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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8C067AA2BF130132AEF9E5" bold="true" box="[151,430,1597,1623]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins
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(
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,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8C067AA325135C3254F9CA" box="[269,340,1632,1656]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 10" captionStart-1="FIGURE 11" captionStart-2="FIGURE 12 A D" captionStartId-0="19.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionStartId-1="20.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionStartId-2="21.[151,250,1473,1496]" captionTargetBox-0="[208,1385,207,1946]" captionTargetBox-1="[375,1337,204,1898]" captionTargetBox-2="[151,1435,193,1450]" captionTargetId-0="figure@19.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetId-1="figure@20.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetId-2="figure@21.[151,1436,193,1452]" captionTargetPageId-0="19" captionTargetPageId-1="20" captionTargetPageId-2="21" captionText-0="FIGURE 10. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated. Scale bar = 50 µm." captionText-1="FIGURE 11. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, ventral aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated, with arrow to the tache pectorale. Scale bar = 50 µm." captionText-2="FIGURE 12 A D. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A, ventral region anterior to middle of genital plate, with arrow to tache pectorale; B, detail of lateral of coxisternum in region of pedotectum II (PdII), with arrow to dens at tip of pteromorph folded over coxisternum; custodium and seta 4 c visible beneath; C, detail of tache pectoral e; D, detail of striae on anterior and lateral of coxisternum, tache pectoral e indicated with arrow. Scale bars: A D = 25 µm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/224270/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/224271/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/224272/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">1012</figureCitation>
)
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8C067AA2BF13943280F90C" box="[151,384,1704,1726]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins 1965
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, p. 57
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8C067AA2BF13D63284F8B1" bold="true" box="[151,388,1770,1795]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">Material examined.</emphasis>
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: adult male,
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF8C067AA0BB13D731CEF8B1" box="[659,718,1771,1795]" name="United States of America" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">USA</collectingCountry>
, North
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8C067AA10013D7308BF8B1" box="[808,907,1771,1795]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Oribatella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="261" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carolina">Carolina</taxonomicName>
,
<quantity id="4C979B5FFF8C067AA1B313D730D1F8B1" box="[923,977,1771,1795]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.437376" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" unit="mi" value="4.0">4 mi</quantity>
N Cherokee,
<date id="FFD1107AFF8C067AA65013D73617F8B1" box="[1144,1303,1771,1796]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" value="1957-05-29">29 May 1957</date>
, W. Mason (FMNH).
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: Alabama,
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF8C067AA3F9122C32F2F895" box="[465,498,1808,1831]" name="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" pageId="18" pageNumber="272">De</collectingCountry>
Kalb Co.,
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Soto State Park,
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,
<date id="FFD1107AFF8C067AA643123337EAF895" box="[1131,1258,1807,1831]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" value="1992-09-28">28.IX.1992</date>
(VBP) 1 from
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and magnolia litter; Missouri, Roaring Rocks State Park, Trail to lookout tower,
<date id="FFD1107AFF8C067AA6EF120F3636F8F9" box="[1223,1334,1843,1867]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" value="1999-05-13">13.v.1999</date>
(VBP) 2 from oak litter on NE slope; Lake of Ozarks State Park, Grande Glaize Beach,
<date id="FFD1107AFF8C067AA606126B379CF8DD" box="[1070,1180,1879,1903]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" value="1999-05-14">14.v.1999</date>
(VBP)
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from juniper litter along trail; Tennessee, Elkmont,
<date id="FFD1107AFF8C067AA08C1247300DF821" box="[676,781,1915,1939]" pageId="18" pageNumber="272" value="1986-09-02">2.ix.1986</date>
(G.
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)
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,
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;
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, Horseshoe Bend, (D. A. Crossley)
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.
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<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8D067BA2BF128C33BFF857" blockId="19.[151,1436,1968,2021]" pageId="19" pageNumber="273">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8D067BA2BF128C3220F877" bold="true" box="[151,288,1968,1991]" pageId="19" pageNumber="273">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8D067BA30F128C3112F874" box="[295,530,1968,1990]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="273">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins
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, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated. Scale bar = 50 µm.
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8A067CA2BF128C321FF877" bold="true" box="[151,287,1968,1991]" pageId="20" pageNumber="274">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8A067CA30D128C3110F874" box="[293,528,1968,1990]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="274">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins
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, adult female, ventral aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated, with arrow to the
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8A067CA29412F33260F857" box="[188,352,1999,2021]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="274">tache pectorale.</emphasis>
Scale bar = 50 µm.
