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2. 
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ex parte. 
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: 
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Haywood Co.: Richland Balsam Mt. [
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(A.Smetana), 
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(
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, 
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(all ­ 
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Some 
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of 
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belong to other species: 
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Gusarov
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, 
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:, North Carolina: Haywood Co., Blue Ridge Parkway, Browning Knob Mt., 
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(A.Smetana), 
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(examined) (
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). Two other 
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were not found in 
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, but their locality data are listed by 
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. My collecting efforts demonstrated that these 
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originate from the mountain massifs were 
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does not occur. These presumably misidentified 
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belong to 
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(one specimen, Buncombe Co.: base of Mt. Mitchell at Blue Ridge Parkway, about 
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(A.Smetana), 
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) and 
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(one specimen, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Clingmans Dome, 
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, (A.Smetana) 
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).
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Additional material. 
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: North Carolina:
</emphasis>
Haywood Co.: 2, Richland Balsam Mt., 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF8939344E31F910FD8EF91C" box="[532,614,1708,1734]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.829" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="m" value="1829.0">1829m</quantity>
(J.F. Cornell), fir duff, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF8939344F58F910FC10F91C" box="[893,1016,1708,1734]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1974-04-26">26.iv.1974</date>
(
<collectionCode id="B5E8C0C5FF893934482CF910FB89F91C" box="[1033,1121,1708,1734]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">KSEM</collectionCode>
); Haywood Co. / Jackson Co.: 
<specimenCount id="C5FF9389FF8939344D90F968FDB2F934" box="[437,602,1748,1774]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="generic">15 specimens</specimenCount>
, Richland Balsam Mt., near summit, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF8939344805F968FB85F934" box="[1056,1133,1748,1774]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="km" value="14.0">14 km</quantity>
S Waynesville, 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF8939344D2DF940FE65F8CC" box="[264,397,1788,1814]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" precision="9" value="35.375">35°22.50'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF8939344DBDF940FDCCF8CC" box="[408,548,1788,1814]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" precision="9" value="-82.9905">82°59.43'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF8939344E17F940FD79F8CC" box="[562,657,1788,1814]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.95" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="m" value="1950.0">1950 m</quantity>
, in forest litter, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF8939344F72F940FC1BF8CF" box="[855,1011,1788,1813]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rubens">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8939344F72F940FC1BF8CF" box="[855,1011,1788,1813]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Picea rubens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF8939344820F940FB77F8CF" box="[1029,1183,1788,1813]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Abies" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fraseri">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8939344820F940FB77F8CF" box="[1029,1183,1788,1813]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF8939344895F940FE43F8E4" authority="V.I.Gusarov" authorityName="V.I.Gusarov" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Vaccinium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8939344895F940FAC2F8CF" box="[1200,1322,1788,1813]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Vaccinium</emphasis>
(V.I.Gusarov)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF8939344D9AF898FDDAF8E4" box="[447,562,1828,1854]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="2001-06-03">3.vi.2001</date>
; 
<specimenCount id="C5FF9389FF8939344E60F898FD07F8E4" box="[581,751,1828,1854]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="generic">12 specimens</specimenCount>
, ditto but W slope of Richland Balsam Mt., 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF8939344D2DF8F0FE65F8BC" box="[264,397,1868,1894]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" precision="9" value="35.371334">35°22.28'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF8939344DBDF8F0FDCCF8BC" box="[408,548,1868,1894]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" precision="9" value="-82.99033">82°59.42'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF8939344E16F8F0FD79F8BC" box="[563,657,1868,1894]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.9" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" unit="m" value="1900.0">1900 m</quantity>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF8939344EBAF8F0FCD3F8BF" box="[671,827,1868,1893]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rubens">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8939344EBAF8F0FCD3F8BF" box="[671,827,1868,1893]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Picea rubens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF8939344F68F8F0FC0EF8BF" box="[845,998,1868,1893]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Abies" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fraseri">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8939344F68F8F0FC0EF8BF" box="[845,998,1868,1893]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<specimenCount id="C5FF9389FF8939344FDDF8F0FB75F8BC" box="[1016,1181,1868,1894]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" type="generic">15 specimens</specimenCount>
