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1171
</specimenCode>
), 2 maleS and 2 femaleS 
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(
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), 2 maleS and 2 femaleS 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01078706A2ED4BC10479FF5C" box="[663,770,152,176]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" type="paratype">paratypeS</typeStatus>
(
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), 21°19'01'' -100°06'49'', 
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<date id="FFE9BEEE01078706A40D4BCE0262FF5C" box="[1143,1305,151,176]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" value="2016-03-14" valueMax="2016-03-16" valueMin="2016-03-14">14-16.iii.2016</date>
</collectingDate>
, Arthropod claSS 
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.
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</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34DCBA501078706A0BD4B8604EDFEF0" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01078706A0BD4B8604EDFEF0" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,285]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A0BD4B860635FF14" bold="true" box="[199,334,223,248]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Etymology.</emphasis>
The SpecieS name iS a noun in appoSition derived from the 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01078706A43D4BB9030CFF14" box="[1095,1143,224,248]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">type</typeStatus>
locality. In the original Chichimeca language the name of the SpecieS meanS “blinded man”.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E01078706A0ED4EE306EFFA02" blockId="2.[151,1436,1466,1518]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A0ED4EE3066CFA3C" bold="true" box="[151,279,1466,1488]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A15B4EE2069CFA3C" box="[289,487,1466,1488]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A1824EE30537FA3C" bold="true" box="[504,588,1466,1488]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Habitus of paratype adult female (live) from Charco Azul, 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A4A84EE30269FA3C" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[1234,1298,1466,1488]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="235" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">Xichú</taxonomicName>
, Guanajuato, México (CNAN-T1170).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C34DCBA501078706A0BD4D42060BF870" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01078706A0BD4D42060BF870" blockId="2.[151,1436,1563,2020]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A0BD4D42063AF9D8" bold="true" box="[199,321,1563,1588]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A1334D45055BF9D8" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[329,544,1563,1588]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A1334D45055BF9D8" box="[329,544,1563,1588]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701078706A2524D4205F9F9D8" box="[552,642,1563,1588]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A2524D4205F9F9D8" bold="true" box="[552,642,1563,1588]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
iS cloSely related to 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A3144D450480F9DF" authorityName="Gervais" authorityYear="1844" box="[878,1019,1564,1587]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granosus">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A3144D450480F9DF" box="[878,1019,1564,1587]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A4494D45039FF9DF" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[1075,1252,1564,1587]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="segmentatus">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A4494D45039FF9DF" box="[1075,1252,1564,1587]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. segmentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the preSence of Straight cutting margin of the pedipalp chela fingerS and the abSence of proximal notch, median lobe and gap when fingerS cloSe. 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A1024D3D0535F990" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[376,590,1635,1660]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A1024D3D0535F990" box="[376,590,1635,1660]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A22F4D3A05D4F990" bold="true" box="[597,687,1635,1660]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
may be diStinguiShed from 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A3914D3D030DF997" authorityName="Gervais" authorityYear="1844" box="[1003,1142,1636,1659]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="granosus">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A3914D3D030DF997" box="[1003,1142,1636,1659]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the preSence of a deep SulcuS, completely Separating diStal and median lamella of the pectineS in both SexeS, inStead of having marginal and median lamella fuSed without SulcuS (female) or veStigially developed (male), and by the preSence of four trichobothria in each of the SerieS 
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A2674D89054AF90B" box="[541,561,1744,1767]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">et</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A2164D8905F6F90B" box="[620,653,1744,1767]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">em</emphasis>
on the pedipalp patella, inStead of three in each SerieS. 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A5704D8907AFF8E0" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A5704D8907AFF8E0" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701078706A0A14DAA064FF8E0" box="[219,308,1779,1804]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A0A14DAA064FF8E0" bold="true" box="[219,308,1779,1804]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
iS diStinguiShed from 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A2544DAD05A4F8E7" authorityName="Pocock" authorityYear="1900" box="[558,735,1780,1803]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="segmentatus">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A2544DAD05A4F8E7" box="[558,735,1780,1803]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. segmentatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the denSely granular carapace, pedipalp dorSal femoral and patellar, and prolateral leg SurfaceS, inStead of Scattered fine granulation. The maleS of 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A41F4C410247F8DC" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[1125,1340,1815,1840]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A41F4C410247F8DC" box="[1125,1340,1815,1840]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701078706A5384C4E02E7F8DC" box="[1346,1436,1815,1840]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A5384C4E02E7F8DC" bold="true" box="[1346,1436,1815,1840]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
are readily diStinguiShed from the maleS of 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A2EC4C650462F8B8" authorityName="Diaz Najera" authorityYear="1966" box="[662,793,1851,1876]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gertschi">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A2EC4C650462F8B8" box="[662,793,1851,1876]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. gertschi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01078706A32D4C6504AFF8B8" authorityName="Sissom" authorityYear="1994" box="[855,980,1851,1876]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grubbsi">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A32D4C6504AFF8B8" box="[855,980,1851,1876]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">M. grubbsi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
