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12.
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,
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Two
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(P.Debs),
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(not examined). My collecting demonstrated that these
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originate from the mountain massif where
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does not occur. These presumably misidentified
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belong to
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: Tennessee / North Carolina:
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Carter Co. / Mitchell Co.:
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SSE Elizabethton, Roan Road Pass, Rd. 143/261,
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; Unicoi Co. / Yancey Co.:
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E Lewisburg, Big Bald,
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, meadows, in grass (V.I.Gusarov),
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(all ­
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and
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: Tennessee / North Carolina:
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Carter Co. / Mitchell Co.: Roan Mountain, Forest Road 130, 6300 (
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. Abdominal segment 8 of
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Pace
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(Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 284 male tergum 8; 285 male sternum 8; 286 female tergum 8; 287 female sternum 8, 288 apex of female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm (284­287), 0.1 mm (288).
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<subSubSection id="9BE30B8BFFDE39624D1DF89EFB55FDFB" lastPageId="65" lastPageNumber="66" pageId="64" pageNumber="65" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDE39634D1DF89EFE5FF8E6" bold="true" box="[312,439,1826,1852]" pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDE39634DEDF89FFD2CF8E6" box="[456,708,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Geostiba carteriensis</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from other Nearctic species of
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDE39634D2DF8F7FE9AF8BE" box="[264,370,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="64" pageNumber="65">Geostiba</emphasis>
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by having small eyes (temple length to eye length ratio 3.8­4.6), pronotal pubescence of
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V or VI, pronotal pubescence directed posteriorly in a wide medial zone (wider in males), not just along the midline, reduced wings, short elytra (pronotum length to elytron length ratio 1.3), the absence of carinae on abdominal tergum 7, the shape of the aedeagus (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDF39624DA6FE28FD71FE74" box="[387,665,404,430]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStart-1="FIGURES 294 ­ 305" captionStartId-0="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionStartId-1="66.[264,383,1609,1633]" captionTargetBox-0="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetBox-1="[313,1278,579,1577]" captionTargetId-0="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetId-1="figure@66.[304,1282,569,1583]" captionTargetPageId-0="65" captionTargetPageId-1="66" captionText-0="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." captionText-1="FIGURES 294 ­ 305. Genitalia of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300 ­ 301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300 ­ 301, 303), 0.1 mm (295 ­ 297, 299, 302, 304 ­ 305)." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/155742/files/figure.png" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Figs. 289­298, 300­305</figureCitation>
) and the shape of the spermatheca (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDF39624818FE28FB4CFE74" box="[1085,1188,404,430]" captionStart="FIGURES 294 ­ 305" captionStartId="66.[264,383,1609,1633]" captionTargetBox="[313,1278,579,1577]" captionTargetId="figure@66.[304,1282,569,1583]" captionTargetPageId="66" captionText="FIGURES 294 ­ 305. Genitalia of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300 ­ 301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300 ­ 301, 303), 0.1 mm (295 ­ 297, 299, 302, 304 ­ 305)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155742/files/figure.png" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Fig. 299</figureCitation>
).
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<taxonomicName id="14F92383FFDF39624D1DFE00FDD0FE0F" box="[312,568,444,469]" class="Insecta" family="Staphylinidae" genus="Geostiba" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carteriensis">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDF39624D1DFE00FDD0FE0F" box="[312,568,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Geostiba carteriensis</emphasis>
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differs from closely related
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDF39624FBCFE00FBF3FE0F" box="[921,1051,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">G. alticola</emphasis>
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in having shorter and wider (in lateral view) apex of the aedeagus median lobe (
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,
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDF39624846FE5DFB2EFE21" box="[1123,1222,481,507]" captionStart="FIGURES 267 ­ 270" captionStartId="60.[264,382,969,993]" captionTargetBox="[290,1303,319,959]" captionTargetId="figure@60.[278,1309,310,964]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="FIGURES 267 ­ 270. Aedeagus of Geostiba alticola Lohse &amp; Smetana (N slope of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina). 267 median lobe, ventral view; 268 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 269 median lobe, lateral view; 270 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (267, 269), 0.1 mm (268, 270)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155738/files/figure.png" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">269­270</figureCitation>
) and the lateral sides of the apex more convex (in ventral view) (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDF39624FB2FDBBFBD6FDFB" box="[919,1086,519,545]" captionStart="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStartId="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionTargetBox="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetId="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetPageId="65" captionText="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Figs. 289­291</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDF3962486FFDBBFB58FDFB" box="[1098,1200,519,545]" captionStart="FIGURES 267 ­ 270" captionStartId="60.[264,382,969,993]" captionTargetBox="[290,1303,319,959]" captionTargetId="figure@60.[278,1309,310,964]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="FIGURES 267 ­ 270. Aedeagus of Geostiba alticola Lohse &amp; Smetana (N slope of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina). 267 median lobe, ventral view; 268 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 269 median lobe, lateral view; 270 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (267, 269), 0.1 mm (268, 270)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155738/files/figure.png" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">267­268</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDF39624D2DF960FE36F92E" bold="true" box="[264,478,1756,1780]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">FIGURES 289­293</emphasis>
. Aedeagus of
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDF39624E5BF960FC8BF929" box="[638,867,1756,1779]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Geostiba carteriensis</emphasis>
Pace
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(Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290­293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289­290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289­290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293).
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<subSubSection id="9BE30B8BFFDC39604D1DFEA7FD96FBF4" lastPageId="67" lastPageNumber="68" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" type="description">
<paragraph id="D3465800FFDC39614D1DFEA7FC29FE84" blockId="66.[264,1324,283,510]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDC39614D1DFEA7FE38FEEF" bold="true" box="[312,464,283,309]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Description.</emphasis>
Length
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. Body uniformly yellowish brown, in some specimens abdominal segments 3­6 darker. Body parallel­sided.
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<paragraph id="D3465800FFDC39614D1DFED0FB96FE24" blockId="66.[264,1324,283,510]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Head as wide as long, surface on disk with fine isodiametric microsculpture, puncturation very fine, distance between punctures equal to 2­4 times their diameter. Temple length to eye length ratio 3.8­4.6. Antennal article 2 longer than article 3, article 4 subquadrate, articles 5­10 transverse, last article as long as 9 and 10 combined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D3465800FFDC39614D2DF9F5FB56F89B" blockId="66.[264,1323,1609,1857]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDC39614D2DF9F5FE37F9BB" bold="true" box="[264,479,1609,1633]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">FIGURES 294­305</emphasis>
. Genitalia of
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDC39614E59F9F6FC89F9BB" box="[636,865,1610,1633]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Geostiba carteriensis</emphasis>
Pace
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(Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300­301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300­301, 303), 0.1 mm (295­297, 299, 302, 304­305).
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Pronotum as wide as long, width
<quantity id="1401F5E5FFDD39604EEAFEA0FC93FEEC" box="[719,891,284,310]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" metricValueMax="4.4" metricValueMin="4.0" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" unit="mm" value="0.42" valueMax="0.44" valueMin="0.4">0.40­0.44 mm</quantity>
, wider than head (pronotal width to head width ratio 1.1); microsculpture and puncturation as on head; pronotal pubescence of
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V or VI, directed posteriorly in wide medial zone (wider in males), not just along midline. Elytra measured from humeral angle shorter than pronotum (pronotal length to elytral length ratio 1.3), wider than long (1.5), with fine isodiametric microsculpture and fine asperate puncturation, distance between punctures equals 2­3 times their diameter. Elytral suture behind scutellum very slightly raised. Wings reduced to short vestiges, shorter than elytra.
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<paragraph id="D3465800FFDD39604D1DFDE0FB22FD1C" blockId="67.[264,1324,284,1430]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Abdominal terga with fine microsculpture of transverse meshes, with fine and sparse puncturation, puncturation becoming finer towards abdomen apex, on terga 3­5 distance between punctures equals 2­5 times their diameter. Tergum 7 without white edge.</paragraph>
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Males with stronger impression on disc of head and along midline of pronotum than females. Male tergum 7 without carinae. Posterior margin of male tergum 8 slightly convex (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604D66FC98FE42FCE4" box="[323,426,804,830]" captionStart="FIGURES 284 ­ 288" captionStartId="64.[264,383,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[307,1289,660,1617]" captionTargetId="figure@64.[287,1300,649,1635]" captionTargetPageId="64" captionText="FIGURES 284 ­ 288. Abdominal segment 8 of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 284 male tergum 8; 285 male sternum 8; 286 female tergum 8; 287 female sternum 8, 288 apex of female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm (284 ­ 287), 0.1 mm (288)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155740/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 284</figureCitation>
). Posterior margin of male sternum 8 convex (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604FF6FC98FBD2FCE4" box="[979,1082,804,830]" captionStart="FIGURES 284 ­ 288" captionStartId="64.[264,383,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[307,1289,660,1617]" captionTargetId="figure@64.[287,1300,649,1635]" captionTargetPageId="64" captionText="FIGURES 284 ­ 288. Abdominal segment 8 of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 284 male tergum 8; 285 male sternum 8; 286 female tergum 8; 287 female sternum 8, 288 apex of female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm (284 ­ 287), 0.1 mm (288)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155740/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 285</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="D3465800FFDD39604D1DFCF0FCFFFC54" blockId="67.[264,1324,284,1430]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
Posterior margin of female tergum 8 convex (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604F7AFCF0FC22FCBC" box="[863,970,844,870]" captionStart="FIGURES 284 ­ 288" captionStartId="64.[264,383,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[307,1289,660,1617]" captionTargetId="figure@64.[287,1300,649,1635]" captionTargetPageId="64" captionText="FIGURES 284 ­ 288. Abdominal segment 8 of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 284 male tergum 8; 285 male sternum 8; 286 female tergum 8; 287 female sternum 8, 288 apex of female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm (284 ­ 287), 0.1 mm (288)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155740/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 286</figureCitation>
). Posterior margin of female sternum 8 concave medially (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604E47FCC8FCE2FC54" box="[610,778,884,910]" captionStart="FIGURES 284 ­ 288" captionStartId="64.[264,383,1661,1685]" captionTargetBox="[307,1289,660,1617]" captionTargetId="figure@64.[287,1300,649,1635]" captionTargetPageId="64" captionText="FIGURES 284 ­ 288. Abdominal segment 8 of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 284 male tergum 8; 285 male sternum 8; 286 female tergum 8; 287 female sternum 8, 288 apex of female sternum 8. Scale bar 0.2 mm (284 ­ 287), 0.1 mm (288)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155740/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 287­288</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph id="D3465800FFDD39604D1DFC20FC32FBDC" blockId="67.[264,1324,284,1430]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
Aedeagus as in
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604DDCFC20FCFFFC6C" box="[505,791,924,950]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStart-1="FIGURES 294 ­ 305" captionStartId-0="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionStartId-1="66.[264,383,1609,1633]" captionTargetBox-0="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetBox-1="[313,1278,579,1577]" captionTargetId-0="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetId-1="figure@66.[304,1282,569,1583]" captionTargetPageId-0="65" captionTargetPageId-1="66" captionText-0="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." captionText-1="FIGURES 294 ­ 305. Genitalia of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300 ­ 301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300 ­ 301, 303), 0.1 mm (295 ­ 297, 299, 302, 304 ­ 305)." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/155742/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 289­298, 300­305</figureCitation>
. Apex of median lobe in lateral view strait (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604D34FC78FE51FC04" box="[273,441,964,990]" captionStart="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStartId="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionTargetBox="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetId="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetPageId="65" captionText="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 292­293</figureCitation>
), in ventral view apex outline strongly emarginate basally (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604850FC78FAF7FC04" box="[1141,1311,964,990]" captionStart="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStartId="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionTargetBox="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetId="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetPageId="65" captionText="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 289­291</figureCitation>
). Distal diverticula of internal sac narrow (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604ECFFC50FC26FBDC" box="[746,974,1004,1030]" captionStart="FIGURES 294 ­ 305" captionStartId="66.[264,383,1609,1633]" captionTargetBox="[313,1278,579,1577]" captionTargetId="figure@66.[304,1282,569,1583]" captionTargetPageId="66" captionText="FIGURES 294 ­ 305. Genitalia of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300 ­ 301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300 ­ 301, 303), 0.1 mm (295 ­ 297, 299, 302, 304 ­ 305)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155742/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 297­298, 304</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D3465800FFDD39604D1DFBA8FD96FBF4" blockId="67.[264,1324,284,1430]" box="[312,638,1044,1070]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
Spermatheca as in
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604E30FBA8FD93FBF4" box="[533,635,1044,1070]" captionStart="FIGURES 294 ­ 305" captionStartId="66.[264,383,1609,1633]" captionTargetBox="[313,1278,579,1577]" captionTargetId="figure@66.[304,1282,569,1583]" captionTargetPageId="66" captionText="FIGURES 294 ­ 305. Genitalia of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Roan Road Pass, Tennessee / North Carolina). 294 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, ventral view; 295 copulatory piece of internal sac, dorsal view; 296 medial lamellae of internal sac, ventral view; 297 distal diverticula of everted internal sac, ventral view; 298 everted internal sac, ventral view; 299 spermatheca; 300 ­ 301 details of internal sac retracted into median lobe, lateral view; 302 copulatory piece of internal sac, lateral view; 303 everted internal sac, lateral view; 304 right distal diverticulum of everted internal sac, lateral view; 305 apex of left paramere, side facing median lobe. Scale bar 0.2 mm (294, 298, 300 ­ 301, 303), 0.1 mm (295 ­ 297, 299, 302, 304 ­ 305)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155742/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Fig. 299</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="9BE30B8BFFDD39604D1DFB87FD8DFA4C" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDD39604D1DFB87FD71FB8F" bold="true" box="[312,665,1083,1109]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Distribution and variability.</emphasis>
Known only from the Big Bald in the Bald Mountains massif and from Roan Mountains (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604EBBFBD8FCAFFBA4" box="[670,839,1124,1150]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 338" captionStart-1="FIGURE 339" captionStartId-0="79.[264,367,1838,1862]" captionStartId-1="80.[264,368,1616,1640]" captionTargetBox-0="[346,1237,315,1825]" captionTargetBox-1="[345,1240,318,1600]" captionTargetId-0="figure@79.[344,1238,312,1827]" captionTargetId-1="figure@80.[344,1241,318,1600]" captionTargetPageId-0="79" captionTargetPageId-1="80" captionText-0="FIGURE 338. Geographical distribution of twelve species of Geostiba in the Southern Appalachians. Isohypses 1200 m and 1500 m are shown. Areas above 1500 m are solid black." captionText-1="FIGURE 339. Detailed geographical distribution of Geostiba alticola Lohse &amp; Smetana (11) and G. carteriensis Pace (12) in the Southern Appalachians. Isohypses 1200 m and 1500 m are shown. Areas above 1500 m are solid black." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/155750/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/155751/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 338­339</figureCitation>
). Specimens from the Big Bald and from Roan High Knob (the
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locality) slightly differ in the shape of the apex of median lobe (
<figureCitation id="4BC24485FFDD39604D34FB08FE5EFB14" box="[273,438,1204,1230]" captionStart="FIGURES 289 ­ 293" captionStartId="65.[264,383,1756,1780]" captionTargetBox="[342,1242,643,1724]" captionTargetId="figure@65.[330,1257,633,1732]" captionTargetPageId="65" captionText="FIGURES 289 ­ 293. Aedeagus of Geostiba carteriensis Pace (Big Bald (289) and Roan Road Pass (290 ­ 293), Tennessee / North Carolina). 289 ­ 290 median lobe, ventral view; 291 apex of median lobe, ventral view; 292 median lobe, lateral view; 293 apex of median lobe, lateral view. Scale bar 0.2 mm (289 ­ 290, 292), 0.1 mm (291, 293)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/155741/files/figure.png" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Figs. 289­290</figureCitation>
) and may deserve to be interpreted as distinct taxa. More samples from the adjacent mountains (especially north of Roan Mountains) are necessary to resolve this problem.
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDD39604D1DFA97FDEDFA9F" bold="true" box="[312,517,1323,1349]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Natural History.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDD39604E37FA90FCE6FA9F" box="[530,782,1324,1349]" italics="true" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Geostiba carteriensis</emphasis>
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was collected in forest litter at altitudes above
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in leaf litter of coniferous forest with red spruce (
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<emphasis id="E18D8412FFDD39604F8DFAE8FBAAFAB7" box="[936,1090,1364,1389]" italics="true" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Picea rubens</emphasis>
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) and in the soil of a mountain meadow (a “bald”).
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