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<mods:title>Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Fisher, J. Ray</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Skvarla, Michael J.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Dowling, Ashley P. G.</mods:namePart>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="134839618" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4B2CC127-07E7-48DC-921E-2EE6BB6AAE8B" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E7A3FB77D53D20D4A9BEABB0E8412FD9" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/4B2CC127-07E7-48DC-921E-2EE6BB6AAE8B" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="materials_examined">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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HOLOTYPE (♀): from USA, Alabama, Lauderdale County, off Natchez Parkway, 7 km south of Tennessee state line (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="34.941944">34°56'31"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-87.82806">87°49'41"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 27 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100162, DNA 1288.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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PARATYPES (4 ♀; 11 ♂): Alabama, USA: 2 ♂ from Clay County, beside Forest Route 649, 0.8 kilometers northeast of road from Forest Route 600 to Campbell Springs, Talladega Creek, 2 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900075A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♂ from Cleburne County, beside Route 431, 3.3 kilometers southeast of Calhoun, Jackson Creek (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="33.6">33°36'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-85.7">85°42'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 2 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900074
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from Lauderdale County, off Natchez Parkway, 7 km south of Tennessee state line (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="34.941944">34°56'31"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-87.82806">87°49'41"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 27 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100162
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Lauderdale County, off Natchez Parkway, 7 km south of Tennessee state line (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="34.941944">34°56'31"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-87.82806">87°49'41"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 Sep 2009, by IM Smith, IMS090121
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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3 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Lauderdale County, off Natchez Parkway, 7 km south of Tennessee state line (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="34.941944">34°56'31"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-87.82806">87°49'41"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 27 Sep 2010, by IM Smith, IMS100162
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Georgia, USA: 1 ♂ from Floyd County, beside road from Everett Springs to Villanow, 1.8 kilometers south of The Pocket Campground, Johns Creek, 4 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900076
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♂ from Floyd County, beside road from Everett Springs to Villanow, 1.4 kilometers south of The Pocket Campground, tributary of Johns Creek, 4 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900076
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♂ from Floyd County, The Pocket Campground, between Everett Springs and Villanow, tributary of Johns Creek, 4 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900073A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♂ from White County, Helen, beside Road to Anna Ruby Falls, Smith Creek (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="34.733334">34°44'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-83.71667">83°43'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 24 Sep 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920051.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type deposition">
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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 (2 ♀; 5 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (2 ♀; 5 ♂) deposited in ACUA.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="diagnosis">
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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 pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</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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group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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) and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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in having anterio-lateral platelets free from the dorsal plate, dorsal coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, and indistinct hind coxal margins.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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by having a smaller dorsum (length ♀ = 535-560 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 605-680 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 440-490 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 500-540 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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; width ♀, 410-420 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 440-490 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 350-370 in A38, 310-340 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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); and a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.3-3.8 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 2.8-3.1 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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by having more elongate tibiae (length/width ♀ = 4.00-4.18 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 3.35-3.60 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 3.44-3.75 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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) and a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.27-3.82 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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by having more elongate anterio-medial platelets (length/width ♀ = 2.5-3.0 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 1.9-2.3 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 2.3-2.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 1.9-2.2 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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) and thinner dorsum (♀ = 410-420 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 460-490 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 310-340 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 395-430 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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by having a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.27-3.82 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 2.71-3.16 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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) and more elongate tibiae (length/width ♀ = 3.8-4.2 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 3.3 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 3.44-3.75 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 2.80 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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by having a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.27-3.82 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 2.96-3.06 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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). Female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from female
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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by having more elongate tibiae (length/width = 3.8-4.2 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 3.5 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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). Male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from male
