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(
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)
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FF76B54CFEE87C03" bold="true" box="[151,282,263,289]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
Adult females of this species are closely similar to those of
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FC0CB543FAD07C03" box="[1005,1314,264,289]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Gamasellodes rectiventris</emphasis>
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Lindquist
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in having the anterior margin of the ventri-anal shield broad, nearly straight, seeming to cause an anterior displacement of seta
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into nearly transverse alignment with
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and
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, and in having long peritremes that extend anteriorly to a level between the bases of setae
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and
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. They are distinguished from the latter in having the anterior margin of the ventri-anal shield extending slightly more anteriorly so as to nearly touch the alveoli of setae
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and
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, and to incorporate a pair of sigillar platelets between and slightly behind the bases of setae
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and
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. They also differ in having several setae on the opisthonotal shield longer than in
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.
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, such that
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extends to the base of
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,
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well surpasses the base of
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, and
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surpasses the base of
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. In contrast to
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.
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, the anterior extremities of the peritrematal shields abut but do not unite with the podonotal shield, and the slightly longer peritremes reach to the extremities of these shields alongside setae
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. Further, on tarsus IV, seta
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is nearly 3 times as long as
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, whereas these setae are similar in length in
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.
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.
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.
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(
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): Dorsal shields collectively 288 µm long, 128 µm wide at levels of setae
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and
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, unornamented over entire surface except for an arched transverse line anteriorly between setae
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and
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, and some markings posteriorly in region of setae
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, including a posteriorly arched, crenulated transverse line between setae
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and a mostly longitudinal line on either side medial to
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. Podonotal shield with 16 pairs of setae, opisthonotal shield with 15 pairs; 10 or 11 pairs of setae on lateral soft cuticle, including
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and
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anteriorly (
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absent), and
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,
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and sometimes
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posteriorly (
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sometimes unilaterally or bilaterally absent,
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absent). Most dorsal setae, including all on podonotal region, short (1115 µm), clearly shorter than successive longitudinal distances between their bases; on opisthonotal shield
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(14 µm)
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. 0.4 as long as alveolar interval
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,
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(1718 µm) slightly longer than other members of
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-series (1315 µm),
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(15, 16, 20, 30, 42 µm, respectively) and
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(13, 16, 18, 20, 23 µm, respectively) sequentially slightly longer,
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slightly longer than interval
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,
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almost reaching base of
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; all setae smooth except
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almost imperceptibly barbed. Setae
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nearly transversely aligned with
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and
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. Setae on lateral soft cuticle short (1013 µm, except
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16 µm), simple.
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FF24B084FE6A79CA" box="[197,408,1231,1256]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Ve n t ra l idiosoma</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13042A4EFFD08D46FE4BB085FDFB79CA" box="[426,521,1230,1256]" captionStart="FIGURES 11 15" captionStartId="8.[151,270,1946,1970]" captionTargetBox="[152,1420,187,1945]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,135,2001]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 11 15. Gamasellodes magniventris n. sp. Adult female, dorsal idiosoma (11), ventral idiosoma (12), tectum" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/186140/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