becauSe theSe SpecieS have the cutting margin of pedipalp chela fingerS Scalloped, bearing prominent proximal notch and median lobe, creating a gap when fingerS cloSe.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34DCBA50107870FA0BD4CFE031EF8CC" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="232" pageId="2" pageNumber="223" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01078706A0BD4CFE05C9F808" blockId="2.[151,1436,1563,2020]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">
<emphasis id="B923443C01078706A0BD4CFE0622F82C" bold="true" box="[199,345,1959,1984]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">Description.</emphasis>
The following deScription iS baSed on the 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01078706A33D4CF1040CF82C" box="[839,887,1960,1984]" pageId="2" pageNumber="223">type</typeStatus>
SerieS and includeS both SexeS, variation due to Sexual dimorphiSm iS indicated when neceSSary.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF28C8A601068707A0ED4F2505FFFB5C" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835916/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" targetBox="[423,1154,205,1118]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01068707A0ED4F2505FFFB5C" blockId="3.[151,1435,1148,1200]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A0ED4F250669FB7E" bold="true" box="[151,274,1148,1170]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01068707A1634F2406A0FB7E" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[281,475,1148,1170]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A1634F2406A0FB7E" box="[281,475,1148,1170]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701068707A19D4F250543FB7E" box="[487,568,1148,1170]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A19D4F250543FB7E" bold="true" box="[487,568,1148,1170]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Habitus of preserved adult paratypes (CNAN-T1170). A, B male; C, D female. A, C, dorsal view; B, D, ventral view. Scale bar 5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF28C8A601068707A0ED4CCD0681F825" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835918/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" targetBox="[340,1247,1250,1919]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01068707A0ED4CCD0681F825" blockId="3.[151,1436,1940,1993]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A0ED4CCD066CF846" bold="true" box="[151,279,1940,1962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01068707A1594CCC0691F846" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[291,490,1940,1962]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A1594CCC0691F846" box="[291,490,1940,1962]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701068707A1814CCD052BF846" box="[507,592,1940,1962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01068707A1814CCD052BF846" bold="true" box="[507,592,1940,1962]" pageId="3" pageNumber="224">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Sinistral chelicera of adult male paratype (CNAN-T1170). A, dorsal view; B, proventral view. Scale bar 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF28C8A601018700A0ED4F750647FB8C" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835920/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" targetBox="[340,1247,193,1046]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01018700A0ED4F750647FB8C" blockId="4.[151,1437,1068,1120]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A0ED4F750668FBAE" bold="true" box="[151,275,1068,1090]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01018700A1634F7406A0FBAE" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[281,475,1068,1090]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A1634F7406A0FBAE" box="[281,475,1068,1090]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701018700A1924F750542FBAE" box="[488,569,1068,1090]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A1924F750542FBAE" bold="true" box="[488,569,1068,1090]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Carapace of adult male paratype (CNAN-T1170) under ultraviolet light, dorsal view. Scale bar 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF28C8A601018700A0ED4C7B0583F89A" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835922/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" targetBox="[340,1247,1170,1805]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01018700A0ED4C7B0583F89A" blockId="4.[151,1436,1826,1910]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A0ED4C7B066FF8D4" bold="true" box="[151,276,1826,1848]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD01018700A1674C7A069BF8D4" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[285,480,1826,1848]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A1674C7A069BF8D4" box="[285,480,1826,1848]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A210F94701018700A1954C7B0539F8D4" box="[495,578,1826,1848]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B923443C01018700A1954C7B0539F8D4" bold="true" box="[495,578,1826,1848]" pageId="4" pageNumber="225">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
A, dextral dorsolateral margin of carapace of adult male paratype (CNAN-T1170) with lateral ocelli Type 3C conformation. B, sinistral dorsolateral margin of carapace of adult female paratype (CNAN-T1170) with lateral ocelli Type 4B conformation. Scale bar 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF28C8A601008701A0ED499806DCFD1A" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835924/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="226" targetBox="[340,1247,193,684]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01008701A0ED499806DCFD1A" blockId="5.[151,1435,705,758]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A0ED49980669FD3B" bold="true" box="[151,274,705,727]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A162499B06A2FD3B" box="[280,473,705,727]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A19F4998054EFD3B" bold="true" box="[485,565,705,727]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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Adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170). A, coxosternal region. B, sternites. Scale bars 1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01008701A0BD487B03AFFBB7" blockId="5.[151,1437,802,1979]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A0BD487B06B5FCD7" box="[199,462,802,827]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Color and infuscation</emphasis>
: BaSe color yellowiSh to orange. Carapace, tergiteS, prolateral Surface of legS, coxoSternal region, SterniteS, genital operculum, marginal and median lamellae of the pectineS, metaSomal SegmentS and 
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, with denSe, marbled infuScation (
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, 
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); Sternum and baSal piece of pectineS denSely infuScate. Chelicerae manuS baSe color yellowiSh with reticulated longitudinal infuScation; fingerS moderately infuScate proximally. Pedipalp baSe color orange with fuScouS markingS, all carinae denSely infuScate. All trichobothrial baSeS with a bright yellowiSh areola. Retrolateral Surface of all legS yellowiSh. SpiracleS light beige. Pectinal teeth whitiSh to light beige. 
