<documentid="B54B137CBF32354D6EB46F58F25337B7"ID-CLB-Dataset="298676"ID-DOI="10.1186/s13071-022-05165-2"ID-GBIF-Dataset="c260cad4-49c0-4827-8e69-bf597c8a47ae"ID-ISSN="1756-3305"ID-Zenodo-Dep="11552076"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.metadata_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="GgImagineBatch"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="guilherme"IM.treatments_approvedBy="guilherme"checkinTime="1718040408740"checkinUser="felipe"docAuthor="Barker, Dayana, Kelava, Samuel, Shao, Renfu, Seeman, Owen D., Jones, Malcolm K., Nakao, Ryo, Barker, Stephen C. & Apanaskevich, Dmitry A."docDate="2022"docId="7002A519CA5AFFA9FCC97E2DFEC99BB4"docLanguage="en"docName="ParasiteVector.15.117.pdf"docOrigin="Parasites & Vectors (117) 15 (1)"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05165-2"docStyle="DocumentStyle:F140E6D4AE1E76E09EF03FD1AEF09E53.3:ParasiteVector.2015-.journal_article"docStyleId="F140E6D4AE1E76E09EF03FD1AEF09E53"docStyleName="ParasiteVector.2015-.journal_article"docStyleVersion="3"docTitle="Ixodes barkeri Barker 2019"docType="treatment"docVersion="3"lastPageNumber="16"masterDocId="8C3BDD61CA5FFFA6FF8B7926FFC29817"masterDocTitle="Description of the female, nymph and larva and mitochondrial genome, and redescription of the male of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019 (Acari: Ixodidae), from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a consideration of the most suitable subgenus for this tick"masterLastPageNumber="18"masterPageNumber="1"pageNumber="6"updateTime="1718889941722"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CC-BY-4.0">
<mods:titleid="7CF2920B86428A69A46B6E74F3D1D1FD">Description of the female, nymph and larva and mitochondrial genome, and redescription of the male of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019 (Acari: Ixodidae), from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a consideration of the most suitable subgenus for this tick</mods:title>
<tableCitationid="B52921B4CA5AFFA3FCC77E6DFC5C9F74"box="[844,926,1867,1891]"captionStart="Table 1"captionStartId="2.[151,209,455,478]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Table 1 Specimens studied (morphology and/or genetics) in the present study. ANIC,Australian National Insect Collection; FMNH, Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago,IL)"httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9"pageId="5"pageNumber="6"tableUuid="ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9">Table 1</tableCitation>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA5AFFA3FC267E6DFC349F74"box="[941,1014,1867,1891]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="5"pageNumber="6">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA5AFFA3FB8E7E6DFBD09F74"box="[1029,1042,1867,1891]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="5"pageNumber="6">3</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA5AFFA3FBA97E6DFBED9F74"box="[1058,1071,1867,1891]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[168,199,1618,1638]"captionTargetBox="[152,776,237,1729]"captionTargetId="figure-211@12.[177,752,253,1605]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 8 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,light microscopy image of female (Barker & Barker Collection reference #B5321), male (# B4994), nymph (#B5321) and larva (# B5321). Horizontal broken scale bars: 1 mm; vertical scale bars also in mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552100"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552100/files/figure.png"pageId="5"pageNumber="6">8</figureCitation>
) Idiosoma (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA5AFFA3FB3C7E6DFB349F74"box="[1207,1270,1867,1891]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="5"pageNumber="6">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
) broadly elongate-oval with broadly rounded posterior margin, widest slightly posterior to mid-length; length from apices of scapulae to posterior body margin
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FDCB7CDAFD4F9E03"box="[576,653,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FD147CDAFD6E9E03"box="[671,684,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[168,199,1618,1638]"captionTargetBox="[152,776,237,1729]"captionTargetId="figure-211@12.[177,752,253,1605]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 8 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,light microscopy image of female (Barker & Barker Collection reference #B5321), male (# B4994), nymph (#B5321) and larva (# B5321). Horizontal broken scale bars: 1 mm; vertical scale bars also in mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552100"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552100/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">8</figureCitation>
) length 2.12–2.56 (2.38), width 1.37–1.48 (1.44), ratio 1.54–1.73 (1.65); laterally and postero-laterally with a distinct narrow non-sclerotised band; scapulae short, blunt; lateral carinae absent; cervical grooves indistinct; dense moderately large punctations evenly distributed over conscutum, except for pseudoscutum area; pseudoscutum with indistinct punctations; setae moderately dense, very short (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FE667FDAFDEF9F03"box="[493,557,1788,1812]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
). Venter plate outlines as illustrated (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FEE37E3AFE669F23"box="[360,420,1820,1844]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
