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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/CF3075B3-56EC-4A3C-95E5-C0DEF4C6AD8A" authority="Fisher &amp; Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis Fisher &amp; Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, Tennessee, Sevier County, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Sugarlands Nature Trail (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.67972">35°40'47&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.53084">83°31'51&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 10 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100125.
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PARATYPES (23 ♀; 25 ♂): Georgia, USA: 2 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Floyd County, beside road from Everett Spring to Villanow, 1.4 kilometers south of The Pocket Campground, tributary of Johns Creek, 4 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900077
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
Kentucky, USA: 2 ♀ and 3 ♂ from Bell County, Middlesboro, near north boundary of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Sugar Run, 9 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900084
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
2 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Bell County, Pineville, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Laurel Cove, Lower shelter Picnic Area, 9 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900083
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
Pennsylvania, USA: 1 ♀ from Fayette County, Dunbar Creek (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="39.96389">39°57'50&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="-79.585754">79°35'8.70&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 10 Aug 2014, by MJ Skvarla, MS 14-0810-001
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ from Huntingdon County, Alan Seeger Natural Area, beside road from McAlevys Fort to Route 322, Stone Creek, 19 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900107
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
Tennessee, USA: 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Sevier County, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Sugarlands Nature Trail (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.67972">35°40'47&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.53084">83°31'51&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 10 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100125
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♂ from Sevier County, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Laurel Creek (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.651947">35°39'7&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.708885">83°42'32&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 17 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100145
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
4 ♀ and 5 ♂ from Sevier County, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Sugarlands Nature Trail (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.67972">35°40'47&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-83.53084">83°31'51&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 10 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100125
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
Virginia, USA: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Alleghany County, Clifton Forge, beside Route 606, 1.2 kilometers southeast of Forest Route 125, Smith Creek, 13 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900093
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Alleghany County, Longdale Furnace, beside Forest Route 108, 1.7 kilometers west of Route 850, Simpson Creek, 14 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900094
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Amherst County, Upper Otter Creek Overlook beside Blue Ridge, Otter Creek (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="37.615833">37°36'57&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-79.324165">79°19'27&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 7 Sep 2007, by IM Smith, IMS070056A
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
2 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Augusta County, beside Forest Road 42, 15.9 kilometers east of Vesuvius, Coles Run, 26 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900060
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
2 ♂ from Bath County, beside Forest Route 1744 at Route 39, between Warm Springs and Mountain Grove,
<normalizedToken originalValue="ORoarke">O'Roarke</normalizedToken>
Draw, 15 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900098
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Bath County, beside Forest Route 364, off Route 39 east of Warm Springs, Panther Run, 15 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900099
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Giles County, Mechanicsburg, beside Dismal Creek Road, Standrock Brook (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="37.19389">37°11'38&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-80.89056">80°53'26&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 9 Sep 2005, by IM Smith, IMS050066
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
2 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Giles County, Mechanicsburg, beside Dismal Creek Road, Standrock Brook (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="37.19389">37°11'38&quot;N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-80.89056">80°53'26&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 11 Jul 1990, IMS900088
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
3 ♂ from Montgomery County, Blacksburg, beside Route 621 at Caldwell Fields Campground, Craig Creek (
<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="37.333332">37°20'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-80.333336">80°20'W</geoCoordinate>
), 12 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900089A
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Page County, beside Route 730, 0.2 kilometers west of Route 675, Passage Creek, 25 Jun 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900059
<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
1 ♀ from Rock Bridge County, Vesuvius, beside Route 56, 2.2 kilometers west of Blue Ridge Parkway, Little Marys Creek, 26 Jun 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900062.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and most paratypes (18 ♀; 19 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (5 ♀; 5 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
are similar to other members of the
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
<normalizedToken originalValue="“4-Plate”">&quot;4-Plate&quot;</normalizedToken>
group (
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
) and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
in having anterio-lateral platelets free from the dorsal plate, dorsal coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, and indistinct hind coxal margins.
