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<mods:title>Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/866CFBA4-9FD6-436E-B0C0-217F0C1C94C1" authority="Fisher &amp; Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola manni" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manni">Torrenticola manni Fisher &amp; Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, New Mexico Catron County, Whitewater Creek, Glenwood Whitewater Picnic Area, 5 May 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120005, DNA 2906.</paragraph>
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PARATYPES (2 ♀; 4 ♂): New Mexico, USA: 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Catron County, Whitewater Creek, Glenwood Whitewater Picnic Area, 5 May 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120005, DNA 2907
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1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Catron County, Whitewater Creek, Glenwood Whitewater Picnic Area, 5 May 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120005
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1 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Catron County, Whitewater Creek, Glenwood Whitewater Picnic Area, 12 Jul 1987, by IM Smith, IMS870084.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and most paratypes (1 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (1 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola manni" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="manni">Torrenticola manni</taxonomicName>
are similar to members of the Miniforma group (
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. copipalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="copipalpa">T. copipalpa</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. miniforma" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="miniforma">T. miniforma</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rockyensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rockyensis">T. rockyensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pinocchio" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pinocchio">T. pinocchio</taxonomicName>
) in having short, stocky pedipalps (except
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pinocchio" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pinocchio">T. pinocchio</taxonomicName>
); similar pedipalpal extensions (unique to members of this group); and being among the smallest
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Torrenticola</taxonomicName>
in the west (dorsum 500-625 long) (except
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from all other Miniforma group by being from the southwest (all others are from the northwest or Rocky Mountains).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
are best differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rockyensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rockyensis">T. rockyensis</taxonomicName>
by having more elongate pedipalp tibiae (length/width = 3.13-3.38 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 2.47-3.11 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rockyensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rockyensis">T. rockyensis</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
are best differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. copipalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="copipalpa">T. copipalpa</taxonomicName>
by having tuberculate pedipalp femoral extensions (broad and flat in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. copipalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="copipalpa">T. copipalpa</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
are best differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
by having more elongate tibiae (length/width = 3.24-3.38 in
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, 2.67-3.00 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
); having more elongate subcapitular rostra (length/width ♀ = 3.00-3.13 in
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, 2.59-2.68 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
; ♂ = 3.13-3.20 in
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, 2.76-3.07 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
are best differentiated from
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by being larger (dorsum length ♀ = 565-620 in
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, 545 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. miniforma" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="miniforma">T. miniforma</taxonomicName>
; ♂ = 535-550 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 485 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. miniforma" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="miniforma">T. miniforma</taxonomicName>
) and having more elongate pedipalp tibiae (length/width = 3.13-3.38 in
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, 2.38-2.88 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. miniforma" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="miniforma">T. miniforma</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
by having a shorter anterior venter (192-230 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 250-310 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
) and less elongate pedipalpal tibiae (length/width = 3.13-3.38 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 3.68-4.13 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. oliveri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="oliveri">T. oliveri</taxonomicName>
).
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
can be differentiated from
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pinocchio" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pinocchio">T. pinocchio</taxonomicName>
by having a less elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.0-3.2 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 4.5-4.9 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pinocchio" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pinocchio">T. pinocchio</taxonomicName>
) and a more ovoid dorsum (length/width = 1.25-1.36 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
, 1.53-1.64 in
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pinocchio" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pinocchio">T. pinocchio</taxonomicName>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 141) (n = 3) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (565-620 (620) long; 390-450 (450) wide) ovoid with faint purple coloration restricted posteriorly. Anterio-medial platelets (110-125 (125) long; 52.5-56.25 (56.25) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (170-182.5 (182.5) long; 62.5-70 (70) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 295-335 (335)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.38-1.45 (1.38); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.32-1.36 (1.34); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.10-2.22 (2.22); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.61-2.81 (2.61); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.46-1.55 (1.46).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (305-337.5 (337.5) long (ventral); 225-255 (255) long (dorsal); 110-121.25 (121.25) tall) colorless. Rostrum (125-140 (140) long; 40-45 (45) wide). Chelicerae (305-332 (332) long) with curved fangs (50-64 (57) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.77-2.82 (2.78); rostrum length/width 3.00-3.11 (3.11). Pedipalps short and stocky (especially tibiae) with broadly tuberculate ventral extensions with dentate tip on femora and dentate, flanged ventral extensions on genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (30-35 (35) long); femur (95-102.5 (102.5) long); genu (65-72.5 (72.5) long); tibia (62.5-70 (68.75) long; 20-21.25 (21.25) wide); tarsus (15-16.25 (16.25) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.41-1.46 (1.41); tibia/femur 0.66-0.68 (0.67); tibia length/width 3.13-3.29 (3.24).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (700-780 (780) long; 458-477 (477) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (142.5-150 (150) long; 60-70 (70) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (45-50 (45) long). Genital plates (180-192.5 (192.5) long; 160-180 (180) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (255-281 (275) long (total); 120-134 (131) long (medial)); Cx-3 (290-307 (307) wide); anterior venter (192.5-202.5 (202.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 2.11-2.38 (2.14); anterior venter/genital field length 1.05-1.07 (1.05); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.13-1.23 (1.13); anterior venter/medial suture 3.85-4.50 (4.50).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 142) (n = 4) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available)) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (535-550 (545) long; 375-400 (390) wide) ovoid with faint purple coloration restricted posteriorly. Anterio-medial platelets (105-112.5 (112.5) long; 50-52.5 (52.5) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (157.5-175 (167.5) long; 62.5-65 (65) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 300-305 (305)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.34-1.47 (1.40); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.25-1.33 (1.28); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.00-2.15 (2.14); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.52-2.80 (2.58); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.49-1.58 (1.49).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (290-305 (297.5) long (ventral); 220-230 (227.5) long (dorsal); 100-110 (107.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (120-127.5 (127.5) long; 37.5-40 (40) wide). Chelicerae (285-305 (300) long) with curved fangs (45-50 (46) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.73-2.90 (2.77); rostrum length/width 3.13-3.20 (3.19). Pedipalps short and stocky (especially tibiae) with broadly tuberculate ventral extensions with dentate tip on femora and dentate, flanged ventral extensions on genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (27.5-32.5 (32.5) long); femur (87.5-97.5 (92.5) long); genu (60-65 (65) long); tibia (62.5-67.5 (67.5) long; 18.75-20 (20) wide); tarsus (13.75-15 (15) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.40-1.50 (1.42); tibia/femur 0.65-0.73 (0.73); tibia length/width 3.19-3.38 (3.38).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (665-695 (695) long; 424.75-490 (424.75) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (115-147.5 (140) long; 55-62.5 (62.5) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (87.5-90 (87.5) long). Genital plates (140-150 (150) long; 112.5-116.25 (116.25) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (240-272 (272) long (total); 115-125 (122) long (medial)); Cx-3 (275-315 (278) wide); anterior venter (220-230 (230) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.92-2.68 (2.24); anterior venter/genital field length 1.52-1.58 (1.53); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.91-1.98 (1.98); anterior venter/medial suture 2.44-2.63 (2.63).</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Specific epithet (
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) named in honor of author Charles Mann, whose books about the peopling of North America (e.g., 1491, 1493) breach history and venture into human ecology. They are an inspiration to confronting misconceptions and a reminder that even seemingly well-known history, whether archeological or evolutionary, is in fact usually not well-known. His books are a battle cry to never cease learning and to always question.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Known only from Catron County, New Mexico (Figure 140).</paragraph>
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Figure 140.
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sp. n. distribution.
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</caption>
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Figure 141.
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
.
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Figure 142.
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sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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groups with other members of the Miniforma Complex with high support and specimens of this species are less than 1% different in COI sequence from each other. In all analyses,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. manni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="manni">T. manni</taxonomicName>
groups with three other morphologically-similar species with high support:
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pacificensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pacificensis">T. pacificensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. copipalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="copipalpa">T. copipalpa</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rockyensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rockyensis">T. rockyensis</taxonomicName>
. These species are greater than 4% different from each other in COI sequence. These four species show a higher degree of biogeographic partitioning than most
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Torrenticola</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Based upon overall similarity, the pedipalp genu extensions, and western distribution, we were able to place this species in the Miniforma Identification Group.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">This species hypothesis is supported by non-overlapping distribution, low COI divergence within the species (0-2%) and high divergence between species (3-15%), and by the morphological characters outlined in the diagnosis.</paragraph>
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