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<location id="8E976031FFD0697CFADF0D42FE98F874" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD0697CFADF0D42FE98F874" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" name="Racha karst massif" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Racha karst massif</location>
,
<location id="8E976031FFD0697CFEA70D6EFE2DF874" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD0697CFEA70D6EFE2DF874" box="[341,505,1913,1939]" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" municipality="Racha" name="Velevi village" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Velevi village</location>
,
<location id="8E976031FFD0697CFDF10D6EFD04F874" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD0697CFDF10D6EFD04F874" box="[515,720,1913,1939]" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" municipality="Racha" name="Dolabistavi Cave" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Dolabistavi Cave</location>
;
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<quantity id="4CB09B0FFFD0697CFD290D6EFCE5F874" box="[731,817,1913,1939]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.17" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" unit="m" value="1170.0">1170 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD0697CFC8E0D6EFBC7F874" box="[892,1043,1913,1940]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" value="2019-06-15">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD0697CFC8E0D6EFBC7F874" box="[892,1043,1913,1940]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" value="2019-06-15">15 Jun. 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFBEC0D6EFBAEF874" box="[1054,1146,1913,1939]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">H. Reip</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFB770D6EFAC1F874" box="[1157,1301,1913,1939]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">J. Hentschel</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFAD20D6EFAA2F874" box="[1312,1398,1913,1939]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">L. Binz</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFF1C0D8BFE82F851" box="[238,342,1948,1974]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">E. Göbel</collectorName>
leg.;
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</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD0697CFDF10D8BFE11F83E" collectingDate="2022-05-25" collectionCode="SMNS" collectorName="S. Barjadze &amp; A. Faille &amp; E. Maghradze" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" elevation="1170" location="Racha karst massif" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" specimenCount="2" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region" typeStatus="topotype">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD0697CFDF10D8BFD99F851" box="[515,589,1948,1974]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">2 juvs</specimenCount>
; same cave as for preceding;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD0697CFC500D8BFB95F851" box="[930,1089,1948,1975]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" value="2022-05-25">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD0697CFC500D8BFB95F851" box="[930,1089,1948,1975]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64" value="2022-05-25">25 May 2022</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFBBE0D8BFB02F851" box="[1100,1238,1948,1974]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">S. Barjadze</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFB2D0D8BFA92F851" box="[1247,1350,1948,1974]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">A. Faille</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD0697CFF4F0DD7FEB2F83E" box="[189,358,1983,2010]" pageId="25" pageNumber="64">E. Maghradze</collectorName>
;
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</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD3697FFF180B1FFE35FEC5" bold="true" box="[234,481,264,290]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Additional material</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF736EAFFD3697FFF4F0B3BFCD1FDDB" blockId="26.[189,1399,264,573]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFF4F0B3BFC2DFE6A" collectingDate="2022-07-24" collectionCode="IZB" collectorName="D. Antic &amp; E. Kiria &amp; L. Shavadze &amp; S. Barjadze" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" elevation="1196" location="Racha karst massif" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-juvenile="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">
<collectingCountry id="F35F767AFFD3697FFF4F0B3BFEEBFEA1" box="[189,319,300,326]" name="Georgia" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">GEORGIA</collectingCountry>
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD3697FFE990B3CFC1FFEA2" bold="true" box="[363,971,299,326]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">
<collectingRegion id="498CF808FFD3697FFE990B3CFC1FFEA2" box="[363,971,299,326]" country="Georgia" name="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFC030B3BFBF0FEA1" box="[1009,1060,298,326]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFBBA0B3BFBAFFEA1" box="[1096,1147,300,326]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFB630B3BFB09FEA1" box="[1169,1245,300,326]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="juvenile">1 juv.</specimenCount>
;
<collectingCounty id="62964E66FFD3697FFB1C0B3BFE82FE8E" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Ambrolauri Municipality</collectingCounty>
