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<taxonomicName id="B26BBB87F6BE5E2D3D13E945DBD34D8C" ID-CoL="7X7JF" LSID="http://species-id.net/wiki/Megalopsalis_porongorupensis" authority="Kauri, 1954" authorityName="Kauri" authorityYear="1954" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megalopsalis porongorupensis" order="Opiliones" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="porongorupensis">Megalopsalis porongorupensis (Kauri, 1954)</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9C8BE246DCA50E91CE3A90D7F10EA0B0" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">comb. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Figs 2a, 4
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<paragraph id="DC38C22E97C3DB83C7438E198F6B6FC5" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="D73FF31F89068EF5451C0FABE89D9CFC" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Spinicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Spinicrus porongorupensis" order="Opiliones" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="porongorupensis">Spinicrus porongorupensis</taxonomicName>
Kauri, 1954: 8-9, fig. 4c (incorrect original spelling).
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<taxonomicName id="4FE4BE9425D874DAB949784EF2D1370F" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Spinicrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Spinicrus porongorupense" order="Opiliones" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="porongorupense">Spinicrus porongorupense</taxonomicName>
Kauri -
<bibRefCitation id="EF752FBA3D418B24CEF32A72C4D412BC" author="Taylor, CK" journalOrPublisher="Tuhinga" pageId="43" pageNumber="102" pagination="53 - 76" title="New Zealand harvestmen of the subfamily Megalopsalidinae (Opiliones: Monoscutidae) - the genus Pantopsalis." volume="15" year="2004">Taylor 2004</bibRefCitation>
: 76 (spelling emended therein by W.
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).
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<paragraph id="B2FC0D9178C760208054D7C9E1777A9A" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3DC7B17F8E6E060C358A288ECE9F2986" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">
5 males, Glenbourne, Old Ellensbrook Road, S of Gracetown, Western Australia,
<geoCoordinate id="28B646EAE1EDFE4BB7CD162A17BA510B" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="-33.883335">33°53'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="E8B5932CB21C181A60D6D68C1151091B" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="115.0">115°00'E</geoCoordinate>
, 27-28 October 1996, L. Marsh et al., pitfalls (WAM T72175 [2 measured]; T72184 [1 measured]); 2 males, ditto, 27-29 December 1997, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfalls (WAM T72152-3; measured); 1 male, ditto,
<geoCoordinate id="B47F6D8EACA77F48D354E566277BFF72" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="-33.91389">33°54'50&quot;S</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 24-26 October 1998, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72161; measured); 1 male, ditto,
<geoCoordinate id="74A092A789DA8DD88025F304F7CDC71A" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="-33.90889">33°54'32&quot;S</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 20-23 October 2000, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72200); 1 male, ditto,
<geoCoordinate id="0EBB0E5BC613263AD2F096EE636B9163" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="-33.911114">33°54'40&quot;S</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 24-26 October 1998, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72173); 1 male, ditto, 25-27 October 2003, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72198; measured); 1 male, ditto,
<geoCoordinate id="92AFBCF2D9126D19207DECD6B9427B1F" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="-33.909725">33°54'35&quot;S</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 30
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1 November 1999, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72155; measured); 3 males, ditto,
<geoCoordinate id="DEE5053684B18184E1388BC80E9E2BCA" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="-33.91389">33°54'50&quot;S</geoCoordinate>
,
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, 30
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1 November 1999, L. Marsh et al., dry pitfall traps (WAM T72143; 2 measured); 1 male, Pemberton, Crowea Block, Western Australia, 240 m, 17 December 1976, S. J. Curry, pitfall trap (WAM 90/1319); 2 males, ditto, 24 October 1977, S. J. Curry, ridge site, pitfall traps (WAM 90/1321-2); 1 male, ditto, 31 October 1977, S. J. Curry, ridge site, pitfall trap (WAM 90/1335); 1 male, ditto, 11 November 1977, S. J. Curry, ridge site, pitfall trap (WAM 90/1326); 1 male, Porongurup Range, Western Australia, 20 January 1932, E. W. Bennett (WAM 32/217); 1 male, Porongurup National Park, Porongurups, Western Australia,
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,
