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(
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Etymology: L 
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= seek to learn. Refers to the unusual conjunction of internal characters noted in this species.
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: 
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Description based on 
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: body cylindrical. 
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: 
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, clitellate and juvenile 
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preserved in alcohol for only a few days do not reveal pigmentation; grey­pinkish dorsally and ventrally. 
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: 
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preserved, slightly contracted, 
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wide at 
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wide at tubercula pubertatis; clitellate 
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at clitellum; juvenile 
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wide. 
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: 
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180, clitellate 
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170. 
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: prolobous, small, retracted into buccal cavity. 
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: minute; in front of clitellum 
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&lt;
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= 
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. 
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: not observed. 
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: obvious, paired, in 14 above 
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setae. 
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: externally not observed; possibly in intersegmental furrow 18/19, as indicated by 
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entering body wall in segment 18. 
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, in intersegmental furrow 8/9; ectal parts of spermathecae were observed during dissection in intersegmental furrows 8/9 and 9/10 respectively.
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Fig. 6. 
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, holotype, ventral view with tubercula pubertatis and papillae. [P = papilla, T = tuberculum pubertatis].
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Clitellar region (
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): 
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: whitish­grey; elongated, clearly segmented; on 11–27, anterior and posterior borders are not clearly marked; anteriorly ventral borders extend to line of papillae located on 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FD81FC0E3C43FC3F" box="[546,574,928,952]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">ab</emphasis>
setae; on 19–24 bordering tubercula pubertatis; thin clitellar tissues also cover ventral parts of clitellar segments. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FCC3FC6E3A3AFC5F" box="[864,1095,960,984]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Tubercula pubertatis</emphasis>
: on 
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and 
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glandular, segmented, elongated strips, on 19–24; ventrally extending to 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FE82FBAE3F40FB9F" box="[289,317,1024,1048]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">ab</emphasis>
setae. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FE29FBAE3F94FB9F" box="[394,489,1024,1048]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Papillae</emphasis>
: prominent, glandular, encircling 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FCC7FBAE3DFDFB9F" box="[868,896,1024,1048]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">ab</emphasis>
setae on 7–10 and 25–27; on 11–18 small globular blisters on 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FDD5FB8E3CEFFBBF" box="[630,658,1056,1080]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">ab</emphasis>
setae.
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<paragraph id="1E6436C00609AE79FF33FBE93F15FBE7" blockId="8.[144,1105,735,1672]" box="[144,360,1095,1120]" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Internal characters:</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FF33FBDE3EADFB0F" box="[144,208,1136,1160]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Septa</emphasis>
: 4/5 thin, 5/6–6/7 slightly thicker than anterior; 7/8 and 8/9 thin. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FC4EFBDE3A3AFB0F" box="[1005,1095,1136,1160]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Gizzard</emphasis>
: cylindrical, large, muscular, in 7. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FDB3FB3E3C98FB2F" box="[528,741,1168,1192]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Calciferous glands</emphasis>
: in 10, large, with only slightly marked separation dorsally; ventral separation little wider, although not apparent. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FF33FB7E3E92FB6F" box="[144,239,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Intestine</emphasis>
: commences in 13; 10 pairs of yellowish, prominent, twice­folded dorso­lateral intestinal folds in segments 23–32. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FD8FFB5E3CD8FA8F" box="[556,677,1264,1288]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Typhlosole</emphasis>
: commences in 17 as thin, flat tube; enlarging backwards changes into large U­shaped. In 
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terminates in segment 75. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FF1EFA9E3FDFFACF" box="[189,418,1328,1352]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Dorsal blood vessel</emphasis>
: 4–8 double, separated; 9 double, close, cordiform. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FBA7FA9E3F10FAEF" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Paired dorsoventral vessels</emphasis>
: 4–8 enlarged vessels; 9–11 much enlarged, moniliform. 
