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4.3.
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<figureCitation id="FD8C28C287F71A17B04C22B3A5E4228F" captionStart="Figure 3 (A–J)" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3 (A-J). Tegmina (forewings) of males of Attaphila species, dorsal views, left tegmen at the left. - Species: A, B: A. aptera (Bo 1252); C, D: A. bergi (Bo 1443); E, F: A. flava (HT Bo 1280); G, H: A. fungicola (Bo 1229); I, J: A. paucisetosa (Bo 1441). - Abbreviation: fwar forewing articulation area. In A borders specified as addressed in the text." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure3(a-f)" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563272" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Figs 3E, F</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="2B39283AB7BA4ED782CCE33767839E79" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. A - I: Tergite specialisations of the males of Attaphila species, medially on T 1 (A - D), or laterally at the anterior border of T 2 (E - I), in E-G from right side of tergite, in H and I from left side. - Species: A, B: A. aptera (Bo 1227, HT Bo 1258); C, D: A. bergi (Bo 1283, Bo 1274); E, F: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1256); G, H: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265); I: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). - Abbreviations: T 1 - a, T 2 - a anterior borders of tergites T 1,2; T 1 - p posterior border of T 1; tr 1, tr 2 transversal ridges of T 1,2; msa 1 anterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; msl 2 lateral specialisation of tergite T 2; msp 1 posterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; pg pores of glands, tiny in A, B, between T 1 - a and tr 1, larger in E as part of msl 2 specialisations. - J, K: Paraprocts, tergite 10 and cerci in ventral view, of J: A. aptera (Bo 1224) and K: A. paucisetosa (HT Bo 1258). - Abbreviations and arrows: Ca sclerite at mesal base of cercus; ce cercus; hmp hook-like mesal projection of paraproct; PPl, PPr left and right paraproct; T 9 tergite 9; T 10 tergite 10 with its ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) parts T 10 p (larger median parts of T 10 out of focus); white arrows: articulation between mesal end of T 10 p and lateral end of paraproct." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563274" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">, 5I</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="19FA7996F9676A8E580C763D72B804C1" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Abdominal tergites and terminalia of Attaphila species. A - C: A. fungicola. A, B: Male (Bo 1229). A: T 2 - 7, T 2 with lateral specialisations; B: Terminalia, ventral view, with T 9 (damaged: only right half) and T 10, cerci, and paraprocts. C: Female (Bo 1264), T 4 - 6. D: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280), T 2 - 5, T 2 with lateral specialisations. - Abbreviations: ce cercus; ltga 9 lateral tergal apodeme of tergite T 9; msl 2 lateral specialisation of T 2; PPr right paraproct; T n tergite (numbered); T n - a anterior border of tergite (numbered); T n - p posterior border of tergite (numbered); tr n transversal ridge of tergite (numbered). Grey arrows pointing to excurvations of male tr 2." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563277" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">, 8D</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="69B3913739EB8BD7B665C613FE0EECA6" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Size and distribution of bristles in the median part of tergites T 6,7 in males (A - E) and in larval males and females (F - L) of Attaphila species, phase contrast images. A: A. bergi, male (Bo 1274). B: A. fungicola, male (LT Bo 1265). C: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280). D: A. paucisetosa, male (Cb 2 / 1). E: A. paucisetosa, male, with slightly shorter bristles than in preceding specimen (Bo 1445). F: A. aptera, larval male (Bo 1291). G: A. aptera, larval female (Bo 1289). H: A. aptera, larval male (HT Bo 1232). I: A. bergi, larval male (Bo 1230); medium sized bristles belong to T 6, the very long ones are from T 5 covering most of T 6. J: A. bergi, larval female (Bo 1285). K: A. paucisetosa, larval male (Bo 1433). L: A. paucisetosa, larval female (Bo 1293). - Abbreviations: T 5 - p, T 6 - p, T 7 - p posterior borders of tergites T 5, T 6, T 7; tr 6, tr 7 transversal ridges of tergites T 6, T 7." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563284" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">, 15C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="DCBC747E035B16AC2D83A7DCF88132B9" captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, dorsal view, anteriorly on top. A, B: A. paucisetosa, subgenital plate with phallomeres (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1444), hook and right phallomere removed in B. C: A. flava, subgenital plate with phallomeres (HT Bo 1280). D, E: A. fungicola. D showing subgenital plate with phallomeres (LT Bo 1265), hook not seen in profile; E showing isolated hook seen in profile (Bo 1229). - Abbreviations: T 9 p ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) part of tergite 9; otherwise as for Fig. 24." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563294" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">, 25C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="ADADE2DB3F5A05F357A72A8E8A2F0C98" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, phase contrast images of the same objects as shown in Fig. 25 A, C, D, anteriorly on top. A: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). B: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265). C: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254). - Abbreviations: A 1 articulation between S 9 and pt 9; cs cleft sclerite of right phallomere; ea endophallic apodeme; h hook; psa process; pt 9 extension of paratergite 9 contacting sternite 9; R 3 anterior principal sclerite of right phallomere; sll left stylus; sta 9 anterior apodeme of subgenital plate S 9; vf 9 subgenital lobe; vi virga. Arrow: in A indicating that the distal part of the subgenital lobe is broken off." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure26" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563295" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">, 26A</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName id="58F8A3CFFA64813BFE8C86E9BF376163" authorityName="Gurney" authorityYear="1937" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" genus="Attaphila" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Attaphila flava" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flava">Attaphila flava</taxonomicName>
Gurney, 1937: 106, fig. 9;
<bibRefCitation id="8F6E24F6273FF9C71063E4CCD627846C" author="Princis, K" journalOrPublisher="Insectes Sociaux" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" refId="B67" refString="Princis, K, 1963. Blattariae: Subordo Polyphagoidea: Fam.: Homoeogamiidae, Euthyrrhaphidae, Latindiidae, Anacompsidae, Atticolidae, Attaphilidae. Subordo Blaberoidea: Fam. Blaberidae. In: Beier M (Ed.), Orthopterorum Catalogus Pars 4: 75-172. Junk, s'Gravenhage." title="Blattariae: Subordo Polyphagoidea: Fam.: Homoeogamiidae, Euthyrrhaphidae, Latindiidae, Anacompsidae, Atticolidae, Attaphilidae. Subordo Blaberoidea: Fam. Blaberidae. In: Beier M (Ed.), Orthopterorum Catalogus Pars 4: 75 - 172. Junk, s'Gravenhage." year="1963">Princis 1963</bibRefCitation>
: 111.
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<paragraph id="9BD0551218980F96EA552DDF67E64D83" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Material studied.</paragraph>
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
<collectingDate id="00B44407A4EFF13BBF86728D54E9D156" value="1904-07-11">11.VII.1904</collectingDate>
,
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52014 U.S.
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(abdomen and legs on two slides:
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1280) (M.
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).
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<paragraph id="99CCFB974107B9162CA98513C69F4212" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C9A75AAEF2D8C418CE2B969E65884CE1" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Male</emphasis>
The type specimen of
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is very similar to the male of
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<emphasis id="A706EEDC548FF6200FB19C709A0B5C2F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
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and only shows slight differences in few characters: tegmina with apical border slightly convex, less oblique, surface bristles less strong; hook of left phallomere from the wide sclerotised base more gradually narrowing into a shorter neck, endophallic apodeme near its posterior base less strongly narrowed; and it has a different, though unknown host species.
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<paragraph id="C590CFF1410DE0F2608639C0E6FB95B7" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="9F31EE9B565FF8F359DB38FCE8FD4801" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Size</emphasis>
Length of body (dried): male 2.83 mm.
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dispersed, not arranged in transversal rows (Fig.
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tr2-5
</emphasis>
without distinct small excurvations to the anterior (Fig.
<figureCitation id="78E74E9AB85804DC2938B6A87653A033" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Abdominal tergites and terminalia of Attaphila species. A - C: A. fungicola. A, B: Male (Bo 1229). A: T 2 - 7, T 2 with lateral specialisations; B: Terminalia, ventral view, with T 9 (damaged: only right half) and T 10, cerci, and paraprocts. C: Female (Bo 1264), T 4 - 6. D: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280), T 2 - 5, T 2 with lateral specialisations. - Abbreviations: ce cercus; ltga 9 lateral tergal apodeme of tergite T 9; msl 2 lateral specialisation of T 2; PPr right paraproct; T n tergite (numbered); T n - a anterior border of tergite (numbered); T n - p posterior border of tergite (numbered); tr n transversal ridge of tergite (numbered). Grey arrows pointing to excurvations of male tr 2." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563277" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">8D</figureCitation>
; compare grey arrows in Fig.
