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(
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,
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA51450FFECDFB9F657DFB98" box="[277,353,1114,1140]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">3641</figureCitation>
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)
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA51450FFF4FFB62650CFB2D" bold="true" box="[151,272,1191,1217]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Females of this species are recognised by the broad tongue-like anterior hood of the epigyne (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA51450FFAB4FB6D64A4FB04" captionStart="FIGURES 60 67" captionStartId="21.[151,272,1387,1411]" captionTargetBox="[152,1434,427,1359]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,426,1363]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURES 60 67. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (60 63) A. merwei n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (60), dorsal view (61), male palp, ventral view (62), retrolateral view (63); (64 67) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942: female epigyne, ventral view (64), dorsal view (65), male palp, ventral view (66), retrolateral view (67). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191603/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 60</figureCitation>
), and males by the narrow RTA of the palp with a curved tip, and the distal margin of the embolus, with a single prolateral process (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA51450FFE1BFB306602FAE3" box="[451,542,1269,1295]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figs 41</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA51450FFDF2FB306657FAE3" box="[554,587,1269,1295]" captionStart="FIGURES 60 67" captionStartId="21.[151,272,1387,1411]" captionTargetBox="[152,1434,427,1359]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,426,1363]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURES 60 67. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (60 63) A. merwei n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (60), dorsal view (61), male palp, ventral view (62), retrolateral view (63); (64 67) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942: female epigyne, ventral view (64), dorsal view (65), male palp, ventral view (66), retrolateral view (67). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191603/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">62</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA51450FFF1EFADE654FFAD9" bold="true" box="[198,339,1307,1333]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named for Marius van der Merwe, who collected all the known material of this species.
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA51450FFF1EFA87653DFAB0" bold="true" box="[198,289,1346,1372]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Female</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA51450FFEE8FA8765EDFAB0" bold="true" box="[304,497,1346,1372]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Measurements:</emphasis>
CL 2.153.17, CW 1.632.33, FL 0.180.33, AL 2.955.48, AW 1.602.75, SL 1.301.83, SW 1.051.30, TL 5.359.10, AMEAME 0.05, AMEALE 0.04, ALEALE 0.29, PMEPME 0.07, PMEPLE 0.10, PLEPLE 0.45.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA51450FFF1DFA7365D5F9CD" blockId="19.[151,1437,1191,2033]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 2.20 + 1.23 + 1.60 + 1.23 + 0.78 = 7.04; II 2.03 + 1.18 + 1.47 + 1.18 + 0.78 = 6.64; III 1.80 + 0.95 + 1.05 + 1.40 + 0.65 = 5.85; IV 2.40 + 1.25 + 1.87 + 2.03 + 0.93 = 8.48.</paragraph>
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Carapace deep orange-brown, slightly paler along midline (
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); AER procurved, laterals slightly larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, AME separated from ALE by distance equal to ½ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to 1¼ AME diameter at AME, equal to ½ ALE diameter at ALE; PER very slightly recurved, nearly straight, laterals larger than medians (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA51450FFB97F96460B6F957" box="[1103,1194,1697,1723]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 36</figureCitation>
); PME separated by distance equal to ¾ their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to PME diameter. Chelicerae deep orange-brown; promargin with four teeth, second tooth largest, remaining teeth subequal in size; proximal and second teeth close together, separate from closely situated third and fourth teeth by small gap; retromargin with single small denticle, situated near third promarginal tooth. Legs all orange in colour, slightly darker distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 12 do 1, III pl 2 do 2 rl 1, IV do 2 rl 1; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 2 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 5 rl 4 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 5 plv 2 rlv 2 vt 2; palp: femora do 2, patellae pl 1, tibiae pl 2 rl 2, tarsus pl 3 do 1 rl 2 plv 1 rlv 1. Abdomen pale grey dorsally, with mottled pale grey chevron (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FD48FF5D66C5FF5E" box="[656,729,152,178]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
), cream laterally and ventrally; dorsum and venter lacking scutum or other sclerites. Female epigyne with distinctive lateral hoods and tongue-like anterior hood (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FAB0FF7B64ABFF13" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Figs 38</figureCitation>
,
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); copulatory openings anterolaterally situated, entering ST 2 via narrow entrance ducts; ST 2 anteriorly situated, oval with lateral oval expansions, with looping tube leading to large posteriorly situated ST 1 (
