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<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF950663A2BF15AB32B0FF03" ID-CoL="56NX" authority="Oudemans 1906" authorityName="Oudemans" authorityYear="1906" box="[151,432,151,177]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF15AB33E0FF03" bold="true" box="[151,224,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia</emphasis>
Oudemans 1906
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<typeStatus id="54D48818FF950663A2BF15E333C8FF46" box="[151,200,223,244]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Type</typeStatus>
species:
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF950663A30E15E33137FF46" authority="Coggi 1898" authorityName="Coggi" authorityYear="1898" box="[294,567,222,245]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatulidae" genus="Oribates" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A30E15E332B8FF47" box="[294,440,223,245]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Oribates fiorii</emphasis>
Coggi 1898
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, p. 77.
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<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF950663A2BF15C132A3FEA1" authority="Coggi, 1898" authorityName="Coggi" authorityYear="1898" box="[151,419,253,275]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF15C1320EFEA1" box="[151,270,253,275]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia fiorii</emphasis>
(Coggi, 1898)
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, Oudemans 1906, p. 61.
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF1420320EFE80" box="[151,270,284,306]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia fiorii</emphasis>
(Coggi, 1898)
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, Grandjean 1956b, p. 450
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF1462320AFEC5" bold="true" box="[151,266,350,375]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Adult. Species comprising this genus are unique among
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(Grandjean 1953b, 1956b, Bernini 1975) in having the following combination of character states. Rostrum with distinct, convex medial crest, rostral margin flattened to slightly undulating. Octotaxic system developed as 4 pairs of porose areas. Notogaster with 10 pairs of setae,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A3B614F032AAFE51" box="[414,426,460,483]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">c</emphasis>
and
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positioned laterad
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. Lenticulus absent. Lamellae long, broad, with large cusps, fused along basal half of length. Lamellar cusp with lateral dens, with or without tooth distally; with or without small medial dens. Translamella present or absent. Longitudinal thickened keel present ventrally on lamella (carène
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF170433A5FDFD" box="[151,165,568,591]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">a</emphasis>
π of Grandjean 1956b). Nerve canal of seta
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extending through thickness of keel, from insertion of seta on cusp to prodorsum. Dorsophragmata separate or fused medially, very short, almost effaced on posterior of prodorsum. Lamellar seta arising ventromedially on cusp. Bothridium long, flask-shaped, with indentation laterally. Genal tooth subtriangular in shape, with or without longitudinal ridge ventrolaterally, with or without dens ventrodistally. Tutorium broad, lamelliform, rectangular to slightly tapered, slightly to strongly convex medioventrally, with dens distally or dorsodistally, tutorium extending well anterior of insertion of rostral seta. Pedotectum I and coxisternal region striate. Pedotectum I with small concave indentation in ventral wall; this indentation, weakly to very visible when viewed ventrally with transmitted light. Pedotectum II forming small to large tubercle dorsoposteriorly close to pleural wall. Custodium present. Postanal porose area present, small. Axillary saccule present at base of palp. Chelicera chelate-dentate, narrowed or not. Rutellum normal, pantelobasic. Mentum with large tectum or without tectum; with or without recurved ridge. Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A0A1169C319DFC05" box="[649,669,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">m</emphasis>
of gena subequal in size and shape to seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A65F169C3785FC05" box="[1143,1157,928,951]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">a</emphasis>
. Palp setal formula 02 139(1); eupathidium
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subequal in length to solenidion, forming double horn with solenidion along length. Humerosejugal porose organs Am and Ah expressed as porose areas, distinct, on plural surface in depressions, or Ah on convex part of plural surface. Porose organ Al present or absent, if present, expressed as porose area. Epimeral setal formula 3-1-3-3 or 3-1-3-2, seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A082111231C4FBF4" box="[682,708,1070,1094]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">4c</emphasis>
present or absent. Femur III with seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A65A11123783FBF4" box="[1138,1155,1070,1094]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">l</emphasis>
absent; seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A73A11133625FBF4" box="[1298,1317,1071,1094]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">v'</emphasis>
of genua I and II present. Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A3A0116F329FFBD9" box="[392,415,1107,1131]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">l”</emphasis>
of genu and tibia II, and genu I spinose, thicker, more heavily barbed than other setae on these segments. Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A3BE114A32AEFB3C" box="[406,430,1142,1166]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">l”</emphasis>
of tibia I setose. Anterodorsal spines present between solenidia φ1 and φ2 on tibia I (too small to see on figure 9A).