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<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FC7BFAFE3A35FAEF" box="[984,1096,1360,1384]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Nephridia</emphasis>
: meganephridia
</taxonomicName>
; little coiled loops with extended, ribbon­like caeca. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FCC0FADE3A35FA0F" box="[867,1096,1392,1416]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Spermiductal funnels</emphasis>
: holandric arrangement; two pairs, free, in 10 and 11 respectively. 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430609AE79FC34FA3E3A35FA2F" box="[919,1096,1424,1448]" class="Aves" genus="Vasa" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="8" pageNumber="287" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="deferentia">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FC34FA3E3A35FA2F" box="[919,1096,1424,1448]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Vasa deferentia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: commencing on lateral sides of spermiductal funnels in 10 and 11 respectively, extend and run to segment 18; penetrations into body wall occur probably at intersegmental furrow 18/19, but it was not confirmed. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FDD2FA5E3D4CF98F" box="[625,817,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Seminal vesicles</emphasis>
: two pairs of large sacs commencing at septa 10/11 and 11/12 respectively. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FD46F9BE3DF9F9AF" box="[741,900,1552,1576]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Spermathecae</emphasis>
: small, elongated thecae in 8 and 9; 2–4 at each side, with ectal parts in intersegmental furrows 8/9 and 9/10 respectively. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FEC3F9FE3FC4F9EF" box="[352,441,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Ovaries</emphasis>
: not observed. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20609AE79FDCFF9FE3D69F9EF" box="[620,788,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="287">Genital glands</emphasis>
: glandular tissues in 19–24 associated with tubercula pubertatis.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E6436C00608AE78FF16FF603C34FE20" blockId="9.[181,1142,206,855]" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">
Biological notes: Hluhluwe Game Reserve, situated between altitudes of 
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, has lower­lying valleys and high ridges. It comprises coastal scarp forest with various thickets of mixed scrub, woodland, grasses and riparian vegetation. The species was found in moist sandy­clay soil in a higher, forested part, near seeping water. Mature individuals together with juveniles collected at the beginning of spring suggest sexual activity during a relatively mild winter. Associated with 
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<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FCC9FEC03A13FE01" box="[874,1134,366,390]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Proandricus beddardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FF16FE203F14FE20" authorityName="Claus" authorityYear="1880" box="[181,361,398,423]" class="Clitellata" family="Acanthodrilidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="family">Acanthodrilidae</taxonomicName>
were found nearby.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E6436C00608AE78FF16FE183D4CFE48" blockId="9.[181,1142,206,855]" box="[181,817,438,463]" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">
Distribution: Known only from the 
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locality (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E6436C00608AE78FF16FE703D62FCD0" blockId="9.[181,1142,206,855]" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">
Discussion: Distinctive in having spermiductal pores in intersegmental furrows 8/9 and 9/10. Spermiductal pores in intersegmental furrow 8/9 do not occur in any other known microchaetid species. In 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FE65FDB03C22FDB1" authorityName="Rapp" authorityYear="1849" box="[454,607,542,566]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Microchaetus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FE65FDB03C22FDB1" box="[454,607,542,566]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Microchaetus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the most anterior position of spermathecal pores was observed in 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FECFFD903F9FFDD1" authorityName="Michaelsen" authorityYear="1908" box="[364,482,574,598]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Microchaetus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="namaensis">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FECFFD903F9FFDD1" box="[364,482,574,598]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">namaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(known only from the 
<collectingRegion id="DC1FF8220608AE78FD7EFD903DFFFDD0" box="[733,898,574,599]" country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Northern Cape</collectingRegion>
) whose anterior pores are in 9/10 and the other two rows of pores occur in intersegmental furrows 10/11 and 11/12 respectively. In the holandric genera 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FD2EFDD03D7FFD11" authorityName="Kinberg" authorityYear="1867" box="[653,770,638,662]" class="Clitellata" family="Tritogeniidae" genus="Tritogenia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FD2EFDD03D7FFD11" box="[653,770,638,662]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Tritogenia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FC97FDD03DCBFD11" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="1996" box="[820,950,638,662]" class="Clitellata" family="Tritogeniidae" genus="Michalakus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FC97FDD03DCBFD11" box="[820,950,638,662]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Michalakus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the most anterior position of spermathecal pores is in intersegmental furrows 10/11 and 11/12 (
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FBA2FD303E8BFD51" authorityName="Plisko &amp; Zicsi" authorityYear="1991" class="Clitellata" family="Tritogeniidae" genus="Tritogenia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="shawi">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FBA2FD303E8BFD51" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Tritogenia shawi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FE8BFD103FE9FD51" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="1997" box="[296,404,702,727]" class="Clitellata" family="Tritogeniidae" genus="Tritogenia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="soleata">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FE8BFD103F4AFD51" box="[296,311,702,726]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">T</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FEE0FD103FE9FD51" box="[323,404,702,726]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">soleata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FE37FD103FE1FD51" box="[404,412,702,726]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">)</emphasis>
, and in 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FE4CFD103CCFFD51" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="1996" box="[495,690,702,726]" class="Clitellata" family="Tritogeniidae" genus="Michalakus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="initus">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FE4CFD103CCFFD51" box="[495,690,702,726]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Michalakus initus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in 10/11, 11/12, 12/13. In some proandric species of the 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FEF1FD703FA6FD71" baseAuthorityName="Reinecke &amp; Ryke" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[338,475,734,758]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Proandricus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="lesothoensis">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FEF1FD703FA6FD71" box="[338,475,734,758]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">lesothoensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species­group the utmost anterior spermathecal pores occur in 9/10, or between ringlets in segment 9 (
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FD22FD503D0DFC91" authority="Plisko, 2003" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="2003" box="[641,880,766,790]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Proandricus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="amphius" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FD22FD503D0DFC91" box="[641,880,766,790]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">Proandricus amphius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="379C57A90608AE78FCD6FD503DD2FC90" box="[885,943,766,791]" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FC41FD503A0BFC91" authority="Plisko, 2003" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="2003" box="[994,1142,766,791]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Proandricus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="oresbiosus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FC41FD503D8EFC91" box="[994,1011,766,790]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FC5CFD503A0BFC91" box="[1023,1142,766,790]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">oresbiosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="379C57A90608AE78FF16FCB03E8BFCB0" box="[181,246,798,823]" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
). 
<taxonomicName id="D9DB4D430608AE78FEB3FCB03FEEFCB1" authorityName="Plisko" authorityYear="2003" box="[272,403,798,822]" class="Clitellata" family="Microchaetidae" genus="Microchaetus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL,GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Crassiclitellata" pageId="9" pageNumber="288" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="quaerus">
<emphasis id="2CAFEAD20608AE78FEB3FCB03FEEFCB1" box="[272,403,798,822]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="288">M. quaerus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from congeners in the shape and positions of clitellum, tubercula pubertatis, and thickness of preclitellar septa.
</paragraph>
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