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Huber
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<figureCitation id="1988E781650B51AB0E4E546F4EC0C771" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen; live specimens from Saudi Arabia A M. dhahran Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, W of Dhahran Al Janub B M. harajah Huber, sp. nov., female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, SE of Harajah C, D M. alfara Huber, sp. nov., male and female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, S of Al Fara E M. abha Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, N of Abha F M. tanomah Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, NW of Tanomah G M. bashayer Huber, sp. nov., female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, NW of Al Bashayer H M. maysaan Huber, sp. nov., male from Mecca, NW of Maysaan. Photographs BAH." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141413">Figs 3 E</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="4F07DE35DD892C4A27D734EBA8E97E66" captionStart="Figure 35" captionStartId="F35" captionText="Figure 35. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662). Left palp in prolateral (A), dorsal (B), and retrolateral (C) views; arrow in C points at distinctive dorsal process on femur. Scale bar: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141445">35</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="4812D588AFFBB887261121A5FD23BE57" captionStart="Figure 36" captionStartId="F36" captionText="Figure 36. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446">36</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="9D4DBC9811C5135862BA20AA2EC81D02" captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views C cleared female genitalia, dorsal view; arrows point at distinctive lateral sacs. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141447">37</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation id="D7AC2B56E809A4D6D0992969B6712048" captionStart="Figure 38" captionStartId="F38" captionText="Figure 38. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; female from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B abdomen, ventral and lateral views C, D cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure38" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141448">38</figureCitation>
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<heading id="9E78AFFA299D2CC9DFAAE57E9F8DFBC2" reason="title">Type material.</heading>
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.
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– ‘
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•
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a. s. l.
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leg.;
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.
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.
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<collectingCountry id="DD432F69520414880FCD1F2FE0D4313B" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
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– ‘
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<collectingRegion id="C7E70504C80FD7E0F79A0163B2A8032A" country="Saudi Arabia" name="'Asir">Asir</collectingRegion>
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•
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.
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<heading id="724AEB90F996A7E401385E90A4C9BB2A" reason="title">Other material.</heading>
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<collectingCountry id="DD0151B17B7239097DBF0618394B4A91" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
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– ‘
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•
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(one abdomen transferred to
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), in pure ethanol; same collection data as for holotype;
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<collectionCode id="0736D92ACC1F5DB1813B371B11293C91" country="Germany" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34613" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34613" name="Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig" type="Museum">ZFMK</collectionCode>
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.
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<heading id="FFB22AB5A0508D8C54DF71A86A737F25" reason="title">Diagnosis.</heading>
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Distinguished from known congeners by presence of dorsal process on palpal femur (arrowed in Fig.
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; similar only in
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<emphasis id="DBCDF24D3B85D8ABDC1B035EDC1A93B3" italics="true">M. jacominae</emphasis>
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), by bipartite tip of dorsal hinged process of procursus (arrowed in Fig.
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<figureCitation id="280D6629982907615640ECE6C59BAC02" captionStart="Figure 36" captionStartId="F36" captionText="Figure 36. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446">36 C</figureCitation>
|
||
), and by unique shapes of bulbal processes (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="C9966E2AE8DB20723E26741F6765E422" captionStart="Figure 36" captionStartId="F36" captionText="Figure 36. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446">36 D, E</figureCitation>
|
||
; similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="67E1342D47A8A71B14CB9E1FAF69D219" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dhahran" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="7B9C384662A6A2D9FC813F6EAF660E77" italics="true">M. dhahran</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="EC4E9A539A951E293A4745042236096E" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