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veSicle, ventral Surface with three broad bandS of infuScation flanking two Submedian bandS of orange yellowiSh baSe color, dorSal Surface entirely (male) or predominantly (female) infuScate. AculeuS baSe faintly infuScate (female) or not infuScate (male), reddiSh brown diStally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01008701A0BD4F3F0464FADF" blockId="5.[151,1437,802,1979]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A0BD4F3F0639FB93" box="[199,322,1126,1151]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Chelicerae</emphasis>
: ManuS dorSal Surface Smooth, luStrouS, with three macroSetae diStally, decreaSing in Size from median to lateral Surface. Movable finger, prolateral margin with baSal, two SubdiStalS, and diStal teeth Similar in Size, median tooth larger than the otherS; retrolateral margin diStal half with two to four Smaller, conical, Spaced, teeth. Fixed finger margin with baSal and median teeth joined in a bicuSpid tooth, SubdiStal tooth poSitioned midpoint of finger; diStal tooth enlarged and Sharp (
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); ventral Surface of manuS, fixed and movable finger with a denSe tuft of Setae with curved tipS. Serrula abSent.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01008701A0BD4E6606CDF90F" blockId="5.[151,1437,802,1979]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A0BD4E66064EFABA" box="[199,309,1343,1366]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Carapace</emphasis>
: Length (1.1/1.0) timeS greater than poSterior width. Surface Shagreened, with enlarged, Scattered granuleS covering entire SurfaceS (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB01008701A25A4E3B05FFFA97" box="[544,644,1378,1403]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1068,1090]" captionTargetBox="[340,1247,193,1046]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[340,1247,193,1046]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 5. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. Carapace of adult male paratype (CNAN-T 1170) under ultraviolet light, dorsal view. Scale bar 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835920/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Figure 5</figureCitation>
). Anterior margin with one or two pairS of macroSetae; emarginated, bilobed, median notch veStigial, lateral marginS curved, Such that lateral ocelli are placed in anterolateral poSition. Three pairS of lateral ocelli conforming to 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01008701A2024EF205CBFA2F" box="[632,688,1451,1475]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Type</typeStatus>
3B (
<bibRefCitation id="EFC6E5DF01008701A29D4EF3048FFA2F" author="Loria" box="[743,1012,1450,1475]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226" refString="Loria, S. F. &amp; Prendini, L. (2014) Homology of the Lateral Eyes of Scorpiones: A Six-Ocellus Model. PLoS ONE, 9 e 112913. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0112913." type="book chapter" year="2014">Loria &amp; Prendini, 2014</bibRefCitation>
), PLMa, MLMa of equal Size, ADMI half the Size of prior ocelli (male, 14 and 15 timeS obServed in dextral and SiniStral SideS, reSpectively; female, 18 and 17 timeS obServed in dextral and SiniStral SideS, reSpectively, 
<figureCitation id="136C84AB01008701A3024EAB04A3F9E7" box="[888,984,1522,1547]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1826,1848]" captionTargetBox="[340,1247,1170,1805]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[340,1247,1170,1805]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 6. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. A, dextral dorsolateral margin of carapace of adult male paratype (CNAN-T 1170) with lateral ocelli Type 3 C conformation. B, sinistral dorsolateral margin of carapace of adult female paratype (CNAN-T 1170) with lateral ocelli Type 4 B conformation. Scale bar 0.2 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835922/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Figure 6</figureCitation>
). Few SpecimenS with 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01008701A4A14EAA0268F9E7" box="[1243,1299,1523,1547]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Type</typeStatus>
4C, beSideS aforementioned ocelli, there iS a reduced to veStigial PDMi ocelluS (male, three timeS obServed Symmetrically in both dextral and SiniStral SideS; female, one and two timeS obServed in dextral and SiniStral SideS, reSpectively). Median ocular tubercle raiSed, Situated in anterior half of carapace. Superciliary carinae Strongly granular (male) or Smooth (female), lower than median ocelli. Anteromedian SulcuS deep and broad, with Scattered granuleS; poSteromedian with a granular carina and a deep, broad depreSSion poSteriorly; anterolateral, Shallow and narrow; poSterior tranSverSe deep.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E01008701A0BD4DB70524F856" blockId="5.[151,1437,802,1979]" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">
<emphasis id="B923443C01008701A0BD4DB706D3F8EB" box="[199,424,1774,1799]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="226">Coxosternal region</emphasis>
: Sternum pentagonal, Subequilateral, length equal to the anterior width, with four microSetae. Median SulcuS of Sternum deep, with anterior and poSterior (female) or only poSterior margin broadened (male). Coxae I–IV SurfaceS with Scattered granuleS and marginS weakly granular, moStly Smooth; coxa II, prolateral Subproximal margin with one (female) or two (male) oblique Slit-like StructureS, adjacent to a moderate (female) or low (male) granular protuberance; coxae II–IV, prolateral carinae weakly granular (
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A); coxa IV twice the length of coxa II.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E01038702A0ED4CF803B2F839" blockId="6.[151,1436,1953,2005]" pageId="6" pageNumber="227">
<emphasis id="B923443C01038702A0ED4CF8066FF85B" bold="true" box="[151,276,1953,1975]" pageId="6" pageNumber="227">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01038702A1664CFB06A4F85B" box="[284,479,1953,1975]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="227">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01038702A1974CF8053BF85B" bold="true" box="[493,576,1953,1975]" pageId="6" pageNumber="227">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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Dextral pedipalp of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170). A, femur, dorsal view. B-E, patella; B, dorsal, C, retrolateral, D, ventral, E, prolateral views. Scale bar 1 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E01028703A0ED4D0104D3F960" blockId="7.[151,1437,1624,1676]" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">
<emphasis id="B923443C01028703A0ED4D010669F982" bold="true" box="[151,274,1624,1646]" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01028703A1634D0006A1F982" box="[281,474,1624,1646]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01028703A19C4D01054CF982" bold="true" box="[486,567,1624,1646]" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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Dextral pedipalp chela of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170). A, dorsal, B, retrolateral, C, ventral, and D, prolateral views. Scale bar 3 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E0102870DA0BD4DED06E9FE83" blockId="7.[151,1436,1716,2029]" lastBlockId="9.[151,1436,151,368]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="230" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">
