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), Xuancheng City, southern Anhui, China, Zifan Shi leg., May 2023. The dried skin, cleaned skull, and tissue samples are deposited in AHNU.
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1778759C42FA8359ECD2DF8BE3DE6BD1" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="244971D30D741F725514A31365ECF9C1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but different from those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="3C840443325A967079A2E354902DB250" lsidName="M. miodon" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="miodon">
|
||
<emphasis id="7CC2E9C590B542E71A373FD1E67E9F27" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. miodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="737A09391DF0C450CA1C3FE5392A6A06" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="614F09DF25B11C87D8B465AC3F56592A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="0B70FB48D09216049603DBC822EED5C1" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. External morphs and spines of Mesechinus orientalis sp. nov. A male specimen (XC 2205001) B female specimen (XC 2205005)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943943" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">8</figureCitation>
|
||
). The parietal is higher than the frontals, which differs from that of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="5EBE153CFEA68A62BEFC79997A9E0123" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="4217407B84C27E0BC3BEF3627C74422C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="2E195540E1AFFB2D63811F129A2E1FF9" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="E00BD801BCE1386A74D70503873A02C7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="EA4BA90F075522866387C1883ECACB67" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Dorsal ventral and lateral views of skull and mandible of Mesechinus species A M. orientalis sp. nov. (holotype XC 23001) B M. hughi (KIZ 027029) C M. dauuricus (KIZ 027005) D M. miodon (holotype BM 9.1.1.9) E M. wangi (holotype KIZ 022028)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943944" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">9</figureCitation>
|
||
). The P2 is two-rooted and not completely fused (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="E90E12A4D1066A0231F560E355D81277" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Ventral and lateral views of left upper toothrow of M. orientalis sp. nov. A, C, B, D M. hughi. The arrows point at the root of P 2 (A, B), and the protocone of P 3 (C, D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943939" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">4</figureCitation>
|
||
). The protocone of P3 is vestigial, which differs from that of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="6BB85FD2002B571967E8A30506B0D350" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="F6EFEF86075A73760BA470E313374B4F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and smaller than P2, which distinguishes it from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="00613211683017AE386F64F620B889A0" lsidName="M. dauuricus." pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus.">
|
||
<emphasis id="E43C7EEBB5B8AA7F668AE6B9B2FC96D4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
The dental formula of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="2EE49D51CC2D887B0BAC57ADB9AF7A19" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="801EE27ED68F1C208466427ED422CAD7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. [I 3/2, C1/1, P 3/2, M 3/3 (
|
||
<normalizedToken id="0D054AECE9DDCBD02623D1199F639832" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
|
||
2) = 36], which distinguishes it from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="F28EA297A9D854A3463582029E38AB59" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="7AA49EE49DC33FCC7BCB27BF6A4CF47B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="F4AB27A23E7EB68734D6A31CA227458B" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943943" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" start="Figure 8" startId="F8">
|
||
<paragraph id="6818105DCEB09E8634627FF770856A35" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<emphasis id="5E46D0BE88F70B33BAB9C75043E0B52D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Figure 8.</emphasis>
|
||
External morphs and spines of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="C7E131980F899300C1609C79C94C2C12" authorityName="Shi & Yao & He & Bai & Zhou & Fan & Su & Nie & Yang & Onditi & Jiang & Chen" authorityYear="2023" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus orientalis" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="8AC0C33B40A6BFDBE26D477EF31E5C1B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov.
