identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
A6418788BC677057D098FCC7FDD3DCFB.text	A6418788BC677057D098FCC7FDD3DCFB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydrachna vaillanti K. Viets 1951	<div><p>Hydrachna cf. vaillanti K. Viets, 1951</p> <p>(Figs. 2A – B, 3A – E)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR5-2011, Gerdoig village N of Chabahar, 5 km of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.916134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.768066" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.916134/lat 25.768066)">Koch village</a>, pool, 25º 46.084 N, 60º 54.968 E, 13.vii.2011 5/11/5 (1/2/1 mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Male — Idiosoma L/W 2260/2060; integument papillose; postocularia particularly distant from preocularia, together with the lateral eyes forming the edges of a longitudinally rectangular field (Fig. 2B); coxal field: L 866, W 1700, medial margin of Cx-III+IV concave, Cx-IV bearing one seta, posteromedial corner of Cx- IV extended with cleaver-shaped posterolaterally directed secondary sclerotization; genital field L/W 441/413, posteriorly extending beyond posterior margin of Cx-IV, deeply indented anteriorly, extending over the anterior third of the plate, gonopore long, extending over the posterior third of the plate (Fig. 2A); Ac small and numerous; ejaculatory complex L 375. Gnathosoma L 881, rostrum L 500, relatively long and curved (Fig. 3C); chelicera L 1100; palp (Fig. 3D): total L 773; dL: P-1, 206; P-2, 181; P-3, 238; P-4, 93; P-5, 55; palp stout, P-1 bearing one dorsodistal seta, P-2 ventral margin slightly concave or straight. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6: 194, 138, 178, 194, 222; dL of IV-L: 246, 281, 222, 503, 441, 231.</p> <p>Female (n = 2) — Idiosoma L/W 1810/1625; coxal field: L 770 – 825, W 1590 – 1720; genital field (Fig. 3A) L/ W 256 – 269/334 – 373, deeply indented anteriorly extending anterior half of the plate, the “modified acetabulum” not anterior to but between posterior setal fields; gnathosoma (Fig. 3F) L 640 – 680, rostrum L 330 – 370; chelicera L 1000; palp (Fig. 3E): total L 704 – 707; dL: P-1, 184 – 194; P-2, 150; P-3, 219 – 225; P-4, 91 – 95; P-5, 47 – 56; palp stout, P-4 more slender than in male (age dependant?). Legs: dL of I-L-2-6: 181, 113, 141, 156, 185; dL of IV-L: 231 – 234, 256 – 281, 200 – 223, 419 – 422, 350 – 363, 209 – 225.</p> <p>Deutonymph (collected together with adults of Hydrachna cf. vaillanti at IR5-2011 and suspected to represent this species). — Idiosoma L/W 1450/1280; coxal field: L 556, W 1025; individual provisional genital plate L/W 206 – 212/113 – 119; gnathosoma L 570, rostrum L 300; chelicera L 750; palp: total L 534; dL: P-1, 141; P-2, 128; P- 3, 153; P-4, 71; P-5, 41. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6: 131, 94, 125, 136, 162; dL of IV-L: 163, 169, 153, 300, 288, 188.</p> <p>Remarks. The population from Sistan va Baluchestan belongs to the Hydrachna processifera group of species which includes H. processifera Koenike, 1903 and several little documented species (e.g. H. danubialis Láska, 1964, H. vaillanti and H. sepasgozariani Bader, 1981). Due to the similar shape of the male genital field (minor in dimensions, anterior margin more elongated, extending over 1/3 of the genital field) the specimens from Sistan va Baluchestan most resemble Hydrachna vaillanti, a species known from a single male from Algeria (central Sahara, K. Viets 1951). However, as mentioned by Davids et al. (2005), these features in the type specimen of H. vaillanti might be an individual aberration. The morphological homogenity of specimens from Sistan va Baluchestan suggests that they represent a distinct taxon. Without information on the population variability of H. vaillanti, and in view of the large geographical distance of our records, this assignment is based mainly on non-identity with alternative species.</p> <p>Habitat. Standing water (Fig. 8A).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC677057D098FCC7FDD3DCFB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC64705AD098FBBBFB2EDCC3.text	A6418788BC64705AD098FBBBFB2EDCC3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydrachna sistanica Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Hydrachna sistanica sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 4, 5A – F)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male (idiosoma in fluid, gnathosoma, palp and I/IV-legs dissected and slide mounted), Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR5-2011, Gerdoig village N of Chabahar, 5 km of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.916134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.768066" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.916134/lat 25.768066)">Koch village</a>, pool, 25º 46.084 N, 60º 54.968 E, 13.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 5/0/0, same data as holotype (RMNH)</p> <p>Diagnosis. Idiosoma dorsally and ventrally sclerotized except for a narrow strip of papillose integument extending around coxal and genital field, and two median strips extending posteriorly from the posteromedial corner of Cx-IV to about two-third of the postgenital length; gonopore surrounded by a row of small setae and located on a raised high ridge.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratype specimens) — Idiosoma L/W 1280 (1040 – 1410) /1100 (950 – 1250); idiosoma dorsally and ventrally sclerotized except for a narrow strip of papillose integument extending around coxal and genital field, and two median strips extending posteriorly from the posteromedial corner of Cx-IV to about two-third of the postgenital length (Fig. 4); coxal field: L 581, W 925; Cx-IV bearing one seta, posteromedial corner extending, with a cleaver-shaped extension of secondary sclerotization. Genital field L/W 252/216, heart-shaped, posteriorly extending beyond posterior margin of Cx-IV, anteriorly with a small indentation, gonopore surrounded by a row of small setae and located on a raised high ridge as shown in Figs. 5A – B; genital field hinged at anterior end but movable posteriorly, this movement leads to apparent differences in placement of the gonopore (see Figs. 5A – B); Ac small, but one larger Ac on each side located in the posterolateral part of the acetabular field. Gnathosoma stout, L 491, rostrum L 228, shorter than base, bent ventrally with a distinct kink (Fig. 5C); chelicera L 572; palp (Figs. 5D – E): total L 584; dL: P-1, 166; P-2, 138; P-3, 163; P-4, 81; P-5, 36; P-1 bearing one dorsodistal seta, P-2 strongly convex dorsally, ventral margin concave. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6 (Fig. 5F): 144, 98, 113, 141, 168; dL of IV-L: 193, 175, 140, 244, 263, 242.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in Sistan va Baluchestan Province.