<figureCitation id="2EE7DF193DFDC7D521B4508FE70C14DC" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Abdominal tergites of Attaphila species only known from the female sex. A, B: A. schuppi (ST Bo 1237). A: T 2 - 5; B: T 6,7. C, D: A. sexdentis (HT Bo 1233). C: T 1 - 5; D: T 6,7. - Abbreviations: T n tergite (numbered); T n - a anterior border of tergite (numbered); T n - p posterior border of tergite (numbered); tr n transversal ridge of tergite (numbered). Grey arrows pointing to median and lateral excurvations of transversal ridges to the anterior." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563280" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">11A</figureCitation>
), but male
<emphasis id="C50005C38B5FF57087FBD4E81DFF90A0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">tr2</emphasis>
posteriorly of the specialisations with a wide excurvation to the posterior, mesally followed by a wide, very shallow excurvation to the anterior (grey arrows in Fig.
<figureCitation id="EF6285610F7F51CEE29C625538F352CA" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Abdominal tergites and terminalia of Attaphila species. A - C: A. fungicola. A, B: Male (Bo 1229). A: T 2 - 7, T 2 with lateral specialisations; B: Terminalia, ventral view, with T 9 (damaged: only right half) and T 10, cerci, and paraprocts. C: Female (Bo 1264), T 4 - 6. D: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280), T 2 - 5, T 2 with lateral specialisations. - Abbreviations: ce cercus; ltga 9 lateral tergal apodeme of tergite T 9; msl 2 lateral specialisation of T 2; PPr right paraproct; T n tergite (numbered); T n - a anterior border of tergite (numbered); T n - p posterior border of tergite (numbered); tr n transversal ridge of tergite (numbered). Grey arrows pointing to excurvations of male tr 2." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563277" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">8D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="705182A7AE1058708F4639AC8814A067" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">
<emphasis id="4790ED077079A4B0F1F4128049FF1C7C" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Male</emphasis>
<emphasis id="50F9F57B8682CCEFAFE5825906782CE7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Tegmina</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="7400762D0E16DEF1455B4D37A30D89F4" captionStart="Figure 3 (A–J)" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3 (A-J). Tegmina (forewings) of males of Attaphila species, dorsal views, left tegmen at the left. - Species: A, B: A. aptera (Bo 1252); C, D: A. bergi (Bo 1443); E, F: A. flava (HT Bo 1280); G, H: A. fungicola (Bo 1229); I, J: A. paucisetosa (Bo 1441). - Abbreviation: fwar forewing articulation area. In A borders specified as addressed in the text." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure3(a-f)" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563272" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">3E, F</figureCitation>
) widest at about 1/2 of length; slightly obtusely wedge-shaped due to the converging course of the basalmost part of the posterior border and the apical border, both connected in a rather wide curvature; posterior border with a slight concavity near the tegmen base, oblique apical border throughout slightly convex; surface bristles fine.
<emphasis id="AA5AEE2A4103D4D5507951279963A3FF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Hindwings</emphasis>
fairly rhombic, with obtuse apex.
<emphasis id="94DB318DD324922A2153996C047BB97F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Glandular pores</emphasis>
on
<emphasis id="AB43C65FB6E249DFE092E4FC21A5B3FF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T2-5</emphasis>
(and perhaps
<emphasis id="6B663D2BDAE085370C5F6DD36000A5C2" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T1</emphasis>
) in the area between the transversal ridge and the anterior border, dispersed, in moderately high density (Fig.
<figureCitation id="FC783C9C808910AFB7E5B62C45D47286" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. A - I: Tergite specialisations of the males of Attaphila species, medially on T 1 (A - D), or laterally at the anterior border of T 2 (E - I), in E-G from right side of tergite, in H and I from left side. - Species: A, B: A. aptera (Bo 1227, HT Bo 1258); C, D: A. bergi (Bo 1283, Bo 1274); E, F: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1256); G, H: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265); I: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). - Abbreviations: T 1 - a, T 2 - a anterior borders of tergites T 1,2; T 1 - p posterior border of T 1; tr 1, tr 2 transversal ridges of T 1,2; msa 1 anterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; msl 2 lateral specialisation of tergite T 2; msp 1 posterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; pg pores of glands, tiny in A, B, between T 1 - a and tr 1, larger in E as part of msl 2 specialisations. - J, K: Paraprocts, tergite 10 and cerci in ventral view, of J: A. aptera (Bo 1224) and K: A. paucisetosa (HT Bo 1258). - Abbreviations and arrows: Ca sclerite at mesal base of cercus; ce cercus; hmp hook-like mesal projection of paraproct; PPl, PPr left and right paraproct; T 9 tergite 9; T 10 tergite 10 with its ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) parts T 10 p (larger median parts of T 10 out of focus); white arrows: articulation between mesal end of T 10 p and lateral end of paraproct." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563274" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">5I</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="AA7807D6EAE657A1E0A4B4093F30BDD9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Tergite 1</emphasis>
without specialisations (occurrence of long bristles could not be studied for T1; they are present on T2-5).
