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<paragraph id="EF4FB0DAE4981996BF043BFDF263640F" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Type species.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="66BF86C411EECDDEA6C22D45F3131D71" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="EF8AB6C47C93F7B85AC8BE6A501C9095" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="220353CCBBDD892DBA77C72AFBA05FEB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
differs from other Malagasy genera,
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<emphasis id="6280DE7CF27B14DBB096B9EEFBB20DD4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="13434809F6459A05440C06A18A3F942F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Mahajanganella</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="52F6A0832C7FAAA3DCA3B8FAFE15222C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
, by the following characters: the presence of five specialized setae on the retrolateral face of the movable chelal finger that are arranged in a row between trichobothrium
<emphasis id="290ADA4233B68A61F96D0CD082C60FB9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">b</emphasis>
and the terminal chelal teeth (arranged in a group in
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<emphasis id="D10EA49EE5A4C118E5D26CAFCC82D1E8" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="DFB271EB5337B90ADD54756D27E4066E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
); the presence of five terminal teeth (including one large tooth) on the fixed chelal finger and seven on the movable chelal finger (number of terminal teeth varying from 7-9 teeth in fixed and movable fingers in other Malagasy genera); anteromedial lobes of carapace closer to each other and slightly longer than anterolateral lobes (all four lobes equidistant in other Malagasy genera); and larger body size (1.80-2.17/2.17-2.47 ♂/♀ in
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<emphasis id="7A0CDD3968D254E56B34A42F6B93E3DF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
and ca. 1.56-1.89/1.96-2.33 ♂/♀ in all other genera).
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<emphasis id="4AA5E1079C648EA95832B465234F9150" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
differs from
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(Southeast Asia) by having platelets on the pleural membrane (absent in
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), from
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<emphasis id="F87249950244E79DE7A8EBEA7C2CFF01" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Iporangella</emphasis>
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(Brazil) by the presence of specialized setae on the movable chelal finger (absent in
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<emphasis id="764B1E188DA14A303A3EB5283EDFF51B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Iporangella</emphasis>
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), from
<taxonomicName id="2E685B1CAC9D0E46D81028D7459126A5" authority="" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Feaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Feaella (Difeaella)" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Difeaella">Feaella (Difeaella)</taxonomicName>
(South Africa) and
<taxonomicName id="FF3F7DF49EC909BC5A3DE73FE7AE5D8E" authorityName="Ellingsen" authorityYear="1906" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Feaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Feaella" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E8AF2ABE4EC43161A2711285FFD0465C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Feaella</emphasis>
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(tropical Africa) by the presence of four anterior carapaceal lobes (two and six, respectively), from
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in continental Africa by having a less pronounced depression on the base of coxa I and on top of coxa II (distinctly more pronounced in
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in Figs
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-
<figureCitation id="09C02F3D39FB49D54E6937CF3D3B556A" captionStart="Figure 27" captionStartId="F27" captionText="Figure 27. Drawings of Feaella (Tetrafeaella) cf. mucronata (Tullgren, 1907): A carapace from dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure27" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782019" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">27</figureCitation>
), and from the Australian species presently attributed to
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by having fewer coxal spines (one pair versus three or four in the Australian taxa).
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<paragraph id="0C5462C40B228327EFC1909C64440E4C" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Etymology.</paragraph>
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This genus is named after the former
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Province, the area where the specimens were found. The gender is feminine.
