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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC8FFD3FF465BDAA875DBF9" bold="true" box="[151,294,1412,1438]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="258">Meridaphes</emphasis>
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species:
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC8FFD3FEF75B94AB6FDB87" box="[294,572,1482,1504]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="258">Scydmoraphes venezolanus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFD24B62FFC8FFD3FD935B95ABEDDB87" author="Franz" box="[578,702,1482,1504]" pageId="5" pageNumber="258" refString="Franz, H. (1988) Nachtrag zur Monographie der Scydmaeniden Venezuelas (Coleoptera, Scydmaenidae). Elytron, 1, 9 - 84." type="journal article" year="1988">Franz, 1988</bibRefCitation>
: 63
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(here designated).
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC8FFD3FF465853A842D841" bold="true" box="[151,273,1549,1574]" pageId="5" pageNumber="258">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Among Neotropical
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,
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC8FFD3FD645853AA68D842" box="[693,827,1549,1573]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="258">Meridaphes</emphasis>
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is the only genus with anterior metaventral process at base as broad as about 1/3 of metaventral width and strongly narrowing anteriorly to form subrectangular apex which meets the posterior tip of mesoventral intercoxal process, which is strongly broadened in the intermesocoxal region. Additional diagnostic characters comprise: head elongate with tempora longer than eyes, without lateral bristles; occipital constriction about as broad as frons between eyes; submentum lacking lateral sutures; hypostomal ridges present and posteriorly reaching level of posterior tentorial pits; antennae gradually thickened distally; pronotum with transverse antebasal groove connecting faint lateral impressions and with lateral edges developed in posterior third or fourth of PL; sides of pronotum with dense bristles; prosternum with basisternal part as long as about half length of coxal part; prosternal intercoxal process indistinct, diffused; procoxal sockets broadly closed; notosternal sutures and hypomeral ridges complete; prosternum entirely demarcated from hypomera; mesothorax with ventrolateral foveae; metaventral intercoxal process not separating metacoxae, subtriangular with shallow median notch; each elytron with two barely discernible rudiments of asetose foveae; and symmetrical aedeagus with slender parameres.
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FF465A02A819DA16" bold="true" box="[151,330,1116,1139]" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">FIGURES 9–11.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCBFFD0FE855A02ABF4DA15" authority="Franz" authorityName="Franz" box="[340,679,1116,1138]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Meridaphes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="259" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="venezolanus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FE855A02AB00DA15" box="[340,595,1116,1138]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Meridaphes venezolanus</emphasis>
(Franz)
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(9, 10) and
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FCE35A03AD42DA15" box="[818,1041,1117,1138]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Perumicrus peruanus</emphasis>
(Franz)
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(11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11).
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FF165AE3A80ADAB1" bold="true" box="[199,345,1213,1238]" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Description.</emphasis>
Body of male (
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) strongly convex, moderately slender, with moderately long appendages, BL slightly exceeding
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; cuticle glossy, brown, sparsely setose.
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Head (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FEC75B5BA822DB79" box="[278,369,1285,1310]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 10</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE535B58A8F3DB79" box="[386,416,1286,1310]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE605B58A8ABDB79" box="[433,504,1286,1310]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">17–18</figureCitation>
) slightly elongate and approximately subtrapezoidal, with small eyes; occipital constriction (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FEFA5B77A82CDB25" box="[299,383,1321,1346]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FE5D5B74A8E0DB26" box="[396,435,1322,1345]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">occ</emphasis>
) in the narrowest place about as broad as frons between eyes; 'neck' region (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FAC85B77AC3FDB25" box="[1305,1388,1321,1346]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FAAB5B74ACC0DB26" box="[1402,1427,1322,1345]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">nr</emphasis>
) much broader than long, nearly as broad as vertex; tempora longer than eyes and strongly rounded; vertex strongly transverse; frons posteriorly confluent with vertex, subtrapezoidal, anteriorly not projecting at middle; frontoclypeal groove absent; antennal insertions broadly separated. Tempora and posterior margin of vertex lacking bristles.