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Immatures. Knowledge of immature
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A05611FD31C2FB6B" box="[638,706,1217,1241]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia</emphasis>
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is based solely on one deutonymph described by Grandjean (1956b). He collected it along with nine adults of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A0F011D9305DFB4F" box="[728,861,1253,1277]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia fiorii</emphasis>
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and made the tentative association because of the length of the chelicera, which although shorter than those of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A1641036309FFA93" box="[844,927,1289,1313]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">J. fiorii</emphasis>
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adults, were longer than those of nymphs of known
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2C310123260FAF4" box="[235,352,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Oribatella</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A3AE10123130FAF4" box="[390,560,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Ophidiotrichus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. He described long prodorsal setae, setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A62210123726FAF4" box="[1034,1062,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">da</emphasis>
equal in size to
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A6F710123601FAF4" box="[1247,1281,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">dm</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A71110123655FAF4" box="[1337,1365,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">dp</emphasis>
, setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF106D33B3FADB" box="[151,179,1361,1385]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">da</emphasis>
not serpentine in shape, not showing any modification for attachment of scalp of preceding instar. Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A761106D33B3FA3C" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">da, dm, dp</emphasis>
long, roughened, directed posteriorly, pairs equidistant, forming two longitudinal rows. The deutonymph did not carry scalps, but he could not determine whether it was because
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A14110A530ADFA03" box="[873,941,1433,1457]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia</emphasis>
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nymphs do not bear scalps, or because they had fallen off.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2EF10DE323BFA48" bold="true" box="[199,315,1506,1530]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Remarks.</emphasis>
This diagnosis is based on the description of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A11210DD30BDFA4B" box="[826,957,1505,1529]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia fiorii</emphasis>
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by Grandjean (1956a, 1956b) and the new species described below. Grandjean (1956b) did not describe or illustrate the palp or legs of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A681133B37FCF9AF" box="[1193,1276,1541,1566]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">J. fiorii</emphasis>
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; thus the palp setal formula and data on leg setation given above are from
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A11E131630CCF9F3" box="[822,972,1577,1601]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">J. applachica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF950663A1FC1316372DF9F3" box="[980,1069,1578,1602]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, described below.
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The gnathosoma of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A3AA13713109F9D7" box="[386,521,1613,1637]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia fiorii</emphasis>
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is elongated, with a large mental tectum described as being similar to that of
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(Grandjean 1932, 1956a). The
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species of
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,
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. quadridentata
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Banks, also has an elongated gnathosoma, but it lacks the large mental tectum of
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(Behan-Pelletier 2011)
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. The chelicerae of both species are elongated, but not pelopsiform.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF950663A2EF13E137C1F8AB" blockId="11.[151,1437,350,1818]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">
Grandjean (1956b) described the keel on the ventral surface of the lamella, which he labelled
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A73213E33628F944" box="[1306,1320,1759,1782]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">a</emphasis>
π. Among
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, this keel is only known in
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A076123D31A2F8AB" box="[606,674,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and is well developed in
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF950663A1E0123E3761F8AB" box="[968,1121,1793,1817]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A1E0123E3761F8AB" box="[968,1121,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF950663A64F123E37C1F8AB" box="[1127,1217,1794,1818]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF1251326CF835" bold="true" box="[151,364,1901,1927]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Joelia appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF950663A35C125232CEF834" box="[372,462,1902,1926]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(
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,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF950663A30F12AC3237F81A" box="[295,311,1936,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF950663A36B12AD3253F81A" box="[323,339,1937,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF950663A37712AC3283F81A" box="[351,387,1936,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">8A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF950663A3A712AC32D5F81A" box="[399,469,1936,1960]" captionStart="FIGURE 9 A D" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[295,1319,232,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9 A D. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female: A, leg I, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; B, leg II, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; C, leg III, abaxial aspect; D, leg IV, abaxial aspect. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224269/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">9AD</figureCitation>
)
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C3756531FF950664A2BF12EB375BFEAE" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="266" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF950664A2BF12EB375BFEAE" blockId="11.[151,1436,2007,2032]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="266" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF950663A2BF12EB327EF842" bold="true" box="[151,382,2007,2032]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265">Material examined</emphasis>
:
<typeStatus id="54D48818FF950663A3BA12E432FFF842" box="[402,511,2008,2032]" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
: adult female, West Virginia, Pocahontas Co., Hills Creek Falls area,
<quantity id="4C979B5FFF950663A71712E4367FF842" box="[1343,1407,2008,2032]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.7" pageId="11" pageNumber="265" unit="km" value="27.0">27km</quantity>
E Richmond,
<date id="FFD1107AFF920664A33115AB3292FF1D" box="[281,402,151,175]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" value="1986-08-03">3.viii.1986</date>
(EEL) 3000, from deciduous litter, rotten wood, moss and substrate, deposited in the CNC,
<typeStatus id="54D48818FF920664A2BF158133C7FF67" box="[151,199,189,213]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">type</typeStatus>
number 24129.
