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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87EFFC0FF3CF90FFE38F916" bold="true" box="[151,400,1682,1708]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
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(
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)
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87EFFC0FF3CF960FEB6F8AC" bold="true" box="[151,286,1789,1814]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">Etymology.</emphasis>
This new species is named after Africa, the continent where it was discovered.
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locality
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. Bay of Bahir-Dar, Lake Tana,
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(
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,
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). From this locality, 70 parthenogenetic females were collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87EFFC0FDDEF8D8FC8CF8E4" box="[629,804,1861,1886]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">November 27th</date>
of 2014 by A.N. Neretina.
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<typeStatus id="54A738A1A87EFFC0FF6CF8F4FEAAF838" box="[199,258,1897,1922]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">Type</typeStatus>
material.
<typeStatus id="54A738A1A87EFFC0FED6F8F4FE42F838" box="[381,490,1897,1922]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: an adult parthenogenetic female deposited at the collection of Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, MGU Ml 142. The label of
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is: “
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87EFFC0FC67F813FB1BF81C" box="[972,1203,1934,1958]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87EFFC0FB17F810FAB8F81C" bold="true" box="[1212,1296,1933,1958]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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, 1 parth. ♀ from Lake Tana (
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A87EFFC0FEDAF82CFE7EF870" box="[369,470,1969,1994]" name="Ethiopia" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">Ethiopia</collectingCountry>
),
<typeStatus id="54A738A1A87EFFC0FE5AF82FFD23F870" box="[497,651,1970,1994]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517" type="holotype">HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
”.
<typeStatus id="54A738A1A87EFFC0FD03F82FFCBDF870" box="[680,789,1970,1994]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
from Lake Tana preserved in 4% formaldehyde: 24 undissected parthenogenetic females (MGU Ml 143:
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87EFFC0FD4CF848FCF1F857" box="[743,857,2005,2030]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="1" pageNumber="517" precision="5" value="11.6111">11.6111 N</geoCoordinate>
°,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87EFFC0FCD2F84BFC43F857" box="[889,1003,2006,2030]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="1" pageNumber="517" precision="5" value="37.378">37.3780 E</geoCoordinate>
°, collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87EFFC0FB39F848FAE8F854" box="[1170,1344,2005,2030]" pageId="1" pageNumber="517">November 27th</date>
of 2014 by A.N. Neretina); 17 undissected parthenogenetic females (ANN 2014-008:
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FC55FF0AFB2AFF15" box="[1022,1154,151,176]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="11.6023">11.6023° N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FB26FF05FAA7FF15" box="[1165,1295,152,176]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="37.3947">37.3947° E</geoCoordinate>
, collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FF3CFF21FEEEFF6F" box="[151,326,188,213]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">November 27th</date>
of 2014 by A.N. Neretina) and 3 undissected parthenogenetic females (ANN 2014-017:
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FA93FF21FF06FF4D" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="11.6117">11.6117° N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FF12FF7DFE92FF4D" box="[185,314,224,248]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="37.3727">37.3727° E</geoCoordinate>
, collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FE65FF42FDD6FF42" box="[462,638,223,248]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">November 28th</date>
of 2014 by A.N. Neretina).
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A87DFFC3FF6CFE99FE6EFE32" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,536]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87DFFC3FF6CFE99FE41FEA7" bold="true" box="[199,489,260,285]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">Other material studied.</emphasis>
Bahir-Dar Bay of Lake Tana:
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parthenogenetic females (an ethanol-fixed sample AAK M-2633:
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FE0BFEBAFD8DFE85" box="[416,549,295,320]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="11.6172">11.6172° N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FD99FEB5FD1CFE85" box="[562,692,296,320]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="37.3831">37.3831° E</geoCoordinate>
, collected by S. Cherenkov in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FBB3FEBAFB2EFEFA" box="[1048,1158,295,320]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">April 2nd</date>
of 2013) and
<specimenCount id="9D1A4D8AA87DFFC3FA80FEBAFA34FEFA" box="[1323,1436,295,320]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" type="juvenile">5 juvenile</specimenCount>
parthenogenetic females (an ethanol-fixed sample AAK M-1454:
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FCDFFED1FC5EFEDE" box="[884,1014,332,357]" direction="north" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="11.6116">11.6116° N</geoCoordinate>
,
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, collected by A.A. Kotov in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FF1FFEF2FEFFFE32" box="[180,343,367,392]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">February 22nd</date>
of 2009).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A87DFFC3FF6CFE08FC12FDA2" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,536]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">
Eastern Cape,
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A87DFFC3FEC7FE09FD27FE17" box="[364,655,404,429]" name="South Africa" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">Republic of South Africa</collectingCountry>
: 10 parthenogenetic females from the pool (
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,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FAB8FE09FA3CFE16" box="[1299,1428,404,429]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="28.1705">28.1705° E</geoCoordinate>
