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COMMENTS: A female specimen runs to couplet
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the key to species (below) and there runs out to
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C22AFC7CFDCC1538" box="[336,546,1015,1038]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
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. Indeed, the pygidial plate and other features are reminiscent of
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C387FBBAFE22157E" box="[253,460,1073,1096]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C284FBBAFD95157E" box="[510,635,1073,1096]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. siberica</emphasis>
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). However,
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lacks the anterior spot of white pubescence on T1, white setae projecting from the posterior margin of the mesoscutellum, and patches of white pubescence on the mesosomal dorsum. In the pattern of white pubescence this individual more strongly resembles
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C2D3FB74FDC61420" box="[425,552,1279,1302]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. siberica</emphasis>
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but differs by the pattern of white pubescence on T1 (see Key below: principally in that the posterior mark is not two­fold), narrow and shining pygidial plate with median crest present (relatively broad and dull in
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, with median crest weak and present only at apex), and is generally larger. Like both
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and
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C268FA62FE0F1736" box="[274,481,1513,1536]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
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, the sterna are entirely black. Although this individual appears to represent another species of
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C155F9AFFF3B176E" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Thyreomelecta</emphasis>
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, the combination of only a single specimen and the general difficulty with assigning females in the absence of the male leads us to leave this species undescribed in the hope of obtaining additional material in the future. At that time its specific status (or true identity as merely a variant of
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C71CFF54FD311025" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. siberica</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C076FF77FC301025" box="[780,990,252,275]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
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) can be more critically evaluated.
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MATERIAL: Female labeled, KYR­ GYZSTAN: Issyk­Kul, S shore Issyk­Kul
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E Kadzhi­Saj, 42°10'33̎N/77°18'55̎E,
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, 2 Jul [July] 1999, J.G. Rozen &amp; J.K. Bouseman, #40 //
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sp.
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nr.
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, det. Rightmyer &amp; Engel (
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PRELIMINARY KEY TO SPECIES OF
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(Female unknown for
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and male unknown for
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<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C0B2FDF6FB7713A2" box="[968,1177,637,660]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
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)
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<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FD40FB2413D7" box="[699,1226,715,737]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20"> Female............................. 7</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FD6CFB241221" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">2. Clypeus entirely covered in appressed white setae............................. 3</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FC96FB2512B5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20"> Clypeus with dark setae, or with white setae interspersed with numerous dark setae (pubescence long, suberect, and not entirely concealing clypeal surface)........... 5</keyLead>
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3. T7 with apical projections separated with broad, straight emargination (fig. 27); tarsi with white setae; sterna with white patches of setae (
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)..............
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<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FB9AFB241541" pageId="19" pageNumber="20"> T7 with apical projections forming a V­shaped emargination; tarsi with black setae; sterna lacking white patches of setae, all black.. .................................. 4</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD09C72C1C1FBF6FB251402" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD09C72C1C1FBF6FB2515FE" blockId="19.[699,1227,688,1741]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FBF6FB2515FE" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
4. Metasomal terga with white patches of setae (northwestern
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to eastern
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)................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD09C72C0E4FB38FB2515FE" ID-CoL="5LJNR" authority="(Spinola)" baseAuthorityName="Spinola" box="[926,1227,1203,1224]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dimidiatipuncta">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C0E4FB38FB8C15FE" box="[926,1122,1203,1224]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. dimidiatipuncta</emphasis>
(Spinola)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD09C72C1C1FB45FB251402" blockId="19.[699,1227,688,1741]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FB45FB251402" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
Metasomal terga with black setae, although T2 sometimes with few white setae interspersed (
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,
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD09C72C0E8FA8FFBC4142F" box="[914,1066,1284,1305]" name="Turkmenistan" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Turkmenistan</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD09C72C742FA8FFB89142F" box="[1080,1127,1284,1305]" name="Iran" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Iran</collectingCountry>
?)........................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD09C72C089FAABFB251402" ID-CoL="6BGCL" authority="(Kirby)" baseAuthorityName="Kirby" box="[1011,1227,1311,1333]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Crocisa" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bidentata">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C089FAABFB9A1403" box="[1011,1140,1312,1333]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. bidentata</emphasis>
(Kirby)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD09C72C1C1FAB0FB2514E1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD09C72C1C1FAB0FB251497" blockId="19.[699,1227,688,1741]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FAB0FB251497" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
5. Mesoscutellum with tuft of white setae along posterior margin (northeastern Asia,
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?: see Comments on species)....................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD09C72C0DFFA07FB251497" ID-CoL="56S3Z" authority="(Radoszkowsky)" baseAuthorityName="Radoszkowsky" box="[933,1227,1420,1441]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sibirica">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C0DFFA07FBFD1497" box="[933,1043,1420,1441]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. sibirica</emphasis>
(Radoszkowsky)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD09C72C1C1FA2CFB2514E1" blockId="19.[699,1227,688,1741]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FA2CFB2514E1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20"> Mesoscutellum without tuft of setae along posterior margin...................... 6</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD09C75C1C1FA56FD6311C6" lastPageId="20" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD09C72C1C1FA56FB25174C" blockId="19.[699,1227,688,1741]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C72C1C1FA56FB25174C" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
6. Apex of gonostylus densely clothed in simple setae; S7 without setose, medial, subapical tubercle (fig. 15); S8 with setose medio­apical projections forming a V (fig. 14) (northeastern Asia, Turkestan?: see Comments on species)....
