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is readily distinguished from other
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species
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by its slender distitarsi III and IV without ventral brush-like setae, and also by the presence of denticulations on the anterior part of the propeltidium only.
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MALE (N = 2). Prosoma length 1.19, width 2.00. Anterior part of propeltidium dark orangebrown with dark brown stripe on either side of supracheliceral groove. Median and posterior parts of propeltidium and median part of mesopeltidium mottled dark brown with black patches laterally. Scattered denticles on anterior part of propeltidium, remainder of dorsal prosomal plate unarmed. Ocularium dark orange-brown, unarmed. Lateral shelves and posterolateral corners of dorsal prosomal plate orange-cream with black patches on lateral shelves. Metapeltidium and opisthosoma with broad median stripe of dark green-brown with light tan spots, laterally cream. Venter cream, with medium brown spots on coxae.
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<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FCA4FEA2FCB5" box="[197,320,788,812]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Chelicerae</emphasis>
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. Segment I 3.90–4.20, 4.98–5.25. Yellow-orange with dark brown patches on distal part of first segment and entire second segment; both segments evenly denticulate. Cheliceral fingers short; mobile finger angular crescent-shaped.
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<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FC34FEC8FC05" box="[197,298,900,924]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Pedipalp</emphasis>
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(figs 75–76). Femur 1.52–1.61, patella 0.83–0.84, tibia 1.03–1.05, tibia 1.99–2.10. Femur and patella orange-yellow with light brown patches, tibia cream with light brown patches, tarsus cream. Trochanter spinose dorsally and ventrally, femur with dorsal and ventral spine rows, patella with few medioventral spines. Patella with apophysis about half length of patella body (fig. 76); medial sides of patella and tibia densely setose. Microtrichia on distal half of tarsus; claw with ventral tooth-comb.
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<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FB8FFF18FBCF" box="[197,250,1087,1110]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Legs</emphasis>
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. Leg I femur 3.00–3.58, patella 0.89–0.93, tibia 2.37–2.66; leg II femur 5.13–5.72, patella 1.05–1.20, tibia 4.20–4.49; leg III femur 2.59–2.96, patella 0.83–0.87, tibia 1.94–2.26; leg IV femur 4.65, patella 0.94, tibia 3.03. Orange-cream. Trochanters unarmed. Femur I with dorsal and ventral spine rows, more closely spaced ventrally; patella with ventral spine row; tibia unarmed (fig. 77). Femur II with dorsal and ventral rows of small, relatively widely-spaced spines in proximal half. Remaining segments unarmed except for few dorsal spines in proximal half of femur. Tibiae undivided; tarsi unspecialised.
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<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FAAFFEE1FAAF" box="[197,259,1311,1334]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Penis</emphasis>
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(figs 78–79). Bristle groups of medium length; glans distally dorsoventrally flattened. Pores shallowly recessed.
