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numbers: BNHS 68096812.
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larval morphology is described based on
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at
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the lateral view, body depressed (
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positioned dorsally, directed dorso-laterally.
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closer to eyes than snout (
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declivous in dorsal view.
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sinistral and lacking inner wall.
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gut visible from the ventral view.
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thin, cylindrical, and tapering muscular structure with rudimentary dorsal and ventral fins beginning at the posterior most quarter of the tail muscle.
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tube medial and short.
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disc (
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), ventrally situated and not emarginated.
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labium inverted V shaped.
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tooth row formula (
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1 shorter than other posterior tooth rows, with a large medial gap.
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sheaths strongly compressed transversely, keratinised and well-serrated.
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papillae present only on commissures, medium-sized, submarginal papillae absent.
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In life, the dorsal colouration of the tadpoles varied from dark to pale brown. Brown to golden coloured irregular patches on the body, with two prominent, almost circular patches behind the eyes on the dorsal side. Dark brown to black coloured thin vein-like patterns on the dorsolateral side, behind the eyes. Three to four thin, dark perpendicular stripes over the hind limbs. Tail with thick orange to brown stripes, more prominent near the base than towards the posterior end. Ventral colouration ranged from uniform white to pale orange. Gut coils pale green to greenish-grey in colour. In preservation, the dorsum turns black and the ventral side is creamy white.
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Adults and tadpoles (
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) were encountered on rocky mountainous slopes containing a thin film (&lt;
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) of water streaming over them, in areas locally called Attigundi and Basignamutt (
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). We observed abundant algal growth on these slopes, and the tadpoles were seen feeding on them. Ambient temperature and relative humidity of the site in Attigundi were measured at 19°C and 98%, respectively. The water flowing over the rock formation had a temperature of 19.9°C, pH 5.12, contained 0.02 ppt of total dissolved solids and a water conductivity of 0.07 mS. Tadpoles were largely found on the open rocks than the regions on the rock with plant growth. Cement structure constructed adjacent to the rocky slopes, resembling the latter in algal abundance and water flow also had tadpoles of
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(
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). Newly hatched tadpoles lacked hind limbs but were seen moving actively across the rock with the help of their proportionately long muscular tail and some of them were found wriggling on the roadsides. The older tadpoles with completely developed hind limbs were also seen crawling actively but leapt and fled when disturbed.
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<emphasis id="B95D3269D939FFB4FF1FFF029805FF30" bold="true" box="[151,266,152,176]" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric measurements of the tadpoles of
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(n=4) of Gosner Stages 3638 in mm.
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFF5B9C75FF59" box="[181,1402,193,217]" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFF5B9818FF59" box="[181,279,193,217]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">Character</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FF5B98E6FF59" box="[364,489,193,217]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BNHS 6809</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FDACFF5B9BAEFF59" box="[548,673,193,217]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BNHS 6810</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FD54FF5B9A57FF59" box="[732,856,193,217]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BNHS 6811</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFF5B9D1FFF59" box="[915,1040,193,217]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BNHS 6812</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FF5B9DCCFF59" box="[1097,1219,193,217]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">Mean ± SD</th>
<th id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFF5B9C75FF59" box="[1286,1402,193,217]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">Range</th>
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFF739C75FE81" box="[181,1402,233,257]" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFF739818FE81" box="[181,279,233,257]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BL</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FF7398E6FE81" box="[364,489,233,257]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">8.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFF739BAEFE81" box="[548,673,233,257]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">9.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FF739A57FE81" box="[732,856,233,257]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">9.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFF739D1FFE81" box="[915,1040,233,257]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">9.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FF739DCCFE81" box="[1097,1219,233,257]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">9.4 ± 0.45</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFF739C75FE81" box="[1286,1402,233,257]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">8.89.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFE8B9C75FEA9" box="[181,1402,273,297]" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFE8B9818FEA9" box="[181,279,273,297]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">TaL</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FE8B98E6FEA9" box="[364,489,273,297]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">15.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFE8B9BAEFEA9" box="[548,673,273,297]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">16.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FE8B9A57FEA9" box="[732,856,273,297]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">16.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFE8B9D1FFEA9" box="[915,1040,273,297]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">15.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FE8B9DCCFEA9" box="[1097,1219,273,297]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">15.7 ± 0.38</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFE8B9C75FEA9" box="[1286,1402,273,297]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">15.4 -16.1</td>