): Tritosternum normal in shape, with trapezoidal base and slender, pilose laciniae fused along only basal one-tenth of their length (45 µm). Pre-sternal area weakly sclerotized, indistinctly lineate and microtuberculate, without platelets. Sternal shield
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FBE7B157FBD07817" box="[1030,1058,1308,1333]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ca</emphasis>
. 82 µm in median length by 50 µm wide at narrowest width between coxae II, with 3 pairs of setae and 3 pairs of poroids; shield with anterior margin deeply emarginated medially, lineated along lateral margins, smooth over rest of surface, and with posterior margin gently, irregularly concave. Sternal setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FCA4B1DBFC9A788B" box="[837,872,1424,1449]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">st4</emphasis>
on soft cuticle;
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FBC4B1DBFBBA788B" box="[1061,1096,1424,1449]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">st4</emphasis>
and genital setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FAFBB1DBFACF788B" box="[1306,1341,1424,1449]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">st5</emphasis>
slightly shorter (1011 µm) than
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FE5CB1FCFDF978F2" box="[445,523,1462,1488]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">st1-st3</emphasis>
(1314 µm). Endopodal plates formed as weak strips alongside coxae IIIIV. Genital shield smooth anteriorly, but lightly reticulated posteriorly and widened at level of insertions of genital seta, with posterior margin truncate, and hyaline anterior margin broadly rounded, not overlapping posterior margin of sternal shield. Post-genital groove lacking platelets. Metapodal plates undivided, small, slender,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FF1CB21AFEEB7B48" box="[253,281,1617,1642]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ca</emphasis>
. 12 µm long by 5 µm wide. Ventri-anal shield
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FCB8B21AFC877B48" box="[857,885,1617,1642]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ca</emphasis>
. 0.7 as long (90 µm) as wide (120 µm), with anterior margin nearly straight medially, incorporating a pair of sigillar platelets between and slightly behind the bases of setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FE8FB2D4FE6E7B9A" box="[366,412,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FE36B2D4FDFA7B9A" box="[471,520,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZV1</emphasis>
, nearly touching alveoli of setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FC75B2D4FC307B9A" box="[916,962,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FC1DB2D4FBDF7B9A" box="[1020,1069,1695,1720]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZV2</emphasis>
, and abruptly curving posterolaterally behind setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FE78B28EFE387BFC" box="[409,458,1733,1758]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZV2</emphasis>
; shield unornamented in anterior half, lacking line between bases of setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FADDB28EFA9B7BFC" box="[1340,1385,1733,1758]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV2</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FF76B2A7FF347A27" box="[151,198,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV3</emphasis>
, and sparsely punctate on post-anal region, with 4 pairs of ventral setae (
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FBB0B2A7FB727A27" box="[1105,1152,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FB71B2A7FB4D7A27" box="[1168,1215,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV3</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FB31B2A7FB0D7A27" box="[1232,1279,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV4</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FAF1B2A7FACD7A27" box="[1296,1343,1772,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV5</emphasis>
) plus 3 circum-anal setae, all simple; post-anal seta longest (38 µm), then
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FC3BB358FBF87A0E" box="[986,1034,1811,1836]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV5</emphasis>
(35 µm);
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FB68B358FB4B7A0E" box="[1161,1209,1811,1836]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV3</emphasis>
inserted in lateral alignment with
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FEB2B372FE737A70" box="[339,385,1849,1874]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV2</emphasis>
and shorter (11 µm) than
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FD5AB372FD187A70" box="[699,746,1849,1874]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV2</emphasis>
(20 µm); para-anal setae (15 µm)
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FB69B372FB567A70" box="[1160,1188,1849,1874]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ca</emphasis>
. 0.4 as long as postanal seta. Four pairs of ventral setae (
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FDAEB32BFD8E7A5B" box="[591,636,1888,1913]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV1</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FD6AB32BFD057A5B" box="[651,759,1888,1914]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZV1-ZV3</emphasis>
) on soft cuticle antero-laterally of ventri-anal shield;
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FA8AB32BFA697A5B" box="[1387,1435,1888,1913]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">ZV2</emphasis>
nearly aligned transversely with
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FDCCB3CCFDAF7A82" box="[557,605,1927,1952]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">JV1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFD08D46FD7BB3CCFD3F7A82" box="[666,717,1927,1952]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
ZV
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</emphasis>
in front of anterior margin of shield. Exopodal plate strip interrupted between coxae II and III, and between coxae III and IV, and free from peritrematal shield alongside coxae IIIII, but integrated with it beside and behind coxa IV.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDF8D49FF76B3D1FEAF7A90" bold="true" box="[151,349,1946,1970]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">FIGURES 1115.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D48FFDF8D49FE85B3D1FD7F7A93" box="[356,653,1946,1969]" class="Arachnida" family="Ascidae" genus="Gamasellodes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="magniventris" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDF8D49FE85B3D1FD7F7A93" box="[356,653,1946,1969]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Gamasellodes magniventris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27857A2FFDF8D49FD74B3D1FD237A90" box="[661,721,1946,1970]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Adult female, dorsal idiosoma (11), ventral idiosoma (12), tectum
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8036CBFFDE8D48FF24B4D3FE0C7DDD" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1454]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF24B4D3FD947D93" box="[197,614,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Peritrematal shield and peritreme</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13042A4EFFDE8D48FD99B4D3FCF57D90" box="[632,775,152,178]" captionStart="FIGURES 11 15" captionStartId="8.[151,270,1946,1970]" captionTargetBox="[152,1420,187,1945]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,135,2001]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 11 15. Gamasellodes magniventris n. sp. Adult female, dorsal idiosoma (11), ventral idiosoma (12), tectum" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/186140/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 1112</figureCitation>
): Peritrematal shields abutting but not fused to dorsal shield at level of paravertical poroids and setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FD20B4F4FD297DFA" box="[705,731,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">z1</emphasis>
; peritremes extending to anterior extremities of peritrematal plates beside bases of setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE3CB4AEFE047DDC" box="[477,502,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">z1</emphasis>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF24B547FE167C07" box="[197,484,268,293]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Spermathecal apparatus</emphasis>
: Not discernible in specimens at hand.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036CBFFDE8D48FF24B579FAAB7CC5" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1454]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<taxonomicName id="4C3F4D48FFDE8D48FF24B579FEAE7C69" box="[197,348,306,331]" class="Secernentea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF24B579FEAE7C69" box="[197,348,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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): Anterior margin of tectum smoothly triramous. Fixed digit of chelicera with short
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF39B512FE9C7C50" box="[216,366,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pilus dentilis</emphasis>
and with offset subapical tooth followed by 4 teeth on apical half; movable digit 2627 µm long, bidentate. Deutosternum with 7 connected rows of denticles, each narrow, with 24 denticles; corniculus normally formed, reaching to anterior margin of palptrochanter; internal mala finely fringed, extending nearly to tip of corniculus. Hypostomatic setae
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FD90B586FD7D7CC4" box="[625,655,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">h1</emphasis>
similar in slender form and length (15 µm) with
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FB2CB586FB187CC4" box="[1229,1258,461,486]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">h2</emphasis>
(16 µm).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8036CBFFDE8D48FF24B5BFFE397E61" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1454]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF24B5BFFF0E7F2F" box="[197,252,500,525]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Legs</emphasis>
(
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): Legs I (223 µm) and IV (205 µm) shorter than length of the two dorsal shields. Coxa I with a dorsal ridge of denticles, and sparsely lineate ventrally; coxae IIIII with one or two lines posteroventrally; coxa IV smooth. Legs IIV with normally developed pretarsi (length
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FC2CB60AFC1B7F78" box="[973,1001,577,602]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ca</emphasis>
. 10 µm) and claws. Tarsi IIIV with apical setal processes
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE7AB623FE237FA3" box="[411,465,616,642]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ad -1</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE01B623FDE47FA3" box="[480,534,616,642]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pd -1</emphasis>
inconspicuous, short (
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FCC1B623FCC97FA3" box="[800,827,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ca</emphasis>
. 5 µm). Leg IV with tarsus (61 µm)
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FB11B623FAF97FA3" box="[1264,1291,616,641]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ca</emphasis>
. 2.3 as long as tibia (26 µm); telotarsus IV with seta
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FD8DB6C4FD507F8A" box="[620,674,654,680]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ad -2</emphasis>
(33 µm) 3 times as long as
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FC04B6C4FBE97F8A" box="[997,1051,654,680]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pd -2</emphasis>
(11 µm), and with
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FB1BB6C4FADD7F8A" box="[1274,1327,654,680]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">av -1</emphasis>
(17 µm),
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF76B6FEFF397FEC" box="[151,203,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">av -2</emphasis>