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||
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D978540A2148DC08E0C7FAD9FCB7FA3F" blockId="40.[151,1437,264,1932]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
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<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FAD9FEC0FA18" box="[197,290,1385,1409]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Spiracle</emphasis>
|
||
(fig. 34). Anterior spines thick, slightly flattened, most not reticulated except cornermost spines, extending across entire spiracle; terminations broadly palmate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="D978540A2148DC08E0C7FA03FB14FA68" blockId="40.[151,1437,264,1932]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7FA03FEDDFA55" bold="true" box="[197,319,1459,1484]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" reason="1">Variation.</emphasis>
|
||
The colour pattern described above refers to the
|
||
<typeStatus id="067CEAA82148DC08E365FA04FC2EFA55" box="[871,972,1460,1484]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
. The
|
||
<typeStatus id="067CEAA82148DC08E408FA04FB89FA55" box="[1034,1131,1460,1484]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
|
||
has a more evenly orangebrown dorsal prosomal plate with brown patches, but this is possibly due to post-mortem bleaching.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="91DD07812148DC08E0C5FA4FFA7FF98F" box="[199,1437,1534,1559]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="etymology">
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||
<paragraph id="D978540A2148DC08E0C5FA4FFA7FF98F" blockId="40.[151,1437,264,1932]" box="[199,1437,1534,1559]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C5FA4FFEAFF98E" bold="true" box="[199,333,1535,1559]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" reason="1">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
From the Greek adjective
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E275FA4EFD33F98F" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[631,721,1534,1558]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leptekes">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E275FA4EFD33F98F" box="[631,721,1534,1558]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">leptekes</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, fine-pointed and delicate, referring to the animal’s appearance.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="91DD07812148DC08E0C7F993FE5BF815" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="D978540A2148DC08E0C7F993FCF3F9F8" blockId="40.[151,1437,264,1932]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E0C7F993FEAFF9A5" bold="true" box="[197,333,1571,1596]" inLineHeading="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" reason="1">Comments.</emphasis>
|
||
The presence of lace tubercles on the lateral corner of the spiracle could not be confirmed for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E57FF995FF13F9F8" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leptekes">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E57FF995FF13F9F8" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">M. leptekes</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
due to obscuring grit on the specimen observed.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="D978540A2148DC08E0C7F9DEFE5BF815" blockId="40.[151,1437,264,1932]" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">
|
||
The inclusion of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E187F9DFFDE7F91F" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[389,517,1646,1670]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leptekes">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E187F9DFFDE7F91F" box="[389,517,1646,1670]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">M. leptekes</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in the genus in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E2BBF9DEFCB2F91F" authorityName="Roewer" authorityYear="1923" box="[697,848,1646,1670]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E2BBF9DEFCB2F91F" box="[697,848,1646,1670]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Megalopsalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is very poorly supported, as its position in phylogenetic analyses appeared very unstable (see ‘Results and discussion of phylogenetic analysis’). Only the equal weights analysis supported a position as sister to the remaining
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E37AF909FB88F948" box="[888,1130,1721,1745]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undetermined">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E37AF909FBEDF948" box="[888,1039,1721,1745]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Megalopsalis</emphasis>
|
||
species
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(see table 2). The implied weights analyses placed it either as sister to a clade including
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E34FF96EFBFFF96F" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[845,1053,1758,1782]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Hypomegalopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E34FF96EFBFFF96F" box="[845,1053,1758,1782]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Hypomegalopsalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E42EF96FFB39F96F" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[1068,1243,1759,1782]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Tercentenarium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E42EF96FFB39F96F" box="[1068,1243,1759,1782]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Tercentenarium</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the ‘Monoscutinae’ or as sister to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E19AF8B4FD10F885" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[408,754,1796,1820]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Hypomegalopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tanisphyros">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E19AF8B4FD10F885" box="[408,754,1796,1820]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Hypomegalopsalis tanisphyros</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
alone with the two species then placed as sister to the clade including the taxa from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E1A6F899FD7EF8D8" baseAuthorityName="Hogg" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[420,668,1833,1857]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Spinicrus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tasmanicum">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E1A6F899FD7EF8D8" box="[420,668,1833,1857]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Spinicrus tasmanicum</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E2BDF899FC83F8D8" authorityName="Taylor" authorityYear="2011" box="[703,865,1833,1857]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Forsteropsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E2BDF899FC83F8D8" box="[703,865,1833,1857]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Forsteropsalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in fig. 43 (results not shown). Until the position of this species can be more firmly established, it is provisionally placed in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="1EC72F892148DC08E3B8F8FEFBB3F8FF" authorityName="Roewer" authorityYear="1923" box="[954,1105,1870,1894]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Megalopsalis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="40" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="EBB388182148DC08E3B8F8FEFBB3F8FF" box="[954,1105,1870,1894]" italics="true" pageId="40" pageNumber="41">Megalopsalis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
as per the results of the equal weights analysis (fig. 41).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |