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Adult dark brown, of medium size (527–605), and with characters of 
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. Translamella present, incomplete or absent, lamellar cusp long. Notogastral setae (14 pairs, including 
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Juveniles light brown with brown prodorsum, gastronotum, sclerites and legs, nymphs with well-developed lamella. Humeral organ and humeral macrosclerite present, seta 
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), setae 
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inserted on large posteroventral macrosclerite. Legs of juveniles stocky, femora flattened, femora I and II with large ventral carina, solenidion ω 
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on tarsus I longer than solenidion ω 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FB93F973FE14B282" bold="true" box="[199,463,1672,1699]" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">Morphology of adults.</emphasis>
Adults oval in dorsal and ventral aspect (
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, 
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569FF46F973FB8DB282" box="[1042,1110,1673,1699]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1982,2006]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,849,1958]" captionTargetId="figure-420@4.[151,1436,849,1958]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) anterior part of body, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209271" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209271/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">4a, 4c</figureCitation>
), similar to those redescribed by 
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, but see 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569F97DF956FD50B2E7" box="[553,651,1708,1734]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">Remarks</emphasis>
. Mean measurements (with standard deviation and range): length of females 585.6±16.2 (559–605, n= 24), width 385.2±11.3 (371–397); length of males 550.6±12.7 (527–579, n= 26), width 358,9±8.5 (345–377). Notogastral setae (14 pairs, including 
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and 
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) long, barbed, with longer barbs in distal half (
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, 
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569FAE9F8E3FE01B312" box="[445,474,1817,1843]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1568,1592]" captionTargetBox="[155,1436,184,1544]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,1544]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melanozetes meridianus, female. (a) Lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm; mouthparts, right side, antiaxial aspect, scale bars 20 μm, (b) chelicera, (c) palp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209269" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209269/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">3a</figureCitation>
, 
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F957F8E2FDAFB312" box="[515,628,1816,1843]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs, lateral view. (a) Anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta, (c) mouthparts, (d) middle part of body." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209273" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209273/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">5a, 5b, 5d</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F9D4F8E2FD46B313" box="[640,669,1816,1842]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-37@6.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Posterior part of body, lateral view; (b) mouthparts, dorsal view; ventral view, (c) genital plates, (d) anal plates." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209275" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209275/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">6a</figureCitation>
), and four pairs of porose areas, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FF5BF8E3FBF5B312" box="[1039,1070,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">Aa</emphasis>
slightly larger than other porose areas. Most ventral setae short and smooth, discidium (
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) triangular, rounded, custodium (
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FFCAF8C7FB18B377" box="[1182,1219,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">cus</emphasis>
) short and pointed, genital setae short and smooth (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F91DF89BFDBDB35A" box="[585,614,1889,1915]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1568,1592]" captionTargetBox="[155,1436,184,1544]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,1544]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melanozetes meridianus, female. (a) Lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm; mouthparts, right side, antiaxial aspect, scale bars 20 μm, (b) chelicera, (c) palp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209269" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209269/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">3a</figureCitation>
, 
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, 
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). Adanal setae slightly longer than anal and other ventral setae, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FE2CF89AFA4FB35B" box="[1400,1428,1888,1914]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">ad</emphasis>
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and 
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with short barbs, 
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smooth (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F9CDF87EFD63B3BF" box="[665,696,1924,1950]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-37@6.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Posterior part of body, lateral view; (b) mouthparts, dorsal view; ventral view, (c) genital plates, (d) anal plates." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209275" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209275/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">6d</figureCitation>
). Chelicera chelate-dentate, seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FF7EF87EFB89B3BF" box="[1066,1106,1924,1950]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">cha</emphasis>
longer than 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B494569FFB4F87EFAD3B3BF" box="[1248,1288,1924,1950]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">chb</emphasis>
, both barbed (
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, 
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, 
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). Most palp setae smooth (
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F9F4F852FD2DB3E2" box="[672,758,1960,1987]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1568,1592]" captionTargetBox="[155,1436,184,1544]" captionTargetId="figure-19@3.[151,1436,181,1544]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 3. Melanozetes meridianus, female. (a) Lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm; mouthparts, right side, antiaxial aspect, scale bars 20 μm, (b) chelicera, (c) palp." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209269" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209269/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">Figs 3c</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F856F852FC9CB3E2" box="[770,839,1960,1987]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs, lateral view. (a) Anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta, (c) mouthparts, (d) middle part of body." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209273" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209273/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">5a, 5c</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F807F852FCA8B3E3" box="[851,883,1960,1986]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-37@6.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Posterior part of body, lateral view; (b) mouthparts, dorsal view; ventral view, (c) genital plates, (d) anal plates." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209275" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209275/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">6b</figureCitation>
). Trochanters III and IV and all femora flattened, femora I and II with large ventral carina, most leg setae with short barbs (
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569F897F836FBD0B3C6" box="[963,1035,1996,2023]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1982,2006]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,849,1958]" captionTargetId="figure-420@4.[151,1436,849,1958]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 4. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) anterior part of body, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209271" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209271/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">Figs 4</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569FF43F836FB5FB3C6" box="[1047,1156,1996,2023]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-19@5.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 5. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs, lateral view. (a) Anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta, (c) mouthparts, (d) middle part of body." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209273" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209273/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">5a, 5c, 5d</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569FFDBF836FB1DB3C7" box="[1167,1222,1996,2022]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-37@6.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 6. Melanozetes meridianus, adult, SEM micrographs. (a) Posterior part of body, lateral view; (b) mouthparts, dorsal view; ventral view, (c) genital plates, (d) anal plates." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209275" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209275/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">6a–c</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B494569FF85F837FB3AB3C6" box="[1233,1249,1997,2023]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1672,1696]" captionTargetBox="[155,1435,182,1648]" captionTargetId="figure-19@7.[151,1435,181,1648]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Melanozetes meridianus, leg segments of adult (part of femur to tarsus), right side, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Leg I, tarsus (pl’ not illustrated); (b) leg II; (c) leg III; (d) leg IV." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209277" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209277/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="161">7</figureCitation>
). Some leg setae thickened (
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on all femora, 
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on femora I and II, 
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on genua I and II, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568F8CDF8EDFC6EB310" box="[921,949,1815,1841]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">v”</emphasis>
on tibiae I and II). Solenidion ω 
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on tarsus I is located anteriorly to solenidion ω 
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and is longer than ω 
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. Formulae of leg setae [trochanter to tarsus (+ solenidia)]: I—5-3(1)-4(2)-18(2); II—1-5-3(1)-4(1)-15(2); III—2-3-1(1)-3(1)-15; IV—1-2-2-3(1)-12. Tarsi heterotridactylous.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568FBC3F972FEC9B281" bold="true" box="[151,274,1672,1696]" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568FA43F972FDD6B281" box="[279,525,1672,1696]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, leg segments of adult (part of femur to tarsus), right side, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Leg I, tarsus (
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568FBF4F956FF62B2E5" box="[160,185,1708,1732]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">pl’</emphasis>
not illustrated); (b) leg II; (c) leg III; (d) leg IV.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C33F65152B484564FB93F878FE15B560" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="166" pageId="7" pageNumber="162" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568FB93F878FEE0B3BD" bold="true" box="[199,315,1922,1948]" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">Remarks.</emphasis>
The adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B484568FABEF879FD4AB3BD" box="[490,657,1922,1948]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="162">M. meridianus</emphasis>
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investigated herein are smaller than those investigated by 
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and 
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—body size 600 x 405, 
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—body size 600 x 400, 
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— body length 525–635. Our adults are also smaller than those studied by 
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from 
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—mean measurements (and range): length of females 644 (622–661, n = 9) and width 424 (402–447), length of males 607 (596–622, n= 7) and width 389 (376–415). The body size of our adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B454565FF71F8F9FB11B33D" box="[1061,1226,1794,1820]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="165">M. meridianus</emphasis>
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is larger than that from 
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investigated by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B454565FA8DF8DCFD48B360" author="Fujikawa, T." box="[473,659,1830,1857]" pageId="10" pageNumber="165" pagination="127 - 183" refId="ref6807" refString="Fujikawa, T. (1972) A contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid fauna of Hokkaido (Acari: Oribatei). Insecta Matsumurana, Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University, Series Entomology, 35 (3), 127 - 183." type="journal article" year="1972">Fujikawa (1972)</bibRefCitation>
—mean length 495 (471–500) and width 312 (300–329), and 
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—body length 538. In the adults studied herein the translamella can be present, incomplete, or absent, which well explains the presence of the translamella in the adult drawn by 
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and 
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, and its absence in the adult drawn by 
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, 
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, and 
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. The adult drawn by 
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has shorter lamella and lamellar cusp and thicker head of bothridial seta than in other papers, and seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B454565FA06F820FEBBB3D5" box="[338,352,2010,2036]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="165">d</emphasis>
on femur I is thin, whereas in our individuals it is thickened. In all papers, the notogastral setae of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FBE2FF6DFE81B490" box="[182,346,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are long, and they are distributed as in our individuals, and porose area 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FFDCFF6DFB7CB490" box="[1160,1191,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Aa</emphasis>
is slightly larger than other porose areas on the notogaster. In almost all papers the adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F8F0FF41FB9CB4F4" box="[932,1095,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">M. meridianus</emphasis>
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have six pairs of genital setae, but those studied by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B444564FAD4FF25FDE1B4D8" author="Fujikawa, T." box="[384,570,223,249]" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" pagination="127 - 183" refId="ref6807" refString="Fujikawa, T. (1972) A contribution to the knowledge of the oribatid fauna of Hokkaido (Acari: Oribatei). Insecta Matsumurana, Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University, Series Entomology, 35 (3), 127 - 183." type="journal article" year="1972">Fujikawa (1972)</bibRefCitation>
have 4–6 pairs. The morphology and body size of adults from Śnieżne Kotły (Karkonosze National Park, 
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) investigated herein were similar to those from the steep west slope of Skrajny Granat (Tatry Mts, 
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).