</p> <p>Remarks. Due to the characteristic shape of the genital field, with its raised ridge surrounding the gonopore, and an extensive dorsal sclerotization, Hydrachna sistanica sp. nov. is most similar to H. mysorensis Cook, 1967, a species described from a pond in Mysore State in India (Cook 1967). Hydrachna mysorensis can be distinguished from the new species by the lack of ventral secondary sclerotization (see Cook 1967, Fig. 25). Furthermore, our species does not show the extreme humped condition of the dorsal side of P-2 which is typical for H. mysorensis.</p> <p>Habitat. Standing water (Fig. 8A).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the type locality in Sistan va Baluchestan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC64705AD098FBBBFB2EDCC3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC697059D098FF4DFDD8D8C7.text	A6418788BC697059D098FF4DFDD8D8C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydrachna globosa subsp. lacerata Lundblad 1969	<div><p>Hydrachna globosa lacerata Lundblad, 1969</p> <p>(Fig. 6A – C)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR5-2011, Gerdoig village N of Chabahar, 5 km of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.916134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.768066" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.916134/lat 25.768066)">Koch village</a>, pool, 25º 46.084 N, 60º 54.968 E, 13.vii.2011 0/6/1 (0/1/1 mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Female — Idiosoma L 1809–2440; paired frontal plates (Fig. 6C), L/W 500/288, separated from each other by membranous integument; coxal field: L 619, W 1187, medial margin of Cx-III+IV concave, Cx-IV bearing one seta, posteromedial corner of Cx-IV extended with cleaver-shaped posterolaterally directed secondary sclerotization; genital field (Fig. 6A) L/W 197/263. Gnathosomal rostrum L 356, relatively long and curved; chelicera L 744; palp (Fig. 6B): total L 663; dL (in parentheses dL/H ratio): P-1, 181 (1.0); P-2, 150 (1.4); P-3, 213 (3.1); P-4, 88 (2.1); P-5, 31 (1.7); palp slender, P-1 bearing one dorsodistal seta, P-2 ventral margin slightly concave or straight. Legs: dL of I-L: 70, 175, 105, 119, 144, 172; dL of IV-L: 216, 216, 186, 297, 283, 222.</p> <p>Deutonymph (collected together with adults of Hydrachna globosa lacerata at IR5-2011 and suspected to represent this species). — Idiosoma L/W 1138/925; frontal plate L/W 241/122; coxal field L 384; individual provisional genital plate L/W 128/84; gnathosomal rostrum L 167; chelicera L 441; palp: total L; dL: P-1, 102; P-2, 92; P-3, 108; P-4, 55; P-5, 30. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6: 98, 62, 72, 94, 126; dL of IV-L: 125, 117, 97, 166, 184, 175.</p> <p>Remarks. The third Hydrachna species collected from a pool near Gerdoig village resembles Hydrachna globosa (De Geer, 1778). Our specimens are assigned to the Oriental subspecies, H. globosa lacerata Lundblad, 1969, known only from a female from Burma (Lundblad 1969). Compared with the stem species, this subspecies has more broad and relatively short frontal plates, a more slender P-3 (L/H ratio 3.1) and extended posteromedial extensions of the fourth coxal plates. Additional information on the population variability of H. globosa lacerata, and the description of the male, are necessary to resolve the taxonomy of this taxon.</p> <p>Habitat. Standing waters (Fig. 8A).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC697059D098FF4DFDD8D8C7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC69705ED098FB70FDCADA89.text	A6418788BC69705ED098FB70FDCADA89.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Diplodontus silvestrii (Daday 1898)	<div><p>Diplodontus silvestrii (Daday, 1898)</p> <p>(Figs. 7A–C)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR5-2011, Gerdoig village N of Chabahar, 5 km of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.916134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.768066" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.916134/lat 25.768066)">Koch village</a>, pool, 25º 46.084 N, 60º 54.968 E, 13.vii.2011 25/2 (1/1/0 mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Male — Idiosoma L/W 1270/1080; integument without sclerotized muscle insertions; Coxal field: medial subcutaneous extensions of Cx-I+II in their distal parts bent caudally (Fig. 7A); L Cx-I+II 222, Cx- III+IV 381. Genital field: L/W 188/294, with triangular genital plates, maximum W at posterior margin, medial setae on genital plates regularly arranged along medial margin, a few longer setae concentrated near the posteromedial margin. Palp (Fig. 7C) stout: total L 332; dL (in parentheses dL/H ratio): P-1, 39 (0.63); P-2, 85 (1.32); P-3, 60 (0.95); P-4, 117 (2.66); P-5, 31 (2.0); P-2 with three to five long and strong medial setae; L chelicera 366, basal segment 253, claw 134, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.89. Legs: dL of IV-L: 120, 111, 175, 231, 239, 206; swimming setae numbers: II-L-5, 10; III-L-4, 12; III-L-5, 15; IV-L-3, 1; IV-L-4, 17; IV-L-5, 13.</p> <p>Female — Idiosoma L/W 1450/1200; coxal field: Cx-I+II 259, Cx-III+IV 415. Genital field L/W 222/334. Palp: total L 416; dL (in parentheses dL/H ratio): P-1, 52 (0.68); P-2, 101 (1.34); P-3, 78 (0.98); P-4, 149 (2.85); P- 5, 36 (1.8); L chelicera (Fig. 7B) 459, basal segment 316, claw 170, L ratio basal segment/claw 1.86. Legs: dL of IV-L: 153, 150, 222, 303, 303, 234; swimming setae numbers: II-L-5, 10; III-L-4, 8; III-L-5, 15; IV-L-3, 1; IV-L-4, 16; IV-L-5, 13-15.</p> <p>Remarks. The specimens from Sistan va Baluchestan are provisionally assigned to the Oriental species Diplodontus silvestrii. However, they resemble both Diplodontus silvestrii and the Afrotropical D. schaubi (Koenike, 1893). According to Gerecke (2004a), with the present state of knowledge, D. silvestrii differs from D. schaubi in a shorter cheliceral claw (L ratio basal segment/claw&gt; 1.9, D. schaubi &lt;1.9). The specimens from Sistan va Baluchestan agree in most dimensions with the measurements of D. silvestrii given by Cook (1967) for a single male specimen from India, as well with D. schaubi, a species widespread in standing waters in the Afrotropical region (Gerecke 2004a). Our specimens differ from both D. schaubi and D. silvestrii in a stouter P-4 (L/H 2.7 – 2.9, in the compared species 2.9 – 3.3). As Gerecke (2004a) noted, the diagnostic features and taxonomic relationship of the Asian species require further revision. This should include the relationship with species from other zoogeographical regions, with emphasis to populations from the transitional area, what probably will require applying molecular techniques.