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<mods:title>Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species</mods:title>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="134839678" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BA913F73-B71D-4219-9072-71A89B599018" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/54C4B243F42FD44984E9EB9A88DEA37D" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/BA913F73-B71D-4219-9072-71A89B599018" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola microbiscutella" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">Torrenticola microbiscutella Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, Georgia, White County, Helen; beside Road to Anna Ruby Falls just north of Unicoi State Park, (
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.728615">83°43'43"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 September 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920051.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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PARATYPES (5 ♀; 6 ♂): Georgia, USA: 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from White County, Helen; beside Road to Anna Ruby Falls just north of Unicoi State Park, (
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.728615">83°43'43"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 September 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920051
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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3 ♀ and 4 ♂ from White County, Helen; beside Road to Anna Ruby Falls just north of Unicoi State Park, (
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.728615">83°43'43"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 September 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920051
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North Carolina, USA:
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2 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Macon County, Rainbow Springs; beside Forest Route 67, 2.0 km south of road to Standing Indian Campground, (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.05083">35°3'3"N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.52528">83°31'31"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 1 July 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900072.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type deposition">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and some paratypes (3 ♀; 3 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (2 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola microbiscutella" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">Torrenticola microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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are similar to other members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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"Eastern 2-Plates" group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. biscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="biscutella">T. biscutella</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. caerulea" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="caerulea">T. caerulea</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. delicatexa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delicatexa">T. delicatexa</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. indistincta" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="indistincta">T. indistincta</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. malarkeyorum" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="malarkeyorum">T. malarkeyorum</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pendula" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pendula">T. pendula</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. sellersorum" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="sellersorum">T. sellersorum</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. tysoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tysoni">T. tysoni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. ululata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="ululata">T. ululata</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. whitneyae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="whitneyae">T. whitneyae</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. feminellai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="feminellai">T. feminellai</taxonomicName>
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) in having anterio-lateral platelets fused to the dorsal plate, having dorsal coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions (except
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. ululata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="ululata">T. ululata</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. indistincta" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="indistincta">T. indistincta</taxonomicName>
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), and being distributed in the east.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. microbiscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">T. microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from all other Eastern 2-Plates by having an elongate dorsum (length/width = 1.63-1.75 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. microbiscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">T. microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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, 1.21-1.56 in others).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. microbiscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">T. microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from most other Eastern 2-Plates by having faint dorsal coloration (most other Eastern 2-Plates have bold coloration).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 144) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (490-540 (510) long; 290-325 (300) wide) ovoid and elongate with faint reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions. Anterio-medial platelets (105-112.5 (110) long; 32.5-36.25 (33.75) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (130-147.5 (135) long; 35-45 (45) wide) fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 235-250 (235)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.65-1.75 (1.70); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.23-1.30 (1.28); anterio-medial platelet length/width 3.00-3.46 (3.26); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 3.00-3.79 (3.00); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.20-1.34 (1.23).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (260-270 (270) long (ventral); 195-210 (210) long (dorsal); 105-110 (107.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (102.5-107.5 (107.5) long; 40-42.5 (42.5) wide) conical. Chelicerae (255-265 (262.5) long) with curved fangs (55-55 (55) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.45-2.57 (2.51); rostrum length/width 2.53-2.63 (2.53). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-37.5 (37.5) long); femur (92.5-97.5 (97.5) long); genu (55-60 (57.5) long); tibia (72.5-80 (75) long; 20-22.5 (21.25) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.57-1.70 (1.70); tibia/femur 0.77-0.84 (0.77); tibia length/width 3.53-3.65 (3.53).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (610-660 (620) long; 335-370 (370) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (120-142.5 (120) long; 65-75 (75) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (42.5-50 (45) long). Genital plates (135-150 (145) long; 117.5-125 (120) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (220-240 (230) long (total); 95-105 (105) long (medial)); Cx-3 (235-270 (270) wide); anterior venter (150-160 (157.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.60-2.04 (1.60); anterior venter/genital field length 1.07-1.15 (1.09); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.25-1.33 (1.31); anterior venter/medial suture 3.10-3.76 (3.50).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 145) (n = 5) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (430-455 (440) long; 260-280 (260) wide) ovoid and elongate with faint reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions. Anterio-medial platelets (82.5-101.25 (95) long; 31.25-35 (35) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (115-127.5 (115) long; 35-40 (37.5) wide) fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 205-215 (205)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.63-1.69 (1.69); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.21-1.30 (1.27); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.64-3.12 (2.71); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 3.07-3.64 (3.07); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.21-1.45 (1.21).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (215-235 (232.5) long (ventral); 162.5-177.5 (176.25) long (dorsal); 77.5-90 (87.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (82.5-95 (92.5) long; 30-36.25 (35) wide) conical. Chelicerae (197.5-232.5 (212.5) long) with curved fangs (45-47.5 (47.5) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.58-2.77 (2.66); rostrum length/width 2.62-2.85 (2.64). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (30-32.5 (32.5) long); femur (75-81.25 (76.25) long); genu (50-53.75 (50) long); tibia (66.25-70 (67.5) long; 18.75-20 (20) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (15) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.50-1.60 (1.53); tibia/femur 0.84-0.90 (0.89); tibia length/width 3.31-3.60 (3.38).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (530-575 (540) long; 270-310 (305) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (110-125 (110) long; 55-60 (60) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (75-90 (90) long). Genital plates (85-95 (90) long; 85-100 (85) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (200-220 (205) long (total); 95-100 (100) long (medial)); Cx-3 (220-240 (240) wide); anterior venter (185-195 (195) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.83-2.18 (1.83); anterior venter/genital field length 2.00-2.29 (2.17); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.95-2.29 (2.29); anterior venter/medial suture 2.17-2.47 (2.17).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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Specific epithet (
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) is named because this species is the smallest (at least in females) and most elongate of all members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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, G. small; bi, L. two; scutella, L. little plate).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Southern Appalachians (Figure 143).</paragraph>
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Figure 143.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola microbiscutella" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">Torrenticola microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. distribution.
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Figure 144.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola microbiscutella" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">Torrenticola microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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Figure 145.
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sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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Unfortunately, we were unable to acquire fresh material of
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and therefore this species is not included in our phylogenetic analyses. However, we were able to examine morphology with material preserved in GAW. The overall similarity, distribution in the east, and fusion of the dorso-lateral platelets to the dorsal plate, are consistent with placing this species in the
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Complex and Eastern 2-Plate Identification Group.
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