<emphasis id="B923443C01028703A0BD4DED064CF921" box="[199,311,1716,1741]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="228">Pedipalps</emphasis>
: Femur, length (2.1/1.8) timeS greater than width; prolateral, dorSal (
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A) and retrolateral intercarinal SurfaceS Shagreened, ventral Surface with a cluSter of fine granuleS medially; dorSal prolateral, dorSal retrolateral, ventral prolateral and ventral retrolateral carinae complete, irregularly granular; retrolateral dorSoSubmedian carina complete, weak proximally, becoming Strongly granular diStally; retrolateral ventral and ventral median carinae veStigial, conSiSting of few granuleS proximally; ventral retroSubmedian carina incomplete, with few Scattered enlarged granuleS on proximal half; prolateral ventral carina veStigial, with three median granuleS; prolateral ventroSubmedian carina incomplete, with Small granuleS on proximal third. Patella, width (2.1/ 1.8) timeS greater than femur width; dorSal intercarinal SurfaceS Shagreened; prolateral, retrolateral, and ventral SurfaceS SparSely coarSely granular; dorSal prolateral, dorSal retrolateral, ventral prolateral, ventral retroSubmedian and retrolateral median carinae complete, granular (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB010D870CA2954BCE042AFF5C" box="[751,849,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1953,1975]" captionTargetBox="[454,1120,193,1921]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[454,1120,193,1921]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 8. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. Dextral pedipalp of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T 1170). A, femur, dorsal view. B-E, patella; B, dorsal, C, retrolateral, D, ventral, E, prolateral views. Scale bar 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835926/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Figure 8</figureCitation>
B–E); retrolateral dorSoSubmedian carina veStigial; prolateral proceSS compriSing a large Spiniform tubercle, prolateral median carina abSent (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB010D870CA4FD4BE5039CFF38" box="[1159,1255,188,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1953,1975]" captionTargetBox="[454,1120,193,1921]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[454,1120,193,1921]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 8. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. Dextral pedipalp of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T 1170). A, femur, dorsal view. B-E, patella; B, dorsal, C, retrolateral, D, ventral, E, prolateral views. Scale bar 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835926/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Figure 8</figureCitation>
B, D, E). Chela, length (2.4/2.5) timeS greater than femur length and (1.9) timeS greater than patella length, width (2.0/1.6) timeS greater than femur width and (1.6/1.3) greater than patella width; dorSal intercarinal SurfaceS Shagreened, with denSe field of minute and coarSe granuleS SubdiStally, other SurfaceS with Scattered minute and coarSe granuleS (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB010D870CA0E44A15067EFE88" box="[158,261,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1624,1646]" captionTargetBox="[340,1247,193,1602]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[340,1247,193,1602]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. Dextral pedipalp chela of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T 1170). A, dorsal, B, retrolateral, C, ventral, and D, prolateral views. Scale bar 3 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835928/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Figure 9</figureCitation>
); dorSal retrolateral carina complete, granular, extending to proximal four-fifthS of the fixed finger, becoming weaker and Smooth diStally; dorSal retroSubmedian acceSSory carina veStigial, irregularly granular, reStricted to the level of trichobothrium 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA20B4ACC05F6FE40" box="[625,653,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Dt</emphasis>
; dorSal median carina complete, Strongly coState-granular, with an enlarged proximal tubercle; dorSal retroSubmedian carina finely granular, with an enlarged proximal tubercle, running at the Side of the dorSal median carina; dorSal proSubmedian and dorSal prolateral carinae, fuSed on poSterior third of the manuS, granular, the latter extending to proximal Second third of fixed finger; retrolateral dorSal carina veStigial; retrolateral dorSoSubmedian veStigial, reStricted to Short diStal row of coarSe granuleS between trichobothria 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA1E8491006C8FD88" box="[402,435,585,612]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Et4</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA19249100572FD88" box="[488,521,585,612]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Et5</emphasis>
; retrolateral median carina complete, granular, ending at the level of trichobothria 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA0ED492907C3FD67" box="[151,184,624,651]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Et3</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA09449290674FD67" box="[238,271,624,651]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Et4</emphasis>
; retrolateral Subventral acceSSory and retrolateral Subventral carinae veStigial, reStricted to a Short diStal row of coarSe granuleS converging towardS trichobothrium 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA34D49CF0423FD5E" box="[823,856,662,690]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Et2</emphasis>
, commonly merging to ventral retrolateral carinae; retrolateral ventral carina veStigial; ventral retrolateral carina complete, granular; ventral median carina incomplete, SparSely granular, becoming weak medially and merging with a field of granuleS diStally; ventral retrolateral and ventral median carinae forming an acute angle proximally, becoming parallel medially to diStally; ventral prolateral and prolateral ventral carinae complete, fuSed moniliform; prolateral dorSal carina, veStigial; prolateral ventral acceSSory incomplete, reStricted to midpoint of the manuS aS a Short granular row; prolateral median incomplete, irregular row of coarSe granuleS reStricted to proximal half (
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D). Pedipalp fixed and movable fingerS cutting edge without notcheS, lobeS, and gap when fingerS cloSe (
