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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.701.13261" ID-GBIF-Dataset="a9b15909-ea61-40d7-ba04-325b8af91669" ID-PMC="PMC5674090" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-701-1" ID-PubMed="29118596" ID-ZBK="23BDD7CE1C7E4D2092A8ED47267579FD" ModsDocAuthor="" ModsDocDate="2017" ModsDocID="1313-2970-701-1" ModsDocOrigin="ZooKeys 701" ModsDocTitle="Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species" checkinTime="1506095869158" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Fisher, J. Ray, Fisher, Danielle M., Skvarla, Michael J., Nelson, Whitney A. & Dowling, Ashley P. G." docDate="2017" docId="D86D58F4FFAA077A3716A312FA89185F" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 701: 1-496" docOrigin="ZooKeys 701" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.701.13261" docTitle="Torrenticola folkertsae Fisher & Dowling, sp. n." docType="treatment" docUuid="9AB5AC1A-6839-4690-8E1B-0945B5942351" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="5" lastPageNumber="1" masterDocId="3D440132FFABFFFC1505FFA0FFDDEA09" masterDocTitle="Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species" masterLastPageNumber="496" masterPageNumber="1" pageNumber="1" updateTime="1668164828938" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Skvarla, Michael J.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Dowling, Ashley P. G.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:number>701</mods:number>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.701.13261</mods:identifier>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="134839629" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9AB5AC1A-6839-4690-8E1B-0945B5942351" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/D86D58F4FFAA077A3716A312FA89185F" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/9AB5AC1A-6839-4690-8E1B-0945B5942351" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola folkertsae" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="folkertsae">Torrenticola folkertsae Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, New Hampshire, Coos County, picnic area beside Rt. 110 ca. 1 km east of Stark, (
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), 5 July 1989, by IM Smith, IMS890071
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PARATYPES (4 ♀; 4 ♂): 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Coos County, New Hampshire picnic area beside Rt. 110 ca. 1 km east of Stark, (
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,
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), 5 July 1989, by IM Smith, IMS890071
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4 ♀ and 4 ♂ from Coos County, picnic area beside Rt. 110 ca. 1 km east of Stark, (
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,
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), 5 July 1989, by IM Smith, IMS890071.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type deposition">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and some paratypes (2 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (2 ♀; 1 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola folkertsae" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="folkertsae">Torrenticola folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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are similar to other members of the Partial 2-Plate Group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. magnexa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="magnexa">T. magnexa</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. priapus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="priapus">T. priapus</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pulchra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pulchra">T. pulchra</taxonomicName>
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) in having anterio-lateral platelets partially fused to the dorsal plate and being distributed in the east.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. magnexa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="magnexa">T. magnexa</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pulchra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pulchra">T. pulchra</taxonomicName>
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by having more elongate pedipalpal tibiae (length/width = 4.05-4.83 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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, 2.61-4.00 in others) and by dorsal coloration and pattern.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. priapus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="priapus">T. priapus</taxonomicName>
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by having more elongate pedipalpal tibiae (length/width ♀ = 4.5-4.83 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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, 3.9-4.22 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. priapus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="priapus">T. priapus</taxonomicName>
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♂ = 4.05-4.33 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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, 3.5-3.78 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. priapus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="priapus">T. priapus</taxonomicName>
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) and a less elongate rostrum (length/width = 2.55-3.00 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. folkertsae" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="folkertsae">T. folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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, 3.17-3.39 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. priapus" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="priapus">T. priapus</taxonomicName>
