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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF7FFFAD6EAF93EFEEDDDB5" bold="true" box="[151,333,1741,1767]" italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">Taracus taylori</emphasis>
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Shear
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,
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<figureCitation id="130F3988FFF7FFFAD6EAF91CFEBEDC5A" box="[151,286,1775,1800]" captionStart="FIGURES 77 – 88" captionStartId="42.[151,264,1833,1856]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,198,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@42.[151,1436,194,1812]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="FIGURES 77 – 88. Taracus taylori. Fig. 77, female palpus. Fig. 78, male palpus. Figs. 79 – 80, penis. Fig. 81, glans penis. Fig. 82, female, dorsal view. Fig. 83, female, lateral view. Fig. 83, male, dorsal view. Fig. 84, male, lateral view. Fig. 86, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 87, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 88, male chelicerae, lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263234/files/figure.png" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">Figs. 77–88</figureCitation>
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, Map 6
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Male
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from
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, 9100’ asl,
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Range
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by
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,
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and
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<collectorName id="26C140DBFFF7FFFAD4FFF873FC86DCCA" box="[642,806,1919,1944]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">L. Santisteban</collectorName>
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, and on
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<collectingDate id="EFCEFA25FFF7FFFAD5FBF873FBE3DCCA" box="[902,1091,1919,1944]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42" value="2011-10-31">31 October 2011</collectingDate>
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by
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<collectorName id="26C140DBFFF7FFFAD213F873FB79DCCA" box="[1134,1241,1919,1944]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">J. Knight</collectorName>
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,
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<collectorName id="26C140DBFFF7FFFAD299F873FAEBDCCA" box="[1252,1355,1919,1944]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">A. Smith</collectorName>
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and
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<collectorName id="26C140DBFFF7FFFAD3FEF873FEA8DCEF" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">B. Szukalski</collectorName>
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; these specimens deposited in the
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<collectorName id="26C140DBFFF7FFFAD57EF857FBD8DCEF" box="[771,1144,1956,1981]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42">Natural History Survey. Female</collectorName>
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from the same locality, but collected
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<collectingDate id="EFCEFA25FFF7FFFAD7F3F83BFDEADCB3" box="[398,586,1992,2017]" pageId="41" pageNumber="42" value="1967-10-28">28 October 1967</collectingDate>
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by an unknown person; deposited in
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.
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<caption id="DF4B7585FFF4FFF9D6EAF8DAFA8DDC2F" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263234/files/figure.png" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" targetBox="[151,1436,198,1811]" targetPageId="42">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF4FFF9D6EAF8DAFEF5DC6D" bold="true" box="[151,341,1833,1856]" pageId="42" pageNumber="43">FIGURES 77–88.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF4FFF9D726F8D8FE5ADC12" box="[347,506,1834,1856]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="42" pageNumber="43" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus taylori</taxonomicName>
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.
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</emphasis>
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Fig. 77, female palpus. Fig. 78, male palpus. Figs. 79–80, penis. Fig. 81, glans penis. Fig. 82, female, dorsal view. Fig. 83, female, lateral view. Fig. 83, male, dorsal view. Fig. 84, male, lateral view. Fig. 86, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 87, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 88, male chelicerae, lateral view.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D6BAFF64FEE1DBE2" bold="true" box="[199,321,151,176]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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Only this species and
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF5FFF8D43CFF6AFD6CDBE2" box="[577,716,153,176]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spesavius" status="sp. nov." superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. spesavius</taxonomicName>
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,
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</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2734464FFF5FFF8D4A5FF64FCB7DBE2" box="[728,791,151,176]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, are known from
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; the latter species occurs to the north in the Ruby Mountains. The two are very close, but
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D551FF4EFC37DB86" box="[812,919,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">spesavius</emphasis>
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does not have reduced eyes. The two species also differ in leg length, though the body length is about the same;
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D5DCFF2CFC4CDBAA" box="[929,1004,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">taylori</emphasis>