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<typeStatus id="54D48818FF920664A3AE158132F7FF66" box="[390,503,189,212]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
<specimenCount id="9D69FD33FF920664A02915803181FF66" box="[513,641,188,212]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="female">18 females</specimenCount>
,
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with same data as
<typeStatus id="54D48818FF920664A1FF1580373DFF66" box="[983,1085,188,212]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
; West Virginia, Randolph Co., Stuart Park Recreation Area,
<quantity id="4C979B5FFF920664A3C215E3311BFF45" box="[490,539,223,247]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" unit="km" value="8.0">8km</quantity>
W. Elkins,
<date id="FFD1107AFF920664A08E15E33025FF45" box="[678,805,223,247]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" value="1986-07-30">30.vii.1986</date>
(EEL)
<specimenCount id="9D69FD33FF920664A15715E330E5FF45" box="[895,997,223,247]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="female">1 female</specimenCount>
,
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from mixed deciduous litter, primarily
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A32E143832ABFEAE" box="[262,427,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Rhododendron</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<typeStatus id="54D48818FF920664A39114393126FEAF" box="[441,550,261,285]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
deposited in the CNC, FMNH, USNM, and RNC.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF920664A2EF141B33F2FCA5" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2EF141B33F2FCA5" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2EF141B323AFEF2" bold="true" box="[199,314,295,320]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Adult. Total length 300335 µm. Rostrum with distinct, strongly convex medial crest (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A739141B3661FE8D" box="[1297,1377,295,319]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A744141B368CFE8D" box="[1388,1420,295,319]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
). Notogastral porose areas about 5 µm in diameter. Notogastral setae smooth, 2842 µm, with
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A6F9147137DDFED6" box="[1233,1245,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">c</emphasis>
seta longest;
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A7A81470369CFED6" box="[1408,1436,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">lm</emphasis>
posteromediad Aa and
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A3B7144C32B5FE3A" box="[415,437,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">lp</emphasis>
anteriad A1; mutual distance
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A126144C3048FE3E" box="[782,840,368,396]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">h1h1</emphasis>
about 23 µm,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A1DA144D372CFE3E" box="[1010,1068,369,396]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">p1p1</emphasis>
about 18 µm. Lamella 120131 μm long, of which cusp 104109 μm; 4854 μm wide at level of insertion of seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A65414AB3790FE1D" box="[1148,1168,407,431]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">le</emphasis>
. Lamellar cusps fused proximally for length of 4548 µm. Lateral edge of lamella curved medioventrally; anterolateral edge of lamella curved or not ventrally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A38D14E332F5FE45" box="[421,501,479,503]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A02814E33120FE45" box="[512,544,479,503]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
). Length of lamellar keel about 45 µm, distance between lamellar keels about 8 µm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A2E5173E321EFDA8" box="[205,286,514,538]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A303173E324CFDA8" box="[299,332,514,538]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2F</figureCitation>
). Lamellar cusp with large lateral dens, about 64 µm, pointed anterolaterally, medial dens absent; lamellar seta arising at anterior end of keel, about 91 µm in length. Insertion of lamellar seta expanded and flaskshaped (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A2D317763255FDD0" box="[251,341,586,610]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
, arrow). Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A02E1770311FFDD1" box="[518,543,588,611]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">ex</emphasis>
very thin, about 12 µm. Genal tooth broad, subtriangular in shape, with longitudinal ridge ventrolaterally, with dens ventrodistally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A161175330A7FD35" box="[841,935,623,647]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
). Tutorium broadly subrectangular, slightly tapered, 91103 μm long, of which cusp 4953 μm, concave proximoventrally, distal margin with 34 dentes. Custodium 3440 μm long (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A3F9178B3120FD7D" box="[465,544,695,719]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A003178B314EFD7D" box="[555,590,695,719]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">8A</figureCitation>
). Epimeral seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A12C178B301EFD7D" box="[772,798,695,719]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">3c</emphasis>
similar in shape to other epimeral setae, about 27 µm;
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A7A9178B369BFD7D" box="[1409,1435,695,719]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">4c</emphasis>
thin, short, about 11 µm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A39717E63105FD40" box="[447,517,730,754]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Chelicera not elongated. Mentum without tectum, with recurved ridge distally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A2B717C333E4FCA5" box="[159,228,767,791]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF920679A2E1161E32C3FF48" lastPageId="17" lastPageNumber="271" pageId="12" pageNumber="266" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E1161E320AFC30" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E1161E325AFC89" bold="true" box="[201,346,802,827]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Description.</emphasis>
Adults.