but with unique retrolateral pointed process); from similar congeners of southern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="E94BC43FA74A0CF6E9D261204FC2772C" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="F88E90339FC13D1E61EB6017EC8427CB" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abha" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="C0A8D20B7D36EC3E0F33664DE026E201" italics="true">M. abha</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="DA1A240F68771C338FD7134ED10C3F8E" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="101DF76B0A0FF9AE5EB0AFDFF3A21BE2" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harajah" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="F1A888203C5D0148825F5BF13BD852DE" italics="true">M. harajah</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9EFD49D440A1337B23A661BBB7682A9B" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="FAA777B5BC8FCFC49FF6B9FDC750F862" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dhahran" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBBFEC98C1F3EF799835D9DE825FCDAF" italics="true">M. dhahran</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="77414A1722519B5EA11C42E24BD3FB98" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
) also by hinged process of procursus without small proximal spine; from most congeners (except for three species above and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="04727D909787680D37385D1ECCD7D3D0" authorityName="Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten" authorityYear="2001" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jacominae">
|
||
<emphasis id="95779A0FD2C6316414524DB304F349F5" italics="true">M. jacominae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="92F8FBEA5F2AA143BD1B5FAC376869C2" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="darbat" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="284898DE61A9B74A1F5B164909F6E08C" italics="true">M. darbat</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="64A35E142F713E77B2DF370DE84C6695" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
) also by long trochanter apophysis (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="4F9DAAA4348D095E9E5E98A32002562B" captionStart="Figure 35" captionStartId="F35" captionText="Figure 35. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662). Left palp in prolateral (A), dorsal (B), and retrolateral (C) views; arrow in C points at distinctive dorsal process on femur. Scale bar: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141445">35 C</figureCitation>
|
||
; longer than palpal femur). Female with unique lateral sacs in internal genitalia (arrows in Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="2028357BAB51D4C03C97B43B6E53B369" captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views C cleared female genitalia, dorsal view; arrows point at distinctive lateral sacs. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141447">37 C</figureCitation>
|
||
); with distinct anterior arc as in similar congeners from southern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="293698FFDB8013E9B3E45AECE4491F76" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(
|
||
<taxonomicName id="AE89C16A6985BB00B908602D4EFDAB65" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="alfara" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="9593E048F86C117B20BB68D92EABCC1B" italics="true">M. alfara</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="6AB62566892D965867BD313BD0C17FE4" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="F602E047EE9462DE46275E201618113F" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harajah" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="DA05BF88DC479BFB4F65290147517004" italics="true">M. harajah</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="75C889A352E1F79116F3374B7F128BEA" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="552A7C8AB307E0510DA943F2E7990AB9" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dhahran" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="3CC3E4BF45FFF3EE160030F73FAE9EF6" italics="true">M. dhahran</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="B55873E423D541927C110C3C750FCD02" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
) but without distinct internal crescent-shaped structures (possible homologues visible between pore plates). From
|
||
<taxonomicName id="29028886F1E1665270306452D52D0940" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harajah" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="35284E6F900A27CF51B5F8E9F487D85A" italics="true">M. harajah</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="AB10BC5DAB7050C6EED09BC49BBCE27F" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
also distinguished by absence of subdistal conical projection on hinged process of procursus (cf. Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="3D0856BF86D7BA6C35B6BB8996C5D996" captionStart="Figure 28" captionStartId="F28" captionText="Figure 28. Micropholcus harajah Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, SE of Harajah (ZFMK Ar 24658) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; bold arrowed in C points at distinctive subdistal projection on hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; bold arrowed in D points at distinctive cone on prolateral bulbal process. Abbreviations: e, embolus; ps, proximal bulbal sclerite. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure28" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141438">28 C</figureCitation>
|
||