); median plate: length 1.06–1.18 (1.10), width 0.74–0.84 (0.81), ratio 1.26–1.43 (1.37); adanal plate: length 0.74–0.82 (0.79), width 0.42–0.48 (0.45), ratio 1.67–1.95 (1.77); anal plate: 0.54–0.60 (0.58), width 0.32–0.36 (0.34), ratio 1.67–1.71 (1.69). All ventral plates with dense, moderately large punctations (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FAC57CFAFA549DE3"box="[1358,1430,1500,1524]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="4.[169,200,1209,1229]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,238,1242]"captionTargetId="figure-316@4.[285,1305,254,1197]"captionTargetPageId="4"captionText="Fig. 1 The four known localities in Australia, Queensland (Qld), of Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, are indicated by white-with-red dots"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552078"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552078/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FCA67CDAFCF89E03"box="[813,826,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">2</figureCitation>
). Genital aperture (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FB967CDAFBB29E03"box="[1053,1136,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
) located at level of posterior margin of coxae II; posterior margin of genital apron deeply concave. Ventral setae (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FB0F7F1AFB009E43"box="[1156,1218,1596,1620]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
) moderately dense, very short, evenly distributed on all plates; length of setae on median plate
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FC6A7FDAFBEE9F03"box="[993,1068,1788,1812]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Figs. 3</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FBB77FDAFB8B9F03"box="[1084,1097,1788,1812]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[168,199,1618,1638]"captionTargetBox="[152,776,237,1729]"captionTargetId="figure-211@12.[177,752,253,1605]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 8 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,light microscopy image of female (Barker & Barker Collection reference #B5321), male (# B4994), nymph (#B5321) and larva (# B5321). Horizontal broken scale bars: 1 mm; vertical scale bars also in mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552100"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552100/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">8</figureCitation>
) length from palpal apices to cornual apices dorsally 0.45–0.48 (0.46), width between lateral projection of palpal segments I 0.43–0.48 (0.46), ratio 0.98–1.04 (1.01). Dorsal basis capituli (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA59FFA0FAB67E7AFA579F63"box="[1341,1429,1884,1908]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="6"pageNumber="7">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
) length from medial insertion of palpal segment I to cornual apices 0.21–0.25 (0.23), width 0.32–0.35 (0.33), ratio width to length 1.41–1.52 (1.46), subrectangular, posterior margin nearly straight; cornua long, ratio total length of basis capituli, including cornua, to cornual length 4.83–5.78 (5.39), triangular with narrowly rounded apex. Ventral basis capituli (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA58FFA1FDC07E05FD639F2C"box="[587,673,1827,1851]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="8">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
) subrectangular; lateral margins with slight constrictions at mid-length; auriculae absent; short converging ridges in auricular areas. Palpi (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA58FFA1FBC17F45FB599E6C"box="[1098,1179,1635,1659]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="7"pageNumber="8">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
) short, length dorsally (segments II and III) 0.23–0.24 (0.23), maximum width (in dorsolateral plane) 0.18–0.19 (0.19), ratio 1.22–1.29 (1.26), length of palpal segment I ventrally 0.16 (
= 1); segment I greatly enlarged, greatest dimension in anteromedian-posterolateral direction; dorsally segment I subrectangular; ventrally segment I subtriangular, posterior margin with very long and narrow spur with sharply pointed apex; segments II and III fused together with indistinct suture between them, narrower proximally and abruptly widening to broadly rounded apex. Hypostome (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA57FFAEFB9B7E0AFBA89F53"box="[1040,1130,1836,1860]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="7.[168,199,1466,1486]"captionTargetBox="[151,1437,237,1551]"captionTargetId="figure-169@7.[284,1304,253,1454]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="Fig. 3 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of male. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma,dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma,anteroventral view. E Coxae. F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–D, F 0.1 mm; E,0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552082"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552082/files/figure.png"pageId="8"pageNumber="9">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
) length 0.18–0.19 (0.18), width 0.08–0.10 (0.09), ratio 1.75–2.10 (1.95); club-shaped, widening to broadly rounded apex with medial indentation; base of hypostome at level of base of palpal segment I; dental formula 3/3, basal half of hypostome without denticles, denticles sharply pointed.