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A39316183148FC89" box="[443,584,804,827]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Dimensions:</emphasis>
Total length: females (
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A1671618305DFC89" box="[847,861,804,827]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">n</emphasis>
= 10) 325 µm (range 320335); males (
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A70D16183633FC89" box="[1317,1331,804,827]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">n</emphasis>
= 5) 310 µm (range 300315). Notogastral width: females (
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A0FD167431E3FCED" box="[725,739,840,863]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">n</emphasis>
= 9) 211 µm (range 200215); males (
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A68C167437B2FCED" box="[1188,1202,840,863]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">n</emphasis>
= 5) 212 µm (range 205215).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E116AC33F2FC5D" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E116AC3250FC15" box="[201,336,912,935]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Integument:</emphasis>
Prodorsum, notogaster, anal plates, genital plates, venter and mentum smooth to microtuberculate. Lamellae with distinct irregular striae laterally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A094168E3003FC78" box="[700,771,946,970]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
); pedotectum I proximally with irregular transverse striae (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A2B716EB33E4FC5D" box="[159,228,983,1007]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E116C7305BFAE5" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E116C7324FFBA1" box="[201,335,1019,1043]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Prodorsum:</emphasis>
Rostrum with distinct medial crest (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A0D216C6304DFBA0" box="[762,845,1018,1042]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A17416C6307FFBA0" box="[860,895,1018,1042]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
); rostral margin medially rounded (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A73416C6366EFBA0" box="[1308,1390,1018,1042]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A75516C6368DFBA0" box="[1405,1421,1018,1042]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">7</figureCitation>
). Lamella 120131 μm long, of which cusp 6470 μm; 4854 μm wide at level of insertion of seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A6FA112337E6FB85" box="[1234,1254,1055,1079]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">le</emphasis>
. Lateral edge of lamella curved medioventrally; anterolateral edge of lamella curved or not ventrally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A67B117E3798FBE8" box="[1107,1176,1090,1114]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Lamellar cusps fused along proximal 4548 μm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A3FE115B3128FBCD" box="[470,552,1127,1151]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A01F115B315AFBCD" box="[567,602,1127,1151]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
). Translamella without tooth, 39 μm at greatest width. Medial dens on lamellar cusp absent; lateral dens without teeth, pointed anterolaterally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A1CC11B63738FB10" box="[996,1080,1162,1186]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A66011B6376BFB10" box="[1096,1131,1162,1186]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
). Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A69611B037D5FB11" box="[1214,1237,1164,1187]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">ro</emphasis>
7790 µm long, strongly barbed along length, acuminate, curved anteromedially. Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A188119330B4FB75" box="[928,948,1199,1223]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">le</emphasis>
9297 µm long, thick, very heavily barbed, tapered, arising from anterior of lamellar keel (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A08F11EE31F7FB58" box="[679,759,1234,1258]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A12C11EE3027FB58" box="[772,807,1234,1258]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
); insertion expanded and flask-shaped (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A6CD11EE363AFB58" box="[1253,1338,1234,1258]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
). Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A7AE11E8369CFB59" box="[1414,1436,1236,1259]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">in</emphasis>
131155 µm long, barbed (less so than
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A04811CB3174FABD" box="[608,628,1271,1295]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">le</emphasis>
), tapered; pair parallel, mutual distance 5153 µm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A6E411CB3614FABD" box="[1228,1300,1271,1295]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
). Bothridial seta 100110 µm long, fusiform, with barbed, distally tapered head; head directed slightly anteromedially (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A76510263697FA80" box="[1357,1431,1306,1330]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs 6</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A2BF100333BAFAE5" box="[151,186,1343,1367]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">2E</figureCitation>
). Exobothridial seta about 27 µm long, thin, weakly barbed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E1105F364CFA55" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E1105F3118FAC9" box="[201,536,1379,1403]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Lateral region of podosoma:</emphasis>
Genal tooth subrectangular, with dens ventrodistally, with longitudinal ridge ventrolaterally; covered by edge of rostrum dorsally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A0C410BB3047FA2D" box="[748,839,1415,1439]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
