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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCEFFC3D6EAFED1FEE1DA65" box="[151,321,290,311]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Taracus nigripes</emphasis>
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(list).
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The
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of
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is conserved in the
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national
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naturelle in
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(examined 2012).
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only locality given is “
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.
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” It is an early instar juvenile, so tells us little about its identity in comparison to
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. The
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of
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Goodnight &amp; Goodnight
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is a mature female from
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Pass
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,
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asl,
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,
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, in the
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(
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; examined 2012).
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have seen large collections of
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specimens from numerous localities in
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, including mature specimens of both sexes and a range of juveniles.
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of these juveniles, presumably the same instar and at least similar size, had body lengths and cheliceral measurements nearly identical to the
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specimen of
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,
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and the lengths of the leg femora and palpi were likewise very close.
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there appears to be but one species of
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(though sampling has not been exhaustive), the best course seems to be to use the older name and relegate
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comes from a defined locality, to which the
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locality of
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is hereby restricted.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCEFFC3D6BAFD1CFEE1D85A" bold="true" box="[199,321,751,776]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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and
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also occur in the Rocky Mountains, but well to the north (
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCEFFC3D6DDFCE0FF5AD87E" box="[160,250,787,812]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">gertschi</emphasis>
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) or west (
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCEFFC3D70EFCE7FE56D879" box="[371,502,788,811]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">timpanogos</emphasis>
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) of the distribution of
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,
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and can be distinguished from that species by their much longer chelicerae and legs.
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is quite short-legged, with the first femur about half the length of the body in males.
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Male from near Divide, Teller Co.,
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: Total length,
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. Carapace dark chestnut brown to black, lacking “hash marks” (diagonal dark lines lateral to the ocularium), all carapace edges welldefined, anterior and posterior margined; midline sulcus extends from anterior margin to ocularium. Ocularium about as long as wide, rounded, with few small setae above eyes; eyes small, black, ringed with black pigment. Metapelitidium lightly sclerotized but clearly distinct from carapace, without setae; sensory cone white, acute, arising from soft cuticle between carapace and metapeltidium. Abdomen unsclerotized, or weakly so, irregularly set with small black setae slightly raised on bumps, but these not as sclerotized plaques (
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). Ventrally, coxae pale yellowish, unspotted. Palpal and first leg coxae and trochanters with numerous stout setae on strong tubercles, other leg coxae with strong, black setae, not on tubercles. No indication of thoracic sternum. Genital operculum apically rounded, heavily setose, pale yellowish tan, unspotted. Abdominal sternites not sclerotized, with scattered black setae.
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Chelicerae (
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)
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long, black. Basal article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 8.48); second article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 7.22). Basal article with prominent mediobasal knob, with long, seta-tipped tubercles relatively few in number, in mesal view only three or four of these nearly equally spaced; second article with more numerous, but more rounded, much lower seta-tipped tubercles ranged in obscure rows, tubercles more densely spaced over anterior face of article but diminishing before base of fixed finger. Fixed and movable fingers with paired, articulating triangular teeth, narrow, acute tips of fingers cross each other at rest.
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Palpi (
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) dark brown, shaded darker distally, tibia, tarsus black; total length
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, rather stout; trochanter with six or seven prominent low, seta-tipped tubercles, femur with regularly spaced slender setae, not set on tubercles. Patella not swollen. Lengths of articles as given in
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. Legs short relative to body length; dark brown to black, darker distally. Autospasy sutures of femora distinct on all legs. Tibiae without false articulations, metatarsal false articulations 7, 11, 8, 9 respectively. Total lengths in mm of legs 14: 7.39 11.24, 7.41, 9.85. Measurements of leg articles given in
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.