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFEA39C75FED2" box="[181,1402,313,338]" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFEA39818FED2" box="[181,279,313,338]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">TL</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FEA398E6FED2" box="[364,489,313,338]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">24.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFEA39BAEFED2" box="[548,673,313,338]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">25.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FEA39A57FED2" box="[732,856,313,338]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">25.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFEA39D1FFED2" box="[915,1040,313,338]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">24.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FEA39DCCFED2" box="[1097,1219,313,338]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">25.1 ± 0.81</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFEA39C75FED2" box="[1286,1402,313,338]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">24.225.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFEFB9C75FEFA" box="[181,1402,353,378]" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFEFB9818FEFA" box="[181,279,353,378]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BH</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FEFB98E6FEFA" box="[364,489,353,378]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFEFB9BAEFEFA" box="[548,673,353,378]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FEFB9A57FEFA" box="[732,856,353,378]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFEFB9D1FFEFA" box="[915,1040,353,378]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FEFB9DCCFEFA" box="[1097,1219,353,378]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.4 ± 0.25</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFEFB9C75FEFA" box="[1286,1402,353,378]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">3.13.6</td>
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFE109C75FE22" box="[181,1402,394,418]" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFE109818FE22" box="[181,279,394,418]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">BW</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FE1098E6FE22" box="[364,489,394,418]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">4.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFE109BAEFE22" box="[548,673,394,418]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">5.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FE109A57FE22" box="[732,856,394,418]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">6.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFE109D1FFE22" box="[915,1040,394,418]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">4.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FE109DCCFE22" box="[1097,1219,394,418]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">5 ± 0.72</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFE109C75FE22" box="[1286,1402,394,418]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">4.46.0</td>
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFE289C75FE4A" box="[181,1402,434,458]" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFE289818FE4A" box="[181,279,434,458]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">ODW</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FE2898E6FE4A" box="[364,489,434,458]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFE289BAEFE4A" box="[548,673,434,458]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FE289A57FE4A" box="[732,856,434,458]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFE289D1FFE4A" box="[915,1040,434,458]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.9</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FE289DCCFE4A" box="[1097,1219,434,458]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.9 ± 0.18</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFE289C75FE4A" box="[1286,1402,434,458]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.72.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFE409C75FE72" box="[181,1402,474,498]" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFE409818FE72" box="[181,279,474,498]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">ED</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FE4098E6FE72" box="[364,489,474,498]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFE409BAEFE72" box="[548,673,474,498]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FE409A57FE72" box="[732,856,474,498]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFE409D1FFE72" box="[915,1040,474,498]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FE409DCCFE72" box="[1097,1219,474,498]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.4 ± 0.14</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFE409C75FE72" box="[1286,1402,474,498]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.31.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFD989C75FD9B" box="[181,1402,514,539]" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFD989818FD9B" box="[181,279,514,539]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">IOD</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FD9898E6FD9B" box="[364,489,514,539]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFD989BAEFD9B" box="[548,673,514,539]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FD989A57FD9B" box="[732,856,514,539]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFD989D1FFD9B" box="[915,1040,514,539]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FD989DCCFD9B" box="[1097,1219,514,539]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.7 ± 0.25</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFD989C75FD9B" box="[1286,1402,514,539]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.42.