) and by absence of pair of external epigynal pockets (cf. Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="8903259353E5EB5597EF2419BB544F0A" captionStart="Figure 30" captionStartId="F30" captionText="Figure 30. Micropholcus harajah Huber, sp. nov.; female from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, SE of Harajah (ZFMK Ar 24659) A, B abdomen, ventral and lateral views; arrows in A point at unique epigynal pockets C, D cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure30" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141440">30 A</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="CA46FC0E7AEE1255D203D4102D41721B" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure35" ID-arpha="FCF25AA2-F97B-5305-BFC9-C8E377043980" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141445" startId="F35">
|
||
<paragraph id="CD1727E55939BB4CCD19BDEEED8E543D">
|
||
<label id="E28CE37CE24DF35CE709B79EBF4AADFE">Figure 35.</label>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="98292365AF1C75D64F4933EE64A0E34F">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="247FB1031C796C9BD21B202B4C4DCA67" authority="Huber" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abha" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="279E2477544890EFEE7E9C2F4443790E" italics="true">Micropholcus abha</emphasis>
|
||
Huber
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="55BEE9A047CAD8DDA0C673BBA785076B" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (
|
||
<named-content id="CA755EEF21E5D5E2F4C7B2BDFE0A03EE" content-type="dwc:institutional_code" xlink_href="http://grbio.org/institution/zoologisches-forschungsmuseum-alexander-koenig" xlink_title="Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig">ZFMK</named-content>
|
||
<specimenCode id="48446D142D73E5B78232EE66C4DC8722">Ar 24662</specimenCode>
|
||
). Left palp in prolateral (
|
||
<emphasis id="545AA2BACA7953661176B2CD4C5D592A" bold="true">A</emphasis>
|
||
), dorsal (
|
||
<emphasis id="5FC34161051D3DF24D846BCB4627C5E5" bold="true">B</emphasis>
|
||
), and retrolateral (
|
||
<emphasis id="A52905E8B1D378854BA0289831FC1DA2" bold="true">C</emphasis>
|
||
) views; arrow in C points at distinctive dorsal process on femur. Scale bar: 0.3 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="135BC9ABE2CF1407544BBC35F12176BF" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" ID-arpha="3D4446C2-E78D-57DF-89C4-123BD02C3395" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446" startId="F36">
|
||
<paragraph id="D8FDAF1E6C8DB83009B94366DDAC2F59">
|
||
<label id="81625C81FD4A9DAC732741C95EE3879D">Figure 36.</label>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="C21E1E597BA1E7ACFABD722770E69DD7">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="7C4892A9A979E3CF74E319EA18CBDB71" authority="Huber" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abha" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="2A860EF8123124716E8ED99C2BEA9275" italics="true">Micropholcus abha</emphasis>
|
||
Huber
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4124BB518BA90699C3B7D07138960304" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (
|
||
<named-content id="F6E7B3F91B86B6DACA54592321ED4853" content-type="dwc:institutional_code" xlink_href="http://grbio.org/institution/zoologisches-forschungsmuseum-alexander-koenig" xlink_title="Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig">ZFMK</named-content>
|
||
<specimenCode id="E614A7727AD9E51757ABBC415F439768">Ar 24662</specimenCode>
|
||
)
|
||
<emphasis id="0EFDF5EAC860B87CEF70D538098E042A" bold="true">A – C</emphasis>
|
||
left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process
|
||
<emphasis id="BE6116CE0F1E165BF1CF44B82320B587" bold="true">D, E</emphasis>
|
||
left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="6DDFEB1E5C9FDCDD4B8BE1E0C7EFE9C6" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure37" ID-arpha="59642FE0-2DF1-50E0-85F0-AECF3EA33FAF" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141447" startId="F37">
|
||
<paragraph id="C3C9D0534A57D52E96416BDBCE2AEE7D">
|
||
<label id="0E970DF4A487CCF61331E6548E4A5B93">Figure 37.</label>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="EFDFAE80F113A004AC6C38DFDA446785">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="BE23C2C09A81CAFBDA840206798F596E" authority="Huber" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abha" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="D5E059FDA0974C4BC823EE664D2B44B9" italics="true">Micropholcus abha</emphasis>
|
||
Huber
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4711AE9FD06237BF6C90CF277B07AA15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (
|
||
<named-content id="8631E63E7A661E6719C85BBC7DF049BC" content-type="dwc:institutional_code" xlink_href="http://grbio.org/institution/zoologisches-forschungsmuseum-alexander-koenig" xlink_title="Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig">ZFMK</named-content>
|
||
<specimenCode id="2F0B13DC2730E88B7C2CBCBCFCBF9495">Ar 24662</specimenCode>
|
||
)
|
||
<emphasis id="7CA4A4ED928EF0AAB2028D4CC6F92A4D" bold="true">A, B</emphasis>
|
||
male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views
|
||
<emphasis id="DC89C63A0CCD6152302816FBB45CC1A8" bold="true">C</emphasis>
|
||
cleared female genitalia, dorsal view; arrows point at distinctive lateral sacs. Scale bars: 0.3 mm.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="SECID0EQ3DI" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="A30E7EABD7D5C47650C9D6241948D971">
|
||
<heading id="8E2CF07271E363646A2F97ABE7056CCA" reason="title">Description.</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="4377B521A5E5A9A7139F14A07BBB36FD">
|
||
<emphasis id="94BA871464B63488D0658C0B8C8AECAD" bold="true">Male</emphasis>
|
||
(
|
||
<typeStatus id="3EE93D02EFC745BD8E8A90C6927D1E9B" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
).