,
<location id="8E976031FFD3697FFE960B58FD9FFE8E" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD3697FFE960B58FD9FFE8E" box="[356,587,335,361]" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" name="Racha karst massif" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Racha karst massif</location>
,
<location id="8E976031FFD3697FFDA80B58FC8CFE8E" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD3697FFDA80B58FC8CFE8E" box="[602,856,335,361]" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" municipality="Racha" name="Nikortsminda village" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Nikortsminda village</location>
,
<location id="8E976031FFD3697FFC950B58FB10FE8E" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD3697FFC950B58FB10FE8E" box="[871,1220,335,361]" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" municipality="Racha" name="Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave</location>
;
<elevation id="0065D1D9FFD3697FFB210B58FAA4FE8E" box="[1235,1392,335,361]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.196" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" unit="m" value="1196.0">
<quantity id="4CB09B0FFFD3697FFB210B58FAF9FE8E" box="[1235,1325,335,361]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.196" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" unit="m" value="1196.0">1196 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD3697FFF4F0B65FE84FE6B" box="[189,336,370,396]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2022-07-24">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD3697FFF4F0B65FE84FE6B" box="[189,336,370,396]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2022-07-24">24 Jul. 2022</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFEAE0B64FE16FE6B" box="[348,450,370,397]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">D. Antić</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFE3C0B64FDF9FE6B" box="[462,557,370,397]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">E. Kiria</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFDCB0B64FD1DFE6B" box="[569,713,370,397]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">L. Shavadze</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFCF00B65FC5DFE6B" box="[770,905,370,396]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">S. Barjadze</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFC380B64FC2DFE6A" box="[970,1017,371,397]" collectionName="IZB" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">IZB</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFBE00B65FDBCFE48" collectingDate="2022-07-24" collectionCode="NHMW" collectorName="D. Antic &amp; E. Kiria &amp; L. Shavadze &amp; S. Barjadze" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" elevation="1196" location="Racha karst massif" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCode="MY10367" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFBE00B65FBEAFE6B" box="[1042,1086,368,396]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFBBE0B65FBADFE6A" box="[1100,1145,370,397]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for preceding;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFE7B0B81FE3DFE57" box="[393,489,406,432]" collectionName="Austria, Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="Museum">NHMW</collectionCode>
<specimenCode id="DBEE9E91FFD3697FFE020B82FDBCFE48" box="[496,616,405,431]" collectionCode="NHMW" country="Austria" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/91g3-0mnw" name="Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="Museum">MY10367</specimenCode>
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<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFD700B82FB1FFE48" box="[642,1227,403,432]" collectingDate="2022-07-24" collectionCode="IZISU" collectorName="D. Antic &amp; E. Kiria &amp; L. Shavadze &amp; S. Barjadze" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" elevation="1196" location="Racha karst massif" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFD700B82FD7BFE48" box="[642,687,403,431]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
; same collection data as for preceding;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFB720B82FB1FFE48" box="[1152,1227,405,431]" collectionName="IZISU" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">IZISU</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFB160B82FE6DFE11" collectingDate="2019-06-14" collectionCode="SMNG" collectorName="H. Reip &amp; J. Hentschel &amp; L. Binz &amp; E. Gobel" country="Georgia" county="Ambrolauri Municipality" elevation="1196" location="Racha karst massif" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCount="9" specimenCount-female="6" specimenCount-juvenile="1" specimenCount-male="2" stateProvince="Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Region">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFB160B82FAF3FE48" box="[1252,1319,403,431]" count="2" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="male">2 ♂♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFAC60B82FAA2FE57" box="[1332,1398,405,432]" count="6" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="female">6 ♀♀</specimenCount>
(one used for SEM),
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFE420BAEFE20FE35" box="[432,500,440,467]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="juvenile">1 juv.</specimenCount>