) located near McClear Road, collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FDCDFE2AFD40FE6A" box="[614,744,439,464]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">March 26th</date>
of 1993 by K. Martens, de Moor &amp; Barber), NNS 2002-119; 10 parthenogenetic females from the Wildebeest River Dam (
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FCC6FE41FC59FE4E" box="[877,1009,476,501]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="-31.0508">31.0508° S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="EE28E0C4A87DFFC3FBA8FE41FB21FE4E" box="[1027,1161,476,500]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" precision="5" value="28.3147">28.3147° E</geoCoordinate>
), McClear, collected in
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87DFFC3FF3CFE62FEB0FDA2" box="[151,280,511,536]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">March 27th</date>
of 1993 by K. Martens, de Moor &amp; Barber, NNS 2002-120.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87DFFC3FF3CF8BBFEBCF881" bold="true" box="[151,276,1830,1852]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA87DFFC3FE59F8BAFDEBF886" box="[498,579,1831,1852]" pageId="2" pageNumber="518" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. GH, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87CFFC2FF3CF9EFFEBBF93D" bold="true" box="[151,275,1650,1672]" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A87CFFC2FEB0F9EEFE43F932" box="[283,491,1650,1672]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="3" pageNumber="519" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87CFFC2FEB0F9EEFE43F932" box="[283,491,1650,1672]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA87CFFC2FE5AF9EFFDEBF93D" box="[497,579,1650,1671]" pageId="3" pageNumber="519" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). AB, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. EH, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm.
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<subSubSection id="C306D588A87CFFC9FF6CF96FFB8BFEA6" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="524" pageId="3" pageNumber="519" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BA38603A87CFFC5FF6CF96FFF71FEDE" blockId="3.[151,1437,1778,2019]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="520" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87CFFC2FF6CF96FFD2CF8B1" bold="true" box="[199,644,1778,1803]" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Description. Parthenogenetic female</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87CFFC2FD33F96FFD53F8B1" box="[664,763,1778,1803]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">General.</emphasis>
In lateral view, body ovoid (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FBC8F96FFB0FF8B0" box="[1123,1191,1778,1803]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
AB, 3A, 5A), with expressed dorsal keel, maximum height anterior to the middle or at the middle of body (body height/length ratio about 0.6 for adults and juveniles). Body strongly compressed laterally (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FC60F8A7FBA6F8E8" box="[971,1038,1850,1875]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1807]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1809]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Acroperus africanus sp. nov., from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Parthenogenetic female, general view. B C, Head. D, Head keel. E, Head pores (lateral pore indicated by arrow). F G, Labral keel. H, Inner part of posteroventral margin. I K, Posteroventral angle. L M, Ventral margin. N, Sculpture of valve. O P, Postabdomen. Q, Claw. R, Antenna I. S, Antenna II. T, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the middle segment of endopod. U, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the proximal segment of endopod. V, Setules on the terminal setae of antenna II. Scale bars 0.1 mm for A, 0.05 mm for C D, 0.03 mm for B, F, S, 0.01 mm for G, N R, T V, 0.005 mm for E, H M." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239440/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
D). Dorsal margin regularly arched in anterior portion, slightly convex in adults (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FD3FF8C3FD7AF8CD" box="[660,722,1886,1911]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 5A) and nearly straight in juveniles (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FB3FF8C3FB7CF8CD" box="[1172,1236,1886,1911]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
B) in its posterior half, without a depression between valves and head. Posterodorsal angle expressed (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FBF2F81FFB31F820" box="[1113,1177,1922,1947]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 5A), posteroventral margin weakly to moderately convex (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FDFEF83BFD3EF805" box="[597,662,1958,1983]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
AB, E, 5A). At inner face of posteroventral margin a row of fine setules, thinning towards posterodorsal angle (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FD0CF857FD4EF858" box="[679,742,1994,2019]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
EF, 3H). Posteroventral angle broadly rounded (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87CFFC2FAB7F857FAF4F858" box="[1308,1372,1994,2019]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="519">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
AB, E, 3A, 5A), provided with 1-2 small denticles (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD6DFF0AFCA2FF0A" box="[710,778,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
E, G,
<date id="FFA2A0C3A87BFFC5FCF8FF05FCC1FF0A" box="[851,873,152,176]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">3I</date>
K, 5B). Ventral margin from almost straight to weakly convex, with two groups of setae differing in length: setae are long in anterior portion, then becoming shorter in the first third of margin and then becoming longer again, decreasing in size towards posterior end (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FAC4FF42FF09FEA6" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
AB, E, 5A). A row of setules between each neighboring setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FC3FFE99FC70FEA6" box="[916,984,260,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
Fig.
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I, 3LM). Anteroventral angle rounded (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FF34FEBAFF76FEFA" box="[159,222,295,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, E, 5A). Valves with prominent sculpture consisting of diagonal, never anostomosing lines (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FAA4FEBAFAF8FEFA" box="[1295,1360,295,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
E, 3A, N, S).