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Labrum (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FEE95B83A8C7DB91" box="[312,404,1501,1526]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FE785B83A8ECDB92" box="[425,447,1501,1525]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">lb</emphasis>
) transverse with rounded anterior margin. Each mandible (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FB4C5B83ADADDB91" box="[1181,1278,1501,1526]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FAC25B80AC0FDB91" box="[1299,1372,1502,1526]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">17–18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FAA15B83ACC1DB92" box="[1392,1426,1501,1525]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">md</emphasis>
) subtriangular, with broad and blunt subapical mesal tooth; basal mesal region not visible in studied specimens. Each maxilla with short and broad cardo (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD43587BABBDD859" box="[658,750,1573,1598]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FCD15878AA4CD859" box="[768,799,1574,1598]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FCE1587BAA19D85A" box="[816,842,1573,1597]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">cd</emphasis>
), subtriangular basistipes (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FB58587BADB6D859" box="[1161,1253,1573,1598]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FB275878AC46D859" box="[1270,1301,1574,1598]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FAF7587BAC14D85A" box="[1318,1351,1573,1597]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">bst</emphasis>
), short mediostipes (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FEE15817A8D8D805" box="[304,395,1609,1634]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE4A5814A8EAD805" box="[411,441,1610,1634]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FE1B5814A8A2D806" box="[458,497,1610,1633]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">mst</emphasis>
) and elongate galea (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD205817AA1FD805" box="[753,844,1609,1634]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FC8D5814AA28D805" box="[860,891,1610,1634]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FC5A5814AAFCD805" box="[907,943,1610,1634]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">gal</emphasis>
) and lacinia, each with dense setae along distomesal margin, maxillary palp (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FDFC5833ABD5D8E1" box="[557,646,1645,1670]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD455830ABE0D8E1" box="[660,691,1646,1670]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FD105830ABA3D8E2" box="[705,752,1646,1669]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">mxp</emphasis>
) moderately long, palpomere I small but strongly elongate, palpomere II strongly elongate, nearly pipe-shaped, palpomere III large and elongate, broadest near distal third, palpomere IV subconical with slightly thickened apex. Labium with broad submentum (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FB4C58EBADABD8A9" box="[1181,1272,1717,1742]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FAD958E8AC75D8A9" box="[1288,1318,1718,1742]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FAE658E8AC37D8AA" box="[1335,1380,1718,1741]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">smn</emphasis>
) not demarcated laterally by sutures; subtrapezoidal mentum (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FCF15887AA2BD895" box="[800,888,1753,1778]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FC545884AAF7D895" box="[901,932,1754,1778]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FC605884AA80D896" box="[945,979,1754,1777]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">mn</emphasis>
) and short prementum, ligula indistinct, bearing pair of bristles; labial palps (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FDE458A3ABDFD971" box="[565,652,1789,1814]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 13</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD4858A0ABEBD971" box="[665,696,1790,1814]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FD1558A3AB89D972" box="[708,730,1789,1813]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">lp</emphasis>
) short, moderately broadly separated at bases, with palpomere II relatively long. Hypostomal ridges (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD90597FABC4D95D" box="[577,663,1825,1850]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD72597CAB91D95D" box="[675,706,1826,1850]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FD1C597CABBBD95D" box="[717,744,1826,1850]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">hy</emphasis>
) distinct and recurved, posteriorly reaching posterior tentorial pits.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCBFFD0FF165937A8EDD9AD" blockId="6.[151,1437,1213,2030]" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">
Gular plate (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE8F5937A8E9D9E5" box="[350,442,1897,1922]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE1D5934A8B8D9E5" box="[460,491,1898,1922]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FE2D5934AB4BD9E6" box="[508,536,1898,1921]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">gp</emphasis>
) broadly subtrapezoidal with rounded sides, gular sutures (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FB0D5937AC6BD9E5" box="[1244,1336,1897,1922]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FA985934AC3BD9E5" box="[1353,1384,1898,1922]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FAAB5934ACC0D9E6" box="[1402,1427,1898,1921]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">gs</emphasis>
) superficial. Posterior tentorial pits (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FDFF59D3ABDBD9C1" box="[558,648,1933,1958]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Figs 12</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FD4659D0ABE5D9C1" box="[663,694,1934,1958]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">18</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCBFFD0FD1559D0ABBBD9C2" box="[708,744,1934,1957]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">ptp</emphasis>
) exposed, arcuate, located in front of transverse impression demarcating 'neck' region.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCBFFD0FF165988AB89D989" blockId="6.[151,1437,1213,2030]" box="[199,730,2005,2030]" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">