, ditto but S slope of Richland Balsam Mt., 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4EB6FEA0FCFFFEEC" box="[659,791,284,310]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="35.350666">35°21.04'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4F00FEA0FC59FEEC" box="[805,945,284,310]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="-82.99267">82°59.56'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4FE6FEA0FBCCFEEC" box="[963,1060,284,310]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.85" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="m" value="1850.0">1850 m</quantity>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4813FEA0FB3DFEEF" box="[1078,1237,284,309]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rubens">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4813FEA0FB3DFEEF" box="[1078,1237,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Picea rubens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B48CCFEA0FEBEFE87" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Abies" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fraseri">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B48CCFEA0FEBEFE87" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4D4FFEF8FE5EFE87" box="[362,438,324,349]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Betulaceae" genus="Betula" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4D4FFEF8FE5EFE87" box="[362,438,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Betula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4DEFFEF8FDFEFE87" box="[458,534,324,349]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oxalidaceae" genus="Oxalis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Oxalidales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4DEFFEF8FDFEFE87" box="[458,534,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Oxalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; 
<specimenCount id="C5FF9389FF86393B4E0EFEF8FD3AFE84" box="[555,722,324,350]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="generic">14 specimens</specimenCount>
, Blue Ridge Parkway, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4FD4FEF8FBD6FE84" box="[1009,1086,324,350]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.1" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="km" value="11.0">11 km</quantity>
SSW Waynesville, 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4D2DFED0FE97FE5C" box="[264,383,364,390]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="92" value="35.388332">35°23.3'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4DA3FED0FDFBFE5C" box="[390,531,364,390]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="-83.0405">83°02.43'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4E3AFED0FD93FE5C" box="[543,635,364,390]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="m" value="1800.0">1800 m</quantity>
, in forest litter, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4F11FED0FC26FE5F" box="[820,974,364,389]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rubens">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4F11FED0FC26FE5F" box="[820,974,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Picea rubens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4FF8FED0FB9CFE5F" box="[989,1140,364,389]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Abies" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fraseri">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4FF8FED0FB9CFE5F" box="[989,1140,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B48A6FED0FB27FE5F" box="[1155,1231,364,389]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Betulaceae" genus="Betula" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B48A6FED0FB27FE5F" box="[1155,1231,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Betula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B48FBFED0FE43FE74" authority="V.I.Gusarov" authorityName="V.I.Gusarov" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oxalidaceae" genus="Oxalis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Oxalidales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B48FBFED0FAC2FE5F" box="[1246,1322,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Oxalis</emphasis>
(V.I.Gusarov)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF86393B4D9AFE28FDDAFE74" box="[447,562,404,430]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" value="2001-06-02">2.vi.2001</date>
; 
<specimenCount id="C5FF9389FF86393B4E60FE28FD07FE74" box="[581,751,404,430]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" type="generic">10 specimens</specimenCount>
, ditto but 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4F59FE28FC26FE74" box="[892,974,404,430]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="km" value="13.0">13 km</quantity>
S Waynesville, 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4881FE28FAC1FE74" box="[1188,1321,404,430]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="35.368668">35°22.12'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4D2DFE00FE7CFE0C" box="[264,404,444,470]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="-82.99416">82°59.65'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4D81FE00FDECFE0C" box="[420,516,444,470]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.8" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="m" value="1800.0">1800 m</quantity>
, in forest litter, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4EE8FE00FC83FE0F" box="[717,875,444,469]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Picea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="rubens">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4EE8FE00FC83FE0F" box="[717,875,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Picea rubens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4F5BFE00FBF0FE0F" box="[894,1048,444,469]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Abies" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fraseri">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4F5BFE00FBF0FE0F" box="[894,1048,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B480EFE00FACEFE0C" authority="V.I.Gusarov" authorityName="V.I.Gusarov" box="[1067,1318,444,470]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oxalidaceae" genus="Oxalis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Oxalidales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B480EFE00FB90FE0F" box="[1067,1144,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Oxalis</emphasis>
(V.I.Gusarov)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF86393B4D2DFE58FE9FFE24" box="[264,375,484,510]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" value="2001-06-03">3.vi.2001</date>
(all – 
<collectionCode id="B5E8C0C5FF86393B4DE7FE58FDFCFE24" box="[450,532,484,510]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">KSEM</collectionCode>
and 
<collectionCode id="B5E8C0C5FF86393B4E69FE58FD7FFE24" box="[588,663,484,510]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">SPSU</collectionCode>