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B, 10A, B); dentate margin compriSing multiple rowS of prolateral, median and retrolateral denticleS; prolateral, prolateral acceSSory, retrolateral and median denticleS aligned in an oblique row angling retrolaterally in poSition III–VI. Fixed finger (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB010D870CA0E44F59066BFBF5" box="[158,272,1024,1049]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1693,1715]" captionTargetBox="[467,1120,420,1672]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[467,1120,420,1672]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 10. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. A, Movable and B, fixed fingers of dextral pedipalp chela of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T 1170). Scale bar 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835930/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Figure 10</figureCitation>
A) median row compriSing Seven denticle SubrowS with one denticle in poSition I, three to Seven in poSition II–VII; flanked by a two- or three-denticle retrolateral acceSSory median Subrow, abSent in poSition I; median SubrowS divided by Six or Seven retrolateral denticleS, denticleS in poSition VII/VIII–X indiStinguiShable in Size from denticleS of median SubrowS; median acceSSory SubrowS divided by five or Six Subpaired retrolateral acceSSory denticleS, abSent in poSition I and undiStinguiShable in Size from denticle of median acceSSory denticleS SubrowS in poSitionS VII/VIII–X; flanked by Six or Seven prolateral denticleS and a Subpaired prolateral acceSSory denticle in poSition III–VI, abSent in poSition I and II, and veStigial or abSent in poSition VII–X (
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A). Movable finger (
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B) median denticle row compriSing Seven median denticle SubrowS, one in poSition I, three to Seven in poSitionS II–IX, abSent on X; flanked by a two- or three-denticle median acceSSory Subrow, abSent in poSition I; median SubrowS divided by Seven or eight retrolateral denticleS, indiStinguiShable in Size from denticleS of median SubrowS in poSition IX and X, and median acceSSory SubrowS divided by Seven Subpaired retrolateral acceSSory denticleS, abSent in poSition I, undiStinguiShable in Size from denticleS of median acceSSory SubrowS in poSition VII–X; flanked by eight prolateral denticleS, poSition III–X Subpaired by prolateral acceSSory denticleS, lower and leSS defined in poSitionS VIII–X (
<figureCitation id="136C84AB010D870CA2894E8D041AFA01" box="[755,865,1492,1517]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1693,1715]" captionTargetBox="[467,1120,420,1672]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[467,1120,420,1672]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 10. Megacormus xichu, sp. nov. A, Movable and B, fixed fingers of dextral pedipalp chela of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T 1170). Scale bar 1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/835930/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Figure 10</figureCitation>
B). Trichobothrial pattern 
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C, neobothriotaxic. Femur, trichobothria 
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, 
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, and 
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poSitioned proximally, equidiStant; 
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on dorSal intercarinal Surface, 
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on dorSal prolateral carina, 
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ventral to the dorSal prolateral carina (
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A). Patella, trichobothria 
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and 
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on dorSal intercarinal Surface, proximal and medial reSpectively; 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA36B4D1D0462F9B7" box="[785,793,1604,1627]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">i</emphasis>
on prolateral diStal half, ventral to the dorSal prolateral carina; 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA08A4D3E0668F968" box="[240,275,1639,1668]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">eb1</emphasis>
, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA1A04D310578F968" box="[474,515,1640,1668]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">em2</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA26D4D310545F968" box="[535,574,1640,1668]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">est1</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA2284D310502F968" box="[594,633,1640,1668]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">est2</emphasis>
, 
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, and 
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on intercarinal Surface between dorSal retrolateral and retrolateral median carinae, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA19A4DD40569F947" box="[480,530,1677,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">eb3–7</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA25F4DD40529F947" box="[549,594,1677,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">esb2</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA21F4DD605F5F947" box="[613,654,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">em3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA2DA4DD605B2F947" box="[672,713,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">em4</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA2A64DD60478F947" box="[732,771,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">est3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA36C4DD60446F947" box="[790,829,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">est4</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA32A4DD60417F947" box="[848,876,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">et3</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA3054DD604E0F947" box="[895,923,1679,1707]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">et4</emphasis>
on intercarinal Surface between retrolateral median and ventral retroSubmedian carinae; 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA2ED4DED05BFF93D" box="[663,708,1716,1745]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">esb2</emphasis>
petite; 
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1– 
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8
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proximal to ventral retroSubmedian carina (
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C); variation of ventral trichobothrial count per patella aS followS: one with five, eight with Six, 15 with Seven and one with eight trichobothria (male) or one with five, Seven with Six, 44 with Seven and one with eight trichobothria (female); variation of retrolateral trichobothrial count per patella aS followS: 
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SerieS: one with three, 27 with four trichobothria (male) or 50 with four and one with five trichobothria; 
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SerieS: one with three and 27 with four (male) or 52 with four trichobothria (female); 
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SerieS: one with two, 27 with four (male) or Six with three and 48 with four trichobothria (female). Chela, trichobothrium 