(20 µm) and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE91B6FEFE607FEC" box="[368,402,693,718]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">mv</emphasis>
(14 µm) longer and thicker than
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FCC3B6FEFCA57FEC" box="[802,855,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pv -1</emphasis>
(11 µm) and
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FC1AB6FEFBC27FEC" box="[1019,1072,693,719]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pv -2</emphasis>
(12 µm) (
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). Setation of femora of legs I-II-III-IV, respectively,
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; that of genua,
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; that of tibiae,
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; leg chaetotactic formulae normal for genus and tribe Ascini as presented by
<bibRefCitation id="EFAE4B3AFFDE8D48FC10B749FADB7E3E" author="Lindquist" box="[1009,1321,770,796]" pageId="9" pageNumber="32" refString="Lindquist, E. E. &amp; Evans, G. O. (1965) Taxonomic concepts in the Ascidae, with a modified setal nomenclature for the idiosoma of the Gamasina (Acarina: Mesostigmata). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 47, 1 - 64." type="journal article" year="1965">Lindquist &amp; Evans (1965)</bibRefCitation>
; leg setae generally slender, smooth.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF27B71BFEB47E4B" box="[198,326,848,873]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Adult male</emphasis>
: Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3256540FFDE8D48FF27B73DFAB47926" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B8036CBFFDE8D48FF27B73DFAB47926" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1454]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF27B73DFE317EB2" bold="true" box="[198,451,886,912]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Material examined:</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="54848869FFDE8D48FE30B73DFDCC7EB2" box="[465,574,886,912]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
female and 2
<typeStatus id="54848869FFDE8D48FD1CB73DFC907EB2" box="[765,866,886,912]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
females,
<date id="FF81100BFFDE8D48FC3EB73DFBAA7EB2" box="[991,1112,886,912]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" value="1999-07-02">2.vii.1999</date>
, from litter of a patch of secondary forest, ESALQ-USP, Piracicaba, State of Sao Paulo, col. J.L. de C. Mineiro, deposited at
<collectionCode id="ED2EAE0EFFDE8D48FAD5B7D6FA6E7E95" box="[1332,1436,925,951]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">ESALQ-</collectionCode>
<collectionCode id="ED2EAE0EFFDE8D48FF76B78FFF3D7EFC" box="[151,207,964,990]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/hb24-jpsb" name="University of the South Pacific" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">USP</collectionCode>
. Two
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females, same data as
<typeStatus id="54848869FFDE8D48FD78B78FFCF47EFC" box="[665,774,964,990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, deposited at
<collectionCode id="ED2EAE0EFFDE8D48FC4FB78FFC087EFC" box="[942,1018,964,990]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/rzcb-tdp2" name="Canadian National Collection Insects" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">CNCI</collectionCode>
. One
<typeStatus id="54848869FFDE8D48FBA1B78FFB5A7EFC" box="[1088,1192,964,990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
female,
<date id="FF81100BFFDE8D48FAF2B78FFA657EFC" box="[1299,1431,964,990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" value="1999-06-28">28.vi.1999</date>
, from soil of a bean field, same locality as
<typeStatus id="54848869FFDE8D48FD63B7A1FD197926" box="[642,747,1002,1028]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, col. J.L. de C. Mineiro, deposited at ESALQ-USP.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3256540FFDE8D48FF27B05BFD857842" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8036CBFFDE8D48FF27B05BFD857842" blockId="9.[151,1437,152,1454]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF27B05BFEB07908" bold="true" box="[198,322,1040,1066]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Remarks:</emphasis>
These are the first records of a species of the genus
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FC45B05AFBB87908" box="[932,1098,1041,1066]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Gamasellodes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in
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. Our description of this species as distinct from
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE00B073FCE17973" box="[481,787,1080,1105]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Gamasellodes rectiventris</emphasis>
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is based in part on a re-examination of
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material of the latter species, as well as study of material representing undescribed species from
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on loan in the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Arachnids. Our observations indicate that forms which seem to represent morphospecies are closely similar to one another in the genus
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, and pose considerable problems in the distinction and description of species and their identification. Unless more careful descriptions and illustrations of these forms are made, including accounts of shield ornamentation, leg setation, and whatever spermathecal structures are evident, little progress will be made in understanding their distributions and ecological associations.
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FF27B126FEA578A5" bold="true" box="[198,343,1389,1415]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Etymology:</emphasis>
The name
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<emphasis id="B94BEAD9FFDE8D48FE02B126FD8E78A4" box="[483,636,1389,1414]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">magniventris</emphasis>
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refers to the characteristically broad ventri-anal shield of the new species here described.
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