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(s), queen(s), “
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” (
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Forel
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. Comparison with queen of
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(
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)
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1D238188FE5E3C90" box="[356,415,702,725]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">mayri</emphasis>
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Forel
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;
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<treatmentCitation id="0AABA260FF9C541C1DAF8188FD4F3C93" author="Emery, C." box="[488,654,702,726]" page="27" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" year="1921">
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9BF980FF9C541C1DAF8188FD4F3C93" author="Emery, C." box="[488,654,702,726]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" pagination="1 - 94" refId="ref65129" refString="Emery, C. (1921) Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum, 174 A, 1 - 94." type="journal article" year="1921">Emery 1921: 27</bibRefCitation>
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. Combination in
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(
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)
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1CD081EBFE943CB1" box="[151,341,733,756]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Tetraponera mayri</emphasis>
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(Forel)
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9BF980FF9C541C1DE881EAFD413CB0" author="Wheeler, W. M." box="[431,640,732,757]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" pagination="711 - 1004" refId="ref69501" refString="Wheeler, W. M. (1922 b) Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 45, 711 - 1004." type="journal article" year="1922">Wheeler 1922b: 798</bibRefCitation>
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. Combination in
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.
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1CD08014FE4B3D79" bold="true" box="[151,394,802,828]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Original description</emphasis>
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(translated from German): “
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1E898015FC933D79" box="[718,850,803,829]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Sima Mayri</emphasis>
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. L. 6,3 mm. Head rectangular, 1 and 2/3 times as long as wide. The scape is much shorter than the distance from its posterior end to the occipital margin. Funicular segments much broader than long (usually more than twice as broad as long). Eyes in the middle. Median protrusion of clypeus three-toothed. Thorax arched from front to back, without edges or corners. Metanotum rounded. First node of pedicel somewhat longer than wide, margined anteriorly, wider posteriorly than anteriorly, short stalked. Its stalk is hollowed out above, bordered by two edges. Below the node stands a perpendicular, large longitudinal lobe, rounded anteriorly and posteriorly, which gives this species a very particular appearance. Second node wider than the first, wider than long, rounded, not much smaller than the first abdominal segment. Abdomen elongate. Legs fairly short. Smooth, shiny, diffuse punctures. On the thorax, especially on the metanotum, the punctures are strong and abundant. Very diffuse hairs; only ventrally on the abdomen a few more and longer, yellow hairs. Reddish-brown, with more reddish suture margins of all body parts. Mandibles, antennae, and legs dirty redyellow; middle of femur brownish.
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(Dr. Brauns). Through the lobe of the first petiolar segment distinctly characterized.”
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. It is probable that the original description is based on a single individual, since no size range or other variation is mentioned. No surviving
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or any other specimens of
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1FA4862DFBFE3B71" box="[995,1087,1307,1332]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are known. As noted by
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<bibRefCitation id="EF9BF980FF9C541C1911862DFEF83B1C" author="Santschi, F." pageId="33" pageNumber="34" pagination="79 - 91" refId="ref67990" refString="Santschi, F. (1919) Nouvelles fourmis du Congo Belge du Musee du Congo Belge, a Tervueren. Revue Zoologique Africaine, Brussels, 7, 79 - 91. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 15111" type="journal article" year="1919">Santschi (1919: 84)</bibRefCitation>
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, this species and
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1DBA8609FD483B1D" box="[509,649,1343,1368]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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appear to be closely related. Features in common between the queens of the two species include the conspicuous rectangular subpetiolar lobe, which is rounded anteriorly and posteriorly; very short scape; compressed funicular segments; petiole which is wider posteriorly than anteriorly; broad postpetiole; and reddish-brown color. Apparent differences between
|
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<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1F16869DFC6F3B81" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[849,942,1451,1476]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1F16869DFC6F3B81" box="[849,942,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1FA1869DFBB33B81" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[998,1138,1451,1476]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1FA1869DFBB33B81" box="[998,1138,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
include size (
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<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1957869DFA5D3B81" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1296,1436,1451,1476]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1957869DFA5D3B81" box="[1296,1436,1451,1476]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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queens
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<quantity id="4CF22994FF9C541C1CAB86F8FE883BAC" box="[236,329,1486,1513]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" metricValueMax="5.0" metricValueMin="4.0" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="4.5" valueMax="5.0" valueMin="4.0">4–5 mm</quantity>
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long, versus
|
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<quantity id="4CF22994FF9C541C1D9986F9FDF53BAC" box="[478,564,1487,1513]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.3" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" unit="mm" value="6.3">6.3 mm</quantity>
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in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1E1086F9FD723BAD" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[599,691,1487,1512]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1E1086F9FD723BAD" box="[599,691,1487,1512]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