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFDB19C75FDC3" box="[181,1402,555,579]" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFDB19818FDC3" box="[181,279,555,579]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">IND</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FDB198E6FDC3" box="[364,489,555,579]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFDB19BAEFDC3" box="[548,673,555,579]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FDB19A57FDC3" box="[732,856,555,579]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFDB19D1FFDC3" box="[915,1040,555,579]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FDB19DCCFDC3" box="[1097,1219,555,579]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6 ± 0.05</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFDB19C75FDC3" box="[1286,1402,555,579]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.51.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFDC99C75FDEB" box="[181,1402,595,619]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFDC99818FDEB" box="[181,279,595,619]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">NSD</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FDC998E6FDEB" box="[364,489,595,619]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFDC99BAEFDEB" box="[548,673,595,619]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FDC99A57FDEB" box="[732,856,595,619]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFDC99D1FFDEB" box="[915,1040,595,619]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FDC99DCCFDEB" box="[1097,1219,595,619]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2 ± 0.12</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFDC99C75FDEB" box="[1286,1402,595,619]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.82.1</td>
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<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFDE19C75FD13" box="[181,1402,635,659]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFDE19818FD13" box="[181,279,635,659]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">END</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FDE198E6FD13" box="[364,489,635,659]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFDE19BAEFD13" box="[548,673,635,659]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FDE19A57FD13" box="[732,856,635,659]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFDE19D1FFD13" box="[915,1040,635,659]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FDE19DCCFD13" box="[1097,1219,635,659]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.5 ± 0.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFDE19C75FD13" box="[1286,1402,635,659]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.21.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFD399C75FD3C" box="[181,1402,675,700]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFD399818FD3C" box="[181,279,675,700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">ESD</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FD3998E6FD3C" box="[364,489,675,700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFD399BAEFD3C" box="[548,673,675,700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FD399A57FD3C" box="[732,856,675,700]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFD399D1FFD3C" box="[915,1040,675,700]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FD399DCCFD3C" box="[1097,1219,675,700]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">2.4 ± 0.42</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFD399C75FD3C" box="[1286,1402,675,700]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.82.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D9390048FF3DFD569C75FD64" box="[181,1402,716,740]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">
<th id="76C88545D9390048FF3DFD569818FD64" box="[181,279,716,740]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">TMH</th>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FEE4FD5698E6FD64" box="[364,489,716,740]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FDACFD569BAEFD64" box="[548,673,716,740]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FD54FD569A57FD64" box="[732,856,716,740]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FC1BFD569D1FFD64" box="[915,1040,716,740]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FBC1FD569DCCFD64" box="[1097,1219,716,740]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.2 ± 0.15</td>
<td id="76C88545D9390048FA8EFD569C75FD64" box="[1286,1402,716,740]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="170">1.01.3</td>
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tadpoles with a thin film of water flowing over it.
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Egg clutches (three) were located within moist crevices along the rocky slopes, mostly hidden from plain sight (
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Specimen numbers (BNHS 68276830). Based on a single specimen at Stage 26, BNHS6827 (
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). Tadpole has an overall eel-like appearance. Body elliptic dorsally, longer than wide (BL/BW 2.4). In the lateral view, body depressed (BW/BH 1.3). Eyes moderate in size, ED is 12.1% of BL, positioned dorsally (ED/BW 0.3). Nares oval, dorso-laterally positioned, closer to the eyes than snout. Distance between the nares larger than between eyes (IOD/IND 0.6). Snout nearly rounded in dorsal and lateral view. Spiracle tube single, free from body wall, sinistral, positioned laterally, directed posteriorly, and located closer to the snout than to the tail base. Coiled gut is feebly visible from ventral view as the skin is only semitransparent. In the dorsal view, the body gradually narrows down into tail, with subtle marginalisation. Tail twice as long as the body (TL/BL 2.14). Tail musculature robust, with well-marked myotomes. TMH remains almost intact until the final quarter of the tail length and then tapers sharply. Dorsal fin, initially shallow, originated slightly after the body-tail junction. Ventral fin originated at the body-tail junction, wider than the dorsal fin but eventually evens out to match its size. Vent tube, dextral and directed posteriorly (
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) horizontally oval, protruding from the antero-ventral region, mid-sized (ODW/BW 0.34). Oral margin with dorsal, lateral, and ventrolateral indentations. Small, pointy marginal papillae and relatively large, blunt submarginal papillae present. Jaw sheaths keratinized with finely serrated and saw-like edge. Labial teeth absent.
