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<taxonomicName LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:38956C1E-B145-4512-BD77-FE2F22A9AE72" class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora sturtevantorum" order="Diptera" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sturtevantorum">Polytrichophora sturtevantorum</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="62" pageNumber="63">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figs 109113
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<paragraph pageId="62" pageNumber="63">
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora orbitalis" order="Diptera" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbitalis">Polytrichophora orbitalis</taxonomicName>
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of authors, not Loew [misidentification].
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<bibRefCitation author="Deonier, DL" journalOrPublisher="Iowa State Journal of Science" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" pagination="103 - 126" title="Keys to the shore flies of Iowa (Diptera, Ephydridae)." volume="39" year="1964">Deonier 1964</bibRefCitation>
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: 121 [key, Iowa, as
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Discocerina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Discocerina orbitalis" order="Diptera" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbitalis">Discocerina orbitalis</taxonomicName>
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]; 165:502 [ecological observations, as
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Discocerina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Discocerina orbitalis" order="Diptera" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="orbitalis">Discocerina orbitalis</taxonomicName>
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].
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="63" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="62" pageNumber="63" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="62" pageNumber="63">This species is distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: Small shore flies, body length 1.20-1.60 mm.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Head: Frons largely dull to faintly subshiny, brown with moderate investment of gray to yellowish gray microtomentum, anterior margin with some orange coloration; fronto-orbits narrow, gray to whitish gray. Antenna mostly yellow; basal flagellomere tannish yellow apicodorsally; arista with 5 dorsal rays. Face at narrowest point about equal to combined length of pedicel and basal flagellomere; face more densely microtomentose than frons, microtomentum with faintly shiny, mostly gray to whitish gray; parafacial and gena becoming slightly more whitish to silvery white than face; parafacial becoming wider ventrally with moderate ventral dilation; gena moderately high, height less than combined length of pedicel and basal flagellomere; gena-to-eye ratio 0.09-0.12.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="62" pageNumber="63">Thorax: Mesonotum mostly dull to faintly subshiny, moderately densely microtomentose, mostly tan to brown, becoming gray laterally and anteriorly; pleural area mostly gray. Anterior margin of wing lacking spine-like setae; costal vein ratio 0.82-0.86; M vein ratio 0.50-0.55. Legs, including most of coxae, yellow; forefemur lacking a row of 9-10 short, stout setulae along apical half of anteroventral surface; forefemur with a row of 4-5, of moderately well-developed, evenly spaced posteroventral setae on apical half, each seta less than width of femur; tibiae mostly gray, only apices yellowish; basal tarsomeres yellow, apical 1-2 becoming slightly darker, mostly tannish yellow.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="63" lastPageNumber="64" pageId="62" pageNumber="63">
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Abdomen: Tergites dull to subshiny, gray to blackish brown; tergite 5 of male pointed apically, lacking row of 6-10, distinctly larger setae along extreme posterior margin with posterodorsal orientation. Male terminalia (Figs 109-112): Epandrium in posterior view (Fig. 109) generally elliptical, more setulose medially, these becoming shorter ventrally, dorsal margin rounded, both ventral extensions relatively wide until small, digitiform, ventral projections, in lateral view (Fig. 110) with ventral apex narrowly pointed; cercus large, conspicuous; aedeagus simple, lacking distinct basiphallus and distiphallus, in lateral view (Fig. 112) narrowly tubular, straight, anterior margin shallowly curved, posterior margin straight, apex bluntly rounded, in ventral view (Fig. 111) with apical
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<normalizedToken originalValue="¾">3/4</normalizedToken>
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parallel sided, apex bluntly rounded, base tapered to form
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<pageBreakToken pageId="63" pageNumber="64" start="start">a</pageBreakToken>
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narrow, digitiform base; phallapodeme in lateral view (Fig. 112) roughly triangular with distinct extended keel truncate apically, in ventral view (Fig. 111) with a short bar, T-shaped at both apices; gonite in lateral view (Fig. 112) narrowly elongate, end toward hypandrium distinctly angulate, in ventral view (Fig. 111) angularly arched, slightly wider toward base of hypandrium; hypandrium in lateral view (Fig. 112) elongate, obtusely angulate, in ventral view (Fig. 111) narrowly H-shaped with relatively long anterior and posterior arms.
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<subSubSection pageId="63" pageNumber="64" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Type material.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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The holotype male is labeled "USA. TN. Shelby: MeemanShelby St[ate]Park [Mississippi River]
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="35.34">35°20.4'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-90.035">90°2.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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; 98 m, 10 Jun 2004, W. N. Mathis/USNM ENT 00285964 [plastic bar code label]/HOLOTYPE ♂
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora sturtevantorum" order="Diptera" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sturtevantorum">Polytrichophora sturtevantorum</taxonomicName>
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Mathis & Zatwarnicki, USNM [red]." The holotype is double mounted (minuten pin in a block of plastic), is in excellent condition, and is deposited in the USNM. Ten paratypes (7♂, 3♀; USNM) bear the same label data as the holotype.