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</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B474567FBC3F86DFEC8B38E" bold="true" box="[151,275,1943,1967]" pageId="8" pageNumber="163">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B474567FA4DF86DFDCBB38E" box="[281,528,1943,1967]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="163">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, larva, dorsal aspect, legs I and II partially drawn, scale bar 20 μm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B464566FBC3F86DFEC9B38E" bold="true" box="[151,274,1943,1967]" pageId="9" pageNumber="164">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B464566FA4CF86DFDD4B38E" box="[280,527,1943,1967]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="164">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, posterior part of hysterosoma, legs III and IV partially drawn, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Larva, (b) protonymph.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B454565FBC3F98EFEFBB2AD" bold="true" box="[151,288,1652,1676]" pageId="10" pageNumber="165">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B454565FA72F98EFDC6B2AD" box="[294,541,1652,1676]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="165">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bars 50 μm. (a) Larva, (b) tritonymph.
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<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B444564FB93FEB0FE05B640" blockId="11.[151,1437,151,609]" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FB93FEB0FDD8B544" bold="true" box="[199,515,330,357]" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Redescription of juveniles.</emphasis>
Larva oval in dorsal and ventral view (
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, 
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, 
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), body light brown with brown prodorsum, gastronotum, sclerites and legs. Prodorsum subtriangular, rostrum rounded, seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE46FE95FAF1B5A9" box="[1298,1322,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ro</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE33FE95FAA0B5A8" box="[1383,1403,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">le</emphasis>
of medium size, seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FA30FE69FEA1B58D" box="[356,378,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
longer, all finely barbed, seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F99EFE69FD38B58D" box="[714,739,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ex</emphasis>
short and smooth (
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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). Mutual distance between setal pair 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FA9FFE4DFE04B5F0" box="[459,479,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">le</emphasis>
nearly two times longer than that between setae 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FF54FE4DFBC3B5F1" box="[1024,1048,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ro</emphasis>
, and mutual distance between pair 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FBC3FE21FF76B5D5" box="[151,173,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
over three times longer than that between pair 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F980FE21FD37B5D5" box="[724,748,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ro</emphasis>
. Setal pair 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F827FE21FC5CB5D4" box="[883,903,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">le</emphasis>
inserted approximately midway between setal pairs 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FB82FE05FF37B639" box="[214,236,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FA70FE05FEE7B639" box="[292,316,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ro</emphasis>
. Opening of bothridium rounded, bothridial seta clavate, with barbed head. Ridge present between opening of bothridium in direction of seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F929FDD9FD48B61D" box="[637,659,547,572]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
, and lateral depression present above basal part of leg I. Prodorsum finely porose with small pits.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FBC3FD6AFECBB689" bold="true" box="[151,272,656,680]" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Measurements of some morphological characters of juvenile stages of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FF17FD6AFA96B689" box="[1091,1357,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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(mean measurements of 
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in μm).
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<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FD26FE62B6D5" box="[163,441,732,756]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Morphological characters</th>
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<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFD26FB0CB6D5" box="[1097,1239,732,756]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Tritonymph</th>
<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE70FD26FA85B6D5" box="[1316,1374,732,756]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Adult</th>
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<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FCFEFEC4B73D" box="[163,287,772,796]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Body length</th>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FCFEFDA4B73D" box="[496,639,772,796]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">208</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FCFEFC82B73D" box="[704,857,772,796]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">390</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FCFEFBC7B73D" box="[900,1052,772,796]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">423</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFCFEFB0CB73D" box="[1097,1239,772,796]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">533</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFCFEFA4FB73D" box="[1390,1428,772,796]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">590</td>
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<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FCD1FEC4B762" box="[163,287,811,835]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Body width</th>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FCD1FDA4B762" box="[496,639,811,835]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">158</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FCD1FC82B762" box="[704,857,811,835]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">205</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FCD1FBC7B762" box="[900,1052,811,835]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">267</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFCD1FB0CB762" box="[1097,1239,811,835]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">371</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFCD1FA4FB762" box="[1390,1428,811,835]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">389</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FCA9FA4FB74A" box="[163,1428,851,875]" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FCA9FE62B74A" box="[163,441,851,875]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Length of prodorsum</th>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FCA9FDA4B74A" box="[496,639,851,875]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">96</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FCA9FC82B74A" box="[704,857,851,875]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">115</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FCA9FBC7B74A" box="[900,1052,851,875]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">128</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFCA9FB0CB74A" box="[1097,1239,851,875]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">138</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFCA9FA4FB74A" box="[1390,1428,851,875]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">191</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FC80FA4FB7B3" box="[163,1428,890,914]" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FC80FEC4B7B3" box="[163,287,890,914]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Length of:</th>
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seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FC81FE7DB7B3" box="[400,422,891,914]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ro</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FC80FDA4B7B3" box="[496,639,890,914]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">22</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FC80FC82B7B3" box="[704,857,890,914]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">30</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FC80FBC7B7B3" box="[900,1052,890,914]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">37</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFC80FB0CB7B3" box="[1097,1239,890,914]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">42</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFC80FA4FB7B3" box="[1390,1428,890,914]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">48</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FC58FA4FB79B" box="[163,1428,930,954]" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FC58FE62B79B" box="[355,441,930,954]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FC58FE79B79B" box="[400,418,930,954]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">le</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FC58FDA4B79B" box="[496,639,930,954]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">25</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FC58FC82B79B" box="[704,857,930,954]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">34</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FC58FBC7B79B" box="[900,1052,930,954]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">46</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFC58FB0CB79B" box="[1097,1239,930,954]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">52</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFC58FA4FB79B" box="[1390,1428,930,954]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FC33FA4FB7C0" box="[163,1428,969,993]" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FC33FE62B7C0" box="[355,441,969,993]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FC30FE7FB7C0" box="[400,420,970,993]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FC33FDA4B7C0" box="[496,639,969,993]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">46</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FC33FC82B7C0" box="[704,857,969,993]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">58</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FC33FBC7B7C0" box="[900,1052,969,993]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">78</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFC33FB0CB7C0" box="[1097,1239,969,993]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">88</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFC33FA4FB7C0" box="[1390,1428,969,993]" gridcol="7" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">104</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FC0BFA4FB028" box="[163,1428,1009,1033]" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FC0BFE62B028" box="[355,441,1009,1033]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FC0BFE7CB028" box="[400,423,1009,1033]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">bs</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FC0BFDA4B028" box="[496,639,1009,1033]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">44</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FC0BFC82B028" box="[704,857,1009,1033]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">50</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FC0BFBC7B028" box="[900,1052,1009,1033]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">53</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFC0BFB0CB028" box="[1097,1239,1009,1033]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">56</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFC0BFA4FB028" box="[1390,1428,1009,1033]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">45</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FBE2FA4FB017" box="[163,1428,1048,1078]" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FBE2FE62B017" box="[355,441,1048,1078]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FBE3FE40B011" box="[400,411,1049,1072]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
1
