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<mods:title>A Neotropical complex of Ripersiella species (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha, Rhizoecidae) collected from the nests of Acropyga ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)</mods:title>
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<mods:affiliation>United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>LaPolla, John S.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD, 21252, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="https://zoobank.org/9BF4827C-F919-49E2-8BBC-B76E3B87B0EA" authority="Schneider" authorityName="Schneider" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella telalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="telalia" status="sp. nov.">Ripersiella telalia Schneider</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Ripersiella telalia Schneider sp. nov. Adult female, full body view, illustrated from holotype by T. Litwak (USDA ARS SEL), with edits by SAS." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750181" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figures 10</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Ripersiella telalia Schneider sp. nov. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) by J. Mowery (USDA ARS SEL). Dorsal anterior view of adult female head and thorax, showing the presence of anterior ostioles, relatively heavy coating of curled wax deposits, and apparent absence of domed dermal micro-bumps in intersegmental areas." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750182" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">, 11</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2019-06-10" collectorName="JS LaPolla, SA Schneider" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" location="Cocha Cashu Biological Station" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="Holotype">
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<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
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.
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</emphasis>
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<collectingCountry name="Peru">Peru</collectingCountry>
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•
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<specimenCount type="adult">1 adult</specimenCount>
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<specimenCount>♀</specimenCount>
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;
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<collectingRegion country="Peru" name="Madre de Dios">Madre de Dios</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingMunicipality>Manu National Park</collectingMunicipality>
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,
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:4DF4D8D2402C5D4A854B75F6A9EBA4C7:22D14EBF02C60C325533E671C641637A" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" name="Cocha Cashu Biological Station" stateProvince="Madre de Dios">Cocha Cashu Biological Station</location>
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, trail intersection of 1:306 and 5A;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="11.8833" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="-11.8833">-11.8833</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="71.4000" direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="-71.4">-71.4000</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<collectingDate value="2019-06-10">10.vi.2019</collectingDate>
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;
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<collectorName>JS LaPolla</collectorName>
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,
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<collectorName>SA Schneider</collectorName>
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leg.; from large
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Roger" authorityYear="1862" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Acropyga" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Acropyga" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Acropyga</emphasis>
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(possibly)
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">decedens</emphasis>
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nest; USNM (nest PER24-01: prep S0425D)
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.
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2022-01-01" collectingDateMax="2022-12-31" collectingDateMin="2022-01-01" collectorName="JS LaPolla & SA Schneider" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" location="Peru" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-adult="3" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="Paratypes">
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<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
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.
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<collectingCountry name="Peru">Peru</collectingCountry>
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•
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<specimenCount type="adult">3 adult</specimenCount>
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<specimenCount>♀♀</specimenCount>
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; same data as holotype; USNM (nest PER24-01: preps S0425A,C,F)
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</materialsCitation>
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•
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2022-01-01" collectingDateMax="2022-12-31" collectingDateMin="2022-01-01" collectorName="JS LaPolla & SA Schneider" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" location="Cocha Cashu Biological Station" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="paratype">
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<specimenCount type="adult">1 adult</specimenCount>
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<specimenCount>♀</specimenCount>
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; same data as holotype; UNMSM (nest PER24-01: prep S0425B)
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2022-01-01" collectingDateMax="2022-12-31" collectingDateMin="2022-01-01" collectorName="JS LaPolla & SA Schneider" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" location="Cocha Cashu Biological Station" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="paratype">
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<specimenCount type="adult">1 adult</specimenCount>
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<specimenCount>♀</specimenCount>
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; same data as holotype; UNAB (nest PER24-01: prep S0425E)
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2022-01-01" collectingDateMax="2022-12-31" collectingDateMin="2022-01-01" collectorName="JS LaPolla & SA Schneider" country="Peru" latitude="-11.8833" location="Cocha Cashu Biological Station" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.4" municipality="Manu National Park" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="paratype">
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<specimenCount type="adult">1 adult</specimenCount>
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<specimenCount>♀</specimenCount>
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; same data as holotype; UKNMH (nest PER24-01: prep S0425G)
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.
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750181" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 10" startId="F10">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 10.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schneider" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella telalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella telalia</emphasis>
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Schneider sp. nov. Adult female, full body view, illustrated from
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<typeStatus>holotype</typeStatus>
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by T. Litwak (USDA ARS SEL), with edits by SAS.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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Adult female (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N</emphasis>
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= 7). In life, body bright white to cream colored and visibly coated in powdery white wax (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Ripersiella telalia Schneider sp. nov. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) by J. Mowery (USDA ARS SEL). Dorsal anterior view of adult female head and thorax, showing the presence of anterior ostioles, relatively heavy coating of curled wax deposits, and apparent absence of domed dermal micro-bumps in intersegmental areas." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750182" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">11</figureCitation>
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).
