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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFCFF9DFF03FAA2FE6E93BD" bold="true" box="[151,433,1392,1418]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="55">Litarachna bruneiensis</emphasis>
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(
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)
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series.
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, male,
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, Kota Batu, Sangai
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Estuary and Bay,
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,
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,
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, mud flat and mangroves, leg. T. Chatterjee &amp; D. J.
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.
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:
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,
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, 4 deutonymphs, same data as
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, one male, two females and one deutonymph dissected and slide mounted in Hoyer's fluid.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFCFF9DFF53F9B8FE9E90B4" bold="true" box="[199,321,1642,1667]" pageId="5" pageNumber="55">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The lateral apodemes of Cx-IV shorter than medial apodemes, the latter of moderate length; P-2 ventrally with small triangular extension, P-2 L 7090 µm in both sexes, ventrodistal angle of P-3 ending in a small pointed tubercle.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFCFF9DFF53F904FE8790D8" bold="true" box="[199,344,1750,1775]" pageId="5" pageNumber="55">Description.</emphasis>
Male (
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, in parentheses measurements of
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). Idiosoma L/W 306/225 (303372/ 216306, n = 3). Cx-I separated medially. Suture lines Cx-I/II and Cx-III/IV complete, suture lines Cx-II/III incomplete. Posterior margin of Cx-IV strongly concave, with two pairs of apodemes; the lateral ones shorter than the medial ones, the latter of moderate length. Genital field L/W 38 (40)/32 (31), consisting of a sclerotized ring with 23 setae on each side. Posterior, lateral and anterior reaches of genital field with numerous setae (
<figureCitation id="132E3EDFFFFCFF9DFB73F8B5FA9D9148" box="[1255,1346,1895,1919]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 A I" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1938,1961]" captionTargetBox="[197,1403,214,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[189,1403,193,1908]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4 A I. Litarachna bruneiensis sp. nov. (A, C F = male, B, G H = female, I = deutonymph): A B, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg- 5 and - 6; G H = palp (P- 1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/278665/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="55">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). A pair of large glandularia-like platelets with one large and two small pores and three pairs of wheel-like acetabula (sensu
<bibRefCitation id="EF845FABFFFCFF9DFF03F87DFECA91F0" author="Cook" box="[151,277,1967,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="55" refString="Cook, D. R. (1996) A freshwater species of Pontarachna (Acari, Pontarachnidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of genital acetabula in the family. Anales Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Seria Zoologia, 67, 259 - 264." type="journal article" year="1996">Cook 1996</bibRefCitation>
) or specialized glandularia (sensu
<bibRefCitation id="EF845FABFFFCFF9DFD30F87DFC8A91F0" author="Tuzovskij" box="[676,853,1967,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="55" refString="Tuzovskij, P. V. (1978) Peculiarities of the body chaetome structure in the water mites of the family Pontarachnidae. Biologiya Morya, Morfologija, 5, 75 - 79. (in Russian)" type="journal article" year="1978">Tuzovskij 1978</bibRefCitation>
) posterior to genital field. Two of these wheel-like structures large with many radiating spokes, the most posterior small with less radiating spokes. Excretory pore unsclerotized, near the posterior idiosoma margin. Palp (
<figureCitation id="132E3EDFFFFEFF9FFC8CFF45FCAC9698" box="[792,883,151,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 A I" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1938,1961]" captionTargetBox="[197,1403,214,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[189,1403,193,1908]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4 A I. Litarachna bruneiensis sp. nov. (A, C F = male, B, G H = female, I = deutonymph): A B, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg- 5 and - 6; G H = palp (P- 1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/278665/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
), dL: P-1, 15; P-2, 66 (63); P-3, 34 (35); P-4, 75 (75); P-5, 25 (26); P-2/P-4 L ratio 0.88 (0.84); P-2 with ventrally with small triangular extension, P-3 ventrodistal angle ending in a small pointed projection, P-4 slightly curved and without setal tubercles. Legs: dL of I-Leg-46 (
<figureCitation id="132E3EDFFFFEFF9FFF0BFED6FF29972B" box="[159,246,260,284]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 A I" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1938,1961]" captionTargetBox="[197,1403,214,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[189,1403,193,1908]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4 A I. Litarachna bruneiensis sp. nov. (A, C F = male, B, G H = female, I = deutonymph): A B, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg- 5 and - 6; G H = palp (P- 1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/278665/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Fig. 4F</figureCitation>
): 44 (49), 60 (66), 72 (80); dL of IV-Leg-46: 103 (102), 112 (110), 99 (103); III-Leg-4 with 1 swimming seta, III-Leg-5 with 2 swimming setae, IV-Leg-4 with one swimming seta, IV-Leg-5 with 2 swimming setae.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFFFF9EFF03F840FEEA919F" bold="true" box="[151,309,1938,1961]" pageId="6" pageNumber="56">FIGURE 4AI</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFFFF9EFED5F841FDF2919E" box="[321,557,1939,1961]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="56">Litarachna bruneiensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFFFF9EFDA7F841FD5C919F" bold="true" box="[563,643,1939,1960]" pageId="6" pageNumber="56">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(A, CF = male, B, GH = female, I = deutonymph): AB, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg-5 and -6; GH = palp (P-1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm.