</p> <p>Habitat. Standing water (Fig. 8A)</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC69705ED098FB70FDCADA89	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC6E705ED098F9ABFDB4DC51.text	A6418788BC6E705ED098F9ABFDB4DC51.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hydrodroma rheophila Cook 1967	<div><p>Hydrodroma rheophila Cook, 1967</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Hormozgan Province, Bandar Abbass: IR18-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.40765&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.81305" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.40765/lat 27.81305)">Taleguerdoo village</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.40765&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.81305" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.40765/lat 27.81305)">Poshtekeno</a> spring, upper part of stream, 27º 48.783 N, 56º 24.459 E, 836 m asl, 18.vii.2011 0/1/0; IR22-2011, Rudan city, 5 km after Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 1/0/0.</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery streams, often with strong exposure to sunlight.</p> <p>Distribution. India, Iran, Oman.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC6E705ED098F9ABFDB4DC51	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC6C705CD098FEC5FD1ADCFF.text	A6418788BC6C705CD098FEC5FD1ADCFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nilotonia (Dartiella) hormozgana Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Nilotonia (Dartiella) hormozgana sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 9A – H, 10A – C)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR16-2011, shallow stream N of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.343166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.460367" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.343166/lat 27.460367)">Bandar Abbass</a>, 27º 27.622 N, 56º 20.590 E, 130 m asl, 16.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 6/14/0 (0/1/0 mounted), same data as holotype (RMNH).</p> <p>Further records. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 0/1/0; IR21-2011, Rudan city, 5 km after Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 2/0/0 (mounted); IR22-2011, 5 km N of Rudan city, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 1/0/0.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Setae of D2 and D3 long; posterior dorsal plate moderately large (L/W &lt;115/100, in both sexes); postgenital sclerite in male with moderately developed secondary sclerotization; postgenital sclerite in female smaller and not extending anteriorly as in male; pregenital sclerite of female moderate, bowed and not extending anteriorly.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratype specimens from IR16-2011, n = 4; in square brackets specimens from IR21-2011, n = 2) — Idiosoma soft, L/W 725 (690 – 741) [594 – 681]/556 (500 – 572) [403 – 438]. Dorsum with one large posterior platelet (Fig. 9A), L/W 100 (83 – 100) [109]/91 (75 – 91) [99]; setae of glandularia D2 and D3 (sensu Wiles 1997a) long. Coxal field L 419 [385 – 394], Cx-III W 422 [347 – 353]; Cx-I separated medially; Cx-III medially with a widely rounded corner anteriorly of genital field. Genital field (Figs. 9D – E) L/W 103 (109 – 117) [102 – 108]/89 (83 – 88) [83 – 84], with three pairs of elongated acetabula; pregenital sclerite moderate in size, bowed; posteriorly of genital field a somewhat triangular postgenital sclerite, L/W 93 (84 – 89) [87]/47 (36 – 38) [39 – 49]. Ejaculatory complex L 186. Palp (Fig. 9F): total L 386 [317 – 336]; dL: P-1, 25 [22 – 24]; P-2, 122 [102 – 106]; P-3, 71 [59 – 65]; P-4, 137 [109 – 115]; P-5, 31 [25 – 26]; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.89 [0.92 – 0.94]; P-2 with a long ventral seta, L 72 [65 – 66]; ventral margin of P-2 distally with small denticles; P-3 with a long medial seta which extends beyond posterior margin of P-4; P-4 with a short setal tubercle, ventral margin with four setae of various length, the seta on the setal tubercle being the longest; gnathosoma vL 159 [150 – 151]; chelicera total L 309 [262 – 263], claw L 94 [78]. Legs: L of I-L-2-6: [75 – 78], [84 – 87], [105 – 108], [127 – 133], [125 – 134]; I-L-4 with four heavy distal setae, two longer, two shorter (Fig. 9C); L of IV-L-3-6: 124 [112 – 116], 208 [172 – 175], 252 [200 – 211], 268 [212 – 216]; IV-L-4 with five heavy distal setae, some of these serrated; IV-L-5 with three heavy distal setae, at least the longest of these serrated; IV-L-6 with a long subterminal seta, L 92 [94 – 95]; claws of legs I – III with a comb and a clawlet.</p> <p>Female (paratype, in parentheses some measurements of paratype specimens from IR16-2011, n = 4) — Idiosoma soft, L/W 813 (694 – 969)/594 (431 – 687). Dorsum with one large posterior platelet, L/W 110 (88 – 112)/98 (75 – 92); setae of glandularia D2 and D3 (sensu Wiles 1997a) long. Coxal field L 438, Cx-III W 467; Cx-I separated medially; Cx-III with a blunt corner medially, anteriorly of genital field. Genital field L/W 155 (150 – 153)/ 113 (109 – 114), with three pairs of elongated acetabula; pregenital sclerite as in male, but smaller (Fig. 10B); postgenital sclerite in female smaller and not extending anteriorly as in male; maximum egg diameter L 144. Palp: total L 426; dL: P-1, 31; P-2, 134; P-3, 75; P-4, 152; P-5, 34; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.88; P-2 ventral seta L 77; palp as in male; gnathosoma vL 180; chelicera total L 353, claw L 113. Legs: as in male; L of I-L-3-6: 94, 122, 141, 148; L of IV-L-2-6: 123, 140, 228, 270, 284; subterminal seta of IV-L-6 L 91.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in Hormozgan Province.</p> <p>Remarks. Due to the similar general shape of the coxal field, palp and legs, as well the presence of long setae of D2 and D3, the specimens from Iran closely resemble Nilotonia longiseta Smit &amp; Pešić, 2010 from northern Oman (Smit &amp; Pešić 2010). The species from Oman differs from Nilotonia hormozgana sp. nov. in much larger dimensions of the dorsal plate (L/W 160 – 218/ 112 – 148 in male, 150 – 196/ 106 – 128 in female) and postgenital sclerite (L/W 106/ 104 in the holotype male) in both sexes, and in the shape of the female pregenital sclerite which is strongly extended anteriorly (see Smit &amp; Pešić 2010).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery streams, often with strong exposure to sunlight (Fig. 44B, D).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran, Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC6C705CD098FEC5FD1ADCFF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC737041D098FEFFFBB9D839.text	A6418788BC737041D098FEFFFBB9D839.