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(
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)
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. Females and homeomorphic males with tarsi III bearing 7 apical spine-like setae [1 dorso-apical and 6 ventral (4 apical, 1 subapical and 1 median)]; prodorsal sclerite ornamented with broken striae on most of its extent, with slightly longer sections near posterior margin, punctate near anterior margin and over rounded anterolateral extensions; dorsal setae
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,
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,
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and
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smooth, filiform and slender;
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and
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slightly longer and thicker. Grandjean´s organ anteriorly expanded into membranous finger-like extensions. Base of spermathecal sclerite arched.
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FF23FC068D075FF0" bold="true" box="[199,337,962,987]" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Description</emphasis>
. FEMALE (
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; n= 6).
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FD48FC078F505FF1" box="[684,774,963,986]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Dorsum</emphasis>
(
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A; 2A2B): Idiosoma elongate, 485 (460515) long, 195 (170220) wide at coxa III level; cuticle smooth. Prodorsal sclerite 84 (7887) long and 75 (6878) wide at anterior margins, with lateral incisions; ornamented with broken striae on most of its extent, with sections slightly longer near posterior margin and punctate near anterior margin and over rounded anterolateral extensions. Grandjean´s organ anteriorly expanded in 910 membranous finger-like extensions; supracoxal seta (
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) smooth and arched, 16 (1219) long. Dorsal idiosomal setae smooth, filiform and slender, except rostral (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FAA0FBB3890D58A5" box="[1348,1371,1143,1166]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">ro</emphasis>
) and exobothridial (
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), setiform, thicker than other dorsal setae, tapering from base to tip). Setal lengths:
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29 (2436),
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53 (4356),
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31 (2338),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FE15FB7A8E5A58FC" box="[497,524,1214,1239]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">d2</emphasis>
26 (2132),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FD44FB7B8EEC58FC" box="[672,698,1215,1239]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">e2</emphasis>
35 (3140),
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24 (2127) and
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37 (3247). Oil gland slightly anteriad of setal base
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.
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FF23FAC38D5A5935" box="[199,268,1287,1310]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Venter</emphasis>
(
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B; 2C): Ventral surface with 4 pairs of coxal setae (
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,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FBE1FAC388775934" box="[1029,1057,1287,1311]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">3a</emphasis>
,
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and
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) and 1 pair of genital setae. Genital region between legs III and IV; genital valves shaped as an inverted V; epigynal apodeme welldeveloped. Anal opening on posterior margin of idiosoma, surrounded by
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FC31FA8A8FA7594C" box="[981,1009,1358,1383]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">h3</emphasis>
31 (2438) long and
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42 (4144).
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FF23FAB68D8E59A1" box="[199,472,1394,1419]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Reproductive apparatus</emphasis>
(
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D; 3):
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6 (56) in diameter located near the posterior region of opisthosoma.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FE44FA528E245984" box="[416,626,1430,1455]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Spermathecal duct</emphasis>
, slender tube 60 (5162) long and uniformly 1 (12) wide leading from copulatory opening to spermatheca.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FDD8FA7E8E9859F8" box="[572,718,1466,1491]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Spermatheca</emphasis>
, composed of sclerotized, arched base, 15 (1319) wide, and elliptical vesicle where sperm is stored.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FD60FA1B8E8B59DC" box="[644,733,1503,1527]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Ovaries</emphasis>
, where fertilization taking place, paired and connected to sclerotized structure of spermatheca by
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.
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trident-shaped near ovaries and continuing as thick tube. Considering reduced diameter of visible part of oviducts, especially tube, it seeming that fertilized egg cells rather than developed eggs move through oviducts to uterus.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FCA7F98F8FD95A49" box="[835,911,1611,1634]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Uterus</emphasis>
and final portion of oviduct indistinguishable.