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<paragraph id="F0A01607DE2EB85A23A45A0AF908E5DD" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Description.</paragraph>
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The following description is based on examination of all species in
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<emphasis id="45DD0563DC7D1136AE81D12E88A25142" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsiranana</emphasis>
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. Typical feaellid habitus with a spherical abdomen, short and robust pedipalps, four prominent carapaceal lobes and dark reddish-brown body colour. -
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: (Figs
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<figureCitation id="3D6499F49318805DF3E544113F70CDEF" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Drawings of Antsirananaella faulstichi sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782000" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">8A</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="E23E3A7FD20DDFBB60C91A85EFD4C99F" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10A</figureCitation>
): With four distinctly pointed anterior lobes; anteriolateral lobes slightly broader and wider than anteriomedial ones; anteriomedial lobes distinctly longer and closer to each other than anteriolateral ones; two pairs of eyes with lenses, equal in size, second pair partly covered by cuticula; four prominent posterior lobes (pm, pl in Figs
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<figureCitation id="6F1ADEFDA25E3A271011E6C561A7BDF5" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10A</figureCitation>
) and two longitudinal furrows more distally (af, pf in Figs
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<figureCitation id="92AA7E062A80873CF328204EF05089EC" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10A</figureCitation>
); with two medio-lateral mounds; and two postero-lateral processes. -
<emphasis id="A58E8E27AD66F2A05B4CE3E597A64CA6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Pedipalp</emphasis>
: With a distinct conical protuberance on trochanter (Figs
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<figureCitation id="C81C71347A104BAF2F77F75649E17841" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Drawings of Antsirananaella faulstichi sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782000" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">8D</figureCitation>
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); femur broad and with one prolateral triangular process plus a retrolateral hump, patella cone-shaped. Chelal hand very small and with one large medial tooth at the base of each finger. Fixed finger with 9 trichobothria including
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, movable finger with 4 trichobothria (Figs
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<figureCitation id="EAFD8A82EFB1478A015FF47D1A2B1BED" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Drawings of Antsirananaella leniae sp. nov.. A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782001" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">9C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="1C5B1F71DE02AB394C5C691B7C90B2CF" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10C</figureCitation>
). Movable finger with 5 specialized setae on ventral face, arranged in a transverse row between
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and terminal teeth (Fig.
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). Chelal teeth large and retrorse, arranged in three rows on both chelal fingers. Terminal teeth situated in compact groups facing medial, four equally sized teeth and one larger tooth on fixed finger, seven equally sized teeth on movable finger (Figs
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<figureCitation id="2EBE542C6683B9A953660361996AC865" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Drawings of Antsirananaella faulstichi sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782000" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">8C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="20A95B5CF043001A41481BFD0FA5C3F7" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Drawings of Antsirananaella leniae sp. nov.. A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782001" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">9C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="AA1B396EFE42C07BCA15F0CDB811DD7D" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10C</figureCitation>
). With 2 sensory setae (
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in Figs
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,
<figureCitation id="6ECAD3DBDE119FEB29B55F47CB9F7F6F" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Drawings of Antsirananaella lorenzorum sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781998" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">7C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="533C5AE7506C46A3297118B49EC4F091" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Drawings of Antsirananaella faulstichi sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782000" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">8C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="FD564A29DD03868E870E412C360AE380" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Drawings of Antsirananaella leniae sp. nov.. A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782001" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">9C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="29F1B42F7E79E40C8695C0A868A6C7A3" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10C</figureCitation>
) on dorsal tip of fixed finger. -
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: Palm with five long and several short setae;
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and
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close;
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proximal on fixed finger; movable finger with 1 subdistal seta (
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);
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on palm close to base of movable finger; galea absent; spinneret conical; serrula exterior with 16-20 blades; no rallum could be found in any of the Malagasy species because of dirt; movable finger short and without teeth. -
<emphasis id="D89180F43284015624E53FB5EFE4B8B9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Coxal region</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): Pedipalpal coxae with one spike laterally near base (Fig.
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); coxae I with a basal depression and one small coxal spine only (Fig.
<figureCitation id="9984D3E7E48EEB82D005062C682949F6" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Antsirananaella gen. nov., scanning electron micrographs. Specimen used for imaging: A. leniae sp. nov. male paratype (ZMH-A 0016685). A carapace, dorsal; B sternum, ventral; C coxal spines (highlighted in red). Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A, B); 0.1 mm (C)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781996" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">5B</figureCitation>
); coxae II with irregular shaped spines various in number framing depression of coxa I (Fig.
