Torrenticola (Torrenticola) saboorii, Pesic, Vladimir M. & Asadi, Mahdieh, 2002
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.156109 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6277475 |
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Torrenticola (Torrenticola) saboorii |
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sp. nov. |
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) saboorii sp. nov.
( Figs. 16 View FIGURES 1 6 )
Material examined: Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted in Hoyer's fluid; Iran, Kerman area, the Bidkhan stream, Bidkhan (area of Bardsir city
near Kerman), 0 6.08.2002, leg. Asadi.
Diagnosis: Idiosoma longish (L/W dorsal shield 1.57); ventral plate extended almost to the posterior margin of the ventral shield, medial suture lines of Cx2+3 considerably elongated (L>190, ratio Cx1 L/Cx2+3 median L 1.56).
Description
Male: Idiosoma ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 6 ) L 785.0, W 561.5, dorsal shield ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1 6 ) L 677.0, W 430.7, L/ W ratio 1.57; dorsal plate L 646.0; shoulder plate L 227.0, W 65.4, L/W ratio 3.47, frontal plate L 123.0, W 57.7, L/W ratio 2.13, shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.84; gnathosomal bay L 131.5, W 75.0; ventral plate extending almost to the posterior margin of the ventral shield; Cx1 total L 300.0, median L 169.2, Cx2+3 median L 192.3; ratio Cx1 total L/ Cx2+3 median L 1.56, Cx1 median L/Cx2+3 median L 0.88; genital field ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 6 ) L 142.3, W 111.5, L/W ratio 1.27, rectangular in shape; ejaculatory complex ( Fig. 6 View FIGURES 1 6 ) L 221.1, W 92.3; distance genital field–excretory pore 120.4, distance genital field–caudal body margin 161.5; gnathosoma ventral L 305.8; chelicera L 334.6; palp ( Figs. 45 View FIGURES 1 6 ) total L 324.1, dorsal length and relative length (in parentheses % of total length) of palp segments: P1 34.6 (10.6), P2 102 (31.5), P3 61.5 (19.0), P4 102 (31.5), P5 24 (7.4); P2/ P4 ratio 1.0.
Female: unknown.
Discussion: T. saboorii sp. nov. is differing from all other Palaearctic species of the subgenus Torrenticola , in the considerably extended ventral plate (almost to the posterior margin of the ventral shield, like in T.rhamphopsis Wiles, 1997 , from Malaysia). Due to the relatively long medial suture line of Cx/2+3 and medium sized genital field in males, T. saboorii sp. nov. is similar to T. lativalvata sensu Angelier , T. microphallus Lundblad, 1965 and T. crenobia Di Sabatino & Cicolani, 1992 . From all these species, T. saboorii sp. nov., is differing in the remarkably longer medial suture line of Cx2+3 (L>190, ratio Cx1 L/Cx2+3 median L 1.56) and in the relatively longer shoulder plates (L ratio shoulder/ frontal plate 1.84).
Etymology: The species is named after Dr. Alireza Saboori. Habitat: Rhithral.
Distribution: Iran, only known from the locus typicus in the Kerman area.
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