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Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." captionText-1="FIGURE 2. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars:A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm." captionText-2="FIGURE 3. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branchof the terminal apophysis; P,paracymbium;PB, proximal branchof the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel.Scalebars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm." captionText-3="FIGURE 4. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19643): A–E Female epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, antero-ventral view; D, posterior view; E, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EA, epigynum apex; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, Inner fold; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, D, E, 0.1 mm; C, 0.1 mm." captionText-4="FIGURE 5. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, female fractured epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, posterior view; D, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EL, epigynum lobe; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, inner fold; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, C, D, 0.1mm." captionText-5="FIGURE 6. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19891): A–H scanning electron micrographs of female epigynum, A, posterior view; B, postero-lateral view; C, detail of cell clumps; D, anterior view; E, ditto, fracture line region; F, cell clumps; G–H, detail of cell clumps. Abbreviations: EA, epigynum apex; FL, fracture line; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin.Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 20 µm; C, 5 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 5 µm; F, 20 µm; G, 5 µm; H, 2 µm." captionText-6="FIGURE 7. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19892): A–F scanning electron micrographs of female fractured epigynum, A, posterior view; B, ventral view; C, detail of the ventral view; D, detail of the broken region; E–F, detail of the broken region with cell clumps.Abbreviations:CO, copulatory opening; FL,fracture line; IFC,cavity ofthe inner fold;MP,medianplate;MS, medianseptum;PM, posteriormargin.Scalebars:A,100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 20 µm; F, 10 µm." captionText-7="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. 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leg., deposited in 
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20767, examined by photograph). 
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: 222
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–224, figs 10–14 (in part, some females).
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF787F0F65AE090E" box="[151,384,274,296]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Mecynogea lemniscata</emphasis>
(Walckenaer, 1849)
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: 227
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figs 46–48 (misidentified in part, only some females).
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF787F49653F0948" bold="true" box="[151,273,341,366]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Males and females of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFDF97F4A66AD094B" box="[534,643,341,365]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. infelix</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the lack of a median black line and lateral black bands on the carapace (
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). Males of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFBF47F66605309B7" box="[1051,1149,377,401]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. infelx</emphasis>
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resemble the males of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFA927F66653F0993" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFEA87F8265860993" box="[327,424,414,437]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. sucre</emphasis>
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, by the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis covering the tip of the distal branch of the terminal apophysis in mesal view (
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, 
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: fig. 38). It can be separated from the males of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF787FFA651909DB" box="[151,311,485,509]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFE9D7FFA65F809DB" box="[370,470,486,509]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. sucre</emphasis>
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by the rounded tip of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis (
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, 
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), which is truncated in 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFE687C16660B0A07" box="[391,549,521,545]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
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(
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), and acuminate in 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFC9A7C1667F90A07" box="[885,983,522,545]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. sucre</emphasis>
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(
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). 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFB207C1661140A07" box="[1231,1338,521,545]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. infelix</emphasis>
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also can be differentiated by the less developed tegular keel (
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, 
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, 
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), which is well developed in 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFB137C3261B20A63" box="[1276,1436,557,581]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
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(
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). It can also be diagnosed by the wide proximal branch of the terminal apophysis (
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). Females are most similar to 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFE377C6A66590AAB" box="[472,631,629,653]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on the shape of the epigynum, which have a deep cavity created by the epigynum hood in both species. 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFD8A7C8666FD0A97" box="[613,723,665,689]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. infelix</emphasis>
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can be distinguished by the presence of a strong, sclerotized median septum on the posterior cavity of the epigynum (
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; see also 
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: figs 11, 47), which is membranous in 
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.