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); all coxae reaching towards midline and with coxa IV bigger in size than coxa I-III; cuticle within depression strongly granulate. -
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(Figs
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,
<figureCitation id="1A207ADB5D146EB5FA2D5CD0A9999281" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Drawings of Antsirananaella lorenzorum sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781998" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">7B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="E8055F6305AE9A1446A10C2D032D9B7A" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Drawings of Antsirananaella faulstichi sp. nov.. A carapace, dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782000" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">8B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="1F952ABF4D12B5FC5B2F15C7045F2B78" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Drawings of Antsirananaella leniae sp. nov.. A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782001" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">9B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4C04EEBAD3886366738D5D36302AB2CF" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Drawings of Antsirananaella marlae sp. nov.: A carapace dorsal; B leg IV; C left chela from dorsal with trichobothrial pattern; D right pedipalp from dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A - C); 0.4 mm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/782002" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">10B</figureCitation>
): Trochanter I and II rather circular, trochanter III and IV rather elliptical; femur I and II slightly longer than patella I and II; femur III and IV shorter than patella III and IV; all tarsi long and slender, without specialized tactical trichobothria; subterminal tarsi with two curved and smooth claws; all setae acuminate; arolium much shorter than claws and with fimbriate distal margin; claws divided. -
<emphasis id="518CF192391D0B558262BA9B5B7415FE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Abdomen</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="35F00A251B12DBD282F6AA5D6618B810" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Antsirananaella, gen. nov., habitus. Specimen used for imaging: A. leniae sp. nov. holotype (CAS 9072445). A dorsal; B ventral; C lateral. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781995" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">4A, B, C</figureCitation>
): Paired tergites and sternites medially divided; anal plate strongly sclerotized and with a circular raised rim in the center; pleural membrane with two rows of pleural platelets, 15 in the dorsal row, 14 in the ventral row. -
<emphasis id="7EC913AE15228C809872382D3028DA41" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Genital region</emphasis>
(Figs
<figureCitation id="1D8AAA974021A6A7385CBBEF1383C6BD" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Antsirananaella, gen. nov., habitus. Specimen used for imaging: A. leniae sp. nov. holotype (CAS 9072445). A dorsal; B ventral; C lateral. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781995" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">4B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="267E600D8EC70292F7177F52452D569F" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Antsirananaella gen. nov., scanning electron micrographs. Specimen used for imaging: A. leniae sp. nov. male paratype (ZMH-A 0016685). A carapace, dorsal; B sternum, ventral; C coxal spines (highlighted in red). Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A, B); 0.1 mm (C)." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781996" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">5B</figureCitation>
): Details like outer genital setae and inner structures not visible because of dirt on all specimens.
</paragraph>
<caption id="B621C37E9A9D5A90E03CEBD6EE56EFAE" doi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781995" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
<paragraph id="3D37D63CF8A6AAA4CE87AB28C51C8590" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">
<emphasis id="EA42AED0D3545F80C5AD146F4C944895" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Figure 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="B3A704FCF900D216CD6E9AE0996B3028" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="1F50545EE97FB4297A6DA83D17D014AC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="1477B9B63DAE503D67A8960EA8BA45DD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
, habitus. Specimen used for imaging:
<taxonomicName id="C6D276A2D657ED39211A031830E8D841" lsidName="A. leniae" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" rank="species" species="leniae">
<emphasis id="6D7D419DC30623A8CB520C392DA8A5EB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A. leniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3E175FDB497D46B0E39308CC66EBA5FE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
holotype (CAS 9072445).
<emphasis id="41CED68867CC7B2BEFACE7FAB6172D22" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A</emphasis>
dorsal;
<emphasis id="615FF9885F3BD026283786FF9B2DD0DF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">B</emphasis>
ventral;
<emphasis id="30C269F2791082F2881370D8B352641D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">C</emphasis>
lateral. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="17E7C854CBB45C992053569375000090" doi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781996" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
<paragraph id="CF496D10F2709C38AAFD2035A3667FC5" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">
<emphasis id="4C3C6950DBD97FA6B904418C2C572B31" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Figure 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="CAC7CF105ADF8CCB3F72087E59244FC3" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CB64302362963DE3373479F3B052E9C9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="03392E6145CF269DB0DD0E87DEA4772B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
, scanning electron micrographs. Specimen used for imaging:
<taxonomicName id="654F967DF44613D15207AB8FC81B9F7D" lsidName="A. leniae" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" rank="species" species="leniae">
<emphasis id="940ABB1A22D10FABDF156AB21158ED94" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A. leniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="4F54E28C8D6F7600EC5ADF9A43127277" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
male paratype (ZMH-A0016685).
