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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006B99FB0B1A37A4D9" bold="true" box="[151,614,1159,1185]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006B99FB0B191DA4D9" bold="true" box="[151,332,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F9006B99FB0B1947A4D9" ID-CoL="62LNY" box="[151,278,1159,1185]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Chthonius</taxonomicName>
(E.)
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<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F9006A5DFB0B1A37A4D9" authority="Gardini, 2008" authorityName="Gardini" authorityYear="2008" box="[339,614,1159,1185]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sardous">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006A5DFB0B19E0A4D9" bold="true" box="[339,433,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">sardous</emphasis>
Gardini, 2008
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(
<figureCitation id="134C2A52FF88F9006B91FB26196DA4BA" box="[159,316,1194,1218]" captionStart="FIGURES 191 195" captionStartId="100.[151,264,1915,1938]" captionTargetBox="[206,1378,190,1914]" captionTargetId="figure@100.[195,1394,161,1919]" captionTargetPageId="100" captionText="FIGURES 191 195. Chthonius (E.) sardous Gardini, 2008. 191, male holotype, anterior margin and anterolateral portion of carapace; 192, id., right chelicera; 193, female paratype (Sardinia, Iglesias, Grotta del Cancello), fingers of left chelicera; 194, male holotype, left chela, lateral view; 195, female paratype (Sardinia, Domusnovas, Grotta Rolfo), distal portion of left chelal fingers, lateral view (redrawn after Gardini 2008)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223402/files/figure.png" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Figs 191195</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="134C2A52FF88F9006A49FB261923A4BA" box="[327,370,1194,1218]" captionStart="FIGURES 282 285" captionStartId="144.[151,264,1817,1840]" captionTargetBox="[152,1435,193,1796]" captionTargetId="figure@144.[152,1436,193,1796]" captionTargetPageId="144" captionText="FIGURES 282 285. Distribution maps for the Italian species of the Chthonius tetrachelatus group. 282, Chthonius (E.) tetrachelatus (Preyssler, 1790); 283, Chthonius (E.) siculus Beier, 1961 and C. (E.) vachoni Heurtault-Rossi, 1963; 284, Chthonius (E.) concii Beier, 1953 and C. (E.) lucanus Callaini, 1984; 285, Chthonius (E.) altamurae n. sp., C. (E.) apulicus Beier, 1958, C. (E.) elymus n. sp., C. (E.) grafittii Gardini, 1981, C. (E.) messapicus n. sp., C. (E.) poseidonis Gardini, 1993 and C. (E.) sardous Gardini, 2008." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223422/files/figure.png" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">285</figureCitation>
)
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006B99FB7E197DA570" box="[151,300,1266,1288]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F9006B99FB7E18AEA570" box="[151,255,1266,1288]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Chthonius</taxonomicName>
(E.)
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F9006A3CFB7E1A10A570" authority="Gardini 2008a: 11" authorityName="Gardini" authorityPageNumber="11" authorityYear="2008" box="[306,577,1266,1288]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sardous">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006A3CFB7E19D0A570" box="[306,385,1266,1288]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">sardous</emphasis>
Gardini 2008a: 11
</taxonomicName>
, figs 2227.
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<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006B99FAB91883A535" box="[151,210,1333,1357]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Type</typeStatus>
locality:
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<collectingCountry id="F3607647FF88F9006A4EFAB91924A535" box="[320,373,1333,1357]" name="Italy" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Italy</collectingCountry>
, Sardinia, Cagliari Prov., Domusnovas, Grotta Rolfo 1301 Sa/CA (39°20ʹ53ʺN 8°37ʹ11ʺE).
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006BC9FAD51931A50A" bold="true" box="[199,352,1369,1394]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="F3607647FF88F9006A69FAD519CEA509" box="[359,415,1369,1393]" name="Italy" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Italy</collectingCountry>
: Sardinia.
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<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF88F9006BC9FAF11CF2A615" blockId="99.[151,1436,1332,1969]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006BC9FAF1191DA5EE" bold="true" box="[199,332,1405,1430]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Diagnosis (</emphasis>
Ƥ
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006A78FAF119D7A5EE" bold="true" box="[374,390,1405,1430]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">).</emphasis>
An anophthalmic hypogean
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F90069DFFAF11C62A5ED" authority="(Ephippiochthonius)" baseAuthorityName="Ephippiochthonius" box="[721,1075,1405,1429]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F90069DFFAF11C62A5ED" box="[721,1075,1405,1429]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Chthonius (Ephippiochthonius)</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Sardinia that differs from other species of the
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF88F9006A73FA2E1A63A5C1" box="[381,562,1441,1465]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tetrachelatus">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006A73FA2E1A63A5C1" box="[381,562,1441,1465]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">C. tetrachelatus</emphasis>
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group in the following combination of characters: movable cheliceral finger without isolated subapical tooth (
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F900692BFA491A6AA5A5" box="[549,571,1477,1501]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">di</emphasis>
) and with spinneret in both sexes; posterior margin of carapace with 2 macrosetae; fixed and movable chelal finger respectively with 3336 and 1618 triangular teeth; fixed chelal finger at level of
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006A1DF982191AA65D" box="[275,331,1550,1573]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">est-it</emphasis>
with 4 teeth occupying
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F900696CF9811AEBA65D" box="[610,698,1549,1573]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="mm" value="0.1">0.1 mm</quantity>
(distance between successive apices
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F9006F6BF9811C8DA65D" box="[1125,1244,1549,1573]" metricMagnitude="-5" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="mm" value="0.028">0.028 mm</quantity>
); length of chela 1.771.83 (3), 1.681.77 (Ƥ) mm, length of movable chelal finger 1.071.14 (3), 1.021.07 (Ƥ) mm; chela 7.6 7.9 (3), 7.37.4 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.92.0 (3Ƥ).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF88F9006BC9F9F6196AA711" blockId="99.[151,1436,1332,1969]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
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<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006BC9F9F61953A6EA" box="[199,258,1658,1682]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Type</typeStatus>
material examined.
</emphasis>
ITALY—
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006966F9F51BC4A6E9" box="[616,917,1657,1681]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Sardinia: Cagliari Prov.—</emphasis>
1 3 (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F90068DDF9F51C68A6E9" box="[979,1081,1657,1681]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
) 1 Ƥ (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006F89F9F51CBCA6E9" box="[1159,1261,1657,1681]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), Domusnovas, Su Corovau, Grotta Rolfo 1301 Sa/CA,
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F9006968F9111AE1A6CD" box="[614,688,1693,1717]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.86" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="m" value="286.0">286 m</quantity>
a.s.l.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F90069F0F9111B3DA6CD" box="[766,876,1693,1717]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1995-01-22">22.I.1995</date>
, G. Marini leg., under stones; 1T (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006FF2F9111D33A6CD" box="[1276,1378,1693,1717]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), id.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F9006B99F94D1948A6A1" box="[151,281,1729,1753]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1994-11-21">21.XI.1994</date>
, G. Pani leg., landslip at
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F900693DF94D1A2AA6A1" box="[563,635,1729,1753]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="m" value="200.0">200 m</quantity>
from entrance, on rotten wood; 1 3 1T (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006F45F94D1CEDA6A1" box="[1099,1212,1729,1753]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
), id.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F9006FF2F94D1D2FA6A1" box="[1276,1406,1729,1753]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1997-09-16">16.IX.1997</date>
, J. De Waele &amp; A.
<collectingCountry id="F3607647FF88F9006A54F96919C1A685" box="[346,400,1765,1789]" name="Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Saba</collectingCountry>
leg., in mine tunnel; 1T 2D (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F90069FCF9691B32A685" box="[754,867,1765,1789]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
), id.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F90068A7F9691C7AA685" box="[937,1067,1765,1789]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1997-11-15">15.XI.1997</date>
, G. Marini leg., at
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F9006E1EF9691D0BA685" box="[1296,1370,1765,1789]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="m" value="100.0">100 m</quantity>
from entrance; 1 Ƥ (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F9006A30F88519F5A759" box="[318,420,1801,1825]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), Iglesias, Corongiu de
<collectingCountry id="F3607647FF88F90069A3F8851AB7A759" box="[685,742,1801,1825]" name="Serbia" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Mari</collectingCountry>
, Grotta del Cancello 1423 Sa/CA,
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F9006F62F8851CE2A759" box="[1132,1203,1801,1825]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.9" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="m" value="190.0">190 m</quantity>
a.s.l.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F9006FF2F8851D2FA759" box="[1276,1406,1801,1825]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1996-06-22">22.VI.1996</date>
, J. De Waele leg., on paper in
<collectingCountry id="F3607647FF88F9006ACBF8A119A9A73D" box="[453,504,1837,1861]" name="Iceland" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Sala</collectingCountry>
; 1T (
<typeStatus id="54CC8875FF88F900693FF8A11AC6A73D" box="[561,663,1837,1861]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
), id.,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F90069DAF8A11B1CA73D" box="[724,845,1837,1861]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="1996-10-27">27.X.1996</date>
, D. Deidda &amp; R. Spiga leg., on rotten wood at
<quantity id="4C8F9B32FF88F9006E58F8A11DCDA73D" box="[1366,1436,1837,1861]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" unit="m" value="100.0">100 m</quantity>
from entrance.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF88F9006BC9F8F91C7FA7C9" blockId="99.[151,1436,1332,1969]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006BC9F8F919ADA7F6" bold="true" box="[199,508,1909,1934]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Other material examined.</emphasis>
ITALY—
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF88F9006960F8F91BC6A7F5" box="[622,919,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="99" pageNumber="100">Sardinia: Cagliari Prov.—</emphasis>
1 Ƥ, Domusnovas, Punta Planotzara-SEga de is Reburras, Grotta dei Picchi n.c. Sa/CA,
<date id="FFC91017FF88F900697EF8151AB8A7C9" box="[624,745,1945,1969]" pageId="99" pageNumber="100" value="2006-10-29">29.X.2006</date>
, C. Onnis &amp; S. Papinuto leg.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8FF9076B99F8F71939A7E9" bold="true" box="[151,360,1915,1938]" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">FIGURES 191195</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8FF9076A78F8F01A5CA7EA" box="[374,525,1916,1938]" italics="true" pageId="100" pageNumber="101">
<taxonomicName id="4C774D54FF8FF9076A78F8F0198FA7EA" box="[374,478,1916,1938]" class="Arachnida" family="Chthoniidae" genus="Chthonius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Pseudoscorpiones" pageId="100" pageNumber="101" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Chthonius</taxonomicName>
(E.)
</emphasis>
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Gardini, 2008
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. 191, male holotype, anterior margin and anterolateral portion of carapace; 192, id., right chelicera; 193, female paratype (Sardinia, Iglesias, Grotta del Cancello), fingers of left chelicera; 194, male holotype, left chela, lateral view; 195, female paratype (Sardinia, Domusnovas, Grotta Rolfo), distal portion of left chelal fingers, lateral view (redrawn after Gardini 2008).
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066BC9FF1B1981A0C8" bold="true" box="[199,464,151,176]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Description of adults (</emphasis>
Ƥ
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066AF4FF1B1A5BA0C8" bold="true" box="[506,522,151,176]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">).</emphasis>
Marked troglomorphic facies. Integument depigmented. Weak hispid granulation on lateral surfaces of carapace, on cheliceral palm and on dorsodistal surface of chelal hand. Carapace 1.01.1 times longer than broad, posteriorly slightly constricted; anterior margin (fig. 191) with long and sharp denticles between median macrosetae, slightly produced as a weak epistome in both sexes; ocular area as in fig. 191, eyes strongly reduced (anterior ocular structures with reduced tapetum); chaetotaxy mm
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:6:4:2:2(18), macrosetae fine; length of anteromedian macrosetae
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. Chaetotaxy of tergites
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:4:4:4:6:6:6:6:6:4. Chaetotaxy of sternites
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:(3)89(3):(2)89(2):9:67:67:6:6:7; genital opening of males mostly flanked by 8 (rarely 9) setae on each side. Chelicerae (figs 192193) 2.32.4 times as long as broad, palm with 6 (rarely 5) setae and 2 microsetae laterally, dentition as in figs 192193, movable cheliceral finger without isolated subapical tooth (
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066E57FE341D3FA1A8" box="[1369,1390,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">di</emphasis>
),
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ratio 0.600.62; spinneret of males triangular, small, little prominent, larger in females. Coxal setae: pedipalp 5 (including 2 on manducatory process),
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+ 3 marginal microsetae,
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,
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,
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; coxa II with 1014 coxal spines, coxa III with 712 coxal spines; intercoxal tubercle bisetose. Pedipalp: femur 9.39.6 (3), 8.49.2 (Ƥ) times as long as broad; chela (figs 194195) 7.67.9 (3), 7.37.4 (Ƥ) times as long as deep; hand of chela 2.93.1 (3), 2.82.9 (Ƥ) times as long as deep, weakly depressed at level of
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF90668C8FDE01C57A2FC" box="[966,1030,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">ib-isb</emphasis>
and with a plane dorsolateral area between
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and
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; ventrodistal surface of chelal hand with a group of 1117 gland pores; fixed chelal finger with 3336 triangular, upright, pointed teeth and, proximally, with 810 rounded teeth, all with dental canals, rarely with a small triangular tooth proximad of the modified accessory tooth (
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF906689CFD541BF9A288" box="[914,936,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">td</emphasis>
); fixed chelal finger at level of
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with 4 teeth occupying
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(distance between successive apices
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); distal half of movable chelal finger with 1618 triangular, upright, pointed teeth and 1719 rounded teeth in proximal half, all with dental canals; movable chelal finger rarely with a very small subdistal triangular tooth; coupled sensilla
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distad of
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, between 3rd and 8th teeth; trichobothria as in fig. 200; basal apodeme of movable chelal finger strongly sclerotized, long, fine and rounded apically; ratio of movable finger/hand of chela 1.51.6 (3Ƥ); ratio of pedipalpal femur/movable finger 1.2 (3Ƥ); ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.92.0 (3Ƥ).
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<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF8EF9066BC9FC541B4FA407" blockId="101.[151,1437,151,1945]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Measurements (in mm). Body length 2.42.7 (3Ƥ). Carapace 0.690.71 × 0.620.66 (0.580.63 anteriorly) (3), 0.640.69 × 0.620.63 (0.59 anteriorly) (Ƥ). Chelicerae 0.610.66 × 0.260.29 (3), 0.620.64 × 0.27 (Ƥ), movable finger length 0.330.34 (3), 0.3350.34 (Ƥ). Pedipalp: femur 1.301.35 × 0.14 (3), 1.261.29 × 0.14 0.15 (Ƥ); chela 1.771.83 × 0.2250.24 (3), 1.681.77 × 0.230.24 (Ƥ); hand length 0.690.70 (3), 0.640.69 (Ƥ); movable finger length 1.071.14 (3), 1.021.07 (Ƥ).</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF8EF9066BC9FB061A18A601" blockId="101.[151,1437,151,1945]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066BC9FB061A41A4DB" bold="true" box="[199,528,1162,1187]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Description of tritonymph.</emphasis>
Integument depigmented. Carapace 1.01.1 times longer than broad, anterior margin denticulate, without epistome; no eyes or eye-spots; chaetotaxy mm(or m)
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(or m):6:4:2:2(18). Chaetotaxy of tergites as in adults. Chaetotaxy of sternites
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:(2)67(2):(1)6(1):7:67:6:6:6:6. Chelicerae 2.0 2.1 times as long as broad, palm with 5 (rarely 4) setae and 1 or 2 microsetae laterally; fixed and movable fingers with about 6 teeth; movable finger without isolated subapical tooth (
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF906689DFA971BF9A54B" box="[915,936,1307,1331]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">di</emphasis>
);
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF90668CFFA971B86A54B" box="[961,983,1307,1331]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">gl</emphasis>
ratio 0.570.59; spinneret as in females. Coxal setae: pedipalp 5 (including 2 on manducatory process),
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+ 2 marginal microsetae,
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,
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,
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; coxa II with 1012 coxal spines, coxa III with 68 coxal spines; intercoxal tubercle bisetose. Pedipalp: femur 7.37.6 times as long as broad; chela 6.87.0 times as long as deep; hand of chela 2.627 times as long as deep, ventral hand surface with 610 gland pores; fixed chelal finger with 3036 triangular, upright, pointed teeth and proximally with 46 rounded teeth; fixed chelal finger with 23 small triangular tooth proximad of the modified accessory tooth (
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066A59FA7F193CA673" box="[343,365,1523,1547]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">td</emphasis>
); distal half of movable chelal finger with 12 distal small teeth followed by 1516 triangular teeth; proximal half of movable chelal finger with 1213 apically rounded teeth; coupled sensilla
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066FEFF9941CADA657" box="[1249,1276,1560,1583]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">pc</emphasis>
distad of
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, at level of 10th tooth; ratio of movable finger/hand of chela 1.51.6; ratio of pedipalpal femur/movable finger 1.2; ratio of pedipalpal femur/carapace 1.6.
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<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF8EF9066BC9F90A1B47A69D" blockId="101.[151,1437,151,1945]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Measurements (in mm). Body length 1.952.0. Carapace 0.530.57 × 0.52 (0.50 anteriorly). Chelicerae 0.48 × 0.230.24, movable finger length 0.250.26. Pedipalp: femur 0.880.92 × 0.12; chela 1.231.30 × 0.1750.19; hand length 0.460.51; movable finger length 0.730.78.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C36D655CFF8EF9066BC9F97E1B4BA7E1" pageId="101" pageNumber="102" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF8EF9066BC9F97E1CD9A729" blockId="101.[151,1437,151,1945]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">
<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066BC9F97E196AA772" bold="true" box="[199,315,1778,1802]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Remarks.</emphasis>
Among the species of the
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF906697CF97D1BD1A771" box="[626,896,1777,1801]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Chthonius tetrachelatus</emphasis>
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group,
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF90668D5F97E1C04A771" box="[987,1109,1777,1801]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">C. sardous</emphasis>
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is presumably related to the epigean
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066BFAF89A1932A756" box="[244,355,1814,1838]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">C. siculus</emphasis>
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because of the serrated dentition of the chelal fingers. They differ clearly by most troglomorphic characters. Comparisons between similar hypogean species were made by Gardini (2008).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC836D7FF8EF9066BC9F8D21B4BA7E1" blockId="101.[151,1437,151,1945]" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066BC9F8D21918A70D" box="[199,329,1885,1909]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">C. sardous</emphasis>
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, which is endemic to karstic complexes of SW Sardinia, represents the most specialized subterranean species of
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<emphasis id="B903EAC5FF8EF9066AADF80D1A27A7E1" box="[419,630,1921,1945]" italics="true" pageId="101" pageNumber="102">Ephippiochthonius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
on this island.
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