</emphasis>
It can also be distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFC9A7CFE60320ADF" box="[885,1052,737,761]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. leminiscata</emphasis>
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and other species of the genus by the presence of a fracture line on the epigynum hood (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFD1B7D19675D0B38" box="[756,883,773,798]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1276,1298]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1254]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1254]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19643): A–E Female epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, antero-ventral view; D, posterior view; E, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EA, epigynum apex; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, Inner fold; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, D, E, 0.1 mm; C, 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242074/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 4A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFC917D1967ED0B3B" box="[894,963,773,798]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1722,1744]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,660,1700]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[150,1436,660,1700]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, female fractured epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, posterior view; D, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EL, epigynum lobe; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, inner fold; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, C, D, 0.1mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242076/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">5A, B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFC217D19601C0B3B" box="[974,1074,773,798]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1882,1904]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,223,1843]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,223,1843]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 6. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19891): A–H scanning electron micrographs of female epigynum, A, posterior view; B, postero-lateral view; C, detail of cell clumps; D, anterior view; E, ditto, fracture line region; F, cell clumps; G–H, detail of cell clumps. Abbreviations: EA, epigynum apex; FL, fracture line; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin.Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 20 µm; C, 5 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 5 µm; F, 20 µm; G, 5 µm; H, 2 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242078/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">6B, D, E</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFBD17D1A60A90B38" box="[1086,1159,774,798]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1532,1554]" captionTargetBox="[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19892): A–F scanning electron micrographs of female fractured epigynum, A, posterior view; B, ventral view; C, detail of the ventral view; D, detail of the broken region; E–F, detail of the broken region with cell clumps.Abbreviations:CO, copulatory opening; FL,fracture line; IFC,cavity ofthe inner fold;MP,medianplate;MS, medianseptum;PM, posteriormargin.Scalebars:A,100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 20 µm; F, 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242080/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">7A–D</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF287D3565770B64" bold="true" box="[199,345,809,834]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Description.</emphasis>
Male. Colour and measurements described by 
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, under 
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<taxonomicName id="D5ACD3EBFF80FFDCFB457D3661B60B67" authorityName="Levi" authorityYear="1997" box="[1194,1432,809,833]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Mecynogea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="2" pageNumber="425" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chavona">Mecynogea chavona</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Male palp (based on specimen from Santana do Riacho, 
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, 
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, UFMG 1739): terminal apophysis with a very developed and sclerotised proximal branch, which covers the apex of the distal branch in mesal view (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFF707D8964D50B88" box="[159,251,917,942]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1900,1922]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242068/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 1C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFEE57D8A651E0B88" box="[266,304,918,942]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1905,1927]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars:A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242070/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">2A</figureCitation>
). Proximal branch with a longitudinal depression holding the embolus, which is long and very thin (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFF707DA564D40BF4" box="[159,250,953,978]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1905,1927]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars:A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242070/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 2C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFEE97DA665630BF4" box="[262,333,954,978]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1876,1898]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branchof the terminal apophysis; P,paracymbium;PB, proximal branchof the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel.Scalebars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242072/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">3A–B</figureCitation>
). Conductor well developed, strongly sclerotized and fused to ventral margin of tegulum (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFAD57DA561B80BF4" box="[1338,1430,953,978]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1900,1922]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242068/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 1D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFF787DC264F20BD0" box="[151,220,990,1014]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1905,1927]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars:A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242070/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">2A–B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFF087DC265230BD0" box="[231,269,990,1014]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1876,1898]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branchof the terminal apophysis; P,paracymbium;PB, proximal branchof the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel.Scalebars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242072/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">3A</figureCitation>
