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<emphasis id="B91CEA8A246EFFDC40BBFCA0D640FCE7" bold="true" box="[192,348,834,858]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet honors Kari J. McWest, longtime friend and collaborator of the first author, for his contributions to the understanding of scorpion diversity in the southwestern
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Known only from the
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locality (
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has more robust pedipalps (chela length/width in the
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male is 3.16 and in the
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females 3.253.42), with weaker carinae and only the dorsal marginal and dorsointernal carinae with granulation;
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has more slender pedipalp chelae (chela length/width in the
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male is 3.33 and in the
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females 3.553.65), with well-developed granulose carinae.
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has only light to moderate granulation on the intercarinal spaces of metasomal segment V, whereas
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has extensive coarse granulation on these surfaces. The lateral carinae of sternite VII are weak and lightly granular in
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, but strong and granulose in
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.
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is a smaller species with the single male at
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in total length and females (n = 6) ranging from
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also has more slender pedipalps (chela length/ width in the
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male is 3.68 and in the
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females 3.613.95). The pedipalp patella bears a weak basal tubercle on the internal (prolateral) face in
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, but a strong tubercle in
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. Lastly, the dorsolateral carinae of metasomal segments IIV bear 0:0:0:1 (86%) or 0:0:1:1 (14%) setae (n = 14 carinae) in
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, whereas the counts are 0:0:1:1 (66.7%) or 0:1:1:1 (33.3%) in
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(n = 12 carinae); for the lateral inframedian carinae, the counts are 1:0:0:0 (64.3%), 1:0:0:1 (21.4%), 1:0:1:0 (7.1%), or 1:0:1:1 (7.1%) in
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, and 2:1:1:1 (83.3%) or 2:1:0:1 (16.7%) in
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.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA8A246EFFDC40BBF9C3D67FF984" bold="true" box="[192,355,1569,1593]" pageId="6" pageNumber="5">Description</emphasis>
. The following description is based on the
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male.
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Coloration (
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). Carapace and tergites dark yellowish brown, with extensive pattern of dusky markings. Metasomal segments light orange brown, gradually darkening to orange brown distally; dorsal markings limited to posterior ends of carinae and large patches in the dorsal intercarinal spaces; lateral fuscosity more extensive, associated with the carinae, setal pits, and intercarinal spaces, particularly in the posterior halves of the segments; ventral fuscosity moderate to strong on carinae, setal pits, and distal intercarinal spaces; metasoma V with heavy fuscosity in distal half of dorsal intercarinal spaces and dorsolateral carinae, the distal half of lateral intercarinal spaces and the lateromedian and ventrolateral carinae, and the ventral setal pits and ventrodistal end of the segment. Telson orange brown with very weak dusky markings anteriorly and around setal pits; aculeus dark reddish brown. Cheliceral manus yellowish, dorsally with distal edge and movable finger bearing dusky markings; cheliceral teeth dark brown. Pedipalp femur orange brown with extensive fuscosity dorsally and around the trichobothrial pits on internal and external faces. Pedipalp patella orange brown with extensive fuscosity on dorsal and external faces and moderate fuscosity on internal face. Pedipalp chela orange brown with strong fuscosity around distal part of manus and proximal one-half of chela fingers; ventral aspect of palm with strong fuscous band. Coxosternal region and sternites IIIVI yellow brown, unmarked; sternites IIIVI yellow brown with light to moderate fuscosity along midline, lateral edges, and setal pits; VII yellow brown with strong fuscosity laterally, weak fuscosity medially. Legs lighter yellow brown with strong fuscosity.