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FF23F9AA8D005AAC" box="[199,342,1646,1671]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="135F2A1F66329C27FE8CF9AA8DFB5AAC" box="[360,429,1646,1671]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1757,1778]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,697,1733]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1435,697,1735]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Thyreophagus cracentiseta n. sp. (female). (A) Prodorsal sclerite. (B) Reproductive apparatus (I—Spermatheca; II—Duct of spermatheca; III—Copulatory opening; IV—Sclerite of spermatheca; V—Ovarium; VI—Funnel-shaped structure; VII—Oviduct (C) Genital region. (D) Gnathosoma. (E) Chelicera. (F) Grandjean´s organ." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/267844/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
E, F): Chelicera chelate, 79 (7283), fixed digit 23 (1927), with 3 teeth in addition to apical tooth; movable digit 25 (2327) long, with 2 teeth in addition to apical tooth; cheliceral seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FB0AF95689415A80" box="[1262,1303,1682,1707]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">cha</emphasis>
) spine-like, 3 (24) long. Subcapitular seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FDE2F9728E6F5AE4" box="[518,569,1718,1743]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">subc</emphasis>
) 22 (18-26) long, palp tibial seta spine-like; lateral palp tibial seta setiform; dorsal palp tarsal seta setiform and terminal palp tarsal solenidion minute; seta
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FBE9F91E886A5AD8" box="[1037,1084,1754,1779]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">elcp</emphasis>
setiform, 12 (913).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FF23F93B8CAA5B3D" box="[199,252,1791,1814]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="135F2A1F66329C27FEEFF93A8D0E5B3C" box="[267,344,1790,1815]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1421,1442]" captionTargetBox="[150,1435,193,1399]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[150,1436,193,1400]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Thyreophagus cracentiseta n. sp. (female). (A) Leg I. (B) Tarsus I—dorsal view. (C) Tarsus I—ventral view. (D) Leg II. (E) Tarsus II—dorsal view. (F) Tarsus II—ventral view. (G) Leg III. (H) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (I) Tarsus III—ventral view. (J) Leg IV. (K) Tarsus IV—dorsal view. (L) Tarsus IV—ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/267846/files/figure.png" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">Figs. 4</figureCitation>
AK): Leg I 105 (90110) long; tarsus with 1 apicodorsal and 3 ventral (2 apical and 1 subapical) spine-like setae, 3 solenidia and 4 setiform tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 2 setiform tactile setae; genu with 2 solenidia and 2 setiform tactile setae; femur with 1 setiform tactile seta; trochanter with 1 setiform tactile seta. Lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FE26F8AF8DB55BA8" box="[450,483,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">ω1</emphasis>
curved, distally swollen, 12 (1014),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FC6FF8AF8FFB5BA8" box="[907,941,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">ω2</emphasis>
5 (47),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FBF6F8AF88625BA8" box="[1042,1076,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">ω3</emphasis>
14 (1218),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FB27F8AF88845BA9" box="[1219,1234,1899,1922]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">φ</emphasis>
68 (5972),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FA86F8AF892F5BA8" box="[1378,1401,1899,1923]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">σ</emphasis>
17 (1420),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866329C27FEE6F84B8D495B8C" box="[258,287,1935,1959]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="280">σ</emphasis>
12 (913). Leg II 96 (87105) long; tarsus with 1 subapicodorsal and 3 ventral (2 apical and 1 subapical) spine-like setae, 1 solenidion and 4 setiform tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 2 tactile setae; genu with 1 solenidion and 2 tactile setae; femur with 1 tactile seta; trochanter with 1 setiform tactile seta. Lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FEE9FF5C8D775C84" box="[269,289,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">ω</emphasis>
curved, distally swollen, 8 (710),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FD5AFF5C8E9B5C84" box="[702,717,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">φ</emphasis>
67 (5871),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FC82FF5C8F225C84" box="[870,884,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">σ</emphasis>
3 (25). Leg III 66 (5871) long; tarsus with 1 subapicodorsal and 6 ventral (4 apical, 1 subapical and 1 median) spine-like setae and 3 setiform tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 1 setiform tactile seta; genu and femur without setae; trochanter with 1 setiform tactile seta. Solenidion
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FEF3FEC18D705D37" box="[279,294,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">φ</emphasis>
60 (5873) long. Leg IV 69 (6080) long; tarsus with 1 subapicodorsal and 5 ventral (4 apical and o1 subapical) spine-like seta and 4 tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 1 setiform tactile seta; genu without setae; femur with 1 setiform tactile seta; trochanter without setae; solenidion
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FC54FE898FE95D4F" box="[944,959,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">φ</emphasis>
setiform, 14 (1019) long.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BDB369A66319C24FF73F9B988615AB9" blockId="2.[151,1079,1660,1682]" box="[151,1079,1660,1682]" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FF73F9B98D455AB9" bold="true" box="[151,275,1661,1682]" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FEFDF9B88E7D5AB9" box="[281,555,1660,1682]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">Thyreophagus cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
(female). (A) Dorsal view. (B). Ventral view.
</paragraph>
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HOMEOMORPHIC MALE (
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; n= 6; unless otherwise noted, shape of structures similar to females).
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FF73F91B8CA75ADD" box="[151,241,1759,1782]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">Dorsum</emphasis>
(
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A, 6A): Idiosoma nearly ellipsoidal, slightly flattened dorso-ventrally, 270 (265290 long and 150 (145165) wide at coxa III level. Prodorsal sclerite 50 (4260) long and 41 (3643) wide at anterior margins, with lateral incisions; pattern of punctation and striation similar to female, except that sections of striae longer; supracoxal seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FEB7F88E8DD25B49" box="[339,388,1866,1891]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">elc I</emphasis>
) 11 (1015) long. Posterior dorsum without flattened terminal extension, commonly found in males of this genus (e. g.
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FE5AF8AB8D9D5BAD" box="[446,459,1903,1926]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">T</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FE3FF8AA8E285BAC" box="[475,638,1902,1927]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">entomophagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). Dorsal idiosomal setae lengths:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FBE6F8AB884F5BAD" box="[1026,1049,1903,1926]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">ro</emphasis>
22 (2126),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FB4BF8AB889E5BAD" box="[1199,1224,1903,1926]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">ex</emphasis>
32 (2733),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FAB9F8AB89215BAD" box="[1373,1399,1903,1926]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">cp</emphasis>
22 (1824),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FF19F8568D4F5B80" box="[253,281,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">d2</emphasis>
14 (1219),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FE4EF8578D925B80" box="[426,452,1939,1963]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">e2</emphasis>
20 (1623),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FDB0F8568E275B80" box="[596,625,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">h1</emphasis>
14 (1016) and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FCCDF8568F135B80" box="[809,837,1938,1963]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">h2</emphasis>
28 (2232).
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FC31F857884F5B81" box="[981,1049,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">Venter</emphasis>
(
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B, 6B): Aedeagus slightly curved, 8 (612) long, between coxae IV;
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FD94F8728EDA5BE4" box="[624,652,1974,1999]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">h3</emphasis>
44 (3849) long. Para-anal suckers 10 (910) in diameter surrounded by 3 pairs of paraproctal setae:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FE18F81F8E4F5BD8" box="[508,537,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">p1</emphasis>
, posteriad of each sucker, 5 (45) long;
<emphasis id="B910EA8866319C24FC00F81F8FA95BD8" box="[996,1023,2011,2035]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="281">p2</emphasis>
laterad of suckers and 5 (45) long; and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FF23FF5C8CB55C9B" box="[199,227,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">p3</emphasis>
, anteriad of suckers and vestigial.
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FD94FF538EA95C9B" box="[624,767,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
: Chelicera
</taxonomicName>
45 (5664) long; fixed digit 12 (1927), with 3 teeth; movable digit 14 (2023) long, with 2 teeth; cheliceral seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FC69FF788FE35CFE" box="[909,949,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">cha</emphasis>
) 3 (23) long. Subcapitular seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FAD0FF78893E5CFE" box="[1332,1384,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">subc</emphasis>
), 17 (1629) long; supracoxal seta
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FDE7FF1B8E645CD3" box="[515,562,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">elcp</emphasis>
7 (68) long.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FD0FFF248F765CDC" box="[747,800,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">Legs</emphasis>
(
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AL): Leg I 71 (6782) long; tarsus with 1 apicodorsal and 3 ventral (2 apical and 1 subapical) spine-like setae, 3 solenidia and 4 setiform tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 2 setiform tactile setae; genu with 2 solenidia and 2 setiform tactile setae; femur with 1 setiform tactile seta; trochanter with 1 setiform tactile seta. Lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FBC2FE88881E5D4F" box="[1062,1096,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">ω1</emphasis>
6 (59),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FB4BFE8888875D4F" box="[1199,1233,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">ω2</emphasis>
4 (45),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FADCFE88890D5D4F" box="[1336,1371,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">ω3</emphasis>
4 (2 6),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FF59FEB48C9A5DAC" box="[189,204,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">φ</emphasis>
44 (3447),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FEBBFEB48D205DA3" box="[351,374,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">σ</emphasis>
11 (1016),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FDECFEB48E735DA3" box="[520,549,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">σ</emphasis>
6 (57). Leg II 60 (5376) long; tarsus with 1 subapicodorsal and 3 ventral (2 apical and 1 subapical) spine-like setae, 1 solenidion and 4 setiform tactile setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 2 setiform tactile setae; genu with 1 solenidion and 2 setiform tactile setae; femur with 1 setiform tactile seta; trochanter with 1 setiform tactile seta. Lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FCD0FE188F005DDF" box="[820,854,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">ω1</emphasis>
7 (67),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FC5FFE198F9C5DDF" box="[955,970,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">φ</emphasis>
42 (3352),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FBBEFE19883E5DDF" box="[1114,1128,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">σ</emphasis>
3 (34). Leg III 51 (4257) long; tarsus with 1 subapicodorsal and 6 ventral (4 apical, 1 subapical and 1 median) spine-like setae; tibia with 1 solenidion and 1 setiform tactile seta; genu and femur without setae; trochanter with one setiform tactile seta; solenidion
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FEF6FD8C8D775E74" box="[274,289,584,607]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">φ</emphasis>
43 (4047) long. Leg IV 57 (5364); tarsus with 5 ventral (4 apical and 1 subapical) spines, 3 setiform tactile setae and 2 suck-like setae; solenidion
<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FD71FDA98EF25EAF" box="[661,676,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">φ</emphasis>
5 (45) long.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FF73F9198D425AD9" bold="true" box="[151,276,1757,1778]" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FEFFF9198E795AD8" box="[283,559,1757,1779]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">Thyreophagus cracentiseta</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866309C25FDD2F91A8E275AD8" bold="true" box="[566,625,1758,1779]" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">n. sp.</emphasis>
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(female). (A) Prodorsal sclerite. (B) Reproductive apparatus (I—Spermatheca; II—Duct of spermatheca; III—Copulatory opening; IV—Sclerite of spermatheca; V—Ovarium; VI—Funnel-shaped structure; VII—Oviduct (C) Genital region. (D)
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. (E) Chelicera. (F) Grandjean´s organ.
</paragraph>
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HETEROMORPHIC MALE (
<figureCitation id="135F2A1F66309C25FDC2F8938E2E5B5B" box="[550,632,1879,1904]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1355,1376]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1332]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1435,193,1333]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Thyreophagus cracentiseta n. sp. (A L homeomorphic male; M O heteromorphic male). (A) Leg I. (B) Tarsus Idorsal view. (C) Tarsus I—ventral view. (D) Leg II. (E) Tarsus II—dorsal view. (F) Tarsus II—ventral view. (G) Leg III. (H) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (I) Tarsus III—ventral view. (J) Leg IV. (K) Tarsus IV—dorsal view. (L) Tarsus IV—ventral view. (M) Leg III. (N) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (O) Tarsus III—ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/267849/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="282">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
MO; n= 20, unless otherwise noted, shape of structures similar to homeomorphic male). Similar to homeomorphic males, except by having tarsus leg III strongly modified, with 2 thick apical and 2 ventral spines, and without pretarsus. In addition, with coxisternal region more sclerotized and with most dorsal and leg setae longer. Idiosoma ellipsoidal, slightly flattened dorso-ventrally, 335 (325345) long and 180 (165195) wide at coxa III level. Chelicera 60 (5664); fixed digit 19 (1927); movable digit 21 (2023); cheliceral seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FEA3FF788D395CFE" box="[327,367,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">cha</emphasis>
) 3 (23). Subcapitular seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FD54FF788EB25CFE" box="[688,740,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">subc</emphasis>
) 19 (1620) long; supracoxal seta
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB8FFF7888CC5CFE" box="[1131,1178,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">elcp</emphasis>
9 (89) long.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FADEFF7989C25CFF" box="[1338,1428,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Dorsum</emphasis>
: Prodorsal sclerite 66 (6268) and 49 (4453) wide at anterior margins; supracoxal seta (
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB65FF1B88E55CDC" box="[1153,1203,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">elc I</emphasis>
) 14 (1216). Dorsal idiosomal setae lengths:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FE4FFEC18D945D37" box="[427,450,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ro</emphasis>
26 (2229),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FDB7FEC18E3A5D37" box="[595,620,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ex</emphasis>
47 (4153),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FD18FEC18F415D37" box="[764,791,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">cp</emphasis>
37 (2938),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FC42FEC08F945D36" box="[934,962,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">d2</emphasis>
24 (1926),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FBB7FEC0883B5D37" box="[1107,1133,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">e2</emphasis>
30 (2433),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB19FEC0894C5D36" box="[1277,1306,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">h1</emphasis>
22 (1824) and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF23FEE38CB45D6B" box="[199,226,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">h2</emphasis>
36 (3242).
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FE91FEEC8DEC5D14" box="[373,442,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Venter</emphasis>
: Aedeagus 8 (612). Para-anal suckers 11 in diameter,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FBCAFEE3881C5D6B" box="[1070,1098,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">h3</emphasis>
44 (3849) long,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FAF2FEEC89655D6B" box="[1302,1331,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">p1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FA8EFEEC89D05D6B" box="[1386,1414,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">p2</emphasis>
3 (34) long and 5 (46) long, respectively,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FD4CFE888E925D4F" box="[680,708,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">p3</emphasis>
vestigial.
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FCACFE898F2B5D4F" box="[840,893,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="135F2A1F66379C22FC71FE888FBF5D4E" box="[917,1001,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1355,1376]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,193,1332]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1435,193,1333]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 7. Thyreophagus cracentiseta n. sp. (A L homeomorphic male; M O heteromorphic male). (A) Leg I. (B) Tarsus Idorsal view. (C) Tarsus I—ventral view. (D) Leg II. (E) Tarsus II—dorsal view. (F) Tarsus II—ventral view. (G) Leg III. (H) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (I) Tarsus III—ventral view. (J) Leg IV. (K) Tarsus IV—dorsal view. (L) Tarsus IV—ventral view. (M) Leg III. (N) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (O) Tarsus III—ventral view." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/267849/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Figs. 7</figureCitation>
MO): Legs III and IV similar to homeomorphic male. Leg I 105 (87110) long; lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FC7CFEB48FEC5DA3" box="[920,954,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ω1</emphasis>
10 (910),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FBD9FEB488095DA3" box="[1085,1119,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ω2</emphasis>
5 (47),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB22FEB488BE5DA3" box="[1222,1256,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ω3</emphasis>
4 (26),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FAABFEB4890C5DAC" box="[1359,1370,368,391]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ε</emphasis>
3 (2 3),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF58FE518C9D5D87" box="[188,203,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
60 (5467),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FEB8FE508D255D87" box="[348,371,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">σ</emphasis>
18 (1620),
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FDE0FE508E775D87" box="[516,545,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">σ</emphasis>
10 (812). Leg II 96 (83 105) long; lengths of solenidia:
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB50FE51889E5D87" box="[1204,1224,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">ω</emphasis>
8 (69);
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FACBFE5189685D87" box="[1327,1342,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
61 (59 62);
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF29FE7C8C8D5DE4" box="[205,219,440,463]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">σ</emphasis>
3 (23). Leg III 71 (6378) long, with 2 thick apicodorsal spines and 3 ventral (2 apical and 1 subapical) spine-like setae;
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FEB7FE198D345DDF" box="[339,354,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
55 (5159) long. Pretarsus III absent. Leg IV 67 (6172) long,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FBC8FE19886D5DDF" box="[1068,1083,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
4 (35).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF23FDC48F525E33" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,536]" box="[199,772,511,536]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">HETEROMORPHIC DEUTONYMPH. Unknown.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF1B661266379C22FF73FAB1889359A0" box="[151,1221,1397,1419]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/267845/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" targetBox="[151,1435,589,1374]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF73FAB1889359A0" blockId="4.[151,1221,1397,1419]" box="[151,1221,1397,1419]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF73FAB18D4459A1" bold="true" box="[151,274,1397,1418]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FEFDFAB18E7D59A0" box="[281,555,1397,1419]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FEFDFAB18E7D59A0" box="[281,555,1397,1419]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Thyreophagus cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FDD5FAB28E3C59A0" bold="true" box="[561,618,1398,1419]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(female). Photomicrography of the reproductive apparatus.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C37E651166379C22FF23FA778FF85A54" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF23FA77889459C4" blockId="4.[151,1437,1458,2023]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF23FA778D2759E0" bold="true" box="[199,369,1458,1483]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Type material</emphasis>
