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<taxonomicName id="4C1F4D3C737FAB3AFF0EFE5ED53A97F4" authority="Koenike, 1895" authorityName="Koenike" authorityYear="1895" box="[151,551,461,484]" class="Arachnida" family="Sperchonidae" genus="Sperchon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="denticulatus">
<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFF0EFE5ED69E97F4" box="[151,387,461,484]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Sperchon denticulatus</emphasis>
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:
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err. non.
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFC40FE7ED3789414" box="[985,1125,493,516]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. hibernicus</emphasis>
Halbert
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFF0EFDA0D688945D" bold="true" box="[151,405,563,589]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Material examined:</emphasis>
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: Bach Luppinen
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E. Zurich
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.
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leg. Wieland (1/0/0);
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, Sicily: I 211A CT Quellen b. S. Domenico (Adrano),
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFCC0FDC9D4C39464" box="[857,990,602,628]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1985-10-26">26.10.1985</date>
(1/0/0); I 218 SR F. Anapo/M. Lauro
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(1/0/0); I 250 SR,
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(1/0/0);
<collectingCountry id="F308762F737FAB3AFD44FD12D4BE948B" box="[733,931,641,667]" name="Netherlands" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">The Netherlands</collectingCountry>
: Hazelbeek, Prov. Overijssel,
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(1/ 0/0) (T. G. prep. 1408);
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: Gussage Bourne, Gussage All Saints, Dorset, SU007100, 12.1974 (1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1084); stream, Whitbarrow Scar, Cumbria, SD433876,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFC06FD5DD30A94F8" box="[927,1047,718,744]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1958-09-24">24.9.1958</date>
(1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1216); Bere Stream, Bere Heath, Bere Regis, Dorset,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFDEFFD66D5F6951F" box="[630,747,757,783]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1977-08-15">15.8.1977</date>
&amp;
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resp. (2/0/0) (T. G. preps 1232, 1233); River Frome, Cattistock, Dorset,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFE4DFC8FD5579526" box="[468,586,796,822]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1978-07-24">24.7.1978</date>
(1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1283); River Frome, Chantmarle, Frome St. Quintin, Frampton, Dorset, ST591022,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFD88FCD1D586954C" box="[529,667,834,860]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1979-10-15">15.10.1979</date>
(1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1308); River Avon (Bristol), Cow Bridge, ST943862,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFEB8FCFAD6B89593" box="[289,421,873,899]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1978-10-18">18.10.1978</date>
(1/0/0) (T. G. prep.1339); River Frome, Cattistock, Dorset, (1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1347);
<collectingCountry id="F308762F737FAB3AFF0EFC03D61F95BA" box="[151,258,912,938]" name="United Kingdom" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Scotland</collectingCountry>
: River Dee, Aboyne, Grampian, NO557980,
<date id="FFA1107F737FAB3AFC8AFC03D49595BA" box="[787,904,912,938]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1978-06-10">6.10.1978</date>
(1/0/0) (T. G. prep. 1298).
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<paragraph id="8BA036BF737FAB3AFF5FFC25D3AB91AE" blockId="23.[151,1437,563,1982]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFF5FFC25D64995C0" bold="true" box="[198,340,950,976]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Discussion:</emphasis>
It is apparent from examination of the listings under
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFC53FC24D3D395C0" box="[970,1230,951,976]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Sperchon denticulatus</emphasis>
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in the catalogues of Karl
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and Kurt
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and also in several publications by other authors, that there has been confusion between
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFE49FB97D596920D" box="[464,651,1028,1053]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
Koenike
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and
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFCA5FB97D4C7920D" box="[828,986,1028,1053]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. vaginosus</emphasis>
Thor. Even
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the other species in the
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFF3BFBB9D6209253" box="[162,317,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">denticulatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-group,
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFE35FBB9D55B9253" box="[428,582,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. violaceus</emphasis>
Walter
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFD28FBB9D44A9253" box="[689,855,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. hibernicus</emphasis>
Halbert
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and
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFC66FBB9D3A29253" box="[1023,1215,1066,1091]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. monstruosus</emphasis>
Bader
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(syn. to
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFA1CFBB9D60E927A" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. hibernicus</emphasis>
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) have been severally misidentified. For example,
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, in describing and illustrating males of his new species
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFE1AFBEBD5239281" box="[387,574,1144,1169]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. monstruosus</emphasis>
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(p.35), actually describes and figures males of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFB17FBEBD2329281" box="[1166,1327,1144,1169]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. hibernicus</emphasis>
Halbert. Similarly
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, his description and figures of males of the latter species (p.39) describe and figure males of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFA1CFB0CD61192CE" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. vaginosus</emphasis>
Thor.
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(1959, p.526) was also aware of Bader's first misidentification when he placed
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFA1FFB56D6339315" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. monstruosus</emphasis>
Bader
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into synonymy under
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFD15FB7FD4359315" box="[652,808,1260,1285]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. hibernicus</emphasis>
Halbert.
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described
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFB37FB7FD2599315" box="[1198,1348,1260,1285]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. vaginosus</emphasis>
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from a single male from
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, a species subsequently considered by many authors to be conspecific with
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFA1FFA80D6329342" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
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. Males of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFE2FFAAAD5739342" box="[438,622,1337,1362]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
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possess a large (L 156-252, W 210-300) semicircular (anteriorly rounded, posteriorly more-or-less straight) ventral plate between the genital region and the posterior margin of the idiosoma. This plate may or may not include the excretory pore within its posterior boundary.
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did not mention such a plate, a plate of such dimensions that he could surely not have missed as his description is quite detailed. None of the material examined has a
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFC52FA47D34293FD" box="[971,1119,1492,1517]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">denticulatus</emphasis>
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-like ventral plate and all agree well with Thors description of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFDF4FA68D41A9004" box="[621,775,1531,1556]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. vaginosus</emphasis>
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. However, a small round to oval (L 48-66; W 24-36) ventral platelet with its longest axis lying longitudinally, was present in all the specimens examined. Such a platelet could easily have been unobserved by Thor. Ventral plates intermediate in size between those of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFA1FF9DBD63A9098" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFEF8F9FCD6F19098" box="[353,492,1647,1672]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S vaginosus</emphasis>
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have not been found and to the best of our knowledge, have not been recorded. The palps of both species are stout and have similar setation and both have a P-4 proximal constriction height to P-4 dorsal length ratio of 0.20-0.22. However the ventral pegs of P-4 of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFBA0F92FD3D690C5" box="[1081,1227,1724,1749]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S vaginosus</emphasis>
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are more widely separated than those of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFE5DF970D56390EC" box="[452,638,1763,1788]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
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which has the bases of the ventral pegs more-or-less touching. Additionally the shape of the tip of the rod-like anterior ramus of the ejaculatory complex is different in the two species. In
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFED6F8A3D6FF9159" box="[335,482,1840,1865]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. vaginosus</emphasis>
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the tip has a U-shaped cleft between the two pairs of angular projections, that of
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFF0EF8C4D6569160" box="[151,331,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">S. denticulatus</emphasis>
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is shallowly indented with laterally rounded, posteriorly slightly pointed extensions. As a consequence of these apparently stable character differences between the two taxa,
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<emphasis id="B96BEAAD737FAB3AFBE9F8EED2469186" box="[1136,1371,1917,1942]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Sperchon vaginosus</emphasis>
Thor
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is re-established as a distinct species. Females of both species currently remain enigmatic.
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