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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:namePart>Schneider, Scott A.</mods:namePart>
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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/00D70A87-8894-4D9B-BDF2-B79BD397D643" authority="Schneider & LaPolla" authorityName="Schneider & LaPolla" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella pediandensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pediandensis" status="sp. nov.">Ripersiella pediandensis Schneider & LaPolla</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Ripersiella pediandensis Schneider & LaPolla 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.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750180" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 9</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<materialsCitation collectingDate="2012-08-03" collectorName="TR Schultz" country="Peru" county="Cosnipata Valley" latitude="-13.0685" location="Manu" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.5539" municipality="Carretera" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="Holotype">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<typeStatus>Holotype</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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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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, Dept.
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<collectingRegion country="Peru" name="Cusco">Cusco</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingCounty>Cosnipata Valley</collectingCounty>
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,
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<collectingMunicipality>Carretera</collectingMunicipality>
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a
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<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:55DC46658F50590199D6AB9EE246BD00:BBA774B0907F16A72EB932D0A8D70378" country="Peru" county="Cosnipata Valley" latitude="-13.0685" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.5539" municipality="Carretera" name="Manu" stateProvince="Madre de Dios">Manu</location>
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;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="13.0685" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="-13.0685">-13.0685</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="71.5539" direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="5" value="-71.5539">-71.5539</geoCoordinate>
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;
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<collectingDate value="2012-08-03">3.viii.2012</collectingDate>
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;
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<collectorName>TR Schultz</collectorName>
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leg. (TRS120803-05); collected from
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1893" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Acropyga" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Acropyga goeldii" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="goeldii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Acropyga goeldii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(group) colony; host not recorded; USNM (nest TRS1: prep S0092B)
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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="TR Schultz" country="Peru" county="Cosnipata Valley" latitude="-13.0685" location="Peru" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.5539" municipality="Carretera" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-adult="1" stateProvince="Madre de Dios" typeStatus="Paratypes">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
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</emphasis>
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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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; same data as holotype; USNM (nest TRS1: prep S0092A)
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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="TR Schultz" country="Peru" county="Cosnipata Valley" latitude="-13.0685" location="Manu" longLatPrecision="7" longitude="-71.5539" municipality="Carretera" 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 TRS1: prep TRS120803-05A)
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="description">
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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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= 3). Appearance in life not recorded.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">General.</emphasis>
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Mounted on microscope slide, body membranous, broadly oval in young adults to nearly circular in more mature specimens, 1.31-1.53 (1.43) mm long, widest near abdominal segments III-V, 1.01-1.44 (1.21) mm wide. Abdomen smoothly rounded; abdominal segment VIII 258-275 (258)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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wide at base. Anal lobes poorly developed with several flagellate setae on venter and dorsum, ranging from 10-40
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long, each with group of 3 distinctly stouter setae situated near dorsal margin 71-108
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long. Body setae flagellate, 11-33
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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on head, 11-15
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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on thorax, 10-40
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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on abdominal segments. Trilocular pores abundant and distributed among body setae; bitubular cerores absent. Microtrichia present; presence of rounded dermal micro-bumps uncertain. Eyes absent.
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1123.90141.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/750180" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 9" startId="F9">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 9.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schneider & LaPolla" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella pediandensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pediandensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella pediandensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Schneider & LaPolla sp. nov. Adult female, full body view, illustrated from holotype by T. Litwak (USDA ARS SEL), with edits by SAS.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter</emphasis>
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.
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</emphasis>
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Cephalic plate present, with few setae on the plate and several setae and trilocular pores surrounding the ventral and lateral margins. Labium with 3 segments; 92
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long and 49
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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at widest point. Antennae geniculate, 5-segmented, closely situated near midline on ventral submargin of head; overall length 188-201 (192)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; length of segment I: 45-50 (48)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; segment II: 19-24 (19)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; segment III: 19-21 (19)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; segment IV: 19-23 (23)
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; segment V: 79-88 (79)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; apical antennal segment with 1 spine-like and 4 falcate stout sensory setae; a few flagellate setae on each antennal segment, 30-45
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long; sensorium present on second antennal segment. Legs well developed; overall length of hind leg 346-381 (346)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; length of hind coxa 42-63 (42)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; hind trochanter + femur 132-137 (132)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; hind tibia + tarsus 136-144 (136)
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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; hind claw 36-37 (36)
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; each claw with short setose digitule 7.5
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long; flagellate setae present on each segment, about 25
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long; 3 stout spine-like setae on inner margin of tibia and tarsus. Circulus absent. Multilocular disc pores present near the vulva on abdominal segments VII-VIII with 9 loculi in the outer ring; near each spiracle a multilocular disc pore with 6 or 7 loculi present. Oral collar tubular ducts present in singular rows or sparsely scattered on median to submedian areas of ventral abdominal segments, 1 or 2 present on thoracic segments near each spiracle.
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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 on dorsal surface separated from posterior body margin by approximately 1
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diameter of ring, 66-73
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in diameter; with oval cells, some cells bearing spicules; with three pairs of setae 30-42
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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long. Posterior pair of dorsal ostioles present, diameter of orifice measured along longitudinal axis approximately 44
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; anterior pair present but smaller than posterior pair, diameter of orifice approximately 29
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. Multilocular disc pores absent. Oral collar tubular ducts absent.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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The species epithet is an adjective meaning "from the foot of the Andes", which combines the noun
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">pedis</emphasis>
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(foot), the adjective
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">andinus</emphasis>
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(pertaining to the Andes Mountains), and suffix -
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">ensis</emphasis>
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(of or from a place).
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</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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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Schneider & LaPolla" authorityYear="2022" class="Insecta" family="Rhizoecidae" genus="Ripersiella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ripersiella pediandensis" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pediandensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ripersiella pediandensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. is similar in appearance to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. andensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="andensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. andensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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but the two species can be distinguished as follows (character states for
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. andensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="andensis">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. andensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are given in parentheses): having oral collar tubular ducts present on the venter (absent); having comparatively long claws, 37
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(comparatively short, 24
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); having comparatively long anal lobe setae, 71-108
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(comparatively short, 33
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<normalizedToken originalValue="μm">μm</normalizedToken>
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). The body and appendages of
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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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are also longer in comparison. Compared to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="R. kelloggi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kelloggi">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. kelloggi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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(character states in parentheses), the legs of
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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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are larger in proportion to the body (smaller in proportion), the cephalic plate is present (absent), multilocular disc pores are present near the vulva (absent), it is lacking a circulus (bears 2 small circuli), and the longest anal lobe setae are 71-108
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long (less than 30
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long). See the diagnosis under
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">R. telalia</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. for a comparison to that species.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Comments.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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The association between
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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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and a species 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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(within the
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1893" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Acropyga" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Acropyga goeldii" order="Hemiptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="goeldii">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Acropyga goeldii</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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group) is lacking information on observations that were made to confirm direct trophobiosis between these partners, and only a single nest was collected. Thus, as in some other cases discussed by
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<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4853.2.9" author="Schneider, SA" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="283 - 291" refId="B24" refString="Schneider, SA, LaPolla, JS, 2020. Trophobiosis between a new species of Williamsrhizoecus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) and Acropyga silvestrii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Tanzania. Zootaxa 4853 (2): 283 - 291, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4853.2.9" title="Trophobiosis between a new species of Williamsrhizoecus (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Rhizoecidae) and Acropyga silvestrii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Tanzania." url="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4853.2.9" volume="4853" year="2020">Schneider and LaPolla (2020)</bibRefCitation>
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, we consider this relationship to be speculative (however likely) until it can be confirmed through further collections and observations.
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