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Torrenticola (Megapalpis) asadiae Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Torrenticola (Megapalpis) asadiae sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 11A – C, 12A – B)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype female, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, unnamed stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 (RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Female (male unknown). Cxgl-4 anterior to Cxgl-2 and located adjacent to Leg-II socket; Cx-IV extending strongly posteriorly to genital field; P-2 long (L ratio P-2/P-4 1.65) and with small ventral denticles distally to strongly pronounced ventral projection, P-3 with serrulate margin distally from small ventral projection; gnathosoma with long rostrum; cheliceral claw relatively short (basal segment/claw ratio 6.6); I-L-6 relatively stout (L/H ratio 2.5).</p> <p>Description. Female — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 11B) L 747, W 525; dorsal shield (Fig. 11A) L 653, W</p> <p>412, L/W ratio 1.59; dorsal plate 625; shoulder plate L 175 – 178, W 56 – 58, L/W ratio 3.1; frontal plate L 119 – 122, W 53 – 55, L/W ratio 2.2 – 2.3; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.46 – 1.47. Gnathosomal bay L 131, Cx-I total L 250, Cx-I mL 119, Cx-II+III mL 61; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 4.1; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.95; Cx- IV extending posteriorly to genital field; Cxgl-4 anteriorly to Cxgl-2 and located adjacent to Leg-II socket; genital field L/W 159/ 145, L/W ratio 1.1; distance genital field-excretory pore 236, genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 272. Gnathosoma (Fig. 11C) with long rostrum, vL 373; chelicera L 409, basal segment L 365, claw L 57, basal segment/claw ratio L 6.6; palp (Fig. 12A) total L 384, dL: P-1, 57; P-2, 155; P-3, 59; P-4, 94; P-5, 19; P-2/P-4 ratio, 1.56; P-2 with small ventral denticles distally to ventral projection bearing long seta, P-3 with serrulate margin distally from small pointed ventral projection bearing seta; dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 12B): 112, 109, 112; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.5.</p> <p>Etymology. Named after Dr Mahdieh Asadi (Kerman, Iran) in appreciation of her acarological studies in Iran.</p> <p>Remarks. In the shape of the palp (P-2 with ventral denticles distally to ventral projection, P-3 with serrulate margin distally from small pointed ventral projection), Cxgl-4 anterior to Cxgl-2 and located adjacent to Leg-II socket, gnathosoma with long rostrum and Cx-IV greatly extended posterior to the genital field, Torrenticola asadiae sp. nov. is most similar to T. omanensis Smit &amp; Pešić, 2010, a species known only from males from northern Oman (Smit &amp; Pešić 2010). The latter species (in parentheses data taken from Smit &amp; Pešić 2010) differs from T. asadiae sp. nov. in a longer P-2 (L ratio P-2/P-4 2.5) with much more developed ventral denticles, and in a slightly pronounced ventral projection, more elongated gnathosomal rostrum and a longer chelicera with a relatively shorter cheliceral claw (basal segment/claw ratio 12.0).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery stream, with strong exposure to sunlight and without vegetation (Fig. 44C).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the type locality in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC737041D098FEFFFBB9D839	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC717047D098FC56FD1BDA6A.text	A6418788BC717047D098FC56FD1BDA6A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Torrenticola (Torrenticola) hormozganensis Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Torrenticola (Torrenticola) hormozganensis sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 13A – F, 14A – B)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, unnamed stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 9/11/0 (1/2/0 mounted), same data as holotype (RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Cx-IV extending posterior to genital field; excretory pore posterior to line of primary sclerotization, Vgl-2 a little posterior to excretory pore; gnathosoma with a long rostrum, ventral margin curved; P-2 longer than P-4 (ratio P-2/P-4 1.18-1.22), ventral projection of P-2 strongly pronounced, but not curved distally, distal margins of P-2 and P-3 without denticles, ventral protuberance of P-4 forming an unique tip bearing one long, and three short hairs; postgenital area large. Males: Median suture line of Cx-II+III short; genital field roundish.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratype, n = 1) — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 13B) L 738 (753), W 581 (538); dorsal shield (Fig. 13A) L 634 (638), W 450 (438), L/W ratio 1.41 (1.46); dorsal plate 660 (606); shoulder plate L 177 – 181 (173 – 177), W 65 – 66 (56 – 58), L/W ratio 2.72 – 2.74 (3.05 – 3.09); frontal plate L 128 (125 – 130), W 55 – 56 (51), L/W ratio 2.29 – 2.33 (2.45 – 2.55); shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.38 – 1.41 (1.33 – 1.42). Gnathosomal bay L 139 (150), Cx-I total L 272 (290), Cx-I mL 132 (139), Cx-II+III mL 83 (84); ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.28 (3.45); Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.59 (1.65). Genital field L/W 131 (133)/121 (125), L/W ratio 1.08 (1.06); ejaculatory complex normal in shape (Fig. 13D), L 180 (197); distance genital field-excretory pore 163 (169), genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 238 (244). Gnathosoma (Fig. 13C) ventral L 318 (321); chelicera total L 390 (373); palp (Fig. 13E) total L 341 (346), dL: P-1, 35 (37); P-2, 122 (123); P-3, 65 (63); P-4, 100 (103); P-5, 19 (20); P-2/P-4 ratio 1.22 (1.19); dL of I-L-4-6: 109, 109 (113), 103 (106); I-L-6 L/H ratio, 2.9 (3.0).</p> <p>Female (n = 2) — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 14B) L 797 – 825, W 575 – 587; dorsal shield (Fig. 14A) L 696 – 716, W 453 – 478, L/W ratio 1.50 – 1.54; dorsal plate 663 – 675; shoulder plate L 188 – 203, W 56 – 63, L/W ratio 3.17 – 3.45; frontal plate L 130 – 133, W 53 – 56, L/W ratio 2.32 – 2.47; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.47 – 1.53. Gnathosomal bay L 173 – 186, Cx-I total L 304 – 316, Cx-I mL 128 – 130, Cx-II+III mL 43 – 50; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 6.3 – 7.07; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 2.56 – 3.02. Genital field L/W 156 – 166/153 – 156, L/W ratio 1.0 – 1.08; distance genital field-excretory pore 194, genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 278. Gnathosoma ventral L 352 – 357; chelicera total L 423 – 425; palp (Fig. 13F) total L 368 – 378, dL: P-1, 38 – 39; P-2, 131 – 134; P-3, 67 – 71; P-4, 111 – 114; P-5, 20 – 21; P-2/P-4 ratio, 1.18; palp as in male; dL of I-L-4-6: 115 – 119, 114 – 118, 106 – 107; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.9 – 3.0.