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has shorter legs. The chelicerae of
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF5FFF8D3FAFF12FF42DA4F" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D3FAFF12FF42DA4F" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">T. taylori</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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are larger, thicker, and more spiny than in
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D4BAFEF6FCF5DA4E" box="[711,853,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF5FFF8D4BAFEF6FCF1DA4E" box="[711,849,261,284]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spesavius" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. spesavius</taxonomicName>
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,
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and the abdomen is more setose (though setation is quite sparse in both species). Given the isolation of the two mountain ranges by inhospitable sagebrush desert, we hypothesize that the populations are reproductively isolated and therefore constitute species. Future genetic studies can test this hypothesis.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D6BAFE67FEEEDAFF" bold="true" box="[199,334,404,429]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Etymology.</emphasis>
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The species epithet honors biospeleologist Steven Taylor of the
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Natural History Survey, whose collecting in Great Basin caves has helped to reveal a surprisingly extensive and complex fauna.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D71CFE2FFD6EDAA6" box="[353,718,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Male from Snake Canyon Cave.</emphasis>
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Total length,
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. Carapace dark chestnut brown to black, more lightly sclerotized laterally, marked irregularly with lighter areas; central region strongly domed; midline sulcus closed, does not reach anterior margin of ocularium. Ocularium as wide as long, rounded, higher behind, with few small setae; eyes reduced to about one-half diameter of those of epigean species. Metapelitidium lightly sclerotized, with short row of small setae; sensory cone long, brown, acute (
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), inclined forward, then recurved, resting in shallow depression in posterior surface of ocularum. Abomen soft, white, unsclerotized, set with scattered, small, black setae; setae not on sclerotized plaques or tubercles, very lightly sclerotized midline patches on first two areas (
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). Ventrally, coxae white to tan, irregularly mottled dark brown. Palpal and first leg coxae brown, with stout setae on distinct tubercles, second to fourth leg coxae pale tan, 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 with large, dark brown spots. Venter of abdomen with setae in irregular rows on lightly sclerotized transverse bands marking positions indistinct abdominal sternites.
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</paragraph>
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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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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D236FC43FB0FD895" box="[1099,1199,944,968]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.4" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="0.44">0.44 mm</quantity>
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wide (L/W = 11.82); second article
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long,
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wide (L/W = 9.18). Basal article with prominent, acute seta-tipped tubercles extending three-quarters of length, dorsal tubercles much smaller; second article with relatively low, rounded setatipped tubercles ranged in about five irregular rows, 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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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF5FFF8D6BAFB97FF5FDE62" blockId="43.[151,1437,151,1328]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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Palpi (
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) dark 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.. Autospasy suture of femur indistinct on legs 1, 3. Tibiae without false articulations, metatarsi of legs 1, 3, 4 with about 15–17 false articulations; leg 2 with numerous very faint false articulations. Total lengths in mm of legs 1–4: 17.28, 27.94. 17.04, 21.95. Measurements of leg articles given in
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.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D6EAFAA9FEB7DE23" bold="true" box="[151,279,1370,1393]" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">TABLE 13.</emphasis>
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Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of male
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.
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF5FFF8D715FA7DFB5FDD20" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715FA7EFE0ADEF1" box="[360,426,1421,1443]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Femur</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450FA7EFDD2DEF1" box="[557,626,1421,1443]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Patella</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD57BFA7EFC9ADEF1" box="[774,826,1421,1443]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Tibia</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD5D5FA7EFBB7DEF1" box="[936,1047,1421,1443]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Metatarsus</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD2AEFA7EFAB5DEF1" box="[1235,1301,1421,1443]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Tarsus</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF5002CD6E2FA45FAB5DE9E" box="[159,1301,1462,1484]" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD6E2FA45FF43DE9E" box="[159,227,1462,1484]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Palpus</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715FA45FE0ADE9E" box="[360,426,1462,1484]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">5.67</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450FA45FDD2DE9E" box="[557,626,1462,1484]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">2.78</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD57BFA45FC9ADE9E" box="[774,826,1462,1484]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">3.81</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD5D5FA45FBB7DE9E" box="[936,1047,1462,1484]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">-</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD2AEFA45FAB5DE9E" box="[1235,1301,1462,1484]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">1.22</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD6E2FA13FF43DEA4" box="[159,227,1504,1526]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Leg 