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750182" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 11" startId="F11">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella telalia</emphasis>
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Schneider sp. nov. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) by J. Mowery (USDA ARS SEL). Dorsal anterior view of adult female head and thorax, showing the presence of anterior ostioles, relatively heavy coating of curled wax deposits, and apparent absence of domed dermal micro-bumps in intersegmental areas.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">General.</emphasis>
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Mounted on microscope slide, body broadly oval and membranous, 0.85-1.07 (0.95) mm long, widest near abdominal segment III, 0.55-0.72 (0.65) mm wide. Abdomen smoothly tapering toward posterior end; abdominal segment VIII about 250
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wide at base. Anal lobes poorly developed with several stout flagellate setae on venter and dorsum, 16-25
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long, with longest setae on margin; lacking differentiated set of 3 longer stout setae common to the group. Body setae short and flagellate, 9-12
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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on head, 8-12
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on thorax, 9-19
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on abdominal segments. Trilocular pores abundant and distributed among body setae; bitubular cerores absent; 1-4 oral collar tubular ducts present on margins of each abdominal segment VI-VIII and extending as far anterior as III on some specimens. Microtrichia present; rounded dermal micro-bumps apparently absent. Eyes absent.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter</emphasis>
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.
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Cephalic plate present. Labium with 3 segments; 76
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long and 39
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at widest point. Antennae geniculate, 5-segmented, closely situated near midline on ventral submargin of head; overall length about 126-129 (128)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; length of segment I: 32-35 (32)
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; segment II: 13-16 (16)
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; segment III: 14-17 (15)
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; segment IV: 12-14 (13)
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; segment V: 50-52 (52)
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; on some specimens apical antennal segment retains partial intersegmental line marking obsolete segment VI; with 1 spine-like and 3 falcate stout sensory setae on apical segment; a few flagellate setae on each antennal segment, 15-30
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long; sensorium present on second antennal segment. Legs well developed; overall length of hind leg 267-284 (270)
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; length of hind coxa 41-52 (41)
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; hind trochanter + femur 101-105 (102)
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; hind tibia + tarsus 97-101 (101)
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; hind claw 26-30 (28)
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; each claw with short setose digitule 2-3
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long; flagellate setae present on each segment, around 13-20
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long; 3 stout spine-like setae on inner margin of tibia and tarsus. Circulus absent. Multilocular disc pores in irregular rows or groups on median to submedian of III-VIII, sparse on III-VI, abundant on segments VII and VIII with some located on submargins, pores with 6 or 7 loculi in the outer ring.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum</emphasis>
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.
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</emphasis>
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Anal ring near dorsal margin, 41-46
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in diameter; with oval cells, some cells bearing spicules; with 3 pairs of setae 26
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long. Posterior pair of dorsal ostioles present, diameter of orifice measured along longitudinal axis approximately 42
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; anterior pair present and slightly smaller than posterior pair, diameter of orifice approximately 33
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. Multilocular disc pores absent.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Informal synonyms.</paragraph>
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Specimens of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. telalia" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. telalia</emphasis>
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have been previously referred to in the literature as "
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella andensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="andensis">Ripersiella near andensis</taxonomicName>
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(ii)" (
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" author="Schneider, SA" journalOrPublisher="Neotropical Entomology" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="641 - 647" refId="B25" refString="Schneider, SA, Sodano, J, LaPolla, JS, 2022. Distinguishing symbiotic partners of Acropyga ants from free-living soil inhabitants. Neotropical Entomology 51 (4): 641 - 647, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" title="Distinguishing symbiotic partners of Acropyga ants from free-living soil inhabitants." url="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" volume="51" year="2022">Schneider et al. 2022</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The species epithet is a genitive noun meaning "distant conversation", combining the Greek noun
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">lalia</emphasis>
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(conversation, talk) with the suffix
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(at a distance). Throughout the isolation of the modern pandemic, quarantine chat groups helped us maintain a much-needed sense of community. This species is named in tribute to these groups, and is specifically dedicated to Josh, Justin, and Mark. The name can be considered a double entendre, as it also alludes to the
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<normalizedToken originalValue="species’">species'</normalizedToken>
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symbiosis with ants as an ongoing conversation between distantly related partners.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schneider" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella telalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella telalia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. is similar to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. pediandensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pediandensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. pediandensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. in possessing oral collar tubular ducts, but the distribution of ducts differs between species. In
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. telalia" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. telalia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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these ducts are restricted to the margins of abdominal segments with only 1-4 present per segment, whereas in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. pediandensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pediandensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. pediandensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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they are present in ventral bands often exceeding four per segment. The anterior pair of dorsal ostioles are large and more obviously developed in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. telalia" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. telalia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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relative to the other species discussed in this work.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="comments">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Comments.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schneider" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella telalia" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="telalia">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella telalia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was discovered from quite a large nest of
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Roger" authorityYear="1862" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Acropyga" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Acropyga" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Acropyga</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(probably)
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">decedens</emphasis>
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. We estimated in the field that the nest comprised thousands of individual ants and scales. Their direct association was confirmed through observation of the colony using a nest-box, as described by
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" author="Schneider, SA" journalOrPublisher="Neotropical Entomology" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="641 - 647" refId="B25" refString="Schneider, SA, Sodano, J, LaPolla, JS, 2022. Distinguishing symbiotic partners of Acropyga ants from free-living soil inhabitants. Neotropical Entomology 51 (4): 641 - 647, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" title="Distinguishing symbiotic partners of Acropyga ants from free-living soil inhabitants." url="https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-022-00948-9" volume="51" year="2022">Schneider et al. (2022)</bibRefCitation>
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. After specimens were collected into a nest-box, worker ants gathered trophobionts into a protective cluster and were actively engaged in attending to them.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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