; same cave as for preceding;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD3697FFCB50BAEFC0BFE34" box="[839,991,441,467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2019-06-14">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD3697FFCB50BAEFC0BFE34" box="[839,991,441,467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2019-06-14">14 Jun. 2019</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFC180BAEFB93FE35" box="[1002,1095,440,467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">H. Reip</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFBA00BAEFB30FE35" box="[1106,1252,440,467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">J. Hentschel</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFB1D0BAEFA91FE35" box="[1263,1349,440,467]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">L. Binz</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFF4F0BCBFEF1FE11" box="[189,293,476,502]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">E. Göbel</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFE960BCBFE6DFE11" box="[356,441,476,502]" collectionName="Germany, Goerlitz, Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde" country="Germany" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/b2rf-iikk" name="Senckenberg Museum fuer Naturkunde Goerlitz" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">SMNG</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFE220BCBFCB3FDFE" collectingDate="2022-07-24" collectionCode="IZB" collectorName="D. Antic &amp; E. Kiria &amp; L. Shavadze &amp; S. Barjadze" elevation="1500" location="Muradi Cave" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCount="6" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-male="2">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFE220BCBFDC4FE11" box="[464,528,474,502]" count="2" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="male">2 ♂♂</specimenCount>
(one used for SEM),
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFCFB0BCBFCE0FE11" box="[777,820,476,502]" count="1" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="female">1 ♀</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFCB00BCBFC58FE11" box="[834,908,476,502]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">3 juvs</specimenCount>
;
<location id="8E976031FFD3697FFC640BCBFBE7FE11" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E187FCFFD0697AFE1B0C4AFDCEFDD8:8E976031FFD3697FFC640BCBFBE7FE11" box="[918,1075,476,502]" name="Muradi Cave" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Muradi Cave</location>
;
<elevation id="0065D1D9FFD3697FFBCF0BCCFB00FE11" box="[1085,1236,475,502]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" unit="m" value="1500.0">
<quantity id="4CB09B0FFFD3697FFBCF0BCCFB41FE11" box="[1085,1173,475,502]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.5" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" unit="m" value="1500.0">1500 m</quantity>
a.s.l.
</elevation>
;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD3697FFB120BCBFAA6FE11" box="[1248,1394,476,502]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2022-07-24">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD3697FFB120BCBFAA6FE11" box="[1248,1394,476,502]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2022-07-24">24 Jul. 2022</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFF4F0BE8FEF0FDFE" box="[189,292,511,537]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">D. Antić</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFEC30BE8FE46FDFE" box="[305,402,511,537]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">E. Kiria</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFE6C0BE8FDE4FDFE" box="[414,560,511,537]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">L. Shavadze</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFD990BE8FD27FDFE" box="[619,755,511,537]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">S. Barjadze</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFCCA0BE8FCB3FDFE" box="[824,871,511,537]" collectionName="IZB" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">IZB</collectionCode>
</materialsCitation>
<materialsCitation id="3B203CB7FFD3697FFC700BE8FCD1FDDB" collectingDate="2021-10-18" collectionCode="IZISU" collectorName="J. Grego &amp; R. Straub" elevation="1500" location="Muradi Cave" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" specimenCount="4" specimenCount-female="2">
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFC700BE8FC12FDFE" box="[898,966,511,537]" count="2" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="female">2 ♀♀</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="9D4EFD63FFD3697FFC260BE8FBF4FDFE" box="[980,1056,511,537]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">2 juvs</specimenCount>
; same cave as for preceding;
<date id="FFF6102AFFD3697FFF4F0835FE8DFDDB" box="[189,345,546,572]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2021-10-18">
<collectingDate id="EFB2E9C2FFD3697FFF4F0835FE8DFDDB" box="[189,345,546,572]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" value="2021-10-18">18 Oct. 2021</collectingDate>
</date>
;
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFE970834FE1CFDDB" box="[357,456,546,573]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">J. Grego</collectorName>
and
<collectorName id="26BD533CFFD3697FFDF30834FDA4FDDB" box="[513,624,546,573]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">R. Straub</collectorName>
leg.;
<collectionCode id="ED59AE2FFFD3697FFD400835FCD5FDDB" box="[690,769,546,572]" collectionName="IZISU" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">IZISU</collectionCode>
.
