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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F768B627650BF8F6" box="[532,628,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[264,1318,1324,1816]" captionTargetId="figure-432@10.[187,1400,1277,1877]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 4. Prosternal processes. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858). C. Ch. balcánica (Karaman, 1936). D. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). E. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. F. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). G. Ch. occulta sp. nov. H. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424520/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Figs 4G</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F7FCB62765DBF8F6" box="[640,676,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[301,1319,679,1805]" captionTargetId="figure-184@13.[265,1322,663,1845]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 7. Spermathecae, lateral view. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977. B. Ch. balcánica (Karaman, 1936). C. Ch. occulta sp. nov. D. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). E. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. F. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). G. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Abbreviations: See Material and methods. Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424528" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424528/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">7C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F7CDB62765A9F8F6" box="[689,726,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="18.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[303,1293,291,1782]" captionTargetId="figure-70@18.[247,1340,265,1810]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="Fig. 9. Known geographical distribution of the species ofCholovocera Victor, 1838.A. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856) (red dots) and Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876) (yellow dots). B. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845) (red dots) and Ch. occulta sp. nov. (yellow dots). C. Ch. balcanica (Karaman, 1936) (red dots), Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858) (yellow dots), Ch. formicaria (dark blue dots) and Ch. afghana Johnson, 1977 (orange dot)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424533" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424533/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">9B</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F79EB627646BF8F6" box="[738,788,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="41.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[321,1272,530,1820]" captionTargetId="figure-115@41.[311,1276,513,1878]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Fig. 11. Male habitus, dorsal view. A. Cholovocera formicaria Victor, 1838. B. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). C. Ch. occulta sp. nov., paratype. D. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424537" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424537/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">11C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F65CB627642AF8F6" box="[800,853,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="42.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[341,1310,800,1791]" captionTargetId="figure-179@42.[221,1367,721,1840]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Fig. 12. Terminal female antennomeres. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858). C. Ch. balcánica (Karaman, 1936). D. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). E. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. F. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). G. Ch. occulta sp. nov. H. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424539" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424539/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">12G</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F61EB62764F0F8F6" box="[866,911,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[247,1330,760,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-280@44.[217,1371,719,1875]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 13. Terminal male antennomeres.A. Cholovocera attae (Kraatz, 1858). B. Ch. balcánica(Karaman, 1936). C. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). D. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. E. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). F. Ch. occulta sp. nov. G. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424541" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424541/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">13F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F6E0B6276488F8F6" box="[924,1015,1849,1875]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[189,232,1822,1848]" captionTargetBox="[293,1322,589,1725]" captionTargetId="figure-210@46.[250,1337,543,1774]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 14. Metatibiae. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977, ♀. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858), ♀. C. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858), ♂. D. Ch. balcanica (Karaman, 1936), ♀. E. Ch. balcanica (Karaman, 1936), ♂. F. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876), ♀. G. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876), ♂. H. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838, ♀. I. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838, ♂. J. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856), ♀. K. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856), ♂. L. Ch. occulta sp. nov., ♀. M. Ch. occulta sp. nov., ♂. N. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845), ♀. O. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845), ♂. Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424543" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424543/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">14L–M</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D350466F5C1B66566B6F830" bold="true" box="[189,457,1915,1941]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
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The male of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D350466F426B6B4652EF861" box="[346,593,1962,1988]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Cholovocera occulta</emphasis>
Delgado &amp; Palma
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can be easily distinguished from all the other species in the genus by the unique morphology of the terminal antennomere (
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D350466F1EEB6D06385F84D" box="[1170,1274,1998,2024]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[247,1330,760,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-280@44.[217,1371,719,1875]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 13. Terminal male antennomeres.A. Cholovocera attae (Kraatz, 1858). B. Ch. balcánica(Karaman, 1936). C. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). D. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. E. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). F. Ch. occulta sp. nov. G. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424541" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424541/files/figure.png" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
). Also, the aedeagus and the paramere are diagnostic, especially to separate
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F6D7B017634EFE86" box="[939,1073,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Ch. occulta</emphasis>
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from the externally more similar species, such as
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and
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F796B0326429FEE3" box="[746,854,300,326]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Ch. attae</emphasis>
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(
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against
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,
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).
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The spermatheca of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F4D1B070654BFE2D" box="[429,564,366,392]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Ch. occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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is diagnostic, in particular its truncated ramus, the bent cornu, and a nodulus shaped like an inverted amphora (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B0CC663BFE49" bold="true" box="[189,324,466,492]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Etymology</emphasis>
</heading>
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<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B31F6248FDC7" blockId="49.[189,1399,513,610]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
The species epithet
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‘
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F4C3B31F656AFDBE" box="[447,533,513,539]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’ (Latin for ‘hidden’) refers to the fact that this species has remained undescribed and unnamed, despite being available for study in several well-known European museums during many years. The name also alludes to the lifestyle of these beetles, hidden inside
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nests.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B3976693FD07" bold="true" box="[189,492,648,675]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Type material examined</emphasis>
</heading>
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B3A966CCFD74" box="[189,435,695,721]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Cholovocera occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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: we designate as type material a
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male and
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,
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and
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, deposited in two museums in
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(see below).