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<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFC589818FC5A" box="[181,279,962,986]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">TL</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FC5898E6FC5A" box="[364,489,962,986]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">34.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFC589BAEFC5A" box="[548,673,962,986]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">33.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FC589A57FC5A" box="[731,856,962,986]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">30.9</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFC589D1FFC5A" box="[915,1040,962,986]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">30.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFC589DCCFC5A" box="[1094,1219,962,986]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">32.3 ± 2.16</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FC589C7CFC5A" box="[1294,1395,962,986]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">30.134.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFC709C7CFB82" box="[181,1395,1002,1026]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFC709818FB82" box="[181,279,1002,1026]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">BH</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FC7098E6FB82" box="[364,489,1002,1026]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFC709BAEFB82" box="[548,673,1002,1026]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FC709A57FB82" box="[731,856,1002,1026]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.04</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFC709D1FFB82" box="[915,1040,1002,1026]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFC709DCCFB82" box="[1094,1219,1002,1026]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.2 ± 0.16</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FC709C7CFB82" box="[1294,1395,1002,1026]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">33.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFB889C7CFBAA" box="[181,1395,1042,1066]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFB889818FBAA" box="[181,279,1042,1066]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">BW</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FB8898E6FBAA" box="[364,489,1042,1066]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">4.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFB889BAEFBAA" box="[548,673,1042,1066]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">4.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FB889A57FBAA" box="[731,856,1042,1066]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">4.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFB889D1FFBAA" box="[915,1040,1042,1066]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFB889DCCFBAA" box="[1094,1219,1042,1066]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">4.3 ± 0.39</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FB889C7CFBAA" box="[1294,1395,1042,1066]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.74.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFBA09C7CFBD3" box="[181,1395,1082,1107]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFBA09818FBD3" box="[181,279,1082,1107]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">ODW</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FBA098E6FBD3" box="[364,489,1082,1107]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFBA09BAEFBD3" box="[548,673,1082,1107]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FBA09A57FBD3" box="[731,856,1082,1107]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFBA09D1FFBD3" box="[915,1040,1082,1107]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFBA09DCCFBD3" box="[1094,1219,1082,1107]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.6 ± 0.13</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FBA09C7CFBD3" box="[1294,1395,1082,1107]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.51.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFBF99C7CFBFB" box="[181,1395,1123,1147]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFBF99818FBFB" box="[181,279,1123,1147]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">ED</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FBF998E6FBFB" box="[364,489,1123,1147]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFBF99BAEFBFB" box="[548,673,1123,1147]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FBF99A57FBFB" box="[731,856,1123,1147]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFBF99D1FFBFB" box="[915,1040,1123,1147]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFBF99DCCFBFB" box="[1094,1219,1123,1147]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.2 ± 0.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FBF99C7CFBFB" box="[1294,1395,1123,1147]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.11.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFB119C7CFB23" box="[181,1395,1163,1187]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFB119818FB23" box="[181,279,1163,1187]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">IOD</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FB1198E6FB23" box="[364,489,1163,1187]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFB119BAEFB23" box="[548,673,1163,1187]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FB119A57FB23" box="[731,856,1163,1187]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFB119D1FFB23" box="[915,1040,1163,1187]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFB119DCCFB23" box="[1094,1219,1163,1187]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.4 ± 0.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FB119C7CFB23" box="[1294,1395,1163,1187]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.31.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFB299C7CFB4B" box="[181,1395,1203,1227]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFB299818FB4B" box="[181,279,1203,1227]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">IND</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FB2998E6FB4B" box="[364,489,1203,1227]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFB299BAEFB4B" box="[548,673,1203,1227]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FB299A57FB4B" box="[731,856,1203,1227]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.01</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFB299D1FFB4B" box="[915,1040,1203,1227]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.9</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFB299DCCFB4B" box="[1094,1219,1203,1227]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.1 ± 0.17</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FB299C7CFB4B" box="[1294,1395,1203,1227]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.92.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFB419C7CFB74" box="[181,1395,1243,1268]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFB419818FB74" box="[181,279,1243,1268]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">ESD</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FB4198E6FB74" box="[364,489,1243,1268]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFB419BAEFB74" box="[548,673,1243,1268]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FB419A57FB74" box="[731,856,1243,1268]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFB419D1FFB74" box="[915,1040,1243,1268]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFB419DCCFB74" box="[1094,1219,1243,1268]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.6 ± 0.21</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FB419C7CFB74" box="[1294,1395,1243,1268]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.42.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFA9E9C7CFA9C" box="[181,1395,1284,1308]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFA9E9818FA9C" box="[181,279,1284,1308]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">TMH</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FA9E98E6FA9C" box="[364,489,1284,1308]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFA9E9BAEFA9C" box="[548,673,1284,1308]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.00</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FA9E9A57FA9C" box="[731,856,1284,1308]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.99</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFA9E9D1FFA9C" box="[915,1040,1284,1308]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFA9E9DCCFA9C" box="[1094,1219,1284,1308]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.2 ± 0.39</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FA9E9C7CFA9C" box="[1294,1395,1284,1308]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">33.