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FBE2FDA4B017" box="[496,639,1048,1078]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">16</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FBE2FC82B017" box="[704,857,1048,1078]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">14</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FBE2FBC7B017" box="[900,1052,1048,1078]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">18</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFBE2FB0CB017" box="[1097,1239,1048,1078]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">30</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFBE2FA4FB017" box="[1390,1428,1048,1078]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">lost</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FBBAFA4FB07F" box="[163,1428,1088,1118]" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FBBAFE62B07F" box="[355,441,1088,1118]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FBBBFE40B079" box="[400,411,1089,1112]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
2
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FBBAFDA4B07F" box="[496,639,1088,1118]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">24</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FBBAFC82B07F" box="[704,857,1088,1118]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">17</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FBBAFBC7B07F" box="[900,1052,1088,1118]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">29</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFBBAFB0CB07F" box="[1097,1239,1088,1118]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">54</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFBBAFA4FB07F" box="[1390,1428,1088,1118]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">55</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FB9DFA4FB0A4" box="[163,1428,1127,1157]" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FB9DFE62B0A4" box="[355,441,1127,1157]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FB92FE40B05E" box="[400,411,1128,1151]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FB9DFDA4B0A4" box="[496,639,1127,1157]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">15</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FB9DFC82B0A4" box="[704,857,1127,1157]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">19</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FB9DFBC7B0A4" box="[900,1052,1127,1157]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">26</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFB9DFB0CB0A4" box="[1097,1239,1127,1157]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">35</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFB9DFA4FB0A4" box="[1390,1428,1127,1157]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">66</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FB75FA4FB086" box="[163,1428,1167,1191]" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FB75FE62B086" box="[355,441,1167,1191]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FB75FE72B086" box="[400,425,1167,1191]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">da</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FB75FDA4B086" box="[496,639,1167,1191]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">16</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FB75FC82B086" box="[704,857,1167,1191]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">19</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FB75FBC7B086" box="[900,1052,1167,1191]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">23</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFB75FB0CB086" box="[1097,1239,1167,1191]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">45</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFB75FA4FB086" box="[1390,1428,1167,1191]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">74</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FB4CFA4FB0EF" box="[163,1428,1206,1230]" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FB4CFE62B0EF" box="[355,441,1206,1230]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FB4CFE72B0EF" box="[400,425,1206,1230]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">dp</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FB4CFDA4B0EF" box="[496,639,1206,1230]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">22</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FB4CFC82B0EF" box="[704,857,1206,1230]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">35</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FB4CFBC7B0EF" box="[900,1052,1206,1230]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">43</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFB4CFB0CB0EF" box="[1097,1239,1206,1230]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">56</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFB4CFA4FB0EF" box="[1390,1428,1206,1230]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">78</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FB24FA4FB0D7" box="[163,1428,1246,1270]" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FB24FE62B0D7" box="[355,441,1246,1270]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FB24FE7FB0D7" box="[400,420,1246,1270]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">la</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FB24FDA4B0D7" box="[496,639,1246,1270]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">10</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FB24FC82B0D7" box="[704,857,1246,1270]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">13</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FB24FBC7B0D7" box="[900,1052,1246,1270]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">21</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFB24FB0CB0D7" box="[1097,1239,1246,1270]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">40</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFB24FA4FB0D7" box="[1390,1428,1246,1270]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">64</td>
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<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FAFFFE62B13C" box="[355,441,1285,1309]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FAFFFE7FB13C" box="[400,420,1285,1309]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">lp</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FAFFFDA4B13C" box="[496,639,1285,1309]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">20</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FAFFFC82B13C" box="[704,857,1285,1309]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">25</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FAFFFBC7B13C" box="[900,1052,1285,1309]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">35</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFAFFFB0CB13C" box="[1097,1239,1285,1309]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">45</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFAFFFA4FB13C" box="[1390,1428,1285,1309]" gridcol="7" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">88</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FAD7FA4FB16A" box="[163,1428,1325,1355]" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FAD7FE62B16A" box="[355,441,1325,1355]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FAD7FE46B164" box="[400,413,1325,1349]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">h</emphasis>
1
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FAD7FDA4B16A" box="[496,639,1325,1355]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">21</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FAD7FC82B16A" box="[704,857,1325,1355]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">25</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FAD7FBC7B16A" box="[900,1052,1325,1355]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">33</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFAD7FB0CB16A" box="[1097,1239,1325,1355]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">48</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFAD7FA4FB16A" box="[1390,1428,1325,1355]" gridcol="7" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">72</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FAAEFA4FB153" box="[163,1428,1364,1394]" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FAAEFE62B153" box="[355,441,1364,1394]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FAAEFE46B14D" box="[400,413,1364,1388]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">h</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FAAEFDA4B153" box="[496,639,1364,1394]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">12</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FAAEFC82B153" box="[704,857,1364,1394]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">17</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FAAEFBC7B153" box="[900,1052,1364,1394]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">22</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFAAEFB0CB153" box="[1097,1239,1364,1394]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">29</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFAAEFA4FB153" box="[1390,1428,1364,1394]" gridcol="7" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FA86FA4FB1BB" box="[163,1428,1404,1434]" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FA86FE62B1BB" box="[355,441,1404,1434]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FA86FE46B1B5" box="[400,413,1404,1428]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">h</emphasis>
3
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FA86FDA4B1BB" box="[496,639,1404,1434]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">8</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FA86FC82B1BB" box="[704,857,1404,1434]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">20</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FA86FBC7B1BB" box="[900,1052,1404,1434]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">32</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFA86FB0CB1BB" box="[1097,1239,1404,1434]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">35</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFA86FA4FB1BB" box="[1390,1428,1404,1434]" gridcol="7" gridrow="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">51</td>
</tr>
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<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FA37FA59FE62B1E0" box="[355,441,1443,1473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAC4FA5EFE46B19A" box="[400,413,1444,1467]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">p</emphasis>
1
</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FA59FDA4B1E0" box="[496,639,1443,1473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">not developed</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FA59FC82B1E0" box="[704,857,1443,1473]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">14</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FA59FBC7B1E0" box="[900,1052,1443,1473]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">16</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFA59FB0CB1E0" box="[1097,1239,1443,1473]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">19</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFA59FA4FB1E0" box="[1390,1428,1443,1473]" gridcol="7" gridrow="18" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">53</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FA31FA4FB1C2" box="[163,1428,1483,1507]" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FA31FE62B1C2" box="[163,441,1483,1507]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">genital opening</th>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FA31FDA4B1C2" box="[496,639,1483,1507]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">not developed</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FA31FC82B1C2" box="[704,857,1483,1507]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">33</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FA31FBC7B1C2" box="[900,1052,1483,1507]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">41</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFA31FB0CB1C2" box="[1097,1239,1483,1507]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">61</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFA31FA4FB1C2" box="[1390,1428,1483,1507]" gridcol="7" gridrow="19" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">75</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351534DC2B44BA90FBF7FA08FA4FB22A" box="[163,1428,1522,1547]" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="76C45DA02B44BA90FBF7FA08FE62B22A" box="[163,441,1522,1547]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">anal opening</th>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FAA4FA08FDA4B22A" box="[496,639,1522,1547]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">71</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F994FA08FC82B22A" box="[704,857,1522,1547]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">80</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90F8D0FA08FBC7B22A" box="[900,1052,1522,1547]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">110</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FF1DFA08FB0CB22A" box="[1097,1239,1522,1547]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">138</td>
<td id="76C45DA02B44BA90FE3AFA08FA4FB22A" box="[1390,1428,1522,1547]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">107</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B444564FB93F99AFCB3B357" blockId="11.[151,1436,1632,2017]" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