|
||
<emphasis id="E30D03CE4C13A70DB4E4E0A31F1D00EA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">A</emphasis>
|
||
male specimen (XC 2205001)
|
||
<emphasis id="8054338839CCC2BF81033967EB9F8CF8" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">B</emphasis>
|
||
female specimen (XC 2205005).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="9A5F47F6421E65E3840A0510840B124C" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943944" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" start="Figure 9" startId="F9">
|
||
<paragraph id="84FD0B0C64D2188CEE1B75EF744FCD42" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<emphasis id="789796AAD68097C9BAB9A7E1D0302A7E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Figure 9.</emphasis>
|
||
Dorsal ventral and lateral views of skull and mandible of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="3DA4692B0BFC0C1E4208E43D80D5DA73" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="4F97662E27A5D03E810BE1A1DD03A4E8" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species
|
||
<emphasis id="863D8956CB8D23A3532F46C93D1D89C0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">A</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="82D919B1D36E7E0F351623DD78EB69F3" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B173F2757E5DC60DA83233B9F88F0C3F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. (holotype XC 23001)
|
||
<emphasis id="BA34E4FCF5BFBAF524AB87E502F75FF9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">B</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="252573CDD3C65699B3B05FDE8173BC03" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="C15FB00B4E532CB98D1B566AB5C4014D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(KIZ 027029)
|
||
<emphasis id="FF921DCA8A696B04818679F98682D5A9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">C</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="E66B0A1AAFF33288D2E22B323A139F83" lsidName="M. dauuricus" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus">
|
||
<emphasis id="78902CC617492135AB9AE0F7F69BC5BF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(KIZ 027005)
|
||
<emphasis id="0D4225372210F24E20113C9D663837B6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">D</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="382AB743EB59E23D33D01C5EAB482217" lsidName="M. miodon" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="miodon">
|
||
<emphasis id="2E9CB71F623164A97950B803A27DD805" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. miodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(holotype BM 9.1.1.9)
|
||
<emphasis id="9197DA3600AF6913B9CC3A18331257A1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">E</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="CAEDD8C96AADC3CD7E8931A87A9913E1" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="1544BE0AA13E94799B5B53C3F5ABB2AD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(holotype KIZ 022028).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="D81062A0161075B567C35CEE01EB90EB" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="15F2F5360C83DAD55805F75673286A7C" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Description.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="F05A0655898C5395E21BDC1B72EDD4BC" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
This is a small-bodied
|
||
<taxonomicName id="B3BFA329A46AD4D79BFCBEBF8B3546F1" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="AD9D17BD21681765F7394EA93C628022" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species (HB = 188.83 mm; GLS = 49.95 mm) (Table
|
||
<tableCitation id="4BF44BCF47636E2E5F686DD2BDF23134" captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="T2" captionText="Table 2. External and cranial measurements (mm) of Mesechinus specimens examined; mean + / - S), range for each measurement, and number of specimens measured (n) are given." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/E2FC5E8D5795A423C06268551687393A" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" tableUuid="E2FC5E8D5795A423C06268551687393A">2</tableCitation>
|
||
). The ears are small and nearly the same length as the surrounding spines (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="642E6B6A8820A35EEE613C36FD05A6EE" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. External morphs and spines of Mesechinus orientalis sp. nov. A male specimen (XC 2205001) B female specimen (XC 2205005)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943943" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">8</figureCitation>
|
||
). The nose is brown, with black whiskers on the snout; these whiskers shorten towards the nose. The spines are the shortest (18-20 mm) among
|
||
<taxonomicName id="A71479B382336A18758C5FCD076C109E" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="3BF8893C5952C5ED13CADF5DAE97FD4A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species. There are four colour rings on the spine from the base to the tip: two-thirds of the length is white at the base, followed by a 3-4 mm black ring, a narrow light ring, and a black tip (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="2EC89BC3EF675082A175678EA23403A3" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. External morphs and spines of Mesechinus orientalis sp. nov. A male specimen (XC 2205001) B female specimen (XC 2205005)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943943" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">8</figureCitation>
|
||
