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<mods:title>Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species</mods:title>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="134839682" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2978C7F1-76AE-4DAE-BDB8-550F75271E50" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/5DC77C9DD3D0E31A062356B6DDA67172" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/2978C7F1-76AE-4DAE-BDB8-550F75271E50" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola feminellai" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="feminellai">Torrenticola feminellai Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, Georgia, Chattooga County, Cloudland; beside Rt. 48 just east of Alabama state line, (
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), 29 September 2005, by IM Smith, IMS050110A.
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PARATYPES (4 ♀; 6 ♂): Georgia, USA: 2 ♀ and 4 ♂ from Chattooga County, Cloudland; beside Rt. 48 just east of Alabama State line, (
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-85.50833">85°30'30"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 28 September 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920056A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Chattooga County, Cloudland; beside Rt. 48 just east of Alabama state line, (
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-85.50833">85°30'30"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 29 September 2005, by IM Smith, IMS050110A
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2 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Chattooga County, Cloudland; beside Rt. 48 just east of Alabama state line, (
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-85.50833">85°30'30"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 29 September 2005, by IM Smith, IMS050110A.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type deposition">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and some paratypes (2 ♀; 3 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (2 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola feminellai" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="feminellai">Torrenticola feminellai</taxonomicName>
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are similar to other members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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"Eastern 2-Plates" group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. biscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="biscutella">T. biscutella</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. caerulea" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="caerulea">T. caerulea</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. delicatexa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="delicatexa">T. delicatexa</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. indistincta" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="indistincta">T. indistincta</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. malarkeyorum" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="malarkeyorum">T. malarkeyorum</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pendula" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pendula">T. pendula</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. sellersorum" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="sellersorum">T. sellersorum</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. tysoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tysoni">T. tysoni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. ululata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="ululata">T. ululata</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. whitneyae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="whitneyae">T. whitneyae</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. microbiscutella" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="microbiscutella">T. microbiscutella</taxonomicName>
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) in having anterio-lateral platelets fused to the dorsal plate, having dorsal coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions (except
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. ululata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="ululata">T. ululata</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. indistincta" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="indistincta">T. indistincta</taxonomicName>
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), and being distributed in the east.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. feminellai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="feminellai">T. feminellai</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from all other Eastern 2-Plates by having a more elongate rostrum (length/width ♀ = 3.05-3.38 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. feminellai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="feminellai">T. feminellai</taxonomicName>
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, 2.33-3.00 in others; ♂ = 3.14-3.38 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. feminellai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="feminellai">T. feminellai</taxonomicName>
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, 2.50-3.05 in others), except
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. tysoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tysoni">T. tysoni</taxonomicName>
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(3.06-3.50). Additionally,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. feminellai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="feminellai">T. feminellai</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from all other Eastern 2-Plates by having a distinct dorsal pattern.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 76) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (590-690 (640) long; 470-540 (500) wide) circular with reddish-purple coloration in the shape of an hourglass. Anterio-medial platelets (137.5-150 (150) long; 52.5-55 (55) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (185-202.5 (202.5) long; 75-80 (75) wide) partially fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approximately halfway between the edge of the dorsum and the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 290-310 (290)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.24-1.33 (1.28); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.59-1.74 (1.72); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.62-2.76 (2.73); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.34-2.70 (2.70); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.25-1.36 (1.35).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (320-357.5 (352.5) long (ventral); 245-275 (267.5) long (dorsal); 140-160 (160) tall) colorless. Rostrum (135-157.5 (145) long; 40-47.5 (47.5) wide). Chelicerae (335-375 (375) long) with curved fangs (65-75 (70) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.17-2.30 (2.20); rostrum length/width 3.05-3.38 (3.05). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (46.25-52.5 (52.5) long); femur (117.5-140 (140) long); genu (65-77.5 (75) long); tibia (90-100 (100) long; 22.5-25 (25) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (20) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.73-1.87 (1.87); tibia/femur 0.71-0.77 (0.71); tibia length/width 3.85-4.11 (4.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (670-760 (700) long; 550-690 (550) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (177.5-195 (195) long; 80-115 (80) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture absent. Genital plates (185-195 (195) long; 167.5-180 (170) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (310-320 (320) long (total); 120-140 (125) long (medial)); Cx-3 (340-410 (360) wide); anterior venter (130-140 (130) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.61-2.44 (2.44); anterior venter/genital field length 0.67-0.76 (0.67); anterior venter length/genital field width 0.74-0.82 (0.76).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 77) (n = 5) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (520-565 (545) long; 370-410 (390) wide) circular with reddish-purple coloration in the shape of an hourglass. Anterio-medial platelets (115-126.25 (122.5) long; 42.5-50 (45) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (150-180 (155) long; 55-67.5 (60) wide) partially fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approximately halfway between the edge of the dorsum and the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 215-250 (245)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.36-1.42 (1.40); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.54-1.72 (1.59); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.42-2.82 (2.72); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.58-2.77 (2.58); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.27-1.43 (1.27).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (270-300 (290) long (ventral); 200-227.5 (215) long (dorsal); 105-120 (115) tall) colorless. Rostrum (110-120 (120) long; 32.5-37.5 (37.5) wide). Chelicerae (270-310 (295) long) with curved fangs (50-60 (55) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.50-2.59 (2.52); rostrum length/width 3.14-3.38 (3.20). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-45 (42.5) long); femur (95-112.5 (105) long); genu (60-65 (62.5) long); tibia (77.5-86.25 (85) long; 20-23.75 (21.25) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.58-1.75 (1.68); tibia/femur 0.76-0.82 (0.81); tibia length/width 3.63-4.00 (4.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (610-685 (640) long; 415-470 (470) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (135-160 (155) long; 62.5-70 (62.5) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (65-75 (70) long). Genital plates (130-140 (140) long; 115-125 (120) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (245-290 (270) long (total); 105-130 (120) long (medial)); Cx-3 (285-315 (315) wide); anterior venter (190-205 (195) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 2.00-2.48 (2.48); anterior venter/genital field length 1.39-1.49 (1.39); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.58-1.72 (1.63); anterior venter/medial suture 2.60-2.93 (2.79).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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Specific epithet (
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) named in honor of Jack Feminella, professor of biology at Auburn University, who believed in me (JRF) enough to employ me as a lab technician in stream ecology, write a winning recommendation letter for graduate school, and was the first to teach me how to conduct self-directed research.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Southern Appalachians, Georgia (Figure 75).</paragraph>
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Figure 75.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola feminellai" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="feminellai">Torrenticola feminellai</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. distribution.
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Figure 76.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola feminellai" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="feminellai">Torrenticola feminellai</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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Figure 77.
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sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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Unfortunately, we were unable to acquire fresh material of
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and therefore this species is not included in our phylogenetic analyses. However, we were able to examine morphology with material preserved in GAW. The overall similarity, distribution in the east, and fusion of the dorso-lateral platelets to the dorsal plate, are consistent with placing this species in the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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Complex and the Eastern 2-Plate Identification Group.
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