Gastronotum of larva with 12 pairs of setae, including 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F868F99AFC91B25B" box="[828,842,1632,1658]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">h</emphasis>
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inserted lateral to anterior part of anal valves (
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564FE3EF99AFF7DB2BF" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[301,1284,185,1917]" captionTargetId="figure-37@8.[300,1288,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melanozetes meridianus, larva, dorsal aspect, legs I and II partially drawn, scale bar 20 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209279" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209279/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Figs 8</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564FBE1F97EFF0AB2BF" box="[181,209,1668,1694]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[237,1326,184,1920]" captionTargetId="figure-19@9.[236,1352,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 9. Melanozetes meridianus, posterior part of hysterosoma, legs III and IV partially drawn, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Larva, (b) protonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209281" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209281/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">9a</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564FB8BF97EFED1B2BF" box="[223,266,1668,1694]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1652,1676]" captionTargetBox="[151,1433,192,1627]" captionTargetId="figure-37@10.[151,1436,181,1628]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melanozetes meridianus, lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bars 50 μm. (a) Larva, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209283/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">10a</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564FA42F97EFE80B2BF" box="[278,347,1668,1694]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1759,1783]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,626,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-334@12.[151,1436,626,1735]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 11. Melanozetes meridianus, larva, SEM micrographs.(a) Dorsal view, (b)lateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) mouthparts, ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209285/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">11a–c</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564FA3CF97EFE4EB2BF" box="[360,405,1668,1694]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1945,1969]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,812,1921]" captionTargetId="figure-342@13.[151,1436,812,1921]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 12. Melanozetes meridianus, SEM micrographs larva. Dorsal view, (a) anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta; lateral view, (c) anterior part of body, (d) posterior part of body." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209289" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209289/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">12d</figureCitation>
); most short and smooth, except for slightly thicker 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F8BFF97FFC2CB2BF" box="[1003,1015,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
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and longer and barbed 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE5BF97EFAF0B2BF" box="[1295,1323,1668,1694]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">dp</emphasis>
. Humeral organ located anteriorly to seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F957F953FDD4B2E3" box="[515,527,1705,1730]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
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, humeral sclerite elongated and porose, with seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FF0DF953FBBEB2E3" box="[1113,1125,1705,1730]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
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, other setae of 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE76F953FAF5B2E3" box="[1314,1326,1705,1730]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
-series on unsclerotized integument. Gastronotal shield porose, with small pits and with seven pairs of setae (
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FFA1F936FAD8B2C7" box="[1269,1283,1740,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">d</emphasis>
-, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE4FF936FAF8B2C7" box="[1307,1315,1740,1766]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">l</emphasis>
-series and 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FBC3F90AFF7EB32B" box="[151,165,1776,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">h</emphasis>
<subScript id="17A134DB2B444564FBF1F8F8FF76B331" attach="left" box="[165,173,1794,1808]" fontSize="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">1</subScript>
), other setae on unsclerotized integument (
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F9DDF90AFD14B32B" box="[649,719,1776,1802]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[301,1284,185,1917]" captionTargetId="figure-37@8.[300,1288,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 8. Melanozetes meridianus, larva, dorsal aspect, legs I and II partially drawn, scale bar 20 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209279" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209279/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Figs 8</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F98FF90AFCDCB32B" box="[731,775,1776,1802]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1652,1676]" captionTargetBox="[151,1433,192,1627]" captionTargetId="figure-37@10.[151,1436,181,1628]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melanozetes meridianus, lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bars 50 μm. (a) Larva, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209283/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">10a</figureCitation>
). Cupule 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564F824F90BFC5DB32B" box="[880,902,1777,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ia</emphasis>
located posteriorly to seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FFFAF90BFB61B32B" box="[1198,1210,1777,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">c</emphasis>
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, cupule 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FE4BF90AFAEEB32B" box="[1311,1333,1776,1802]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">ih</emphasis>
lateral to anterior end of anal opening, other cupules not observed between pits. Opisthonotal gland opening 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FF8EF8EEFB25B30F" box="[1242,1278,1812,1838]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">gla</emphasis>
posterolateral to seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FBB0F8C2FEDBB373" box="[228,256,1848,1874]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">lm</emphasis>
. Paraproctal valves (segment PS) glabrous. Legs stocky, femora I and II flattened, with large ventral carina and small pits, most leg setae finely barbed (
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F9DEF8A6FCDCB357" box="[650,775,1884,1910]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1759,1783]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,626,1735]" captionTargetId="figure-334@12.[151,1436,626,1735]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 11. Melanozetes meridianus, larva, SEM micrographs.(a) Dorsal view, (b)lateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) mouthparts, ventral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209285" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209285/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">Figs 11a–c</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F846F8A6FCEBB357" box="[786,816,1884,1910]" captionStart="FIGURE 12" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1945,1969]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,812,1921]" captionTargetId="figure-342@13.[151,1436,812,1921]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 12. Melanozetes meridianus, SEM micrographs larva. Dorsal view, (a) anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta; lateral view, (c) anterior part of body, (d) posterior part of body." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209289" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209289/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">12</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F868F8A6FC80B357" box="[828,859,1884,1910]" captionStart="FIGURE 13" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1036,1060]" captionTargetBox="[168,1436,181,1013]" captionTargetId="figure-37@14.[151,1436,181,1013]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 13. Melanozetes meridianus, leg segments of larva (part of femur to tarsus), right side, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Leg I, tarsus (pl’ not illustrated); (b) leg II, (c) leg III." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209291" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209291/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">13</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B444563FB93F885FAB5B67A" blockId="11.[151,1436,1632,2017]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,609]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="167" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">
Shape and colour of protonymph and other nymphs as in larva, but lamella present between opening of bothridium and insertion of seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FAAAF85EFDCFB39C" box="[510,532,1956,1981]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">in</emphasis>
. Gastronotum with 15 pairs of setae due to appearance of 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B444564FFC0F85EFB79B39C" box="[1172,1186,1956,1981]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">p</emphasis>
-series in protonymph, retained by subsequent nymphs (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B444564F92BF83CFD70B3C1" box="[639,683,1990,2016]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1652,1676]" captionTargetBox="[151,1433,192,1627]" captionTargetId="figure-37@10.[151,1436,181,1628]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melanozetes meridianus, lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bars 50 μm. (a) Larva, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209283/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="166">10b</figureCitation>
, 
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, 
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), most gastronotal setae short smooth except for slightly thicker 
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and longer, finely barbed 
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. Humeral organ as in larva, humeral sclerite with seta 
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, other setae of 
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- series on unsclerotized integument. Gastronotal shield porose, with small pits and 10 pairs of setae (
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-, 
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-, 
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-series and 
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), setae 
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and 
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on large posteroventral sclerite (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F83DFF24FC4FB4D9" box="[873,916,222,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1652,1676]" captionTargetBox="[151,1433,192,1627]" captionTargetId="figure-37@10.[151,1436,181,1628]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 10. Melanozetes meridianus, lateral aspect, legs partially drawn, scale bars 50 μm. (a) Larva, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209283" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209283/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">10b</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F8F5FF24FC64B4D9" box="[929,959,222,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 14" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[224,1365,185,1917]" captionTargetId="figure-19@15.[223,1365,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 14. Melanozetes meridianus, posterior part of hysterosoma, legs IV partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm. (a) Deutonymph, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209293" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209293/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">14</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F89FFF27FC32B4D9" box="[971,1001,221,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 15" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[216,1373,185,1918]" captionTargetId="figure-37@16.[213,1375,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 15. Melanozetes meridianus, tritonymph, dorsal aspect, legs I and II partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209295" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209295/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">15</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F8A2FF27FBCFB4D6" box="[1014,1044,221,247]" captionStart="FIGURE 16" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-19@17.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 16. Melanozetes meridianus, tritonymph, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view (c) ventral view, (d) anterior part of body, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209297" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209297/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">16</figureCitation>
