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, mature larva
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(
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)
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Length: last instar length
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; maximum width
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. Body elongate (
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), parallel sided, subcylindrical in cross-section; color brown to reddish brown.
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Head capsule: Subquadrate, prognathous, not concealed by pronotum; surface covered by granules, smaller on basal 1/5 (
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). Ocular areas light brown, stemmata closely aggregated forming an ocular-spot. Coronal suture short, frontal sutures long, extending to base of antennae on anterolateral corners of head capsule; frontoclypeal suture weakly insinuate. Anterior margin of clypeus serrate, with small tooth on each lateral margin close to antennal base (
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). Gula well demarcated, subtrapezoidal, basal margin wider than distal (
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Labrum: Subrectangular, with anterolateral corners rounded (
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); midline with transverse row of setae, anterolateral corners with four strong setae each. Ventral surface of labrum (epipharynx) pubescent (
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Antenna: Short, as long as mandible, with 3 antennomeres (
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). Basal antennomere stout, with several distal setae and pores, inner margin with short cuticular spines; second antennomere longest, bearing a slender apical sensorium on outer margin; third antennomere shortest, slightly shorter than sensorium, bearing short distal seta.
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Mandibles: Symmetrical, grooved, apex tridentate (
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), with one distal tooth and two subapical teeth, one dorsal and one ventral; an additional small inner retinaculum on dorsal margin. Inner margin of groove with comb of setae projecting medially. Dorsal inner margin with long setose articulated process projecting medially (prostheca); outer margin of mandible with two stout, hyaline ramose setae.
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Maxilla: Cardo short, subtriangular (
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), bearing one fringed seta. Stipes long, subrectangular (
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), bearing several small fringed setae on basal third and outer margin; one long and stout subapical seta on outer margin and one large pore mediad of that seta. Lacinia and galea well developed (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD61D76FC3B2FF3FC5A" box="[1094,1179,942,966]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="11.[151,263,1630,1653]" captionTargetBox="[156,1433,197,1607]" captionTargetId="figure-215@11.[151,1436,193,1609]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 17, detail of apex of maxilla and labium; 18, tubercles on dorsal and lateral areas of thorax; 19, tubercles on ventral areas of thorax; 20, prothorax, ventral view; 21, meso- and metathorax, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 2021: 0.2 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 17</figureCitation>
); lacinia with a strong lobe with five strong setae on mesal margin, projecting dorsally; galea one-segmented, with serrated distal margin and 4 apical setae. Palp with 4 palpomeres (
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), first palpomere shortest, with one outer branched seta; remaining palpomeres subequal in length, second palpomere with two ventral pores, third palpomere with two ventral pores and two short dorsal apical setae; fourth palpomere the narrowest, with several distal sensilla.
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Labium: Large, formed by prementum and postmentum (
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). Postmentum large, subrectangular, longer than wide, basal third with several short fringed setae; distal third with one stout long seta on each outer margin and one pair of large pores close to midline; lateroapical margins each with a long, blunt, articulated porose sensillum. Prementum short, subtrapezoidal, less sclerotized, each anterolateral corner with a fringed seta. Palpi with two palpomeres (
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), palpomeres subequal in length, basal one stouter, with one ventral apical pore and several cuticular spines on outer and distal margins; second palpomere with several short sensilla. Ligula as a short lobe, bearing a transverse row of short setae and covered by numerous short, cuticular spines.
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Thorax: Strongly sclerotized, all sclerites covered by setiferous tubercles densely distributed, those on dorsal and lateral areas conical (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD61888FA172964FA06" box="[440,524,1410,1434]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="11.[151,263,1630,1653]" captionTargetBox="[156,1433,197,1607]" captionTargetId="figure-215@11.[151,1436,193,1609]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 17, detail of apex of maxilla and labium; 18, tubercles on dorsal and lateral areas of thorax; 19, tubercles on ventral areas of thorax; 20, prothorax, ventral view; 21, meso- and metathorax, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 2021: 0.2 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 18</figureCitation>
), those on ventral areas shorter and distally concave (
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); tergal plates with sagittal lines. Prothorax as long as meso- and metathorax combined (ca.
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,
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), subquadrate in dorsal view; anterior margin of pronotum with row of tubercles bearing long feather-like setae; venter of prothorax with five sclerites (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD61809FA7B2AE7F99A" box="[313,399,1518,1542]" captionStart="FIGURES 1721" captionStartId="11.[151,263,1630,1653]" captionTargetBox="[156,1433,197,1607]" captionTargetId="figure-215@11.[151,1436,193,1609]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURES 1721. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 17, detail of apex of maxilla and labium; 18, tubercles on dorsal and lateral areas of thorax; 19, tubercles on ventral areas of thorax; 20, prothorax, ventral view; 21, meso- and metathorax, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 2021: 0.2 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
): two anterior, subrectangular, two lateral and one posteromedial, subpentagonal; procoxal cavities closed. Meso- and metathorax shorter, subequal in length, wider than long, subrectangular in dorsal view. Venter of meso- and metathorax each with five sclerites (
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), one large, subpentagonal, anterior to coxae, two small ones on each lateral margin; coxal cavities open; mesothorax with one pair of lateroventral spiracles. Legs similar in shape (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD6186DF9EB2ADBF90A" box="[349,435,1662,1686]" captionStart="FIGURES 2225" captionStartId="12.[151,263,1861,1884]" captionTargetBox="[156,1424,415,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-167@12.[151,1436,411,1840]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 2225. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 22, mesothoracic leg, ventral view; 23, abdominal sternite I; 24, abdominal sternites and pleural sclerites of abdominal segments VI and VII; 25, detail of operculum and hooks on abdominal segment IX, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 22 and 24: 0.25 mm; Figs 23 and 25: 0.1 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
), those of prothorax shortest. Coxa large, subtriangular; trochanter small, subtriangular; femur long, wider distally; tibia long, narrower than femur, bearing hooked tarsungulus.
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<paragraph id="165D304B9620FFD619F7F9532F5FF80E" blockId="8.[151,1437,258,1939]" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
Abdomen: Long, tapering towards distal end, nine-segmented; segments I-VIII subequal in length, slightly wider basally than distally. Terga I-VIII with sagittal line (
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). Pleural sclerites present on segments I-VII (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD61C5FF97F2BDFF8BA" captionStart="FIGURES 2225" captionStartId="12.[151,263,1861,1884]" captionTargetBox="[156,1424,415,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-167@12.[151,1436,411,1840]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 2225. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 22, mesothoracic leg, ventral view; 23, abdominal sternite I; 24, abdominal sternites and pleural sclerites of abdominal segments VI and VII; 25, detail of operculum and hooks on abdominal segment IX, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 22 and 24: 0.25 mm; Figs 23 and 25: 0.1 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 24</figureCitation>
); sternal sclerites of these segments subquadrate (
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); sternum of segment I with a short carina on anterior third (
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). Segment VIII entire, ring-like. Segment IX elongate, 2.5 times longer than previous segment, bearing a feeble dorsal keel (
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); sternal area with apical gill chamber, operculum subpentagonal, covering a pair of strong distal hooks (
<figureCitation id="8ED92CCE9620FFD618FAF8EF2976F80E" box="[458,542,1914,1938]" captionStart="FIGURES 2225" captionStartId="12.[151,263,1861,1884]" captionTargetBox="[156,1424,415,1834]" captionTargetId="figure-167@12.[151,1436,411,1840]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURES 2225. Neoelmis argentinensis sp. n. mature larva: 22, mesothoracic leg, ventral view; 23, abdominal sternite I; 24, abdominal sternites and pleural sclerites of abdominal segments VI and VII; 25, detail of operculum and hooks on abdominal segment IX, ventral view. Scale bars, Figs 22 and 24: 0.25 mm; Figs 23 and 25: 0.1 mm." pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
). Spiracles present laterally on segments I-VIII.
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