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Female (n = 2): similar to male, except for shape of the genital field. Idiosoma L/W 297309/236250, n = 3 (ovigerous females: L/W 403447/328381, n = 2). Genital field L/W 5462/4350), pregenital and postgenital sclerite fused, forming a complete ring around the gonopore (
<figureCitation id="132E3EDFFFFEFF9FFCDCFE46FC7E979B" box="[840,929,404,428]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 A I" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1938,1961]" captionTargetBox="[197,1403,214,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[189,1403,193,1908]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4 A I. Litarachna bruneiensis sp. nov. (A, C F = male, B, G H = female, I = deutonymph): A B, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg- 5 and - 6; G H = palp (P- 1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/278665/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
). Palp (
<figureCitation id="132E3EDFFFFEFF9FFC62FE46FBA2979B" box="[1014,1149,404,428]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 A I" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1938,1961]" captionTargetBox="[197,1403,214,1886]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[189,1403,193,1908]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4 A I. Litarachna bruneiensis sp. nov. (A, C F = male, B, G H = female, I = deutonymph): A B, I = idiosoma, ventral view; C = gonopore; D = palp; E = ejaculatory complex; F = I-Leg- 5 and - 6; G H = palp (P- 1 missing). Scale bars = 100 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/278665/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Figs. 4GH</figureCitation>
) dL: P-2, 72; P-3, 3435; P-4, 7685; P-5, 2527; P-2/P-4 L ratio 0.850.95; palp setation as in male. Legs: dL of I-Leg-46: 4548, 6065, 7175; dL of IV-Leg-46: 101107, 109117, 102110; number of swimming setae as in the male.
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Deutonymph. General morphology as in adults, but lacking a genital field (
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Fig.
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). Idiosoma L/W 188219/ 133137 (n = 2); palp: dL: P-1, 10; P-2, 39; P-3, 20; P-4, 45; P-5, 18; P-2/P-4 L ratio 0.87; dL of I-Leg-46: 26, 35, 45.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF53FDBEFEE494B3" bold="true" box="[199,315,620,644]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFED6FDBEFD9894B3" box="[322,583,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna bruneiensis</emphasis>
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belongs to the
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFCC1FDBFFC7494B3" box="[853,939,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">L. halei</emphasis>
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species group which is characterized by the presence of a ventral tubercle on P-2, the absence of ventral tubercle on P-
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both sexes and pregenital and postgenital sclerite fused in the female and forming a complete ring around the gonopore. So far, three species of this group are known:
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFEF6FD0AFDC294C7" box="[354,541,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna halei</emphasis>
(Womersley, 1937)
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from South
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,
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFC63FD0BFBAE94C7" box="[1015,1137,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">L. muelleri</emphasis>
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from
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and
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF52FD2FFEB59523" box="[198,362,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">L. triangularis</emphasis>
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from
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.
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF51FCF2FE5D950F" box="[197,386,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna halei</emphasis>
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can be distinguished by very long medial apodemes of Cx-IV and larger dimensions of the palp segments (L P-4, 162 µm in male, 180 µm in female, data taken from
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).
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFBFFFC96FA93956B" box="[1131,1356,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna muelleri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs in having lateral apodemes of Cx-IV as long as, or slightly shorter than, medial apodemes and with P-2 more stockier (
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).
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFEC6FC5EFD839593" box="[338,604,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna triangularis</emphasis>
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, a species known from a single female, differs in distinctly shorter lateral apodemes of Cx-IV and a larger ventral tubercle on P-2 (
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). Moreover,
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFB83FC62FAC495FF" box="[1047,1307,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna bruneiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFAB6FC62FAA395FF" bold="true" box="[1314,1404,944,968]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2524333FFFEFF9FFAB6FC62FAA395FF" box="[1314,1404,944,968]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, is characterized by the ventrodistal angle of P-3 ending in a small pointed tubercle, a character illustrated only for
<taxonomicName id="4C1559D9FFFEFF9FFA11FC07FF109227" class="Arachnida" family="Pontarachnidae" genus="Litarachna" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="halei">
<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFA11FC07FF109227" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">L. halei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see:
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, fig. 21) but not in two other species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAA225AFFFEFF9FFF51FBCEFDE29297" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1329]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">
Almost nothing is known of the life history of members of the family
<taxonomicName id="4C1559D9FFFEFF9FFC43FBCEFB5C9203" ID-CoL="627KX" box="[983,1155,1052,1076]" class="Arachnida" family="Pontarachnidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Pontarachnidae</taxonomicName>
and the larva (if it exists as a free living stage) and its host (if any) are unknown (
<bibRefCitation id="EF845FABFFFEFF9FFCB3FB92FC74926F" author="Cook" box="[807,939,1088,1112]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57" refString="Cook, D. R. (1996) A freshwater species of Pontarachna (Acari, Pontarachnidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of genital acetabula in the family. Anales Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Seria Zoologia, 67, 259 - 264." type="journal article" year="1996">Cook 1996</bibRefCitation>
). Two ovigerous females from our material contained a few very large eggs (maximum diameter of slide mounted egg L 213 µm), suggesting the possibility that parasitic larval stage is bypassed.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30F71D1FFFEFF9FFF53FB7EFCDA933B" pageId="7" pageNumber="57" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF53FB7EFE9192F3" bold="true" box="[199,334,1196,1220]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named after the country of the
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locality.
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<paragraph id="8BAA225AFFFEFF9FFF53FB1DFCDA933B" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,1329]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF53FB1DFEF592DF" bold="true" box="[199,298,1231,1256]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Habitat.</emphasis>
Marine littoral; specimens of
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFD1DFB02FC4E92DF" box="[649,913,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Litarachna bruneiensis</emphasis>
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were collected from dense
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFB47FB02FA4392DF" box="[1235,1436,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Avicennia marina</emphasis>
(Forssk.) Vierh.
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pneumatophore mat (depth about
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).
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<emphasis id="B961FE48FFFEFF9FFF53FAC5FEBF9307" bold="true" box="[199,352,1303,1328]" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F30262CAFFFEFF9FFEF3FACAFD9D9307" box="[359,578,1304,1328]" name="Brunei" pageId="7" pageNumber="57">Brunei Darussalam</collectingCountry>
; known only from the
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locality.
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