</p> <p>Etymology. Named for its occurrence in Hormozgan Province.</p> <p>Remarks. Torrenticola hormozganensis sp. nov. is rather similar to T. arabica Smit &amp; Pešić, 2010 from northern Oman (Smit &amp; Pešić 2010), in respect to the general morphology of the idiosoma (relatively short median suture line of Cx-II+III and roundish genital field in males, Cx-IV posteriorly extending well beyond genital field in both sexes) and the gnathosoma with a long rostrum. The main difference is found in the ventral projection on P- 2 which distinctly curves distally in T. arabica (see Smit &amp; Pešić 2010). Further differences are the excretory pore and Vgl-2 shifted from the line of primary sclerotization in both sexes of T. hormozganensis.</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery streams, with strong exposure to sunlight and without vegetation (Fig. 44C).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC717047D098FC56FD1BDA6A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC777044D098FA00FAA3DA12.text	A6418788BC777044D098FA00FAA3DA12.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Monatractides K. Viets 1926	<div><p>Genus Monatractides K. Viets, 1926</p> <p>Monatractides (Monatractides) kermanshahus Peši ć et al. 2008</p> <p>(Fig. 15A – B)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, unnamed stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 0/4/0 (0/2/0 mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Female — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 15B) L 753, W 423, dorsal shield (Fig. 15A) L 625, W 319, L/W ratio 1.96; shoulder plate L 138 – 144, W 47, L/W ratio 2.94 – 3.06; frontal plate L 109, W 53, L/W ratio 2.06; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.32; gnathosomal bay L 133, Cx-I total L 240, Cx-I mL 106, Cx-II+III mL 63; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.8; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.68; genital field L/W 142/130, L/W ratio 1.09; distance genital field — excretory pore 217, genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 300; gnathosoma vL 185, chelicera L 215; palp total L 187, dL: P-1, 26; P-2, 58; P-3, 37; P-4, 46; P-5, 20; P-2/P- 4 ratio, 1.26; distal margins of P-2 and P-3 without denticles; L I-L-4-6: 92, 95, 103; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.48.</p> <p>Remarks. The specimens from Hormozgan Province fit the description of Monatractides kermanshahus Pešić et al. 2008, a species known only and previously recorded only from females from Kermanshah Province (Pešić et al. 2008).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery streams with strong exposure to sunlight and without vegetation (Fig. 44C).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran: Kermanshah Province (Pešić et al. 2008); Hormozgan Province (present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC777044D098FA00FAA3DA12	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC74704BD098FA3AFD26DD7A.text	A6418788BC74704BD098FA3AFD26DD7A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Monatractides (Monatractides) martini Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Monatractides (Monatractides) martini sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 16A – F, 17A – F)</p> <p>Type material. Holotype male, Hormozgan Province, Bandar Abbass, IR 21-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream 5 km N of Rudan, lotic part, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 22/14/0 (4/2/0 mounted), same data as holotype; ibid., lentic part, 0/2/0 (RMNH); <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, upstream, IR22-2011, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, interstitial dig, 3/2/0 (RMNH).</p> <p>Further records. Iran: Hormozgan Province, IR18-2011, Taleguerdoo village N of Bandar Abbas, Poshtekeno spring, upper part of stream, 27º 48.783 N, 56º 24.459 E, 836 m asl, 18.vii.2011 13/4/2 (1/0/0 mounted); IR19- 2011, Banglayan village, stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 4/4/0 (1/0/0 mounted); Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR11-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.517216&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.82565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.517216/lat 25.82565)">Hootgat Bala river</a> near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.517216&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.82565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.517216/lat 25.82565)">Dargas village</a> NE of Chabahar, upstream, 25º 49.539 N, 61º 31.033 E, 65 m asl, 14.vii.2011 0/2/0 (0/1/0 mounted).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Shoulder plate elongated (shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.5 – 1.8); three pairs of knob-like protrusions on the lateral margin of the capitular bay: one pair at the apical tip of Cx-I, two further pairs distally and proximally from the subapical seta; suture line of Cx-IV partially distinct and curved; excretory pore well away from the line of primary sclerotization, Vgl-2 posterior to excretory pore; distal margins of P-2 without denticles, P-3 with one denticle or without denticles at the mediodistal margin, P-4 with a well visible denticle near the insertion of the ventral hairs.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses paratypes n = 3, in square brackets specimens from IR19-2011) — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 16B) L 856 (788 – 813) [875], W 681 (556 – 613) [613], dorsal shield (Fig. 16A) L 706 (606 – 634) [694], W 494 (400 – 472) [494], L/W ratio 1.43 (1.34 – 1.52) [1.40]; dorsal plate L 628 (541 – 566) [618]; shoulder plate L 222 – 223 (181 – 209) [234 – 241], W 80 – 84 (72 – 82) [84 – 88], L/W ratio 2.65 – 2.78 (2.48 – 2.68) [2.74 – 2.79]; frontal plate L 131 (114 – 128) [131 – 133], W 106 (90 – 103) [106 – 109], L/W ratio 1.24 (1.14 – 1.32) [1.20 – 1.26]; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.7 (1.54 – 1.75) [1.76 – 1.84]; gnathosomal bay L 148 (134 – 177) [184], Cx-I total L 266 (233 – 294) [303], Cx-I mL 117 (97 – 116) [119], Cx-II+III mL 141 (126 – 136) [127]; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 1.89 (1.78 – 2.33) [2.39]; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 0.83 (0.74 – 0.92) [0.94]; genital field L/W 136 (122 – 127) [137]/123 (112 – 122) [128], L/W ratio 1.1 (1.03 – 1.09) [1.07]; ejaculatory complex (Fig. 16F), L 188 (180 – 205) [185]; distance genital field — excretory pore 175 (147 – 178) [189], genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 297 (242 – 259) [289]; gnathosoma vL 198 (178 – 201) [211]; chelicera L 232 (220 – 229) [234], H 32 (30 – 32) [27], ratio L/H 7.18 (7.09 – 7.4) [8.7]; palp (Figs. 16D – E) total L (204 – 228) [217], dL: P-1, 26 (23 – 29) [25]; P-2, 72 (66 – 75) [69]; P-3, 48 (42 – 45) [44]; P-4, 58.5 (52 – 56) [57]; P-5, 23 (21 – 23) [22]; P-2/P-4 ratio, 1.23 (1.22 – 1.29) [1.21]; L I-L-4-6: 123 (109 – 122) [119], 118 (100 – 109) [112], 105 (99 – 103) [100]; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.9 (2.68 – 2.82) [2.62].</p> <p>Female — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 17B) L 863 – 882, W 610 – 650, dorsal shield (Fig. 17A) L 675 – 700, W 450 – 473, L/W ratio 1.48 – 1.5; shoulder plate L 195 – 209, W 73 – 78, L/W ratio 2.63 – 2.68; frontal plate L 116 – 127, W 89 – 99, L/W ratio 1.23 – 1.32; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.62 – 1.71; gnathosomal bay L 144 – 150, Cx-I total L 246 – 267, Cx-I mL 102 – 117, Cx-II+III mL 91 – 100; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 2.46 – 2.9; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.02 – 1.29; genital field L/W 154 – 163/153 – 163, L/W ratio 1.0 – 1.01; distance genital field — excretory pore 175 – 195, genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 312 – 319; gnathosoma (Fig. 17E) vL 185 – 208, chelicera L 217 – 235, H 31 – 33, ratio L/H 6.78 – 7.4; palp (Fig. 17F) total L 213 – 236, dL: P-1, 25 – 29; P-2, 69 – 74; P-3, 42 – 59; P-4, 54 – 59; P-5, 23 – 25; P-2/P-4 ratio, 1.25 – 1.28; L I-L-4-6: 112 – 115, 109 – 119, 100 – 108; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.6 – 2.8.</p> <p>Etymology. Named after Dr Peter Martin (Kiel) in appreciation of his acarological work and continuous effort to find referees for our papers.</p> <p>Remarks. Monatractides martini sp. nov. belongs to a group of species characterized by a long median suture line of Cx-II+III in males and the presence of three pairs of knob-like protrusion on the lateral margin of the capitular bay. This group includes M. algeriensis (Lundblad, 1941) (Mediterranean — Lundblad 1942, Di Sabatino et al. 1992), M. balneatoris Di Sabatino &amp; Gerecke, 2003 (Dead Sea area in Israel — Di Sabatino et al. 2003), M. oman Gerecke, 2004 (Oman — Gerecke 2004b, Smit &amp; Pešić 2010), M. vafaei Pešić, 2004 (Iran — Pešić &amp; Saboori 2004, Turkey — Pešić et al. 2006). Differences between these species regard the more or less elongated idiosoma and gnathosoma, the denticulation on the mediodistal margin of P-2 and P-3, the shape of Cx-IV, the extension of postgenital area, length/height ratio of chelicera and length of ejaculatory complex. From all the aforementioned species M. martini sp. nov. can be distinguished by a much wider frontal plate, L/W ratio 1.1 – 1.3. Further diagnostic characters of M. martini sp. nov. are a moderately elongated idiosoma, shoulder plates relatively long (shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.5 – 1.8), distal margins of P-3 bearing at most one pointed denticle, occasionally without a denticle, a slender chelicera (L/H ratio 7.1 – 8.7), a relatively small ejaculatory complex (length 180 – 205) and Cx-IV posteriorly moderately extending beyond the genital field.</p> <p>Pešić &amp; Saboori (2004) reported M. algeriensis from the first order stream running from a thermal spring in Kerman Province, and mentioned that the single collected female differed from typical M. algeriensis in remarkably wider frontal plates. This female generally agrees well with our specimens, but the male differs in major dimensions and shorter frontal plates. Further material is needed for understanding the taxonomic placement of this population.</p> <p>Habitat. Most specimens were collected in lotic parts of sandy/bouldery streams, with strong exposure to sunlight (Figs. 44C – D), only a few specimens in interstitial waters or in a lentic habitat.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran (Hormozgan Province).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC74704BD098FA3AFD26DD7A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC7B704ED098F8D4FBB9DD1E.text	A6418788BC7B704ED098F8D4FBB9DD1E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neoatractides (Allotorrenticola) calidus Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Neoatractides (Allotorrenticola) calidus sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 18A – H, 19A – B, 20A – D)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype female, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR19-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, unnamed stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 1/1/0 (1/0/0 mounted), same data as holotype (RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Frontal platelet elongated and relatively narrow (L/W ratio 3.0 – 3.3); Cx-IV posteriorly extending well beyond genital field; excretory pore and Vgl-2 on the margin of primary sclerotization, near posterior margin of idiosoma; P-1 separate from P-2, P-2 relatively long and slender, P-3 longer than P-4, P-2 and -3 each with relatively long and slender ventral seta but without ventral projections, L P-2/P-4 ratio 3.27. Gnathosoma with short posterodorsal projections and with inconspicuous oral papillae, rostrum narrower than remainder of the capitulum; chelicera long with relatively short cheliceral claw (L basal segment/claw ratio 4.3 – 4.4).</p> <p>Description. Female — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 18B) L 633, W 509, dorsal shield (Fig. 18A) L 544, W 397, L/W ratio 1.37; shoulder plate L 159 – 162, W 54 – 56, L/W ratio 2.8 – 3.0; frontal plate L 138 – 142, W 44 – 45, L/ W ratio 3.06 – 3.24; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.14 – 1.16; gnathosomal bay broad and very shallow, L 106, Cx-I total L 250, Cx-I mL 144, Cx-II+III mL 15; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 16.7; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 9.6; genital field L/W 143/128, L/W ratio 1.12; distance genital field — excretory pore 207, genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 219; gnathosoma (Fig. 18D) vL 325; chelicera total L 402, claw L 75, basal segment L 330, L basal segment/claw ratio 4.4; palp (Figs. 18E – F) total L 173, dL: P-1, 33; P-2, 72; P-3, 32; P-4, 22; P-5, 14; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 3.27; dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 18G): 72, 84, 96; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.45; dL of IV-L (Fig. 18H): 134, 89, 103, 128, 150, 178.</p> <p>Male — Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 19B) L 575, W 459, dorsal shield (Fig. 19A) L 496, W 372, L/W ratio 1.33; shoulder plate L 147 – 148, W 56, L/W ratio 2.6 – 2.7; frontal plate L 125 – 134, W 41 – 42, L/W ratio 3.0 – 3.27; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.2 – 1.18; gnathosomal bay L 94, Cx-I total L 238, Cx-I mL 144, Cx-II+III mL 62; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 3.8; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 2.3; genital field L/W 122/97, L/W ratio 1.26; ejaculatory complex (Fig. 20C) L 168; distance genital field — excretory pore 136, genital field — caudal idiosoma margin 150; gnathosoma (Fig. 20B) vL 295; chelicera total L 362, claw L 69, basal segment L 297, L basal segment/claw ratio 4.3; palp (Fig. 20A) total L 159, dL: P-1, 30; P-2, 63; P-3, 31; P-4, 21; P-5, 14; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 3.0; dL of I-L- 4-6 (Fig. 20D): 69, 78, 96; I-L-6 L/H ratio 2.34; dL of IV-L: 122, 88, 97, 120, 146, 179.