). Internal branch of terminal apophysis elongated, gently sinuous and acuminated apically, hidden by the terminal apophysis branches (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFE177A1D66510C3C" box="[504,639,1025,1050]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1876,1898]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branchof the terminal apophysis; P,paracymbium;PB, proximal branchof the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel.Scalebars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242072/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 3A, B</figureCitation>
). Radix translucent and very poorly sclerotized (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFB217A1D61010C3C" box="[1230,1327,1025,1050]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1900,1922]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242068/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 1C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFAAD7A1E61A00C3C" box="[1346,1422,1026,1050]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1905,1927]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,241,1836]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars:A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242070/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">2A, B</figureCitation>
). Paracymbium small, apically rounded (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFDA07A3966870C18" box="[591,681,1061,1086]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1876,1898]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,211,1841]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branchof the terminal apophysis; P,paracymbium;PB, proximal branchof the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel.Scalebars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242072/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF80FFDCFF287A5566E90ECC" blockId="2.[151,1437,341,2022]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">
Female from Serra da Calçada, 
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, 
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(IBSP 63237). Carapace orange without black bands (
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). Chelicerae proximally orange, gradually darker distally. Endites and labium dark brown proximally and white distally. Sternum orange with dark lateral blots. Palp light orange. Legs orange, first and second femur with a dorsal, longitudinal black line (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFE1D7AA9666A0CE8" box="[498,580,1205,1230]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1900,1922]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242068/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig 1A</figureCitation>
). All femora orange, darker ventrally. Coxae orange, with black markings on the second, third and fourth. Opisthosoma with a pair of anterior humps and an elaborated colour pattern, which shows a pair of black anterior markings; a longitudinal, median black mark with a transverse black bar, and two posterior black blots in a longitudinal red band with a trident shape pattern (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFC197B3D607E0D1C" box="[1014,1104,1313,1338]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1900,1922]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,211,1859]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distalbranch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximalbranch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars:A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242068/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
). The dorsolateral and lateral sides show a reticulated black background with white sinuous stripes. Venter bearing black stripes, with a pair of longitudinal white bands and four white markings around the spinnerets. Total length 9.60; carapace 3.80 long, 2.90 wide in the thoracic area, 1.30 wide after the posterior median eyes. Femur I length 5.0, patella 1.50, tibia 3.70, metatarsus 4.70, tarsus 1.50. Patella II 1.50, III 1.00, IV 1.40. Tibia II 3.10, III 1.5, IV 2.90. Epigynum projected ventrally, atrium with large, slit-shaped posterior openings. The posterior margin of the hood is folded, entering the atrium, forming an inner fold (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFD987BE5673D0E37" box="[631,787,1529,1554]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1276,1298]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1254]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1254]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19643): A–E Female epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, antero-ventral view; D, posterior view; E, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EA, epigynum apex; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, Inner fold; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, D, E, 0.1 mm; C, 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242074/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Figs 4B, D–E</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFCF17BE5674A0E34" box="[798,868,1529,1554]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1722,1744]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,660,1700]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[150,1436,660,1700]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, female fractured epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, posterior view; D, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EL, epigynum lobe; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, inner fold; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae.Scale bars: A, B, C, D, 0.1mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242076/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">5B–D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFC807BE6679D0E34" box="[879,947,1530,1554]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1135,1157]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. Scale bars:A 100 µm; B 100 µm; C 100 µm; D 5µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">8A–C</figureCitation>