Antennae (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCBFFD0FE90598BA8D6D989" box="[321,389,2005,2030]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="259">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) gradually thickening distally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165EC6A8B0DF27" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Pronotum in dorsal view (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE215EC9AB66DED7" box="[496,565,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) elongate subtrapezoidal, anterior margin and sides in anterior half rounded, anterior corners indistinct, obtuse-angled, and blunt, sides in posterior half weakly narrowing toward distinct and nearly right-angled posterior corners; posterior margin shallowly bisinuate. Pronotum with lateral edges developed in posterior third or less, with distinct transverse antebasal groove connecting faint lateral impressions. Sides of pronotum with dense bristles.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165F13AB83DFB7" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Prosternum (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE865F12A8FDDF03" box="[343,430,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 14</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE6A5F12A88BDF03" box="[443,472,332,356]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">19</figureCitation>
) with basisternal part (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FD0A5F12AA7DDF03" box="[731,814,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCEB5F12AA08DF03" box="[826,859,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">bst</emphasis>
) indistinctly demarcated from coxal part and much shorter than the latter; prosternal intercoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FD225F31AA1BDFEF" box="[755,840,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FC875F2FAA2EDFEF" box="[854,893,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">psp</emphasis>
) feebly marked as narrow and weakly elevated carina with diffused lateral margins; procoxal sockets (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FCD95FCAAA0EDFCB" box="[776,861,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCBA5FCBAAC3DFCB" box="[875,912,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">pcs</emphasis>
) broadly closed. Notosternal sutures (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FA935FCAACC4DFCB" box="[1346,1431,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF465FE7A9E8DFB7" box="[151,187,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">nss</emphasis>
) and hypomeral ridges (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE1C5FE9AB73DFB7" box="[461,544,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 19</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FDFD5FE6AB02DFB7" box="[556,593,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">hyr</emphasis>
) complete.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165F82AA0CDC70" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Mesoscutellum visible between elytral bases, broadly subtriangular with elongate and rounded posterior part and concave lateral margins; mesoscutoscutellar suture present.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165C7AAD76DC97" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Mesoventrite (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FEBB5C7AA8B8DC5A" box="[362,491,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 15–16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE265C7AAB47DC5B" box="[503,532,548,572]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
) with distinct anterior ridge (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FC8F5C7AAA8CDC5A" box="[862,991,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 15–16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FC3D5C7AAD58DC5B" box="[1004,1035,548,572]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FBC65C7BAD63DC5B" box="[1047,1072,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">ar</emphasis>
) and long, carinate and strongly elevated mesoventral intercoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FDAB5C19AA53DC07" box="[634,768,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 15–16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FCC05C16AA63DC07" box="[785,816,584,608]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FC905C17AA28DC07" box="[833,891,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">msvp</emphasis>
) extending from just behind anterior ridge of mesoventrite to middle of mesocoxae, where it is distinctly broadened and flattened ventrally. Ventrolateral foveae (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FF4E5CD1A9A6DCCF" box="[159,245,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FED25CCEA84CDCCF" box="[259,287,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">vlf</emphasis>
) present. Mesocoxal projections (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FD765CD1ABAEDCCF" box="[679,765,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCDA5CCFAA69DCCF" box="[779,826,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">mcp</emphasis>
) prominent, with mesocoxal sockets located on their mesoventral surface and exposed in ventral view. Mesoventrite with narrow and shallow asetose pair of procoxal rests (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FF085C89A809DC97" box="[217,346,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 15–16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FEB75C86A8D6DC97" box="[358,389,728,752]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FE415C87A8E6DC97" box="[400,437,729,752]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">pcr</emphasis>
); area behind procoxal rests asetose and not impressed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165CA2AAF5DDAF" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Metaventrite (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FEBC5CA2A898DD72" box="[365,459,764,789]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE0E5CA2A8ADDD73" box="[479,510,764,788]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<date id="FFFD1053FFCAFFD1FDC35CA2AB7FDD73" box="[530,556,764,788]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FDC35CA2AB7FDD73" box="[530,556,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">v3</emphasis>
</date>
) subtrapezoidal, broadening posteriorly and with rounded sides; anterior metaventral process (
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,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FDF75D7EAB16DD5F" box="[550,581,800,824]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FD875D7FABC1DD5F" box="[598,658,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">amvp</emphasis>