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Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of male
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<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD450F8DEFDD2DC11" box="[557,626,1837,1859]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">1.27</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD57BF8DEFC9ADC11" box="[774,826,1837,1859]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">1.11</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD5D5F8DEFBB7DC11" box="[936,1047,1837,1859]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">-</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD5D5F8A4FBB7DC3F" box="[936,1047,1879,1901]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">1.97</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD2AEF8A4FAB5DC3F" box="[1235,1301,1879,1901]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">1.63</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD715F873FE0ADCC4" box="[360,426,1920,1942]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">2.34</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD450F873FDD2DCC4" box="[557,626,1920,1942]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">0.78</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD450F85AFDD2DCED" box="[557,626,1961,1983]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">0.63</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD450F820FDD2DCBB" box="[557,626,2003,2025]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">0.75</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD57BF820FC9ADCBB" box="[774,826,2003,2025]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">1.88</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD5D5F820FBB7DCBB" box="[936,1047,2003,2025]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">2.75</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCE002CD2AEF820FAB5DCBB" box="[1235,1301,2003,2025]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">2.25</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCFFFC2D6EAF88FFDB8DCBD" blockId="17.[151,1436,1916,2031]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCFFFC2D6EAF88FFEE7DCC0" bold="true" box="[151,327,1916,1939]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURES 415.</emphasis>
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.
</emphasis>
Fig. 4, female palpus. Fig. 5, male palpus. Fig. 6, penis. Fig. 7, glans penis. Fig. 8, female, dorsal view. Fig. 9, female, lateral view. Fig. 10, male, dorsal view. Fig. 11, male, lateral view. Fig. 12, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 13, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 14, male chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 15, male chelicera, second article, frontal view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6BAFF64FB6DDB86" blockId="18.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Penis (
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)
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D7F0FF6BFE51DBFD" box="[397,497,152,176]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.72" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="1.72">1.72 mm</quantity>
long,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D445FF6BFD3CDBFD" box="[568,668,152,176]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="0.13">0.13 mm</quantity>
wide (L/W = 13.46), sides of shaft tapering evenly to aculeus; glans only slightly swollen, distal portion of glans with array of small, short setae; shaft without setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6BAFF2CFE7EDADA" blockId="18.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6BAFF2CFD40DBAA" box="[199,736,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Female from near Divide, Teller Co.,
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D411FF2CFD7ADBAA" box="[620,730,223,248]" country="United States of America" name="Colorado" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Colorado</collectingRegion>
:
</emphasis>
Total length, 4.00 mm. Carapace dark brown to black, lacking “hash marks.“ Metapeltidium unsclerotized, nearly without setae (two small setae on either side of sensory cone); sensory cone in slight embayment in posterior margin of carapace. Abdomen white, unsclerotized, with two or three vaguely indicated sclerotized patches along midline and few scattered, very small, black setae not set on cuticular plaques (
<figureCitation id="130F3988FFCCFFC1D718FE9CFE70DADA" box="[357,464,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURES 4 15" captionStartId="17.[151,264,1916,1939]" captionTargetBox="[184,1398,207,1898]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[184,1399,194,1898]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURES 4 15. Taracus packardi. Fig. 4, female palpus. Fig. 5, male palpus. Fig. 6, penis. Fig. 7, glans penis. Fig. 8, female, dorsal view. Fig. 9, female, lateral view. Fig. 10, male, dorsal view. Fig. 11, male, lateral view. Fig. 12, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 13, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 14, male chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 15, male chelicera, second article, frontal view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/164224/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Figs. 8, 9</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6B2FE67FD08D96F" blockId="18.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Chelicerae (
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) black,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D441FE67FD01DAFE" box="[572,673,404,429]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.85" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="4.85">4.85 mm</quantity>
long; cheliceral basal article
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D592FE67FBF4DAFE" box="[1007,1108,404,428]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="2.1">2.10 mm</quantity>
long,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D2E1FE67FAA1DAFE" box="[1180,1281,404,428]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="0.3">0.30 mm</quantity>
wide (L/W = 7.0); second article
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D704FE44FE7FDA9D" box="[377,479,439,464]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.75" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="2.75">2.75 mm</quantity>
long,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D454FE44FD2FDA9D" box="[553,655,439,464]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="0.45">0.45 mm</quantity>
wide (L/W = 6.1). Total length of palpus,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D207FE4BFB43DA9D" box="[1146,1251,440,464]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.97" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="4.97">4.97 mm</quantity>
; trochanter with four or five seta-tipped tubercles, femoral setae not on tubercles. Total lengths in mm of legs 14: 6.40, 9.70, 6.69, 9.09; lengths of leg and palpal articles as given in