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<subSubSection pageId="63" pageNumber="64" type="type locality">
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Type locality.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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United States. Tennessee. Shelby: Meeman Shelby State Park (Mississippi River;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="35.34">35°20.4'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-90.035">90°2.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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; 98 m).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="64" lastPageNumber="65" pageId="63" pageNumber="64" type="other specimens examined">
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">Other specimens examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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Nearctic. UNITED STATES. ILLINOIS. Adams: Quincy (Mississippi River;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="39.935">39°56.1'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-91.418335">91°25.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 3 Sep 1995, J. F. Edmiston (5♂, 4♀; USNM). Cass: Beardstown (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="40.018333">40°01.1'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-90.425">90°25.5'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 18 Sep 1954, A. H. Sturtevant (3♂; USNM). Cook: Chicago (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="41.878334">41°52.7'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-87.63">87°37.8'W</geoCoordinate>
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) (1♀; ANSP).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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IOWA. Allamakee: Waterville (5 km ESE;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="43.183334">43°11'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-91.235">91°14.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 3 Aug 1960, D. L. Deonier (1♂; USNM). Boone: Fraser Milldam (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="42.126667">42°07.6'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-93.97667">93°58.6'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 4 Jul 1960, D. L. Deonier (4♂, 5♀; USNM); Ledges State Park (Des Moines River;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="41.991665">41°59.5'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-93.89167">93°53.5'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 14
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Jun–">Jun-</normalizedToken>
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16 Aug 1960, D. L. Deonier (16♂, 10♀; USNM). Hamilton: Goose Lake (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="42.331665">42°19.9'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-93.62334">93°37.4'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 22 Jul-6 Aug 1960, D. L. Deonier (3♀; USNM). Louisa: Wapello (6.5 km NE;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="41.23">41°13.8'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-91.12">91°07.2'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 9 Aug 1960, D. L. Deonier (31♂, 10♀; USNM). Monona: Lewis and Clark State Park (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="42.033333">42°02'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-96.166664">96°10'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 6 Jun 1960, D. L. Deonier (2♂; USNM). Story: Ames (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="42.035">42°02.1'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-93.62">93°37.2'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 12
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<normalizedToken originalValue="May–">May-</normalizedToken>
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17 Jul 1960, D. L. Deonier (11♂, 15♀; USNM). Warren: Banner Mine Area (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="41.44">41°26.4'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-93.56333">93°33.8'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 7 Aug 1960, D. L. Deonier (2♂, 1♀; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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KANSAS. Riley: Manhattan (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="39.183334">39°11'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-96.566666">96°34'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 6 Jun 1932, C. W. Sabrosky (1♂; ANSP).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">LOUISIANA. Sabine: Many, 6 Jul 1933, R. Nabors, C. W. Sabrosky (1♂; ANSP).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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MISSISSIPPI. Oktbbeha: Agriculture College (State College;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="33.451668">33°27.1'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-88.78333">88°47'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 30 Oct 1922 (1♂; ANSP). Washington: Leroy Percy State Park (W Hollandale;
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="33.163334">33°09.8'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-90.93667">90°56.2'W</geoCoordinate>
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; 63 m), 9 Jun 2004, W. N. Mathis (20♂, 1♀; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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MISSOURI. Jackson: Atherton (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="39.18667">39°11.2'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-94.305">94°18.3'W</geoCoordinate>
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) (1♂; ANSP). Laclede: Lebanon (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="37.68">37°40.8'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-92.66333">92°39.8'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 19 Sep 1954, A. H. Sturtevant (1♂; USNM). Lawrence: La Russell (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="37.191666">37°11.5'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-94.01833">94°01.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 6 Sep 1961, D. L. Deonier (3♂, 1♀; USNM). St. Louis: St. Louis (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="38.626667">38°37.6'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-90.2">90°12'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 25 Jun 1951, H. Stalker (1♂; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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MONTANA. Gallatin: Three Forks (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="44.891666">44°53.5'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-111.885">111°53.1'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 3 Aug 1918, A. L. Melander (1♀; ANSP).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="64" lastPageNumber="65" pageId="63" pageNumber="64">
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OHIO. Ashtabula: Pymatuning Lake State Park (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="41.656666">41°39.4'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-80.46167">80°27.7'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 13 Sep 1976, B. A. Steinly (4♂, 4♀; USNM). Claremont: Stonelick (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="39.226665">39°13.6'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-84.058334">84°03.5'W</geoCoordinate>
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)
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<pageBreakToken pageId="64" pageNumber="65" start="start">,</pageBreakToken>