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<paragraph id="8BD73698246FFFDD408BFE20D43CFD84" blockId="7.[192,1441,194,1914]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Prosoma. Carapace length slightly greater than posterior width; ratio of carapace L/metasomal segment V length 0.88. Median ocular prominence slightly raised above carapacial surface. Anterior margin obtusely emarginate; median notch rounded. Carapace densely finely granular, with scattered coarse granulation associated with fuscous areas.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD73698246FFFDD408BFDA0D406FC67" blockId="7.[192,1441,194,1914]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Mesosoma. Median carina absent on III; on IIIIV represented by faint granular ridges; on V weak, granular; on VI moderate, granular. Tergite VII with median carina moderate on anterior three-fifths, granular; both pairs of lateral carinae strong, serratocrenulate. Pre-tergites densely finely granular; post-tergites densely, finely granular with scattered coarse granulation in fuscous areas. Pectinal teeth numbering 14/14. Sternite III with a pair of anterior medial macrosetae and a transverse, recurved row of five macrosetae (three on left, two on right) near midsegment; sternites IVVI with two lateral macrosetae anterior to each book lung spiracle and a transverse, recurved row of four macrosetae near mid-segment (only three on fifth sternite); sternite VII with three pairs lateral setae (two of these on lateral carina) and one pair of medial setae; all five sternites with regularly spaced lateral and posterior marginal macrosetae. Sternite V with a distinct, large medial pale patch along posterior margin; anterior edge of patch evenly convex. Sternites IIIVI shagreened, sublustrous medially, with fine granulation laterally (stronger and more dense on posterior sternites); sternite VII densely finely granular, with one pair of weak, feebly granular lateral carinae.</paragraph>
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Metasoma (
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). Segment I length/width ratio 0.76, III length/width ratio 1.00, V length/width ratio 2.30. Segments IIV: Dorsolateral carinae strong, irregularly serratocrenulate; terminal denticles distinctly enlarged, spinoid. Lateral supramedian carinae on I strong, serratocrenulate, on IIIII strong, crenulate; terminal denticles enlarged, spinoid on IIII, flared on IV. Lateral inframedian carinae on I strong, complete, granulose; on II-III present on posterior one-third, strong, crenulate to granular; on IV absent. Ventrolateral carinae strong, serratocrenulate. Ventral submedian carinae on I weak, granular; on II moderate, crenulate; on IIIIV strong, crenulate. Intercarinal spaces densely, finely granular with a few scattered coarse granules in fuscous areas. Segment V: Dorsolateral carinae strong, serrate anteriorly, granulose at middle and distally. Lateromedian carinae strong on basal three-fifths, granulose. Ventrolateral and ventromedian carinae strong, serrate. Intercarinal surfaces densely finely granular, with a few coarse granules ventrally in fuscous areas. Metasomal IIV carinal setation: dorsolaterals, 0/0:1/0:1/1:1/1; lateral supramedians, 0/0:1/1:1/1:2/2; lateral inframedians, 2/2:1/1:1/1:1/1; ventrolaterals, 2/2:3/3:3/3:3/3; ventral submedians, 3/3:3/3:3/4:4/5.Setation of metasomal segment V: dorsolaterals, 3/3; lateromedians, 3/2; ventrolaterals, 5/4 (distally a small fifth seta on left); ventromedians, 2/2 + 2/2.
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Telson (
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). Moderately slender, distinctly narrower than metasoma V and with length/depth ratio 2.16. Dorsal surface of vesicle flat with wide suboval medial whitish patch. Underside of vesicle with 8 pairs of larger reddish macrosetae and several smaller paired setae. Ventral aspect of telson with moderately dense, low, coarse granulation.
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<paragraph id="8BD73698246FFFDD408BF9C0D444F9C7" blockId="7.[192,1441,194,1914]" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Chelicera. Movable finger dorsally with one large distal tine, two smaller subdistal tines (with distalmost arising from distal tine), one large medial tine, and one small basal tine. Ventral margin of cheliceral movable finger with well-developed serrula.</paragraph>
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Pedipalp. Trichobothrial pattern,
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C, orthobothriotaxic, (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D246FFFDD4399F960D37AF927" box="[994,1126,1666,1690]" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Fig. 3139</figureCitation>
). Femur (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D246FFFDD44A6F960D228F927" box="[1245,1332,1666,1690]" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Fig. 31</figureCitation>
): length/ width ratio 2.91. Tetracarinate: dorsointernal carina moderate, irregularly crenulate; dorsoexternal carinae strong, granulose; ventrointernal carina strong, crenulate; ventroexternal carina weak, granular. All faces densely, finely granular; internal face additionally with about eight larger, irregularly-spaced, rounded granules most of which are associated with setal pits. Internal face with one supramedial macroseta and three inframedial macrosetae; external face with two medial macrosetae. Patella (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D246FFFDD450BF8C0D612F8E7" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="6">Fig. 3234</figureCitation>
). Length/width ratio 2.78. Pentacarinate. Dorsointernal carina moderate, irregularly crenulate; internomedian carina oblique, moderate, granulose, without pronounced basal tubercle; ventrointernal carina strong, serratocrenulate; dorsoexternal and ventroexternal carinae moderate, granular. All faces densely, finely granular. Internal face with two supramedial and two inframedial macrosetae. Chela (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D2460FFD240B2FEE0D650FEA4" box="[201,332,257,282]" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">Fig. 3539</figureCitation>
). Dorsal marginal carina weak, granular; dorsal secondary, digital, external secondary, and ventrointernal carinae represented by weak, smooth, rounded ridges; dorsointernal carina weak, with some larger granules; ventromedian and ventroexternal carinae absent. Dorsal, external, and internal intercarinal surfaces shagreened, with dense fine granulation in carinal areas and some coarse granules at base of fixed finger. Dentate margin of fixed finger with primary denticle row divided into six subrows by five enlarged denticles; six inner accessory denticles (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D2460FFD24398FE40D327FE07" box="[995,1083,418,442]" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">Fig. 38</figureCitation>
). Dentate margin of movable finger with primary row divided into six subrows by five enlarged denticles; apical subrow consisting of a single denticle; seven inner accessory denticles (
<figureCitation id="13532A1D2460FFD24346FE00D489FE47" box="[829,917,482,506]" captionStart="Figures 3039" captionStartId="15.[192,287,1449,1471]" captionTargetBox="[243,1356,233,1367]" captionTargetId="figure-92@15.[192,1358,192,1416]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figures 3039. Morphology of Vaejovis mcwesti sp. nov., based on male holotype. 30) Lateral view of metasoma and telson. 31) Right pedipalp femur, dorsal. 32) Right pedipalp patella, dorsal. 33) Right pedipalp patella, external. 34) Right pedipalp patella, ventral. 35) Right pedipalp chela, dorsal. 36) Right pedipalp chela, external. 37) Right pedipalp chela, ventral. 38) Apposable dentate margin of chela fixed finger. 39) Apposable dentate margin of chela movable finger." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5170589" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5170589/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">Fig. 39</figureCitation>
). Dentate margins of chela fingers straight in lateral profile. Chela length/width ratio 3.16; fixed finger length/carapace length ratio 0.67.
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Leg. Telotarsus III with ventromedian spinule row terminating between a single pair of enlarged spinules; seventeen macrosetae (excluding superoterminal landmark macroseta) as follows (R/L):
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1/2,
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1/1,
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1/1,
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1/1,
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1/1,
<emphasis id="B91CEA8A2460FFD2420EFD80D591FDC4" box="[629,653,610,633]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">rs</emphasis>
1/1,
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1/1,
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2/2,
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1/1,
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1/1,
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1/1,
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2/1,
<emphasis id="B91CEA8A2460FFD2456BFD80D25CFDC4" box="[1296,1344,610,633]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">pmt</emphasis>
1/1,
<emphasis id="B91CEA8A2460FFD24500FD80D2BCFDC4" box="[1403,1440,610,633]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">pst</emphasis>
1/1 (after
<bibRefCitation id="EFF94B692460FFD24143FD60D6FFFD27" author="McWest, K. J." box="[312,483,642,666]" pageId="8" pageNumber="7" pagination="1 - 126" refId="ref8164" refString="McWest, K. J. 2009. Tarsal spinules and setae of vaejovid scorpions (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Zootaxa 2001: 1 - 126." type="journal article" year="2009">McWest 2009</bibRefCitation>
).
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Hemispermatophore (
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). Lamelliform with strong dorsal crest on distal lamina extending approximately one-third the length of the blade; distal lamina with basal constriction, widening at middle, and tapering distally. Two dorsal “hooks” positioned just above the dorsal trough, with ental hook distinctly larger. Ventral capsular area with a flat, rounded plate bearing a sharp prong which projects ectally.
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Measurements of Male
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(mm).
