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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="134839637" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B7509B1B316247B8D21629B0B62F7246" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B7509B1B316247B8D21629B0B62F7246" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName authority="Habeeb, 1955" authorityName="Habeeb" authorityYear="1955" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba Habeeb, 1955</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola anomala" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subspecies" species="anomala" subspecies="rufoalba">Torrenticola anomala rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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Habeeb, 1955: 2.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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Habeeb, 1957: 5.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">HOLOTYPE (♂): from USA, New Jersey, Morris County, Brook, Brookside, 20 May 1953, by H Habeeb.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">PARATYPES (1 ♀ and 0 ♂): New Jersey, USA: 1 ♀ (ALLOTYPE) from Sussex County, Little Flatbrook, north of Bevans, 12 Oct 1953, by H Habeeb.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♂) and allotype (♀) deposited in the CNC.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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are similar to other members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“4-Plates”">"4-Plates"</normalizedToken>
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group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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) and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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in having anterio-lateral platelets free from the dorsal plate, dorsal coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, and indistinct hind coxal margins. Male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from other male
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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four plates by having a shorter anterior venter (195 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 215-285 in others).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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by having a shorter dorsum (♀ = 550 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 605-680 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 500-540 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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) and a thinner dorsum (♀ = 400 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 440-490 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 320 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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by having a stockier rostrum (length/width = 2.96-3.06 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 3.27-3.82 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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). Female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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by having stockier tibiae (length/width = 3.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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by having a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 2.96-3.06 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 2.24-2.92 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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by having a wider genital field (157.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 137-145 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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and by having more elongate anterio-medial platelets (length/width = 2.45-2.61 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, 1.9-2.3 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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by having a shorter dorsum (♀ = 550 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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) and stockier anterio-medial platelets (length/width = 2.45-2.61 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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by having a conical pedipalpal femoral tubercle, whereas
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Re-description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 229) (n = 1) (allotype only) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (550 long; 400 wide) ovoid with reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions with a strip of orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (107.5 long; 41.25 wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (168.75 long; 55 wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 255). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.38; dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.57; anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.61; anterio-lateral platelet length/width 3.07; anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.57.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (310 long (ventral); 235 long (dorsal); 127.5 tall) colorless. Rostrum (130 long; 42.5 wide). Chelicerae (315 long) with curved fangs (62.5 long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.43; rostrum length/width 3.06. Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (42.5 long); femur (115 long); genu (65 long); tibia (87.5 long; 25 wide); tarsus (17.5 long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.77; tibia/femur 0.76; tibia length/width 3.50.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (640 long; 450 wide) mostly colorless with reddish-purple coloration in areas surrounding coxae. Gnathosomal bay (142.5 long; 92.5 wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (17.5 long). Genital plates (167.5 long; 155 wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (125 long (total); 125 long (medial)); Cx-3 (335 wide); anterior venter (155 long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.54; anterior venter/genital field length 0.93; anterior venter length/genital field width 1.00; anterior venter/medial suture 8.86.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 230) (n = 1) (holotype only) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (440 long; 320 wide) ovoid with reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions with a strip of orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (95 long; 38.75 wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (142.5 long; 47.5 wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 237.5). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.38; dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.35; anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.45; anterio-lateral platelet length/width 3.00; anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.50.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (257.5 long (ventral); 190 long (dorsal); 95 tall) colorless. Rostrum (103.75 long; 35 wide). Chelicerae (237.5 long) with curved fangs (50 long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.71; rostrum length/width 2.96. Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35 long); femur (92.5 long); genu (55 long); tibia (76.25 long; 21.25 wide); tarsus (17.5 long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.68; tibia/femur 0.82; tibia length/width 3.59.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (530 long; 400 wide) mostly colorless with reddish-purple coloration in areas surrounding coxae. Gnathosomal bay (120 long; 67.5 wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (72.5 long). Genital plates (120 long; 97.5 wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (235 long (total); 112.5 long (medial)); Cx-3 (280 wide); anterior venter (195 long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.78; anterior venter/genital field length 1.63; anterior venter length/genital field width 2.00; anterior venter/medial suture 2.69.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<bibRefCitation pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Habeeb (1955)</bibRefCitation>
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did not specify an etymology for this specific epithet (
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Arrenuridae" genus="Lebertioidea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lebertioidea rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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). However, we speculate that it refers to the dorsal coloration as
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<bibRefCitation pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Habeeb (1955)</bibRefCitation>
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notes, "color red and white" (rufus, L. red; albus, L. white).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Northern New Jersey (Figure 228).</paragraph>
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Figure 228.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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distribution.
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Figure 229.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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Figure 230.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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Unfortunately, we were unable to acquire more specimens of
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola rufoalba" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rufoalba">Torrenticola rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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and therefore this species is not included in our phylogenetic analyses. However, we were able to examine the holotype. Based upon overall similarity, the fusion of the posterio-lateral platelets, and distribution, this species clearly groups with the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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Complex and can be placed into the Eastern 2-Plate Identification Group.
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