). Tutorium narrowly subrectangular, slightly tapered, 91103 μm long, of which cusp 4953 μm, concave proximoventrally, distal margin with 34 dentes (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A71B1096368FFA70" box="[1331,1423,1450,1474]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
). Custodium 3440 μm long (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A3FB10F33122FA55" box="[467,546,1487,1511]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A00610F33153FA55" box="[558,595,1487,1511]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">8A</figureCitation>
). Porose area Al about 5 μm in diameter (not illustrated on fig. 8A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E110C8317EF92F" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E110C8324EF9B9" box="[201,334,1524,1547]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Notogaster:</emphasis>
Length subequal to width. Anterior margin undulating, almost straight in interlamellar region; convex region lateral of bothridium with about 810 transverse ridges (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A1E6132B3716F99D" box="[974,1046,1559,1583]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
). Pteromorph striate distally, with minute dens anteroventrally. Porose areas Aa about 5 μm in diameter, A1A3 about 4 μm. Notogastral setae very weakly barbed, 2043 μm long, with
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A014135C3148F9C5" box="[572,584,1632,1655]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">c</emphasis>
seta longest,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A0CA136331FEF9C5" box="[738,766,1631,1655]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">lm</emphasis>
posteromediad Aa, and
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A63813633726F9C5" box="[1040,1062,1631,1655]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">lp</emphasis>
anteriad A1; mutual distance
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A750135C33ADF910" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">p1 p1</emphasis>
about 18 μm,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A36613B93288F910" box="[334,392,1669,1698]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">h1h1</emphasis>
about 23 μm (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A00313B9316FF92F" box="[555,623,1669,1693]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1936,1959]" captionTargetBox="[291,1319,185,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[197,1389,161,1915]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 6. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel a π. Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224266/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E113903603F883" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E11390327FF976" box="[201,383,1708,1732]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Ventral Region:</emphasis>
Epimeral setae mostly about 1127 μm long, barbed acuminate,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A6BD139037AFF976" box="[1173,1199,1708,1732]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">3c</emphasis>
about 27 μm long, distinctly barbed,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A34913EC327CF95A" box="[353,380,1744,1768]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">4c</emphasis>
about 11 μm long, similar in shape and length to
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A18513EC30C9F95A" box="[941,969,1744,1768]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">1a</emphasis>
, shortest epimeral setae (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A6C013EC362CF95A" box="[1256,1324,1744,1768]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
). Genital, aggenital, anal and adanal setae smooth; genital setae about 810 µm, others 46 µm. Genital setae 2+4 or 1+5. Lyrifissure
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A33F1224323BF882" box="[279,315,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">iad</emphasis>
anterolateral of anal plate, almost perpendicular. Postanal porose area about 8
<date id="FFD1107AFF920664A684122537D0F882" box="[1196,1232,1816,1840]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">x 8</date>
μm.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920664A2E112003641F8CA" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E112003261F8E6" box="[201,353,1852,1876]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Gnathosoma:</emphasis>
Small axillary saccule present at base of palp, 4
<date id="FFD1107AFF920664A1E4120130F7F8E6" box="[972,1015,1852,1876]" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">x 2</date>
µm. Chelicera chelate-dentate, not elongated; length about 70 μm. Mentum without tectum, with small recurved ridge distally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A6B6125C37E3F8CA" box="[1182,1251,1888,1912]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1937,1960]" captionTargetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[173,1413,163,1917]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 7. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta 4 c, legs not illustrated … Scale bar = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
, arrow).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF920679A2E112B937A4FF66" blockId="12.[151,1437,151,2021]" lastBlockId="17.[151,1436,151,1043]" lastPageId="17" lastPageNumber="271" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2E112B93208F82E" box="[201,264,1925,1948]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Legs:</emphasis>
Setation (I to IV) (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF920664A3C212B83176F82E" box="[490,630,1924,1948]" captionStart="FIGURE 9 A D" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[295,1319,232,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9 A D. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female: A, leg I, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; B, leg II, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; C, leg III, abaxial aspect; D, leg IV, abaxial aspect. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224269/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">Figs. 9AD</figureCitation>
): trochanters, 1-1-2-1; femora, 5-5-2-2; genua, 3(1)-3(1)-1(1)-2; tibiae 4(2)-4(1)-3(1)-3(1); tarsi, 20(2)-15(2)-15-12. Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A0F4129431F3F872" box="[732,755,1960,1984]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">l”</emphasis>