</p> <p>Etymology. The name refers to the very hot conditions (up to 49° C) in which we had to collect water mites in southern Iran.</p> <p>Remarks. Other species of the subgenus Allotorrenticola are Neoatractides abnormipalpis (Lundblad, 1941) (Burma, Malaysia, Brunei), N. bahtilli (Wiles, 1991) (Malaysia), N. malayensis (Wiles, 1991) (Malaysia) and N. suvarna (Cook, 1967) (India) (see Wiles 1997b). Due to the absence of projections on P-2 and P-3, the female of the new species most resembles N. abnormipalpis and N. suvarna. Neoatractides abnormipalpis can be easily distinguished by P-1 partially fused with P-2 and in a very reduced P-4 (shorter than P-3) and P-5 (see Wiles 1991). Neoatractides suvarna, a species similar in the capitulum with inconspicuous oral papillae and P-1 separate from P-2, differs in similarly shaped, broad frontal and shoulder platelets, a very short ventral seta on P-2 and P-3, P-2 relatively short and stout, chelicera with a relatively much longer cheliceral claw (basal segment/claw ratio 2.06, calculated from Cook 1967) and the excretory pore located on a tubercle (see Cook 1967).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery stream, with strong exposure to sunlight (Fig. 44C).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the type locality in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC7B704ED098F8D4FBB9DD1E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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A6418788BC7E704ED098F970FAF0DCEE.text	A6418788BC7E704ED098F970FAF0DCEE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnesia Koch 1836	<div><p>Genus Limnesia Koch, 1836</p> <p>Limnesia (Limnesia) kochi Smit &amp; Peši ć, 2010</p> <p>Material. Iran, Hormozgan Province, Bandar Abbass, IR 21-2011 <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, 5 km N of Rudan, lentic part, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 22/0 (1/1/0 mounted); ibid., lotic part, 2/0/0.</p> <p>Habitat. Most specimens were collected in the lentic part of sandy/bouldery streams, with strong exposure to sunlight (Fig. 46D).</p> <p>Distribution. Oman, Iran (Kerman Province — Asadi et al. 2010; Hormozgan Province — present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC7E704ED098F970FAF0DCEE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC7F704FD098FDF8FCE9D8E7.text	A6418788BC7F704FD098FDF8FCE9D8E7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnesia (Halolimnesia) Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Subgenus Halolimnesia subgen. nov.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Sixth segment of I- and II-L modified in male, distally tapering, and with multiple irregular constrictions at the ventral margin. Ac relatively small, Ac-2 smaller than Ac-1 and Ac-3, the distance between Ac-1 and Ac-2 much larger than between Ac-2 and Ac-3; genital plates in male separate; numbers of genital setae low (5-6 in male, 3 in female). Ventral seta of P-2 heavy, peg-shaped, inserted slightly laterally.</p> <p>Type species. Limnesia diversipes sp. nov.</p> <p>Etymology. The new subgenus is named for its occurrence in saline environment.</p> <p>Remarks. The slightly modified first and especially the second leg, with the sixth segment distally tapering and with multiple irregular constrictions at the ventral margin is very distinctive and will separate members of the subgenus from representatives of all other other subgenera of this genus. Sexual dimorphism in I-L has not been reported in other limnesiids and a modified second leg is found only in Xenolimnesia Smit from Cameroon (Smit 1994), a genus having the three distal segments highly modified.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC7F704FD098FDF8FCE9D8E7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC7F704FD098FF4DFD52DAC0.text	A6418788BC7F704FD098FF4DFD52DAC0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnesia (Tetralimnesia) pinguipalpis Cook 1967	<div><p>Limnesia (Tetralimnesia) pinguipalpis Cook, 1967</p> <p>Material. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR5-2011, Gerdoig village N of Chabahar, 5 km from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.916134&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.768066" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.916134/lat 25.768066)">Koch village</a>, pool, 25º 46.084 N, 60º 54.968 E, 13.vii.2011 6/12/0; IR6-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.981865&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.888367" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.981865/lat 25.888367)">Kombedan Dam</a>, 25º 53.302 N, 60º 58.912 E, 84 m asl, 13.vii.2011 4/3/0; IR7-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.0224&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.9706" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.0224/lat 25.9706)">Sheikh Kallag Dam</a>, 25º 58.236 N, 61º 01.344 E, 100 m asl, 13.vii.2011 1/1/ 0; IR9-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.460533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.776966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.460533/lat 25.776966)">Shirgovaz — Machkor</a> stream, 25º 46.618 N, 61º 27.632 E, 45 m asl, 14.vii.2011 5/15/0.</p> <p>Habitat. Lenitobiont.</p> <p>Distribution. India, Oman (Smit &amp; Pešić 2010), Iran (Kerman Province — Pešić et al. 2011; Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan provinces — present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC7F704FD098FF4DFD52DAC0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC7F7072D098FBE7FBB9DBF7.text	A6418788BC7F7072D098FBE7FBB9DBF7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Limnesia (Halolimnesia) diversipes Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Limnesia (Halolimnesia) diversipes sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 21A – E, 22A – E)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR15-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.45885&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.485916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.45885/lat 27.485916)">Khorgoo village</a> N of Bandar Abbass, upstream hot water spring, small saline pool near IR14-2011, 27º 29.155 N, 56º 27.531 E, 113 m asl, 16.vii.2011. Paratypes: 14/16/0 (0/1/0 mounted), same data as holotype.