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Total L (additive), 23.79; carapace L, 3.11; mesosoma L, 6.96; metasoma L (additive), 10.28; telson L, 3.44. Metasomal segments: I L/W, 1.38/1.81; II L/W, 1.56/1.73; III L/W, 1.68/1.68; IV L/W, 2.14/1.58; V L/W, 3.52/1.53. Telson: vesicle L/W/D, 2.27/1.33/1.05; aculeus L, 1.17. Pedipalps: femur L/W, 2.53/0.87; patella L/W, 2.70/0.97; chela L/W/D, 4.52/1.43/1.43; fixed finger L, 2.07; movable finger L, 2.60; palm (underhand) L, 2.07.
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Measurements of Female
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(mm).
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Total L (additive), 22.33; carapace L, 2.96; mesosoma L, 7.30; metasoma L (additive), 8.98; telson L, 3.09. Metasomal segments: I L/W, 1.17/1.66; II L/W, 1.38/1.56; III L/W, 1.48/1.48; IV L/W, 1.89/1.48; V L/W, 3.06/1.48. Telson: vesicle L/W/D, 1.99/1.17/0.89; aculeus L, 1.10. Pedipalps: femur L/W, 2.35/0.79; patella L/W, 2.50/0.92; chela L/W/D, 4.08/1.20/1.28; fixed finger L, 1.94; movable finger L, 2.40; palm (underhand) L, 1.84.
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<emphasis id="B91CEA8A2460FFD240BBFB03D650FB44" bold="true" box="[192,332,1249,1273]" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">Variation.</emphasis>
The
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specimens exhibited pectinal tooth counts as follows: one comb with 12 teeth, eight combs with 13 teeth, and one comb with 14 teeth.
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<paragraph id="8BD736982460FFD2408BFAC0D247FAC7" blockId="8.[192,1441,1249,1882]" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">The cheliceral movable fingers in five of the specimens have two subdistal teeth with the distalmost of the two actually arising from the posterior edge of the larger distal tine; in the sixth specimen, the distalmost subdistal tine is reduced on the left and represented by a small denticle on the right.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD736982460FFD2408BFA60D6CEFA67" blockId="8.[192,1441,1249,1882]" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">There was no variation in chela finger dentition: all specimens had six subrows flanked by six inner accessory denticles on the chela fixed finger, and six subrows flanked by seven inner accessory denticles on the movable finger.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD736982460FFD2408BFA00D6C2F8E7" blockId="8.[192,1441,1249,1882]" pageId="8" pageNumber="7">There was no observed variation in the numbers of macrosetae on the pedipalpal femur (internal supramedials and inframedials; external medians) and patella (internal supramedians and inframedians). Variation in metasomal segments IIV setal counts (n = 12 carinae) was as follows: dorsolaterals, 0:0:1:1 (n = 8; 67%), 0:1:1:1 (n = 4; 33%); lateral supramedians, 0:1:1:2 (n = 9; 75%), 0:1:2:2 (n = 1; 8%), 1:1:1:2 (n = 1; 8%), 0:1:1:3 (n = 1; 8%); lateral inframedians, 2:1:1:1 (n = 10; 83%), 2:1:0:1 (n = 2; 17%); ventrolaterals, 2:3:3:3 (n = 5; 42%), 2:3:3:4 (n = 2; 17%), 2:2:3:4 (n = 2; 17%), 2:3:4:5 (n = 2; 17%), 2:4:3:5 (n = 1; 8%); and ventral submedians I-IV, 3:3:3:4 (n = 4; 33%), 3:3:4:5 (n = 2; 17%), and one each (8%) bearing 3:3:3:3, 3:4:4:4, 3:4:4:5; 3:3:5:5, 3:3:3:6, and 3:4:3:5. For segment V, 11/12 (92%) specimens had three dorsolaterals and 1/12 (8%) had four; 8/12 (67%) had three lateromedians and 4/12 (33%) had two; 8/12 (67%) had four ventrolaterals and the remaining counts were 5 (3/12; 25%) and 7 (1/12; 8%); the ventromedian carinae bore 2+2 (n = 4; 33%) macrosetae, 4+2 (n = 4; 33%), 3+2 (n = 3; 25%), or 1+2 macrosetae (n = 1; 8%).</paragraph>
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Variation in prolateral telotarsus III setation is as follows (
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missing right tarsus): pi, 7/11 legs had three and 4/11 had two; psub, 8/11 with one and 3/11 had none; pm, 10/11 with one and 1/11 with two; pmt, 10/11 with one, 1/11 with two; no variation in other counts.
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