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on retrolateral Surface between the dorSal retrolateral and retrolateral dorSal carinae; 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA18A4CEC0577F820" box="[496,524,1973,1996]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">Dt</emphasis>
on dorSal Surface at diStal end of dorSal retroSubmedian acceSSory carina (
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A, B); 
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, 
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, and 
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on dorSal Surface, 
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on retrolateral Surface at denticle poSition VII; SerieS 
<emphasis id="B923443C010D870CA5424C8E020FF803" box="[1336,1396,2007,2032]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="229">eb–et</emphasis>
on retrolateral Surface, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA10D4BCE06E9FF5C" box="[375,402,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">eb</emphasis>
between poSition VIII and IX, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA28A4BCE046EFF5C" box="[752,789,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">esb</emphasis>
between poSitionS VII and VIII, 
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between poSitionS IV and V, 
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at poSition III (
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A, B); 
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on retrolateral Surface, between retrolateral median and ventral retrolateral carinae; 
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petite, proximal to 
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; 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA2B74BBD0595FF13" box="[717,750,228,255]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">Et1</emphasis>
on ventral Surface cloSe to retrolateral condyle, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA55C4BBD020EFF13" box="[1318,1397,227,255]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">Et2–Et5</emphasis>
on retrolateral Surface, 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA1034A5306B3FECA" box="[377,456,266,294]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">Et2–Et4</emphasis>
on diStal margin of manuS, 
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not petite (See remarkS for a diScuSSion), 
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on baSe of fixed finger; 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA1564A680602FEA5" box="[300,377,305,329]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">V1–V3</emphasis>
</date>
on ventral Surface, equidiStant, 
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</date>
on ventral retrolateral carina; 
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and 
<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA4D14A6803C0FEA4" box="[1195,1211,305,328]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">it</emphasis>
on diStal margin of manuS (
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B, C).
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<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA0ED4DC4065AF95F" bold="true" box="[151,289,1693,1715]" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA1534DC60697F95F" box="[297,492,1693,1716]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA1804DC40537F95F" bold="true" box="[506,588,1693,1715]" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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A, Movable and B, fixed fingers of dextral pedipalp chela of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170). Scale bar 1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B923443C010C870DA0BD4DA20787F8FE" box="[199,252,1787,1810]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="230">Legs</emphasis>
: BaSitarSi, retrolateral ventral Spinule row incomplete in legS I and II, prolateral ventral row abSent in legS I and II; retrolateral ventral and prolateral ventral Spinule rowS abSent in legS III and IV; retrolateral dorSal row compriSing enlarged Scattered SpinuleS on legS I and II, abSent in III and IV; macroSetal countS on legS I–IV, reSpectively: dorSal 3:3:3:3, retrolateral dorSal 2:2:2:2, retrolateral ventral 4:4:4:4, prolateral ventral 4:4:4:4, all macroSetae pigmented; dorSal and retrolateral dorSal macroSetae arranged in two Separate parallel rowS in each leg. TelotarSi I–IV, each with Single irregular ventromedian row of Scattered SpinuleS and one ventrodiStal Spinule, flanked by prolateral and retrolateral rowS of five macroSetae each. UngueS Short and curved.
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<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA0BD4BCE06E6FF5C" box="[199,413,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">Genital operculum</emphasis>
: Wider than long, with four (male) or Six–eight (female) pairS of macroSetae; ScleriteS divided longitudinally except for the anterior two thirdS (male) or fuSed longitudinally by a looSe pleura folding into a valve covering the genital opening (female). Genital papillae preSent, protruding poSteriorly (male) or abSent (female).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA0BD4A7E06D7FEAC" box="[199,428,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">Hemispermatophore</emphasis>
: DiStal lamina 1.1 timeS the length of trunk; tapering diStally, baSal conStriction welldeveloped (
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). DorSal and ventral troughS Strongly Sclerotized, merging into a complete, thick, tranSverSe plate, Separating lamina and trunk. Marginal terminuS of dorSal and ventral troughS with Spiculated proceSSeS of irregular SpineS. Hemi-mating plug gelatinouS. Sperm duct formed by a Spicule-coated membrane connected to the Spiculated proceSSeS of the dorSal and ventral troughS and to the crown-like proceSS. Trunk broad proximally, tapering diStally; crown-like proceSS relatively long, with row of Six to eight irregular SpinuleS on diStal margin; truncal flexure and dorSal axial carinae well-developed (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E010F870EA0ED4D9306A3F913" blockId="10.[151,1436,1738,1791]" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA0ED4D93065BF90C" bold="true" box="[151,288,1738,1760]" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD010F870EA1524D920690F90C" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[296,491,1738,1760]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="10" pageNumber="231" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA1524D920690F90C" box="[296,491,1738,1760]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
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, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA1804D930536F90C" bold="true" box="[506,589,1738,1760]" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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Dextral hemispermatophore of adult male paratype (CNAN-T1170). A, dorsal, B ventral view. Scale bar 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010F870EA0BD4C7E052BF81F" blockId="10.[151,1436,1830,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">
<emphasis id="B923443C010F870EA0BD4C7E065DF8D2" box="[199,294,1831,1854]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="231">Pectines</emphasis>