);, Blue Ridge Parkway, Grassy Ridge Mine Overlook, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4D2DFDB0FEADFDFC" box="[264,325,524,550]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="km" value="8.0">8 km</quantity>
SSW Waynesville, 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4E15FDB0FD5EFDFC" box="[560,694,524,550]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="35.41567">35°24.94'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4E9BFDB0FCA2FDFC" box="[702,842,524,550]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="-83.04667">83°02.80'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4F72FDB0FC5BFDFC" box="[855,947,524,550]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.65" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="m" value="1650.0">1650 m</quantity>
, in forest litter, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4848FDB0FB5AFDFF" box="[1133,1202,524,549]" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Tsuga" kingdom="Plantae" order="Pinales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4848FDB0FB5AFDFF" box="[1133,1202,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Tsuga</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B48E4FDB0FACBFDFF" box="[1217,1315,524,549]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B48E4FDB0FACBFDFF" box="[1217,1315,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Quercus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4D2DFD88FE16FD94" authority="V.I.Gusarov" authorityName="V.I.Gusarov" box="[264,510,564,590]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Betulaceae" genus="Betula" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4D2DFD88FEBDFD97" box="[264,341,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Betula</emphasis>
(V.I.Gusarov)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF86393B4E2FFD88FD93FD94" box="[522,635,564,590]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" value="2001-06-02">2.vi.2001</date>
; Haywood Co. / Buncombe Co.:, Little Pisgah Mt., near summit, 
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4D57FDE0FE1FFDAC" box="[370,503,604,630]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="35.424667">35°25.48'N</geoCoordinate>
<geoCoordinate id="B6CD3EC7FF86393B4E24FDE0FD65FDAC" box="[513,653,604,630]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" precision="9" value="-82.7585">82°45.51'W</geoCoordinate>
, 
<quantity id="1401F5E5FF86393B4EB9FDE0FCD7FDAC" box="[668,831,604,630]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.7449999999999999" metricValueMax="1.76" metricValueMin="1.73" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" unit="m" value="1745.0" valueMax="1760.0" valueMin="1730.0">1730­1760 m</quantity>
, in forest litter, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4820FDE0FBA6FDAF" box="[1029,1102,604,629]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Fagus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4820FDE0FBA6FDAF" box="[1029,1102,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Fagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4845FDE0FB2AFDAF" box="[1120,1218,604,629]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4845FDE0FB2AFDAF" box="[1120,1218,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Quercus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B48F1FDE0FDFCFD44" authority="V.I.Gusarov" authorityName="V.I.Gusarov" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Rhododendron" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B48F1FDE0FE81FD47" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Rhododendron</emphasis>
(V.I.Gusarov)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<date id="A7477EC0FF86393B4E05FD38FD75FD44" box="[544,669,644,670]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" value="2001-09-20">20.ix.2001</date>
(all – 
<collectionCode id="B5E8C0C5FF86393B4ECCFD38FCDCFD44" box="[745,820,644,670]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">SPSU</collectionCode>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="87860888FF86393B4D2DF955FC66F8BA" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155710/files/figure.png" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" targetBox="[321,1256,734,1749]" targetPageId="24">
<paragraph id="D3465800FF86393B4D2DF955FC66F8BA" blockId="24.[264,1323,1769,1888]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4D2DF955FE2EF8DB" bold="true" box="[264,454,1769,1793]" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">FIGURES 51­56</emphasis>
. Abdominal segments 7­8 of 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF86393B4F30F955FB51F8DA" authority="Lohse &amp; Smetana" authorityName="Lohse &amp; Smetana" box="[789,1209,1769,1792]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Geostiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="24" pageNumber="25" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bicarinata">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF86393B4F30F955FC05F8DA" box="[789,1005,1769,1792]" italics="true" pageId="24" pageNumber="25">Geostiba bicarinata</emphasis>
Lohse &amp; Smetana
</taxonomicName>
(Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 51 – male tergum 8; 52 – male sternum 8; 53 – female tergum 8; 54 – female sternum 8, 55 – apex of female sternum 8; 56 – medial portion of male tergum 7, posterior down. Scale bar 0.2 mm (51­54, 56), 0.1 mm (55).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="9BE30B8BFF87393A4D1DFEA7FC4AFDAB" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="D3465800FF87393A4D1DFEA7FDD3FE24" blockId="25.[264,1324,283,625]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF87393A4D1DFEA7FE50FEEF" bold="true" box="[312,440,283,309]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF87393A4DEEFEA0FD50FEEF" box="[459,696,284,309]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Geostiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bicarinata">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF87393A4DEEFEA0FD50FEEF" box="[459,696,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Geostiba bicarinata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from other Nearctic species of 
<taxonomicName id="14F92383FF87393A4D2DFEF8FE9AFE87" box="[264,370,324,349]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Geostiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="25" pageNumber="26" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FF87393A4D2DFEF8FE9AFE87" box="[264,370,324,349]" italics="true" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">Geostiba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having small eyes (temple length to eye length ratio 3.8­5.0), pronotal pubescence of 
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V, reduced wings, short elytra (pronotum length to elytron length ratio 1.3), the presence of two short parallel carinae in the middle of male abdominal tergum 
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front of posterior margin, the shape of the aedeagus (
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) and the shape of the spermatheca (
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).