|
||
<emphasis id="3A12C11E1C8388C181527B1640E56957" bold="true">
|
||
<emphasis id="3B2F26596F94FEE53630A1CBCB81A7D4" bold="true" italics="true">Measurements</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Total body length 2.4, carapace width 0.9. Distance
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E33DI" xlink_title="posterior median eye(s)">PME</abbrev>
|
||
-
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EA4DI" xlink_title="posterior median eye(s)">PME</abbrev>
|
||
195 µm; diameter
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EE4DI" xlink_title="posterior median eye(s)">PME</abbrev>
|
||
70 µm; distance
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI4DI" xlink_title="posterior median eye(s)">PME</abbrev>
|
||
-
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EM4DI" xlink_title="anterior lateral eye(s)">ALE</abbrev>
|
||
20 µm; distance
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EQ4DI" xlink_title="anterior median eye(s)">AME</abbrev>
|
||
-
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EU4DI" xlink_title="anterior median eye(s)">AME</abbrev>
|
||
25 µm; diameter
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EY4DI" xlink_title="anterior median eye(s)">AME</abbrev>
|
||
50 µm. Leg 1: 27.1 (6.8 + 0.4 + 6.8 + 11.9 + 1.2), tibia 2: 4.1, tibia 3: 2.5, tibia 4: 3.5; tibia 1
|
||
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E34DI" xlink_title="length/diameter">L / d</abbrev>
|
||
: 85; diameters of leg femora (at half length)
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="CF5D06C1B136673583F2524A377FD2B5" degrees="0.085" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="55" value="0.085">0.085</geoCoordinate>
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="B71DF2C280B9D7E26E4E6B83C1AB5B1C" degrees="0.095" direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="55" value="-0.095">–0.095</geoCoordinate>
|
||
; of leg tibiae 0.080.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="3E8CE2C268E4022C6364CE5F68E54FC0">
|
||
<emphasis id="A0D31ACC86C37F2D2B1BC9C42F4DED5F" bold="true" italics="true">Colour</emphasis>
|
||
(in ethanol). Carapace pale ochre-yellow with large brown median mark divided medially, ocular area not darkened, clypeus slightly darkened; sternum monochromous whitish; legs pale ochre-yellow, patellae and tibia-metatarsus joints barely darkened, femur 1 proximally barely darkened; abdomen pale ochre-grey, dorsally and laterally with large whitish internal marks.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="DB02415BCC5FFFFCA529EA971755BA0F">
|
||
<emphasis id="835D3013B251991E72C652975F66B0CE" bold="true">
|
||
<emphasis id="657AA48D71A9F95E8DC0167F2433DD59" bold="true" italics="true">Body</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Habitus as in Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="F1759E2B0F0211678D300B344283FFFA" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen; live specimens from Saudi Arabia A M. dhahran Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, W of Dhahran Al Janub B M. harajah Huber, sp. nov., female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, SE of Harajah C, D M. alfara Huber, sp. nov., male and female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, S of Al Fara E M. abha Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, N of Abha F M. tanomah Huber, sp. nov., male from ‘ Asir, NW of Tanomah G M. bashayer Huber, sp. nov., female with egg-sac from ‘ Asir, NW of Al Bashayer H M. maysaan Huber, sp. nov., male from Mecca, NW of Maysaan. Photographs BAH." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141413">3 E</figureCitation>
|
||
. Ocular area slightly raised (distinct in frontal view). Carapace without thoracic groove. Clypeus unmodified. Sternum wider than long (0.66 / 0.54), unmodified. Abdomen oval, approximately twice as long as wide.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="B882A68F34A857D01A9375DA95412B3D">
|
||
<emphasis id="D856524D9F91AC3DF12F01711240BAF7" bold="true">
|
||
<emphasis id="1A8012DD6ED31C146D2B0FE3D16D8F42" bold="true" italics="true">Chelicerae</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
As in Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="457C67AD1A74050684DCF9A57999A2E1" captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views C cleared female genitalia, dorsal view; arrows point at distinctive lateral sacs. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141447">37 A, B</figureCitation>
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; with pair of distal apophyses near laminae, each with two cone-shaped hairs; with pair of very low proximal frontal humps; with prominent pair of proximal lateral processes.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A2B2F5590B9C4D31054B21C6D8ABEA21">
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<emphasis id="B8D33D80AE0284033921E3CBEE662261" bold="true">
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<emphasis id="720AE302DA34287BB80E7829E16D6346" bold="true" italics="true">Palps</emphasis>
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.
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</emphasis>
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As in Fig.
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<figureCitation id="5D963630E2F862961C7C72435AE9723E" captionStart="Figure 35" captionStartId="F35" captionText="Figure 35. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662). Left palp in prolateral (A), dorsal (B), and retrolateral (C) views; arrow in C points at distinctive dorsal process on femur. Scale bar: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure35" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141445">35</figureCitation>
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; coxa unmodified; trochanter with very long ventral apophysis with distinct proximal bend and modified hair on distal tip; femur small relative to tibia, distally widened, with distinct ventral and dorsal humps; femur-patella joints shifted toward prolateral side; tibia-tarsus joints shifted toward retrolateral side; tarsus with large tarsal organ. Procursus (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="9BC54628D89456AF8FB5A8878908B81F" captionStart="Figure 36" captionStartId="F36" captionText="Figure 36. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446">36 A – C</figureCitation>
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) proximally with sclerotised prolateral hump; at half-length with prolateral-ventral sclerotised ridge transforming prolaterally into transparent membrane, and brush of dorsal hairs; distally with small retrolateral ridge and strong ventral apophysis, large membranous ventral-prolateral flap, and distinctive dorsal hinged process. Genital bulb (Fig.
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<figureCitation id="8935FE4752B8CC910BB6A71EA26212D0" captionStart="Figure 36" captionStartId="F36" captionText="Figure 36. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; male from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A – C left procursus in prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; arrow in C pointsat distinctive bipartite tip of hinged process D, E left genital bulb in prolateral and retrolateral views; arrow in E points at distinctive retrolateral pointed process. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure36" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141446">36 D, E</figureCitation>
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) with strong proximal sclerite; with two sclerotised processes of unclear homology: prolateral process with strong pointed cone directed towards bulbous part of genital bulb and with some hair-like extensions; retrolateral process originating from basis of embolus, heavily sclerotised with strong retrolateral pointed process and flattened distal apophysis; and mostly semi-transparent short embolus with fringed membranous tip.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FF59492845E1001495FF552869B6A8D3">
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<emphasis id="E88C6EAA7F17BB633CE4FDBFEA7C0C9A" bold="true">
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<emphasis id="22DA664C51A85FF41740CA148BAF3D58" bold="true" italics="true">Legs</emphasis>
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.
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</emphasis>
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Without spines, without curved hairs, without sexually dimorphic short vertical hairs; retrolateral trichobothrium of tibia 1 at 6 %; prolateral trichobothrium absent on tibia 1; tarsus 1 with> 20 pseudosegments, distally distinct.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="A9FA41CB0242A86E6A1D9233B5082860">
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<emphasis id="AB7F3BB4AD82F28095212B2E4C189DB0" bold="true" italics="true">Variation</emphasis>
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(male). Tibia
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<quantity id="830F9CF5CD1F5BC3051BB2E5BB02C821" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.54" unit="in" value="1.0">1 in</quantity>
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<specimenCount id="AC16817BDA4B7F966AB905A03402B338" count="5" type="male">five males</specimenCount>
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(incl.
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<typeStatus id="B2D85793F0257F37F11329B7B6878DAB" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
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): 5.9–6.8 (mean 6.3); clypeus in other males not or barely darkened.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="437EEA89214C5F404625CB505A596D74">
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<emphasis id="91721C3AFFE03ADEC4D82B4D02556B82" bold="true">Female.</emphasis>
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In general very similar to male; sternum margins slightly darkened. Tibia
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<quantity id="E8F09AABB2D798BD1E94E570FE3FCEAA" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.54" unit="in" value="1.0">1 in</quantity>
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<specimenCount id="F777B4A997720863E42FD84CEB09AB13" count="2" type="female">two females</specimenCount>
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: 4.7, 5.2 (missing in other females). Epigynum (Fig.