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
, by having Dgl-4 closer to the dorsal edge (dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 = 1.53-1.66 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 1.20-1.42 in others) and stockier tibiae (length/width ♀ = 4.11-4.50 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 3.27-3.60 in others; ♂ = 3.55-4.38 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 2.80-3.45 in others).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
by having stockier anterio-medial platelets (length/width ♀ = 1.9-2.3 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 2.5-3.0 in others; ♂ = 1.9-2.2 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 2.3-2.9 in others) and wider dorsum (♀ = 460-490 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 400-420 in others; ♂ = 395-430 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 310-340 in others).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
by having a conical pedipalpal femoral tubercle, whereas
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
has a broad and flat pedipalpal femoral tubercle, and by having a longer anterior venter (♀ = 202-213 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 140-153 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
; ♂ = 240-280 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
, 177-205 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 85) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (580-615 (605) long; 460-490 (475) wide) circular with bold bluish-purple or reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions. Anterio-medial platelets (125-132.5 (132.5) long; 55-65 (60) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (172.5-195 (180) long; 70-82.5 (82.5) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approaching midway between muscle scars and dorsum edge (distance between Dgl-4 280-310 (310)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.23-1.32 (1.27); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.53-1.66 (1.53); anterio-medial platelet length/width 1.96-2.27 (2.21); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.17-2.48 (2.18); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.36-1.53 (1.36).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (320-330 (320) long (ventral); 223-243 (223) long (dorsal); 112.5-120 (117.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (132.5-137.5 (132.5) long; 40-47.5 (40) wide). Chelicerae (320-330 (321) long) with curved fangs (50-55 (53) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.72-2.89 (2.72); rostrum length/width 2.89-3.34 (3.31). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (37.5-42.5 (40) long); femur (112.5-117.5 (116.25) long); genu (67.5-70 (67.5) long); tibia (88.75-95 (88.75) long; 20-22.5 (20) wide); tarsus (17.5-17.5 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.67-1.74 (1.72); tibia/femur 0.76-0.83 (0.76); tibia length/width 4.11-4.50 (4.44).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (710-730 (730) long; 512-550 (513) wide) bold bluish-purple or reddish-purple coloration. Gnathosomal bay (130-155 (155) long; 72.5-95 (72.5) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (22.5-50 (27.5) long). Genital plates (167.5-177.5 (175) long; 150-157.5 (157.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (276-305 (291) long (total); 122-160 (149) long (medial)); Cx-3 (320-370 (321) wide); anterior venter (202.5-212.5 (202.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.37-2.14 (2.14); anterior venter/genital field length 1.14-1.24 (1.16); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.29-1.40 (1.29); anterior venter/medial suture 4.15-9.00 (7.36).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 86) (n = 6) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum- (495-575 (530) long; 395-430 (420) wide) circular with bold bluish-purple or reddish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions. Anterio-medial platelets (112.5-120 (120) long; 52.5-60 (55) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (165-187.5 (167.5) long; 60-67.5 (60) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approaching midway between muscle scars and dorsum edge (distance between Dgl-4 235-280 (275)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.25-1.34 (1.26); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.50-1.68 (1.53); anterio-medial platelet length/width 1.96-2.18 (2.18); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.54-2.88 (2.79); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.40-1.67 (1.40).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (260-297.5 (290) long (ventral); 188-225 (212.5) long (dorsal); 93.75-103.75 (93.75) tall) colorless. Rostrum (105-120 (120) long; 35-40 (35) wide). Chelicerae (249-298 (285) long) with curved fangs (40-50 (50) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.77-3.09 (3.09); rostrum length/width 2.80-3.43 (3.43). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-35 (35) long); femur (95-105 (102.5) long); genu (57.5-65 (60) long); tibia (80-88.75 (82.5) long; 20-25 (20) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (15) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.58-1.71 (1.71); tibia/femur 0.80-0.87 (0.80); tibia length/width 3.55-4.38 (4.13).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (600-690 (670) long; 443-540 (460) wide) bold bluish-purple or reddish-purple coloration. Gnathosomal bay (107.5-135 (132.5) long; 70-80 (70) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (85-107.5 (92.5) long). Genital plates (135-147.5 (140) long; 110-120 (117.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (224-280 (280) long (total); 88-160 (150) long (medial)); Cx-3 (292-342 (300) wide); anterior venter (240-280 (260) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.48-1.93 (1.89); anterior venter/genital field length 1.78-1.90 (1.86); anterior venter length/genital field width 2.13-2.41 (2.21); anterior venter/medial suture 2.47-2.87 (2.81).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Specific epithet (
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Arrenuridae" genus="Lebertioidea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lebertioidea glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
) refers to the rounded body of this species compared to all other members of the
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
Complex (glomerabilis, L. round).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Appalachians (Figure 84).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Figure 84.
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
sp. n. distribution.
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Figure 85.
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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.
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</caption>
<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Figure 86.
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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.
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</caption>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
groups with other members of the
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
Complex with high support and specimens are less than 1% different in COI sequence from each other. In all analyses,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
groups with two other species,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. delicatexa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delicatexa">T. delicatexa</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. ululata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="ululata">T. ululata</taxonomicName>
, which are 10-13% different from each other. Of these species,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
is the only one with the lateral platelets free from the dorsal plate. Because of this, we place
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
within the Eastern 4-Plate Identification Group, which can be differentiated by having rounder bodies than any other species in the
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
Complex.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola glomerabilis" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">Torrenticola glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
occupy an interesting position phylogenetically by being nested between the Eastern 2-Plate and Eastern 4-Plate Identification Groups (Figure 6, 12). Their unique shape and interesting phylogenetic affinity flag this species as important to future studies on the evolution of eastern members of the
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
Complex.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">This species hypothesis is supported by biogeography, low COI divergence within the species (0-2%) and high divergence between species (3-15%), and the morphological characters outlined in the diagnosis.</paragraph>
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