1</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715FA13FE0ADEA4" box="[360,426,1504,1526]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">4.52</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450FA13FDD2DEA4" box="[557,626,1504,1526]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">1.10</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD57BFA13FC9ADEA4" box="[774,826,1504,1526]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">2.52</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD5D5FA13FBB7DEA4" box="[936,1047,1504,1526]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">5.71</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD2AEFA13FAB5DEA4" box="[1235,1301,1504,1526]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">3.43</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD6E2F9FAFF43DD4D" box="[159,227,1545,1567]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Leg 2</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715F9FAFE0ADD4D" box="[360,426,1545,1567]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">6.09</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450F9FAFDD2DD4D" box="[557,626,1545,1567]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">1.29</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD57BF9FAFC9ADD4D" box="[774,826,1545,1567]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">4.90</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD5D5F9FAFBB7DD4D" box="[936,1047,1545,1567]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">9.71</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD2AEF9FAFAB5DD4D" box="[1235,1301,1545,1567]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">5.95</td>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD6E2F9C1FF43DD1A" box="[159,227,1586,1608]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Leg 3</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715F9C1FE0ADD1A" box="[360,426,1586,1608]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">3.95</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450F9C1FDD2DD1A" box="[557,626,1586,1608]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">1.09</td>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF5002CD6E2F9AFFAB5DD20" box="[159,1301,1628,1650]" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF5002CD6E2F9AFFF43DD20" box="[159,227,1628,1650]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Leg 4</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD715F9AFFE0ADD20" box="[360,426,1628,1650]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">5.19</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD450F9AFFDD2DD20" box="[557,626,1628,1650]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">1.19</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD57BF9AFFC9ADD20" box="[774,826,1628,1650]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">3.57</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF5002CD5D5F9AFFBB7DD20" box="[936,1047,1628,1650]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">7.38</td>
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Penis (
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)
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long,
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wide (L/W = 11.54), sides of shaft straight, tapering gradually to slightly twisted, short aculeus; glans not set off by suture; aculeus subtended by crown of few small, acute setae; shaft with few similar scattered setae on either side below glans.
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF5FFF8D6BAF8EDFDEDDC64" box="[199,589,1822,1847]" italics="true" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Female from Snake Canyon Cave:</emphasis>
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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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<figureCitation id="130F3988FFF5FFF8D70BF8B1FE5CDC09" box="[374,508,1858,1883]" captionStart="FIGURES 77 – 88" captionStartId="42.[151,264,1833,1856]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,198,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@42.[151,1436,194,1812]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="FIGURES 77 – 88. Taracus taylori. Fig. 77, female palpus. Fig. 78, male palpus. Figs. 79 – 80, penis. Fig. 81, glans penis. Fig. 82, female, dorsal view. Fig. 83, female, lateral view. Fig. 83, male, dorsal view. Fig. 84, male, lateral view. Fig. 86, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 87, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 88, male chelicerae, lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263234/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Figs. 86–87</figureCitation>
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) basal article
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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D4EAF8B1FD5BDC08" box="[663,763,1858,1883]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.9" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="5.9">5.90 mm</quantity>
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long,
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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D53CF8B1FC05DC08" box="[833,933,1858,1883]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.3" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="0.53">0.53 mm</quantity>
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wide (L/W = 11.13); second article