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA56FFAFFA857E0AFAAF9F53"box="[1294,1389,1836,1860]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="6.[169,200,1297,1317]"captionTargetBox="[153,1438,237,1355]"captionTargetId="figure-277@6.[285,1305,254,1284]"captionTargetPageId="6"captionText="Fig. 2 Ixodes barkeri Barker, 2019, scanning electron micrographs of idiosoma of male.A Dorsal view; B dorsolateral view; C ventral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552080"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552080/files/figure.png"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">Figs. 2E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA56FFAFFA0A7E0AFA4C9F53"box="[1409,1422,1836,1860]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[829,860,840,860]"captionTargetBox="[813,1437,237,840]"captionTargetId="figure-254@12.[836,1414,253,828]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 9 Mitochondrial genomes of Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis, I. (Endo.) barkeri, I. (Endo.) woyliei and I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARNSEF in the three species of Endopalpiger [I. (Endo.) australiensis, I. (End.) barkeri and I. (End.) woyliei], whereas in the one species of Exopalpiger [I. (Exo.) fecialis] the arrangement is ARNESF.The arrangement in I. (Exo.) fecialis is the first known arrangement in an Ixodidae tick that is different from ARNSEF.Thus, ARNESF might be a synapomorphy for the subgenus Exopalpiger"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552098"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552098/files/figure.png"pageId="9"pageNumber="10">9</figureCitation>
): coxae I–IV with long and narrow external spur with narrowly rounded to sharply pointed apex; spur on coxae I–III subequal, spur on coxa IV nearly twice shorter those on coxae I–III; coxae I–IV without syncoxae. Trochanter I with long, triangular spur with sharply pointed apex; trochanters I–IV with long, narrow, with sharply pointed apex spur ventrally. Tarsus I: length 0.56–0.60 (0.58); tarsus IV length 0.53–0.58 (0.55); tarsi only slightly humped subapically.
<tableCitationid="B52921B4CA54FFADFD3A7CBAFCC39DA3"box="[689,769,1436,1460]"captionStart="Table 1"captionStartId="2.[151,209,455,478]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Table 1 Specimens studied (morphology and/or genetics) in the present study. ANIC,Australian National Insect Collection; FMNH, Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago,IL)"httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9"pageId="11"pageNumber="12"tableUuid="ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9">Table 1</tableCitation>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFF1C7C9AFF1C9DC3"box="[151,222,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Figs. 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFF677C9AFF3B9DC3"box="[236,249,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">5</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFE8C7C9AFED69DC3"box="[263,276,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[829,860,840,860]"captionTargetBox="[813,1437,237,840]"captionTargetId="figure-254@12.[836,1414,253,828]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 9 Mitochondrial genomes of Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis, I. (Endo.) barkeri, I. (Endo.) woyliei and I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARNSEF in the three species of Endopalpiger [I. (Endo.) australiensis, I. (End.) barkeri and I. (End.) woyliei], whereas in the one species of Exopalpiger [I. (Exo.) fecialis] the arrangement is ARNESF.The arrangement in I. (Exo.) fecialis is the first known arrangement in an Ixodidae tick that is different from ARNSEF.Thus, ARNESF might be a synapomorphy for the subgenus Exopalpiger"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552098"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552098/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">9</figureCitation>
) Idiosoma (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFE117C9AFE359DC3"box="[410,503,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Figs. 4A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFD887C9AFDD29DC3"box="[515,528,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[829,860,840,860]"captionTargetBox="[813,1437,237,840]"captionTargetId="figure-254@12.[836,1414,253,828]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 9 Mitochondrial genomes of Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis, I. (Endo.) barkeri, I. (Endo.) woyliei and I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARNSEF in the three species of Endopalpiger [I. (Endo.) australiensis, I. (End.) barkeri and I. (End.) woyliei], whereas in the one species of Exopalpiger [I. (Exo.) fecialis] the arrangement is ARNESF.The arrangement in I. (Exo.) fecialis is the first known arrangement in an Ixodidae tick that is different from ARNSEF.Thus, ARNESF might be a synapomorphy for the subgenus Exopalpiger"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552098"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552098/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">9</figureCitation>
) length from scapular apices to posterior body margin in moderately engorged specimen 4.1 (
= 1), broadly suboval, widest approximately at mid-length. Scutum (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFDC27F1AFD519E43"box="[585,659,1596,1620]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Figs. 4</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFD297F1AFD6D9E43"box="[674,687,1596,1620]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[829,860,840,860]"captionTargetBox="[813,1437,237,840]"captionTargetId="figure-254@12.[836,1414,253,828]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 9 Mitochondrial genomes of Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis, I. (Endo.) barkeri, I. (Endo.) woyliei and I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARNSEF in the three species of Endopalpiger [I. (Endo.) australiensis, I. (End.) barkeri and I. (End.) woyliei], whereas in the one species of Exopalpiger [I. (Exo.) fecialis] the arrangement is ARNESF.The arrangement in I. (Exo.) fecialis is the first known arrangement in an Ixodidae tick that is different from ARNSEF.Thus, ARNESF might be a synapomorphy for the subgenus Exopalpiger"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552098"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552098/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">9</figureCitation>
= 4); lateral margins diverging for approximately 2/3 of scutum length, broadly rounded posteriorly; lateral carinae lacking; cervical grooves shallow; dense, small punctations evenly distributed throughout scutum; setae (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFEE17FDAFE659F03"box="[362,423,1788,1812]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
0.005), indistinct and nearly equal to those on alloscutum, distributed as figured. Alloscutum (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFDEB7E1AFD5D9F43"box="[608,671,1852,1876]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) as illustrated; setae of alloscutum (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFE527E7AFDEF9F63"box="[473,557,1884,1908]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
) numerous, evenly distributed, very short, length of setae in central field
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFBD57C9AFB729DC3"box="[1118,1200,1468,1492]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
) as illustrated; genital aperture (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFC357CFAFBCF9DE3"box="[958,1037,1500,1524]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
) medial to coxae III; genital groove (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFCBF7CDAFC419E03"box="[820,899,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
) well developed; anal groove (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFB5C7CDAFAE49E03"box="[1239,1318,1532,1556]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="8.[168,199,1671,1691]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1756]"captionTargetId="figure-62@8.[285,1305,253,1658]"captionTargetPageId="8"captionText="Fig. 4 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Idiosoma, dorsal view. B Scutum,dorsal view. C Scutum, dorsolateral view. D Idiosoma showing scutum and alloscutum with punctations and setae, dorsal centrolateral portion. E Idiosoma, ventral view.Scale bars: A, E 0.5 mm; B, C 0.2 mm; D 0.1 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552086"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552086/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
) oval with open posterior margin; ventral setae numerous, length of preanal setae
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFCBF7F7AFC459E63"box="[820,903,1628,1652]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFC6F7F9AFBFB9EC3"box="[996,1081,1724,1748]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
) length from palpal apices to cornual apices dorsally 0.60–0.70 (0.65;
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA54FFADFC047E1AFC1D9F43"box="[911,991,1852,1876]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="11"pageNumber="12">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
) length from medial insertion of palpal segment I to cornual apices 0.22–0.25 (0.24;
= 4), ratio width to length 2.20–2.32 (2.26; n = 4), subrectangular, posterior margin nearly straight; cornua short, ratio of total length of basis capituli (including cornua) to cornual length 17.50–20.00 (19.12;
= 4), triangular with broadly rounded apex; subcircular porose areas poorly distinct, not indented, separated by distance nearly equal to their own width, several openings arranged in discrete punctations. Ventral basis capituli (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA53FFAAFC187C9DFC2B9DC4"box="[915,1001,1467,1491]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="12"pageNumber="13">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
) subrectangular; lateral margins with slight constrictions at mid-length; auriculae absent; short converging ridges in auricular areas. Palpi (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA53FFAAFA897CDDFA8D9E04"box="[1282,1359,1531,1555]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="12"pageNumber="13">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
) short, length dorsally (segments II and III) 0.41–0.50 (0.46;
= 4), ratio 1.64–1.75 (1.68; n = 4); segment I greatly enlarged, greatest dimension in anteromedian-posterolateral direction; dorsally segment I subrectangular with convex medial margin; ventrally segment I subtriangular, posterior margin with long moderately narrow spur with narrowly rounded apex; segments II and III fused together with indistinct suture between them, narrower proximally and abruptly widening to broadly rounded apex. Hypostome (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFD257A81FD3D9BA8"box="[686,767,935,959]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
= 4); club-shaped, widening to broadly rounded apex with medial indentation; base of hypostome approximately at level of base of palpal segment II; dental formula 4/4 (few rows may be 3/3), basal half of hypostome without denticles, denticles sharply pointed.