<emphasis id="4E1ED267EF61548BA0FBB28297AA6A88" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Tergite 2</emphasis>
along anterior border with a pair of specialisations (
<emphasis id="2DD5E804C4584140C3AAE7AB972C100D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">msl2</emphasis>
) consisting of a shallow, narrow transversal trough the bottom of which is patterned by low crossing ridges (Figs
<figureCitation id="249C8983439C9F7A40300D20F81CCC11" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. A - I: Tergite specialisations of the males of Attaphila species, medially on T 1 (A - D), or laterally at the anterior border of T 2 (E - I), in E-G from right side of tergite, in H and I from left side. - Species: A, B: A. aptera (Bo 1227, HT Bo 1258); C, D: A. bergi (Bo 1283, Bo 1274); E, F: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1256); G, H: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265); I: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). - Abbreviations: T 1 - a, T 2 - a anterior borders of tergites T 1,2; T 1 - p posterior border of T 1; tr 1, tr 2 transversal ridges of T 1,2; msa 1 anterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; msl 2 lateral specialisation of tergite T 2; msp 1 posterior median specialisation of tergite T 1; pg pores of glands, tiny in A, B, between T 1 - a and tr 1, larger in E as part of msl 2 specialisations. - J, K: Paraprocts, tergite 10 and cerci in ventral view, of J: A. aptera (Bo 1224) and K: A. paucisetosa (HT Bo 1258). - Abbreviations and arrows: Ca sclerite at mesal base of cercus; ce cercus; hmp hook-like mesal projection of paraproct; PPl, PPr left and right paraproct; T 9 tergite 9; T 10 tergite 10 with its ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) parts T 10 p (larger median parts of T 10 out of focus); white arrows: articulation between mesal end of T 10 p and lateral end of paraproct." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563274" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">5I</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="E3D363A4B946077F74414074B364BF61" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Abdominal tergites and terminalia of Attaphila species. A - C: A. fungicola. A, B: Male (Bo 1229). A: T 2 - 7, T 2 with lateral specialisations; B: Terminalia, ventral view, with T 9 (damaged: only right half) and T 10, cerci, and paraprocts. C: Female (Bo 1264), T 4 - 6. D: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280), T 2 - 5, T 2 with lateral specialisations. - Abbreviations: ce cercus; ltga 9 lateral tergal apodeme of tergite T 9; msl 2 lateral specialisation of T 2; PPr right paraproct; T n tergite (numbered); T n - a anterior border of tergite (numbered); T n - p posterior border of tergite (numbered); tr n transversal ridge of tergite (numbered). Grey arrows pointing to excurvations of male tr 2." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563277" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">8D</figureCitation>
; very similar to those of
<taxonomicName id="BB5260EFA9FA06B01CF0E090A2873A79" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. fungicola" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fungicola">
<emphasis id="F552AFAC417767EA82C0101B6D0E56E3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
<emphasis id="F21E8F3042301A3B6D8187B04AAA7939" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Tergites 6,7</emphasis>
: (Fig.
<figureCitation id="4667465BD5FA8043313B2F06E9088330" captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Size and distribution of bristles in the median part of tergites T 6,7 in males (A - E) and in larval males and females (F - L) of Attaphila species, phase contrast images. A: A. bergi, male (Bo 1274). B: A. fungicola, male (LT Bo 1265). C: A. flava, male (HT Bo 1280). D: A. paucisetosa, male (Cb 2 / 1). E: A. paucisetosa, male, with slightly shorter bristles than in preceding specimen (Bo 1445). F: A. aptera, larval male (Bo 1291). G: A. aptera, larval female (Bo 1289). H: A. aptera, larval male (HT Bo 1232). I: A. bergi, larval male (Bo 1230); medium sized bristles belong to T 6, the very long ones are from T 5 covering most of T 6. J: A. bergi, larval female (Bo 1285). K: A. paucisetosa, larval male (Bo 1433). L: A. paucisetosa, larval female (Bo 1293). - Abbreviations: T 5 - p, T 6 - p, T 7 - p posterior borders of tergites T 5, T 6, T 7; tr 6, tr 7 transversal ridges of tergites T 6, T 7." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563284" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">15C</figureCitation>
) Median lobe of
<emphasis id="5098776C2C25BC3027FADD5CC664D9B0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T7</emphasis>
very short, but distinct; transversal ridge
<emphasis id="2786F4F0031456EDA54D75AB343DACBE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">tr6</emphasis>
well developed,
<emphasis id="85CBF907E413EE38D08B1CA9D3AE3653" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">tr7</emphasis>
absent; posterior border of
<emphasis id="8EF5425E71640E4D76D37E4C32E260FD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T6</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="67E824DF915EB324D0C1C3EBA684D54D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T7</emphasis>
with a relatively dense row of very short and thin bristles much smaller than those of the respective lateral borders; surface of
<emphasis id="CA95C9B299E58E01930C473A169C5C6D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T6</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="ED40E57FE9FD4959958A8DBD24A23776" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">T7</emphasis>
only with few isolated and very small bristles, still smaller than those of the posterior borders.
<emphasis id="0E065F19B1418A3298393F6846C9A462" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Subgenital lobe</emphasis>
: (Figs
<figureCitation id="B351BBFEFF6D5B8B32569A8732C04AB4" captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, dorsal view, anteriorly on top. A, B: A. paucisetosa, subgenital plate with phallomeres (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1444), hook and right phallomere removed in B. C: A. flava, subgenital plate with phallomeres (HT Bo 1280). D, E: A. fungicola. D showing subgenital plate with phallomeres (LT Bo 1265), hook not seen in profile; E showing isolated hook seen in profile (Bo 1229). - Abbreviations: T 9 p ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) part of tergite 9; otherwise as for Fig. 24." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563294" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">25C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="3A72AB54985A057BC39F5E2C386DB330" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, phase contrast images of the same objects as shown in Fig. 25 A, C, D, anteriorly on top. A: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). B: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265). C: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254). - Abbreviations: A 1 articulation between S 9 and pt 9; cs cleft sclerite of right phallomere; ea endophallic apodeme; h hook; psa process; pt 9 extension of paratergite 9 contacting sternite 9; R 3 anterior principal sclerite of right phallomere; sll left stylus; sta 9 anterior apodeme of subgenital plate S 9; vf 9 subgenital lobe; vi virga. Arrow: in A indicating that the distal part of the subgenital lobe is broken off." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure26" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563295" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">26A</figureCitation>
) distal part with a deep excavation each along left side and right side; lobe posterior to level of excavations narrowly tongue-shaped and presumably inclined leftward (tip of lobe not retained in specimen); only left stylus present (
<emphasis id="9D92B350730B0F06543F43B5FB683F39" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">sll</emphasis>
), which is quite conical, inserted at base of left excavation; at the base of the right excavation with a group of short and strong bristles; stylus with few rather long and thin bristles.