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A87BFFC5FF6CFEF2FE63FE4E" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFEF2FEACFE32" box="[199,260,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Head</emphasis>
small, keeled (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE13FEF2FE53FE32" box="[440,507,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
C, 3BC). Rostrum relatively short, compound eye larger than ocellus, distance from tip of rostrum to ocellus almost equal to distance between ocellus and eye (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FB97FE09FBD6FE16" box="[1084,1150,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
C). Head keel with three connected major head pores of equal size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FDDAFE2AFD1AFE6A" box="[625,690,439,464]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1807]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1809]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Acroperus africanus sp. nov., from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Parthenogenetic female, general view. B C, Head. D, Head keel. E, Head pores (lateral pore indicated by arrow). F G, Labral keel. H, Inner part of posteroventral margin. I K, Posteroventral angle. L M, Ventral margin. N, Sculpture of valve. O P, Postabdomen. Q, Claw. R, Antenna I. S, Antenna II. T, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the middle segment of endopod. U, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the proximal segment of endopod. V, Setules on the terminal setae of antenna II. Scale bars 0.1 mm for A, 0.05 mm for C D, 0.03 mm for B, F, S, 0.01 mm for G, N R, T V, 0.005 mm for E, H M." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239440/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
E), lateral pores small, rounded, located at the level before anterior main pore (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FEBCFE41FEF1FE4E" box="[279,345,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1807]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1809]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Acroperus africanus sp. nov., from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Parthenogenetic female, general view. B C, Head. D, Head keel. E, Head pores (lateral pore indicated by arrow). F G, Labral keel. H, Inner part of posteroventral margin. I K, Posteroventral angle. L M, Ventral margin. N, Sculpture of valve. O P, Postabdomen. Q, Claw. R, Antenna I. S, Antenna II. T, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the middle segment of endopod. U, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the proximal segment of endopod. V, Setules on the terminal setae of antenna II. Scale bars 0.1 mm for A, 0.05 mm for C D, 0.03 mm for B, F, S, 0.01 mm for G, N R, T V, 0.005 mm for E, H M." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239440/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
E: arrow).
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A87BFFC5FF6CFE62FE98FD87" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFE62FE88FDA2" box="[199,288,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Labrum</emphasis>
with a narrow subtriangular keel which bears several rows of fine setules (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FBC0FE62FB01FDA2" box="[1131,1193,511,536]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
CD, 3FG); apex of keel rounded.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A87BFFC5FF6CFDDAFDE0FD3F" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFDDAFEB0FDDA" box="[199,280,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Thorax</emphasis>
relatively long (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE73FDDAFDB0FDDA" box="[472,536,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 5A). Abdomen short, distal surface of abdominal segments with transverse rows of fine setules (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE2AFDF1FE17FD3E" box="[385,447,620,645]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 2A, 5A).
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A87BFFC5FF6CFD12FCC2FBE2" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFD12FEC8FD12" box="[199,352,655,680]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Postabdomen</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FED2FD12FE69FD12" box="[377,449,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 2A, 5A) long and narrow, with almost parallel dorsal and ventral margins, postabdomen length/height ratio about 2.5-2.7. Ventral margin almost straight, with no ridges or setules (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FA9CFD29FAD1FD76" box="[1335,1401,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A B, 3
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). Preanal margin short, length of anal margin almost equal to that of preanal margin, postanal margin two times longer than preanal margin (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FDB5FD61FDCAFCAE" box="[542,610,764,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A). Preanal and postanal angles well-expressed (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FB23FD61FB64FCAE" box="[1160,1228,764,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A). Basis of claws with a group of long setules (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE5FFC82FD93FC82" box="[500,571,799,824]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AC, 3
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, Q), bordered from distal margin by a clear depression. Postanal margin armed with series of small denticles (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD18FCD9FD53FCE6" box="[691,763,836,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AB, 3
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, P); fascicles of thin setules on lateral sides of postabdomen; distalmost setule in each fascicle on postanal portion of postabdomen remarkably longer than following setules (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FEC4FC11FE1EFC1E" box="[367,438,908,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
BC, 3PQ), while all setules in fascicles at anal margin subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FA99FC11FAD3FC1E" box="[1330,1403,908,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
B). Postabdominal claw long (as long as anal portion of postabdomen) (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FC13FC32FC56FC72" box="[952,1022,943,968]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
AC), almost straight, external side armed in its proximal portion with a row of teeth fluently increasing in size distally; distalmost tooth specially strong; very fine setules on distal half of claw (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD0BFC6AFD4AFBAA" box="[672,738,1015,1040]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
BC, 3Q); internal side of claw with two successive pectens of setulae. Basal spine long (about 0.3 of claw length), straight and thin, with a row of setulae along its dorsal margin; also there are several short setules at claw base (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD1FFBA2FD5EFBE2" box="[692,758,1087,1112]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
BC, 3Q).
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFBF9FE9DFBC6" box="[199,309,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Antenna I</emphasis>
relatively long and narrow (length/diameter at base about 2.7-3), with four transverse rows of short setulae at anterior face (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE0EFB1AFE41FB1A" box="[421,489,1159,1184]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
D, 3R). Eight terminal aesthetascs, one of them almost two times longer and thicker than others, as long as body of antenna I; a single long lateral aesthetasc located near a slender sensory seta of antenna I (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FEA5FB52FEF9FB52" box="[270,337,1231,1256]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
D).
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CFB69FE97FAB6" box="[199,319,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Antenna II</emphasis>
long for a chydorid (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD84FB69FDC6FAB6" box="[559,622,1268,1293]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 2E, 3A, S, 5A). Antennal formula: setae 0-0-3/1-1-3; spines 1-0-1/0- 0-1. Branches of antenna II subequal in size. In adults and juveniles seta on proximal segment of endopod specially short (remarkably shorter that half of middle segment). This feature is difficult to observe in the light microscope due to fine distal part of seta (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE42FAC2FD84FAC2" box="[489,556,1375,1400]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
E, F, HI, 3U, 5C). Seta on middle segment only somewhat longer than apical segment with its spine (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE36FA19FE77FA26" box="[413,479,1412,1437]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
G) and makes up about half length of endopod itself (in adults and juveniles) (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FAE9FA19FA2DFA26" box="[1346,1413,1412,1437]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
E, F, HI, 3T, 5C). All apical setae subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD63FA3AFCAFFA7A" box="[712,775,1447,1472]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
A, 2E, G, 3A, S, 5A), covered by fine setulae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FABCFA3AFAF2FA7A" box="[1303,1370,1447,1472]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,1807]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,1809]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Acroperus africanus sp. nov., from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Parthenogenetic female, general view. B C, Head. D, Head keel. E, Head pores (lateral pore indicated by arrow). F G, Labral keel. H, Inner part of posteroventral margin. I K, Posteroventral angle. L M, Ventral margin. N, Sculpture of valve. O P, Postabdomen. Q, Claw. R, Antenna I. S, Antenna II. T, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the middle segment of endopod. U, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the proximal segment of endopod. V, Setules on the terminal setae of antenna II. Scale bars 0.1 mm for A, 0.05 mm for C D, 0.03 mm for B, F, S, 0.01 mm for G, N R, T V, 0.005 mm for E, H M." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239440/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
S, V). Spine on proximal exopod segment very short (shorter than 1/4 length of second segment) (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FB0AFA51FB4DFA5E" box="[1185,1253,1484,1509]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
E, F, HI, 3S, T, 5C). Spines on both apical segments of exopod and endopod short (less than 0.3 of segment length), subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FF79F989FEBCF996" box="[210,276,1556,1581]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1650,1672]" captionTargetBox="[161,1423,201,1621]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1629]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A B, Postabdomen. C, Claw. D, Antenna I. E H, Antenna II of the adult parthenogenetic female. I, Antenna II of the juvenile parthenogenetic female. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239439/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
FI, 3S, T, 5C).
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CF9AAFEF3F9EA" box="[199,347,1591,1616]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Thorax limbs</emphasis>
: six pairs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A87BFFC5FF6CF9C1FC3DF803" blockId="4.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FF6CF9C1FEB9F9CE" box="[199,273,1628,1653]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Limb I</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE8AF9C1FECBF9CE" box="[289,355,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
AB, 5DE) relatively large. Accessory seta short. Outer distal lobe (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FBC4F9C1FB1CF9CE" box="[1135,1204,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
B, 5E: ODL) conical and large, bearing a single bisegmented seta with minute setulae on distal segment. Inner distal lobe (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FABAF9E2FAFEF922" box="[1297,1366,1663,1688]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
B, 5E: IDL) with three bisegmented setae of different length: smallest seta short with tiny setulae on the distal segment; middle and largest setae armed by relatively short and thick setulae distally. Endite 4 with three posterior setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FF34F971FF4BF8BE" box="[159,227,1772,1797]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: ac) and single anterior seta (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FD29F971FD6EF8BE" box="[642,710,1772,1797]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: 1). Endite 3 with three posterior setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FB7BF971FABBF8BE" box="[1232,1299,1772,1797]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: df), among which setae e and f very long and a rudimentary anterior seta (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FC5EF892FB96F892" box="[1013,1086,1807,1832]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: 2). On endite 2 three bisegmented posterior setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FE77F8A9FDB7F8F6" box="[476,543,1844,1869]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: gi) (among which seta “i” very short) and an anterior seta (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FAA5F8A9FAF9F8F6" box="[1294,1361,1844,1869]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D: 1). Endite 1 (gnathobase) reduced, without setae. Two serrate ejector hooks of almost equal size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A87BFFC5FAABF8CAFAEEF8CA" box="[1280,1350,1879,1904]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
A, 5D). Remarkably, that ratio of seta 3/seta 2 length on the limb I is about 33.2 (larger, than ratios for these setae in sibling Palearctic species,