of genu and tibia II about 21 and 18 μm, respectively. Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A2BF12F033AFF856" box="[151,175,1996,2020]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">l”</emphasis>
of genu I, and genu and tibia II spinose, thicker than other setae on these segments. Seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF920664A6BD12F037A7F856" box="[1173,1191,1996,2020]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="266">l</emphasis>
of genu III and tibia IV spinose (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8F0679A30415AB32BAFF1D" box="[300,442,151,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 9 A D" captionStartId="16.[151,250,1968,1991]" captionTargetBox="[295,1319,232,1895]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[197,1389,193,1947]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURE 9 A D. Joelia appalachia sp. nov., adult female: A, leg I, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; B, leg II, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; C, leg III, abaxial aspect; D, leg IV, abaxial aspect. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224269/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Figs. 9AD</figureCitation>
). Setae
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A03615A43136FF02" box="[542,566,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">l”</emphasis>
of genu and tibia I about 20 and 32 μm, respectively. Two very small anterodorsal spines present on tibia I between solenidia φ
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A13215F73022FF6A" box="[794,802,203,216]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">1</emphasis>
and φ
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A14915F73069FF6A" box="[865,873,203,216]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">2</emphasis>
(not illustrated on
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF930665A2BF12AC321BF877" blockId="13.[151,1436,1936,1989]" pageId="13" pageNumber="267">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF930665A2BF12AC3213F817" bold="true" box="[151,275,1936,1959]" pageId="13" pageNumber="267">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF930665A33312AC32D2F814" box="[283,466,1936,1958]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="267">Joelia appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF930665A3F112AD312BF814" bold="true" box="[473,555,1937,1958]" pageId="13" pageNumber="267">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF930665A3F112AD312BF814" box="[473,555,1937,1958]" pageId="13" pageNumber="267" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, adult female, dorsal aspect, legs not illustrated, with arrow to lamellar keel
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF930665A71612AD364BF814" box="[1342,1355,1937,1958]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="267">a</emphasis>
π. Scale bar = 50 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF106632FF900666A2BF12AD3132F875" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224267/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="268" targetBox="[273,1302,206,1861]" targetPageId="14">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF900666A2BF12AD3132F875" blockId="14.[151,1435,1937,1991]" pageId="14" pageNumber="268">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF900666A2BF12AD3214F815" bold="true" box="[151,276,1937,1960]" pageId="14" pageNumber="268">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF900666A33412AE32D4F81A" box="[284,468,1938,1960]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="14" pageNumber="268" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF900666A33412AE32D4F81A" box="[284,468,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="268">Joelia appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF900666A3F412AE312EF81A" bold="true" box="[476,558,1938,1960]" pageId="14" pageNumber="268">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF900666A3F412AE312EF81A" box="[476,558,1938,1960]" pageId="14" pageNumber="268" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, adult female, ventral aspect, with arrows to reflected ridge on mentum, and seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF900666A75612AE3696F81A" box="[1406,1430,1938,1960]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="268">4c</emphasis>
, legs not illustrated… Scale bar = 50 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF106632FF910667A2BF13E93009F89A" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="269" targetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" targetPageId="15">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF910667A2BF13E93009F89A" blockId="15.[151,1436,1749,1832]" pageId="15" pageNumber="269">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF910667A2BF13E93242F959" bold="true" box="[151,322,1749,1772]" pageId="15" pageNumber="269">FIGURE 8A, B.</emphasis>
Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A,
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF910667A67E13E9360CF959" box="[1110,1292,1749,1771]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="269" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF910667A67E13E9360CF959" box="[1110,1292,1749,1771]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="269">Joelia appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF910667A73A13EA3662F959" bold="true" box="[1298,1378,1750,1771]" pageId="15" pageNumber="269">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF910667A73A13EA3662F959" box="[1298,1378,1750,1771]" pageId="15" pageNumber="269" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B,
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF910667A05613C830C5F8B8" authority="Higgins" authorityName="Higgins" box="[638,965,1780,1802]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Ophidiotrichus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="269" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="exastus">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF910667A05613C8306CF8B8" box="[638,876,1780,1802]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="269">Ophidiotrichus exastus</emphasis>
Higgins
</taxonomicName>
, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF106632FF8E0678A2BF128C3789F857" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224269/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="270" targetBox="[295,1319,232,1895]" targetPageId="16">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8E0678A2BF128C3789F857" blockId="16.[151,1436,1968,2021]" pageId="16" pageNumber="270">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8E0678A2BF128C3247F877" bold="true" box="[151,327,1968,1991]" pageId="16" pageNumber="270">FIGURE 9AD.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8E0678A379128C310AF874" box="[337,522,1968,1990]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="16" pageNumber="270" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8E0678A379128C310AF874" box="[337,522,1968,1990]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="270">Joelia appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8E0678A03C128D3168F874" bold="true" box="[532,616,1969,1990]" pageId="16" pageNumber="270">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22857D3FF8E0678A03C128D3168F874" box="[532,616,1969,1990]" pageId="16" pageNumber="270" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, adult female: A, leg I, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; B, leg II, abaxial aspect, trochanter removed; C, leg III, abaxial aspect; D, leg IV, abaxial aspect. Scale bars = 50 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8F0679A2EF15DF32C3FF48" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,1043]" box="[199,451,226,250]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Immatures. Unknown.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF8F0679A2EF143B375BFEF0" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8F0679A2EF143B375BFEF0" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,1043]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2EF143B324EFEAD" bold="true" box="[199,334,263,287]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Etymology.</emphasis>
This species is named as a noun in apposition from
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, a cultural region in Eastern
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF8F0679A74C143B369CFEAD" box="[1380,1436,263,287]" name="United States of America" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">USA</collectingCountry>
that is dominated by habitats of the Appalachian Mountains, and home to this species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3756531FF8F0679A2EF14733285FC78" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8F0679A2EF1473370CFD40" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,1043]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2EF14733234FED5" bold="true" box="[199,308,335,359]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Remarks</emphasis>
. This species is considered a member of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A13714733063FED5" box="[799,867,335,359]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A13714733063FED5" box="[799,867,335,359]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Joelia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
because of the presence of the distinct, strongly convex medial crest on the rostrum, the longitudinal thickened keel ventrally on lamella with the nerve canal of seta
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2E414AB33E0FE1D" box="[204,224,407,431]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">le</emphasis>
extending through the thickness of the keel, and pedotectum II having a small tubercle dorsoposteriorly close to the pleural wall. However,
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A009148031B9FE61" box="[545,697,443,467]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A009148031B9FE61" box="[545,697,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the type-species,
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A62414803764FE61" box="[1036,1124,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A62414803760FE61" box="[1036,1120,443,467]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">J. fiorii</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
in the following characters, and when immatures are discovered its placement may be challenged. The chelicera of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A68714DC364DFE45" box="[1199,1357,479,503]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A68714DC364DFE45" box="[1199,1357,479,503]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is not elongated and the subcapitulum lacks the large mental tectum of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A1451738379DFDA8" authority="(Grandjean 1956a)" baseAuthorityName="Grandjean" baseAuthorityYear="1956" box="[877,1181,514,539]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A145173830C0FDA9" box="[877,960,515,539]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. fiorii</emphasis>
(Grandjean 1956a)
</taxonomicName>
. The attachment of the tutorium of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A30417143286FD8D" box="[300,390,551,575]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A30417143286FD8D" box="[300,390,551,575]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. fiorii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to the prodorsum is forshortened in comparison to that of other known
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A722171B369CFD8D" box="[1290,1436,551,575]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Oribatellidae</taxonomicName>
(Grandjean 1956a, his
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8F0679A38A17763100FDD0" box="[418,512,586,610]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
), that of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A0471770300CFDD1" box="[623,780,587,611]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A0471770300CFDD1" box="[623,780,587,611]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is normal for the family. The genal tooth of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A70F1770367EFDD1" box="[1319,1406,587,611]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fiorii">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A70F1770367EFDD1" box="[1319,1406,587,611]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. fiorii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is rounded distally (Grandjean 1956a, his
