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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFF60159406FB4418" bold="true" box="[151,429,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="132497C38D6D016FFF601279067C443A" box="[151,298,1050,1075]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 8" captionStart-1="FIGURE 9" captionStart-2="FIGURE 10" captionStart-3="FIGURE 11" captionStartId-0="17.[151,250,1910,1932]" captionStartId-1="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionStartId-2="19.[151,250,894,916]" captionStartId-3="19.[151,250,1876,1898]" captionTargetBox-0="[157,1431,196,1880]" captionTargetBox-1="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetBox-2="[164,1414,213,851]" captionTargetBox-3="[159,1428,1009,1844]" captionTargetId-0="figure@17.[151,1436,193,1888]" captionTargetId-1="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetId-2="figure@19.[151,1436,193,873]" captionTargetId-3="figure@19.[151,1436,996,1854]" captionTargetPageId-0="17" captionTargetPageId-1="18" captionTargetPageId-2="19" captionTargetPageId-3="19" captionText-0="FIGURE 8. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. photomicrographs. (A) female, dorsum with secondary sclerotisation; (B) female, venter; (C) female, posterior margin ventral shield; (D) female, ventrianal shield; (E) major male, venter. Scale bar = 200 µm (A, B, E) or 100 µm (C, D)." captionText-1="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." captionText-2="FIGURE 10. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, subcapitulum and palp trochantergenu; (B) major male, subcapitulum and palp trochanterfemur (seta h1 broken). Palps shown separate from capitulum; arrows indicate spurs." captionText-3="FIGURE 11. Mid-opisthonotal setae of: (A) Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov.; (B) Megisthanus thorelli Womersley, 1937." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/2600874/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/2600878/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/2600880/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Figures 811</figureCitation>
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Material examined.
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,
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFD10120103514472" bold="true" box="[743,1031,1122,1147]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Mastachilus polyphyllus</emphasis>
(
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.
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female,
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, cypress forest,
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&amp;
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, sampcode #52067 (
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).
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QM.
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.
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(
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;
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,
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1 major male (
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), same data as holotype.
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, 1 major male,
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,
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,
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, under elytra of pinned beetle (
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).
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in
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except one female in ANIC.
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFF30137506174526" bold="true" box="[199,321,1302,1327]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFEBF1375055C4527" box="[328,522,1302,1326]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Female and male</emphasis>
. Sternal setae st4 absent. Seta pd2 of femur IV on rudimentary projection. Dorsal shield finely punctate. Ventrianal shield widest at anterior level of anus.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFC321358034F455A" box="[965,1049,1339,1363]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Female</emphasis>
. Dorsal shield ovate, length
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, maximum width
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, not including secondary sclerotisation. Anterior dorsal setae comprising short (4070) dorsal setae intermingled with longer (140225) sparsely barbed setae; both
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becoming longer posteriorly; podonotum more setose than opisthonotum. Sternogynal shields separate, each bearing 35 setae; internal genitalia with rudimentary latigynal element. Ventrianal shield moderately reniform.
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. Broader than female, dorsal shield length
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, width
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, without well-developed setae; setae on soft cuticle laterad dorsal shield short, length 1025; 20 setae around genital opening; corniculi with small medial inner tooth; setae h13 smooth, palp coxal seta barbed.
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Description.
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(n = 4).
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6D016FFDD0103805D7467B" box="[551,641,1627,1650]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Dorsum</emphasis>
(
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,
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). Idiosomal length ca.
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), width ca. 2.00 mm (
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), body length (including
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, to tip of gnathotectum) ca.