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FE15F83CFD84F803" box="[446,556,1952,1977]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">A. harpae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87BFFC5FDC8F83CFD53F802" box="[611,763,1953,1976]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="520">A. angustatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see below)).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87AFFC4FF3CF8BBFEBCF886" bold="true" box="[151,276,1830,1852]" pageId="5" pageNumber="521">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A87AFFC4FEB0F8BAFE43F886" box="[283,491,1830,1852]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="521">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9685A11A87AFFC4FE59F8BAFDEBF886" bold="true" box="[498,579,1831,1852]" pageId="5" pageNumber="521">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA87AFFC4FE59F8BAFDEBF886" box="[498,579,1831,1852]" pageId="5" pageNumber="521" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, from from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Parthenogenetic female, general view. BC, Head. D, Head keel. E, Head pores (lateral pore indicated by arrow). FG, Labral keel. H, Inner part of posteroventral margin. IK, Posteroventral angle. LM, Ventral margin. N, Sculpture of valve. OP, Postabdomen. Q, Claw. R, Antenna I. S, Antenna II. T, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the middle segment of endopod. U, Fragment of antenna II and seta on the proximal segment of endopod. V, Setules on the terminal setae of antenna II. Scale bars 0.1 mm for A, 0.05 mm for CD, 0.03 mm for B, F, S, 0.01 mm for G, NR, TV, 0.005 mm for E, HM.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FF3CFAFAFEBBFAC6" bold="true" box="[151,275,1383,1405]" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FEB1FAF5FE42FAC7" box="[282,490,1383,1405]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FE5AFAFAFDEAFAC6" bold="true" box="[497,578,1383,1404]" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA879FFC7FE5AFAFAFDEAFAC6" box="[497,578,1383,1404]" pageId="6" pageNumber="522" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm.
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A879FFC7FF6CFA5EFD78F935" blockId="6.[151,1437,1475,2004]" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FF6CFA5EFEB5FA61" box="[199,285,1475,1500]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Limb II</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FE86FA5EFEDBFA66" box="[301,371,1475,1500]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
C) subtriangular. Exopodite small, ovoid, with a single rudimentary seta (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FB15FA5EFAACFA66" box="[1214,1284,1475,1500]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
C: ext); inner portion of limb with eight scrapers (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FD99FA7AFDD0FA45" box="[562,632,1511,1536]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
C: 18) forming three groups according to size: setae 1-2 longest, with fine setulation; setae 35 somewhat shorter, with larger setulae; setae 6-8 shortest, setae 6-7 with thick setulae and seta 8 with fine setulae. Distal armature of gnathobase with four setae; seta 1 represented by a small sensillum. Filter plate with seven seta: distalmost seta thick and short, with specially long setulae, next seta also shorter than other setae increasing in size proximally (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FDC1F9EAFD06F935" box="[618,686,1655,1680]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
C).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A879FFC7FF6CF906FB2AF8DD" blockId="6.[151,1437,1475,2004]" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FF6CF906FE80F909" box="[199,296,1691,1716]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Limb III</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FE90F906FE2AF90E" box="[315,386,1691,1716]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
DE). Exopodite trapezium-shaped, with five distal setae (among which two middle setae specially short), and two lateral setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FDF9F922FD31F96D" box="[594,665,1727,1752]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D). Distal endite (in terms of Kotov 2013) with three anterior setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FF34F97EFF4BF946" box="[159,227,1763,1788]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D: 13): setae 1 and 2 supplied with robust denticles distally, a small sensillum between their bases (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FA95F97EFA2AF946" box="[1342,1410,1763,1788]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D: s); seta 3 with fine setulae. Proximal endite with four small anterior setae (47); a small sensillum near seta 4 (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FAC4F89AFF0DF8FE" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
DE: s). Four soft setae on posterior face of limb (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FD4EF8B6FC82F8FE" box="[741,810,1835,1860]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D, ad). Distal armature of gnathobase with three setae and a thick sensillum (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FE38F8D2FE7FF8DD" box="[403,471,1871,1896]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
E: s). Filter plate with seven setae of subequal size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FBB0F8D2FBC8F8DD" box="[1051,1120,1871,1896]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A879FFC6FF6CF8EEFEAAFF42" blockId="6.[151,1437,1475,2004]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1437,151,861]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="523" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A879FFC7FF6CF8EEFE8BF831" box="[199,291,1907,1932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Limb IV</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FE9FF8EEFEDFF836" box="[308,375,1907,1932]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F) with ovoid preepipodite and globular epipodite supplied with a long finger-like projection; exopodite subrectangular, with three distal and three lateral setae (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A879FFC7FC2CF80AFC65F815" box="[903,973,1943,1968]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="522">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F). Inner distal portion with four anterior setae: distalmost setae 1 stout, naked; setae 2-4 shorter with inflated basal portion and relatively thick setules distally (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FF56FF0AFEECFF0A" box="[253,324,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F). Three thin setae on posterior limb face (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FCE7FF0AFC3DFF0A" box="[844,917,151,176]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F). Distal armature of gnathobase with three elements, distalmost one represented by a thick sensillum (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FC99FF21FCDFFF6E" box="[818,887,188,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F: s). Filter plate with five setae subequal in size (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FF34FF42FF4BFF42" box="[159,227,223,248]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1383,1405]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,200,1353]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1362]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. fromBahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Outer part of limb I. B, Inner part of limb I. C, Limb II. D, Limb III. E, Gnatobase of limb III. F. Limb IV. G. Limb V. H. Limb VI. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239441/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
F).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA38603A878FFC6FF6CFE99FA96FEDE" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF6CFE99FEB2FEA6" box="[199,282,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Limb V</emphasis>
(
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G) with ovoid preepipodite and globular epipodite supplied with a long finger-like projection. Exopodite bearing a single distal seta and three lateral setae. Inner limb portion as elongated flap, with setulated margin, with two setulated setae of subequal length (
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G). Filter plate with three small setae (
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G).