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFAB69C7CFAC4" box="[181,1395,1324,1348]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFAB69818FAC4" box="[181,279,1324,1348]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">TMW</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FAB698E6FAC4" box="[364,489,1324,1348]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFAB69BAEFAC4" box="[548,673,1324,1348]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.6</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FAB69A57FAC4" box="[731,856,1324,1348]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFAB69D1FFAC4" box="[915,1040,1324,1348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFAB69DCCFAC4" box="[1094,1219,1324,1348]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.8 ± 0.26</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FAB69C7CFAC4" box="[1294,1395,1324,1348]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.53.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFACE9C7CFAEC" box="[181,1395,1364,1388]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFACE9818FAEC" box="[181,279,1364,1388]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">MTH</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FACE98E6FAEC" box="[364,489,1364,1388]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFACE9BAEFAEC" box="[548,673,1364,1388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FACE9A57FAEC" box="[731,856,1364,1388]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFACE9D1FFAEC" box="[915,1040,1364,1388]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFACE9DCCFAEC" box="[1094,1219,1364,1388]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.2 ± 0.05</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FACE9C7CFAEC" box="[1294,1395,1364,1388]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">5.25.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFAE69C7CFA15" box="[181,1395,1404,1429]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFAE69818FA15" box="[181,279,1404,1429]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">TMHM</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FAE698E6FA15" box="[364,489,1404,1429]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFAE69BAEFA15" box="[548,673,1404,1429]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FAE69A57FA15" box="[731,856,1404,1429]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.8</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFAE69D1FFA15" box="[915,1040,1404,1429]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFAE69DCCFA15" box="[1094,1219,1404,1429]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">3.1 ± 0.5</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FAE69C7CFA15" box="[1294,1395,1404,1429]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">2.73.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFA3F9C7CFA3D" box="[181,1395,1445,1469]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFA3F9818FA3D" box="[181,279,1445,1469]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">DF</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FA3F98E6FA3D" box="[364,489,1445,1469]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">0.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFA3F9BAEFA3D" box="[548,673,1445,1469]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.1</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FA3F9A57FA3D" box="[731,856,1445,1469]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFA3F9D1FFA3D" box="[915,1040,1445,1469]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFA3F9DCCFA3D" box="[1094,1219,1445,1469]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.1 ± 0.24</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FA3F9C7CFA3D" box="[1294,1395,1445,1469]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">0.71.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3519EC39D93E0048FF3DFA579C7CFA65" box="[181,1395,1485,1509]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<th id="76C88545D93E0048FF3DFA579818FA65" box="[181,279,1485,1509]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">VF</th>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FEE4FA5798E6FA65" box="[364,489,1485,1509]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">0.7</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FDACFA579BAEFA65" box="[548,673,1485,1509]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.4</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FD53FA579A57FA65" box="[731,856,1485,1509]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.2</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FC1BFA579D1FFA65" box="[915,1040,1485,1509]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.0</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FBCEFA579DCCFA65" box="[1094,1219,1485,1509]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">1.1 ± 0.3</td>
<td id="76C88545D93E0048FA86FA579C7CFA65" box="[1294,1395,1485,1509]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">0.71.4</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B96EE7BD93EFFB3FF4FF9A19815F965" blockId="4.[151,1437,1595,2017]" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<emphasis id="B95D3269D93EFFB3FF4FF9A19850F9D5" bold="true" box="[199,351,1595,1621]" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">Colouration.</emphasis>
In life, tadpoles are lustrous, light to dark purple, body has a darker hue than the tail. Lateral and dorsal sides are almost evenly coloured and are devoid of any pigmented patterns (
<figureCitation id="1312F2FED93EFFB3FBE2F9C59DE7F9F9" box="[1130,1256,1631,1657]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,959,983]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,237,936]" captionTargetId="figure-52@5.[151,1436,237,936]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Micrixalus candidus. (A) dorsal, ventral and lateral views of a preserved tadpole, scale bar = 1 cm; (B) detail of the oral disc; (C) adult male; (DE) tadpole in life; (F) slow flowing stream, habitat of these tadpoles; (G) upper section of the stream with abundant rocks and gravel." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15035682" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/15035682/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">Figs. 3D,E</figureCitation>
). Pupil is black. Ventrally tadpoles are very light purple and the skin is partially opaque. In preservation, colouration fades slightly yet closely resembles its appearance in its live state. The colour on the ventral side becomes paler and more translucent.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C333BDF0D93EFFB2FF4FF9759C10FF55" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="172" pageId="4" pageNumber="171" type="biology_ecology">
<paragraph id="8B96EE7BD93EFFB2FF4FF9759C10FF55" blockId="4.[151,1437,1595,2017]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1436,151,213]" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="172" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">
<emphasis id="B95D3269D93EFFB3FF4FF975988BF889" bold="true" box="[199,388,1775,1801]" pageId="4" pageNumber="171">Natural history.</emphasis>
Tadpoles of
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Fall-flying
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species
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(
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)
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Several species of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDFFFE5D629F4C1FE698AC6" box="[359,420,1710,1736]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="151">Bibio</emphasis>
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have late summer to late fall emergence times and thus have been previously referred to as the “fall-flying species group” (e.g.