<tableCitation id="C6B610B6FFCCFFC1D4A0FE0CFC94D94A" box="[733,820,511,536]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="18.[151,239,616,639]" captionTargetBox="[160,1300,666,895]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="TABLE 2. Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of female Taracus packardi." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4B7585FFCCFFC1D6EAFD9BFC52D92D" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" tableUuid="DF4B7585FFCCFFC1D6EAFD9BFC52D92D">Table 2</tableCitation>
. Metatarsal false articulations 5, 11, 5, 7 respectively. Ovipositor typical. Other characters as in male.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6EAFD9BFC52D92D" blockId="18.[151,1010,616,639]" box="[151,1010,616,639]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6EAFD9BFEA9D92D" bold="true" box="[151,265,616,639]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of female
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFCCFFC1D54CFD9BFC4ED92D" box="[817,1006,616,639]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="packardi" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus packardi</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D714FD68FB5ED82D" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<table id="F934D7ADFFCC002CD6DDFD69FAB4D82D" box="[160,1300,666,895]" gridcols="6" gridrows="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFD69FAB4D9E2" box="[160,1300,666,688]" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FD69FE0BD9E2" box="[361,427,666,688]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Femur</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FD69FDD2D9E2" box="[557,626,666,688]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Patella</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFD69FC9AD9E2" box="[774,826,666,688]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Tibia</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FD69FBB7D9E2" box="[936,1047,666,688]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Metatarsus</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFD69FAB4D9E2" box="[1234,1300,666,688]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Tarsus</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFD37FAB4D988" box="[160,1300,708,730]" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD6DDFD37FF44D988" box="[160,228,708,730]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Palpus</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FD37FE0BD988" box="[361,427,708,730]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.87</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FD37FDD2D988" box="[557,626,708,730]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.26</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFD37FC9AD988" box="[774,826,708,730]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.27</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FD37FBB7D988" box="[936,1047,708,730]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">-</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFD37FAB4D988" box="[1234,1300,708,730]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">0.57</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFD1EFAB4D851" box="[160,1300,749,771]" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD6DDFD1EFF44D851" box="[160,228,749,771]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Leg 1</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FD1EFE0BD851" box="[361,427,749,771]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.67</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FD1EFDD2D851" box="[557,626,749,771]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">0.61</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFD1EFC9AD851" box="[774,826,749,771]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.09</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FD1EFBB7D851" box="[936,1047,749,771]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.67</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFD1EFAB4D851" box="[1234,1300,749,771]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.36</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFCE5FAB4D87E" box="[160,1300,790,812]" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD6DDFCE5FF44D87E" box="[160,228,790,812]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Leg 2</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FCE5FE0BD87E" box="[361,427,790,812]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.24</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FCE5FDD2D87E" box="[557,626,790,812]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">0.76</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFCE5FC9AD87E" box="[774,826,790,812]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.76</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FCE5FBB7D87E" box="[936,1047,790,812]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.42</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFCE5FAB4D87E" box="[1234,1300,790,812]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.52</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFCB3FAB4D804" box="[160,1300,832,854]" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD6DDFCB3FF44D804" box="[160,228,832,854]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Leg 3</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FCB3FE0BD804" box="[361,427,832,854]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.65</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FCB3FDD2D804" box="[557,626,832,854]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">0.61</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFCB3FC9AD804" box="[774,826,832,854]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.09</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FCB3FBB7D804" box="[936,1047,832,854]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.76</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFCB3FAB4D804" box="[1234,1300,832,854]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3504274FFFCC002CD6DDFC9AFAB4D82D" box="[160,1300,873,895]" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<th id="76D54E33FFCC002CD6DDFC9AFF44D82D" box="[160,228,873,895]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Leg 4</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD714FC9AFE0BD82D" box="[361,427,873,895]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.15</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD450FC9AFDD2D82D" box="[557,626,873,895]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">0.76</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD57BFC9AFC9AD82D" box="[774,826,873,895]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">1.73</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD5D5FC9AFBB7D82D" box="[936,1047,873,895]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.42</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFCC002CD2AFFC9AFAB4D82D" box="[1234,1300,873,895]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">2.03</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C32E7686FFCCFFC0D6BAFC4CFB7FD8BF" lastPageId="19" lastPageNumber="20" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6BAFC4CFAB0DC0E" blockId="18.[151,1437,959,2029]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6BAFC4CFDB1D88A" bold="true" box="[199,529,959,984]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
Distribution.