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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D344F8B1FA3DDC08" box="[1337,1437,1858,1883]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.05" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="7.05">7.05 mm</quantity>
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long,
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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D6A5F894FE9DDC2C" box="[216,317,1895,1919]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.4" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="0.84">0.84 mm</quantity>
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wide (L/W = 8.39). Total length of palpus (
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<figureCitation id="130F3988FFF5FFF8D54FF895FC27DC2D" box="[818,903,1894,1919]" captionStart="FIGURES 77 – 88" captionStartId="42.[151,264,1833,1856]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,198,1811]" captionTargetId="figure@42.[151,1436,194,1812]" captionTargetPageId="42" captionText="FIGURES 77 – 88. Taracus taylori. Fig. 77, female palpus. Fig. 78, male palpus. Figs. 79 – 80, penis. Fig. 81, glans penis. Fig. 82, female, dorsal view. Fig. 83, female, lateral view. Fig. 83, male, dorsal view. Fig. 84, male, lateral view. Fig. 86, female chelicerae, lateral view. Fig. 87, female chelicera, second article, frontal view. Fig. 88, male chelicerae, lateral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263234/files/figure.png" pageId="43" pageNumber="44">Fig. 77</figureCitation>
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),
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<quantity id="4CCC88E8FFF5FFF8D5E1F894FBB2DC2C" box="[924,1042,1895,1919]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.412" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" unit="mm" value="14.12">14.12 mm</quantity>
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. Depression in posterior margin of ocularium that receives sensory cone deeper than in male. Metatarsal false articulations not detectable in metatarsi 2 (podomere very thin). Total lengths in mm of legs 1–4: 17.09, 27.52, 16.02, 21.88; lengths of leg and palpal articles as given in
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<tableCitation id="C6B610B6FFF5FFF8D712F821FE73DCB9" box="[367,467,2002,2027]" captionStart="TABLE 14" captionStartId="44.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[158,1301,202,431]" captionTargetPageId="44" captionText="TABLE 14. Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of female Taracus taylori." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4B7585FFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD" pageId="43" pageNumber="44" tableUuid="DF4B7585FFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD">Table 14</tableCitation>
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. Ovipositor typical.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<caption id="DF4B7585FFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD" ID-Table-UUID="DF4B7585FFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD" box="[151,1001,152,175]" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4B7585FFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" targetBox="[158,1301,202,431]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="44">
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFC49DBFD" blockId="44.[151,1001,152,175]" box="[151,1001,152,175]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6EAFF6BFEB7DBFD" bold="true" box="[151,279,152,175]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">TABLE 14.</emphasis>
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Lengths in mm of palpal and leg articles of female
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD542FF6BFC44DBFD" box="[831,996,152,175]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus taylori</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD71AFF38FB5FDAFD" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFF39FE09DBB2" box="[359,425,202,224]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Femur</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FF39FDD1DBB2" box="[556,625,202,224]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Patella</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFF39FC9ADBB2" box="[774,826,202,224]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Tibia</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FF39FBB7DBB2" box="[936,1047,202,224]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Metatarsus</th>
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFF39FAB5DBB2" box="[1235,1301,202,224]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Tarsus</th>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF2002CD6E3FF07FAB5DA58" box="[158,1301,244,266]" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD6E3FF07FF42DA58" box="[158,226,244,266]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Palpus</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFF07FE09DA58" box="[359,425,244,266]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.80</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FF07FDD1DA58" box="[556,625,244,266]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.05</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFF07FC9ADA58" box="[774,826,244,266]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.97</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FF07FBB7DA58" box="[936,1047,244,266]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">-</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFF07FAB5DA58" box="[1235,1301,244,266]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">1.30</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF2002CD6E3FEEEFAB5DA61" box="[158,1301,285,307]" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD6E3FEEEFF42DA61" box="[158,226,285,307]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Leg 1</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFEEEFE09DA61" box="[359,425,285,307]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">4.60</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FEEEFDD1DA61" box="[556,625,285,307]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">1.18</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFEEEFC9ADA61" box="[774,826,285,307]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">2.47</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FEEEFBB7DA61" box="[936,1047,285,307]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.60</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFEEEFAB5DA61" box="[1235,1301,285,307]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.24</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF2002CD6E3FEB5FAB5DA0E" box="[158,1301,326,348]" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD6E3FEB5FF42DA0E" box="[158,226,326,348]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Leg 