) creating the cavity of the inner fold visible in the ventral view (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFE65780165C90E10" box="[394,487,1565,1590]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1532,1554]" captionTargetBox="[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19892): A–F scanning electron micrographs of female fractured epigynum, A, posterior view; B, ventral view; C, detail of the ventral view; D, detail of the broken region; E–F, detail of the broken region with cell clumps.Abbreviations:CO, copulatory opening; FL,fracture line; IFC,cavity ofthe inner fold;MP,medianplate;MS, medianseptum;PM, posteriormargin.Scalebars:A,100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 20 µm; F, 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242080/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Epigynum shows a sclerotized median septum that originates on median plate. Copulatory openings situated at the sides of median septum (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFCB7785D679C0E7C" box="[856,946,1601,1626]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1532,1554]" captionTargetBox="[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetId="figure@9.[161,1425,185,1521]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 7. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19892): A–F scanning electron micrographs of female fractured epigynum, A, posterior view; B, ventral view; C, detail of the ventral view; D, detail of the broken region; E–F, detail of the broken region with cell clumps.Abbreviations:CO, copulatory opening; FL,fracture line; IFC,cavity ofthe inner fold;MP,medianplate;MS, medianseptum;PM, posteriormargin.Scalebars:A,100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 20 µm; F, 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242080/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 7C</figureCitation>
). Spermathecae divided in two receptacles (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFF70787965370E58" box="[159,281,1637,1662]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1135,1157]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. Scale bars:A 100 µm; B 100 µm; C 100 µm; D 5µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 8A, B</figureCitation>
), one small proximal and another larger and sock-shaped (
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). Copulatory ducts emerge medially between larger spermathecae receptacles, folded, passing dorsally to the large receptacles (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFB27789561620E84" box="[1224,1356,1673,1698]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1135,1157]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. Scale bars:A 100 µm; B 100 µm; C 100 µm; D 5µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 8A, B</figureCitation>
). Both spermathecae receptacles show several small and large pores (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFCA178B167860EE0" box="[846,936,1709,1734]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1135,1157]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. Scale bars:A 100 µm; B 100 µm; C 100 µm; D 5µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 8D</figureCitation>
). Fertilization ducts connected proximally to spermathecae, near proximal receptacle (
<figureCitation id="8A97B4EDFF80FFDCFD8E78CD66940ECC" box="[609,698,1745,1770]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1135,1157]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[151,1436,193,1114]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 8. Mecynogea infelix (Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948), from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, Scanning electron micrographs of female internal genitalia, A, dorsal view; B, antero-dorsal view; C, latero-dorsal view; D, detail of spermathecae surface. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; IF, inner fold; LP, large pore; S, spermathecae; SP, small pore. Scale bars:A 100 µm; B 100 µm; C 100 µm; D 5µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1242082/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Fig. 8C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF2878E965120F28" bold="true" box="[199,316,1781,1806]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Variation.</emphasis>
Three of the seven females from Serra do Cipó have an entire epigynum with a rounded hood, which hides the atrium with the copulatory openings. The remaining females, from Brasilândia de Minas, Serra da Moeda and four specimens from Serra do Cipó lack the apex of the epigynum. The total length of females varies from 7.20 to 10.13 (n, 4).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5AB6FBE3FF80FFD9FF28799965A709D8" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="430" pageId="2" pageNumber="425" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="1213A868FF80FFDCFF28799961B90FC0" blockId="2.[151,1437,341,2022]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFF28799965160FB8" bold="true" box="[199,312,1925,1950]" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFED1799A65880FBB" box="[318,422,1925,1949]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. infelix</emphasis>
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was described based on a single female from 
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, central-western 
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(
<bibRefCitation id="763DD599FF80FFDCFAD9799A65170FE4" pageId="2" pageNumber="425" refId="ref12115" refString="Soares, B. A. M. &amp; Camargo, H. F. A. (1948) Aranhas coligidas pela Fundacao Brasil-Central (Arachnida-Araneae). Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, 10, 355 - 409." type="journal article">Soares &amp; Camargo 1948</bibRefCitation>
), and was considered by 
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as a junior synonym of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFC2679B6606E0FE7" box="[969,1088,1961,1985]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on the examination of the both species’ 
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material. In this same study, he described 
<taxonomicName id="D5ACD3EBFF80FFDCFCCC79D2678C0FC3" authorityName="Levi" authorityYear="1997" box="[803,930,1997,2021]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Mecynogea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="2" pageNumber="425" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chavona">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF80FFDCFCCC79D2678C0FC3" box="[803,930,1997,2021]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="425">M. chavona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on a single male from 
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, 
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.
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF81FFDDFF787970676E0FF8" blockId="3.[151,1436,1900,2014]" pageId="3" pageNumber="426">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF81FFDDFF787970653A0FA4" bold="true" box="[151,276,1900,1922]" pageId="3" pageNumber="426">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF81FFDDFEF4797165F80FA4" box="[283,470,1900,1922]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="426">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 1739): A, female habitus, dorsal view; B, male habitus, dorsal view; C–D, male palp, C, mesal view; D, ventral view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TAb, terminal apophysis base. Scale bars: A, B, 2.5 mm; C, D, 0.25 mm.