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).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA564508FF1DFE9D65C4FE9E" bold="true" box="[197,472,344,370]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Male. Measurements:</emphasis>
CL 2.483.05, CW 1.832.23, FL 0.230.28, AL 3.203.65, AW 1.681.95, SL 1.431.57, SW 1.051.15, TL 5.806.83, AMEAME 0.06, AMEALE 0.03, ALEALE 0.30, PMEPME 0.07, PMEPLE 0.09, PLEPLE 0.47.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA564508FF1DFE0865D5FDD8" blockId="20.[151,1437,152,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 2.30 + 1.23 + 1.78 + 1.18 + 0.87 = 7.36; II 2.13 + 1.15 + 1.60 + 1.28 + 0.90 = 7.06; III 1.78 + 0.90 + 1.10 + 1.43 + 0.73 = 5.94; IV 2.43 + 1.15 + 1.78 + 2.13 + 0.93 = 8.42.</paragraph>
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Carapace uniform orange-brown, slightly paler along midline (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FC69FD8467E7FDB7" box="[945,1019,577,603]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
); AER strongly procurved, laterals slightly larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, separated from ALE by distance equal to ¼ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to AME diameter at AME, equal to ¾ ALE diameter at ALE; PER very slightly recurved, nearly straight, laterals larger than medians (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FB8EFD7060B2FD23" box="[1110,1198,693,719]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 39</figureCitation>
); PME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to PME diameter. Chelicerae deep orange-brown; promargin with four teeth, proximal tooth smallest, second tooth largest, third and fourth teeth progressively smaller; retromargin with one small denticle, situated near third promarginal tooth. Legs all deep orange, paler yellow-orange distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 1 do 1, III pl 3 do 2 rl 2, IV do 2; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 2 rl 2 plv 23 rlv 2 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 5 rl 4 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 5 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2. Abdomen grey with indistinct pale grey chevron dorsally (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FB87FC0160BAFC32" box="[1119,1190,964,990]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
), cream laterally and ventrally; dorsum with small anterior scutum, venter without sclerites. Male palpal tibia with single triangular retrolateral apophysis with curved tip; median tegular apophysis broad, hook-like; embolus arc-shaped, with distinct distal angle, and single tooth-like prolateral embolar process (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FC20FBFD6044FBBE" box="[1016,1112,1080,1106]" captionStart="FIGURES 36 41" captionStartId="8.[151,271,1002,1026]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,186,987]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,186,987]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 36 41. Scanning electronic micrographs of Austrachelas merwei n. sp. female (36 38) and male (39 41). (36, 39) eye structure and arrangement, dorsal view; (37) sternum; (38) epigyne, ventral view; (40) mouthparts; (41) distal half of male palpal tegulum. Abbreviations: AH anterior epigynal hood; CO copulatory openings; EM embolus; EP embolar protuberance; LH lateral epigynal hood; MA median apophysis." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191598/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Figs 41</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA564508FBBEFBFD60A4FBBE" box="[1126,1208,1080,1106]" captionStart="FIGURES 60 67" captionStartId="21.[151,272,1387,1411]" captionTargetBox="[152,1434,427,1359]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,426,1363]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURES 60 67. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (60 63) A. merwei n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (60), dorsal view (61), male palp, ventral view (62), retrolateral view (63); (64 67) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942: female epigyne, ventral view (64), dorsal view (65), male palp, ventral view (66), retrolateral view (67). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191603/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">62, 63</figureCitation>
); palpal spination: femora do 2.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C333653FDA564508FF1DFB40662FF9CE" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA564508FF1DFB40606DFB00" blockId="20.[151,1437,152,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA564508FF1DFB406569FB73" bold="true" box="[197,373,1157,1183]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<typeStatus id="54928816DA564508FF1DFB40651EFB73" box="[197,258,1157,1183]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Type</typeStatus>
material
</emphasis>
:
<typeStatus id="54928816DA564508FE5DFB4065EFFB73" box="[389,499,1157,1183]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
Ƥ:
<collectingCountry id="F33E7624DA564508FDF9FB4066E0FB73" box="[545,764,1157,1183]" name="South Africa" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">SOUTH AFRICA</collectingCountry>
:
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA564508FCDFFB406033FB72" box="[775,1071,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">KwaZulu-Natal Province</emphasis>
, Ngome State Forest,
<geoCoordinate id="EE1D5073DA564508FAE0FB40618BFB73" box="[1336,1431,1157,1183]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" precision="925" value="-27.816668">27°49'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE1D5073DA564508FF4FFB6964E4FB2A" box="[151,248,1196,1222]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" precision="925" value="31.433332">31°26'E</geoCoordinate>
,
<date id="FF971074DA564508FEDCFB696567FB2A" box="[260,379,1196,1222]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-08">VIII.1992</date>
, M. van der Merwe (pitfall traps, dense forest) (NCA 94/448). Allotype 3: same locality as