2</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFEB5FE09DA0E" box="[359,425,326,348]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">6.76</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FEB5FDD1DA0E" box="[556,625,326,348]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">1.35</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFEB5FC9ADA0E" box="[774,826,326,348]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.06</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FEB5FBB7DA0E" box="[936,1047,326,348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">9.06</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFEB5FAB5DA0E" box="[1235,1301,326,348]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.29</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF2002CD6E3FE83FAB5DAD4" box="[158,1301,368,390]" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD6E3FE83FF42DAD4" box="[158,226,368,390]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Leg 3</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFE83FE09DAD4" box="[359,425,368,390]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.13</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FE83FDD1DAD4" box="[556,625,368,390]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">1.12</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFE83FC9ADAD4" box="[774,826,368,390]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">2.65</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FE83FBB7DAD4" box="[936,1047,368,390]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.30</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFE83FAB5DAD4" box="[1235,1301,368,390]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.82</td>
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</tr>
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<tr id="3504274FFFF2002CD6E3FE6AFAB5DAFD" box="[158,1301,409,431]" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<th id="76D54E33FFF2002CD6E3FE6AFF42DAFD" box="[158,226,409,431]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Leg 4</th>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD71AFE6AFE09DAFD" box="[359,425,409,431]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">5.12</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD451FE6AFDD1DAFD" box="[556,625,409,431]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">1.29</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD57BFE6AFC9ADAFD" box="[774,826,409,431]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">3.53</td>
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD5D5FE6AFBB7DAFD" box="[936,1047,409,431]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">7.35</td>
|
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<td id="76D54E33FFF2002CD2AEFE6AFAB5DAFD" box="[1235,1301,409,431]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">4.59</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C32E7686FFF2FFFFD6BAFE1CFCFBDF89" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6BAFE1CFCA2D91D" blockId="44.[151,1436,495,592]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6BAFE1CFEC0D955" bold="true" box="[199,352,495,520]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Distribution.</emphasis>
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Known only from Snake Canyon Cave, White Pine Co.,
|
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF2FFFFD581FE1CFBF5D95A" box="[1020,1109,495,520]" country="United States of America" name="Nevada" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Nevada</collectingRegion>
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. Snake Canyon is located at
|
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="EE0043CAFFF2FFFFD753FDE7FE6BD97E" box="[302,459,532,556]" direction="west" orientation="longitude" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" precision="15" value="-114.65">114°39’00”W</geoCoordinate>
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, on the west slopes of the Schell Creek Range, near McGill,
|
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF2FFFFD20EFDE7FB6CD97F" box="[1139,1228,532,557]" country="United States of America" name="Nevada" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Nevada</collectingRegion>
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. We do not further locate the cave itself because of conservation concerns.
|
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6EAFB55FCFBDF89" blockId="44.[151,1437,1190,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<materialsCitation id="3B5C2F50FFF2FFFFD6EAFB55FCFBDF89" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1324487188" location="Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6EAFB55FF4CDFEE" bold="true" box="[151,236,1190,1212]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">MAP 5.</emphasis>
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Parts of the states of
|
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF2FFFFD7AFFB55FCDDDFEE" box="[466,893,1190,1212]" isEnumeration="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington</collectingRegion>
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and the provinces of
|
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF2FFFFD21FFB55FA39DFEE" box="[1122,1433,1190,1212]" isEnumeration="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">British Columbia and Alberta</collectingRegion>
|
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. Filled circles, localities for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD7D1FB35FCFBDF89" authority="Goodnight & Goodnight." authorityName="Goodnight & Goodnight." box="[428,859,1221,1243]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gertschi" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD7D1FB35FDF6DF89" box="[428,598,1221,1243]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Taracus gertschi</emphasis>
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Goodnight & Goodnight.