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF86FFDAFF78796D606F0FC5" blockId="4.[151,1436,1905,2019]" pageId="4" pageNumber="427">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF86FFDAFF78796D653B0FA1" bold="true" box="[151,277,1905,1927]" pageId="4" pageNumber="427">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF86FFDAFEF2796E65F40FA1" box="[285,474,1905,1927]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="427">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19893): A–C, Scanning electron micrographs of male palp, A, mesal view; B, ventral view; C, apex of proximal branch of terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; DB, distal branch of the terminal apophysis; E, embolus; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; R, radix; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars: A, 200 µm; B, 200 µm; C, 50 µm.
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF87FFDBFF78794865AD0FC3" blockId="5.[151,1437,1876,2021]" pageId="5" pageNumber="428">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF87FFDBFF787948653B0F4C" bold="true" box="[151,277,1876,1898]" pageId="5" pageNumber="428">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF87FFDBFEF2794A65F40F4C" box="[285,474,1876,1899]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="428">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19890): A–B, scanning electron micrographs of expanded male palp, with distal branch of terminal apophysis removed. Arrows indicate the channel of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis. Abbreviations: C, conductor; E, embolus; IB, Internal branch of the terminal apophysis; P, paracymbium; PB, proximal branch of the terminal apophysis; TK, tegular keel. Scale bars: A, 200 µm; B, 100 µm.
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF84FFD8FF787AE0677B0D4B" blockId="6.[151,1436,1276,1389]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FF787AE0653B0D34" bold="true" box="[151,277,1276,1298]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FEF27AE165F40D34" box="[285,474,1276,1298]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19643): A–E Female epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, antero-ventral view; D, posterior view; E, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EA, epigynum apex; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, Inner fold; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae. Scale bars: A, B, D, E, 0.1 mm; C, 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="1213A868FF84FFD8FF287B8A60700F33" blockId="6.[151,1436,1429,2024]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">
We have found on the UFMG collection a sample of seven males and seven females collected together (UFMG 1739). The males match perfectly the diagnosis of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FD327BA6674A0DF7" box="[733,868,1465,1489]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. chavona</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, the females show a very weird genital pattern. Three of them have an epigynum similar to those of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FCB57BC267D50DD3" box="[858,1019,1501,1525]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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) and of the 
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of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FEF1781E65A70E3F" box="[286,393,1537,1561]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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), which have a deep cavity created by the epigynum hood. However, they differ from 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FEB2783A662E0E1B" box="[349,512,1573,1597]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. lemniscata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a sclerotized medium septum on the epigynum, and by lacking the median black line and the black bands on the carapace edges. The 
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of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FBFA785660AF0E47" box="[1045,1153,1609,1633]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares the same features with those three specimens. The remaining four females apparently have their epigynum damaged, missing the apex, making them very similar to some females illustrated by 
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as 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FB29788E616B0E8F" box="[1222,1349,1681,1705]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Those specimens considered by Levi as a variation of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FD2578AA67670EEB" box="[714,841,1717,1741]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
matched better the 
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of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FB2B78AA611A0EEB" box="[1220,1332,1717,1741]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
than the 
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of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FECF78C665B50ED7" box="[288,411,1753,1777]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a posterior atrium in the epigynum rather than the small posterior bulge seen in 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FF7878E2653F0F33" box="[151,273,1789,1813]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, leading us to reconsider the synonymy between 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FCD478E267980F33" box="[827,950,1789,1813]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. bigibba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FC0378E260790F33" box="[1004,1111,1789,1813]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1213A868FF84FFD8FF28793D609D0FA7" blockId="6.[151,1436,1429,2024]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">