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(
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). Dorsal shield ovate, length
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(
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), width
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(
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); secondary sclerotisation present, extensive (
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) laterally and posteriorly; maximum length of dorsal shield including secondary sclerotisation
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(
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), width
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(
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). Dorsal shield hypertrichous, densely setose. Podosomal part of dorsal shield with numerous short (4070) barbed setae, intermingled anteriorly with long (140225) sparsely barbed setae; opisthosomal part of dorsal shield with longer setae of both
<typeStatus id="54A435E48D6D016FFADE115002314742" box="[1321,1383,1843,1867]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">types</typeStatus>
, i.e., a shorter barbed seta (to 140) and long setae (200525); longest setae posteromarginal. Dorsal shield cuticle appearing smooth, with inconspicuous fine punctation. Setae in soft cuticle barbed, on small platelets, length 150 500, longer posterolaterally.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6C016EFF60111506454782" bold="true" box="[151,275,1910,1932]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURE 8.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6C016EFEEE111505564785" box="[281,512,1910,1932]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
photomicrographs. (A) female, dorsum with secondary sclerotisation; (B) female, venter; (C) female, posterior margin ventral shield; (D) female, ventrianal shield; (E) major male, venter. Scale bar = 200 µm (A, B, E) or 100 µm (C, D).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6F016DFF6010A1064D46DE" bold="true" box="[151,283,1730,1752]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6F016DFEDD10A1054C46D1" box="[298,538,1730,1752]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6F016DFDDF10A0052D46D1" bold="true" box="[552,635,1731,1752]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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(A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BA08B468D6E016CFF60151D020643BB" blockId="19.[151,1436,894,946]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFF60151D067E439A" bold="true" box="[151,296,894,916]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFEC0151D0570439D" box="[311,550,894,916]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFDC2151C05D9439D" bold="true" box="[565,655,895,916]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A258EA2F8D6E016CFDC2151C05D9439D" box="[565,655,895,916]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(A) female, subcapitulum and palp trochantergenu; (B) major male, subcapitulum and palp trochanterfemur (seta h1 broken). Palps shown separate from capitulum; arrows indicate spurs.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BA08B468D6E016CFF60113702344763" blockId="19.[151,1378,1876,1898]" box="[151,1378,1876,1898]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFF60113706484760" bold="true" box="[151,286,1876,1898]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
Mid-opisthonotal setae of: (A)
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFDA8113704114763" box="[607,839,1876,1898]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A258EA2F8D6E016CFCBB113604CB4763" box="[844,925,1877,1898]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
; (B)
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFC24113703F34763" box="[979,1189,1876,1898]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Megisthanus thorelli</emphasis>
Womersley, 1937
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.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D6E016CFF3011FB065A47A6" box="[199,268,1944,1967]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Venter</emphasis>
(
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,
<figureCitation id="132497C38D6E016CFE7211F406C547A6" box="[389,403,1943,1967]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionTargetBox="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">9</figureCitation>
BC). Setae st1 130 (130180), barbed. Sternal shield (
<figureCitation id="132497C38D6E016CFBF611F4030147A6" box="[1025,1111,1943,1968]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionTargetBox="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 9B</figureCitation>
) reticulate, with two pairs of setae, 4 (49) pairs of pores opening ventrally, 01 pores opening laterally, and one pair of lyrifissures; setae st23 sparsely barbed, st2 65 (85105), st3 60 (60), st4 absent; shield medial length 95 (95115).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3016DF038C416C" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Sternogynal shields (
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) free posteriorly, genital opening length 235 (235260), width 275 (275290), each sternogynal shield length 210 (210240), weakly lineate-reticulate, each bearing 3 (35) setae and one lyrifissure; anterior setae barbed, longer (4050) than smooth posterior setae (1040). Internal genitalia comprise three obvious elements (
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFE5F174A069C4149" box="[424,458,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">mg</emphasis>
,
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,
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFE08174B054C4149" box="[511,538,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">vh</emphasis>
) and rudimentary latigynal (
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFCAD174B04264149" box="[858,880,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">lg</emphasis>
) elements, which are represented by small porose area on thickened ventral shield margin, near attachment of vaginal arms with sternogynal shield.
</paragraph>
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Ventral shield (
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) extends 710 (710870) posteriorly from posterior margin of genital opening; maximum width behind coxa IV 350 (350420); shield with 910 (710) pairs of setae around shield margin, with or without one pair posteriorly within shield (
<typeStatus id="54A435E48D69016BFD6B17D4045441D9" box="[668,770,439,464]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
, just within margin), and with 02 pairs of setae off shield margin close to sternogynal shield (often asymmetrical); setae smooth, length 4095; shield mostly reticulate, small lineate-reticulate region at level just behind coxa IV.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF301447052A428C" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Ventrianal shield moderately reniform (
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), with anus mostly in posterior half of shield; anterior width ca. 340 (340400), maximum width anterior to anus, 475 (450540), length 295 (395320); shield reticulate; 814 loosely paired setae, length 7590 (6080).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3014EC03A242F9" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Peritrematal shield hypertrichous, post-peritrematal region extends 385 (385450) behind coxa IV into metapodal region (
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); setae laterad legs sparsely barbed, length 2560, those directly above legs IIIIV much shorter than other setae; three pairs of long setae on anterior margin of peritrematal shield 240340.