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). While the phylogenetic relationships between these species is unclear and they may not represent a monophyletic group, they are all morphologically quite similar and have sometimes proved difficult to distinguish from each other. From the
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region,
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included
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDFFFE5D7D9F551FE948B56" box="[151,345,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="151">Bibio autumnalis</emphasis>
Fitzgerald
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,
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDFFFE5D6AAF551FD448B56" box="[484,649,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="151">Bibio longipes</emphasis>
Loew
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, and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDFFFE5D45CF551FC088B56" box="[786,965,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="151">Bibio slossonae</emphasis>
Cockerell
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in this group, though
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDFFFE5D273F550FA518B56" box="[1341,1436,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="151">B. flukei</emphasis>
Hardy
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may also belong here. When taking into account the influence of range on phenology there may be other lateseason species that could be added, however, the four species under consideration here all have males with the hind basitarsus strongly swollen, hind femur slender until about the middle and then widening towards apex.
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Of these four species
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D6FBF2F8FDDC8CBF" box="[437,529,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. flukei</emphasis>
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is the most distinct, differing by the deeply cleft epandrium of the male terminalia (
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) and the form of the hind tibia which is slender on the basal 1/2 and rapidly dilated on the apical 1/2 (Fig. 5).
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D664F2B0FE478CF7" box="[298,394,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. flukei</emphasis>
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D52AF2B0FCCC8CF7" box="[612,769,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. autumnalis</emphasis>
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as they share rather distinctive leg coloration (
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5); both the hind femur and hind tibia basally yellow and distally darkened. However,
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D308F36CFB2F8D13" box="[1094,1250,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. autumnalis</emphasis>
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is differentiated by the shallowly cleft epandrium, hind tibia evenly expanded apically (
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), and smaller size (wing
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versus
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in
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). At present, both these species seem to have fairly limited distributions in the southern Rocky Mountains (
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).
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D7D9F4E9FEC38A90" bold="true" box="[151,270,1670,1694]" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">FIG. 912.</emphasis>
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Loew
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, syntype female. 9. Habitus, lateral (insert showing labels affixed to pin). 10. Head and mesonotum, dorsal. 11. Wing. 12. Head. Scale indicated by bar in each photo. Photos courtesy of Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; © President and Fellows of Harvard College (https://mcz.harvard.edu/permissions-copyright); no changes made to photos other than cropping.
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Males of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D67EF531FE768B79" box="[304,443,1885,1911]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. slossonae</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D6BEF531FDA08B79" box="[496,621,1885,1911]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. longipes</emphasis>
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were both described from the eastern
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(
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,
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and
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, D.C.,
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respectively) with black legs though
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noted that the hind tibia in
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D250F5EDFA518B95" box="[1310,1436,1921,1947]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. longipes</emphasis>
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may sometimes be “rutilous.”
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distinguished males of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D4D6F5C9FBD58BB1" box="[920,1048,1957,1983]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. longipes</emphasis>
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from
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFDEFFE4D311F5C9FB218BB1" box="[1119,1260,1957,1983]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="152">B. slossonae</emphasis>
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by color of the pile of the mesonotum and legs and this system was followed by later authors (e.g.