<emphasis id="C320E2B7FEAB31C9191998404AD179DD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A</emphasis>
carapace, dorsal;
<emphasis id="069FCB4EA59D3B6A15916D674EA901AD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">B</emphasis>
sternum, ventral;
<emphasis id="E3B12742E0EFA4F4C0845851FDD78D7F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">C</emphasis>
coxal spines (highlighted in red). Scale bars: 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="6303148983B3BA4EC94D8E13BD472383" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="217726D14FA6A792576F6468440B5896" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">B</emphasis>
); 0.1 mm (
<emphasis id="FE383524B2E1F14AC38064964F7A5A2D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">C</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="173A3731F94277B5B8BA4F3D4A44F801" doi="10.3897/asp.80.e90570.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/781997" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
<paragraph id="494118B3584A3D200ADF839868F09AD4" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">
<emphasis id="4503CF7F66697AA7F84A7FF529766A81" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Figure 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="70104691117376DDF998E45CA6EACC8D" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="024F6388EC75F40D6561C772172B94BA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="AD66CA0C4CCDC267C087F8F92B4FB305" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
, scanning electron micrographs. Specimen used for imaging:
<taxonomicName id="ED14625EEF0AB942BE513799043AC2EB" lsidName="A. faulstichi" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" rank="species" species="faulstichi">
<emphasis id="70D0B90E6BFBB15AF4073D27BA24E662" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A. faulstichi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="A6FBE8F4A64FE2F29BCA3606FCBFEC20" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
allotype (ZMH-A0016680).
<emphasis id="46CC8678A843B2090D4C1A6B21C6D0AB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">A</emphasis>
right chela from ventral with specialized setae in a row in detail;
<emphasis id="71BCE8E13E71D99A01325513A65C1D23" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">B</emphasis>
left chela with double trichobothrium
<emphasis id="89C23D84465A354AD43281D32314C772" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">dt</emphasis>
in detail;
<emphasis id="B4172C59FDD35434A0DA01D4802A0680" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">C</emphasis>
left chela from medial with terminal teeth in a compact group in detail. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="85351F939A7289537306D8A1150F68ED" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" type="included species">
<paragraph id="2BCA3FF024DE372E444CD941F350055A" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Included species.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="38F4207041CC1DDF493FD72A9949B951" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">
<taxonomicName id="46C9772527941E677ED0EC4EE5592611" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella lorenzorum" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lorenzorum">
<emphasis id="F133F86941B6909E78A07720AC572E3E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella lorenzorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="FDD8B5939A41FB4F9812AB92D6E2C1EB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
;
<taxonomicName id="A92BAC9870C5E5FB99874681E2F0E6B7" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella faulstichi" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="faulstichi">
<emphasis id="DA755EDB21D9CD794269AE5AE5D6E99B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella faulstichi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="DE967D0AC42E3E65A697B8186CD19517" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
;
<taxonomicName id="E4B876A29C74B6EE122053E04DACBDE0" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella leniae" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leniae">
<emphasis id="33B566423327A61A0F7E104E523D43D3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella leniae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BA70B918E862E0EC888C37F85D0FA092" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
; and
<taxonomicName id="25200BF3391F3C67E8E2499D6F23C7E4" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella marlae" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="marlae">
<emphasis id="3B5E93EC52AEB97A09B28E2A7457FDC1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella marlae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="30CCCDD76558C02BFF3F66306F77E2EB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">sp. nov.</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="D2ACE6D0931E46D27E2F2C7626B546A2" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="FB5AF4F9DB2B0BF68486A3CBE87FBD87" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D4D72A075EFF7B048E7971AF7B4A3E8B" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">
<taxonomicName id="BA504FA11FBBFE5C51B3C67A75C534AE" authorityName="Lorenz &amp; Loria &amp; Harvey &amp; Harms" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Feaellidae" genus="Antsirananaella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Antsirananaella" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5C85D476EDE524E08897C5802846CAE2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">Antsirananaella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="810414B7BF23257416845B42BB4AED10" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="649">gen. nov.</emphasis>
is endemic to dry deciduous forests in Diana and Sava Regions (formerly
<taxonomicName id="66BD74E765CF06EF8327A3818A32C089" genus="Antsiranana" lsidName="Antsiranana" pageId="0" pageNumber="649" rank="genus">Antsiranana</taxonomicName>
Province) of northern Madagascar and separated by other Malagasy genera by more than 500 km of terrain. The climate is arid or &quot;transition tropical&quot; with temperatures ranging from 10.5-41.5 °C. Annual precipitation ranges from 400-1000 mm.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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