3330
Author
Pešić, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
Author
Saboori, Alireza
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-05-31
3330
1
67
journal article
11755334
Limnesia (Halolimnesia) diversipes
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 21A
–
E
,
22A
–
E
)
Material examined
.
Holotype
male, dissected and slide mounted,
Iran
,
Hormozgan Province
, IR15-2011,
Khorgoo village
N of Bandar Abbass
, upstream hot water spring, small saline pool near IR14-2011,
27º 29.155 N
,
56º 27.531 E
,
113 m
asl
,
16.vii.2011
.
Paratypes
: 14/16/0 (0/1/0 mounted), same data as holotype.
Description.
Male (
holotype
) — Idiosoma L/W 488/352; integument very thin; dorsum with a circular postero-medial platelet. Coxal field corresponding to other species of the genus, L 228, Cx-III W 239; Cx-I medially separated, subcutaneous projections at caudal margin of Cx-I, medial margin of Cx-III and posterior part of medial margin of Cx-IV; Glandulae Limnesiae at centre of the medial margin of Cx-III; Cx-IV with one seta in area of insertion of IV-L. Genital field nearly circular, L/W 103/102, genital plates separated, Ac relatively small, Ac-2 smaller than Ac-1 and Ac-3, distance between Ac-1 and Ac-2 four to five times larger than between Ac-2 and Ac- 3, each genital plate with 5-6 setae, pre- and postgenital sclerite moderately developed, postgenital sclerite caudally not extending beyond genital plates. Palp (
Fig. 21C
): total L, 241; P-1, 14; P-2, 66; P-3, 45; P-4, 91; P-5, 25; L P-2/ P-4 ratio, 0.73; ventral seta of P-2 heavy, peg-shaped, inserting slightly laterally, ventral margin of P-4 with a long seta accompanied by a flat tubercle. Gnathosoma vL 92; chelicera total L 147. Legs: dL of I-L-3-6: 65, 66, 74, 92; dL of II-L-2-6: 55, 81, 87, 102, 112; II-L-6 dL/H ratio 3.1; sixth segment of I- and II-L sligtly modified (
Figs. 22B and -D
), distally tapering, ventral margin with multiple irregular constrictions; dL of IV-L: 85, 71, 91, 120, 129, 128; IV-L-6 (
Fig. 21B
) with a strong sub-terminal seta, L 73.
Female — Idiosoma L/W 553/442. Coxal field more slender than in male, L 273, Cx-III W 238. Genital field (
Fig. 22A
) L/W 139/108, genital flap L 123, Ac-2 close to Ac-3, distance between Ac-1 and Ac-2 five to six times larger than between Ac-2 and Ac-3, each genital flap bearing three setae. Palp (
Fig. 21D
): dL: P-2, 77; P-3, 48; P- 4, 108; P-5, 28; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.71; palp as in male, but P-4 longer. Gnathosoma vL 124; chelicera (
Fig. 19E
) total L 179. Legs: dL of I-L-3-6: 62, 69, 77, 91; dL of II-L-2-6: 59, 69, 87, 108, 109; II-L-6 dL/H ratio 3.8; distal segments of I- and II-L unmodified, more slender than in male (
Figs. 22C and -E
); dL of IV-L: 92, 75, 96, 121, 140, 129; IV-L-6 subterminal seta L 76.
FIGURE 21A–E
.
Limnesia diversipes
sp. nov
.
, IR15-2011 (A-C = holotype male, D-E = paratype female): A = genital and coxal field; B = IV-L-5 and -6; C = palp; D = palp (P-1 missing); E = chelicera. Scale bars = 100 µm.
FIGURE 22A–E
.
Limnesia diversipes
sp. nov
.
, IR15-2011 (B, D = holotype male, A, C, E = paratype female from IR15- 2011): A = genital field; B-C = I-L-5 and -6; D-E = II-L-4-6. Scale bars = 100 µm.
Etymology
.
Named for the modified legs of the male.
Habitat.
Remnant pool of a saline summer-dry stream (
Fig. 8B
).
Distribution
.
Iran
; only known from the
type
locality in
Hormozgan Province
.