), small pits present on lateral parts of posteroventral sclerite. In protonymph one pair of genital setae present on genital valves, and two pairs are added both in deutonymph and tritonymph (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F9F6FEDFFD1BB51E" box="[674,704,293,319]" captionStart="FIGURE 14" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[224,1365,185,1917]" captionTargetId="figure-19@15.[223,1365,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 14. Melanozetes meridianus, posterior part of hysterosoma, legs IV partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm. (a) Deutonymph, (b) tritonymph." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209293" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209293/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">14</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131E2A1B2B434563F998FEDEFD23B51F" box="[716,760,292,318]" captionStart="FIGURE 16" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1314,1338]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetId="figure-19@17.[151,1436,181,1290]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 16. Melanozetes meridianus, tritonymph, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view (c) ventral view, (d) anterior part of body, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13209297" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/13209297/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">16c</figureCitation>
). In deutonymph, one pair of aggenital setae and three pairs of adanal setae appearing, and remain in tritonymph, all short and smooth. In tritonymph small porose areas present, 
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anteromedial to seta 
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, 
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anteromedial to seta 
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, 
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anterior to seta 
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, and 
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anterior to seta 
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(
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, 
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). Cupule 
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posterior to seta 
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, cupule 
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posterior to seta 
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, cupule 
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anterior to seta 
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, cupule 
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lateral to anterior part of anal valves, cupules 
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and 
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pushed laterally to cupule 
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(
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, 
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). Opisthonotal gland opening 
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anterolateral to seta 
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. Anal valves of protonymph and deutonymph glabrous, and those of tritonymph with two pairs of short and smooth setae. Legs stocky, femora I and II flattened, with large ventral carina and small pits (
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). Most leg setae finely barbed, and some leg setae thickened (
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on all femora and genu IV, 
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on tibia I and II, 
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on tibia III and IV). Solenidion ω 
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on tarsus I located anteriorly to solenidion ω 
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and longer than ω 
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.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B434563FBC3F925FEC7B2D6" bold="true" box="[151,284,1759,1783]" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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, larva, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) mouthparts, ventral view.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B434563FB93F896FD18B3A7" bold="true" box="[199,707,1900,1926]" pageId="12" pageNumber="167">Summary of ontogenetic transformations.</emphasis>
In all instars the prodorsal seta 
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is the longest, and 
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is the shortest, and 
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is longer than 
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. In all juveniles, the bothridium is rounded, whereas in the adult it is larger and gains lateral and medial scales. In all instars, the bothridial seta is clavate, with barbed head, but in the adult it is relatively shorter and has slimmer head than in the juveniles. The larva has 12 pairs of gastronotal setae, including 
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, while the nymphs have 15 pairs. The notogaster of adult loses seta 
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, such that 14 pairs of notogastral setae remain. The formula of gastronotal setae in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F92BFF41FD4DB4F5" box="[639,662,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M</emphasis>
. 
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is 12-15-15-15-14 (from larva to adult), and formulae of epimeral, genital, aggenital setae and segments PS−AN is as in 
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(
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Seniczak 
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. 2023
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)
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. The ontogeny of leg setae and solenidia is as in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F946FEF8FD6FB53A" box="[530,692,258,283]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M. interruptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
except for setae 
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and 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F896FEF8FC03B53D" box="[962,984,258,284]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">v’</emphasis>
on tarsus I of adult, which are absent in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FBC3FEDCFEE0B561" box="[151,315,294,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but are present in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F945FEDCFD69B51E" box="[529,690,294,319]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M. interruptus</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FB93FEB3FDBAB545" bold="true" box="[199,609,329,356]" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">Distribution, ecology and biology.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F93FFEB0FCA5B545" box="[619,894,330,356]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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has a Holartic distribution and is less frequent in the southern part (Subías 2024). This species is considered by 
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tyrphobiont, hygrophilous and panphytophagous. The European 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F948FE68FDE8B58A" box="[540,563,402,427]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F911FE68FD18B58D" box="[581,707,402,428]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inhabits montane forests and wetlands, including raised bogs, alpine and subalpine dwarf shrubs and pastures, 
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, from xeric to rather moist habitats (
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, 
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, 
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). In 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FAA2FE20FDB7B5D5" box="[502,620,474,500]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">Sphagnum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
mosses, a remarkable peak of glycogen granules was observed in this species in autumn and early winter, and low in spring (Smrž &amp; 
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). The North American 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FFADFE04FACBB636" box="[1273,1296,510,535]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FE4AFE04FA47B639" box="[1310,1436,510,536]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inhabits bogs, peatlands, tussock heath, wet mosses in flood plains, and dry tundra of North American Arctic and subarctic (
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; 
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, 
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; 
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; 
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B424562FE1FFDBCFE79B6A5" author="Behan-Pelletier, V. M. &amp; Lindo, Z." pageId="13" pageNumber="168" pagination="1 - 180" refId="ref6755" refString="Behan-Pelletier, V. M. &amp; Lindo, Z. (2019) Checklist of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa Monograph, 4666 (1), 1 - 180. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4666.1.1" type="journal article" year="2019">Behan-Pelletier &amp; Lindo 2019</bibRefCitation>
; 
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Barendregt 
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. 2021
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). The Japanese 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F83CFD90FCA4B6A2" box="[872,895,618,643]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F8DBFD90FBD6B6A5" box="[911,1037,618,644]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">meridianus</emphasis>
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is more abundant in mountain soil than in moss, litter, humus, and bark of standing trees in a beech forest, a Glehn’s spruce-grass bamboo forest, and a Glehn’s spruce-reed forest (
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). In 
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, this species was recorded only from the southern mountain areas (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B424562FB8AFD2CFE49B6D1" author="Seniczak, S." box="[222,402,726,752]" pageId="13" pageNumber="168" pagination="225 - 235" refId="ref7838" refString="Seniczak, S. (1989 a) The morphology of juvenile stages of moss mites of the subfamily Sphaerozetinae (Acarida: Oribatida), I. Annales Zoologici, 42 (10), 225 - 235." type="journal article" year="1989">Seniczak 1989a</bibRefCitation>
, 
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Olszanowski 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F967FD2CFDB1B6D1" box="[563,618,726,752]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">et al.</emphasis>
1996
</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B424562F9E0FD2CFC5FB6D1" author="Gabrys, G. &amp; Makol, J. &amp; Bloszyk, J. &amp; Gwiazdowicz, D. J." box="[692,900,726,752]" pageId="13" pageNumber="168" pagination="43 - 57" refId="ref6890" refString="Gabrys, G., Makol, J., Bloszyk, J. &amp; Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2008) Mites (Acari) of the Karkonosze Mountains: a review. Biological Letters, 45, 43 - 57." type="journal article" year="2008">
Gabryś 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562F85FFD2CFC99B6D1" box="[779,834,726,752]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">et al.</emphasis>
2008
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), including Tatry Mts (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B424562FFD4FD2CFAFBB6CE" author="Rafalski, J." box="[1152,1312,725,752]" pageId="13" pageNumber="168" pagination="347 - 372" refId="ref7598" refString="Rafalski, J. (1966) Contributions to the knowledge of the Oribatei (Acari) of Poland. I. Fragmenta Faunistica, 12 (21), 347 - 372. [in Polish] https: // doi. org / 10.3161 / 00159301 FF 1966.12.21.347" type="journal article" year="1966">Rafalski 1966</bibRefCitation>
). The latter author found this species at the elevation of 
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a. s. l.