<taxonomicNameid="3FAB6F8CCA53FFAAFBFF7A45FAE59B60"authorityName="Warburton & Nuttall"authorityYear="1909"box="[1140,1319,867,887]"class="Arachnida"family="Ixodidae"genus="Ixodes"kingdom="Animalia"order="Ixodida"pageId="12"pageNumber="13"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="fecialis"subGenus="Exopalpiger">
. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARN
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<taxonomicNameid="3FAB6F8CCA53FFAAFA9C7DAEFA8C9C8B"authorityName="Warburton & Nuttall"authorityYear="1909"box="[1303,1358,1160,1180]"class="Arachnida"family="Ixodidae"genus="Ixodes"kingdom="Animalia"order="Ixodida"pageId="12"pageNumber="13"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="fecialis">
,light microscopy image of female (Barker & Barker Collection reference #B5321), male (# B4994), nymph (#B5321) and larva (# B5321). Horizontal broken scale bars: 1 mm; vertical scale bars also in mm
Maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree from entire mt genomes (14,935 bps).The sequence alignment was put though Gblocks to remove regions with alignment gaps.Tip labels indicate NCBI accession numbers and (Barker & Barker Collection reference nos.). Numbers above branches show maximum likelihood bootstrap support, whereas numbers below branches show the Bayesian posterior probability support.
” (sensu Barker & Murrell, 2004), for which an entire mitochondrial (mt) genome was available in GenBank, was set as the outgroup.The scale bar indicates 0.06 nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site for the 14,935 nucleotide sites in our alignment of theses entire mt genomes. So, for example, there were about 896 nucleotide substitutions along the branch that leads to
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, which is marked with an asterisk [i.e. 0.06 nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site × 14,935 nucleotide sites (bps) =1896 nucleotide substitutions].Ticks in bold were sequenced in the present study
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFDF37D81FD1A9CA9"box="[632,728,1190,1215]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="9.[168,199,1691,1711]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1776]"captionTargetId="figure-68@9.[285,1305,253,1678]"captionTargetPageId="9"captionText="Fig. 5 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of female. A Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). B Gnathosoma, dorsal view. C Gnathosoma, ventral view (I, palpal article 1; II, palpal article 2; ss the strongly salient part of palpal article 1). D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae.F Trochanter I, dorsal view. Scale bars: A, F,0.1 mm; B–E, 0.2 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552088"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552088/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Figs. 5E</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFD607D81FD3A9CA8"box="[747,760,1191,1215]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="12.[829,860,840,860]"captionTargetBox="[813,1437,237,840]"captionTargetId="figure-254@12.[836,1414,253,828]"captionTargetPageId="12"captionText="Fig. 9 Mitochondrial genomes of Ixodes (Endopalpiger) australiensis, I. (Endo.) barkeri, I. (Endo.) woyliei and I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis. Protein-coding genes are shown in green, tRNAs are in yellow, rRNAs are in red, and the two control regions are in blue. Protein-coding genes are labelled by their four-character abbreviations,tRNAs are labelled by their one-letter amino acid abbreviations, and the two control regions are labelled as CR1 and CR2. Mitochondrial genome size variation is indicated in parentheses.The arrangement of genes in these four species is identical except that the main cluster of tRNA genes has the arrangement ARNSEF in the three species of Endopalpiger [I. (Endo.) australiensis, I. (End.) barkeri and I. (End.) woyliei], whereas in the one species of Exopalpiger [I. (Exo.) fecialis] the arrangement is ARNESF.The arrangement in I. (Exo.) fecialis is the first known arrangement in an Ixodidae tick that is different from ARNSEF.Thus, ARNESF might be a synapomorphy for the subgenus Exopalpiger"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552098"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552098/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">9</figureCitation>
): coxae I–IV with moderately long and narrow external spur with narrowly rounded apex; spur on coxae I– III subequal, spur on coxa IV nearly twice shorter than those on coxae I–III; coxae I–IV without syncoxae. Trochanter I with moderately long, triangular spur with sharply pointed apex; trochanters I–IV without spur ventrally. Tarsus I: length 0.66–0.76 (0.73;
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFF1C7F21FF1B9E08"box="[151,217,1543,1567]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
) Scutum (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFEDC7F21FE6C9E08"box="[343,430,1543,1567]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
= 2); lateral margins diverging for approximately half of scutum length, broadly rounded posteriorly; posterolateral margin with slight indentations; lateral carinae lacking; cervical grooves shallow; moderately dense, small punctations evenly distributed throughout scutum; setae (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFF687FC1FEF89EE8"box="[227,314,1767,1791]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
) relatively sparse, very short: length in central field of scutum 10 (
= 2), indistinct and nearly equal to those on alloscutum, distributed as figured. Setae of alloscutum numerous, evenly distributed, very short, length of setae in central field 10–13 (11;
= 2), indistinct. Anal groove oval with open posterior margin; ventral setae numerous, evenly distributed. Spiracular plates (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFCF27AE1FC049BC8"box="[889,966,967,991]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
) broadly oval; marginal row of perforations in groove anteriorly.
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFC577D21FBE99C08"box="[988,1067,1030,1055]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) length from palpal apices to cornual apices dorsally 285 (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFAB57D41FA569C68"box="[1342,1428,1127,1151]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) length from medial insertion of palpal segment I to cornual apices 108 (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFC187C01FC2B9D28"box="[915,1001,1319,1343]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
) subrectangular; lateral margins with slight constrictions at mid-length; auriculae absent; short converging ridges in auricular areas. Palpi (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFA8B7C41FA8D9D68"box="[1280,1359,1383,1407]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) short, length dorsally (segments II and III) 190–193 (191;
= 2); segment I greatly enlarged, greatest dimension in anteromedian-posterolateral direction; dorsally segment I subrectangular with convex medial margin; ventrally segment I subtriangular, posterior margin with long moderately broad spur with narrowly rounded apex; segments II and III fused together with indistinct suture between them, narrower proximally and abruptly widening to broadly rounded apex. Hypostome (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA52FFABFCBF7E21FC459F08"box="[820,903,1799,1823]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="13"pageNumber="14">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
= 1); club-shaped, widening to broadly rounded apex with medial indentation; base of hypostome approximately at level of base of palpal segment II; dental formula 3/3 (few basal rows 2/2), basal half of hypostome without denticles, denticles sharply pointed.
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FDE9780DFD719954"box="[610,691,299,323]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="10.[168,199,1631,1651]"captionTargetBox="[152,1438,237,1717]"captionTargetId="figure-71@10.[285,1305,253,1618]"captionTargetPageId="10"captionText="Fig. 6 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of nymph. A Scutum. B Spiracular plate (arrows show orientation of spiracular plate: a, anterior; d, dorsal). C Gnathosoma, dorsal view.D Gnathosoma,ventral view. E Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. F Coxae.Scale bars: A, C–F, 0.1 mm; B, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552092"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552092/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
): coxae I–IV with external spur; spur on coxae I–III moderately long, nearly subequal; spur on coxa I with broadly rounded apex, spur on coxae II and III with narrowly rounded to sharply pointed apex; spur on coxa IV very short; coxae I–IV with syncoxae occupying approximately 1/3, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 respectively of coxal width. Trochanters I–IV without spur ventrally. Tarsus I: length 320–335 (328;
<tableCitationid="B52921B4CA51FFA8FD2C7B4DFCC29A94"box="[679,768,619,643]"captionStart="Table 1"captionStartId="2.[151,209,455,478]"captionTargetPageId="2"captionText="Table 1 Specimens studied (morphology and/or genetics) in the present study. ANIC,Australian National Insect Collection; FMNH, Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago,IL)"httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9"pageId="14"pageNumber="15"tableUuid="ACD44487CA5DFFA4FF1C78E1F8E499C9">Table 1</tableCitation>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FF1C7BADFF239AB4"box="[151,225,651,675]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FF7A7BADFECE9AB4"box="[241,268,651,675]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="13.[168,199,627,647]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,627]"captionTargetId="figure-584@13.[167,1422,253,614]"captionTargetPageId="13"captionText="Fig. 10 Maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree from entire mt genomes (14,935 bps).The sequence alignment was put though Gblocks to remove regions with alignment gaps.Tip labels indicate NCBI accession numbers and (Barker & Barker Collection reference nos.). Numbers above branches show maximum likelihood bootstrap support, whereas numbers below branches show the Bayesian posterior probability support. Ixodes pavlovskyi Pomerantzev, 1946, one of the species “Other Ixodes” (sensu Barker & Murrell, 2004), for which an entire mitochondrial (mt) genome was available in GenBank, was set as the outgroup.The scale bar indicates 0.06 nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site for the 14,935 nucleotide sites in our alignment of theses entire mt genomes. So, for example, there were about 896 nucleotide substitutions along the branch that leads to I. (Ceratixodes) uriae plus I. (Sternalixodes) holocyclus plus I. (Exopalpiger) fecialis, which is marked with an asterisk [i.e. 0.06 nucleotide substitutions per nucleotide site × 14,935 nucleotide sites (bps) =1896 nucleotide substitutions].Ticks in bold were sequenced in the present study"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552102"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552102/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">10</figureCitation>
<materialsCitationid="48C31E52CA51FFA8FE957BADFEC69C74"ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4895502301"location="Length of Cd"pageId="14"pageNumber="15"specimenCount="1">
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FE0E7BADFE189AB4"box="[389,474,651,675]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7A</figureCitation>
= 1). Dorsal setae of alloscutum undetermined in number since we only had larvae that were engorged to examine: it was impossible to confidently count and associate setae of the idiosoma dorsally and ventrally.