) present and strikingly large, with base as broad as about 1/3 of metaventral width and subtriangular in shape, with subrectangular anterior tip meeting posterior tip of mesoventral intercoxal process, sides of anterior metaventral process densely setose. Metaventral intercoxal process (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FAE95D39A9E6DDC2" captionStart="FIGURES 12 – 16" captionStartId="9.[151,264,1776,1799]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,195,1754]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[151,1436,195,1755]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURES 12 – 16. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in ventral view (12); mouthparts in ventral view (13); prothorax in ventral view (14); mesothorax in ventral view (15); pterothorax and abdomen in ventral view (16). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lp, labial palp; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; occ, occipital constriction; pre, prepectus; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243792/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 15– 16</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FF135DD2A9B2DDC3" box="[194,225,908,932]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 – 20" captionStartId="10.[151,264,1747,1770]" captionTargetBox="[166,1428,208,1706]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1726]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURES 17 – 20. Morphological structures of Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz), paratype female. Head in dorsal (17) and ventral (18) views; prothorax in ventral view (19); pterothorax in ventral view (20). Abbreviations: amvp, anterior metaventral process; ar, anterior ridge of mesoventrite; bst, basisternal part of prosternum; bst, basistipes; cd, cardo; cl, clypeus; fo, foramen occipitale; fr, frons; gal, galea; gp, gular plate; gs, gular suture; h, hypomeron; hy, hypostomal ridge; hyr, hypomeral ridge; lb, labrum; lp, labial palp; mcp, mesocoxal projection; md, mandible; mn, mentum; mscc, mesocoxal cavity; mscs, mesocoxal socket; msff, mesofurcal fovea; mst, mediostipes; msvp, mesoventral intercoxal process; mtvp, metaventral intercoxal process; mxp, maxillary palp; nr, ' neck' region; occ, occipital constriction; pf, profurca; pre, prepectus; pcc, procoxal cavity; pcs, procoxal socket; psp, prosternal intercoxal process; ptp, posterior tentorial pits; smn, submentum; v 3, metaventrite; vlf, ventrolateral fovea; vt, vertex." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243793/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">20</figureCitation>
;
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF3C5DD3A870DDC3" box="[237,291,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">mtvp</emphasis>
) not separating metacoxa, subtriangular with shallow median notch. Metanepisterna and metepimera narrow. Metendosternite (metafurca) not visible in studied specimens.
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<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165D8AADCDDD8A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1182,980,1005]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Elytra (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FECA5D8AA80DDD8B" box="[283,350,980,1005]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) oval, each with two barely discernible rudiments of asetose basal foveae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165DA6AD75DA3F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Legs (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FEDC5DA9A803DA77" box="[269,336,1015,1040]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) moderately long and slender; pro- and mesocoxae oval, metacoxae transverse; all femora weakly and gradually clavate (profemora thickest), all tibiae slender and nearly straight, broadening distally, protibiae thicker than meso- and metatibiae and with apical denticle; tarsi short and robust.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165A3AAD0ADA1A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1113,1124,1149]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Abdominal sternites unmodified, suture between two terminal sternites indistinct.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165AD9AC5BDA8F" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Aedeagus (
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE975AD9A8CCDAC7" box="[326,415,1159,1184]" captionStart="FIGURES 9 – 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1116,1139]" captionTargetBox="[173,1415,210,1082]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1095]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 9 – 11. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (9, 10) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (11). Dorsal habitus of male holotype (9) and aedeagus in ventral view (10, 11)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243791/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Figs 10</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13782A16FFCAFFD1FE7C5AD9A8A7DAC7" box="[429,500,1159,1184]" captionStart="FIGURES 25 – 27" captionStartId="13.[151,264,863,886]" captionTargetBox="[186,1409,192,832]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[151,1436,157,842]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURES 25 – 27. Meridaphes venezolanus (Franz) (25, 26) and Perumicrus peruanus (Franz) (27). Aedeagus in ventral (25, 27) and lateral (26) views." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/243795/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">25–26</figureCitation>
) stout, drop-shaped with truncate apex of median lobe, median lobe symmetrical, endophallus nearly symmetrical; internal armature complicated, composed of elongate sclerites surrounding median longitudinal tubular component; parameres present, moderately slender and with apical setae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3596518FFCAFFD1FF165AAAAC71DB6A" box="[199,1314,1268,1293]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165AAAAC71DB6A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1314,1268,1293]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF165AAAAB7FDB6A" bold="true" box="[199,556,1268,1293]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Distribution and composition.</emphasis>
Only one species of
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCC65AAAAACEDB6B" box="[791,925,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Meridaphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known, occurring in
<collectingCountry id="F3547603FFCAFFD1FB765AAAAC4DDB6A" box="[1191,1310,1268,1293]" name="Venezuela" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Venezuela</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3596518FFCAFFD1FF165B49ABABDB32" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165B49ABABDB32" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF165B49A815DB57" bold="true" box="[199,326,1303,1328]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Etymology</emphasis>
. The name
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FE1D5B46AB01DB57" box="[460,594,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Meridaphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is composed of the Venezuelan Mérida State's name and -
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FB355B46AC44DB57" box="[1252,1303,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">phes</emphasis>
, a common ending of names in
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. Gender masculine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3596518FFCAFFDEFF165B01AAC3DF03" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="261" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF165B01AD51D887" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF165B01A868DB1F" bold="true" box="[199,315,1375,1400]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Remarks.</emphasis>
The following characters clearly indicate that
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FC8B5B3EADC3DB1F" box="[858,1168,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes venezolanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is not congeneric with Northern Hemisphere