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is closely related to 
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but differs in the following: the apex of median lobe in lateral view not bent ventrally (
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, 
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), in ventral view without apical process (
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, 
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).
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF87393A4D2DFB46FE2DFAC8" bold="true" box="[264,453,1274,1298]" pageId="25" pageNumber="26">FIGURES 57­60</emphasis>
. Aedeagus of 
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Lohse &amp; Smetana
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(Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 57 – median lobe, ventral view; 58 – apex of median lobe, ventral view; 59 – median lobe, lateral view; 60 – apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (57, 59), 0.1 mm (58, 60).
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Length 2.0­ 
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. Dark brown, elytra often lighter, antennae brown, legs and mouthparts yellowish brown. Body parallel­sided.
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Head as wide as long, surface on disk with fine isodiametric microsculpture, puncturation very fine, distance between punctures equal to 3­4 times their diameter. Temple length to eye length ratio 3.8­5.0. Antennal article 2 longer than article 3, article 4 slightly transverse, 5­10 transverse, last article as long as 9 and 10 combined (as in 
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).
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Pronotum slightly transverse, width 
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, width to length ratio 1.1, wider than head (pronotal width to head width ratio 1.2); microsculpture and puncturation as on head. Pronotal pubescence of 
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V. Elytra measured from humeral angle shorter than pronotum (pronotal length to elytral length ratio 1.3), wider than long (1.5), with fine isodiametric microsculpture and fine, asperate puncturation, distance between punctures equals 2­3 times their diameter. Elytral suture behind scutellum slightly raised in both sexes. Wings reduced to short vestiges, shorter than elytra.
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8439394D2DF92CFE2EF972" bold="true" box="[264,454,1680,1704]" pageId="26" pageNumber="27">FIGURES 61­71</emphasis>
. Genitalia of 
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Lohse &amp; Smetana
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(Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 61 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 62 – copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 63 – medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 64 – everted internal sac, ventral view; 65 – spermatheca; 66­67 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 68 – copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 69 – medial lamella of internal sac, lateral view; 70 – everted internal sac, lateral view; 71 – apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (61, 64, 66­67, 70), 0.1 mm (62­63, 65, 68­69, 71).
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<paragraph id="D3465800FF8539384D1DFEA0FB22FE5C" blockId="27.[264,1324,284,1030]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Abdominal terga with fine microsculpture of transverse meshes, with fine and sparse puncturation, puncturation becoming finer towards abdomen apex, on terga 3­5 distance between punctures equals 3­7 times their diameter. Tergum 7 without white edge.</paragraph>
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In males pronotum slightly flattened on disc. Male tergum 7 with two medial carinae in front of posterior margin. Male tergum 8 with two or four weak and short carinae in front of posterior margin, and two weak projections at posterior margin (
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). Male sternum 8 with convex posterior margin (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384EC8FDB0FCAEFDFC" box="[749,838,524,550]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 ­ 56" captionStartId="24.[264,383,1769,1793]" captionTargetBox="[321,1256,734,1749]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[318,1259,731,1752]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 51 ­ 56. Abdominal segments 7 ­ 8 of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 51 – male tergum 8; 52 – male sternum 8; 53 – female tergum 8; 54 – female sternum 8, 55 – apex of female sternum 8; 56 – medial portion of male tergum 7, posterior down. Scale bar 0.2 mm (51 ­ 54, 56), 0.1 mm (55)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155710/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 52</figureCitation>
).
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Female tergum 8 with slightly convex posterior margin (
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), posterior margin of sternum 8 slightly concave medially (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384EE4FDE0FCA3FDAC" box="[705,843,604,630]" captionStart="FIGURES 51 ­ 56" captionStartId="24.[264,383,1769,1793]" captionTargetBox="[321,1256,734,1749]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[318,1259,731,1752]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 51 ­ 56. Abdominal segments 7 ­ 8 of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 51 – male tergum 8; 52 – male sternum 8; 53 – female tergum 8; 54 – female sternum 8, 55 – apex of female sternum 8; 56 – medial portion of male tergum 7, posterior down. Scale bar 0.2 mm (51 ­ 54, 56), 0.1 mm (55)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155710/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Figs. 54­55</figureCitation>
).