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D711FC4CFDB1D88A" box="[364,529,959,984]" country="United States of America" name="Colorado" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">COLORADO</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
:
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D458FC4CFD1AD885" box="[549,698,959,984]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Boulder Co.,</emphasis>
Boulder, no date, N. Banks, Ƌ (MCZ).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D2E2FC4CFA91D885" box="[1183,1329,959,984]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Chaffee Co.,</emphasis>
Sawatch Mtns., Monarch Pass,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D7EDFC17FE55D8AF" box="[400,501,996,1021]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.29184" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="10800.0">10,800 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D455FC17FD0DD8AF" box="[552,685,996,1021]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1952-07-05">5 July 1952</date>
, H. Levi, juv. (MCZ); Garfield,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D26FFC17FBC2D8AF" box="[1042,1122,996,1021]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.7432" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="9000.0">9000 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D2E8FC16FABAD8AF" box="[1173,1306,996,1021]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1952-07-07">7 July 1952</date>
, H. Levi,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D3FAFC16FA3CD8AE" box="[1415,1436,997,1020]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(MCZ).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D684FBF4FE61DF4D" box="[249,449,1031,1056]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Clear Creek Co.,</emphasis>
Mt. Evans,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D42AFBF4FD60DF72" box="[599,704,1031,1056]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5052" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="11500.0">11,500 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D483FBFBFBA8DF72" box="[766,1032,1031,1056]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1967-07-19" valueMax="1967-08-01" valueMin="1967-07-19">19 July1August 1967</date>
, R. Schmoller, mm (MCZ);
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D321FBF4FA3CDF72" box="[1372,1436,1031,1056]" country="United States of America" name="Idaho" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Idaho</collectingRegion>
Springs,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D680FBDFFE17DF17" box="[253,439,1068,1093]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1935-08-24">24 August 1935</date>
, W. Ivie,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D454FBDEFD9EDF16" box="[553,574,1069,1092]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH); Berthoud Pass,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D509FBDFFB8EDF17" box="[884,1070,1068,1093]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1935-08-24">24 August 1935</date>
, W. Ivie,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D2DCFBDFFB60DF16" box="[1185,1216,1068,1092]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female">♀♀</specimenCount>
(AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D33EFBDFFF67DF35" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Dolores Co.:</emphasis>
near Fish Creek,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D7E0FBA3FE41DF3A" box="[413,481,1103,1128]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.3452288" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mi" value="27.0">27 mi</quantity>
northeast of Dolores, 8200 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D51AFBA3FBA2DF3A" box="[871,1026,1103,1128]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1976-07-24">24 July 1976</date>
, L. &amp; N. Herman, Ƌ,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D370FBA3FA82DF35" box="[1293,1314,1104,1127]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6EAFB86FE99DFDE" box="[151,313,1141,1164]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Gunnison Co.,</emphasis>
Elk Mtns., Gothic Natural Area,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D4D2FB87FCA4DFDE" box="[687,772,1140,1164]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="2900.0">2900 m</quantity>
asl, spruce-fir forest,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D584FB87FB2CDFDF" box="[1017,1164,1140,1165]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1969-07-27">27 July 1969</date>
, H., L., and F. Levi, ƋƋ
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D6EAFB6BFF61DFFD" box="[151,193,1176,1199]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female">♀♀</specimenCount>
(MCZ),
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D75AFB64FE1CDFE2" box="[295,444,1175,1200]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1954-07-25">25 July 1954</date>
, H. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ),
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D4D5FB6BFCC7DFE2" box="[680,871,1175,1200]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1956-07-12" valueMax="1956-07-13" valueMin="1956-07-12">1213 July 1956</date>
, H., L. Levi, ƋƋ
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D24CFB6BFBFBDFFD" box="[1073,1115,1176,1199]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female">♀♀</specimenCount>
(MCZ); Gothic,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D360FB64FACEDFE2" box="[1309,1390,1175,1200]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8956" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="9500.0">9500 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D6EAFB4FFE8ADF87" box="[151,298,1212,1237]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1957-08">August 1957</date>