: BaSal piece with two (male) or three pairS (female) of macroSetae, proximal Surface Smooth, iSoSceleS trapezoidal (male) or broader (female). Marginal and median lamellae with three pieceS each. Fulcra abSent. Pectinal teeth countS variation per pectine (dextral/SiniStral): one with five, five with Six, Seven with Seven and one with eight pectineS/three with Six, eight with Seven teeth (male); one with five, four with Six, 11 with Seven and one with eight pectineS/three with Six, 13 with Seven teeth (female). PectineS relatively Short, marginal lamella Shorter than coxa IV margin (
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E870FA0ED481205A4FC93" blockId="11.[151,1437,843,895]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA0ED48120664FC8D" bold="true" box="[151,287,843,865]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">FIGURE 12.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD010E870FA15F4815069CFC8D" authority="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales, 2017" authorityName="González-Santillán &amp; González-Ruíz &amp; Escobedo-Morales" authorityYear="2017" box="[293,487,843,865]" class="Arachnida" family="Euscorpiidae" genus="Megacormus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="11" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xichu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA15F4815069CFC8D" box="[293,487,843,865]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA18E4812053FFC8D" bold="true" box="[500,580,843,865]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Metasomal segments of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170). A, dorsal, B lateral and C, ventral views. Scale bar 3 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E870FA0BD48F1036BFBC0" blockId="11.[151,1437,935,2004]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA0BD48F10666FC53" box="[199,285,936,959]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">Tergites</emphasis>
: I–VI, intercarinal SurfaceS Shagreened, denSely covered with minute and coarSe granuleS, (
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A, C); acarinated expect for dorSal median carina veStigial on I–III and moderate on IV–VI; VII, dorSal lateral carina veStigial; dorSal median carina veStigial, reStricted to anterior margin; dorSal Submedian carina complete, oblique, Strongly coState-granular; dorSal Sublateral carinae complete, coarSely granular.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E870FA0BD4F6104CCFB50" blockId="11.[151,1437,935,2004]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA0BD4F61065CFBA3" box="[199,295,1080,1103]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">Sternites</emphasis>
: III–VI, SurfaceS Smooth medially, Shagreened laterally (
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B); SpiracleS minute, Slightly longer than wide in III and IV but rounded in V and VI; Sternite V, with diStinct hyaline glandular area poSteromedially (
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B), (male) or weakly developed (female). Sternite VII, intercarinal SurfaceS Shagreened; ventral median carina coState; ventrolateral carina veStigial with three or four granuleS.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E870FA0BD4F9104EDF987" blockId="11.[151,1437,935,2004]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA0BD4F910647FB33" box="[199,316,1224,1247]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">Metasoma</emphasis>
: Length (1.3/1.0) timeS greater than meSoSomal length (
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); SegmentS I–V length (0.6/0.5), (0.8), (0.9), (1.0), (2.1) timeS greater than width; Segment V width (1.1/1.3) timeS greater than 
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width; dorSal intercarinal SurfaceS of SegmentS I–III with Scattered enlarged granuleS, III and IV weakly granular (
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A), V Shagreened (male), or I–IV weakly granular, V mate (female); lateral and ventral SurfaceS Shagreened (
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B, C); dorSal lateral and ventral lateral carinae complete, Strongly Serrate on Segment I–V; lateral median carina complete, Serrate on I–IV, granular, reStricted to proximal half on V; lateral inframedian carina complete, with Scattered, coarSe granuleS on I, incomplete, granular, reStricted to poSterior half on II and III, veStigial and reStricted to a poSterior marginal tubercle on IV, abSent on V; ventral Submedian carina veStigial, reStricted to a poSterior, marginal, paired tubercle on I–IV, abSent on V; ventral median carina complete, Strongly Serrate on I–V, bifurcated diStally on V (
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C); other carinae abSent. MacroSetal countS on carinae of SegmentS I–V, reSpectively: dorSal lateral, 0:0:0:0:0; lateral median, 0:1:1:1:1; lateral inframedian, 0:0:0:0:0; ventral lateral, 1:2:2:2:5; ventral Sublateral, 0:0:0:0:0; ventral Submedian, 2:2:2:2:3.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E870FA0BD4D2E031EF8CC" blockId="11.[151,1437,935,2004]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
<taxonomicName id="4C57E3AD010E870FA0BD4D2E060AF97C" authority="VeSicle" authorityName="Pearse" authorityYear="1952" box="[199,369,1655,1680]" class="Maxillopoda" family="Telsidae" genus="Telson" kingdom="Animalia" order="Poecilostomatoida" pageId="11" pageNumber="232" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA0BD4D2E0676F97C" box="[199,269,1655,1680]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">Telson</emphasis>
: VeSicle
</taxonomicName>
globoSe, Slightly elongated, length 1.7/2.0 timeS greater than width (
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); dorSal Surface Smooth, ventral Surface moStly Smooth with Scattered coarSe granuleS (male), or veSicle elongated with Scattered coarSe granuleS on entire Surface (female); carinae obSolete, without macroSetae except a pair at the baSe of the poSition of the Subaculear tubercle, which iS obSolete, annular ring moderately developed (
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). AculeuS, elongated, laterobaSal microSerration abSent, venom delivery openingS Slit-like, paired.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C34DCBA5010E8708A0BD4C75065BFAFC" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="233" pageId="11" pageNumber="232" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BE8982E010E8708A0BD4C75033FFEAC" blockId="11.[151,1437,935,2004]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,320]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="233" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">
REMARKS: 
<bibRefCitation id="EFC6E5DF010E870FA13C4C720516F8AF" author="Loria" box="[326,621,1835,1860]" pageId="11" pageNumber="232" refString="Loria, S. F. &amp; Prendini, L. (2014) Homology of the Lateral Eyes of Scorpiones: A Six-Ocellus Model. PLoS ONE, 9 e 112913. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0112913." type="book chapter" year="2014">Loria and Prendini (2014)</bibRefCitation>
determined that 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA3564C7504D7F8A8" box="[812,940,1835,1860]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">M. gertschi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