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B424562FBC3F863FEC4B390" bold="true" box="[151,287,1945,1969]" pageId="13" pageNumber="168">FIGURE 12.</emphasis>
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, SEM
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micrographs larva. Dorsal view, (a) anterior part of body, (b) bothridial seta; lateral view, (c) anterior part of body, (d) posterior part of body.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FBC3FBF6FEFAB005" bold="true" box="[151,289,1036,1060]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">FIGURE 13.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA7DFBF7FDFAB004" box="[297,545,1037,1061]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, leg segments of larva (part of femur to tarsus), right side, scale bar 20 μm. (a) Leg I, tarsus (
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not illustrated); (b) leg II, (c) leg III.
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the litter of dwarf mountain pine in 
<location id="8EFA60452B414561F92BFB66FCFBB094" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:038C87882B4A457DFBC3F8F2FCEAB312:8EFA60452B414561F92BFB66FCFBB094" box="[639,800,1179,1207]" country="Poland" county="Sniezne Kotly" municipality="In" name="Sniezne Kotly" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Śnieżne Kotły</location>
(
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, 
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), the density of this species was 693 individuals per 
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, whereas in moss and grass on the steep west slope of 
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(
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, 
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) it was 304 individuals per 
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. 
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population of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F88AFB1EFC2EB0DC" box="[990,1013,1252,1277]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FF51FB19FB58B0DC" box="[1029,1155,1251,1277]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
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, the juveniles dominated (80% of all individuals), and the stage structure of this species was the following: 
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, 118 protonymphs, 218 deutonymphs, 83 tritonymph and 
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. The sex ratio (females to males) was 1:1.2, and no female was gravid, indicating seasonal reproduction of this species. In population of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FFD8FAAAFB78B148" box="[1164,1187,1360,1385]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FFE7FAB5FAEAB148" box="[1203,1329,1359,1385]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the slope of Skrajny Granat also the juveniles dominated (65% of all individuals), and the stage structure of this species was: 
<specimenCount id="9D23FD172B414561FB87FA6DFEE5B190" box="[211,318,1431,1457]" count="70" pageId="14" pageNumber="169" type="larva">70 larvae</specimenCount>
, 59 protonymphs, 38 deutonymphs, 32 tritonymph and 
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. The sex ratio of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FFACFA62FAD4B190" box="[1272,1295,1432,1457]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FE4AFA6DFA47B190" box="[1310,1436,1431,1457]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was 1:0.8, and 64% of females were gravid, usually carrying two large eggs (215 x 132 each), comprising 37% of total body length of females.
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<heading id="D0D281F22B414561FBC3F9B1FC31B244" bold="true" box="[151,1002,1610,1637]" fontSize="11" level="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="169" reason="1">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FBC3F9B1FC31B244" bold="true" box="[151,1002,1610,1637]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">
Comparison of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA0DF9B0FDA4B244" bold="true" box="[345,639,1610,1637]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with congeners and remarks
</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B414561FBC3F969FCFAB3EC" blockId="14.[151,1436,1683,1997]" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">
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Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA52F96EFEE2B28C" box="[262,313,1683,1709]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">et al</emphasis>
. (2023)
</bibRefCitation>
compared chosen morphological characters of adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FF75F969FB76B28C" box="[1057,1197,1683,1709]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Melanozetes</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, from which the largest is 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA67F942FE91B2F0" box="[307,330,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA08F94DFE6EB2F0" box="[348,437,1719,1745]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see 
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Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F930F942FD43B2F0" box="[612,664,1719,1745]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">et al</emphasis>
. 2016b
</bibRefCitation>
), and smallest is 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F8E8F942FC08B2F0" box="[956,979,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F8B0F942FB8AB2F0" box="[996,1105,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">montanus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
. The body size of European 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FA34F926FDDEB2D4" box="[352,517,1755,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to that of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F9A5F926FCD3B2D4" box="[753,776,1756,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F84CF921FC56B2D4" box="[792,909,1755,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">stagnatilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F893F926FC05B2D4" box="[967,990,1756,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F8BAF921FB43B2D4" box="[1006,1176,1755,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">exobothridialis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B414561FFF5F921FF09B338" author="Bayartogtokh, B. &amp; Aoki, J." pageId="14" pageNumber="169" pagination="1 - 12" refId="ref6376" refString="Bayartogtokh, B. &amp; Aoki, J. (1998) Oribatid mites of the family Ceratozetidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Mongolia. Bulletin of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 53 (1), 1 - 12." type="journal article" year="1998">Bayartogtokh et Aoki, 1998</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, but general morphology is also similar to that of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F855F8FAFCC3B338" box="[769,792,1792,1817]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F872F905FC7CB338" box="[806,935,1791,1817]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">mollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except for slightly larger and stockier body, and absence of deep, rounded individual depressions at notogastral and adanal setae, which in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FF9EF8DEFB3AB31C" box="[1226,1249,1828,1853]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FFA5F8D9FAA9B31C" box="[1265,1394,1827,1853]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">mollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are present. Moreover, some leg setae of European 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F9ECF8B2FC86B340" box="[696,861,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are thickened (
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FF5BF8BDFBC6B340" box="[1039,1053,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">d</emphasis>
on all femora, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FF9AF8BDFB07B340" box="[1230,1244,1863,1889]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">l’</emphasis>
on femora I and II, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FBEEF891FF0AB3A4" box="[186,209,1899,1925]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">l”</emphasis>
on genua I and II, 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FAE4F891FE10B3A4" box="[432,459,1899,1925]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">v”</emphasis>
on tibiae I and II), whereas in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F867F896FC91B3A4" box="[819,842,1900,1925]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F80EF891FC00B3A4" box="[858,987,1899,1925]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">mollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
they are thin. The 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FFE3F891FA98B3A4" box="[1207,1347,1899,1925]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Melanozetes</emphasis>
species
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compared by 
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Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561FAC8F86AFE15B388" box="[412,462,1935,1961]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">et al</emphasis>
. (2023)
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differ also from one another by the presence of translamella, shape of lamellar cusp and notogastral setae, and the size of porose area 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B414561F9AFF849FCC1B3EC" box="[763,794,1971,1997]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="169">Aa</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B404560FBC3F86DFEC4B38E" bold="true" box="[151,287,1943,1967]" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">FIGURE 14.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B404560FA70F862FDC2B391" box="[292,537,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="170">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
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, posterior part of hysterosoma, legs IV partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm. (a) Deutonymph, (b) tritonymph.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B5F457FFBC3F86DFADDB391" blockId="16.[151,1286,1943,1968]" box="[151,1286,1943,1968]" pageId="16" pageNumber="171">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5F457FFBC3F86DFEFBB38E" bold="true" box="[151,288,1943,1967]" pageId="16" pageNumber="171">FIGURE 15.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5F457FFA72F86DFDC6B38E" box="[294,541,1943,1967]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="171">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, tritonymph, dorsal aspect, legs I and II partially drawn, scale bar 50 μm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B5E457EFBC3FAD8FE35B17F" blockId="17.[151,1436,1314,1374]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBC3FAD8FEF9B11B" bold="true" box="[151,290,1314,1338]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">FIGURE 16.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA7EFAD8FDF9B11B" box="[298,546,1314,1338]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, tritonymph, SEM micrographs. (a) Dorsal view, (b) lateral view (c) ventral view, (d) anterior part of body, dorsal view.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B5E457EFB93FA4BFA81B2CA" blockId="17.[151,1437,1456,2023]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">
The adult of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA09FA4BFDD8B1EA" box="[349,515,1457,1483]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from 
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drawn by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF848FA4BFBC5B1EB" author="Behan-Pelletier, V. M." box="[796,1054,1456,1483]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="991 - 1057" refId="ref6600" refString="Behan-Pelletier, V. M. (1986) Ceratozetidae (Acari: Oribatei) of the Western North American Subarctic. The Canadian Entomologist, 118 (10), 991 - 1057. https: // doi. org / 10.4039 / ent 118991 - 10" type="journal article" year="1986">Behan-Pelletier (1986)</bibRefCitation>
differs from those studied herein by having shorter lamella and lamellar cusp, thicker head of bothridial seta and thin seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFFCFFA2FFB72B1CE" box="[1179,1193,1493,1519]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">d</emphasis>
on femur I (only leg I was drawn), which in our individuals are thickened, which arises the question if Canadian specimens belong to 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBC3F9E7FEE0B216" box="[151,315,1565,1591]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The diagnosis of adult 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF91EF9E7FD35B216" box="[586,750,1565,1591]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
given by 
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was imprecise, and this author also noted this species in 
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and 
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF9F0F9BBFC93B27B" author="Sellnick, M." box="[676,840,1600,1627]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="45 - 134" refId="ref7779" refString="Sellnick, M. (1960) Formenkreis: Hornmilben, Oribatei. Nachtrag. In: Brohmer, P. Ehrmann, P. &amp; Ulmer, G. (Eds.), Die Tierwelt Mitteleuropas. Vol. 3. No. 4. Quelle und Meyer, Leipzigpp, pp. 45 - 134." type="book chapter" year="1960">Sellnick 1960</bibRefCitation>
), which is close to 
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. Similarly, the Japanese adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBAAF99FFE7BB25E" box="[254,416,1637,1663]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are clearly smaller than those from Europe and 
<collectingCountry id="F332760E2B5E457EF8E0F99FFBD0B25E" box="[948,1035,1637,1663]" name="Canada" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">Canada</collectingCountry>
, and have 4−6 pairs of genital setae, instead of 6 pairs that are present in European and Canadian adults. Therefore, more detailed investigations are required on European, Canadian and Japanese adults of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF85CF957FC70B2E6" box="[776,939,1709,1735]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, including the juvenile stages and molecular investigations to find out if these populations belong to 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF85CF92BFC70B2CA" box="[776,939,1745,1771]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or represent unknown cryptic species.