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD09C72C0C3F9EDFB25174C" authority="(Lieftinck)" baseAuthorityName="Lieftinck" box="[953,1227,1637,1659]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="propinquua">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD09C72C0C3F9EDFBBF174D" box="[953,1105,1638,1659]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. propinquua</emphasis>
(Lieftinck)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
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<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD09C75C1C1F90AFD6311C6" lastPageId="20" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
Apex of gonostylus with few (less than 15) simple setae (fig. 16); S7 with setose, medial, subapical tubercle (fig. 13); S8 lacking setose medio­apical projections (fig. 12) (
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)........
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C2B2FF50FDAD11C6" ID-CoL="56S3V" authority="RIGHTMYER &amp; ENGEL, 2003" authorityName="RIGHTMYER &amp; ENGEL" authorityYear="2003" box="[456,579,219,240]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kirghisia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C2B2FF50FDAD11C6" box="[456,579,219,240]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. kirghisia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD79C75C306FF7EFD621076" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FF7EFD62103C" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" box="[124,652,245,266]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FF7EFD62103C" box="[124,652,245,266]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">7. Sterna with white patches of setae....... 8</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FE9BFD621076" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FE9BFD621076" pageId="20" pageNumber="21"> Sterna without white patches of setae, all black ................................. 9</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD79C75C306FECEFD631306" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FECEFD6310F3" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FECEFD6310F3" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
8. Pygidial plate with median ridge long, extending basally to distinctly more than one­half length of plate (northeastern Asia, Turkestan?: see Comments for species)...................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C201FE3BFD6310F3" authority="(Lieftinck)" baseAuthorityName="Lieftinck" box="[379,653,432,453]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="propinquua">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C201FE3BFDFD10F3" box="[379,531,432,453]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. propinquua</emphasis>
(Lieftinck)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FE40FD631306" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FE40FD631306" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Pygidial plate with median ridge short, extending basad to between one­fourth and onethird length of plate (
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD79C75C2DDFD8BFDC61323" box="[423,552,512,533]" name="Kyrgyzstan" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Kyrgyzstan</collectingCountry>
)..........................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C2B2FD90FDAD1306" ID-CoL="56S3V" authority="RIGHTMYER &amp; ENGEL, 2003" authorityName="RIGHTMYER &amp; ENGEL" authorityYear="2003" box="[456,579,539,560]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kirghisia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C2B2FD90FDAD1306" box="[456,579,539,560]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. kirghisia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicNameLabel id="4F8057C7FFD79C75C128FD90FD631306" box="[594,653,539,560]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD79C75C306FDBEFD6213AC" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FDBEFD621353" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FDBEFD621353" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">9. Mesoscutellum with tuft of long, white setae along posterior margin............. 10</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FDE0FD6213AC" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FDE0FD6213AC" pageId="20" pageNumber="21"> Mesoscutellum without tuft of long setae along posterior margin................... 11</keyLead>
</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD79C75C306FD2BFD631246" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FD2BFD631216" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FD2BFD631216" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
10. T1 with three rounded patches of white setae on each side; T25 with transverse, lateral bands of white setae (northeastern Asia,
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?: see Comments on species)...............
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C21CFC80FD631216" ID-CoL="56S3Z" authority="(Radoszkowsky)" baseAuthorityName="Radoszkowsky" box="[358,653,779,800]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sibirica">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C21CFC80FE3A1216" box="[358,468,779,800]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. sibirica</emphasis>
(Radoszkowsky)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FCAEFD631246" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FCAEFD631246" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
T14 with short, transverse, lateral bands of white setae (
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)..........................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C217FCD0FD631246" ID-CoL="56S3X" authority="(Alfken)" baseAuthorityName="Alfken" box="[365,653,859,880]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreomelecta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="paucimaculosa">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C217FCD0FDC41246" box="[365,554,859,880]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. paucimaculosa</emphasis>
(Alfken)
</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
</keyStep>
<keyStep id="DD332E0BFFD79C75C306FCFEFD621526" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FCFEFD6212F6" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FCFEFD6212F6" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
11. Metasomal terga with white patches of setae (northwestern
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD79C75C226FC1BFE771293" box="[348,409,912,933]" name="Libya" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Libya</collectingCountry>
to eastern
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)................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C225FC20FD6212F6" ID-CoL="5LJNR" authority="(Spinola)" baseAuthorityName="Spinola" box="[351,652,939,960]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Thyreus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dimidiatipuncta">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C225FC20FDCD12F6" box="[351,547,939,960]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. dimidiatipuncta</emphasis>
(Spinola)
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="667836AEFFD79C75C306FC4EFD621526" blockId="20.[124,653,192,1040]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<keyLead id="DD36959BFFD79C75C306FC4EFD621526" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Metasomal terga with black patches of setae (
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,
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD79C75C21BFC6BFE1712C3" box="[353,505,992,1013]" name="Turkmenistan" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Turkmenistan</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="1ED0763EFFD79C75C17DFC6BFDD812C3" box="[519,566,992,1013]" name="Iran" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Iran</collectingCountry>
?)......................
<taxonomicName id="A1C74D2DFFD79C75C2CFFC70FD621526" ID-CoL="6BGCL" authority="(Kirby)" baseAuthorityName="Kirby" box="[437,652,1019,1040]" class="Insecta" family="Apidae" genus="Crocisa" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bidentata">
<emphasis id="54B3EABCFFD79C75C2CFFC70FDD81526" box="[437,566,1019,1040]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">T. bidentata</emphasis>
(Kirby)
</taxonomicName>
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</paragraph>
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