). This species appears to be sexually dimorphic; among the specimens we collected, the pelage of males was generally grey, while that of most of the females (2 of 3 specimens) was reddish brown. However, this is a relatively small sample size, and further investigation is required to establish sexual dimorphism with more certainty.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="E7B2BCBB23A08E4E1A34B21D670E4734" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
The skull is heavy and with a shortened rostrum, and the lambdoidal crest is evident. The parietal is relatively higher than the frontal (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="28A8E0419E71C0F134B1097E20C63D1D" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Dorsal ventral and lateral views of skull and mandible of Mesechinus species A M. orientalis sp. nov. (holotype XC 23001) B M. hughi (KIZ 027029) C M. dauuricus (KIZ 027005) D M. miodon (holotype BM 9.1.1.9) E M. wangi (holotype KIZ 022028)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943944" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">9</figureCitation>
|
||
). On the ventral side of the skull, a posterior palatal shelf and vestigial posterior palatal spine (<1 mm) extend slightly posteriorly. The suprameatal fossa is moderately developed and has the anterior and posterior rim nearly parallel, giving the fossa a more angular or U-shaped appearance. The zygomatic arches are significantly expanded, and the temporal fossa is large and subrounded. The middle palatine foramen is relatively larger than in other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="57922F244AB57E8F17A5BC217305F3A7" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="877D6CB7F9E1B8A7C66C95B1E6422E99" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species. The coronoid process of the mandible is tall, rising upward from the posterior of the toothrow; the tips are slightly curved to the posterior, and the posterior surface is concave (Fig.
|
||
<figureCitation id="8C837A7B1FE692198DFFDF5CC196804E" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Dorsal ventral and lateral views of skull and mandible of Mesechinus species A M. orientalis sp. nov. (holotype XC 23001) B M. hughi (KIZ 027029) C M. dauuricus (KIZ 027005) D M. miodon (holotype BM 9.1.1.9) E M. wangi (holotype KIZ 022028)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1185.111615.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/943944" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">9</figureCitation>
|
||
). The mandibular condyle sits posteriorly below the coronoid process at a nearly 45° angle. The angular process is enlarged, thick, long, and triangulate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8CE7974C09143591A9D174D0C2F20B70" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
As with other
|
||
<taxonomicName id="BA376AC9A480C8809535B80FDBF8409B" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BB85F702A4190DEEF9C1255EE3D27128" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species, except
|
||
<taxonomicName id="730E358647637C97EA783B6E0A03DC21" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="84B3D15B4369703117D59C7747600E4F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
which has an additional M4, the dental formula of the new species is I 3/2, C1/1, P 3/2, M 3/3 (
|
||
<normalizedToken id="11D38F76161D1606DB26C580D9A28859" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
|
||
2) = 36. The I1 is enlarged, I2 is much smaller than I1 and I3, and I3 has two roots. P2 also has two roots which are not completely fused. P3 is small (smaller than P2) and has a vestigial protocone. M1 is slightly larger than M2, and M3 is reduced.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="D816D561A733BFD6C526637176C0694F" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" type="comparisons">
|
||
<paragraph id="CFA2F41BCA4D1BF1839230DBBCDB6C5A" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Comparison.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="5CB4040B0F339BD867CD243F74B5EB78" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
The hedgehogs from
|
||
<normalizedToken id="06F0AC9112DD65A14BAB9B56B7363734" originalValue="China’s">China's</normalizedToken>
|
||
Anhui and Zhejiang provinces can be easily classified as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="204E43369CDB7D1318BCB4E1E13FEFC0" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="AD032605788CBAD84BFB68D2A5352CDF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
based on the following morphological characteristics: the absence of pure white spines; relatively small ears, almost similar in length to the surrounding spines; no bare part on the forehead nor at the top of the forehead which divides the spines on the head into two halves; and a U-shaped suprameatal fossa.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="241737E2A05E04F7EEA04FFAF33F15A3" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
Among the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="9CF5E05A05C2975D6DD2C3AC778C23E9" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="DCBBA84C068A120AB233491F25933114" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
species,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="097095B6C51C7F2C146DFA93A29258CC" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B415A0284BB0A5CDC7A842082548A38D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. is morphologically most similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="3387A143AAA803F2C499396B64D583E1" lsidName="M. hughi." pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi.">