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 82) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (600-720 (720) long; 505-600 (580) wide) ovoid with faint reddish-purple medially. Anterio-medial platelets (140-167.5 (156.25) long; 57.5-70 (65) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (180-205 (185) long; 85-95 (85) wide) partially fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 340-380 (380)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.11-1.24 (1.24); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.40-1.75 (1.53); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.32-2.50 (2.40); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.12-2.31 (2.18); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.12-1.41 (1.18).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (310-345 (345) long (ventral); 240-270 (270) long (dorsal); 145-162.5 (157.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (135-150 (140) long; 50-55 (55) wide). Chelicerae (320-415 (415) long) with curved fangs (65-70 (70) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.07-2.19 (2.19); rostrum length/width 2.55-2.86 (2.55). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (48.75-52.5 (52.5) long); femur (130-145 (145) long); genu (77.5-87.5 (87.5) long); tibia (108.75-120 (118.75) long; 22.5-26.25 (26.25) wide); tarsus (17.5-22.5 (22.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.65-1.68 (1.66); tibia/femur 0.82-0.87 (0.82); tibia length/width 4.50-4.83 (4.52).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (680-880 (860) long; 560-675 (650) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (167.5-185 (182.5) long; 80-95 (95) wide). Cxgl-4 far from apex. Medial suture (15-20 (20) long). Genital plates (175-197.5 (197.5) long; 167.5-175 (167.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (300-340 (330) long (total); 127.5-157.5 (145) long (medial)); Cx-3 (380-400 (400) wide); anterior venter (155-180 (180) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.92-2.13 (1.92); anterior venter/genital field length 0.79-1.00 (0.91); anterior venter length/genital field width 0.91-1.07 (1.07); anterior venter/medial suture 8.38-12.00 (9.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 83) (n = 5) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (535-580 (570) long; 420-450 (445) wide) ovoid with faint reddish-purple medially. Anterio-medial platelets (125-135 (135) long; 55-65 (55) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (180-187.5 (180) long; 62.5-77.5 (77.5) wide) partially fused to dorsal plate. Dgl-4 closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 280-310 (310)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.27-1.29 (1.28); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.44-1.54 (1.44); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.04-2.45 (2.45); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.32-2.88 (2.32); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.33-1.48 (1.33).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (265-292.5 (292.5) long (ventral); 210-227.5 (227.5) long (dorsal); 110-115 (110) tall) colorless. Rostrum (110-120 (120) long; 40-42.5 (40) wide). Chelicerae (275-295 (295) long) with curved fangs (55-57.5 (55) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.36-2.66 (2.66); rostrum length/width 2.75-3.00 (3.00). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (42.5-46.25 (45) long); femur (110-116.25 (116.25) long); genu (67.5-72.5 (72.5) long); tibia (97.5-102.5 (102.5) long; 22.5-25 (23.75) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.55-1.67 (1.60); tibia/femur 0.88-0.90 (0.88); tibia length/width 4.05-4.33 (4.32).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (640-685 (680) long; 470-570 (510) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (132.5-150 (142.5) long; 70-80 (75) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (105-125 (115) long). Genital plates (130-145 (145) long; 125-130 (130) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (255-295 (295) long (total); 130-150 (150) long (medial)); Cx-3 (330-365 (340) wide); anterior venter (250-275 (267.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.81-2.00 (1.90); anterior venter/genital field length 1.79-1.96 (1.84); anterior venter length/genital field width 2.00-2.16 (2.06); anterior venter/medial suture 2.17-2.45 (2.33).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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Specific epithet (
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) named in honor of Debbie Folkerts, professor of biology at Auburn University, who, together with her late husband George Folkerts, were instrumental to JRF in channeling his passion for natural history and teaching into a career path.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">New Hampshire (Figure 81).</paragraph>
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Figure 81.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola folkertsae" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="folkertsae">Torrenticola folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. distribution.
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Figure 82.
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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Figure 83.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola folkertsae" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="folkertsae">Torrenticola folkertsae</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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Unfortunately, we were unable to acquire fresh material of
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and therefore this species is not included in our phylogenetic analyses. However, we were able to examine morphology with material preserved in GAW. The overall similarity, distribution, and partial fusion of the dorso-lateral platelets to the dorsal plate, are consistent with placing this species in the
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Complex and the Partial 2-Plate Identification Group.
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