<typeStatus id="54928816DA564508FF6EFB17653AFB00" box="[182,294,1234,1260]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
,
<date id="FF971074DA564508FEEAFB176583FB00" box="[306,415,1234,1260]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-12">XII.1992</date>
, M. van der Merwe (pitfall traps, open forest) (NCA 94/398).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA564508FF1DFB3C662FF9CE" blockId="20.[151,1437,152,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<typeStatus id="54928816DA564508FF1DFB3C6558FAFF" box="[197,324,1273,1299]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
: All from
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locality, collected by M. van der Merwe using pitfall traps: Dense forest:
<date id="FF971074DA564508FF4FFAE56531FAD4" box="[151,301,1310,1338]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-03-13">III.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/418);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FE2CFAE56661FAD4" box="[500,637,1310,1338]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-05-13">V.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/411);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FC9BFAE567D7FAD4" box="[835,971,1310,1338]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-05-13">V.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/434);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FB4BFAE560F6FAD6" box="[1171,1258,1312,1338]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-05">V.1992</date>
, 33 (NCA 94/ 446);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FF06FA83656AFAB3" box="[222,374,1349,1376]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-06-13">VI.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/397);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FDE6FA8366C9FAB3" box="[574,725,1349,1376]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-06-13">VI.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/419);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FC45FA836035FA8C" box="[925,1065,1350,1376]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-12-01">XII.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/405); Open forest:
<date id="FF971074DA564508FF4FFAA86532FA6A" box="[151,302,1388,1415]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-03-23">III.1992, 23</date>
(NCA 94/423);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FE20FAA86647FA6B" box="[504,603,1389,1415]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-04">IV.1992</date>
, 33 (NCA 94/427);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FC8EFAA867A5FA6B" box="[854,953,1389,1415]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-04">IV.1992</date>
, 43 (NCA 94/429);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FB6DFAA86128FA6B" box="[1205,1332,1389,1415]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-04-01">IV.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 2005/2033);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FEF6FA5165A9FA41" box="[302,437,1427,1454]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-05-13">V.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/409);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FDAEFA5166D0FA42" box="[630,716,1428,1454]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-05">V.1992</date>
, 33 (NCA 94/428);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FC18FA516048FA41" box="[960,1108,1427,1454]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-06-13">VI.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/44);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FADFFA516187FA41" box="[1287,1435,1427,1454]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-06-13">VI.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/400);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FE85FA7F65F3FA38" box="[349,495,1466,1492]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-07-01">VII.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/435);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FD0DFA7F6740FA38" box="[725,860,1466,1492]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-09-01">IX.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/447);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FB9BFA7F60A3FA38" box="[1091,1215,1466,1492]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-10-01">X.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/403);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FF4FFA246510FA17" box="[151,268,1505,1531]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-10-01">X.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/444);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FE3CFA24666CFA16" box="[484,624,1504,1531]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-10-13">X.1992, 13</date>
(NCA 94/432);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FCEAFA2467AEFA17" box="[818,946,1505,1531]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-11-01">XI.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/399);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FB52FA246115FA17" box="[1162,1289,1505,1531]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-11-01">XI.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/ 417);
<date id="FF971074DA564508FF04F9CD6578F9CE" box="[220,356,1544,1570]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1992-12-01">XII.1992, 1</date>
Ƥ (NCA 94/424).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C333653FDA564508FF1DF9EB6764F9A4" box="[197,888,1582,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA564508FF1DF9EB6764F9A4" blockId="20.[151,1437,152,1608]" box="[197,888,1582,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA564508FF1DF9EB6542F9A4" bold="true" box="[197,350,1582,1608]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known only from the
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locality (
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).
</paragraph>
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</treatment>
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