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||
<figureCitation id="FB778AB2DF352495F616044975D92E56" captionStart="Figure 38" captionStartId="F38" captionText="Figure 38. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; female from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B abdomen, ventral and lateral views C, D cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure38" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141448">38 A, B</figureCitation>
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) slightly protruding, anterior plate oval, with long but transparent and indistinct knob-shaped process posteriorly; with pair of dark brown lateral sclerites, and median internal dark structure poorly visible through cuticle; posterior epigynal plate very short and indistinct. Internal genitalia (Figs
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<figureCitation id="3C93CF0B20E150186599F6087EFA86F7" captionStart="Figure 37" captionStartId="F37" captionText="Figure 37. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views C cleared female genitalia, dorsal view; arrows point at distinctive lateral sacs. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure37" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141447">37 C</figureCitation>
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,
|
||
<figureCitation id="152B461DE1135C3193F4842BD133400B" captionStart="Figure 38" captionStartId="F38" captionText="Figure 38. Micropholcus abha Huber, sp. nov.; female from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (ZFMK Ar 24662) A, B abdomen, ventral and lateral views C, D cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure38" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141448">38 C, D</figureCitation>
|
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) with pair of elongated pore plates in transversal position; with pair of lateral sclerites, pair of large distinctive lateral sacs, median ridges, and large membranous anterior arc.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
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<caption id="9AD2BBDB02AE4ADDEABDE511F6E6BD6D" ID-DOI="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure38" ID-arpha="D9C27C88-1968-5B18-926F-C33C1218AE29" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141448" startId="F38">
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<paragraph id="2FDE98B069B472F3BE16A1A1A09B44DC">
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<label id="0137326E00F1412988AA3A2552937103">Figure 38.</label>
|
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</paragraph>
|
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<paragraph id="2A361DDC6E7527B8100F0F88C2B907FE">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="94DB064310B58402A2CD90BE0AD7AED1" authority="Huber" authorityName="Huber & Meng" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Micropholcus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="abha" status="sp. nov.">
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||
<emphasis id="268F30BFF17BBF5D1093D4E5141ADC22" italics="true">Micropholcus abha</emphasis>
|
||
Huber
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A93EEB29A5D1884BC898E9DE0411FB85" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
; female from Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (
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<named-content id="91F6D36EE4B3033C389E18FDFAD83B1A" content-type="dwc:institutional_code" xlink_href="http://grbio.org/institution/zoologisches-forschungsmuseum-alexander-koenig" xlink_title="Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig">ZFMK</named-content>
|
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<specimenCode id="1BC12007733160F812041D58A01CEF4C">Ar 24662</specimenCode>
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)
|
||
<emphasis id="FD4F8DD6D37A3A3A7D9D77C6D48E5C6D" bold="true">A, B</emphasis>
|
||
abdomen, ventral and lateral views
|
||
<emphasis id="EA1049C30CB579ADF1F7166B09F41953" bold="true">C, D</emphasis>
|
||
cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.3 mm.
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="SECID0EPBAK" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="849108A80913225934648C4C020C11DD">
|
||
<heading id="F64D84B236119D07182C2A79BD314407" reason="title">Etymology.</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="0EFD97B7BAE21DC55F902FD59EEC6A8B">The species name is derived from the type locality; noun in apposition.</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="SECID0EUBAK" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="51A50F5DF5EC00330420397C4A98D4B7">
|
||
<heading id="AE619027B3FCE9CCC1780EAE146CB99D" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="506652754C57CBF605A28EE18EB907F2">
|
||
Known from type locality only, in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="68D0C4B85D5FD09465E8220DC9562609" name="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</collectingCountry>
|
||
, ‘
|
||
<collectingRegion id="F7DABE8D196D3C6C3DE4D0B7B952F9DF" country="Saudi Arabia" name="'Asir">Asir Province</collectingRegion>
|
||
(Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="0D2D00755515C0F22FA4C99A64E07AB6" captionStart="Figure 13" captionStartId="F13" captionText="Figure 13. Known distribution of Micropholcus fauroti (Simon) (A) and of Old World Micropholcus in Mindanao (B), on the Arabian Peninsula (C) and in Morocco (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure13" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141423">13 C</figureCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="SECID0E5BAK" type="natural history">
|
||
<paragraph id="13001727FF7BF92C005510B54C3CEB0C">
|
||
<heading id="FFEE4DDA36C161A5EED927D67A44029D" reason="title">Natural history.</heading>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="780CB0142B046D45E732CC84A3A1B647">
|
||
The spiders were found in small caverns at rock outcrops in an open environment (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="9152DBF693B5409D5DC72463B18921E9" captionStart="Figure 14" captionStartId="F14" captionText="Figure 14. Typical habitats of Micropholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & Prinsen in the Old World A Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, SE of Harajah (type locality of M. harajah Huber, sp. nov.) B Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, S of Al Fara (type locality of M. alfara Huber, sp. nov.) C Saudi Arabia, ‘ Asir, N of Abha (type locality of M. abha Huber, sp. nov.) D Saudi Arabia, Mecca, NW of Maysaan (type locality of M. maysaan Huber, sp. nov.) E Oman, Dhofar, near Shaat sinkhole (type locality of M. shaat Huber, sp. nov.) F Morocco, Fès-Meknès, Kef El Ghar (type locality of M. ghar Huber, sp. nov.) G Morocco, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Imi n’Ifri (M. khenifra Huber, Lecigne & Lips, sp. nov.) H Philippines, Mindanao, Kabyaw Cave (M. bukidnon Huber, sp. nov.). Photos BAH." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1213.133178.figure14" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1141424">14 C</figureCitation>
|
||
), i. e., in less sheltered microhabitats than most other species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
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