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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by having a longer anterior venter (235-250 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 195 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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by having a conical pedipalpal femoral tubercle, whereas
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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has a broad and flat pedipalpal femoral tubercle, and by having a longer anterior venter (♀ = 155-163 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 140-153 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 235-250 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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, 177.5-205 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 194) (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 - (535-560 (550) long; 410-420 (415) wide) ovoid with purple to bluish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, and occasionally with faint strip of orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (105-125 (105) long; 40-47.5 (40) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (152.5-170 (152.5) long; 52.5-62.5 (52.5) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 270-290 (270)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.29-1.37 (1.33); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.45-1.54 (1.54); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.50-3.03 (2.63); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.64-2.93 (2.90); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.34-1.47 (1.45).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (310-332.5 (310) long (ventral); 236-257.5 (237) long (dorsal); 122.5-132.5 (122.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (133.75-150 (133.75) long; 35-41.25 (35) wide). Chelicerae (310-340 (315) long) with curved fangs (53-60 (56) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.43-2.61 (2.53); rostrum length/width 3.27-3.82 (3.82). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (37.5-42.5 (40) long); femur (115-127.5 (117.5) long); genu (65-70 (65) long); tibia (80-92.5 (80) long; 20-22.5 (20) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.70-1.92 (1.81); tibia/femur 0.68-0.78 (0.68); tibia length/width 3.89-4.18 (4.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (610-675 (675) long; 461-490 (489) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (142.5-170 (142.5) long; 77.5-97.5 (87.5) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (12.5-20 (17.5) long). Genital plates (157.5-175 (157.5) long; 137.5-152.5 (137.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (258-290 (259) long (total); 89-121 (96) long (medial)); Cx-3 (304-364 (310) wide); anterior venter (155-162.5 (157.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.63-2.13 (1.63); anterior venter/genital field length 0.89-1.02 (1.00); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.02-1.15 (1.15); anterior venter/medial suture 7.75-12.70 (9.00).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 195) (n = 5) (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 - (440-490 (450) long; 310-340 (315) wide) ovoid with purple to bluish-purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions, and occasionally with faint strip of orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (92.5-102.5 (100) long; 40-42.5 (42.5) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (140-155 (142.5) long; 42.5-50 (45) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 much closer to the edge of the dorsum than to the muscle scars (distance between Dgl-4 210-250 (215)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.33-1.44 (1.43); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.32-1.48 (1.47); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.31-2.44 (2.35); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 3.10-3.29 (3.17); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.43-1.59 (1.43).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (265-285 (265) long (ventral); 202-208 (203) long (dorsal); 87.5-100 (97.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (111.25-122.5 (111.25) long; 32.5-35 (32.5) wide). Chelicerae (257-280 (263) long) with curved fangs (45-50 (47) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.72-3.06 (2.72); rostrum length/width 3.41-3.54 (3.42). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-40 (35) long); femur (100-103.75 (101.25) long); genu (60-62.5 (60) long); tibia (72.5-80 (75) long; 20-22.5 (20) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (17.5) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.64-1.73 (1.69); tibia/femur 0.70-0.78 (0.74); tibia length/width 3.41-3.75 (3.75).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (540-600 (555) long; 358-408 (359) wide) colorless. Gnathosomal bay (95-127.5 (116.25) long; 65-77.5 (70) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (92.5-110 (93.75) long). Genital plates (105-120 (110) long; 80-90 (83.75) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (210-250 (246) long (total); 84-125 (111) long (medial)); Cx-3 (266-300 (266) wide); anterior venter (235-250 (237.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.46-1.89 (1.66); anterior venter/genital field length 2.08-2.29 (2.16); anterior venter length/genital field width 2.78-3.03 (2.84); anterior venter/medial suture 2.27-2.54 (2.53).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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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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Specific epithet (
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Arrenuridae" genus="Lebertioidea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lebertioidea pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">pollani</taxonomicName>
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) named in honor of author Michael Pollan, whose influential books breach mere accounts on food culture and enter insightful discussions of human ecology.
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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">Southeastern (northern Alabama and Georgia) (Figure 193).</paragraph>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 193.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</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 194.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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.
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 195.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</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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.
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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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In all analyses,
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</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 of this species are less than 1% different in COI sequence from each other. In all analyses,
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola pollani" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pollani">Torrenticola pollani</taxonomicName>
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groups with two other species with high support:
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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. These species are greater than 5-10% different from each other in COI sequence. Given our collection efforts in the southern Appalachians, it is reasonable to speculate that
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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does not overlap in range with either
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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or
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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. However, our collections are sparse in the coastal plains and we expect future collecting to expand the distribution southward.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Based upon overall similarity, dorso-lateral platelet fusion, and distribution, we were able to place this species within the Eastern 2-Plate Identification Group</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">This species hypothesis is supported by biogeography, 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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</treatment>
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