<emphasis id="729FD82A3CB34EDDAC14E72E50354DB3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Phallomeres</emphasis>
: (Figs
<figureCitation id="05060F11B2D07C8E8E366DA2E0785C8A" captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, dorsal view, anteriorly on top. A, B: A. paucisetosa, subgenital plate with phallomeres (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1444), hook and right phallomere removed in B. C: A. flava, subgenital plate with phallomeres (HT Bo 1280). D, E: A. fungicola. D showing subgenital plate with phallomeres (LT Bo 1265), hook not seen in profile; E showing isolated hook seen in profile (Bo 1229). - Abbreviations: T 9 p ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) part of tergite 9; otherwise as for Fig. 24." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563294" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">25C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="144072C629C1A8CBF20A4F929FB2FF21" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, phase contrast images of the same objects as shown in Fig. 25 A, C, D, anteriorly on top. A: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). B: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265). C: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254). - Abbreviations: A 1 articulation between S 9 and pt 9; cs cleft sclerite of right phallomere; ea endophallic apodeme; h hook; psa process; pt 9 extension of paratergite 9 contacting sternite 9; R 3 anterior principal sclerite of right phallomere; sll left stylus; sta 9 anterior apodeme of subgenital plate S 9; vf 9 subgenital lobe; vi virga. Arrow: in A indicating that the distal part of the subgenital lobe is broken off." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure26" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563295" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">26A</figureCitation>
) Sclerotised part of hook (
<emphasis id="31957ABF1F7660D547306D3B08407364" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">h</emphasis>
) from the short, wide base (
<emphasis id="EF93E90F4C1D06414E23F94F8EA37835" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">b</emphasis>
) gradually narrowing into a slender neck (
<emphasis id="1623BE683CF61181D35CD651B74BC96E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">n</emphasis>
; shorter than in
<taxonomicName id="88713DCD4E7703C68159C7A3E7C79BC6" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. fungicola" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fungicola">
<emphasis id="D63646F0279A8B00A745B9BEC1734EB2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) with a hardly curved proximal part, terminating in a slightly wider claw part (
<emphasis id="D6F4969BBE358BC814ACB2C78E802B4B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">cl</emphasis>
). Endophallic apodeme (
<emphasis id="9532755FF52CEA76E4DF94B345FBD611" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">ea</emphasis>
) slightly narrowed at base (forking site of sclerite). Relative to the axis of the endophallic apodeme (
<emphasis id="1ABE813B7869B3E4020D92DB27185A12" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">ea</emphasis>
), the virga (
<emphasis id="3900AE2A7B33DCAF5F0454B439F667E9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">vi</emphasis>
) shows a weak, very shallow sinusoidal curvature to the left, its apical part being hardly curved (back into the
<emphasis id="4DD24F5C0A5501610F72441B0932A8E0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">ea</emphasis>
-axis) and gradually narrowed to a rather acute tip, distinctly more acute than in
<taxonomicName id="EBFE96A6127A8862136705408B83387D" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. paucisetosa" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="paucisetosa">
<emphasis id="5F5C7B668E7364605AC03D71AA3B3EB4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. paucisetosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; virga likely longitudinally grooved.
<emphasis id="B479520EA3D37215CB8A21E76C4D0EB5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Paraprocts</emphasis>
: Both lacking a sclerotised projection.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6E4AE80478280A0A0ADD6908973A4F6E" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">
<emphasis id="C4B5285A43CB6D96DF5FC5306CC91B28" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Female</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="0AAF47E56F5ABE72590715F2525CAE89" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="89C55F77D60B670656D938BB2DAFE64E" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="E4598EC210A016B6556C52BD1151B4B8" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Only known from the type locality Belize, Belize City.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="564FD320908BEDD479D6B835EEA16115" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" type="host">
<paragraph id="1450F9041681BCE158F30B0C57FA3DF0" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Host species.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A2487E80D1C91660F58F10F55EE89B11" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">
Unknown, certainly not
<taxonomicName id="38EC39F9A0952E04635EC74007B0B758" baseAuthorityName="Buckley" baseAuthorityYear="1860" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Atta" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Atta texana" order="Embiidina" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="texana">
<emphasis id="7D261CDE2FD6ADDF2ADDBC0C6E207669" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Atta texana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as in
<taxonomicName id="9A864BC1AFE4202F0463516BD0BE90C2" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. fungicola" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fungicola">
<emphasis id="969207B9601B0BE5F296F6C958BB8096" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
since the distribution of this ant species does not reach further south than northeast Mexico. In view of the great similarity of
<taxonomicName id="5D8BC806E43BEB91E1770E66F648203F" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. flava" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flava">
<emphasis id="B38FF3B2441F87943A88EB97A8F1A662" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. flava</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="5B621985DF405FD69F2075F84AA6DC80" class="Insecta" family="Ectobiidae" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. fungicola" order="Blattodea" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fungicola">
<emphasis id="41976B28A4F0457199E26D53FF64BF19" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, its host is likely an
<taxonomicName id="F4BF751C241CC70C054AA38FA3C73790" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Atta" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Atta" order="Embiidina" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="F8C4F2238D62EC69C0479D66F505AC83" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Atta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species. It could be
<taxonomicName id="ACDF36FFBE6D3F9605FD3D0B33999644" baseAuthorityName="Linnaeus" baseAuthorityYear="1758" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Atta" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Atta cephalotes" order="Embiidina" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cephalotes">
<emphasis id="5F1F4A2523600A3B45D2826A7F0419B3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Atta cephalotes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the only species of
<taxonomicName id="0F73E013FC8F1CF3FD1F6B98F73CDA33" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Atta" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Atta" order="Embiidina" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="E48FDB29A5C42E9A59387A6B1348CB82" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Atta</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="0478E7D59676A374A2F637F7709D9BAC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Acromyrmex</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="CCEFE1C396528455F1628F7C8A198C55" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Amoimyrmex</emphasis>
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so far reported for Belize (according to https://antwiki.org and https://www.antweb.org, both accessed on 19.i.2021), although
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<emphasis id="1E61ED3683072FEED76E3A10C1CD8C16" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Acromyrmex echinatior</emphasis>
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is known from all neighbouring countries (https://www.antweb.org).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="833946E2FC70227828C195D1682D1DE3" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="41309508B04F11E3AB1047EB6C5FB885" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D87E307942A4F6EB7DFFA3AD97DC5F3A" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">
In the description of
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<emphasis id="AEBF9455E3D978C15ABE5BC6D9EE0297" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. flava</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="68B56F573B2673C7C9E7EDEF5E6A3398" author="Gurney, AB" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="205" pagination="101 - 112" refId="B41" refString="Gurney, AB, 1937. Studies in certain genera of American Blattidae (Orthoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 39 (5): 101 - 112" title="Studies in certain genera of American Blattidae (Orthoptera)." volume="39" year="1937">Gurney (1937)</bibRefCitation>
only noted one difference to
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<emphasis id="55149DCFE42E754848F2CB06B036E35D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
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, the very short subgenital plate (his fig. 9). But the subgenital plate of the type specimen is damaged and missing its apical part (Figs
<figureCitation id="A2054A8A071872657E3F6FC99D064A98" captionStart="Figure 25" captionStartId="F25" captionText="Figure 25. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, dorsal view, anteriorly on top. A, B: A. paucisetosa, subgenital plate with phallomeres (PT Bo 1254, Bo 1444), hook and right phallomere removed in B. C: A. flava, subgenital plate with phallomeres (HT Bo 1280). D, E: A. fungicola. D showing subgenital plate with phallomeres (LT Bo 1265), hook not seen in profile; E showing isolated hook seen in profile (Bo 1229). - Abbreviations: T 9 p ventrally bent lateral (paratergal) part of tergite 9; otherwise as for Fig. 24." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure25" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563294" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">25C</figureCitation>
, arrow in 26A); it might have been of the same length and shape as in
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<emphasis id="C89893385D3BC9071E0FCA3D69B5AB95" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
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(Fig.
<figureCitation id="1115C96475EC47B776A50ABDE45081D0" captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Subgenital plate (sternite S 9) and phallomeres of males of Attaphila species, phase contrast images of the same objects as shown in Fig. 25 A, C, D, anteriorly on top. A: A. flava (HT Bo 1280). B: A. fungicola (LT Bo 1265). C: A. paucisetosa (PT Bo 1254). - Abbreviations: A 1 articulation between S 9 and pt 9; cs cleft sclerite of right phallomere; ea endophallic apodeme; h hook; psa process; pt 9 extension of paratergite 9 contacting sternite 9; R 3 anterior principal sclerite of right phallomere; sll left stylus; sta 9 anterior apodeme of subgenital plate S 9; vf 9 subgenital lobe; vi virga. Arrow: in A indicating that the distal part of the subgenital lobe is broken off." figureDoi="10.3897/asp.79.e67569.figure26" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/563295" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">26B</figureCitation>
). In view of the weak differences between the males of
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<emphasis id="EE7565CA3D3E929F2642471F5858CBB4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. flava</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="81585E76068AAF1E05F2A00F11A55ADB" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
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one might have doubts whether the type specimen of
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<emphasis id="29D2D05C47C0CA0A8718540D1D8DB01B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. flava</emphasis>
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really represents a separate species. But as long as neither the corresponding female nor the full shape of the subgenital plate is known, synonymisation with
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<emphasis id="446AB4FE9A7645954FCE9A9EA4C2A573" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="205">A. fungicola</emphasis>
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appears unjustified.
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