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF6CFEF2FE8AFE32" box="[199,290,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Limb VI</emphasis>
(
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H) small as compared with other five limbs, represented by a small rounded lobe with setulated margin.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF6CFE2AFE3BFE6A" bold="true" box="[199,403,439,464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Ephippial female</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FE0AFE2AFE73FE6A" bold="true" box="[417,475,439,464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">male</emphasis>
. Unknown.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF6CFE41FF56FE4F" bold="true" box="[199,254,476,501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Size.</emphasis>
Juvenile females
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). Adult parthenogenetic females
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).
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A878FFC6FF6CFDDAFA34FCE6" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,861]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF6CFDDAFEEDFDDA" bold="true" box="[199,325,583,608]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Variability</emphasis>
. The number of denticles on posteroventral margin of valve varies from one to two in different individuals. Remarkably, the most frequent morphotype in the population from Lake Tana has a single denticle on the posteroventral margin (
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A, B, E,
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, J), whereas individuals with 2 denticles (
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K) are rarely found. Some of the investigated specimens from Lake Tana have asymmetric valves: one with a small denticle (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FA90FD29FAD3FD76" box="[1339,1403,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
G) and the other without denticles (but with tiny hillock on its position) (
<figureCitation id="13279A86A878FFC6FC30FD4AFC72FD4A" box="[923,986,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1830,1852]" captionTargetBox="[157,1425,595,1802]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,589,1809]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Acroperus africanus sp. nov. from Bahir-Dar Bay, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (type locality). A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Juvenile parthenogenetic female, general view. C, Head. D, Labrum and labral keel. E, Valve. F, Inner part of posteroventral margin. G H, Posteroventral angle. I, Ventral margin. Scale bars 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/239438/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
H). On the contrary, specimens from the two localities in
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usually have two denticles (
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B), being the morphotype with a single denticle less common. It is not surprising because the variability of the number of denticles on the posteroventral angle was also shown for other taxa of
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FDE6FCD9FD69FCE1" box="[589,705,836,859]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Acroperus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
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;
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Sinev
<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FABFFCD8FAECFCE7" box="[1300,1348,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">et al</emphasis>
. 2012
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FF3CF8EAFEBEF836" bold="true" box="[151,278,1911,1933]" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A878FFC6FE8BF8E5FE5BF837" box="[288,499,1911,1933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="523">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
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from the Wildebeest River Dam, McClear, Republic of South Africa. A, Adult parthenogenetic female, general view. B, Posteroventral angle. C, Antenna II. D, Outer part of limb I. E, Inner part of limb I. Scale bars 0.1 mm.