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D69016BFF30149F0600431D" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[199,342,764,788]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF30149F0600431D" box="[199,342,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Gnathotectum reticulate, medial length 620 (620700). Subcapitulum with setae h1 240 (230265), h2 160 (145170), h3 broken (275300), pc broken (165180), all setae sparsely barbed; medial subcapitulum with some fine striae, hypostome smooth. Corniculi length 235 (235265) with medial tooth. Palp trochanter with ventro-distal spur, length 25 (2545), palp femur with distal spur, length 10 (1015). Chelicerae with entire fixed digit length 610 (610670), movable digit length 320 (320380). Morphology as per genus description. Fixed digit with 1213 teeth; cheliceral seta length 2530.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3015B604FE4474" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF3015B607AA43E5" box="[199,252,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFEE615B7062443E5" box="[273,370,980,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionTargetBox="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 9D</figureCitation>
). Setation as per genus description. Selected setal measurements: genu II setae ad1, pd1 subequal, 95120; seta pd1 on genu III, 350490, much longer than ad, 120150, tarsus III ad3 moderately long, 275300, femur IV pd1 long, 340450, genu IV ad1 very long, 530620, pd1 very long, 550850, tibia IV pd1 long, 470600, tarsus IV ad4 long, length 350400, pd3 long, length 300315. Femur IV with rudimentary projections bearing setae pd2, ad2, small projection bearing setae ad3.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3012E40666455D" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF3012E4065544A9" bold="true" box="[199,259,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Male</emphasis>
(major) (n = 2).
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFE3212EA054944A9" box="[453,543,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Dorsum</emphasis>
(
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). Idiosomal length ca.
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, width ca.
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, body length (including
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, to tip of gnathotectum) ca
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. Dorsal shield ovate, length
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, width
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; secondary sclerotisation present, extensive. Dorsum hypertrichous. Setae on dorsal shield tiny, smooth, length &lt;5. Setae in soft membrane close to dorsal shield smooth, small (1025), becoming more barbed and longer laterally, length to 125; some setae near posterolateral and posterior margin of shield also long (to 120).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF30130204544659" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF301302065A4571" box="[199,268,1377,1400]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Venter</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFED5133C062A4571" box="[290,380,1375,1400]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionTargetBox="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 9E</figureCitation>
). Setae st1 barbed, length 175. Sternoventral shield reticulate (with some lineate-reticulate patterning behind coxa IV), length from posterior margin of genital opening 900. Sternal setae st2 and st3 barbed, length 85135; sternoventral shield hypertrichous posterior to setae st3, with 20 setae around genital opening; posterior sternoventral shield with setae along margin; these setae smooth, shortest setae 65 (mesad coxa IV) and longest setae 120 (posterior to coxa IV); posterior sternoventral shield (
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFC23138C037D4601" box="[980,1067,1519,1544]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1910,1932]" captionTargetBox="[157,1431,196,1880]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,193,1888]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. photomicrographs. (A) female, dorsum with secondary sclerotisation; (B) female, venter; (C) female, posterior margin ventral shield; (D) female, ventrianal shield; (E) major male, venter. Scale bar = 200 µm (A, B, E) or 100 µm (C, D)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600874/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 8E</figureCitation>
) with two large discs of porose cuticle (diameter 90100), each bearing an anterior and posterior pair of unmodified pair of smooth setae 6570, and a highly modified pair of setae centrally, length 85.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF30103F04ED4691" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Genital opening (
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFE7C103F06B7467D" box="[395,481,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="18.[151,250,1730,1752]" captionTargetBox="[166,1417,242,1664]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[151,1436,193,1709]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 9. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, posterior dorsal shield (several setae broken); (B) female, sternogenital region; (C) internal genitalia; (D) female, femur IV; (E) major male, sternogenital region. Abbreviations: g1 = anterior pair of genital setae; lg = latigynal remnant; mg = mesogynal shield; va = vaginal arms; vh = vaginal heads." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600876/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 9E</figureCitation>
) length 125135, width 115, surrounded by a ring of heavily sclerotised cuticle; this cuticle with 1213 pairs of loosely paired pores laterad genital opening.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3010C706F0470C" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Ventrianal shield (
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFE6210C706B946B5" box="[405,495,1700,1725]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="17.[151,250,1910,1932]" captionTargetBox="[157,1431,196,1880]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,193,1888]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 8. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. photomicrographs. (A) female, dorsum with secondary sclerotisation; (B) female, venter; (C) female, posterior margin ventral shield; (D) female, ventrianal shield; (E) major male, venter. Scale bar = 200 µm (A, B, E) or 100 µm (C, D)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600874/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Figs 8E</figureCitation>