</paragraph>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EFB93F90FFE66B32E" author="Seniczak S. &amp; Seniczak A. &amp; Kaczmarek S. &amp; Marquardt T." box="[199,445,1781,1807]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="1897 - 1913" refId="ref8421" refString="Seniczak S., Seniczak A., Kaczmarek S. &amp; Marquardt T. (2023) Morphological ontogeny of Melanozetes interruptus (Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae), and comments on Melanozetes Hull. Systematic &amp; Applied Acarology, 28 (12), 1897 - 1913. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 28.12.5" type="journal article" year="2023">
Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA67F90FFEBEB32E" box="[307,357,1781,1807]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">et al</emphasis>
. (2023)
</bibRefCitation>
also compared chosen morphological characters of adults, tritonymphs and larvae of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFE2AF90FFF2BB312" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="avachai">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFE2AF90FFA4EB32F" box="[1406,1429,1781,1806]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBC3F8E3FF2BB312" box="[151,240,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFA54F8E3FE5CB313" authorityName="Weigmann" authorityYear="1976" box="[256,391,1817,1843]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azoricus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA54F8E3FECCB313" box="[256,279,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA7CF8E3FE5CB313" box="[296,391,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">azoricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFAC3F8E3FDE0B313" box="[407,571,1817,1843]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="interruptus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFAC3F8E3FE75B313" box="[407,430,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFAEBF8E3FDE0B313" box="[447,571,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">interruptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF918F8E3FDB8B313" box="[588,611,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF927F8E3FCF2B312" box="[627,809,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">paramollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF830F8E3FCA0B313" box="[868,891,1817,1842]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF8D8F8E3FBDAB312" box="[908,1025,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">stagnatilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Based on the morphology of these stages, 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBBFF8C7FE54B376" box="[235,399,1853,1879]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most similar to 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF937F8C7FDA1B377" box="[611,634,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF9DDF8C7FD33B377" box="[649,744,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">azoricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EF9A3F8C7FC08B376" box="[759,979,1853,1879]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="paramollicomus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF9A3F8C7FCD5B377" box="[759,782,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF849F8C7FC08B376" box="[797,979,1853,1879]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">paramollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFF47F8C7FB75B376" baseAuthorityName="Hull" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[1043,1198,1853,1879]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stagnatilis">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFF47F8C7FBF1B377" box="[1043,1066,1853,1878]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFF6DF8C7FB75B376" box="[1081,1198,1853,1879]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">stagnatilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, differing from them in four morphological characters, and is most different from 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EF80FF89BFC07B35A" box="[859,988,1889,1915]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="avachai">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF80FF89BFCA9B35B" box="[859,882,1889,1914]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF8D7F89BFC07B35A" box="[899,988,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, differing from it in 13 morphological characters. Generally, 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFAC2F87FFE76B3BF" box="[406,429,1925,1950]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFAEAF87FFDCCB3BE" box="[446,535,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs clearly from other species of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EF891F87FFB8AB3BE" authorityName="Hull" authorityYear="1916" box="[965,1105,1925,1951]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF891F87FFB8AB3BE" box="[965,1105,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">Melanozetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and is more similar to some species of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFA5BF853FE51B3E3" box="[271,394,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">Fuscozetes</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF910F853FD2CB3E2" author="Seniczak, S." box="[580,759,1961,1987]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="237 - 248" refId="ref7878" refString="Seniczak, S. (1989 b) The morphology of juvenile stages of moss mites of the subfamily Sphaerozetinae (Acarida: Oribatida), II. Annales Zoologici, 42 (11), 237 - 248." type="journal article" year="1989">Seniczak 1989b</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF850F853FC91B3E2" author="Seniczak, S." box="[772,842,1961,1987]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="169 - 180" refId="ref7918" refString="Seniczak, S. (1993 a) Fuscozetes tatricus n. sp. a new ceratozetoid moss mite (Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae) from Poland. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 230 (3 / 4), 169 - 180." type="journal article" year="1993">1993a</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF802F853FB93B3E3" author="Seniczak, S. &amp; Kaczmarek, S. &amp; Seniczak, A." box="[854,1096,1960,1987]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="1017 - 1030" refId="ref8107" refString="Seniczak, S., Kaczmarek, S. &amp; Seniczak, A. (2016 a) Morphological ontogeny of Fuscozetes kamchatkicus sp. nov. (Acari: Oribatida: Ceratozetidae) from Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia), with comments on Fuscozetes. Systematic &amp; Applied Acarology, 21 (8), 1017 - 1030. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 21.8.3" type="journal article" year="2016">
Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF895F853FC2AB3E2" box="[961,1009,1961,1987]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">et al</emphasis>
. 2016a
</bibRefCitation>
). For example, the larva of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFE2AF853FF2BB3C6" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="avachai">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFE2AF853FA4EB3E3" box="[1406,1429,1961,1986]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFBC3F837FF2BB3C6" box="[151,240,1997,2023]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lacks the gastronotal shield as that of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EF9CFF837FC2AB3C6" authority="(C. L. Koch, 1844)" baseAuthorityName="C. L. Koch" baseAuthorityYear="1844" box="[667,1009,1997,2023]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Fuscozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fuscipes">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF9CFF837FD77B3C7" box="[667,684,1997,2022]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">F</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EF9EFF837FCCEB3C6" box="[699,789,1997,2023]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">fuscipes</emphasis>
(C. L. 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5E457EF831F837FC32B3C6" author="Koch, C. L." box="[869,1001,1997,2023]" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" pagination="33 - 40" refId="ref7317" refString="Koch, C. L. (1844) Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden. In: Herrich-Schaffer, A. (Ed.), Deutschlands Insecten, Panzer, Regensburg, pp. 33 - 40." type="book chapter" year="1844">Koch, 1844</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5E457EFF73F837FA91B3C6" authority="Seniczak, 1993" authorityName="Seniczak" authorityYear="1993" box="[1063,1354,1997,2023]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Fuscozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="172" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tatricus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFF73F837FBE3B3C7" box="[1063,1080,1997,2022]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">F</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5E457EFF12F837FB41B3C7" box="[1094,1178,1997,2022]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="172">tatricus</emphasis>
Seniczak, 1993
</taxonomicName>
, and seta 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFB9DFA4BFF0EB1EB" box="[201,213,1457,1482]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">c</emphasis>
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is inserted on microslerite, as in 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5D457DF91CFA4BFC5FB1EA" authority="(Seniczak 1993 a)" baseAuthorityName="Seniczak" baseAuthorityYear="1993" box="[584,900,1457,1483]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Fuscozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tatricus">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF91CFA4BFD82B1EB" box="[584,601,1457,1482]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">F</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF932FA4BFD61B1EB" box="[614,698,1457,1482]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">tatricus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5D457DF99CFA4BFCA7B1EA" author="Seniczak, S." box="[712,892,1457,1483]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" pagination="169 - 180" refId="ref7918" refString="Seniczak, S. (1993 a) Fuscozetes tatricus n. sp. a new ceratozetoid moss mite (Acari, Oribatida, Ceratozetidae) from Poland. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 230 (3 / 4), 169 - 180." type="journal article" year="1993">Seniczak 1993a</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