exhibitS a pattern for the lateral ocelli 
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4B, baSed on a juvenile Specimen. Their figure 3J ShowS the following ocelli: MLMa, PLMa, and ADMi each conSpicuouSly viSible under the microScope, but a draStically reduced PDMi ocelluS. We obServed in 
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<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA56A4C2D0208F860" box="[1296,1395,1907,1932]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">M. xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B923443C010E870FA5004C2A07B3F85C" bold="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="232">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
the Same poSition and number of ocelli in few SpecimenS: per Side of the carapace (dextral/SiniStral) three in both SideS (maleS) or one/two in each Side (female). In contraSt, moSt SpecimenS Studied herein exhibited 
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3B with 14/15 (maleS) or 18/17 (female) in each Side of the carapace (
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). Additionally, there were one male and two femaleS with only the MLMa and PLMa ocelli preSent, which correSpond to 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01098708A4394BE40300FF39" box="[1091,1147,189,213]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Type</typeStatus>
2a. Finally, we obServed minor variation in Symmetry of lateral ocelli, only one male and two femaleS were aSymmetric. Until more data iS available for the other SpecieS, the lateral ocelli 
<typeStatus id="54EC268C01098708A2CA4A5D0588FEF0" box="[688,755,260,284]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">TypeS</typeStatus>
propoSed by 
<bibRefCitation id="EFC6E5DF01098708A3F14A5D03D4FEF0" author="Loria" box="[907,1199,260,285]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233" refString="Loria, S. F. &amp; Prendini, L. (2014) Homology of the Lateral Eyes of Scorpiones: A Six-Ocellus Model. PLoS ONE, 9 e 112913. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0112913." type="book chapter" year="2014">Loria and Prendini (2014)</bibRefCitation>
Shall be evaluated to adapt thiS character SyStem to the variation obServed in 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A37F4A7004ECFEAC" box="[773,919,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Megacormus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and other taxa.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E01098708A0ED485A0647FCDB" blockId="12.[151,1437,771,823]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">
<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A0ED485A065BFCF5" bold="true" box="[151,288,771,793]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">FIGURE 13.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A152485D0691FCF5" box="[296,490,771,793]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Megacormus xichu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A182485A0532FCF5" bold="true" box="[504,585,771,793]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
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of adult male paratype under ultraviolet light (CNAN-T1170), lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE8982E01098708A0BD483C065BFAFC" blockId="12.[151,1437,868,1297]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">
MoSt ScorpionS with 
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C trichobothrial pattern (
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) exhibit trichobothrium 
<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A4CF483C03ADFC6D" box="[1205,1238,869,897]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Et4</emphasis>
petit, a landmark that haS Served to homologize contiguouS trichobothria (
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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). Unlike moSt SpecieS with 
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C trichobothrial pattern, the two New World euScorpiid genera 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A26E488A05CBFC00" box="[532,688,979,1004]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Plesiochactas</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFC6E5DF01098708A2BA488A0418FC07" author="Pocock" box="[704,867,979,1004]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233" refString="Pocock, R. I. (1900) Some new or little-known neotropical scorpions in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of the Natural History, 5, 469 - 478. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222930008678315." type="journal article" year="1900">Pocock, 1900</bibRefCitation>
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and 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A3D7488D033BFC07" box="[941,1088,980,1003]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Megacormus</emphasis>
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preSent, in moSt SpecieS, a trichobothrium 
<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A13D48A10613FBF8" box="[327,360,1016,1044]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Et4</emphasis>
normally developed, i.e. not petite. ThiS iS preSent in all SpecieS of 
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including 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A0A14F44064DFBDA" bold="true" box="[219,310,1053,1078]" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(
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B; 
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pp. 271, 275, 283, FigureS 34, 47, 72; 
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. 267 
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, 
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; 
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. 81 Figure 15) aS well aS in 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A3A64F1803B7FBB6" box="[988,1228,1089,1114]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Plesiochactas dilutus</emphasis>
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(
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), but 
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iS petit in 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A2744F3E05F7FB92" box="[526,652,1125,1150]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">P. mitchelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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. 296 Figure. 123, 
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. 343 
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). Unfortunately, in the third SpecieS, 
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<emphasis id="B923443C01098708A35E4FD5034AFB48" box="[804,1073,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="233">Plesiochactas vazquesi</emphasis>
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, the trichobothrial pattern waS not completely illuStrated and thuS the condition of that trichobothrium iS unknow for that SpecieS. Future StudieS would have to eStabliSh whether thiS character State iS taxonomically informative and to what extent.
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