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Aedeagus as in 
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. Apex of median lobe in ventral view broad, with convex outline, without apical process (
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), in lateral view not bent ventrally (
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), distal diverticula of internal sac with numerous denticles (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384845FD68FAF6FD34" box="[1120,1310,724,750]" captionStart="FIGURES 61 ­ 71" captionStartId="26.[264,383,1680,1704]" captionTargetBox="[351,1245,452,1653]" captionTargetId="figure@26.[339,1255,439,1663]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="FIGURES 61 ­ 71. Genitalia of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 61 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 62 – copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 63 – medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 64 – everted internal sac, ventral view; 65 – spermatheca; 66 ­ 67 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 68 – copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 69 – medial lamella of internal sac, lateral view; 70 – everted internal sac, lateral view; 71 – apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (61, 64, 66 ­ 67, 70), 0.1 mm (62 ­ 63, 65, 68 ­ 69, 71)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155712/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Figs. 61, 64, 70</figureCitation>
), in ventral view narrow (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384E07FD40FD92FCCC" box="[546,634,764,790]" captionStart="FIGURES 61 ­ 71" captionStartId="26.[264,383,1680,1704]" captionTargetBox="[351,1245,452,1653]" captionTargetId="figure@26.[339,1255,439,1663]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="FIGURES 61 ­ 71. Genitalia of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 61 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 62 – copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 63 – medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 64 – everted internal sac, ventral view; 65 – spermatheca; 66 ­ 67 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 68 – copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 69 – medial lamella of internal sac, lateral view; 70 – everted internal sac, lateral view; 71 – apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (61, 64, 66 ­ 67, 70), 0.1 mm (62 ­ 63, 65, 68 ­ 69, 71)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155712/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 64</figureCitation>
), in lateral view broad (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384FB4FD40FC02FCCC" box="[913,1002,764,790]" captionStart="FIGURES 61 ­ 71" captionStartId="26.[264,383,1680,1704]" captionTargetBox="[351,1245,452,1653]" captionTargetId="figure@26.[339,1255,439,1663]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="FIGURES 61 ­ 71. Genitalia of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 61 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 62 – copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 63 – medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 64 – everted internal sac, ventral view; 65 – spermatheca; 66 ­ 67 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 68 – copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 69 – medial lamella of internal sac, lateral view; 70 – everted internal sac, lateral view; 71 – apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (61, 64, 66 ­ 67, 70), 0.1 mm (62 ­ 63, 65, 68 ­ 69, 71)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155712/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 70</figureCitation>
).
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Spermatheca as in 
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FF8539384E30FC98FD84FCE4" box="[533,620,804,830]" captionStart="FIGURES 61 ­ 71" captionStartId="26.[264,383,1680,1704]" captionTargetBox="[351,1245,452,1653]" captionTargetId="figure@26.[339,1255,439,1663]" captionTargetPageId="26" captionText="FIGURES 61 ­ 71. Genitalia of Geostiba bicarinata Lohse &amp; Smetana (Richland Balsam Mountain, North Carolina). 61 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 62 – copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 63 – medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 64 – everted internal sac, ventral view; 65 – spermatheca; 66 ­ 67 – details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 68 – copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 69 – medial lamella of internal sac, lateral view; 70 – everted internal sac, lateral view; 71 – apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (61, 64, 66 ­ 67, 70), 0.1 mm (62 ­ 63, 65, 68 ­ 69, 71)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155712/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 65</figureCitation>
.
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8539384D1DFCF7FE30FCBF" bold="true" box="[312,472,843,869]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known from the Great Balsam Mountains and Little Pisgah Mountain (North Carolina) (
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, 
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).
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8539384D1DFC27FDEDFC6F" bold="true" box="[312,517,923,949]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Natural History.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8539384E36FC20FD16FC6F" box="[531,766,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Geostiba bicarinata</emphasis>
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was collected by sifting forest litter at altitudes above 
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mostly in pure conifer or mixed forest with red spruce (
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8539384876FC78FB06FC07" box="[1107,1262,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Picea rubens</emphasis>
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) and Fraser’s fir (
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FF8539384DBFFC50FDD8FBDF" box="[410,560,1004,1029]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Abies fraseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
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