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). However, pile color has been shown to be a notoriously unreliable character in distinguishing
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD34CF2F8FBF28CBF" box="[1026,1087,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">Bibio</emphasis>
species
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(
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) and series of specimens of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD542F2D4FD478CDB" box="[524,650,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD5E1F2D4FCF68CDB" box="[687,827,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may include specimens with pile that is black, yellow, or intermixed. Similarly,
<bibRefCitation id="D82F4B62FFD1FFEBD6FBF2B0FD808CF7" author="Hardy, D. E." box="[437,589,222,249]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="367 - 547" refId="ref5516" refString="Hardy, D. E. (1945) Revision of Nearctic Bibionidae, including Neotropical Plecia and Penthetria (Diptera). Kansas University Science Bulletin, 30, 367-547." type="journal article" year="1945">Hardy (1945)</bibRefCitation>
stated that females of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD41EF2B0FC1D8CF7" box="[848,976,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD346F2B0FB5B8CF7" box="[1032,1174,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
could be distinguished by the color of the mesonotum; orange in
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD529F36CFD298D13" box="[615,740,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and black in
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD436F36CFBCE8D13" box="[888,1027,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, some series of specimens have been collected with female mesonotal color ranging from orange to orange with black markings and other series collected with mesonotal color ranging from orange with black markings to black, so the reliability of this character is also in question. Due to these observations these two species are now indistinguishable based on the characters outlined in the literature and it is not clear if they are even distinct.
</paragraph>
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Both sexes of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD62DF3D8FE2D8DDF" box="[355,480,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD55AF3D8FD528DDF" box="[532,671,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
might be distinguished by general habitus, as “
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD3E4F3D8FAF98DDF" box="[1194,1332,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
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” appears to have a smaller head and thorax relative to the antennae and wings, compared to “
<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD31CF3B4FB148DFB" box="[1106,1241,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD31CF3B4FB198DFB" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1864" box="[1106,1236,475,501]" class="Insecta" family="Bibionidae" genus="Bibio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longipes">B. longipes</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
” These observed differences warrant further study in order to evaluate their consistency and usefulness. Examples of the differences in habitus based on internet images are as follows:
</paragraph>
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1) “
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD7BAF004FEB98E8B" box="[244,372,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
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” habitus, with female eyes seemingly smaller relative to body, and thorax thicker relative to wing width in both sexes: male and female: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/332106876?size=large female: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/332292704?size=large male: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/25335804?size=large male: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/158301375?size=large 2) “
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD7BCF12CFEB38F53" box="[242,382,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
” habitus, with female eyes larger relative to body, and thorax narrower relative to wing width in both sexes (wings fold a bit differently as a result at rest): female: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/171093034?size=large male: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/55689548?size=large female: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/96569118?size=large
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC013693FFD1FFEBD7D9F674FDCC8993" blockId="8.[151,1437,1051,1797]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD7D9F674FED8883B" box="[151,277,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(synonymized with the European
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD5DAF674FCC9883B" box="[660,772,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. lepidus</emphasis>
Loew
</taxonomicName>
by
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also occurs in Europe alongside the extremely similar
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD6CBF650FE338857" box="[389,510,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. clavipes</emphasis>
Meigen. In
</taxonomicName>
continental Europe,
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD413F650FC148857" box="[861,985,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD345F650FB4E8857" box="[1035,1155,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. clavipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
seem to intergrade (
<bibRefCitation id="D82F4B62FFD1FFEBD210F650FF1F8873" author="Duda, O." pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="1 - 75" refId="ref5079" refString="Duda, O. (1930) Bibionidae. In: Lindner, E. (Ed.), Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region. E. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart. pp. 1-75, 2 pls." type="book chapter" year="1930">Duda 1930</bibRefCitation>
,
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) though
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notes they appear to be “distinct in the western- and northernmost parts of Europe and should be treated as separate species;” initial phylogenetic work suggested they are sisterspecies (
<bibRefCitation id="D82F4B62FFD1FFEBD7B8F6C4FDE388CB" author="Skartveit, J. &amp; Willassen, E." box="[246,558,1195,1221]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" refId="ref6376" refString="Skartveit, J. &amp; Willassen, E. (1996) Phylogenetic relationships in Bibioninae (Diptera, Bibionidae). In: Skartveit, J., Studies on the systematics and life histories of Bibioninae (Diptera, Bibionidae). Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Bergen, Bergen. [unknwon pagaination]" type="book" year="1996">Skartveit &amp; Willassen 1996</bibRefCitation>
). European and North American populations of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD30DF6C4FB0C88CB" box="[1091,1217,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
show some curious differences.