Additionally, because we have found seven males that match the description made by 
<bibRefCitation id="763DD599FF84FFD8FB76793D610E0F1F" box="[1177,1312,1825,1850]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429" refId="ref11649" refString="Levi, H. W. (1997) The American orb weavers of the genera Mecynogea, Manogea, Kapogea and Cyrtophora (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 155, 215 - 255." type="journal article">Levi (1997)</bibRefCitation>
, which are identical to the 
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of 
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<taxonomicName id="D5ACD3EBFF84FFD8FE3E795A66770F7B" authorityName="Levi" authorityYear="1997" box="[465,601,1861,1885]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Mecynogea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="6" pageNumber="429" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="chavona">M. chavona</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and were collected together with seven females that match the 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FAC0795A61B20F7B" box="[1327,1436,1861,1885]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, we concluded that 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FE36797666730FA7" box="[473,605,1897,1921]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. chavona</emphasis>
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should be considered a junior synonym of 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FBAE797660830FA7" box="[1089,1197,1897,1921]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">M. infelix</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF84FFD8FF28799165A40F80" bold="true" box="[199,394,1933,1958]" pageId="6" pageNumber="429">Natural History.</emphasis>
Several female specimens examined for this study have mutilated epigyna, in which the apex has apparently been removed (
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, 
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). The break in the epigynum coincides with an apparent fracture line (
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). The mutilation of female epigynum during or after copulation has been reported for other araneid genera, and has been seen as a male strategy to prevent subsequent female mating events with other males (
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Mouginot 
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FEF87EA6657E08F7" box="[279,336,185,209]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">et al.</emphasis>
2015
</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="763DD599FF85FFD9FE707EA5661D08F4" box="[415,563,185,210]" pageId="7" pageNumber="430" refId="ref11832" refString="Nakata, K. (2016) Female genital mutilation and monandry in an orb-web spider. Biology Letters, 12, 1 - 4. https: // doi. org / 10.1098 / rsbl. 2015.0912" type="journal article">Nakata 2016</bibRefCitation>
). We think this explanation could possibly apply to 
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FB6F7EA660C308F7" box="[1152,1261,185,209]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">M. infelix</emphasis>
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. We also noted cell clumps in the epigynum surface of different specimens, particularly on the fracture line (
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, 
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). These cells resisted the enzymatic cleaning treatment, indicating a chitin cell wall. The cells in our images are similar to the conidia of 
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FE477F0266A20913" box="[424,652,285,309]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">
<taxonomicName id="D5ACD3EBFF85FFD9FE477F0266A60913" box="[424,648,285,309]" class="Sordariomycetes" family="Cordycipitaceae" genus="Beauveria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Fungi" order="Hypocreales" pageId="7" pageNumber="430" phylum="Ascomycota" rank="species" species="bassiana">Beauveria bassiana</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
an entomopathogenic fungus (
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: fig 3a–d). It is unclear at this point whether these apparent fungal cells have any importance for the female epigynum mutilation, or if they simply spread on the fracture line.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1213A868FF85FFD9FF287F9D65A709D8" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,610]" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">
Regarding the male copulatory apparatus, the shape and position of the proximal branch of the terminal apophysis suggest it could act as a functional conductor during copulation. Additionally, the remarkable size and sclerotization, as well as the folded shape of this sclerite (
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) could indicate it is somehow related to female epigynum mutilation.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5AB6FBE3FF85FFD9FF287C1A66310A44" pageId="7" pageNumber="430" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="1213A868FF85FFD9FF287C1A66310A44" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,610]" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FF287C1A654E0A39" bold="true" box="[199,352,518,543]" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">Distribution.</emphasis>
This species is distributed mostly in the Neotropical savannas, including the Colombian llanos, which represent the northernmost record of the species. In 