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1 Aug 1974, J. Regensberg (2♂, 3♀; USNM). Hocking: Logan (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="39.533333">39°32'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-82.44833">82°26.9'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 18 May 2003, D. and W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM). Morgan: Burr Oak State Park (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="39.555">39°33.3'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-82.065">82°03.9'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 26 Aug 1974, J. Regensberg (7♂, 9♀; USNM). Preble: Seven-mile Creek at Eaton (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="39.73">39°43.8'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-84.598335">84°35.9'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 Jul 1974, J. Regensberg (2♂; USNM). Van Wert: Little Auglaize River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="40.77833">40°46.7'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-84.505">84°30.3'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 18 Aug 1976, B. A. Steinly (15♂, 17♀; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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TEXAS. Galveston: Galveston Island (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="29.166666">29°10'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-94.083336">94°05'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 14 May 1993, D. and W. N. Mathis (1♂; USNM). Jasper: Boykin Springs (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="31.083334">31°05'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-94.28333">94°17'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 15 May 1993, D. and W. N. Mathis (4♂; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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WISCONSIN. Washburn: (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="92" value="46.673332">46°40.4'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="92" value="-90.895">90°53.7'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 10 Jun-10 Aug 1951, 1953, R. H. Jones (8♂, 5♀; USNM).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Distribution</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">(Fig. 113). Nearctic: United States (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missippi, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin).</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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The species epithet, sturtevantorum, is a plural genitive patronym to recognize and honor a father and son. The father, Alfred H. Sturtevant (1891-1970), was a world-renowned geneticist who also conducted taxonomic research on shore flies (
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<bibRefCitation author="Sturtevant, AH" journalOrPublisher="Transactions of the American Entomological Society" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" pagination="151 - 257" title="Synopses of Nearctic Ephydridae (Diptera)." volume="79" year="1954">Sturtevant and Wheeler 1954</bibRefCitation>
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) and was an indefatigable collector of acalyptrate
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<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Saxifragaceae" genus="Diptera" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Diptera" order="Saxifragales" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Diptera</taxonomicName>
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. Most of A. H. Sturtevant'S shore-fly collection is deposited in the USNM, where his son, William C. Sturtevant (1926-2007; see
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<bibRefCitation author="Merrill, WL" journalOrPublisher="Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology" pageId="71" pageNumber="72" pagination="1 - 357" title="Anthropology, history, and American Indians: Essays in honor of William Curtis Sturtevant." url="10.5479/si.00810282.44" volume="44" year="2002">Merrill and Goddard 2002</bibRefCitation>
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for biographical information), was a colleague and distinguished scholar in the Department of Anthropology (USNM).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="remarks">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Among species of the orbitalis group, this species is distinguished by characters of the male terminalia as follows: Area between anterior arms of the hypandrium is partially sclerotized; the ventral epandrial processes are relatively wide until small, digitiform, ventral projections (Fig. 109); the posteroventral edge of the epandrium in lateral view is evenly curved; and the taper toward the apex is more gradual and acute (Fig. 110).</paragraph>
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<subSection pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="the reginae group">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">The reginae Group</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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Species included:
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora prolata" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="prolata">Polytrichophora prolata</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. and
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora reginae" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reginae">Polytrichophora reginae</taxonomicName>
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Mathis.
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</paragraph>
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</subSection>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="discussion">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Discussion.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Externally, this species group is recognized by having male tergite five bearing a distinct row of six to ten longer setae along the extreme posterior margin. These setae have a posterodorsal orientation.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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The monophyly of this group is questionable. Although the male tergite five is somewhat similar, structures of the male terminalia are remarkably different and may indicate that the two included species are not that closely related. In
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora reginae" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="reginae">Polytrichophora reginae</taxonomicName>
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, the ventral portion of the epandrium in posterior view is pointedly rounded, which is unique within the genus. In
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora prolata" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="prolata">Polytrichophora prolata</taxonomicName>
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, the ventral portion of the epandrium is as two, elongated, and narrow processes, more typical of many other congeners.
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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Figures 109-112. Illustration of
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora sturtevantorum" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sturtevantorum">Polytrichophora sturtevantorum</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. (male) (Illinois. Cass: Beardstown) 109 epandrium and cerci, posterior view 110 same, lateral view 111 internal structures of male terminalia (aedeagus [shaded], phallapodeme, gonite, hypandrium), ventral view 112 same, lateral view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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<paragraph pageId="64" pageNumber="65">
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Figure 113. Distribution of
|
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Ephydridae" genus="Polytrichophora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Polytrichophora sturtevantorum" order="Diptera" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sturtevantorum">Polytrichophora sturtevantorum</taxonomicName>
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sp. n.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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