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F596B2026623FC93" bold="true" box="[234,348,796,822]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<typeStatus id="3011882A4D340467F596B2026623FC93" box="[234,348,796,822]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F5C1B2216643FCFC" box="[189,316,831,857]" name="Algeria" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">ALGERIA</collectingCountry>
•
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1
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;
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;
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.
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F596B29F6618FC3E" bold="true" box="[234,359,897,923]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F5C1B2BA6643FC1B" box="[189,316,932,958]" name="Algeria" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">ALGERIA</collectingCountry>
•
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F4FDB2BA66E8FC65" bold="true" box="[385,407,932,960]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<specimenCount id="F9ACFD014D340467F4FDB2BA66E8FC65" box="[385,407,932,960]" count="1" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
</emphasis>
;
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;
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•
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F70FB2BA65F6FC1B" bold="true" box="[627,649,932,958]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♂</emphasis>
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;
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;
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</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<heading id="B45D81E44D340467F5C1B2FB65C5FC5A" bold="true" box="[189,698,997,1023]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" reason="3">
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B2FB65C5FC5A" bold="true" box="[189,698,997,1023]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
Additional material examined, non
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</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B50A6667FA80" blockId="49.[189,1399,1042,1317]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<materialsCitation id="5FC23CD54D340467F5C1B50A6668FBF4" collectionCode="MHNG" collectorName="Liveille" country="France" location="Collioure" municipality="Languedoc-Rousillon" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="3" stateProvince="Provence-Cote D'azur">
<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F5C1B50A664EFB8B" box="[189,305,1044,1070]" name="France" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">FRANCE</collectingCountry>
–
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F433B50D6525FB88" bold="true" box="[335,602,1043,1069]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectingMunicipality id="0F71ACF24D340467F433B50D6525FB88" box="[335,602,1043,1069]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Languedoc-Rousillon</collectingMunicipality>
</emphasis>
•
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F7DCB50A65C9FB8B" bold="true" box="[672,694,1044,1070]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<specimenCount id="F9ACFD014D340467F7DCB50A65C9FB8B" box="[672,694,1044,1070]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
</emphasis>
,
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F7A7B50A658EFB95" bold="true" box="[731,753,1044,1072]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♀</emphasis>
</specimenCount>
; “P.O.” [Pyrénées-Orientales],
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;
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leg.;
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</materialsCitation>
–
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F44AB5286532FBF4" bold="true" box="[310,589,1078,1105]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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</emphasis>
•
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F703B52965EBFBF4" bold="true" box="[639,660,1079,1105]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♂</emphasis>
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;
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;
<specimenCode id="BF0C9EF34D340467F67BB52964E5FBF4" box="[775,922,1079,1105]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectionCode id="89BBAE4D4D340467F67BB5296437FBF4" box="[775,840,1079,1105]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">SDEI</collectionCode>
10821
</specimenCode>
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•
<materialsCitation id="5FC23CD54D340467F6C8B5296256FB32" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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; Toulon;
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; V. Barbier leg.; “En nombre, sous une grosse pierre, prés de l'entrée d’un nid de
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, follés du fortification” [In great numbers, under a stone, near the entry of a nest of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F6FCB56064A9FB32" box="[896,982,1150,1175]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Messor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, fortification walls];
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</materialsCitation>
•
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;
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, Gard, St. Gilles, Le grand Bois;
<date id="9B1410484D340467F7EAB5BF6449FB1E" box="[662,822,1185,1211]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" value="1978-03-27">27 Mar. 1978</date>
; Kiener leg.; [associated with a
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F1D1B5BF6208FB1F" box="[1197,1399,1184,1210]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Messor barbarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
worker
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];
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</materialsCitation>
•
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F496B5DA657FFB7B" bold="true" box="[490,512,1220,1246]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♂</emphasis>
</specimenCount>
;
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;
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</materialsCitation>
–
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, no specific locality
</emphasis>
•
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; “gall. mer”;
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10852–10853
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•
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; “mer.”;
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10822
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•
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1
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; “
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mer.”;
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•
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; “gallia”;
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.
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–
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<collectingRegion id="2D6EF86A4D340467F424B45566D9FAC0" box="[344,422,1355,1381]" country="Algeria" name="Alger" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Algier</collectingRegion>
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•
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F772B452655BFACD" bold="true" box="[526,548,1356,1384]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♀</emphasis>
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;
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•
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,
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;
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•
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;
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–
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F154B4556209FAC0" bold="true" box="[1064,1398,1355,1382]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F154B45563F8FAC0" box="[1064,1159,1355,1381]" name="Algeria" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Algeria</collectingCountry>
, no specific locality
</emphasis>
•
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,
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1
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F449B4716634FA2E" bold="true" box="[309,331,1391,1419]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">♀</emphasis>
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; “Algerie”;
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.
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<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B4AE6556FA48" blockId="49.[189,1398,1454,1517]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F5C1B4AE66CBFA6F" box="[189,436,1456,1482]" name="Czech Republic" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">CZECH REPUBLIC</collectingCountry>
–
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<collectingRegion id="2D6EF86A4D340467F4A8B4AE652CFA6F" box="[468,595,1456,1482]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Parduvice</collectingRegion>
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•
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; “Vysoká”;
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–
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F6E2B4AE630CFA6F" bold="true" box="[926,1139,1456,1482]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectingRegion id="2D6EF86A4D340467F6E2B4AE630CFA6F" box="[926,1139,1456,1482]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Moravian-Silesia</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
•
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,
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; “Gnojnik (Siles.)”;
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;
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.
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F596B70B665AF98A" bold="true" box="[234,293,1557,1583]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Note</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B726645CF919" blockId="49.[189,1399,1557,1724]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
The localities associated with the last
<specimenCount id="F9ACFD014D340467F7ECB726642FF9F7" box="[656,848,1592,1618]" count="3" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="generic">three specimens</specimenCount>
are placed far outside the range of the other material of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F43AB74566B2F9D0" box="[326,461,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Ch. occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="C6ED57E14D340467F4A9B742654DF9D3" box="[469,562,1628,1654]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, as well as all other species of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F6DCB7456348F9D0" box="[928,1079,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Cholovocera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. We agree with the curator of the National Museum of the
<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F74BB760658CF93D" box="[567,755,1662,1688]" name="Czech Republic" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Czech Republic</collectingCountry>
(
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) in that the data given on the labels are most likely incorrect (J. Hájek, pers. comm.
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).
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B7FD6622F958" bold="true" box="[189,349,1763,1789]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Type locality</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B60C661BF88E" blockId="49.[189,356,1809,1836]" box="[189,356,1809,1836]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F5C1B60C6784F889" box="[189,251,1810,1836]" name="Algeria" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Oran</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="97BD76184D340467F479B60F661EF88E" box="[261,353,1809,1835]" name="Algeria" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Algeria</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A7B065034D340464F5C1B64D657AFDDB" lastPageId="50" lastPageNumber="51" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="description">
<paragraph id="EF1536884D340467F5C1B64D6631F8C8" blockId="49.[189,334,1875,1901]" box="[189,334,1875,1901]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<heading id="B45D81E44D340467F5C1B64D6631F8C8" bold="true" box="[189,334,1875,1901]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" reason="3">
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D340467F5C1B64D6631F8C8" bold="true" box="[189,334,1875,1901]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Description</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D340464F5C1B69F66DAFE15" blockId="49.[189,1400,1921,2018]" lastBlockId="50.[189,1399,265,432]" lastPageId="50" lastPageNumber="51" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
Male as in
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D340467F43DB69F66D5F839" box="[321,426,1921,1948]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="41.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[321,1272,530,1820]" captionTargetId="figure-115@41.[311,1276,513,1878]" captionTargetPageId="41" captionText="Fig. 11. Male habitus, dorsal view. A. Cholovocera formicaria Victor, 1838. B. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). C. Ch. occulta sp. nov., paratype. D. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424537" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424537/files/figure.png" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Fig. 11C</figureCitation>
. Body length
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average, range
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(n = 11, males and females). Shape of body oval, with the lateral margins of the pronotum continuous with those of the elytra, i.e., without an indentation. Elytral apex moderately acute. Terminal antennomeres sexually dimorphic: that of the male with a sinuous internal margin (
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D370464F7ADB0176444FE86" box="[721,827,265,291]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="44.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[247,1330,760,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-280@44.[217,1371,719,1875]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="Fig. 13. Terminal male antennomeres.A. Cholovocera attae (Kraatz, 1858). B. Ch. balcánica(Karaman, 1936). C. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). D. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. E. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). F. Ch. occulta sp. nov. G. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424541" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424541/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 13F</figureCitation>
), but the female with a straight internal margin (