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</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3526561FFD3697FFF4F084CFAA2FAA7" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BF736EAFFD3697FFF4F084CFEFBFD92" blockId="26.[189,303,603,629]" box="[189,303,603,629]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">
<heading id="D0BF8186FFD3697FFF4F084CFEFBFD92" bold="true" box="[189,303,603,629]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" reason="3">
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD3697FFF4F084CFEFBFD92" bold="true" box="[189,303,603,629]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Remarks</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BF736EAFFD3697FFF4F089EFAA2FAA7" blockId="26.[187,1401,649,1344]" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">
As more males and females are now available for
<taxonomicName id="4C484D69FFD3697FFCFF089DFC4EFD44" authorityName="Antic &amp; Makarov" authorityYear="2016" box="[781,922,649,676]" class="Diplopoda" family="Anthroleucosomatidae" genus="Acanthophorella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chordeumatida" pageId="26" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barjadzei">
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD3697FFCFF089DFC4EFD44" box="[781,922,649,676]" italics="true" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">A. barjadzei</emphasis>
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, we provide some additional descriptive notes here (
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). Males
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long, vertical diameter of the largest ring
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. Females
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long, vertical diameter of the largest ring 1.401.70. Head and gnathochilarium densely setose (
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,
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). Antennomere 7 with one rather bacilliform sensillum (sensillum basiconicum?) curved distad, located below sensillum trichodeum (
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). Lateral to antennal sockets, a group of papilliform outgrowths present. Number of ommatidia 510, but mainly 57, in 23 rows, arranged in elongated triangles; ommatidia pale brownish or completely transparent (
<figureCitation id="13732A6FFFD3697FFAFF094BFF07FC7D" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="1.[189,232,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,420,1810]" captionTargetId="figure-57@1.[189,1398,420,1810]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="Fig. 1. Troglobiotic members of the genus Acanthophorella Antić &amp; Makarov, 2016 in situ. AB. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić &amp; Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave. CD. Acanthophorella barjadzei Antić &amp; Makarov, 2016, ♂ from Muradi Cave. EF. Acanthophorella devi Antić sp. nov., types, ♂♂. GH. Acanthophorella valerii Antić sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (NHMW MY10366). Photos by Dragan Antić." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10149300" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10149300/files/figure.png" pageId="26" pageNumber="65">Figs 1A, C</figureCitation>
,
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,
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). In
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, the number of ommatidia is 9+10. Leg-pairs 3 and
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males with femoral, postfemoral and tibial distoventral pads. Leg-pair
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males with a rounded or subtriangular, distal, coxal protrusion, but also with a triangular, posterior, proximal, coxal protrusion. The anterior and posterior gonopods of the males from Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule caves almost completely agree with the gonopods of the
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from Dolabistavi Cave. Angioxocal tufts (tf) (= hairy levers + lobes) complicated, including lobes with long and short hairlike outgrowths and spiculiform outgrowths, distally with an opening (
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). The only difference spotted between males from Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule caves compared to the
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is the presence of much shorter lateral lamellae (
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) in males from the two mentioned caves. Leg-pair
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females with well-developed distomesal protrusions on coxae covered with small tubercles and setae. Vulvae (
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,
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) with anterior part as wide as vulval length. Operculum (o) well-developed, bilobed, with 6+6 setae (5+5 lateral shorter setae and 1+1 mesal longer setae). Bursa (b) with strongly thickened anteroproximal lips on which the operculum rests. Lateral valve with eight setae, mesal valvee with nine setae. Posteriorly, bursa with wrinkled lateral lobe.
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The type locality, Dolabistavi Cave, like other caves in the Racha karst massif, is formed in Cretaceous limestone. The explored length of the cave is
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, with a depth of
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(
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Tatashidze
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). The cave is characterised by narrow passages without speleothems, and with a stream in the lower level, which is the source of the Khoteura River. Until this study,
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was only known from its
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locality.