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, it can be found in the 
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, 
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, and 
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(
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FF7878A6653B0EF6" bold="true" box="[151,277,1722,1744]" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF85FFD9FEF278A765F40EF6" box="[285,474,1722,1744]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="430">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
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, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19542): A–D, female fractured epigynum, A, ventral view; B, lateral view; C, posterior view; D, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD, copulatory duct; EL, epigynum lobe; FD, fertilization duct; FL, fracture line; IF, inner fold; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin; S, spermathecae. Scale bars: A, B, C, D, 0.1mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF8AFFD6FF787946653B0F56" bold="true" box="[151,277,1882,1904]" pageId="8" pageNumber="431">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF8AFFD6FEF2794765F40F56" box="[285,474,1882,1904]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="431">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19891): A–H scanning electron micrographs of female epigynum, A, posterior view; B, postero-lateral view; C, detail of cell clumps; D, anterior view; E, ditto, fracture line region; F, cell clumps; G–H, detail of cell clumps. Abbreviations: EA, epigynum apex; FL, fracture line; MP, median plate; PM, posterior margin. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 20 µm; C, 5 µm; D, 100 µm; E, 5 µm; F, 20 µm; G, 5 µm; H, 2 µm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="20D8747AFF8BFFD7FF787BE0653B0E34" bold="true" box="[151,277,1532,1554]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="D5ACD3EBFF8BFFD7FEF27BE266D50E34" authority="(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)" authorityName="Soares &amp; Camargo" authorityYear="1948" baseAuthorityName="Soares &amp; Camargo" baseAuthorityYear="1948" box="[285,763,1532,1555]" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Mecynogea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="infelix">
<emphasis id="20D8747AFF8BFFD7FEF27BE265F40E34" box="[285,474,1532,1555]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">Mecynogea infelix</emphasis>
(Soares &amp; Camargo, 1948)
</taxonomicName>
, from Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil (UFMG 19892): A–F scanning electron micrographs of female fractured epigynum, A, posterior view; B, ventral view; C, detail of the ventral view; D, detail of the broken region; E–F, detail of the broken region with cell clumps. Abbreviations: CO, copulatory opening; FL, fracture line; IFC, cavity of the inner fold; MP, median plate; MS, median septum; PM, posterior margin. Scale bars: A, 100 µm; B, 100 µm; C, 100 µm; D, 50 µm; E, 20 µm; F, 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="5AB6FBE3FF8BFFD7FF2878A866460FCB" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="materials_examined">
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Additional material examined. 
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: 
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:
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, 
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, 
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I.1978, 
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♀, (
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)
</materialsCitation>
; 
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:
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, 
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[
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, 
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<date id="66128EA8FF8BFFD7FD5178E167010F33" box="[702,815,1789,1813]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2004-04-04">4.IV.2004</date>
</collectingDate>
, 
<collectorName id="BF59CDBEFF8BFFD7FCD178E167D90F33" box="[830,1015,1788,1813]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">R.A.F. Redondo</collectorName>
&amp; 
<collectorName id="BF59CDBEFF8BFFD7FBCC78E1608E0F33" box="[1059,1184,1788,1813]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">F.A. Perini</collectorName>
leg.
</materialsCitation>
, 
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<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FAFB78E161190F33" box="[1300,1335,1789,1813]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="420A0013FF8BFFD7FAA678E164FD0F1F" collectionCode="UFMG" country="Brazil" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/z0ie-wfm6" name="Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">UFMG 1536</specimenCode>
); 
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[
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, 
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], 
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<quantity id="D554058DFF8BFFD7FD52793C67320F1E" box="[701,796,1824,1849]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.236" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" unit="m" value="1236.0">1236 m</quantity>
</elevation>
</materialsCitation>
, 
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<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FCDE793D677D0F1F" box="[817,851,1825,1849]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FC8C793D67840F1F" box="[867,938,1824,1849]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="generic">1 juv.</specimenCount>