<locationid="FD7442D4CA51FFA8FE827AEDFE679BF4"LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:7002A519CA5AFFA9FCC97E2DFEC99BB4:FD7442D4CA51FFA8FE827AEDFE679BF4"box="[265,421,971,995]"name="Length of Cd"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Length of Cd</location>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FEC27D4DFE7E9C94"box="[329,444,1131,1155]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7B–D</figureCitation>
) length from palpal apices to cornual apices dorsally 123 (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FE6B7DEDFDF29CF4"box="[480,560,1227,1251]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FDF37C2DFD0A9D34"box="[632,712,1291,1315]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
) subrectangular; lateral margins with slight constrictions at mid-length; auriculae absent. Post-hypostomal setae two pairs, length of Ph
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FEB27C8DFE489DD4"box="[313,394,1451,1475]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7B</figureCitation>
) short, length dorsally (segments II and III) 77 (
= 1); segment I greatly enlarged, greatest dimension in anteromedian-posterolateral direction; dorsally segment I subrectangular with convex medial margin; ventrally segment I subtriangular, posterior margin with long moderately broad spur with narrowly rounded apex; segments II and III fused together with indistinct suture between them, narrower proximally and abruptly widening to broadly rounded apex; segment I lacking setae, segments II and III combined with nine dorsal and three ventral setae. Hypostome (
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FF6A7E6DFEF19F74"box="[225,307,1867,1891]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
= 1); club-shaped, widening to broadly rounded apex with medial indentation; base of hypostome approximately at level of mid-length of palpal segment I; dental formula 2/2, approximately five denticles in files; basal half of hypostome without denticles, denticles sharply pointed.
<figureCitationid="6090088ACA51FFA8FB7C78A9FA8B99B0"box="[1271,1353,399,423]"captionStart="Fig"captionStartId="11.[166,197,1301,1321]"captionTargetBox="[152,1437,237,1360]"captionTargetId="figure-317@11.[285,1305,253,1289]"captionTargetPageId="11"captionText="Fig. 7 Ixodes barkeri Barker,2019,scanning electron micrographs of larva. A Scutum. B Gnathosoma, dorsal view.C Gnathosoma, ventral view. D Gnathosoma, anteroventral view. E Coxae. Scale bars: A, E 0.1 mm; B–D, 0.05 mm"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11552094"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/11552094/files/figure.png"pageId="14"pageNumber="15">Fig. 7E</figureCitation>
): coxae I–III with external spur; spur on coxa I moderately long, on coxa II and III short to very short; spur on coxae I– III with broadly rounded apex; coxae I–III with syncoxae occupying approximately 1/3, 1/4 and 1/5 respectively posteromedian portion of coxal width. Trochanters I– IV without spur ventrally. Tarsus I: length 183 (
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by the scutum and basis capituli dorsally and ventrally without lateral carinae and other longitudinal ridges (vs. lateral carinae and longitudinal ridges present in
), the considerably smaller palpal segment I with a long spur on its posterior margin (vs. greatly enlarged palpal segment I with shorter spur on its posterior margin in
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]. Unfortunately, as with the nymphs, all of these published descriptions and illustrations of larvae are too brief for confident comparison. Nonetheless, we note that the larva of
