

Genus-specific Diagnostic Characters, Larval Stage:
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1. Setae 4,5,6-C far forward on the head and seta 7-C far from the lateral margin of the dorsal apotome

2. Comb with 10 or fewer scales in a single row

3. Saddle of abdominal segment X without strongly developed spines along the posterior margin.