, H., L. Levi, juv (MCZ),
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D434FB4FFD74DF87" box="[585,724,1212,1237]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1959-06-04">4 June 1959</date>
, H. Levi,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D539FB4EFCF9DF86" box="[836,857,1213,1236]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(MCZ); Copper Lake,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D222FB4FFB0CDF87" box="[1119,1196,1212,1237]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3500.0">3500m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D29CFB4FFAD6DF87" box="[1249,1398,1212,1237]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1969-07-26">26 July 1969</date>
, H. and F. Levi,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D75AFB13FE96DFAA" box="[295,310,1248,1272]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(MCZ); East River Valley,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D40CFB13FD78DFAA" box="[625,728,1247,1272]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.048" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="10000.0">10,000 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D572FB13FC04DFAA" box="[783,932,1247,1272]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1954-07-11">11 July 1954</date>
, H. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ); Rustlers Gulch,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D32BFB13FF45DE4E" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.15" metricValueMax="3.3" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3150.0" valueMax="3300.0" valueMin="3000.0">3000 3300m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D767FAF7FE0FDE4F" box="[282,431,1284,1309]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1969-07-22">22 July 1969</date>
, H., L. and F. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ); Copper Creek Valley,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D278FAF7FBCADE4F" box="[1029,1130,1284,1309]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2004" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="10500.0">10,500 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D2DDFAF7FA93DE4F" box="[1184,1331,1284,1309]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1954-07-11">11 July 1954</date>
, H. Levi, juv. (MCZ); below Queen Basin,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D46CFADBFD71DE12" box="[529,721,1319,1344]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.24612" metricValueMax="3.3528" metricValueMin="3.13944" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="10650.0" valueMax="11000.0" valueMin="10300.0">10,30011,000 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D57BFADBFC0FDE12" box="[774,943,1319,1344]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1956-08-07">7 August 1956</date>
, H. and L. Levi, juvs (MCZ),
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D37EFADBFA38DE12" box="[1283,1432,1319,1344]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1969-07-21">21 July 1969</date>
, H., L. Levi, mm ff (MCZ); Damphier Creek near Fossil Ridge, north of
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D5B0FABFFBA8DE37" box="[973,1032,1356,1381]" country="United States of America" name="Ohio" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Ohio</collectingRegion>
,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D269FABFFB08DE37" box="[1044,1192,1356,1381]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.65" metricValueMax="3.8" metricValueMin="3.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3650.0" valueMax="3800.0" valueMin="3500.0">35003800m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D2A2FABFFAD4DE37" box="[1247,1396,1356,1381]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1960-07-28">28 July 1960</date>
, H. Levi, A. Kostinsky,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D706FA83FE2ADEDA" box="[379,394,1392,1416]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(MCZ); Schofield Pass,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D4DFFA9CFCA8DEDA" box="[674,776,1391,1416]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2004" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="10500.0">10,500 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D543FA83FC72DEDA" box="[830,978,1391,1416]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1954-07-11">11 July 1954</date>
, H. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ); north slope of
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D319FA9CFA3CDEDA" box="[1380,1436,1391,1416]" country="United States of America" name="Ohio" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Ohio</collectingRegion>
Peak,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D6A6FA67FE39DEFF" box="[219,409,1428,1453]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.38328" metricValueMax="3.56616" metricValueMin="3.2004" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="ft" value="11100.0" valueMax="11700.0" valueMin="10500.0">10,50011,700 ft</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D7B0FA67FD22DEFF" box="[461,642,1428,1453]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1957-08-10">10 August 1957</date>
, H., L. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ);
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D5F0FA67FC1FDEFF" box="[909,959,1428,1453]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.218688" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mi" value="2.0">2 mi</quantity>
north of Gothic,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D202FA67FB6DDEFF" box="[1151,1229,1428,1453]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3500.0">3500m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D37DFA67FA38DEFF" box="[1280,1432,1428,1453]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1960-06-14">14 June 1960</date>
, H. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ); Gothic, near Crested Butte,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D4C1FA4BFCF3DE82" box="[700,851,1463,1488]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1956-07-12">12 July 1956</date>
, W. J. Gertsch, V. Roth, mm ff (AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D34AFA44FF66DEA6" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Hinsdale Co.,</emphasis>
San Juan Mtns., Slumgullion Pass,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D422FA2FFD0DDEA6" box="[607,685,1500,1524]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3700.0">3700m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D499FA2FFCCCDEA7" box="[740,876,1500,1525]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1959-07-05">5 July 1959</date>
, H., L. Levi, juvs. (MCZ),
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D2DEFA2FFAEDDEA7" box="[1187,1357,1500,1525]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1957-08-02">2 August 1957</date>
, H., L. Levi, Ƌ
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D68CF9F3FEA0DD4A" box="[241,256,1536,1560]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(MCZ).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D71AFA0CFE5DDD45" box="[359,509,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Jackson Co.:</emphasis>
Cameron Pass, 10,000 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D532F9F3FC5EDD4A" box="[847,1022,1536,1560]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1941-08-08">8 August 1941</date>
, S. Mulaik,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D2EFF9F3FB07DD45" box="[1170,1191,1536,1559]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D351FA0CFA3CDD45" box="[1324,1436,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Lake Co.,</emphasis>
Sawatch Mtns., Independence Pass,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D43AF9D7FD35DD6E" box="[583,661,1572,1596]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3700.0">3700m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D4ABF9D7FCD6DD6F" box="[726,886,1572,1597]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1961-07-24">24 July 1961</date>
, H., L. Levi, Ƌ (MCZ).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D2D6F9D6FAE5DD6E" box="[1195,1349,1573,1596]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Larimer Co.:</emphasis>
Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road. 11,500 asl, at tree-line,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D5CFF9B4FBC0DD32" box="[946,1120,1607,1632]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1966-08-05">5 August 1966</date>
, R. Schmoller, mm (CAS); Cameron Pass, 10,000 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D7A0F99FFD2BDDD6" box="[477,651,1644,1668]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1941-08-08">8 August 1941</date>
, S. Mulaik, jv (AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D5C5F99EFB90DDD6" box="[952,1072,1645,1668]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Mesa Co.:</emphasis>
Kannah Creek,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D28DF99FFA95DDD7" box="[1264,1333,1644,1669]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.218688" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mi" value="20.0">20 mi</quantity>
north of Cedaredge,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D761F963FE0FDDFA" box="[284,431,1679,1704]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1976-07-28">28 July 1976</date>
, L. &amp; N. Herman, Ƌ (AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D572F97CFC25DDF5" box="[783,901,1679,1704]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Teller Co.,</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D5F1F963FC1DDDFA" box="[908,957,1679,1704]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2874752" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mi" value="8.0">8 mi</quantity>
S of Divide on Cripple Creek Road, 9500 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D6B8F947FEFADD9E" box="[197,346,1716,1741]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1977-07-26">26 July 1977</date>
, S. B. Peck, ƋƋ
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D461F946FDE6DD9E" box="[540,582,1717,1740]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female">♀♀</specimenCount>
(WAS); Glen Cove, Pikes Peak,
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D5B8F947FBB3DD9F" box="[965,1043,1716,1741]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="m" value="3500.0">3500m</quantity>
asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D234F947FB43DD9F" box="[1097,1251,1716,1741]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1969-06-20">20 June 1969</date>
, H. and L. Levi,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D6EAF92BFF0CDDBD" box="[151,172,1752,1775]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
, juvs (MCZ).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D736F924FDB4DDA2" bold="true" box="[331,532,1751,1776]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D736F924FDAFDDA2" box="[331,527,1751,1776]" country="United States of America" name="New Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
NEW
<collectingCountry id="F323659DFFCCFFC1D7E8F924FDAFDDA2" box="[405,527,1751,1776]" name="Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D7E8F924FDAFDDA2" box="[405,527,1751,1776]" country="Mexico" name="Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">MEXICO</collectingRegion>