. Holotype female, 15 female, 16 heteromorphic male and 3 homeomorphic male paratypes from chicken feed,
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FE94FA128D8D59C4" bold="true" box="[368,475,1494,1519]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">BRAZIL</emphasis>
: São Paulo state, Piracicaba, 6 April 2012, coll. M. F. C. Barbosa.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF23FA3F8FF85A54" blockId="4.[151,1437,1458,2023]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF23FA3F8DDA5A38" bold="true" box="[199,396,1530,1555]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Type deposition</emphasis>
. Holotype and most paratypes are deposited at the Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba. Four females, 4 heteromorphic male and one homeomorphic male are deposited at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37E651166379C22FF23F94F88015AEC" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF23F94F88015AEC" blockId="4.[151,1437,1458,2023]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF23F94F8D185A89" bold="true" box="[199,334,1675,1698]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FE35F94F8E0C5A89" box="[465,602,1675,1698]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FE35F94F8E0C5A89" box="[465,602,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a compound of
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FCD1F94F8FCA5A89" box="[821,924,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">cracentis</emphasis>
(Latin for slender) and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB56F94F88895A89" box="[1202,1247,1675,1698]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">seta</emphasis>
(Latin for hair), referring to the very thin form of most dorsal setae. The name is a noun in apposition.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37E651166379C23FF23F9178C835B6B" lastPageId="5" lastPageNumber="284" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66379C22FF23F9178D845BCC" blockId="4.[151,1437,1458,2023]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF23F9178D6D5AC1" bold="true" box="[199,315,1747,1770]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Remarks.</emphasis>
The genus
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FE23F9168E305AC0" box="[455,614,1746,1771]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Thyreophagus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is known from adults and heteromorphic deutonymphs.
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FB19F9168D765B25" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB19F9168D765B25" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">Thyreophagus cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22357F366379C22FEC3F9338D305B25" box="[295,358,1783,1806]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FEC3F9338D305B25" bold="true" box="[295,358,1783,1806]" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is the second species of this genus reported from Brazil and the first described as new from this country. This new species strongly resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FD44F8DF88615B18" authority="Fain &amp; Lukoschus 1986" authorityName="Fain &amp; Lukoschus" authorityYear="1986" box="[672,1079,1818,1843]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridens">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FD44F8DF8F5D5B18" box="[672,779,1818,1843]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">T. tridens</emphasis>
(Fain &amp; Lukoschus 1986)
</taxonomicName>
by having similar body length, prodorsal sclerite and having most dorsal setae similar in length. In addition,
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FBD4F8FB88CA5B7C" box="[1072,1180,1854,1879]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tridens">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FBD4F8FB88CA5B7C" box="[1072,1180,1854,1879]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">T. tridens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has the spermathecal sclerite arched and the same number of spines on tarsi of legs IIV as
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FC5CF8A7880B5B51" box="[952,1117,1891,1914]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FC5CF8A7880B5B51" box="[952,1117,1891,1914]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">T. cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However,
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB05F8A7891F5B50" box="[1249,1353,1890,1915]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">T. tridens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966379C22FF30F8438D2F5BB5" box="[212,377,1927,1950]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="283" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FF30F8438D2F5BB5" box="[212,377,1927,1950]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">T. cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having a different pattern of punctation on the prodorsal sclerite (punctulate on its anterior two thirds or three quarters and fine striations on the rest of the sclerite) and smaller
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB82F86F88235BE9" box="[1126,1141,1963,1986]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