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8F0679A07C175331ADFD35" box="[596,685,623,647]" captionStart="FIGURE 2 A F" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1870,1893]" captionTargetBox="[179,1395,193,1824]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[179,1395,193,1825]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2 A F. Differential interference contrast microscope images of adults: A D, Adoribatella punctata Woolley, A, detail of ventral surface of pteromorph; B, detail of dorsal surface of pteromorph; C, detail of custodium (arrow) and seta 4 c; D, humerosejugal porose area Ah developed as saccule; E F, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., E, detail of prodorsum (4 layers combined); F, detail of lamellae in ventral aspect near midline, showing keel a π, nerve canal of seta le, and with arrow to expanded flask-shaped integument around insertion of seta le. Scale bar C = 25 µm, D = 20 µm, E, F = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224262/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
), whereas that of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A15C174C370DFD35" box="[884,1037,623,647]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A15C174C370DFD35" box="[884,1037,623,647]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is pointed ventrodistally (
<figureCitation id="13542A3FFF8F0679A71C1753368EFD35" box="[1332,1422,623,647]" captionStart="FIGURE 8 A, B" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1772]" captionTargetBox="[225,1413,216,1710]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,193,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 8 A, B. Lateral aspect of podosoma of adult female, legs and notogaster removed: A, Joelia appalachia sp. nov., with arrow to lateral indentation on bothridium. B, Ophidiotrichus exastus Higgins, with arrow to ventral indentation in area of connection of pedotectum I to body wall. Scale bars = 50 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224268/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Fig. 8A</figureCitation>
); however, this character is variable among species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A12817AF3784FD18" authority="Behan-Pelletier 2011" authorityName="Behan-Pelletier" authorityYear="2011" box="[768,1156,658,683]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Oribatella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A12817AF3075FD19" box="[768,885,659,683]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Oribatella</emphasis>
(Behan-Pelletier 2011)
</taxonomicName>
. In
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A69C17A83609FD19" box="[1204,1289,659,683]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. fiorii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the distance between the anterior of the coxisternum and the genital plates is longer than in other known species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A722178B369CFD7D" box="[1290,1436,695,719]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Oribatellidae</taxonomicName>
(Grandjean 1956b, his Figs B, C); this region is not elongated in
<taxonomicName id="4C6F4D39FF8F0679A14517E03706FD41" box="[877,1030,731,755]" class="Arachnida" family="Oribatellidae" genus="Joelia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sarcoptiformes" pageId="17" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="appalachia">
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A14517E03706FD41" box="[877,1030,731,755]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD036BAFF8F0679A2EF17C33285FC78" blockId="17.[151,1436,151,1043]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">
<collectingCountry id="F378762AFF8F0679A2EF17C3322AFCA5" box="[199,298,767,791]" name="Marshall Islands" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Marshall</collectingCountry>
<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A31F163C3275FCA5" box="[311,373,767,791]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">et al.</emphasis>
(1987) omitted
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A01517C33006FCA5" box="[573,774,767,791]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Joelia americana</emphasis>
(Haller 1884)
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from their treatment of North American
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as they found no confirmation of its occurrence in North
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, though its occurrence was reported by Michael (1898, p. 18) and Ewing (1909, p. 380). I have not found
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A1A916743714FCED" box="[897,1044,840,863]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. americana</emphasis>
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in North
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. The illustration of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A29D16503247FC31" box="[181,327,876,899]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. americana</emphasis>
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by Haller (1884) shows the lateral dens of the lamellar cusp as having teeth, which are absent from
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2BF16AC3231FC15" box="[151,305,911,935]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
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. In addition, Hallers description gives a body length of 390 µm, which is significantly larger than that of
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2CE1688327FFC79" box="[230,383,947,971]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">J. appalachia</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="B91BEAA8FF8F0679A2EF16EA32FFFC5D" bold="true" box="[199,511,982,1007]" pageId="17" pageNumber="271">Distribution and Ecology</emphasis>
. This species is only known from rich deciduous forest litter in the central Appalachians. Gravid females carry two eggs; gut contents include dark fungi and spores.
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