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</taxonomicName>
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</materialsCitation>
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32E7686FFF2FFFFD6EAFB17FAD6DD94" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6EAFB17FC99DE4A" blockId="44.[151,1437,1190,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<materialsCitation id="3B5C2F50FFF2FFFFD6EAFB17FDAEDFA8" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="1324487207" box="[151,526,1252,1274]" location="Nevada and Utah" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" specimenCount="1" stateProvince="Nevada and Utah">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6EAFB17FF4DDFAB" bold="true" box="[151,237,1252,1273]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">MAP 6.</emphasis>
|
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Parts of
|
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<collectingRegion id="49F0EBEFFFF2FFFFD72EFB17FDAEDFA8" box="[339,526,1252,1274]" isEnumeration="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Nevada and Utah</collectingRegion>
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</materialsCitation>
|
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. Filled circle, type locality of
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD52EFB16FC4ADFA8" box="[851,1002,1252,1274]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD52EFB16FC46DFA8" box="[851,998,1252,1274]" class="Arachnida" family="Neopilionidae" genus="Tarcus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" status="sp. nov.">Tarcus taylori</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD589FB17FB91DFAB" bold="true" box="[1012,1073,1252,1273]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2734464FFF2FFFFD589FB17FB91DFAB" box="[1012,1073,1252,1273]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
|
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; filled triangle, type locality of
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD3F4FB16FF5EDE4A" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD3F4FB16FF5BDE4A" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spesavius" status="sp. nov." superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. spesavius</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD779FAF0FE9EDE4A" bold="true" box="[260,318,1283,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2734464FFF2FFFFD779FAF0FE9EDE4A" box="[260,318,1283,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</emphasis>
|
||
; filled squares, localities for
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD419FAF0FD5ADE4A" box="[612,762,1283,1304]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD419FAF0FD56DE4A" box="[612,758,1283,1304]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="timpanogos" status="sp. nov." superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">T. timpanogos</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2734464FFF2FFFFD57DFAF0FC99DE4A" box="[768,825,1283,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" rank="species">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD57DFAF0FC99DE4A" bold="true" box="[768,825,1283,1304]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">n. sp.</emphasis>
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</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6BAFAB6FAFADD40" blockId="44.[151,1436,1349,1734]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6BAFAB6FEB1DE0C" bold="true" box="[199,273,1349,1374]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Notes.</emphasis>
|
||
The following notes are courtesy of Steve Taylor (pers. comm. 2013). The peak above Snake Canyon reaches 11,073’ asl, but despite the altitude the region is quite dry; larger pines are found only along the canyon floors. The immediate surroundings of the cave are rocky and vegetated by low oak, Mormon tea and sagebrush; there is little or no litter cover. In general the habitat does not appear favorable for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD223FA41FB15DE9B" box="[1118,1205,1458,1481]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
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||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD223FA41FB15DE9B" box="[1118,1205,1458,1481]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Taracus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
outside the cave or higher on the mountain. The cave supports a population of
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD51AFA25FC6CDEBF" box="[871,972,1494,1517]" class="Mammalia" family="Muridae" genus="Neotoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rodentia" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD51AFA25FC6CDEBF" box="[871,972,1494,1517]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Neotoma</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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packrats with their middens and feces providing habitat for phorid and sciariid flies as well as fleas; these insects could be prey for
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD2D5FA09FAFADD40" box="[1192,1370,1529,1554]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD2D5FA09FAF6DD40" box="[1192,1366,1529,1554]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus taylori</taxonomicName>
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.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8B250DFFF2FFFFD6BAF9EDFAD6DD94" blockId="44.[151,1436,1349,1734]" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
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We would hypothesize, given the habitat (scanned
|
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<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD572F9EDFC91DD67" box="[783,817,1566,1589]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">via</emphasis>
|
||
Google Earth), that there are not likely to be epigean
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD6EAF9B1FF50DD0B" box="[151,240,1602,1625]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
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||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD6EAF9B1FF50DD0B" box="[151,240,1602,1625]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Taracus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
populations in the Schell Creek Range. The long legs, reduced eyes and weak abdominal sclerotization of individuals of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD745F995FE3CDD2C" box="[312,412,1637,1662]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="taylori" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD745F995FE3CDD2C" box="[312,412,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">T. taylori</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
speak to moderate troglobiosis, perhaps developed since the last pluvial period ended some 15,000 years ago and increasing drought extinguished surface populations of
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD58BF979FBF7DDF3" box="[1014,1111,1674,1697]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD58BF979FBF3DDF3" box="[1014,1107,1674,1697]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">Taracus</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
It remains to be seen if other caves in the Schell Creek Range and indeed in other Great Basin
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD50FF95EFC79DD94" box="[882,985,1709,1734]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">inselberg</emphasis>
|
||
ranges support
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C345E8EFFF2FFFFD2F6F95DFB42DD97" box="[1163,1250,1710,1733]" class="Arachnida" family="Taracidae" genus="Taracus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Opiliones" pageId="44" pageNumber="45" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" superFamily="Ischyropsalidoidea">
|
||
<emphasis id="B940F91FFFF2FFFFD2F6F95DFB42DD97" box="[1163,1250,1710,1733]" italics="true" pageId="44" pageNumber="45">Taracus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
populations.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
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