|
||
<emphasis id="6EB3DBA5606BA464622EA4A0EC575E70" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
However, the new species can be distinguished by many characters.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="2D855128931EC5590124964D0F453E67" authorityName="Shi & Yao & He & Bai & Zhou & Fan & Su & Nie & Yang & Onditi & Jiang & Chen" authorityYear="2023" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus orientalis" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="241321F91EF7BD1F0491C2BBBC2F2048" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. has the shortest spines in the genus (18-20 mm), shorter than those in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="9D27D2DFB79FBB09ADB3397BA75BC429" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B2562F6ECD4B2FDE4FBD1F084BD83110" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(22-24 mm). The parietal is relatively higher than the frontals in the new species, whereas the frontals are relatively higher than parietals in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="917E40394326B7B7F0D726FF8A6CED2F" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="9A6E81C74855E61A07AC6BDD93AB6D07" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. P2 has two roots which are not completely fused in
|
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<taxonomicName id="2E08D57384354A8736CF83E2CFEE833D" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
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<emphasis id="09FD66169268520DA0D964289859B3F1" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov., while in
|
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<taxonomicName id="EAC898423B7CF970193E5C5E98CB805A" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="DA2E578BDEA286D112BF056682FA2157" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
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</taxonomicName>
|
||
P2 the two roots are well fused. The P3 protocone is vestigial in the new species but well developed in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="E967EFEC87845499ABE36B0ECBA0B649" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
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||
<emphasis id="038E2F47995809836F4EAA8D86118DCC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The posterior palatal spine is vestigial, and the suprameatal fossa is moderately developed in the new species, which differs from the well-developed posterior palatal spine and shallow suprameatal fossa in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="DF43AE52ED5A62C1AE586120BE0F5F14" lsidName="M. hughi." pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi.">
|
||
<emphasis id="06E7A52EED80DB64BF6A88050F9BD930" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi.</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
In addition, the MTW and BM1 of the new species are significantly greater than those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="14930A0CFE38E69C22C82F894B07168A" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="CB1AA1B9471B3CFCA4620895C8157DEC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="6FF6E0C8529DAA3C3E6B8B5ADE8BED3B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">P</emphasis>
|
||
<0.01).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="F87D09711A2FFD39C9ABD135D60CBCC1" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="53AB55F7D36AB9B727A1A794559C4FB4" authorityName="Shi & Yao & He & Bai & Zhou & Fan & Su & Nie & Yang & Onditi & Jiang & Chen" authorityYear="2023" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus orientalis" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="521F082D357886EDDF72FEC897A6D314" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. (HB = 188.83 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="7746AFEA84D1A04F97B1DEF2CF00F962" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
8.13; GLS = 49.95 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="0AEE4F80946AE70D311867D8FAD93D97" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
1.69) is distinguishable from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="71BCA103290C94A71A9B9B9AFDA1011A" lsidName="M. dauuricus" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus">
|
||
<emphasis id="932E9D0F0D02E82A7EE85D0C8A0A94F7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(HB = 373.91 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="1FD14F556642E4454786214BB0963600" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
21.35; GLS = 55.18 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="69F2D4B101CC204D52A5704ED2257535" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
3.07),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="5C82085C1D89763A71941A3BA9B32E9A" lsidName="M. miodon" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="miodon">
|
||
<emphasis id="8D82F9F1F92DA14765C11D7F95F744EE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. miodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(HB = 205 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="502A83C057BE2244A34BCF0912C74504" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
23.53; GLS = 54.10 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="BB854CA61CD205CCB93881C306BA439C" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