</collectingCountry>
</collectingRegion>
:
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D466F92BFD72DDBD" box="[539,722,1751,1776]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">San Miguel Co.:</emphasis>
Spirit Lake Trail near Cowles, no date, C. C. Hoff, Ƌ (AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6EAF90EFE95DC46" box="[151,309,1789,1812]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Santa Fe Co.:</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFCCFFC1D743F90FFED2DC47" box="[318,370,1788,1813]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.437376" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mi" value="4.0">4 mi</quantity>
SE Glorieta Baldy Lookout, 8000 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D545F90FFC51DC47" box="[824,1009,1788,1813]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1968-08-14">14 August 1968</date>
, T. Briggs, K. Hom, D. Owyang, ƋƋ (CAS); Lake Peak, no date, C. C. Hoff,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D42DF8D3FDC5DC65" box="[592,613,1824,1847]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D49CF8D2FCEADC65" box="[737,842,1824,1848]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Taos Co.:</emphasis>
northwest side of Wheeler Peak, no date, C. C. Hoff,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D6EAF8B6FF0CDC0E" box="[151,172,1861,1884]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH).
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D754F8B7FE68DC0F" bold="true" box="[297,456,1860,1885]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D754F8B7FE63DC0F" box="[297,451,1860,1885]" country="United States of America" name="Wyoming" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">WYOMING</collectingRegion>
:
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D7B3F8B7FDF5DC0E" box="[462,597,1860,1885]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Albany Co.:</emphasis>
Centennial, 9500 asl,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFCCFFC1D527F8B7FBB0DC0E" box="[858,1040,1860,1884]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="1939-08-17">17 August 1939</date>
, R. Voris,
<specimenCount id="9D32EE84FFCCFFC1D2F9F8B6FB39DC0E" box="[1156,1177,1861,1884]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="female"></specimenCount>
(AMNH).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC1D6BAF894FB54DCF7" blockId="18.[151,1437,959,2029]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<bibRefCitation id="EFA558FCFFCCFFC1D6BAF894FEFFDCD2" author="Banks" box="[199,351,1895,1920]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" refString="Banks, N. (1901) Synopses of North-American invertebrates. XVI. The Phalangida. American Naturalist, 35, 669 - 679. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1086 / 277984" type="journal article" year="1901">Banks (1901)</bibRefCitation>
likewise reported this species from
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D486F89BFC30DCD2" box="[763,912,1895,1920]" country="United States of America" name="New Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
New
<collectingCountry id="F323659DFFCCFFC1D545F894FC30DCD2" box="[824,912,1895,1920]" name="Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D545F894FC30DCD2" box="[824,912,1895,1920]" country="Mexico" name="Mexico" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Mexico</collectingRegion>
</collectingCountry>
</collectingRegion>
, but his specimens could not be located. They may have been in the
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFCCFFC1D7F1F87FFE5DDCF7" box="[396,509,1932,1957]" country="United States of America" name="California" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">California</collectingRegion>
Academy collection and destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCCFFC0D6BAF843FC07DB87" blockId="18.[151,1437,959,2029]" lastBlockId="19.[151,1437,151,1005]" lastPageId="19" lastPageNumber="20" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D6BAF843FEB1DC9B" bold="true" box="[199,273,1968,1993]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Notes.</emphasis>
According to
<bibRefCitation id="EFA558FCFFCCFFC1D7C6F843FC8CDC9A" author="Goodnight" box="[443,812,1968,1993]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" refString="Goodnight, C. L. &amp; Goodnight, M. L. (1943) New and little known phalangids from the United States. American Midland Naturalist, 29, 643 - 656. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.2307 / 2421154" type="journal article" year="1943">Goodnight &amp; Goodnight (1943)</bibRefCitation>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFCCFFC1D546F842FC13DC9A" box="[827,947,1969,1992]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nigripes" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D546F842FC13DC9A" box="[827,947,1969,1992]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">T. nigripes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFCCFFC1D22EF842FB74DC9B" box="[1107,1236,1968,1993]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="packardi" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCCFFC1D22EF842FB74DC9B" box="[1107,1236,1968,1993]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">T. packardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having darker legs, but the Goodnights did not say that they examined the
<typeStatus id="548F9BAFFFCCFFC1D540F827FC3FDCBF" box="[829,927,2004,2029]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
of the latter species, which is an early instar, long-preserved, and would be expected to have pale coloration. There is nothing in Simons original description of