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA2BF10FD3252FA65" bold="true" box="[151,338,1473,1496]" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">FIGURE 12AD.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA37310FD3147FA6A" box="[347,583,1473,1496]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins
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, differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A, ventral region anterior to middle of genital plate, with arrow to
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA0DE10DC3097FA44" box="[758,919,1504,1526]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">tache pectorale</emphasis>
; B, detail of lateral of coxisternum in region of pedotectum II (PdII), with arrow to dens at tip of pteromorph folded over coxisternum; custodium and seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA6F510C337F5F9A7" box="[1245,1269,1535,1557]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">4c</emphasis>
visible beneath; C, detail of
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA33D132132A8F981" box="[277,424,1565,1587]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">tache pectoral</emphasis>
e; D, detail of striae on anterior and lateral of coxisternum,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA632132137ADF981" box="[1050,1197,1565,1587]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">tache pectoral</emphasis>
e indicated with arrow. Scale bars: AD = 25 µm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA2E113423243F925" bold="true" box="[201,323,1662,1687]" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Total length of adults 247278 μm; length of
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male, 247 μm (Higgins 1965). Coxisternal region with 34 striae extending transversely on anterior of epimere I, continuing longitudinally along coxisternum to level of acetabulum IV (
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). Distinct longitudinal striae laterally on lamella. Rostral margin rounded, or with small medial indentation. Lamella 96108 μm long; cusps 59 μm long. Lamellar cusps fused for third to half length, 3246 μm, free portion of cusps contiguous anteromedially, leaving prodorsum visible through narrow long opening about 3 μm wide
<date id="FFD1107AFF8B067DA070120F318AF8F8" box="[600,650,1842,1866]" pageId="21" pageNumber="275" value="1932-10">x 32</date>
μm long (
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). Medial dens on lamellar cusp about 14 μm long, rounded distally, with 12 teeth; lateral dens about 11 μm long with 23 teeth (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8B067DA609126B3776F8DD" box="[1057,1142,1879,1903]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[208,1385,207,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224270/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA6ED126437DCF8DD" box="[1221,1244,1880,1903]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">ro</emphasis>
7279 µm long, strongly barbed along length, acuminate, curved anteromedially. Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA1E4124730E0F821" box="[972,992,1915,1939]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">le</emphasis>
3740 µm long, short, thick, heavily barbed, tapered (
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). Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8B067DA024129C3122F805" box="[524,546,1952,1975]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">in</emphasis>
about 56 µm long, barbed, tapered; mutual distance of pair about 19 µm. Bothridial seta 80115 µm long, narrow, setiform unilaterally, tapered, pointed distally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8B067DA6C412FE3659F868" box="[1260,1369,1986,2010]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">Figs. 8B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8B067DA75812FE368FF868" box="[1392,1423,1986,2010]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[208,1385,207,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224270/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="275">10</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF88067EA2BF15AB3148FD7D" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1224]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
Exobothridial seta thin, smooth, about 20 μm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA0C515AB3050FF1D" box="[749,848,151,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Genal tooth broad, subrectangular, with dens ventrodistally, with longitudinal ridge ventrolaterally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA12015803063FF66" box="[776,867,188,212]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Tutorium narrow, tapered triangular, 6486 μm long, of which cusp 3235 μm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA3D415E33154FF45" box="[508,596,223,247]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Custodium 1416 μm long (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA18D15E33701FF45" box="[933,1025,223,247]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[375,1337,204,1898]" captionTargetId="figure@20.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 11. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, ventral aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated, with arrow to the tache pectorale. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224271/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Figs. 11</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA62515E33740FF45" box="[1037,1088,223,247]" captionStart="FIGURE 12 A D" captionStartId="21.[151,250,1473,1496]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1450]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,193,1452]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURE 12 A D. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A, ventral region anterior to middle of genital plate, with arrow to tache pectorale; B, detail of lateral of coxisternum in region of pedotectum II (PdII), with arrow to dens at tip of pteromorph folded over coxisternum; custodium and seta 4 c visible beneath; C, detail of tache pectoral e; D, detail of striae on anterior and lateral of coxisternum, tache pectoral e indicated with arrow. Scale bars: A D = 25 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224272/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">12B</figureCitation>
). Porose area Al about 7 μm in diameter (not illustrated on
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA3F414383136FEAE" box="[476,566,260,284]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 8B</figureCitation>
). Notogaster very slightly wider than long, 0.95:1. Anterior margin almost straight in interlamellar region, convex region lateral of bothridium with about 6 transverse ridges (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA71E141B368FFE8D" box="[1334,1423,295,319]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[208,1385,207,1946]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224270/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). Pteromorph punctate, anteroventral margin minutely serrate, with dens anteroventrally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA68014703615FED6" box="[1192,1301,332,356]" captionStart="FIGURE 12 A D" captionStartId="21.[151,250,1473,1496]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1450]" captionTargetId="figure@21.[151,1436,193,1452]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="FIGURE 12 A D. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A, ventral region anterior to middle of genital plate, with arrow to tache pectorale; B, detail of lateral of coxisternum in region of pedotectum II (PdII), with arrow to dens at tip of pteromorph folded over coxisternum; custodium and seta 4 c visible beneath; C, detail of tache pectoral e; D, detail of striae on anterior and lateral of coxisternum, tache pectoral e indicated with arrow. Scale bars: A D = 25 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224272/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 12B</figureCitation>
). Octotaxic system developed as porose areas, about 8 μm in diameter. Notogastral setae present, 1534 μm long, with seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA7A7144D369BFE3A" box="[1423,1435,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">c</emphasis>
longest; mutual distance
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA39814A932EAFE02" box="[432,490,405,432]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">p1p1</emphasis>
about 14 μm, slightly narrower than distance
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA1DA14A8372BFE02" box="[1010,1067,404,432]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">h1h1</emphasis>
about 19 μm. Lenticulus absent. Epimeral setae mostly 610 μm long, weakly barbed acuminate,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA15514873097FE61" box="[893,919,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">3c</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA1F9148730ECFE61" box="[977,1004,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">4c</emphasis>
longest setae, more distinctly barbed, about 21 μm long (
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). Genital, anal and adanal setae small, smooth, about 4 μm long; genital setae 2 + 4 or 3+3. Aggenital setae about 4 μm. Lyrifissure
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA0BE173F31BAFDA9" box="[662,698,515,539]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">iad</emphasis>
anterolaterad to anal plate. Postanal porose area about
<date id="FFD1107AFF88067EA701173E3670FDA8" box="[1321,1392,514,538]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" value="1913-10-04">13 x 4</date>
μm (not illustrated). Anterior margin of subcapitular mentum with distinct tectum, without thickened transverse ridge (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF88067EA2B7177633F2FDD0" box="[159,242,586,610]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[375,1337,204,1898]" captionTargetId="figure@20.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 11. Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, adult female, ventral aspect, legs and rostral setae not illustrated, with arrow to the tache pectorale. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224271/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
). Axillary saccule about 4
<date id="FFD1107AFF88067EA00817773143FDD0" box="[544,579,586,610]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">x 2</date>
Μm. Chelicera large relative to body length, about 96 Μm long. Leg setation (I to IV): trochanters, 1-1-2-1; femora, 5-5-3-2; genua, 3(1)-3(1)-1(1)-2; tibiae 4(2)-4(1)-3(1)-3(1); tarsi, 20(2)- 15(2)-15-12. Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA34B17AF327BFD19" box="[355,379,659,683]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">l”</emphasis>
of genu and tibia I about 12 and 9 Μm, respectively;
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA1E517AF30E5FD19" box="[973,997,659,683]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">l”</emphasis>
of genu and tibia II about 12 and 8 Μm long respectively. Leg monodactylous.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF88067EA2EF17E73213FC78" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF88067EA2EF17E7326CFC88" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1224]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA2EF17E7323BFD41" bold="true" box="[199,315,731,755]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Remarks.</emphasis>
The
<typeStatus id="54D48818FF88067EA35217E632DCFD40" box="[378,476,730,754]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
male was examined, and the diagnosis given above conforms. The notogaster was dissected from this specimen, and the rest of the specimen is flattened so I am unable to confirm the length given by Higgins (1965).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF88067EA2EF167B3213FC78" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1224]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
The chelicera of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA3A416743104FCED" box="[396,516,840,863]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
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. exastus
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is about 0.36 times the body length, a proportion that is relatively large: for
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA7AC167B33F9FC31" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">A. punctata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
it is about 0.27, for
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA3C216503172FC31" box="[490,626,875,899]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">F. tessellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
about 0.24, and for
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF88067EA148165030FBFC31" box="[864,1019,875,899]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA148165030FBFC31" box="[864,1019,875,899]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
about 0.23. The relevance of this is unknown at present, as this character has not been examined in other species of
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA61116B337EAFC15" box="[1081,1258,911,935]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF88067EA61116B337E5FC15" box="[1081,1253,911,935]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Ophidiotrichus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Ophidiotrichus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
or members of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA2BF168F320CFC79" box="[151,268,947,971]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Oribatella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF88067EA2E116EA37AAFB75" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF88067EA2E116EA37AAFB75" blockId="22.[151,1437,151,1224]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA2E116EA32F5FC5D" bold="true" box="[201,501,982,1007]" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">Distribution and Ecology</emphasis>
. This species appears restricted to rich litter habitats in the southern Appalachians of eastern
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF88067EA32216C63246FBA0" box="[266,326,1018,1042]" name="United States of America" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">USA</collectingCountry>
. This is an area with a geological history to the Palaeozoic, a mild climate and rich topography with mountains in north-south alignment. The region has never been glaciated and today has some of the richest biodiversity in North
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF88067EA3A5117E32EEFBE8" box="[397,494,1090,1114]" name="United States of America" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">America</collectingCountry>
(Pickering
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA05B117831ADFBE9" box="[627,685,1091,1115]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">et al.</emphasis>
2006). This region is rich in species of carabodoid mites (Reeves 1998), ceratozetoid mites (Behan-Pelletier &amp; Schatz 2010),
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF88067EA162115B30C8FBCD" box="[842,968,1127,1151]" class="Arachnida" family="Damaeidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="22" pageNumber="276" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Damaeidae</taxonomicName>
(e.g., Bayarogtokh &amp; Norton 2007) and other invertebrates (Pickering
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF88067EA3DF11B03134FB11" box="[503,564,1163,1187]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="276">et al.</emphasis>
2006). Part of this region is encompassed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the subject of an All Taxon Biodiversity Inventory (http://www.dlia.org/atbi/).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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