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, 570 m, 13 June 1996, S. Barrett, wet pitfalls (WAM T72214); 3 males, Mordalup Road, Unicup, Western Australia,
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,
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, 15 Oct 1999-31 Oct 2000, P. van Heurck, wet pitfalls (WAM T73035).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="D88F0B1E5BBA3B181258955F11E3E915" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="D0F0C49810D5F93B8B5C6C2CA3C0A4A6" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="865632A1B80416817D599C1C5408CE60" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicName id="07DF8668797DB63BAFF795FC32DFC6F5" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megalopsalis porongorupensis" order="Opiliones" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="porongorupensis">Megalopsalis porongorupensis</taxonomicName>
is distinguishable from other members of the
<taxonomicName id="4EE0E47EDF69BBB98B56FAAD4BEC6199" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Megalopsalis minima" order="Opiliones" pageId="8" pageNumber="67" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minima">Megalopsalis minima</taxonomicName>
-species group by the presence of denticulation on the pedipalp (
<bibRefCitation id="44B1C0CDCA2086334D1399DE43736552" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">Kauri 1954</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="1BF1E6BE817AC982BC23A4FA7BDE8446" pageId="8" pageNumber="67">Description.</paragraph>
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MALE (N = 10). Prosoma length 0.81 (0.65-0.91), width 1.55 (1.41-1.74); total body length 1.94 (1.70-2.33). Dorsal prosomal plate including
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tan with dark mottling; unarmed. Ozopore large. Dorsum of opisthosoma tan with iridescent white spots and broad white median stripe.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E4602A5441654CA439E17447A70B32BB" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">Chelicerae. Segment I 1.35 (0.69-2.20), segment II 2.04 (1.23-3.00). Tan; heavily and uniformly denticulate. Cheliceral fingers medium length; mobile finger crescent-shaped (Fig. 4c).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FCD53C2A7B1D6532D132AA75028E5343" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">
Figure 4.
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, male: a body, dorsal view (WAM T72311) b body, lateral view (WAM T72203) c left cheliceral fingers, frontal view (WAM T72175) d glans, ventral view (WAM T72175) e glans, dorsolateral view (WAM T72175).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="97CEC90AF49618FB1609335C06218E45" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">Pedipalps. Femur 0.83 (0.75-1.00), patella 0.38 (0.31-0.45), tibia 0.45 (0.40-0.52), tarsus 1.05 (0.94-1.19). Tan. Femur and patella heavily denticulate, few scattered large setae only; tibia lightly denticulate proximally. Inner dorsal distal patella slightly bulging but no distinct apophysis. Microtrichia on distal part of tibia and tarsus; claw with ventral tooth row.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="155DB736C5E9D28BAE5DDEABE7722AEE" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">Legs. Femora 3.46 (3.08-3.92), 6.68 (6.00-7.34), 3.24 (2.92-3.48), 5.20 (4.65-5.67); patellae 0.73 (0.66-0.84), 0.84 (0.67-0.89), 0.66 (0.56-0.78), 0.80 (0.64-1.00); tibiae 3.16 (2.88-3.42), 7.12 (6.60-7.83), 3.03 (2.70-3.24), 4.78 (4.15-5.27).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="209AC01DCF81FF91DD8CB6F4B7C0DEF4" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">
Penis (Figs 4
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). Glans short, dorsal edge in line with shaft; stylus at 90° to glans and shaft. Left anterior bristle group reduced; waist in shaft behind bristle groups. Deep pores.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="283C543C07D808CDB9EF798CCEEFFE45" pageId="9" pageNumber="68">Spiracle (Fig. 2a). Spines almost entirely absent, residual reticulate bases only towards lateral corner; dense field of lace tubercles at lateral corner.</paragraph>
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<pageBreakToken id="37CDF8A1AC54A3A5A8BD9DC49F574DDC" pageId="10" pageNumber="69" start="start">Comments</pageBreakToken>
.
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Unfortunately, the type specimen(s) of
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were not available for the present study. This species has been identified based on its original description by
<bibRefCitation id="05547BE3B47B8FA1632D54B7C2C6AACD" pageId="10" pageNumber="69">Kauri (1954)</bibRefCitation>
, who clearly figured the denticulate pedipalp.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1A972A80E561A07D51C2DDA4D6A0138E" pageId="10" pageNumber="69">This species shows a relatively large degree of difference in cheliceral size between the largest and smallest individuals, but there is no clear clustering into a larger and a smaller morph.</paragraph>
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