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stated that this species probably lives also in Muradi Cave, but in the absence of adult males they left the identification to future studies. Now that we have adult males at hand, we can confirm
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from Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule caves. Muradi Cave is another high altitude cave with a low and wide entrance (4×
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). The cave has
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of investigated channels and is characterised by two levels, a lower and an upper, separated by a
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vertical passage. From the entrance, the cave descends steeply to the lower level. The temperature in the cave is 7°C. This is one of the most famous caves in
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in terms of speleothems, which are very numerous and diverse in the upper level (
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Asanidze
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2017
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). The most interesting and unique among them are certainly the pool speleothems (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2TfqQEUxMA). Nikortsminda Sakinule is a
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deep cave that is poor in speleothems but well known for its ice formations and low temperature (
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Tatashidze
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2009
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). From the huge entrance the cave slopes steeply downwards. This part of the cave is mainly characterised by lined boulders and stones. From the lower part of the cave, a steep ascent leads to the second part, which is much wetter and with a mostly clay substrate.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD2697EFF4F0D56FEC8F8BC" bold="true" box="[189,284,1857,1883]" pageId="27" pageNumber="66">Fig. 17.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD2697EFED60D56FDB4F8BC" box="[292,608,1857,1883]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="66">Acanthophorella barjadzei</emphasis>
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.
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. ♂ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave, habitus, lateral view (NHMW MY10367).
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. ♀ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave, head, lateral view (NHMW MY10367).
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD2697EFE320D9FFE01F845" bold="true" box="[448,469,1928,1954]" pageId="27" pageNumber="66">C</emphasis>
. ♂ from Muradi Cave, midbody rings, dorsal view (IZB).
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD2697EFB790D9FFB74F845" bold="true" box="[1163,1184,1928,1954]" pageId="27" pageNumber="66">D</emphasis>
. Subadult ♀ from Muradi Cave, head, lateral view (
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).
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. ♂ from Muradi Cave, midbody rings, lateral view (IZB). Scale bars: AC, E = 1 mm; D = 0.5 mm.
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In Dolabistavi Cave, specimens of
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were found in the dark parts, crawling around on the wet rocks. In Muradi Cave, specimens were found in the lower part of the cave (we did not explore the upper part), walking and probably feeding on wet dead wood. In Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave, specimens were found between near the entrance and the second, completely dark part of the cave. All animals were found in the left part of the cave, which is almost in complete darkness and characterised by very wet and cold stones. The specimens mainly walked on the stones covered with green algae or on dead wood or deeper on clay. Some were feeding on algae, as the green colour was clearly visible in the gut.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FF4F0D56FECAF8BC" bold="true" box="[189,286,1857,1883]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">Fig. 18.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FEDB0D56FDB3F8BC" box="[297,615,1857,1883]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">Acanthophorella barjadzei</emphasis>
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, ♂ from Muradi Cave (IZB).
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. Head, anterior view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FE940D72FEADF898" bold="true" box="[358,377,1893,1919]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">B</emphasis>
. Left field with ommatidia, anterolateral view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FC570D73FC6EF899" bold="true" box="[933,954,1892,1918]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">C</emphasis>
. Right antenna, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FAE30D72FAF2F898" bold="true" box="[1297,1318,1893,1919]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">D</emphasis>
. Right antennomere 7, dorsal view, arrow indicates bacilliform sensillum.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FC3D0D9FFC37F845" bold="true" box="[975,995,1928,1954]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">E</emphasis>
. Ring 14, dorsal view.
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. Ring 14, dorsolateral view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD56979FE6A0DBCFE7AF822" bold="true" box="[408,430,1963,1989]" pageId="28" pageNumber="67">G</emphasis>
. Rings 14 and 15, anterior view. Scale bars: A, C, E = 0.2 mm; B, D = 0.05 mm; FG = 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FF4F0CAFFECFF935" bold="true" box="[189,283,1720,1746]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">Fig. 19.</emphasis>
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.
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. ♂ from Muradi Cave (IZB).
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FAD30CAFFA86F935" bold="true" box="[1313,1362,1720,1746]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">GI</emphasis>
. ♀ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave (SMNG).