III and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866379C22FB30F86F88B55BE9" box="[1236,1251,1963,1986]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="283">φ</emphasis>
IV (1.7 and 3.5 times smaller, respectively).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BDB369A66369C23FF73FA498FC459CB" blockId="5.[151,1436,1421,1504]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FF73FA498D455989" bold="true" box="[151,275,1421,1442]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FEFEFA498E7B5988" box="[282,557,1421,1443]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FEFEFA498E7B5988" box="[282,557,1421,1443]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">Thyreophagus cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FDD0FA4A8E385988" bold="true" box="[564,622,1422,1443]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
(female). (A) Leg I. (B) Tarsus I—dorsal view. (C) Tarsus I—ventral view. (D) Leg II. (E) Tarsus II—dorsal view. (F) Tarsus II—ventral view. (G) Leg III. (H) Tarsus III—dorsal view. (I) Tarsus III—ventral view. (J) Leg IV. (K) Tarsus IV—dorsal view. (L) Tarsus IV—ventral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66369C23FF23F9C38D765AA7" blockId="5.[151,1437,1543,2000]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">
This new species resembles
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FDE1F9C38FE45A0B" authority="Fain, 1982" authorityName="Fain" authorityYear="1982" box="[517,946,1543,1568]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinitarsis">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FDE1F9C38F775A34" box="[517,801,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">Thyreophagus spinitarsis</emphasis>
(Fain, 1982)
</taxonomicName>
by having similar patterns on the prodorsal sclerite. The latter differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FE18F9E88EF45A68" box="[508,674,1580,1603]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cracentiseta" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FE18F9E88EF45A68" box="[508,674,1580,1603]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">T. cracentiseta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22357F366369C23FD4EF9E88EBC5A68" box="[682,746,1580,1603]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FD4EF9E88EBC5A68" bold="true" box="[682,746,1580,1603]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
by having the idiosoma about 1.9 times as long, most of the dorsal idiosomal setae about 1.5 times as long and by having the sclerotized base of the spermatheca approximately bell-shaped.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66369C23FF23F9538C835B6B" blockId="5.[151,1437,1543,2000]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FF23F9538E305A9B" authority="Clark, 2009" authorityName="Clark" authorityYear="2009" box="[199,614,1687,1712]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FF23F9538D855A9B" box="[199,467,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">Thyreophagus australis</emphasis>
Clark, 2009
</taxonomicName>
is similar to this new species by having Grandjean´s organ anteriorly expanded in membranous finger-like extensions and the male without any projection or sclerite on the posterior opisthosomal region. However,
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FDF4F9248EC25AD3" box="[528,660,1759,1784]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="australis">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FDF4F9248EC25AD3" box="[528,660,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">T. australis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs by having females with the idiosoma globose instead of elongate, setae
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FEA1F8C08D0B5B30" box="[325,349,1796,1819]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">ro</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FE73F8C08DE65B30" box="[407,432,1796,1819]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">ex</emphasis>
more than four times longer and the sclerotized base of the spermatheca as a transverse band.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37E651166369C23FF23F88F8DD25BFB" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BDB369A66369C23FF23F88F8DD25BFB" blockId="5.[151,1437,1543,2000]" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">
<taxonomicName id="4C644D1966369C23FF23F88F8EFE5B4F" authority="Fain, 1982" authorityName="Fain" authorityYear="1982" box="[199,680,1867,1892]" class="Arachnida" family="Acaridae" genus="Thyreophagus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Astigmata" pageId="5" pageNumber="284" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="subSpecies" species="gallegoi" subSpecies="gallegoi">
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FF23F88F8E7C5B4F" box="[199,554,1867,1892]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">Thyreophagus gallegoi gallegoi</emphasis>
Fain, 1982
</taxonomicName>
resembles this new species by having the idiosoma and dorsal setae of about the same lengths, similar shape of sclerotized base of spermatheca and by producing heteromorphic males. This subspecies differs by having
<emphasis id="B910EA8866369C23FDF6F8508E655B87" box="[530,563,1940,1964]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="284">ω1</emphasis>
strongly curved and thin apically and the prodorsal sclerite mostly covered by uniformly fine striae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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