2.10), and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="9FE23725AB8D36ECAE95730129FFCDF4" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="14DB8541071AF19F4A8529A426DE4B7E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(HB = 208.75 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="F87E9D5C58D41831586ADDDD91D221D1" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
21.90; GLS = 54.75 mm
|
||
<normalizedToken id="1ADA45D9DD1F01EDFE3C7789B0D4337B" originalValue="±">+/-</normalizedToken>
|
||
0.70) by its smaller size. The spines of the new species are much shorter (18-20 mm) than those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="25092875377A87A8389DB1AF22F1BFD9" lsidName="M. dauuricus" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus">
|
||
<emphasis id="6A9E87E6349B2BEF0DAAAE6E85CBC685" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(21-24 mm),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="A9FE6FEBA18F69AD72D39DEFD804A3EA" lsidName="M. miodon" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="miodon">
|
||
<emphasis id="04307D904F1EDBF64B8BDFB87CED26FA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. miodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(~26 mm), and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="0E43333BB5143F73F8C57C0D238AD5BE" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="8650F60C8F976519735F5CB88820D7B2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(21-24 mm). The spines of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="F46954C87482F6887F9F0E9F1B7812E3" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="756F879473699A06E337B56912756D1C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. have four-colour rings similar to those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="38B24F2FC2B0CA74DC685940E32C49DD" lsidName="M. dauuricus" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus">
|
||
<emphasis id="1B0D52245251CD5488FA910740C2DE0B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="BCA041DBE8FA209DAF39A43A2A3B122C" lsidName="M. hughi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="hughi">
|
||
<emphasis id="201193C73150DB268856F57AC9224571" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. hughi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but they differ from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="079BAE9A7A6DFD243379413FD83A4D4E" lsidName="M. miodon" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="miodon">
|
||
<emphasis id="5C23CDEF5294ABCB65C62FCB578CAD25" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. miodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="3C80682913EE90CDB5159116658570BC" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="5A09FBC10264AF633680DD93FF4F61A4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. P3 of the new species is much smaller than P2, which differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="E44331CD79695FDD2ABECA4E610FF8F1" lsidName="M. dauuricus" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="dauuricus">
|
||
<emphasis id="10FC596D2107D27F557A977339A94ED4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. dauuricus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, in which P3 is of equal size to P2. The parietal is relatively higher than the frontals in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="0D868FDF8FF781FD751D00F3A325856B" lsidName="M. orientalis" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="53053C7BE9B16BC51D5ABC80F146E5C2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov., which differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="41314962B5097B1DC313EF3BAD3E1DAC" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="70577D20766AA290277ADEB81AD20B69" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Additionally, the presence of M 4 in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="CC121A93F2932D549AF0FF3EB6C11F3B" lsidName="M. wangi" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" rank="species" species="wangi">
|
||
<emphasis id="8FA9F08F80FDCE908FD850725A809071" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">M. wangi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is unique in the genus, which easily distinguishes it from other species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="3B8F744AE0DC5074BE1852D33692B1F4" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="DD6E187B903463C408AC15A3E6D054AB" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Distribution and habitat.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="6A65BDD2206787B07544D939E315C7E8" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="A4D60A76460C6381337A653D56E7233A" authorityName="Shi & Yao & He & Bai & Zhou & Fan & Su & Nie & Yang & Onditi & Jiang & Chen" authorityYear="2023" class="Mammalia" family="Erinaceidae" genus="Mesechinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Mesechinus orientalis" order="Insectivora" pageId="0" pageNumber="143" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="orientalis">
|
||
<emphasis id="F264E8CE1AD0D7C60D11DC6DE20499ED" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="143">Mesechinus orientalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
sp. nov. is currently known from southern Anhui (Xuancheng and Huangshan) and northwestern Zhejiang (Anji, Changxing, Deqing, Yuhang, Linan, Chunan), both in eastern China. Most specimens were collected in scrubland and subtropical broad-leaf evergreen forests at elevations from 30 to 700 m a.s.l.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |