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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/47C0C26D-96DA-4C6F-B336-CD902D03DDB3" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">HOLOTYPE (♀): from Canada, British Columbia, Ryan Rest Area off Hwy 3, East of Yahk Moyie River, 15 Aug 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120071, DNA 2955.</paragraph>
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PARATYPES (12 ♀; 4 ♂): California, USA: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from El Dorado County, Upper Truckee River (
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-120.027504">120°1'39"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 29 Aug 2013, by JR Fisher, JRF 13-0829-003
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ and 2 ♂ El Dorado County, Upper Truckee River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="38.84889">38°50'56"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-120.027504">120°1'39"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 29 Aug 2013, by JR Fisher, JRF 13-0829-004
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ from Mono County, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, West Walker River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="38.366386">38°21'59"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-119.48194">119°28'55"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 31 Aug 2013, by JR Fisher, JRF 13-0831-003
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ from Nevada County, Tahoe National Forest, Sagehen Creek (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="39.43389">39°26'2"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-120.20472">120°12'17"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 26 Aug 2013, by JR Fisher, JRF 13-0826-006
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Oregon, USA: 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Douglas County, Umpqua NF, Umpqua River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="43.29111">43°17'28"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-122.62">122°37'12"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 12 Aug 2013, by JC
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<normalizedToken originalValue="O’Neill">O'Neill</normalizedToken>
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, & WA Nelson, JNOW 13-0812-006
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♀ from Coos County, Middle Fork of Coquille River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="43.032223">43°1'56"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-124.10027">124°6'1"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 12 Aug 2013, by JR Fisher, JRF 13-0812-001
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ from Douglas County, Umpqua NF, Umpqua River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="43.29111">43°17'28"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-122.62">122°37'12"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 12 Aug 2013, by JC
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<normalizedToken originalValue="O’Neill">O'Neill</normalizedToken>
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, & WA Nelson, JNOW 13-0812-006
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ from Lane County, Gate Creek (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="44.146667">44°8'48"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-122.57222">122°34'20"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 11 Aug 2013, by JC
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<normalizedToken originalValue="O’Neill">O'Neill</normalizedToken>
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, & WA Nelson, JNOW 13-0811-001.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and other paratypes (8 ♀; 2 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (4 ♀; 1 ♂) deposited in ACUA.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
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are similar to other members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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"Western 2-Plates" group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. welbourni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="welbourni">T. welbourni</taxonomicName>
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) in having anterio-lateral platelets fused to the dorsal plate, having faint dorsal coloration, and being distributed in the west. Female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. welbourni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="welbourni">T. welbourni</taxonomicName>
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(female only known) by having stockier pedipalp tibiae (3.09-3.23 in A32, 3.73 in A30); shorter pedipalp femora (112.5-125 in A32, 137.5 in A30); and a more elongate subcapitulum (ventral length/height: 2.21-2.34 in A32, 2.47 in A30).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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by having a slightly stockier gnathosomal bay (♀ = 1.57-1.84 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 1.89-2.16 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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, ♂ = 1.55-1.73 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 1.77-1.93 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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) and by being distributed in California, Oregon and British Columbia, instead of in the Rocky Mountains (Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming). Additionally, male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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by having a shorter genital field (115-117.5 in A32, 130-140 in A31), and female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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by having a shorter medial suture (10-12.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 20-22.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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). Female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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by having slightly shorter pedipalp femora with respect to genua (1.52-1.64 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 1.69-1.82 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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) and slightly stockier anterio-medial platelets (2.58-2.72 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 2.74-3.06 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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). Male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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by having longer pedipalp femora (95-100 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 85-92.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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) and slightly more elongate pedipalp tibiae (3.05-3.10 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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, 2.73-3.0 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 271) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (580-640 (590) long; 420-450 (420) wide) ovoid with orange coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, occasionally faint. Anterio-medial platelets (120-137.5 (120) long; 45-51.25 (45) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (157.5-190 (157.5) long; 55-65 (55) wide) fused with dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 300-325 (300)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.35-1.44 (1.40); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.37-1.45 (1.40); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.58-2.72 (2.67); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.63-3.27 (2.86); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.29-1.46 (1.31).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (305-335 (317.5) long (ventral); 223-243 (224) long (dorsal); 135-147.5 (137.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (122.5-127.5 (123.75) long; 45-50 (47.5) wide). Chelicerae (304-328 (304) long) with curved fangs (55.75-64 (63) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.21-2.34 (2.31); rostrum length/width 2.45-2.72 (2.61). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (47.5-52.5 (50) long); femur (112.5-125 (115) long); genu (70-82.5 (70) long); tibia (85-88.75 (88.75) long; 27.5-27.5 (27.5) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (20) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.52-1.64 (1.64); tibia/femur 0.70-0.77 (0.77); tibia length/width 3.09-3.23 (3.23).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (690-730 (725) long; 467-520 (467) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (141.25-175 (157.5) long; 86.25-95 (86.25) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (10-12.5 (10) long). Genital plates (185-197.5 (197.5) long; 158.75-181.25 (180) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (250-300 (285) long (total); 102-127 (119) long (medial)); Cx-3 (313-362 (313) wide); anterior venter (140-158.75 (150) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.57-1.84 (1.83); anterior venter/genital field length 0.75-0.86 (0.76); anterior venter length/genital field width 0.83-0.96 (0.83); anterior venter/medial suture 11.20-15.88 (15.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 272) (n = 4) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (490-510 (510) long; 340-350 (350) wide) ovoid with orange coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, occasionally faint. Anterio-medial platelets (105-115 (115) long; 40-42.5 (42.5) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (125-142.5 (142.5) long; 47.5-52.5 (52.5) wide) fused with dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 255-270 (270)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.43-1.46 (1.46); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.30-1.33 (1.30); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.63-2.71 (2.71); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.63-2.71 (2.71); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.19-1.36 (1.24).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (265-270 (270) long (ventral); 179-202.5 (195) long (dorsal); 93.75-105 (95) tall) colorless. Rostrum (100-102.5 (102.5) long; 37.5-38.75 (37.5) wide). Chelicerae (240-265 (265) long) with curved fangs (38-50 (50) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.52-2.85 (2.84); rostrum length/width 2.65-2.73 (2.73). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-40 (35) long); femur (95-100 (100) long); genu (57.5-60 (57.5) long); tibia (72.5-77.5 (72.5) long; 23.75-25 (23.75) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.65-1.74 (1.74); tibia/femur 0.73-0.82 (0.73); tibia length/width 3.05-3.10 (3.05).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (590-625 (625) long; 387.5-410 (410) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (112.5-127.5 (127.5) long; 72.5-78.75 (73.75) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (85-107.5 (107.5) long). Genital plates (115-117.5 (116.25) long; 95-98.75 (95) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (255-273 (270) long (total); 136-157 (150) long (medial)); Cx-3 (253-316 (285) wide); anterior venter (245-262.5 (262.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.55-1.73 (1.73); anterior venter/genital field length 2.12-2.26 (2.26); anterior venter length/genital field width 2.48-2.76 (2.76); anterior venter/medial suture 2.44-2.88 (2.44).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Specific epithet (
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Arrenuridae" genus="Lebertioidea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lebertioidea walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">walteri</taxonomicName>
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) named in honor of acarologist Dave Walter for solidifying
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<normalizedToken originalValue="JRF’s">JRF's</normalizedToken>
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interest in mites with his popular book on mites (Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour - Life at a Microscale) and by teaching JRF the mesostigmatan mite section of the Acarology Summer Program at The Ohio State University in 2009.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Probably throughout the Pacific Coastal Ranges of California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia (Figure 270). We also collected
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
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in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, indicating this species might occur in the northern Rockies of Canada. However, given our sampling effort in the Rockies, we doubt the occurrence of this species in most of the US Rockies.
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</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 270.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. distribution.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 271.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates, note color variation B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 272.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. male: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="remarks">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
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groups with other members of the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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Complex with high support and specimens are less than 2% different in COI sequence from each other. In the all analyses,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. walteri" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="walteri">T. walteri</taxonomicName>
|
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groups with the three other members of the
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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||
Complex that are found in western North America:
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. mulleni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="mulleni">T. mulleni</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
|
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. welbourni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="welbourni">T. welbourni</taxonomicName>
|
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. These species are 5-7% different in COI sequence from each other and together make up the Western 2-Plate Identification Group.
|
||
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola walteri" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="walteri">Torrenticola walteri</taxonomicName>
|
||
is one of three of these that occur in California (including
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. nortoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="nortoni">T. nortoni</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="T. welbourni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="welbourni">T. welbourni</taxonomicName>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">This species hypothesis is supported by 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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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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