) a curved trapezoid, length 300310, anterior width ca. 420440, maximum width 545560, widest just anterior to anus; shield reticulate, with 1214 loosely paired setae. Peritreme and peritrematal shield similar to female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF301173060A47B0" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D69016BFF30117306004721" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[199,342,1808,1832]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF30117306004721" box="[199,342,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="132497C38D69016BFE9C116C068A4721" box="[363,476,1807,1832]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="19.[151,250,894,916]" captionTargetBox="[164,1414,213,851]" captionTargetId="figure@19.[151,1436,193,873]" captionTargetPageId="19" captionText="FIGURE 10. Megisthanus simoneae sp. nov. (A) female, subcapitulum and palp trochantergenu; (B) major male, subcapitulum and palp trochanterfemur (seta h1 broken). Palps shown separate from capitulum; arrows indicate spurs." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2600878/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Figs 10B</figureCitation>
). Gnathotectum similar to female, medial length 740770; subcapitulum similar, except with submedial projections (inner length 3040). Setae h1 smooth, blade-like, 205; setae h2 smooth, 170, setae h3 smooth, 275, palp coxal seta barbed, 210. Corniculi with small medial tooth-like process, corniculi length 350360. Palp trochanter with distoventral cusps on trochanter (length 30) and femur (length 30). Chelicerae similar to female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D69016BFF3011A6024447D5" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,2013]" box="[199,1298,1988,2013]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D69016BFF3011A607AA47D5" box="[199,252,1989,2012]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Legs</emphasis>
. Similar to female except distal spurs and spines larger, and small spurs on femur and genu I.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C305D8CD8D68016AFF3016F403C840A6" box="[199,1182,151,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D68016AFF3016F403C840A6" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,500]" box="[199,1182,151,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFF3016F4061840B9" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Etymology.</emphasis>
It is with great pleasure that I name this species for my niece Simone West.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C305D8CD8D68016AFF3016DF02DD416D" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D68016AFF3016DF02DD416D" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,500]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFF3016DF068540DC" bold="true" box="[199,467,188,213]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFE2816DF05B240DD" authorityName="Seeman" authorityYear="2019" box="[479,740,188,212]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoneae">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFE2816DF05B240DD" box="[479,740,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFC3916DE031F40DD" authorityName="Womersley" authorityYear="1937" box="[974,1097,188,212]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="thorelli">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFC3916DE04B340DD" box="[974,997,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFC0F16DF031F40DD" box="[1016,1097,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">thorelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having females with two distinct
<typeStatus id="54A435E48D68016AFF071683067D40F1" box="[240,299,224,248]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">types</typeStatus>
of setae on the dorsal shield, one being long with few barbs, the other being short and heavily barbed. The two species are most easily separated by the form of these shorter setae, a feature most apparent on the midopisthonotum. In
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFEAA174A06BB4136" authorityName="Seeman" authorityYear="2019" box="[349,493,296,320]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoneae">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFEAA174A06224149" box="[349,372,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFE74174B06BB4136" box="[387,493,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the shorter setae appear as shorter and more barbed versions of the long setae (
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), but in
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<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFED2172E066A416D" box="[293,316,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFEBD172F06CD416D" box="[330,411,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">thorelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the short setae are even shorter, thicker and more densely and strongly barbed (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C305D8CD8D68016AFF30170C067B41FD" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA08B468D68016AFF30170C067B41FD" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,500]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFF30170C066D4181" bold="true" box="[199,315,367,392]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFEBD17130504418E" authorityName="Seeman" authorityYear="2019" box="[330,594,368,392]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoneae">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFEBD17130504418E" box="[330,594,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Megisthanus simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is found on
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFD081713034E4181" baseAuthorityName="W. S. Macleay" baseAuthorityYear="1826" box="[767,1048,368,392]" class="Insecta" family="Passallidae" genus="Mastachilus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polyphyllus">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFD081713034E4181" box="[767,1048,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Mastachilus polyphyllus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, a passalid species infrequently collected from south-east
<collectingRegion id="49DB45A48D68016AFE4917F7051041A4" box="[446,582,404,429]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Queensland</collectingRegion>
. Records tend to be from relatively drier forests compared to the preferred rainforest habitats of many passalid species, including the host species of
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFC3C17DA031641D9" authorityName="Womersley" authorityYear="1937" box="[971,1088,440,464]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="thorelli">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFC3C17DA04B441D9" box="[971,994,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFC1817DB031641D9" box="[1007,1088,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">thorelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the putative closest relative of
<taxonomicName id="4C1FF0C58D68016AFF6017BE067041FD" authorityName="Seeman" authorityYear="2019" box="[151,294,477,500]" class="Arachnida" family="Megisthanidae" genus="Megisthanus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="simoneae">
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFF6017BE07F841FD" box="[151,174,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B96B57548D68016AFF4B17BE067041FD" box="[188,294,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">simoneae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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