dc:creator"Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M.; Walter, David E.";
dc:date"2013";
dc:title"Phylogenetic relationships of Tectoribates: nymphal characters of new North American species place the genus in Tegoribatidae (Acari, Oribatida)";
dc:description"FIGURE 4. Tectoribates borealis sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, except for proximal segments of leg I. Scale bar = 50 µm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 9 A – D. Tectoribates borealis sp. nov., scanning electron microscope images of adult female from Alberta, Canada; A, ventral region showing discidium, custodium and foveae on lateral of ventral plate; B, detail of foveae on notogaster, showing foveae mostly plugged with cerotegument; C, prodorsum, anterolateral aspect, with arrow to small teeth lateral to solenidia on tibia I; D, rostrum, laterofrontal aspect, with arrow to proximal solenidion on tarsus II. Scale bar: A, B, C = 10 µm, D = 1 µm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 8 A – D. Tectoribates borealis sp. nov., scanning electron microscope images of adult female from Alberta, Canada, A. habitus dorsal; B, prodorsum, with arrow to small teeth lateral to solenidia on tarsus I, and arrow to exobothridial seta; C, habitus ventral, with arrow to foveae between genital and anal plates; D, gnathosoma, with arrow to band of tubercles on anterior of coxisternal region. Scale bar: A, B, C = 20 µm, D = 10 µm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 11 A – F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A, B: Tectoribates alcescampestris sp. nov., adult female; A, prodorsum, dorsal aspect, with arrow to lamellae effacing on prodorsum medially (4 layers combined); B, gnathosoma with arrow to axillary saccule; C – E: Tectoribates borealis sp. nov., C, notogaster, anterior, showing pattern in lenticular region; D, prodorsum, with arrow to lamellae effacing on prodorsum medially (3 layers combined); E, pedotectum I, with arrow to posteroventral region; F, Tectoribates campestris sp. nov., notogaster, anterior, showing pattern in lenticular region; insert showing notogastral saccule Sa. Scale bars: A, D = 50 µm, B = 10 µm, C, E, F = 15 µm.";
dc:description"FIGURES 10 A – D. Tectoribates borealis sp. nov., scanning electron microscope images of tritonymph from Alberta, Canada; A, habitus, dorsolateral aspect, with insert of cerotegumental platelets bottom right; B, habitus, ventrolateral aspect, insert of opisthonotal gland opening upper left; C, palptarsus, antiaxial aspect; D, detail of legs I and II, antiaxial aspect, with arrow to phylliform seta d on femur III and coupled seta d on tibia I. Scale bar: A, B = 50 µm, C, = 1 µm, D = 10 µm.";