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D370464F5BAB0326647FEE3" box="[198,312,300,326]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="42.[189,232,1892,1918]" captionTargetBox="[341,1310,800,1791]" captionTargetId="figure-179@42.[221,1367,721,1840]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="Fig. 12. Terminal female antennomeres. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858). C. Ch. balcánica (Karaman, 1936). D. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). E. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. F. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). G. Ch. occulta sp. nov. H. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845). Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424539" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424539/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 12G</figureCitation>
). Metatibiae as in
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D370464F75DB03265C8FEE3" box="[545,695,300,326]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="46.[189,232,1822,1848]" captionTargetBox="[293,1322,589,1725]" captionTargetId="figure-210@46.[250,1337,543,1774]" captionTargetPageId="46" captionText="Fig. 14. Metatibiae. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977, ♀. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858), ♀. C. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858), ♂. D. Ch. balcanica (Karaman, 1936), ♀. E. Ch. balcanica (Karaman, 1936), ♂. F. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876), ♀. G. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876), ♂. H. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838, ♀. I. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838, ♂. J. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856), ♀. K. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856), ♂. L. Ch. occulta sp. nov., ♀. M. Ch. occulta sp. nov., ♂. N. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845), ♀. O. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845), ♂. Scale bar = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424543" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424543/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 14L–M</figureCitation>
, narrower in the proximal half and with curved margins, especially in the male. Prosternal process keeled anteriorly, with a wide median constriction and triangular distally (
<figureCitation id="77912A0D4D370464F4DCB06C657EFE28" box="[416,513,370,397]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[264,1318,1324,1816]" captionTargetId="figure-432@10.[187,1400,1277,1877]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 4. Prosternal processes. A. Cholovocera afghana Johnson, 1977. B. Ch. attae (Kraatz, 1858). C. Ch. balcánica (Karaman, 1936). D. Ch. gallica (Schaufuss, 1876). E. Ch. formicaria Victor, 1838. F. Ch. formiceticola (Rosenhauer, 1856). G. Ch. occulta sp. nov. H. Ch. punctata (Märkel, 1845)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10424520" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10424520/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
). Male last visible ventrite with a marked emargination and bordered by a brush of long setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B0C9657AFDDB" blockId="50.[188,1399,471,638]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
Median lobe of aedeagus subrectangular, with an acutely pointed triangular apex in ventral view (
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). Aedeagus in lateral view as in
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. Distal portion of paramere short, triangular, pointed, with two short setae (
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). Spermathecal duct short and spermathecal reservoir c-shaped; ramus short and truncated distally, cornu sharply bent and nodulus moderately developed, shaped like an inverted amphora (
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).
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<subSubSection id="A7B065034D370464F5C1B3BB64E0FCB4" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="distribution">
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<heading id="B45D81E44D370464F5C1B3BB6694FD1A" bold="true" box="[189,491,677,703]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" reason="3">
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F5C1B3BB6694FD1A" bold="true" box="[189,491,677,703]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Geographic distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B3CA64E0FCB4" blockId="50.[188,1399,724,786]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
The known distribution of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F48DB3CA659AFD4B" box="[497,741,724,750]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Cholovocera occulta</emphasis>
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extends from the Mediterranean coast of
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in the north, to the Mediterranean coast of
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in the south.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A7B065034D370464F5C1B227637EFC00" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B227664CFCF6" blockId="50.[189,307,825,851]" box="[189,307,825,851]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F5C1B227664CFCF6" bold="true" box="[189,307,825,851]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Host ants</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B279637EFC00" blockId="50.[189,1399,871,933]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
Our examination of two samples of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F71CB2796599FC24" box="[608,742,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Ch. occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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preserved with
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showed that it is associated with a species of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F4F5B29566A0FC01" box="[393,479,907,932]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Messor</emphasis>
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, most likely
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F704B2956474FC01" box="[632,779,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">M. barbarus</emphasis>
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, in Southern
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.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="A7B065034D370464F5C1B2D26554FA8C" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B2D26650FC43" blockId="50.[189,303,972,998]" box="[189,303,972,998]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
<heading id="B45D81E44D370464F5C1B2D26650FC43" bold="true" box="[189,303,972,998]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" reason="3">
<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F5C1B2D26650FC43" bold="true" box="[189,303,972,998]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Remarks</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B2E46522FB07" blockId="50.[188,1401,1018,1186]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
Although at first we found it surprising that a clearly different species of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F144B2E463AFFBB1" box="[1080,1232,1018,1044]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Cholovocera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
could remain undescribed for such a long time, we believe the reason for that may have been the fact that all the specimens we examined needed to be remounted to expose their legs and antennae hidden under the body. Once the antennae of the males were uncovered, we soon realised we had a different, undescribed and unnamed species in front of us.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF1536884D370464F5C1B5D66554FA8C" blockId="50.[189,1399,1224,1321]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
Considering that we only have five detailed locality records, it is difficult to ascertain the total geographic distribution of
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<emphasis id="DDDEEA9A4D370464F411B5F2668BFAA3" box="[365,500,1260,1286]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Ch. occulta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, but we expect that more samples will be found, which will enlarge the present known distribution.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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