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FD1E0CCCFCD5F912" bold="true" box="[748,769,1755,1781]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">A</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, anterodistal view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FB1F0CCCFAD5F912" bold="true" box="[1261,1281,1755,1781]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">B</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, anterolaterodistal view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FDBD0CE9FDB0F8FF" bold="true" box="[591,612,1790,1816]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">C</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, lateral view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FC1B0CE8FC2AF8FE" bold="true" box="[1001,1022,1791,1817]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">D</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, distal view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FF490D35FF1BF8DB" bold="true" box="[187,207,1826,1852]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">E</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, posterior view.
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD46978FD780D35FD4EF8DB" bold="true" box="[650,666,1826,1852]" pageId="29" pageNumber="68">F</emphasis>
. Anterior gonopods, right tuft, posterior view.
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. Left vulva, distal view.
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. Left vulva, anterodistal view.
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. Left vulva, lateral view. Abbreviations: a = angiocoxite; ap = anterior process; b = bursa; cv = coxal vesicle; ll = lateral lamella; mp = medial part; o = operculum; s = sternum; sa = synangiocoxal base; sl = sternal lamella; tf = angiocoxal tuft. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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Besides
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFED70B9FFE6FFE45" box="[293,443,392,418]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">A. barjadzei</emphasis>
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, another troglobiotic millipede inhabiting all three caves is the hydrophilous
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFF4F0BBBFE1CFE22" box="[189,456,427,453]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Leucogeorgia longipes</emphasis>
Verhoeff, 1930
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(
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for Dolabistavi; unpublished for Muradi and Nikortsminda Sakinule). One more interesting, stygobiotic species from Dolabistavi Cave is the recently described,
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFECE0BE6FD73FDEC" box="[316,679,497,523]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Hausdorfenia pseudohauffenia</emphasis>
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(
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) (
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Grego
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2020
</bibRefCitation>
). For additional taxa known from Dolabistavi Cave see
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Barjadze
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFC5A0802FC37FDC8" box="[936,995,533,559]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">et al.</emphasis>
(2015)
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. In Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave, five mite and one springtail species have been recorded so far (
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Barjadze
<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFB93082EFB48FDB5" box="[1121,1180,568,594]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">et al.</emphasis>
2015
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). During the expedition, we registered additional four troglobionts from the genera
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFBF7084CFB56FD92" box="[1029,1154,603,629]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Neobisium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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),
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFF4C0869FE94FD7F" box="[190,320,638,664]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Nemaspela</emphasis>
Šilhavý, 1966
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(
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),
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFD540869FCF6FD7F" box="[678,802,638,664]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Inotrechus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) and
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Schäffer, 1897
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(
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) (unpubl.). In Muradi Cave, besides two troglobiotic millipede species, we registered two troglophiles, viz.,
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFE6008D2FD56FD38" box="[402,642,709,735]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Micropterna clavata</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFD4908D2FC10FD39" box="[699,964,709,735]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Stenophylax permistus</emphasis>
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(both
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) (unpubl.).
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD7697BFF4F0D9FFEF4F845" bold="true" box="[189,288,1928,1954]" pageId="30" pageNumber="69">Fig. 20.</emphasis>
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, ♀ from Nikortsminda Sakinule Cave (
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MNG).
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. Left vulva, distal view.
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. Left vulva, anterior view.
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. Right vulva, lateral view. Drawings by MŠ. Abbreviations: b = bursa; o = operculum. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.
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Based on the ecology, the unpigmented body and the unpigmented or pale brownish and reduced number of ommatidia,
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can be considered as a troglobiont. Furthermore, this species is characterised by a more robust and larger body (cave gigantism), compared to its congeners. With a length of up to
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,
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, together with the members of the troglobiotic genus
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, is the largest chordeumatidan in the Caucasus.
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<emphasis id="B93CEAF8FFD6697AFF4F0BC3FE82FE09" bold="true" box="[189,342,468,494]" pageId="31" pageNumber="70">Distribution</emphasis>
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A Georgian endemic known from three high-altitude caves (ca
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a.s.l.) in the Racha karst massif (
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, cyan circles).
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