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||
), head shape (queen CI
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||
<quantity id="4CF22994FF9C541C1F8386F9FB903BAC" box="[964,1105,1487,1513]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8923" metricValueMax="1.9812" metricValueMin="1.8034" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" unit="in" value="0.745" valueMax="0.78" valueMin="0.71">0.71–0.78 in</quantity>
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C181086F9FB223BAD" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1111,1251,1487,1512]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C181086F9FB223BAD" box="[1111,1251,1487,1512]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, versus ~
|
||
<quantity id="4CF22994FF9C541C190A86F9FA5D3BAC" box="[1357,1436,1487,1513]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.524" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" unit="in" value="0.6">0.60 in</quantity>
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1CD086C5FF353849" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[151,244,1523,1548]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
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<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1CD086C5FF353849" box="[151,244,1523,1548]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), configuration of the median clypeal lobe (anterior margin convex in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C184E86C5FB553849" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1033,1172,1523,1548]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C184E86C5FB553849" box="[1033,1172,1523,1548]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, tridentate in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C196886C5FA4D3849" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[1327,1420,1523,1548]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C196886C5FA4D3849" box="[1327,1420,1523,1548]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and petiole shape (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1D2E8521FE343875" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[361,501,1559,1584]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1D2E8521FE343875" box="[361,501,1559,1584]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: wider than long and rounded anteriorly;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1F808521FBE23875" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[967,1059,1559,1584]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1F808521FBE23875" box="[967,1059,1559,1584]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: somewhat longer than wide, and margined anteriorly).
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB58471FF9C541C1C808569FD8B3884" blockId="33.[151,1437,802,1909]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
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||
Based on the above, workers of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1E728569FD53383D" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[565,658,1631,1656]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
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||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1E728569FD53383D" box="[565,658,1631,1656]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are predicted to be similar to those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C180D8569FB16383D" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1098,1239,1631,1656]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C180D8569FB16383D" box="[1098,1239,1631,1656]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
but larger in size with a more elongate head and petiole, and a dentate clypeal lobe. Such predictions are incorporated into the workerbased key to Afrotropical
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1DFD8591FD823885" box="[442,579,1703,1728]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1DFD8591FD823885" box="[442,579,1703,1728]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Tetraponera</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C310D7FAFF9C541C1C8085FCFC303914" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB58471FF9C541C1C8085FCFC303914" blockId="33.[151,1437,802,1909]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1C8085FCFE2D38A1" bold="true" box="[199,492,1738,1765]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Distribution and biology</emphasis>
|
||
. This species was collected in German-occupied
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F31DC4E1FF9C541C185F85FDFB4C38A0" box="[1048,1165,1739,1765]" name="Cameroon" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Cameroon</collectingCountry>
|
||
by Dr. Johannes (Hans) Brauns, probably when he visited the region in 1894 (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EF9BF980FF9C541C1EBD85D9FC10394C" author="Anonymous" box="[762,977,1775,1801]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" refId="ref63135" refString="Anonymous (2014) S 2 A 3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science. Available from: https: // www. s 2 a 3. org. za / bio / Main. php (accessed 22 January 2022)" type="url" year="2014">Anonymous, 2014</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Nothing is known about the biology of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1CD08425FF343969" authorityName="Ward" authorityYear="2022" box="[151,245,1811,1836]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Sima" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mayri">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1CD08425FF343969" box="[151,245,1811,1836]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. mayri</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
although, given its similarity to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C0AFFF2FF9C541C1E2E8425FD343969" baseAuthorityName="Stitz" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[617,757,1811,1836]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetraponera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tessmanni">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1E2E8425FD343969" box="[617,757,1811,1836]" italics="true" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">T. tessmanni</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, it is possibly a myrmecophyte-inhabiting specialist. Future surveys of the
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F31DC4E1FF9C541C1D7C8401FE713914" box="[315,432,1847,1873]" name="Cameroon" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Cameroon</collectingCountry>
|
||
ant fauna should be on the lookout for this species.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C310D7FAFF9C541C1C80846CFE3D3930" box="[199,508,1882,1909]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34" type="materials_examined">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BB58471FF9C541C1C80846CFE3D3930" blockId="33.[151,1437,802,1909]" box="[199,508,1882,1909]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">
|
||
<emphasis id="B97E5863FF9C541C1C80846CFE683931" bold="true" box="[199,425,1882,1908]" pageId="33" pageNumber="34">Material examined</emphasis>
|
||
. None.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |