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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD6EAFA51FE2BDEEE" bold="true" box="[151,395,1442,1468]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Taracus timpanogos</emphasis>
Shear
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,
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(
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)
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<figureCitation id="130F3988FFF0FFFDD6EAFA37FE8BDE8F" box="[151,299,1476,1501]" captionStart="FIGURES 94 105" captionStartId="48.[151,264,1914,1937]" captionTargetBox="[181,1393,201,1887]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[181,1394,194,1888]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 94 105. Taracus timpanogos. Fig. 94, female palpus. Fig. 95, male palpus. Fig. 96, penis. Fig. 97, glans penis. Fig. 98, female, dorsal view. Fig. 99, female, lateral view. Fig. 100, male, dorsal view. Fig. 101, male, lateral view. Fig. 102, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 103, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 104, male chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 105, male chelicera, second article, frontal view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263235/files/figure.png" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Figs. 94105</figureCitation>
, Map 6
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.
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Male
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and male
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from
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<collectingCounty id="62EA5D81FFF0FFFDD505F9FEFC14DD77" box="[888,948,1549,1573]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Cave</collectingCounty>
,
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,
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,
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Co.,
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF0FFFDD441F9C3FDD2DD1B" box="[572,626,1584,1609]" country="United States of America" name="Utah" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Utah</collectingRegion>
(
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)
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.
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No further data is given on the label. The identities of the collectors and the date of collection are suggested by the label with a juvenile specimen (
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), undoubtedly this species, collected in
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Cave by C. R.
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and
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, on
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<collectingDate id="EFCEFA25FFF0FFFDD2F2F98AFA84DDC3" box="[1167,1316,1657,1681]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="2004-06-09">9 June 2004</collectingDate>
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. This was confirmed by Brandon Kowallis (pers. comm. 2013) and the labels with the
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have been amended accordingly. Two female
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from
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, near
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,
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Co.,
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF0FFFDD5A3F933FBB7DD8B" box="[990,1047,1728,1753]" country="United States of America" name="Utah" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Utah</collectingRegion>
, 7500 asl, collected
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<collectingDate id="EFCEFA25FFF0FFFDD37BF932FA3CDD8B" box="[1286,1436,1728,1753]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" value="1965-05-27">27 May 1965</collectingDate>
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by
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(
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)
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.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD6BAF8FBFEE1DC73" bold="true" box="[199,321,1800,1825]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
This is the only
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species and is clearly related to
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD5E5F8FAFC5CDC73" box="[920,1020,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">T. taylori</emphasis>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF0FFFDD24EF8FAFB1CDC72" box="[1075,1212,1801,1824]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spesavius" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. spesavius</taxonomicName>
.
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It differs from both species in having a much shorter, broader penis, much less prominent seta-tipped tubercles on the palpal trochanter, and from
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD779F8A3FEEFDC3B" box="[260,335,1872,1897]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">taylori</emphasis>
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in having unreduced, pigmented eyes. The legs of
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD5F1F8A2FC57DC3A" box="[908,1015,1873,1896]" italics="true" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">spesavius</emphasis>
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are significantly longer than those of
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF0FFFDD6EAF886FEBDDCDE" box="[151,285,1909,1932]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="46" pageNumber="47" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="timpanogos" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">timpanogos</taxonomicName>
,
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though the lengths of their bodies are similar.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD6BAF86BFEEEDCE3" bold="true" box="[199,334,1944,1969]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet is a noun in apposition, after the
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locality.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF0FFFDD6BAF84FFEF9DC87" bold="true" box="[199,345,1980,2005]" pageId="46" pageNumber="47">Description.</emphasis>
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Male from
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Cave.
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Total length,
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. Carapace medium to dark chestnut brown, more lightly sclerotized laterally, with distinct “hash marks” posteriolateral to ocularum; central region strongly domed; midline sulcus closed, reaching anterior margin of ocularium. Ocularium as wide as long, rounded, higher behind, with few small setae; eyes only slightly smaller than those of epigean species. Metapelitidium unsclerotized, with few scattered small setae; sensory cone long, white, acute, with distinctly bulbous base, margin of carapace not indented to receive cone. Abomen soft, white, unsclerotized, set with scattered, small, black setae; setae not on sclerotized plaques or tubercles, lightly pigmented areas median on first two abdominal segments but no sclerotization (
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). Ventrally, coxae white to tan, unmarked. Palpal and first leg coxae light brown, with stout setae on distinct tubercles, second to fourth leg coxae somewhat lighter, with strong, black setae not on tubercles. Five or six setae in two groups on lightly sclerotized patches mark presumed position of thoracic sternum. Second coxal endites long, narrow, separate from coxae. Genital operculum apically rounded, heavily setose, pale tan, unspotted. Venter of abdomen with setae in irregular rows; abdominal sternites entirely unsclerotized.
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Chelicerae (
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)
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long, slender, black. Basal article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 11.2); second article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 10). Basal article with prominent, acute seta-tipped tubercles extending three-quarters of length, dorsal tubercles much smaller; second article with relatively low, rounded seta-tipped tubercles densely scattered over anterior surface, tubercles more widely spaced distally. 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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) brown, total length
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, typical for genus; trochanter with prominent scattered setatipped tubercles. Lengths of articles as given in
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. Legs long, thin; first leg brown, becoming lighter distally, other legs yellowish tan without markings. Basal autospasy articulations clear on all femora. Tibiae without false articulations, metatarsus of leg 2 with about 910 very faint false articulations; otherwise false articulations absent. Total lengths in mm of legs 14: 17.19, 25.69, 19.76, 22.26. Measurements of leg articles given in
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.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF1FFFCD6EAFC27FEB7D8B9" bold="true" box="[151,279,980,1003]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">TABLE 16.</emphasis>
Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of male
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FBF5FDD1DF4E" box="[556,625,1030,1052]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Patella</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEFBF5FAB5DF4E" box="[1235,1301,1030,1052]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Tarsus</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD71AFBC3FE09DF14" box="[359,425,1072,1094]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.00</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FBC3FDD1DF14" box="[556,625,1072,1094]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">2.62</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BFBC3FC9ADF14" box="[774,826,1072,1094]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.58</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5FBC3FBB7DF14" box="[936,1047,1072,1094]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">-</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEFBC3FAB5DF14" box="[1235,1301,1072,1094]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.03</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E3FBAAFF42DF3D" box="[158,226,1113,1135]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 1</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD71AFBAAFE09DF3D" box="[359,425,1113,1135]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.25</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FBAAFDD1DF3D" box="[556,625,1113,1135]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.06</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BFBAAFC9ADF3D" box="[774,826,1113,1135]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">2.56</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5FBAAFBB7DF3D" box="[936,1047,1113,1135]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.63</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEFBAAFAB5DF3D" box="[1235,1301,1113,1135]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.44</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD71AFB71FE09DFCA" box="[359,425,1154,1176]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">6.00</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FB71FDD1DFCA" box="[556,625,1154,1176]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.25</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BFB71FC9ADFCA" box="[774,826,1154,1176]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.69</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5FB71FBB7DFCA" box="[936,1047,1154,1176]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">8.44</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEFB71FAB5DFCA" box="[1235,1301,1154,1176]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.31</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E3FB5FFF42DF90" box="[158,226,1196,1218]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 3</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD71AFB5FFE09DF90" box="[359,425,1196,1218]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.81</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FB5FFDD1DF90" box="[556,625,1196,1218]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.06</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BFB5FFC9ADF90" box="[774,826,1196,1218]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">2.63</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5FB5FFBB7DF90" box="[936,1047,1196,1218]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.63</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD71AFB26FE09DFB9" box="[359,425,1237,1259]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.31</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD451FB26FDD1DFB9" box="[556,625,1237,1259]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.19</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BFB26FC9ADFB9" box="[774,826,1237,1259]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.88</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5FB26FBB7DFB9" box="[936,1047,1237,1259]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">7.19</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEFB26FAB5DFB9" box="[1235,1301,1237,1259]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.69</td>
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Penis (
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)
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long,
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wide (L/W = 5.6), sides of shaft straight, tapering gradually to straight, relatively long aculeus; glans not set off by suture; aculeus subtended by crown of few small, acute setae; shaft with similar setae sparsely scattered on either side below glans.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF1FFFCD6BAFA65FDF2DEFC" box="[199,594,1430,1455]" italics="true" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Female from Professor Buss Cave:</emphasis>
As for the male
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, except as follows. Total length,
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(
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). Cheliceral (
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) basal article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 8.93); second article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 10.41). Total length of palpus (
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),
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. Abdomen without sclerotization. Total lengths in mm of legs 14: 16.84, 26.92, 16.33, 22.44; lengths of palpal and leg articles as given in
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. Ovipositor typical.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF1FFFCD6EAF999FEB7DDD3" bold="true" box="[151,279,1642,1665]" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">TABLE 17.</emphasis>
Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of female
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F96EFE0ADDE1" box="[360,426,1693,1715]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Femur</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF96EFC9ADDE1" box="[774,826,1693,1715]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Tibia</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F96EFBB7DDE1" box="[936,1047,1693,1715]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Metatarsus</th>
<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF96EFAB5DDE1" box="[1235,1301,1693,1715]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Tarsus</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E2F935FF43DD8E" box="[159,227,1734,1756]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Palpus</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F935FE0ADD8E" box="[360,426,1734,1756]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.60</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD450F935FDD2DD8E" box="[557,626,1734,1756]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.08</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF935FC9ADD8E" box="[774,826,1734,1756]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.97</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F935FBB7DD8E" box="[936,1047,1734,1756]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">-</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF935FAB5DD8E" box="[1235,1301,1734,1756]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.06</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E2F903FF43DC54" box="[159,227,1776,1798]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 1</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F903FE0ADC54" box="[360,426,1776,1798]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.38</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD450F903FDD2DC54" box="[557,626,1776,1798]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.08</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF903FC9ADC54" box="[774,826,1776,1798]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">2.69</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F903FBB7DC54" box="[936,1047,1776,1798]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.23</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF903FAB5DC54" box="[1235,1301,1776,1798]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.46</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E2F8EAFF43DC7D" box="[159,227,1817,1839]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 2</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F8EAFE0ADC7D" box="[360,426,1817,1839]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.82</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD450F8EAFDD2DC7D" box="[557,626,1817,1839]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.31</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF8EAFC9ADC7D" box="[774,826,1817,1839]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.00</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F8EAFBB7DC7D" box="[936,1047,1817,1839]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">9.31</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF8EAFAB5DC7D" box="[1235,1301,1817,1839]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.38</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E2F8B1FF43DC0A" box="[159,227,1858,1880]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 3</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F8B1FE0ADC0A" box="[360,426,1858,1880]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.09</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD450F8B1FDD2DC0A" box="[557,626,1858,1880]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.08</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF8B1FC9ADC0A" box="[774,826,1858,1880]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">2.69</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F8B1FBB7DC0A" box="[936,1047,1858,1880]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.62</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF8B1FAB5DC0A" box="[1235,1301,1858,1880]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">3.85</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF1002CD6E2F89FFF43DCD0" box="[159,227,1900,1922]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">Leg 4</th>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD715F89FFE0ADCD0" box="[360,426,1900,1922]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">5.15</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD450F89FFDD2DCD0" box="[557,626,1900,1922]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">1.15</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD57BF89FFC9ADCD0" box="[774,826,1900,1922]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.15</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD5D5F89FFBB7DCD0" box="[936,1047,1900,1922]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">7.38</td>
<td id="76D54E33FFF1002CD2AEF89FFAB5DCD0" box="[1235,1301,1900,1922]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="47" pageNumber="48">4.61</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEEFFE3D6EAF889FEC0DCC2" bold="true" box="[151,352,1914,1937]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">FIGURES 94105.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEEFFE3D71BF88FFD9BDCC3" box="[358,571,1916,1937]" italics="true" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFEEFFE3D71BF88FFD96DCC3" box="[358,566,1916,1937]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="timpanogos" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus timpanogos</taxonomicName>
.
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Fig. 94, female palpus. Fig. 95, male palpus. Fig. 96, penis. Fig. 97, glans penis. Fig. 98, female, dorsal view. Fig. 99, female, lateral view. Fig. 100, male, dorsal view. Fig. 101, male, lateral view. Fig. 102, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 103, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 104, male chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 105, male chelicera, second article, frontal view.
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</caption>
<subSubSection id="C32E7686FFEFFFE2D6BAFF64FEC9D80F" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFEFFFE2D6BAFF64FDA0DA4E" blockId="49.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D6BAFF64FEC0DBFD" bold="true" box="[199,352,151,176]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Distribution.</emphasis>
In addition to the
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localities:
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFEFFFE2D4A8FF64FC89DBE2" box="[725,809,151,176]" country="United States of America" name="Utah" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">UTAH</collectingRegion>
:
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D549FF64FC02DBFD" box="[820,930,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFEFFFE2D549FF64FCCCDBE2" box="[820,876,151,176]" country="United States of America" name="Utah" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Utah</collectingRegion>
Co.:
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Professor Buss Cave, south of BYU campus, Slide Canyon,
<date id="FF8A03CDFFEFFFE2D73FFF4FFD85DB87" box="[322,549,188,213]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" value="1966-09-15">15 September 1966</date>
, ƋƋ
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(CAS). Professor Buss and the Madhouse Caves are close together, about
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south of
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Cave National Monument, also in the Wasatch Mountains and the Uinta- Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFEFFFE2D6BAFED4FB5BD9A2" blockId="49.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D6BAFED4FEB1DA12" bold="true" box="[199,273,295,320]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Notes.</emphasis>
Based on photographs and a scan
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D4EBFEDAFD19DA12" box="[662,697,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">via</emphasis>
Google Earth, it appears that potentially suitable
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D295FEDAFAE1DA12" box="[1256,1345,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Taracus</emphasis>
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habitat, a dense forest of Douglas fir and white fir, occurs on the north-facing side of American Fork Canyon near
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Cave. With increasing elevation, aspen predominates, followed by alpine meadow habitats. By analogy with the habitat of
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D7A4FE66FDC2DAFF" box="[473,610,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFEFFFE2D7A4FE66FDFEDAFF" box="[473,606,404,429]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="packardi" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. packardi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
surface populations could be present but if so, remain unsampled. The harvestman species
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D703FE4AFD68DA82" box="[382,712,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Hesperonemastoma packardi</emphasis>
(Verhoeff 1914)
</taxonomicName>
was originally described from a cave in Salt Lake Co., Utah, but unpublished records in AMNH establish that it is abundant in Wasatch Range canyons in Salt Lake and Utah Cos (
<bibRefCitation id="EFA558FCFFEFFFE2D707FE0CFDACD94A" author="Shear" box="[378,524,511,536]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" refString="Shear, W. A. (2010 b) Hesperonemastoma smilax, n. sp., a remarkable new harvestman from a cave in West Virginia, with comments on other reported cave-dwelling Hesperonemastoma species (Opiliones, Ischyropsalidoidea, Sabaconidae). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 72, 105 - 110. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.4311 / jcks 2009 lsc 0103" type="journal article" year="2010" yearSuffix="b">Shear 2010b</bibRefCitation>
). However, there are no samples in AMNH or elsewhere of surface populations of
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D6EAFDD6FE9BD96E" box="[151,315,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFEFFFE2D6EAFDD6FE98D96E" box="[151,312,549,572]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="timpanogos" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. timpanogos</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
which one would expect if such populations actually exist in and around a national monument. Thus the ecological status of this species remains unclear. Vegetation in the immediate vicinity of Madhouse and Professor Buss caves near Provo appears to be treeless scrub, but dense, moist forest occurs at higher elevations, and the Wasatch Mountains receive abundant winter snowfall. Madhouse Cave is the type locality for the troglomorphic travunioid harvestman
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFEFFFE2D438FD47FB7CD99E" authority="Briggs" authorityName="Briggs" authorityYear="1971" box="[581,1244,692,717]" class="Arachnida" family="Triaenonychidae" genus="Cyptobunus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="ungulatus" subSpecies="madhousensis">
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D438FD47FC48D99F" box="[581,1000,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Cyptobunus ungulatus madhousensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
; Dekarabetian
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFEFFFE2D3F5FD46FF14D9A2" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">et al.</emphasis>
2010). The higher, forested elevations of the Wasatch Mountains should be searched for
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFEFFFE2D2E7FD2AFB57D9A2" box="[1178,1271,729,752]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFEFFFE2D6BAFD0FFEC9D80F" blockId="49.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
Specimens from Professor Buss Cave are somewhat darker than the
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series, have some spotting on the legs and genital operculum, and males have a sclerotized strip across the first abdominal segment at the base of the genital operculum.
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