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31 M,
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typicus
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, coll.
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731133F1FD13E2D0FD1B" box="[412,471,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">et al.</emphasis>
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: 27 M, 3 F,
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. 3 M, 1 F,
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Known only from the montane rainforest of Montagne d'Ambre, Northern
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(Fig. 38).
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Medium sized, up to
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) smaller than females. Color shiny black with red antennae and legs. Anal shield huge and prominent, in both sexes covered anteriorly with dense field of minute hair. Lateral excavations of thoracic shield deep and wide. First antennomere with groove, antennomeres 13 with sclerotized teeth (Fig. 46A), disc with 1732 apical cones (Fig. 46B). Movable finger of posterior telopods slender and strongly elongated, not curved, with up to five thin spines (Fig. 45F), posterior side with
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13 sclerotized teeth (Fig. 45G). Single stridulation rib on each male harp (Fig. 45D) and one on each side of female washboard (Fig. 45A). Third podomere of anterior telopods elongated (Fig. 45E). Two locking carinae on the anal shield, anterior carina short, posterior one four times longer than first, straight. Operculum of vulva of special shape, apical margin strongly notched, elongated into two long, sharply-pointed lobes, resembling bovine horns. Lateral lobe slightly larger than mesal one (Fig. 45B).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132ABFA80E28DFA8D" bold="true" box="[198,394,1338,1364]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Similar species:</emphasis>
The shape and position of the locking carinae and vulva clearly mark
<taxonomicName id="4C567488FFB2731136AEFA81E660FA8D" authorityName="Wesener" authorityYear="2009" box="[1219,1383,1339,1364]" class="Diplopoda" family="Arthrosphaeridae" genus="Zoosphaerium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sphaerotheriida" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="corystoides">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731136AEFA81E660FA8D" box="[1219,1383,1339,1364]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Z. corystoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a member of the platylabum-group. The special-shaped posterior telopods are quite similar to
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB27311368CFADBE69CFAA3" box="[1249,1435,1377,1402]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<taxonomicName id="4C567488FFB27311368CFADBE69FFAA3" authority="Wesener, 2009" authorityName="Wesener" authorityYear="2009" box="[1249,1432,1377,1402]" class="Diplopoda" family="Arthrosphaeridae" genus="Zoosphaerium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sphaerotheriida" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="broelemanni" status="sp. nov.">Z. broelemanni</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132FAFA3DE3DDFA78" bold="true" box="[151,218,1415,1441]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB2731132FAFA3DE3DDFA78" box="[151,218,1415,1441]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, but the fixed finger is more strongly curved. The special-shaped operculum is a unique feature among
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132ABFA6FE267FA36" bold="true" box="[198,352,1493,1519]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Description:</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB273113305FA6FE2F2FA37" box="[360,501,1493,1518]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Body length</emphasis>
: Males (
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): length up to
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, width of thoracic shield up to
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, height of thoracic shield up to
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, height of anal shield up to
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. Females (
<specimenCount id="9D50C482FFB27311369BFA46E697F9CF" box="[1270,1424,1532,1558]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" type="generic">4 specimens</specimenCount>
): length up to
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, width up to 17.0 mm, height up to
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, height of anal shield up to
<quantity id="4CAEA2EEFFB2731136AFF999E629F9E4" box="[1218,1326,1571,1597]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.24" pageId="65" pageNumber="66" unit="mm" value="12.4">12.4 mm</quantity>
. Females up to
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larger than males.
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<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB2731132AAF9CAE175F90E" blockId="65.[151,1437,526,2022]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132AAF9CAE229F950" box="[199,302,1648,1673]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Habitus:</emphasis>
Specimens reach their highest point at posterior body end. Anal shield huge, covered in both sexes anteriorly with dense field of short hairs. Depressions of thoracic shield wide. Tergites smooth, only on posterior margin with few isolated hairs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB2731132AAF95EE7BBF927" blockId="65.[151,1437,526,2022]" box="[199,1212,1764,1790]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132AAF95EE256F924" box="[199,337,1764,1789]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Coloration:</emphasis>
Head, collum, tergites and anal shield shiny black. Legs and antennae red.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB2731132AAF8B1E17AF8FC" blockId="65.[151,1437,526,2022]" box="[199,637,1803,1829]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132AAF8B1E217F8FD" box="[199,272,1803,1828]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Head:</emphasis>
Eyes with more than 70 ocelli.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB2731132AAF88BE196F8AB" blockId="65.[151,1437,526,2022]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132AAF88BE257F893" box="[199,336,1841,1866]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Epipharynx</emphasis>
: With very prominent apical tooth (Fig. 46C). Remaining part similar to those of other species of the genus (Wesener &amp; Sierwald 2005A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB2731132AAF8C5E60BF83F" blockId="65.[151,1437,526,2022]" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB2731132AAF8C5E238F841" box="[199,319,1919,1944]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">Antennae:</emphasis>
Length of antennomeres: 1&lt;2=3&gt;4&gt;5&lt;6 (Fig. 46A), sixth antennomere bearing disc with 1732 apical cones (Fig. 46B). First antennomere of greatest width, short and cylindrical, with groove, without
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB273113295F876E2DFF83C" box="[248,472,1996,2021]" italics="true" pageId="65" pageNumber="66">sensilla basiconica</emphasis>
(Fig. 46A). Sclerotized teeth at base of antennomeres 13 (Fig. 46A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFF22E736FF01" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFF22E247FF68" box="[199,320,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Mandible:</emphasis>
Seven rows of pectinate lamellae, number of teeth declining from apical to proximal (Fig. 46D). Condylus with one strong developed step near apical margin (Fig. 46D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFF5FE2E2FEFF" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFF5FE29DFF27" box="[199,410,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Gnathochilarium:</emphasis>
Lateral of palpi four sensory cones located together. Depression on posterior side of palpi without sensory cones.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFE88E1F6FE95" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" box="[199,753,306,332]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFE88E220FE92" box="[199,295,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Collum:</emphasis>
Whole collum covered with short hair.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFEE3E0DEFEAA" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" box="[199,985,345,371]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFEE3E279FEAB" box="[199,382,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Thoracic shield</emphasis>
: Concave lateral extension wide and hollowed-out.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFE3AE783FE43" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" box="[199,1156,384,410]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFE3AE224FE40" box="[199,291,384,409]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Tergites</emphasis>
: Smooth and mostly glabrous. Paratergites projecting slightly posteriorly.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232AAFE1DE3DDFD82" blockId="66.[151,1436,152,603]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232AAFE1DE267FE19" box="[199,352,423,448]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Endotergum:</emphasis>
Inner section with numerous short spines and long bristles (Fig. 47D). Between marginal ridge and inner area with one row of circular cuticular impressions. Patterns small, in regular distance of each other, distance equal to 2 or 3 times of their diameter (Fig. 47D). Externally two rows of marginal bristles, standing closely to each other. Bristles scaly and short, reaching up 1/2 2/3 towards tergite margin (Fig. 47D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB1731232FAF951E712F876" blockId="66.[151,1436,1771,1968]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232FAF951E237F8DA" bold="true" box="[151,304,1771,1795]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">FIGURE 045</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312332DF951E15BF8DB" box="[320,604,1771,1794]" italics="true" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Zoosphaerium corystoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312300BF951E1A2F8DA" bold="true" box="[614,677,1771,1795]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB17312300BF951E1A2F8DA" box="[614,677,1771,1795]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, A, B female
<typeStatus id="54EDB1A9FFB17312312BF951E0A3F8DB" box="[838,932,1771,1794]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
, CG
<typeStatus id="54EDB1A9FFB173123183F951E749F8DB" box="[1006,1102,1771,1794]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
,
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123636F951E769F8DA" bold="true" box="[1115,1134,1771,1795]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">A</emphasis>
: female washboard;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312373BF951E66FF8DA" bold="true" box="[1366,1384,1771,1795]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">B</emphasis>
: left second coxa and prefemur with vulva, posterior view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312308BF8B7E1FEF8FC" bold="true" box="[742,761,1805,1829]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">C</emphasis>
: last two podomeres of anterior telopod, lateral view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312372AF8B7E65DF8FC" bold="true" box="[1351,1370,1805,1829]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">D</emphasis>
: right half of anterior telopod, anterior view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123056F88AE14AF891" bold="true" box="[571,589,1840,1864]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">E</emphasis>
: last three podomeres of anterior telopod, posterior view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731236ADF88AE7D7F891" bold="true" box="[1216,1232,1840,1864]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">F</emphasis>