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD66AF6A0FE6988E7" box="[292,420,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
females were described with an orange mesonotum and reddish legs (
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) while European females of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD6C8F69CFDC88903" box="[390,517,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
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have a consistently black mesonotum and dark (brown to black) legs (J. Skartveit pers. comm. with SF,
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) or reddish legs (
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;
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).
<bibRefCitation id="D82F4B62FFD1FFEBD3C5F778FAF1893F" author="Skartveit, J." box="[1163,1340,1303,1329]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" pagination="23 - 25" refId="ref6193" refString="Skartveit, J. (2006) Synonymy notes in Bibionidae (Diptera). Dipterists Digest, 13, 23-25." type="journal article" year="2006">Skartveit (2006</bibRefCitation>
&amp; pers. comm.) noted that the synonymy of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD573F754FD73895B" box="[573,702,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD5B7F754FCA1895B" box="[761,876,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. lepidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was based on the study of a male
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of
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD2CAF754FF3B8977" ID-CoL="LR9D" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1864" class="Insecta" family="Bibionidae" genus="Bibio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longipes">
<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD2CAF754FF3B8977" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
so no female specimens had been considered; this is not atypical as most of the taxonomic species concepts in the genus are based on males.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BC013693FFD1FFEBD789F7C8FADC8B0B" blockId="8.[151,1437,1051,1797]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">
At this time, it is unclear how to distinguish
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD58EF7C8FCF289CF" box="[704,831,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD4CBF7C8FBDC89CF" ID-CoL="5WJPX" authorityName="Cockerell" authorityYear="1909" box="[901,1041,1447,1473]" class="Insecta" family="Bibionidae" genus="Bibio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="slossonae">
<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD4CBF7C8FBDC89CF" box="[901,1041,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD32FF7C8FB0D89CF" box="[1121,1216,1447,1473]" class="Insecta" family="Carabidae" genus="Nearctic" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="154" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Nearctic</taxonomicName>
region consistently and a detailed comparison of both the
<typeStatus id="63058831FFD1FFEBD513F7A4FD5589EB" box="[605,664,1483,1509]" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">types</typeStatus>
as well as a comparison to Palearctic species is probably needed. Additionally, a series of specimens from Marys Peak
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(SFC) show a mix of characters that also brings into question the validity of
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD690F47CFDB68A23" box="[478,635,1555,1581]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. autumnalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a distinct species; males with legs ranging from entirely brown, to brown with hind femur pale basally, to legs with both hind femur and tibia pale basally (as
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD3D0F458FAF78A5F" ID-CoL="LR4T" authorityName="Fitzgerald" authorityYear="1996" box="[1182,1338,1591,1617]" class="Insecta" family="Bibionidae" genus="Bibio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="autumnalis">
<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD3D0F458FAF78A5F" box="[1182,1338,1591,1617]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. autumnalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; Fig. 5), mesonotal pile black (as in
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<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD69CF434FD928A7B" box="[466,607,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. slossonae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and female with mesonotum ranging from orange (as in
<taxonomicName id="7BBE4D10FFD1FFEBD3BBF434FAB88A7B" ID-CoL="LR9D" authorityName="Loew" authorityYear="1864" box="[1269,1397,1627,1653]" class="Insecta" family="Bibionidae" genus="Bibio" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="153" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longipes">
<emphasis id="8ECAEA81FFD1FFEBD3BBF434FAB88A7B" box="[1269,1397,1627,1653]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="153">B. longipes</emphasis>
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) to orange with dark fascia. The male terminalia of these species is extremely similar and no distinguishing features have yet been identified. While an integrative taxonomic revision of the Holarctic fall-flying species is beyond the scope of the current study, it is the hope of the authors that raising these issues and providing some initial data, such as photos of some of the
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specimens, may provide a starting point and a stimulus for further work.
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