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<treatment id="03E487BCE57DFFBB4680FE3FFA946DCE" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6214929" ID-GBIF-Taxon="119611070" ID-Zenodo-Dep="6214929" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03E487BCE57DFFBB4680FE3FFA946DCE" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487BCE57DFFBB4680FE3FFA946DCE" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="53" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57DFFB94680FE3FFDB56C1D" authority="Walter" authorityName="Walter" box="[151,516,499,526]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94680FE3FFE196C1E" bold="true" box="[151,424,500,526]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Myrmozercon iainkayi</emphasis>
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Walter
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</emphasis>
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(
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<figureCitation id="13762A2FE57DFFB94688FDDDFF546C20" box="[159,229,534,560]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="9.[151,256,1880,1904]" captionTargetBox="[152,1380,315,1879]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,313,1885]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 5. Myrmozercon iainkayi Walter: (a) deutonymph dorsum; (b) deutonymph venter; (c) protonymph dorsum; (d) protonymph venter. Scale bar = 100 μm" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/186173/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
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)
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<subSubSection id="C3576521E57DFFB94680FDA8FE1D6D76" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph id="8BF236AAE57DFFB94680FDA8FF596D08" blockId="8.[151,1437,611,2030]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94680FDA8FE236C6D" bold="true" box="[151,402,611,637]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Material examined.</emphasis>
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One male,
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ex
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB944A1FDAFFCF66C6D" box="[694,839,612,637]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Polyrhachis</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB9454EFDAFFC406C6D" box="[857,1009,612,637]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Cyrtomyrma</emphasis>
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)
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Mayr
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from a carton nest made of silked foliage in garden tree, Anstead, Brisbane
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,
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, J. Beard coll.,
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<date id="FFF3106AE57DFFB9435DFD41FF6D6CDB" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" value="2008-02-24">24 Feb 2008</date>
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;
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57DFFB946FCFD7AFED86CDB" box="[235,361,689,715]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" type="female">4 females</specimenCount>
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from same nest, except
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;
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57DFFB9457DFD7AFC4F6CDB" box="[874,1022,689,715]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" type="female">19 females</specimenCount>
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,
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<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57DFFB9421BFD7AFBC76CDB" box="[1036,1142,689,715]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" type="male">7 males</specimenCount>
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, 2 deutonymphs and 3 protonymphs from same nest except
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<date id="FFF3106AE57DFFB94440FD13FD466CE2" box="[599,759,728,754]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51" value="2008-04-08">8 April 2008</date>
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. Specimens in QM, one female mite registered as QMS 83732.
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<bibRefCitation id="EFDC4B5BE57DFFB946D1FCEEFED86D2F" author="Walter" box="[198,361,805,831]" pageId="8" pageNumber="55" refString="Walter, D. E. (2003) A new mite from an arboreal ant (Formicidae: Polyrhachis sp.): Myrmozercon iainkayi sp. nov. (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). International Journal of Acarology, 29, 81 - 85." type="journal article" year="2003">Walter (2003)</bibRefCitation>
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described the male and female stages of
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB9455CFCEEFCD26D2E" box="[843,867,805,830]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">M</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94565FCEEFC616D2E" box="[882,976,805,830]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">iainkayi</emphasis>
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. Nymphal stages are described below.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FC80FED26D75" bold="true" box="[198,355,843,869]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Protonymph</emphasis>
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(n=3)
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FCB9FE956D9B" box="[198,292,882,907]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Dorsum</emphasis>
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: Pale, poorly sclerotised, 495–520 x 400–480. Podonotum with
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB9420DFCB9FB846D9B" box="[1050,1077,882,907]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">ca</emphasis>
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. 35 setae, pygidial shield with
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94680FC52FF026DA2" box="[151,179,921,946]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">ca</emphasis>
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. 24 setae. Anterior edge of pygidial shield abutting or approaching podonotal shield for no more than 12 µm at midline. Enlarged paired mesonotal scutella present laterally, entirely filling the gap between podonotal and pygidial shields (
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c). Each mesonotal scutellum with
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94586FC2CFC1C6A10" box="[913,941,999,1024]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">ca</emphasis>
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. 7 setae. Dorsal setae with minute distal barbules (too small to show on figure).