: posterior telopod, anterior view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123358F8E9E24DF8B2" bold="true" box="[309,330,1875,1899]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">G</emphasis>
: chela of posterior telopod, posterior view. Abbreviations:
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731231A1F8E9E0F5F8B2" bold="true" box="[972,1010,1875,1899]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">cav</emphasis>
= cavity;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312360FF8E9E78DF8B2" bold="true" box="[1122,1162,1875,1899]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">cr-t</emphasis>
= crenulated teeth;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123709F8E9E683F8B2" bold="true" box="[1380,1412,1875,1899]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Cx</emphasis>
= coxa;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731232B5F8CFE3FDF854" bold="true" box="[216,250,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">EP</emphasis>
= external plate of vulva;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312307BF8CFE132F854" bold="true" box="[534,565,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">IH</emphasis>
= inner horns;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731230B6F8CFE1F1F854" bold="true" box="[731,758,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">IP</emphasis>
= mesal plate of vulva;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123196F8CFE717F854" bold="true" box="[1019,1040,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">O</emphasis>
= operculum;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB1731236C3F8CFE7D1F854" bold="true" box="[1198,1238,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">Pre</emphasis>
= prefemur;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123709F8CFE681F854" bold="true" box="[1380,1414,1909,1933]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">s-p</emphasis>
= sclerotized spot;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB173123321F822E27CF869" bold="true" box="[332,379,1944,1968]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">scl-t</emphasis>
= sclerotized teeth;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB17312303EF822E172F869" bold="true" box="[595,629,1944,1968]" pageId="66" pageNumber="67">SR</emphasis>
= stridulation ribs. Scale bars =
<quantity id="4CAEA2EEFFB1731231BDF822E716F876" box="[976,1041,1944,1967]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.0" pageId="66" pageNumber="67" unit="mm" value="1.0">1 mm</quantity>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB0731332FAF8C4E732F802" blockId="67.[151,1436,1918,2011]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB0731332FAF8C4E228F84F" bold="true" box="[151,303,1918,1942]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">FIGURE 046</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133352F8C5E15CF84F" box="[319,603,1919,1942]" italics="true" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Zoosphaerium corystoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133009F8C4E1A5F84F" bold="true" box="[612,674,1918,1942]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB073133009F8C4E1A5F84F" box="[612,674,1918,1942]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
,
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, SEM,
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB07313310EF8C4E071F84F" bold="true" box="[867,886,1918,1942]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">A</emphasis>
: antenna, lateral view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133615F8C4E78DF84F" bold="true" box="[1144,1162,1918,1942]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">B</emphasis>
: antenna, apical view on disc;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB0731332BFF81BE3E2F860" bold="true" box="[210,229,1953,1977]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">C</emphasis>
: epipharynx, apical view;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133061F81BE118F860" bold="true" box="[524,543,1953,1977]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">D</emphasis>
: right mandible, mesal view. Abbreviations:
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133662F81BE731F860" bold="true" box="[1039,1078,1953,1977]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">3iT</emphasis>
= 3 inner teeth;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB07313369FF81BE615F860" bold="true" box="[1266,1298,1953,1977]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Co</emphasis>
= condylus;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB0731332FAF879E3D3F802" bold="true" box="[151,212,1987,2011]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">Endo</emphasis>
= endochilarium;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB0731333F5F879E2B1F802" bold="true" box="[408,438,1987,2011]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">eT</emphasis>
= external tooth;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB07313301EF879E19FF802" bold="true" box="[627,664,1987,2011]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">mp</emphasis>
= molar plate;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB073133156F879E05CF802" bold="true" box="[827,859,1987,2011]" pageId="67" pageNumber="68">pL</emphasis>
= pectinate lamella.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAFF22E25DFEFF" blockId="68.[151,1436,152,410]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAFF22E252FF68" box="[199,341,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Anal shield:</emphasis>
Sexually dimorphic, in females only anteriorly with dense field of short hairs, in males whole surface covered by dense field of minute hairs. Ventral side of anal shield with two black locking carinae, located closely to laterotergites. Anterior carina small, dot-like, posterior carina straight and long, four times longer than first.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAFE88E655FE43" blockId="68.[151,1436,152,410]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAFE88E20FFE92" box="[199,264,306,331]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Legs:</emphasis>
Tarsi of first pair of legs with four or five, second with four to six and third with seven ventral spines. First two leg pairs with only weakly curved claws and without apical spine. Tarsi of legs 421 with curved claws, 912 ventral spines and one apical spine. Femur 1.9 and tarsi 3.9 times longer than wide.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432FAFAEFE17DFA6B" blockId="68.[151,1436,1365,1458]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432FAFAEFE233FAB4" bold="true" box="[151,308,1365,1389]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">FIGURE 047</emphasis>
. SEM, endoterga of midbody tergites,