(
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); 
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, 
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[
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, 
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], 
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<quantity id="D554058DFF8BFFD7FDEC7959667E0F7A" box="[515,592,1861,1885]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.09" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" unit="m" value="809.0">809 m</quantity>
</elevation>
</materialsCitation>
, 1♀, 
<date id="66128EA8FF8BFFD7FD78795867220F7B" box="[663,780,1860,1885]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2006-05-20">20.V.2006</date>
, E.S.S. Álvares leg. (IBSP 63237); 
<materialsCitation id="A2C4A235FF8BFFD7FB56795965110F83" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1841140992" collectingDate="2004-01" collectionCode="UFMG" collectorName="E. S. S. Alvares" country="Brazil" elevation="822" latitude="-19.349167" location="Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipo" longLatPrecision="15" longitude="-43.619488" municipality="Santana do Riacho" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" specimenCode="UFMG 1739" specimenCount="7" specimenCount-female="2" specimenCount-male="5" stateProvince="Minas Gerais">
<collectingMunicipality id="F2773212FF8BFFD7FB56795961B60F7B" box="[1209,1432,1860,1885]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">Santana do Riacho</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<location id="1773FEB3FF8BFFD7FF78797566030FA7" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:9A05197EFF83FFD7FF7878FF66460FCB:1773FEB3FF8BFFD7FF78797566030FA7" box="[151,557,1896,1921]" country="Brazil" latitude="-19.349167" longLatPrecision="15" longitude="-43.619488" municipality="Santana do Riacho" name="Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipo" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" stateProvince="Minas Gerais">Parque Nacional da Serra do Cipó</location>
[
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, 
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], 
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<quantity id="D554058DFF8BFFD7FC70797567C30FA6" box="[927,1005,1897,1921]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.22" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" unit="m" value="822.0">822 m</quantity>
</elevation>
, 
<collectingDate id="76567740FF8BFFD7FC11797560670FA7" box="[1022,1097,1897,1921]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2004-01">
<date id="66128EA8FF8BFFD7FC11797560670FA7" box="[1022,1097,1897,1921]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2004-01">I.2004</date>
</collectingDate>
, 
<collectorName id="BF59CDBEFF8BFFD7FBB67975612C0FA7" box="[1113,1282,1896,1921]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">E.S.S. Álvares</collectorName>
leg., 
<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FAA5797461430FA7" box="[1354,1389,1896,1921]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="male">5♂</specimenCount>
<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FA96797561B20FA7" box="[1401,1436,1897,1921]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="420A0013FF8BFFD7FF71799165180F83" box="[158,310,1933,1957]" collectionCode="UFMG" country="Brazil" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/z0ie-wfm6" name="Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">UFMG 1739</specimenCode>
)
</materialsCitation>
; 1♀ (UFMG 19542); 1♀ (UFMG 19543); 1♂ (UFMG 19890); 1♀ (UFMG 19891); 1♀, (UFMG 19892); 
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<specimenCount id="04AA63E1FF8BFFD7FF1979AD65370FEF" box="[246,281,1969,1993]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
(
<specimenCode id="420A0013FF8BFFD7FEC779AD65E30FEF" box="[296,461,1969,1993]" collectionCode="UFMG" country="Brazil" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/z0ie-wfm6" name="Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">UFMG 19893</specimenCode>
), ditto, 
<location id="1773FEB3FF8BFFD7FDCC79AC66F90FEF" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:9A05197EFF83FFD7FF7878FF66460FCB:1773FEB3FF8BFFD7FDCC79AC66F90FEF" box="[547,727,1968,1993]" latitude="-19.25" longLatPrecision="21" longitude="-43.516666" name="Portaria Palacio" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">Portaria Palácio</location>
(
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, 
<geoCoordinate id="7798CEAFFF8BFFD7FC8879AD67C80FEF" box="[871,998,1969,1993]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" precision="15" value="-43.516666">43°31'0&quot;W</geoCoordinate>
), 
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<quantity id="D554058DFF8BFFD7FC1379AD607A0FEE" box="[1020,1108,1969,1993]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" unit="m" value="1200.0">1200 m</quantity>
</elevation>
, 
<collectingDate id="76567740FF8BFFD7FB8F79AD60C20FEF" box="[1120,1260,1969,1993]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2001-12-10">
<date id="66128EA8FF8BFFD7FB8F79AD60C20FEF" box="[1120,1260,1969,1993]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432" value="2001-12-10">10.XII.2001</date>
</collectingDate>
, 
<collectorName id="BF59CDBEFF8BFFD7FB1779AD61B20FEF" box="[1272,1436,1968,1993]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">E.S.S. Álvares</collectorName>
&amp; 
<collectorName id="BF59CDBEFF8BFFD7FF5B79C965780FCB" box="[180,342,2004,2029]" pageId="9" pageNumber="432">E.O. Machado</collectorName>
leg.
</materialsCitation>
, 1♂ (UFMG 1364).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>