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FE4D5BDAAB6CDBFB" box="[412,575,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: submentum lacking lateral sutures (present in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FBA95BDAAC48DBFB" box="[1144,1307,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); posterior tentorial pits exposed (hidden in deep transverse groove demarcating 'neck' region in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FB8D5BF6ADACDBA7" box="[1116,1279,1448,1472]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Scydmoraphes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FB8D5BF6ADACDBA7" box="[1116,1279,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); eyes distant from occipital constriction and tempora long (eyes close to occipital constriction and tempora very short in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF465BAEA869D86F" box="[151,314,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); mesoventral intercoxal process strongly elevated, with well-defined anterior tip and strongly broadened between mesocoxae (weakly elevated, lacking anterior tip and between mesocoxae narrowing to subtriangular rounded tip in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FE335866ABD6D837" box="[482,645,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Scydmoraphes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FE335866ABD6D837" box="[482,645,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); anterior metaventral process extremely broad and subtriangular, at base as broad as about 1/3 of metaventral width, with subrectangular anterior tip (process short and narrow, subrectangular in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FEBD58DEAB5CD8FF" box="[364,527,1664,1688]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Scydmoraphes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FEBD58DEAB5CD8FF" box="[364,527,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and each elytron with two barely discernible (even in transparent mount) rudiments of basal foveae (single distinct and deep fovea in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FCA058FAAD47D8DB" box="[881,1044,1700,1724]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Scydmoraphes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCA058FAAD47D8DB" box="[881,1044,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Moreover,
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FB6258FAAC39D8DB" box="[1203,1386,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Sc. venezolanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has distinctly swollen maxillary palpomere III, which is slender in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FC865896AAA9D887" box="[855,1018,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Scydmoraphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFC3693FFCAFFD1FF1658B2ACCFD9BB" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">
Although the strongly elevated, keel-like mesoventral intercoxal process of
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FBE158B2ADE5D963" box="[1072,1206,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Meridaphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to that in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF46594FA856D94F" box="[151,261,1809,1832]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FEC5594EA8CAD94F" box="[276,409,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Meridaphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FDE2594FABF2D94F" box="[563,673,1809,1832]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in several important characters: broad occipital constriction (much narrower in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FEF0596BA8DCD92B" box="[289,399,1845,1868]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); gular plate lacking elongate anterior part (demarcated, anterior part present in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FACD596BACD9D92B" box="[1308,1418,1845,1868]" class="Insecta" family="Scydmaenidae" genus="Euconnus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FACD596BACD9D92B" box="[1308,1418,1845,1868]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); absent frontoclypeal groove (present in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FD8E5907AB9ED917" box="[607,717,1881,1904]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); pronotum with short posterolateral edges (lacking edges, but often with sublateral carinae in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FE2B5923AB3BD9F3" box="[506,616,1917,1940]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); presence of large, subtriangular anterior metaventral process (absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C434D10FFCAFFD1FF4659FFA856D9DF" box="[151,261,1953,1976]" class="Insecta" family="Scydmaenidae" genus="Euconnus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="260" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FF4659FFA856D9DF" box="[151,261,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and contiguous metacoxae (distinctly separated in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FCA659FFAAB6D9DF" box="[887,997,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Euconnus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). The extremely broad, subtriangular anterior metaventral process is known only in the eastern Palaearctic genus
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFCAFFD1FBF0599AADEED9BB" box="[1057,1213,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="260">Nanoscydmus</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
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Besides clearly different body form,
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC5FFDEFDEB5EC6AB85DED7" box="[570,726,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">Nanoscydmus</emphasis>
has the frons and vertex with median longitudinal groove and triangular raised area demarcated by distinct edges (entirely lacking in
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<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC5FFDEFBDA5EE2ADC2DEB3" box="[1035,1169,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">Meridaphes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), prosternum laterally demarcated from hypomera by complete notosternal sutures (prosternum laterally fused with hypomera and notosternal sutures internalized, not marked externally in
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC5FFDEFCF45F5AAA92DF7B" box="[805,961,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">Nanoscydmus</emphasis>
); mesoventral intercoxal process strongly broadened between mesocoxae (evenly narrowing posteriorly in
<emphasis id="B937EA81FFC5FFDEFC745F76AD12DF27" box="[933,1089,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="261">Nanoscydmus</emphasis>
); and metaventral intercoxal process without spines (with a pair of long spines in
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).
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