. In the larvae of 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5D457DFF68FA4BFAFBB1EA" box="[1084,1312,1457,1483]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFF68FA4BFB13B1EA" box="[1084,1224,1457,1483]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Melanozetes</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
this seta is inserted on humeral sclerite (
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, 
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). In 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5D457DF845FA2FFC4BB1CE" box="[785,912,1493,1519]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="avachai">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF845FA2FFCF3B1CF" box="[785,808,1493,1518]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF863FA2FFC4BB1CE" box="[823,912,1493,1519]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
setae 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF883FA2FFC38B1CF" box="[983,995,1493,1518]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">c</emphasis>
<subScript id="17A134DB2B5D457DF8B7FA1DFC30B1D4" attach="left" box="[995,1003,1511,1525]" fontSize="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">2</subScript>
and 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFF76FA2FFBF5B1CF" box="[1058,1070,1493,1518]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">c</emphasis>
<subScript id="17A134DB2B5D457DFF7AFA1DFBEDB1D4" attach="left" box="[1070,1078,1511,1525]" fontSize="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">3</subScript>
are inserted on microslerites, as in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBE0FA03FF1EB233" box="[180,197,1529,1554]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">F</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFB86FA03FEFDB233" box="[210,294,1529,1554]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">tatricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, whereas in other 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFAA5FA03FDA6B232" box="[497,637,1529,1555]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Melanozetes</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
they are inserted on unsclerized integument. In the nymphs and adult of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBA2F9E7FED6B217" box="[246,269,1565,1590]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA48F9E7FEAEB216" box="[284,373,1565,1591]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
femora I and II are oval in cross section, as in 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF8DDF9E7FBDFB217" box="[905,1028,1565,1590]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Fuscozetes</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, whereas in other species of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBC3F9BBFEF8B27A" box="[151,291,1601,1627]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Melanozetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
they are flattened, with a large ventral carina.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B5D457DFBC3FAD8FD38B17F" blockId="18.[151,1437,1314,1375]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBC3FAD8FEFBB11B" bold="true" box="[151,288,1314,1338]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">FIGURE 17.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA73FAD8FDC5B11B" box="[295,542,1314,1338]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Melanozetes meridianus</emphasis>
, SEM
</taxonomicName>
micrographs, tritonymph. (a) Bothridial seta, dorsal view, (b) mouthparts frontal, ventral view; (c) leg II, lateral view, (d) leg I, dorsal view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9A369E2B5D457DFB93F99FFCEAB312" blockId="18.[151,1437,1457,1843]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">
The adult and tritonymph of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF95BF99FFD6FB25E" box="[527,692,1637,1663]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have relatively large number of thickened leg setae comparing to most species of 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA13F973FE08B282" box="[327,467,1673,1699]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">Melanozetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). The highest number of these setae has 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF8A5F973FBD3B283" box="[1009,1032,1673,1698]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFF41F973FB10B282" box="[1045,1227,1673,1699]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">paramollicomus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(30 setae), smaller number has 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA48F957FE66B2E6" box="[284,445,1709,1735]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M. meridianus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(25 setae), whereas 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF9CEF957FD6AB2E7" box="[666,689,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF9E9F957FCCDB2E6" box="[701,790,1709,1735]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">avachai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF81CF957FC84B2E7" box="[840,863,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF83FF957FC11B2E7" box="[875,970,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">azoricus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have 13 and nine setae, respectively. In 
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<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFE2AF957FA4EB2E7" box="[1406,1429,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBC3F92BFEC8B2CB" box="[151,275,1745,1770]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">interruptus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5D457DFA1CF92BFE3AB2CA" baseAuthorityName="Hull" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[328,481,1745,1771]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" genus="Melanozetes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="stagnatilis">
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA1CF92BFE84B2CB" box="[328,351,1745,1770]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">M</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFA38F92BFE3AB2CA" box="[364,481,1745,1771]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">stagnatilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
thickened leg setae are absent. The thickened leg setae are common in 
<taxonomicName id="4C254D1D2B5D457DFFA5F92BFA46B2CA" box="[1265,1437,1745,1771]" class="Arachnida" family="Ceratozetidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="177" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subFamily" subFamily="Trichoribatinae">Trichoribatinae</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DFBC3F90FFF0EB32F" box="[151,213,1781,1806]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5D457DFB88F90FFE76B32E" author="Shaldybina, E. S." box="[220,429,1780,1807]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" pagination="277 - 303" refId="ref8531" refString="Shaldybina, E. S. (1975) Family Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925. In: Ghilarov MS (Ed.), Key to soil-inhabiting mites - Sarcoptiformes. Nauka Publisher, Moscow, pp. 277 - 303. [in Russian]" type="book chapter" year="1975">Shaldybina (1975)</bibRefCitation>
, especially 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF97BF90FFDECB32E" box="[559,567,1781,1807]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">l</emphasis>
ʺ on genua and tibiae of adults (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5D457DF8C2F90FFB8DB32E" author="Shaldybina, E. S." box="[918,1110,1781,1807]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" pagination="21 - 50" refId="ref8484" refString="Shaldybina, E. S. (1971) New species of armoured mites of the subfamily Trichoribatinae Shaldybina, 1966 (Oribatei, Ceratozetidae). Notes of the Gorky Pedagogical Institute, Biological series, 116, 21 - 50. [in Russian]" type="journal article" year="1971">Shaldybina 1971</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5D457DFF35F90EFB47B32E" author="Shaldybina, E. S." box="[1121,1180,1780,1807]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" pagination="277 - 303" refId="ref8531" refString="Shaldybina, E. S. (1975) Family Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925. In: Ghilarov MS (Ed.), Key to soil-inhabiting mites - Sarcoptiformes. Nauka Publisher, Moscow, pp. 277 - 303. [in Russian]" type="book chapter" year="1975">1975</bibRefCitation>
; 
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; 
<bibRefCitation id="EFB44B6F2B5D457DFBC3F8E3FE29B313" author="Bayartogtokh, B. &amp; Ermilov, S. G." box="[151,498,1816,1843]" pageId="18" pageNumber="173" pagination="1413 - 1435" refId="ref6419" refString="Bayartogtokh, B. &amp; Ermilov, S. G. (2016) Ontogenetic instars of Diapterobates brevidentatus, with remarks on morphology of the immatures of Trichoribatinae (Acari: Oribatida: Ceratozetidae). Systematic &amp; Applied Acarology, 21 (10), 1413 - 1435. https: // doi. org / 10.11158 / saa. 21.10.11" type="journal article" year="2016">Bayartogtokh &amp; Ermilov 2016</bibRefCitation>
; Seniczak 
<emphasis id="B951EA8C2B5D457DF933F8E3FD4CB312" box="[615,663,1817,1843]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="173">et al</emphasis>
. 2018, 2019).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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