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FBFFFEBF6A5D" box="[198,270,1076,1101]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Ve n te r</emphasis>
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: Peritremes extremely short. Circum-anal setae thick and strongly barbed.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FB90FEED6A64" box="[198,348,1115,1140]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
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: Dorsodistal edge of palp femur lacks a swelling or other structure. Cheliceral digits edentate; fixed digit slender and parallel-sided; movable digit broad at base with a weak apical hook. Deutosternum with 14–15 rows of denticles. Hypostomal setae and palp coxal seta barbed.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FB04FF4C6AF8" box="[198,253,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Legs</emphasis>
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: Chaetotaxy hypertrichous: coxae 6-4-4-1; genu
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<date id="FFF3106AE57DFFB94528FB05FCC46AF8" box="[831,885,1230,1256]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">IV 1</date>
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, 2/0, 2/0, 1, seta
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94229FB04FBE46AF8" box="[1086,1109,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">pl</emphasis>
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positioned distally; femur I with an additional ventral seta (2, 4/3, 2); and femur III with an additional
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94219FB3EFB9A6B1E" box="[1038,1067,1269,1294]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">pd</emphasis>
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seta (1, 4/1, 0). Leg setae with minute distal barbules.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FA89FED86B4C" bold="true" box="[198,361,1346,1372]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Deutonymph</emphasis>
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(n=2)
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FAA2FE956B92" box="[198,292,1385,1410]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Dorsum</emphasis>
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: Pale, lightly sclerotised, 515–644 x 476–540. Podonotal region with about 43 setae, opisthonotal region with about 44 setae. Dorsal shield covering entire subcircular dorsum except small area of soft cuticle posteriorly. Setae with minute distal barbules.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1FA16FEBF6BE6" box="[198,270,1501,1526]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Ve n te r</emphasis>
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: Sternal shield with reticulate ornamentation, bearing st1–3 and st5, st4 absent. Soft cuticle hypertrichous. Peritremes short as in adults; barely passing posterior edge of coxa III. Circum-anal setae strong and barbed.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1F99AFEED687A" box="[198,348,1617,1642]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
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: Dorsodistal margin of palp femur bears a low swelling positioned internally of midline and directed anteriorly. Palp femur without dorsal condyle. Both cheliceral digits edentate; fixed digit slender and parallel-sided; movable digit with broad base and strong apical hook. Deutosternal groove with 12 closelyspaced rows of denticles.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1F927FF4C6915" box="[198,253,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Legs</emphasis>
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: Coxae 6-6-6-4. Trochanters 5-6-6-5. Leg I femur 2, 3/2, 2/2, 2, genu 2, 2/2, 2/2, 2, tibia 2, 2/1, 2/1, 2; Leg II femur 2, 2/2,2/1, 1, genu 2, 2/1, 2/1, 2, tibia 2, 1/1,2/1, 2; Leg III femur 1, 2/2, 2/2, 0, genu 2, 2/1, 2/ 1, 2, tibia 2, 1/1, 2/1, 2; Leg IV femur 1, 2/3, 1/2, 0; genu 2, 2/1, 2/1, 2, tibia 2, 1/1, 2/1, 2. Leg setae with sparse distal barbules. Tarsi are more strongly sclerotised than other leg segments.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB946D1F84DFE8E69B0" bold="true" box="[198,319,1926,1952]" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">Remarks.</emphasis>
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The leg setation of the protonymph of
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.
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB9456EF84CFC6969B0" box="[889,984,1927,1952]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">iainkayi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is the same as for other gamasine protonymphs (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDC4B5BE57DFFB94752F866FE6669D7" author="Evans" box="[325,471,1965,1991]" pageId="8" pageNumber="55" refString="Evans, G. O. (1963) Observations on the chaetotaxy of the legs in the free - living Gamasina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 10, 275 - 303." type="journal article" year="1963">Evans 1963</bibRefCitation>
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||
), with some exceptions. The strong hypertrichy on most coxae (6-4-4-1) is only slightly less extravagant than that found in later stases. Genu IV has a
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB945CCF81FFC4369FD" box="[987,1010,2004,2029]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">pl</emphasis>
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seta (1, 2/0, 2/0, 1). This
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57DFFB94331F81FFA8C69FD" box="[1318,1341,2004,2029]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="51">pl</emphasis>
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||
setae is positioned distally as in most other laelapid protonymphs that have two
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57CFFB845E6FF53FBB96EA1" box="[1009,1032,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="52">pl</emphasis>
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||
setae as deutonymphs and adults. Femur I has an additional ventral seta (2, 4/3, 2) and femur III has an additional
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57CFFB84249FF74FBCD6EC8" box="[1118,1148,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="52">pd</emphasis>
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seta (1, 4/1, 0). The leg setae have minute distal barbules.