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FF6CFF0AFE7AFF0A" bold="true" box="[199,466,151,176]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FE76FF05FD6EFF0A" box="[477,710,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FD7AFF0AFC80FF0A" bold="true" box="[721,808,151,176]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
could be confused with Palearctic
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FB79FF05FAECFF0A" box="[1234,1348,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. harpae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FA2FFF05FEB8FF6E" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. angustatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. But the former could be easily distinguished from the latter two taxa in: (1) smaller seta on the proximal segment of antenna II endopod; (2) larger ratio of seta 3/seta 2 length on the first thoracic limb. Other differences from well-described species of
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FDD2FE99FD45FEA1" box="[633,749,260,283]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Acroperus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are summarized in
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FF3CFEDBFEAFFEE7" bold="true" box="[151,263,326,349]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Main morphological differences of
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FD0DFEDBFC2BFEE7" box="[678,899,325,349]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Acroperus africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FC24FEDBFC4AFEE7" bold="true" box="[911,994,326,349]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
from well-described
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FB70FEDBFAEFFEE7" box="[1243,1351,325,349]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. harpae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FA2EFEDBFEA2FEC7" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. angustatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(with links on original figures in present publication) and
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FC39FEFBFB8DFEC7" box="[914,1061,357,381]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. tupinamba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(with links on figures in Sinev &amp; Elmoor-Loureiro (2010)).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA38603A877FFC9FF34FE24FAD6FA61" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
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<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FE24FA26FDC9" box="[159,1422,441,627]" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FE24FE7EFDC9" box="[159,470,441,627]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Character Distribution</th>
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FE24FD16FDC9" box="[492,702,441,627]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FE47FE27FDC0FE75" box="[492,616,441,463]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FE47FE27FDC0FE75" box="[492,616,441,463]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig. 15) Africa (Ethiopia, Republic of South Africa)
</th>
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FE24FC1FFDC9" box="[722,951,441,627]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FD79FE27FC9EFE75" box="[722,822,441,463]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harpae">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FD79FE27FC9EFE75" box="[722,822,441,463]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. harpae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig. 6) Palearctic zone (records from the other localities must be rechecked)
</th>
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FE24FB0EFDC9" box="[971,1190,441,627]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FC67FE27FBFEFE75" box="[972,1110,442,463]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustatus">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FC67FE27FBFEFE75" box="[972,1110,442,463]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. angustatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig. 7) Palearctic zone (records from the other localities must be rechecked)
</th>
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FE24FA26FDC9" box="[1211,1422,441,627]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FB10FE27FAECFE75" box="[1211,1348,441,463]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tupinamba">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FB10FE27FAECFE75" box="[1211,1348,441,463]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. tupinamba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(fig. 13) South America (Brazil)
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FD38FA26FCFA" box="[159,1422,677,832]" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FD38FE7EFCFA" box="[159,470,677,832]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Maximum size of adult parthenogenetic female Setulae on the keel of labrum</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FD38FD16FCFA" box="[492,702,677,832]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">0.86 mm Several rows of setae (Fig. 1CD, 3FG)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FD38FC1FFCFA" box="[722,951,677,832]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">0.82 mm A single row of setae (Fig. 6B)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FD38FB0EFCFA" box="[971,1190,677,832]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">0.95 mm Several rows of setae (Fig. 7B)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FD38FA26FCFA" box="[1211,1422,677,832]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">0.57 mm Dorsal margin of keel without setulae (see fig. 1I, J)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FCEFFA26FBB9" box="[159,1422,882,1027]" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FCEFFE7EFBB9" box="[159,470,882,1027]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Number of denticles on the posteroventral angle of valve</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FCEFFD16FBB9" box="[492,702,882,1027]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">(0) 1-2 (Fig. 1E, G, H, 3IK, 5B)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FCEFFC1FFBB9" box="[722,951,882,1027]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
1-3 (Fig. 6 C-D) (but 5-9 in
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FCBFFC0FFCDFFC1D" box="[788,887,913,935]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="harpae">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FCBFFC0FFCDFFC1D" box="[788,887,913,935]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. harpae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
f.
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FD79FC2DFCFAFC7C" box="[722,850,944,966]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">multidentata</emphasis>
Sinev, Zawisza &amp; Einarsson, 2012)
</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FCEFFB0EFBB9" box="[971,1190,882,1027]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">1-3 (Fig. 7 C)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FCEFFA26FBB9" box="[1211,1422,882,1027]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">1-3 (fig. 1EH and description in the text)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FBA8FA26FBD0" box="[159,1422,1077,1130]" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FBA8FE7EFBD0" box="[159,470,1077,1130]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Branches of antenna II</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FBA8FD16FBD0" box="[492,702,1077,1130]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Subequal in size (Fig. 2E, 3S)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FBA8FC1FFBD0" box="[722,951,1077,1130]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Endopod longer than exopod (Fig. 6E)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FBA8FB0EFBD0" box="[971,1190,1077,1130]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Subequal in size (Fig. 7D)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FBA8FA26FBD0" box="[1211,1422,1077,1130]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Subequal in size (fig. 1L)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FB01FA26FAB4" box="[159,1422,1180,1294]" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FB01FE7EFAB4" box="[159,470,1180,1294]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Seta on proximal segment of endopod</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FB01FD16FAB4" box="[492,702,1180,1294]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Up to 1/2 length of the middle segment (Fig. 2E, FI, 3U, 5C)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FB01FC1FFAB4" box="[722,951,1180,1294]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">2/3 length of the middle segment (Fig. 6E)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FB01FB0EFAB4" box="[971,1190,1180,1294]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">As long as the middle segment (Fig. 7D)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FB01FA26FAB4" box="[1211,1422,1180,1294]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Almost as long as the middle segment (fig. 1L)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FADDFA26FA29" box="[159,1422,1344,1427]" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FADDFE7EFA29" box="[159,470,1344,1427]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Seta on the middle segment of endopod</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FADDFD16FA29" box="[492,702,1344,1427]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About half of endopod length (Fig. 2E, FI, 3T 5C)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FADDFC1FFA29" box="[722,951,1344,1427]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About half of endopod length (Fig. 6E)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FADDFB0EFA29" box="[971,1190,1344,1427]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Subequal in length with endopod (Fig. 7D)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FADDFA26FA29" box="[1211,1422,1344,1427]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Longer than endopod (fig. 1L)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352C8441A877003EFF34FA58FA26FA40" box="[159,1422,1477,1530]" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<th id="76FDED3DA877003EFF34FA58FE7EFA40" box="[159,470,1477,1530]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Ratio of seta 3/seta 2 length on the first thoracic limb</th>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFE47FA58FD16FA40" box="[492,702,1477,1530]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About 33.2 (Fig. 4A, 5D)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFD79FA58FC1FFA40" box="[722,951,1477,1530]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About 1.51.7 (Fig. 6F)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFC60FA58FB0EFA40" box="[971,1190,1477,1530]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About 1.61.8 (Fig. 7E)</td>
<td id="76FDED3DA877003EFB10FA58FA26FA40" box="[1211,1422,1477,1530]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">About 1.7 (fig. 3B)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C306D588A877FFC9FF6CF9A3FD16F8C0" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BA38603A877FFC9FF6CF9A3FD16F8C0" blockId="8.[151,1436,1598,1914]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FF6CF9A3FE56F9ED" bold="true" box="[199,510,1598,1623]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Distribution and ecology.</emphasis>
The species is known to date from several localities in Africa (
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A877FFC9FAADF9A3FACFF9ED" box="[1286,1383,1598,1623]" name="Ethiopia" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Ethiopia</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A877FFC9FF3CF9FFFE6AF9C1" box="[151,450,1634,1659]" name="South Africa" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Republic of South Africa</collectingCountry>
). Despite the intensive sampling in
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A877FFC9FCC3F9FFFC6FF9C1" box="[872,967,1634,1659]" name="Ethiopia" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Ethiopia</collectingCountry>
(there are more than 600 samples from different water bodies in the personal collection of AAK), to date
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FC39F91AFBB5F925" box="[914,1053,1671,1695]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FC39F91AFBB5F925" box="[914,1053,1671,1695]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA877FFC9FB8DF91BFB29F924" box="[1062,1153,1670,1695]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FB8DF91BFBD3F925" bold="true" box="[1062,1147,1670,1695]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was found only in Lake Tana.
<typeStatus id="54A738A1A877FFC9FF77F936FEBCF979" box="[220,276,1707,1731]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Type</typeStatus>
locality, the Bahir-Dar Bay of Lake Tana, is a shallow water body (the maximum depth in the central part is
<quantity id="4CE42BE6A877FFC9FF41F953FE87F95D" box="[234,303,1742,1767]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.5" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" unit="m" value="8.5">8.5 m</quantity>
) with a well-developed littoral zone covered by macrophytes (
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FBA5F953FB1EF95D" box="[1038,1206,1742,1767]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Ceratophyllum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FB58F953FAC3F95D" box="[1267,1387,1742,1767]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Nymphaeaceae" genus="Nymphaea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Nymphaeales" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FB58F953FAC3F95D" box="[1267,1387,1742,1767]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Nymphaea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FF3CF969FE84F8B1" box="[151,300,1780,1803]" class="Liliopsida" family="Potamogetonaceae" genus="Potamogeton" kingdom="Plantae" order="Alismatales" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FF3CF969FE84F8B1" box="[151,300,1780,1803]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Potamogeton</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. among others). At time of sample collection in November of 2014, temperature was 19.323 °C;
<collectingCountry id="F30BC693A877FFC9FF3CF887FF11F88B" box="[151,185,1818,1841]" name="Philippines" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">pH</collectingCountry>
7.8 and conductivity 125 ΜS cm -1. The findings of
<taxonomicName id="4C1CFD80A877FFC9FD5FF887FCD6F888" box="[756,894,1818,1842]" class="Branchiopoda" genus="Acroperus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Diplostraca" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FD5FF887FCD6F888" box="[756,894,1818,1842]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">A. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FC2EF884FC76F888" bold="true" box="[901,990,1817,1842]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25BE76AA877FFC9FC2EF884FC76F888" box="[901,990,1817,1842]" pageId="8" pageNumber="524" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in the water bodies located in the south part of Africa allows us to presume, that this species is rather common in the continent, but it was misidentified by previous authors as Palearctic
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<emphasis id="B9685A11A877FFC9FE40F8FFFDF7F8C3" box="[491,607,1890,1913]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="524">Acroperus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>