<typeStatus id="54EDB1A9FFB773143091FAEFE05EFAB5" box="[764,857,1365,1388]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314310AFAEFE07DFAB4" bold="true" box="[871,890,1365,1389]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">A</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="4C567488FFB7731431E2FAEFE7FDFAB5" authority="Wesener, 2009" authorityName="Wesener" authorityYear="2009" box="[911,1274,1365,1388]" class="Diplopoda" family="Arthrosphaeridae" genus="Zoosphaerium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Sphaerotheriida" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudoplatylabum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731431E2FAEFE7FDFAB5" box="[911,1274,1365,1388]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Zoosphaerium pseudoplatylabum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB773143765FAEFE64DFAB4" bold="true" box="[1288,1354,1365,1389]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB773143765FAEFE64DFAB4" box="[1288,1354,1365,1389]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314370DFAEFE675FAB4" bold="true" box="[1376,1394,1365,1389]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">B</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731437EBFAEFE202FA56" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Z. solitarium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB773143361FACDE24FFA56" bold="true" box="[268,328,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB773143361FACDE24FFA56" box="[268,328,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314333BFACDE26EFA56" bold="true" box="[342,361,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">C</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB773143315FAC2E2D3FA56" box="[376,468,1400,1423]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Z. tsingy</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731433B6FACDE110FA56" bold="true" box="[475,535,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB7731433B6FACDE110FA56" box="[475,535,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314304BFACDE13EFA56" bold="true" box="[550,569,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">D</emphasis>
:
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314302AFAC2E1DAFA56" box="[583,733,1400,1423]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Z. corystoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB773143089FACDE026FA56" bold="true" box="[740,801,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2116E62FFB773143089FACDE026FA56" box="[740,801,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Abbreviations:
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731431A0FACDE0E7FA56" bold="true" box="[973,992,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">ci</emphasis>
= cuticular impressions;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB77314369DFACDE60AFA56" bold="true" box="[1264,1293,1399,1423]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">IA</emphasis>
= inner area;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432FAFA20E3BBFA6B" bold="true" box="[151,188,1434,1458]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">mb</emphasis>
= marginal bristles;
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731433F5FA20E2BDFA6B" bold="true" box="[408,442,1434,1458]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">mr</emphasis>
= marginal ridge.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAFA5AE04DFA23" blockId="68.[151,1436,1504,2033]" box="[199,842,1504,1530]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAFA5AE28BFA20" box="[199,396,1504,1529]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Stigmatic plates:</emphasis>
First lobe long with well-rounded tip.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAF9BDE64DF962" blockId="68.[151,1436,1504,2033]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAF9BDE103F9F9" box="[199,516,1543,1568]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Female sexual characters</emphasis>
: Subanal plate with washboard consisting of short, but broad and welldeveloped stridulation ribs, with single rib on each half (Fig. 45A). Vulva large, covering more than 2/3 of coxa surface. Operculum long, extending beyond coxa up to middle of prefemur. Apical margin of operculum medially deeply notched, divided into two thin and long lobes with pointed tip, resembling horns of bovine (Fig. 45B). Mesal plate long, extending beyond coxa almost up to 2/3 of operculum's height (Fig. 45B.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAF972E0A8F93B" blockId="68.[151,1436,1504,2033]" box="[199,943,1736,1762]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAF972E2DDF938" box="[199,474,1736,1761]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Male sexual characters</emphasis>
: Anal shield covered with minute hairs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731432AAF955E7A0F813" blockId="68.[151,1436,1504,2033]" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAF955E29FF8D1" box="[199,408,1775,1800]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Anterior telopods</emphasis>
(Figs 45CE): Podomeres 13 covered on both sides with isolated long hairs. First podomere width greater than height; harp with one stridulation rib, rib of medium length and well-developed. Second podomere process lobe-like and little curved with rounded edges, reaching up to half of third podomeres height, apically with sclerotized spots, basally with thin spine. Third podomere long, almost as long as first podomere, cavity mesally with numerous sclerotized spots and five thin, sclerotized spines, laterally with
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB773143357F80AE272F810" box="[314,373,1968,1993]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">circa</emphasis>
11 crenulated, small teeth. One sclerotized spot located closely to tip.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE90F0BFFB7731532AAF86DE19CFE95" blockId="68.[151,1436,1504,2033]" lastBlockId="69.[151,1436,152,446]" lastPageId="69" lastPageNumber="70" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB7731432AAF86DE2A5F829" box="[199,418,2007,2032]" italics="true" pageId="68" pageNumber="69">Posterior telopods</emphasis>
(Figs 45F, G): Movable finger slender and long, length 4.0 times greater than width, not tapering towards well-rounded tip. Hollowed-out inner margin with five small, sclerotized spines, posterior aspect with
<emphasis id="B922D319FFB6731533F9FF05E2C8FF01" box="[404,463,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">circa</emphasis>
13 small, sclerotized teeth. Movable finger slightly longer than fixed finger, latter slender, only tip slightly curved. Margin of fixed finger apically covered with few, minute sclerotized spots. All podomeres covered on both sides with numerous, long isolated hairs, only tips of chela glabrous. Inner horns of syncoxite with pointed, slender tip.
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<emphasis id="B922D319FFB6731532ABFEE2E2E0FEAB" bold="true" box="[198,487,344,370]" pageId="69" pageNumber="70">Intraspecific variation:</emphasis>
The number of apical cones on antenna varies a lot, even in the same specimen. Too few specimens are known to evaluate the intraspecific variation. The specimens from
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showed no morphological differences to those from the
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series, coming from
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elevation.
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