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||
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BF236AAE57CFFB84680F893FDD56981" blockId="9.[151,1436,1880,1938]" pageId="9" pageNumber="52">
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<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57CFFB84680F893FEAD6960" bold="true" box="[151,284,1880,1904]" pageId="9" pageNumber="52">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57CFFB84734F892FDDB697F" authority="Walter" authorityName="Walter" box="[291,618,1880,1904]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="9" pageNumber="52" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57CFFB84734F892FDA76960" box="[291,534,1881,1904]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="52">Myrmozercon iainkayi</emphasis>
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||
Walter
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
: (a) deutonymph dorsum; (b) deutonymph venter; (c) protonymph dorsum; (d) protonymph venter. Scale bar = 100 μm
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||
</paragraph>
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||
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BF236AAE57FFFBB46D2FF53FCBD6EEF" blockId="10.[151,1437,152,990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">
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In the deutonymph, leg setal counts agree with those given for adult
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4230FF53FB076EA1" box="[1063,1206,152,178]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4230FF53FB8E6EA1" box="[1063,1087,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4246FF53FB076EA1" box="[1105,1206,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by
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||
<bibRefCitation id="EFDC4B5BE57FFFBB42F0FF53FA266EA2" author="Walter" box="[1255,1431,152,178]" pageId="10" pageNumber="55" refString="Walter, D. E. (2003) A new mite from an arboreal ant (Formicidae: Polyrhachis sp.): Myrmozercon iainkayi sp. nov. (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). International Journal of Acarology, 29, 81 - 85." type="journal article" year="2003">Walter (2003)</bibRefCitation>
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||
, including typical coxal setal counts of 6-6-6-4, but asymmetric variants include coxa II with only five setae, and coxa III and IV may both have an additional seta.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236AAE57FFFBB46D2FEC7FC776D80" blockId="10.[151,1437,152,990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">
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||
Initial collections of one male and five female specimens came from the propodeums of worker
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4392FEC7FF4F6F5B" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Polyrhachis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4392FEC7FA256F35" box="[1413,1428,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">P</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4680FEF9FF4F6F5B" box="[151,254,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">australis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
which ventured out to defend their arboreal nest. Each of these worker ants bore a single
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4307FEF9FA256F5B" box="[1296,1428,306,332]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4307FEF9FA996F5B" box="[1296,1320,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4321FEF9FA256F5B" box="[1334,1428,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Later the whole nest was collected and placed in a shallow artificial enclosure with clear perspex sides. The majority of the ant colony did not survive the transfer to the artificial enclosure and remaining members were not able to rebuild their carton nest using larval silk because there was only one larva in the nest at the time of collection. A tally of all ants collected gave slightly more than 30 winged queens,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57FFFBB427CFE06FB646FF7" box="[1131,1237,461,487]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" type="male">63 males</specimenCount>
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||
and
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57FFFBB4307FE06FA286FF7" box="[1296,1433,461,487]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" type="worker">61 workers</specimenCount>
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||
. Total mite collections from this nest totalled
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57FFFBB44ADFE3FFC876C1E" box="[698,822,500,526]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" type="female">24 female</specimenCount>
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||
,
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D4BFD23E57FFFBB4554FE3FFC296C1E" box="[835,920,500,526]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" type="male">8 male</specimenCount>
|
||
, 2 deutonymphs and 3 protonymphs of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB436BFE3FFF466C23" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB436BFE3FFA256C1D" box="[1404,1428,500,525]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4680FDD1FF466C23" box="[151,247,538,563]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Many mites were not collected from ants but were collected from the surfaces inside the artificial enclosure. Mites collected directly from ants usually clung singly to the propodeum and did not show a preference for a particular caste. No
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4453FDA3FD7B6C91" box="[580,714,616,642]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4453FDA3FDED6C91" box="[580,604,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB447BFDA3FD7B6C91" box="[620,714,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were observed to move unless prodded. Even when detached from their host and apparently healthy they remained quiescent. While on an ant the mites remained stationary. Most mites adopted a stereotyped posture at the rear of the propodeum with their gnathosoma facing towards the petiole. Some mites were observed in other positions on their hosts. One hour after placing the captured colony in the artificial enclosure, one healthy queen had a
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB45C0FCC9FBED6D0B" box="[983,1116,770,796]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
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||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB45C0FCC9FC5E6D0B" box="[983,1007,770,795]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB45E9FCC9FBED6D0B" box="[1022,1116,770,795]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
riding on her head and one worker had three
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4772FCE2FE5A6D52" box="[357,491,809,835]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4772FCE2FECC6D52" box="[357,381,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB479BFCE2FE5A6D52" box="[396,491,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
on her propodeum. A total of three
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB4586FCE2FBA76D52" box="[913,1046,809,835]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB4586FCE2FC186D52" box="[913,937,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB45AFFCE2FBA76D52" box="[952,1046,809,834]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
were also observed on the wings of two moribund queens and another on the head of a moribund worker. The only other nest inhabitants observed were one unemerged, and a few empty, syrphid pupal cases.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BF236AAE57FFFBB46D2FC56FA946DCE" blockId="10.[151,1437,152,990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">
|
||
This is the first fully identified host for this mite. Inquiries were made to the University of Queensland Insect Collection to locate host specimens for the original series of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C4D4D29E57FFFBB45BCFC0FFB806DCD" box="[939,1073,964,990]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="10" pageNumber="53" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="iainkayi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB45BCFC0FFC726DCD" box="[939,963,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B939EAB8E57FFFBB45C5FC0FFB806DCD" box="[978,1073,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="53">iainkayi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but without success.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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