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFCDFFC0D6EAFF4FFF5ADB87" box="[151,250,188,213]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="packardi" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCDFFC0D6EAFF4FFF5ADB87" box="[151,250,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">packardi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
aside from this that would allow the two to be distinguished.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFCDFFC0D6BAFF13FD82D9D6" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,1005]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<materialsCitation id="3B5C2F50FFCDFFC0D6BAFF13FD22DAA7" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1324487163" county="Gunnison Co." location="Also" municipality="The" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="New Mexico">
Some specimens from
<collectingCounty id="62EA5D81FFCDFFC0D7BBFF2CFDC2DBAA" box="[454,610,223,248]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Gunnison Co.</collectingCounty>
have noticably more slender chelicerae, but these are mixed in with more typical ones, so probably represent variation or perhaps a less distinct form of male dimorphism as seen in
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFCDFFC0D3FAFEF6FF50DA12" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pallipes" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCDFFC0D3FAFEF6FF50DA12" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">T. pallipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see below).
<location id="8EEB73D6FFCDFFC0D7FAFED4FE1FDA12" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:039D941BFFCEFFC0D6EAFF6BFB7FD8BF:8EEB73D6FFCDFFC0D7FAFED4FE1FDA12" box="[391,447,295,320]" county="Gunnison Co." municipality="The" name="Also" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" stateProvince="New Mexico">Also</location>
, a few specimens, both males and females, show indications of
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCDFFC0D2F0FEDAFAC3DA12" box="[1165,1379,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">scutum laminatum,</emphasis>
with small, faint, midline sclerotized patches.
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are likely older individuals.
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two males from
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are lighter in color, lacking the dark legs seen in
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specimens; they show definite
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and small sclerotized plaques on the abdomen, but otherwise conform to
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.
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Additional specimens from
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New
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should be examined if and when they become available because the localities there are some distance from the central and western
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records
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.
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They may not be conspecific with
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The single
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female is smaller and paler than
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, but it seems best presently to include it under this species. For the benefit of future research, an altitude of 9500 is not reached until some
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east of
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on Rt. 130, in the Snowy Range of the
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. WAS collected there several days in August, 1972, but did not find any
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.
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Noting the morphological similarity to
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tried to get captive
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFCDFFC0D33EFD62FF5AD99F" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Taracus packardi</emphasis>
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to feed on snails local to Crested Butte,
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, but they would not do so; the same captives readily devoured local insects (
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, pers. comm., 1971). Samples of
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tend to contain numerous individuals, indicating that the species is quite common and abundant in the right habitat, which from label notes would seem to be spruce-fir forest, aspen groves and alpine meadows above 7000 up to 11,000 elevation. Thus
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is ecologically similar to
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in being a high-altitude, summer-active species. Given the abundance of
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in the region of the
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Biological Laboratory in Gothic,
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, this would be an ideal species for extended ecological and behavioral study. In a broader perspective, it would appear from present records that
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is entirely endemic to the
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Rocky
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(Map 1), which suggests a potential for further range extensions north into
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and south into
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