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype) — Idiosoma L/W 488/352; integument very thin; dorsum with a circular postero-medial platelet. Coxal field corresponding to other species of the genus, L 228, Cx-III W 239; Cx-I medially separated, subcutaneous projections at caudal margin of Cx-I, medial margin of Cx-III and posterior part of medial margin of Cx-IV; Glandulae Limnesiae at centre of the medial margin of Cx-III; Cx-IV with one seta in area of insertion of IV-L. Genital field nearly circular, L/W 103/102, genital plates separated, Ac relatively small, Ac-2 smaller than Ac-1 and Ac-3, distance between Ac-1 and Ac-2 four to five times larger than between Ac-2 and Ac- 3, each genital plate with 5-6 setae, pre- and postgenital sclerite moderately developed, postgenital sclerite caudally not extending beyond genital plates. Palp (Fig. 21C): total L, 241; P-1, 14; P-2, 66; P-3, 45; P-4, 91; P-5, 25; L P-2/ P-4 ratio, 0.73; ventral seta of P-2 heavy, peg-shaped, inserting slightly laterally, ventral margin of P-4 with a long seta accompanied by a flat tubercle. Gnathosoma vL 92; chelicera total L 147. Legs: dL of I-L-3-6: 65, 66, 74, 92; dL of II-L-2-6: 55, 81, 87, 102, 112; II-L-6 dL/H ratio 3.1; sixth segment of I- and II-L sligtly modified (Figs. 22B and -D), distally tapering, ventral margin with multiple irregular constrictions; dL of IV-L: 85, 71, 91, 120, 129, 128; IV-L-6 (Fig. 21B) with a strong sub-terminal seta, L 73.</p> <p>Female — Idiosoma L/W 553/442. Coxal field more slender than in male, L 273, Cx-III W 238. Genital field (Fig. 22A) L/W 139/108, genital flap L 123, Ac-2 close to Ac-3, distance between Ac-1 and Ac-2 five to six times larger than between Ac-2 and Ac-3, each genital flap bearing three setae. Palp (Fig. 21D): dL: P-2, 77; P-3, 48; P- 4, 108; P-5, 28; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.71; palp as in male, but P-4 longer. Gnathosoma vL 124; chelicera (Fig. 19E) total L 179. Legs: dL of I-L-3-6: 62, 69, 77, 91; dL of II-L-2-6: 59, 69, 87, 108, 109; II-L-6 dL/H ratio 3.8; distal segments of I- and II-L unmodified, more slender than in male (Figs. 22C and -E); dL of IV-L: 92, 75, 96, 121, 140, 129; IV-L-6 subterminal seta L 76.</p> <p>Etymology. Named for the modified legs of the male.</p> <p>Habitat. Remnant pool of a saline summer-dry stream (Fig. 8B).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the type locality in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC7F7072D098FBE7FBB9DBF7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC427072D098FCE0FBADDDBF.text	A6418788BC427072D098FCE0FBADDDBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hygrobates (Hygrobates) hamatus K. Viets 1935	<div><p>Hygrobates (Hygrobates) hamatus K. Viets, 1935</p> <p>(Fig. 23A – C)</p> <p>Material. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, 5 km N of Rudan N of Bandar Abbass, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 0/1/0 (mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Female — Idiosoma L/W 931/669; dorsum without plates. Coxal field: Cx-I very long. Gnathosoma relatively small and broadly fused at base. Posterior apodemes of Cx-I+II moderately developed, suture line between Cx-III+IV complete, ending at bluntly-pointed medial margin of Cx-III+IV; posterior margin of Cx-IV with moderately developed projections; coxal field L 372, Cx-III W 416. Genital field L/W 136/164; genital plate narrow, L 87-92; egg (n = 2) maximum diameter 153. Palp (Fig. 23C): total L 520, dL: P-1, 30; P-2, 142; P-3, 131; P-4, 188; P-5, 29; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.76; ventral margin of P-2 and P-3 with numerous small papillae, P-2 and P-3 swollen. Chelicera total L 287. Legs: dL of I-L-2-6 (Fig. 23B): 108, 136, 172, 185, 156; dL of IV-L: 141, 144, 231, 286, 325, 265.</p> <p>Remarks. The single specimen from Hormozgan province is provisionally assigned to the Oriental Hygrobates hamatus. It resembles both Hygrobates hamatus and the Afrotropical H. soari K. Viets, 1911. Cook (1967) described H. hamatus bharatensis Cook, 1967, from India and stated that this subspecies differs from the stem species in having much smaller projections on the posterior margin of Cx-IV. Later on, Gledhill &amp; Wiles (1997) synonymized this subspecies with the stem species which is widespread in the Oriental region (Pešić et al. 2010) and furthermore reported from New Guinea and Australia (Wiles 1997c, Cook 1986). Hygrobates hamatus is very similar to H. soari K. Viets, 1911, a species widspread in the Afrotropical region, reaching in its distribution to northern Oman (Gerecke 2004b, Smit &amp; Pešić 2010). The diagnostic differences separating these two species have been discussed only by Cook (1967) who mentioned that the anterior coxal group is much shorter in H. hamatus bharatensis. More material should be studied in order to get an insight into further diagnostic differences. Similar to Diplodontus silvestrii and D. schaubi, this probably will require applying molecular techniques.</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery stream, with strong exposure to sunlight (Fig. 44D).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC427072D098FCE0FBADDDBF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC427072D098FE9DFA9AD991.text	A6418788BC427072D098FE9DFA9AD991.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Hygrobatidae Koch 1842	<div><p>Family Hygrobatidae Koch, 1842</p> <p>Genus Iranobates Peši ć, Smit &amp; Asadi, 2011</p> <p>Iranobates hesabii Peši ć, Smit &amp; Asadi, 2011</p> <p>Material. Iran, Hormozgan Province, Bandar Abbass, IR 21-2011 Rudan city, 5 km after Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 3/9/0.</p> <p>Habitat. Lentic part of a sandy/bouldery stream, with strong exposure to sunlight; lenitophilous.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran (Kerman Province — Pešić et al. 2011; Hormozgan Province — present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC427072D098FE9DFA9AD991	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC427071D098F896FC8FD9A7.text	A6418788BC427071D098F896FC8FD9A7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atractides (Atractides) biscutatus Cook 1967	<div><p>Atractides (Atractides) biscutatus Cook, 1967</p> <p>(Fig. 24A – E)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, Chabahar, IR 9-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.460533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.776966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.460533/lat 25.776966)">Pools Shirgovaz River</a>, 25° 46.618 N, 61° 27.632 E, 45 m asl, 14.vii.2011 1/0/0 (mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Male — Muscle attachment insertions sclerotized; dorsal and ventral shield present; dorsal shield divided into anterior and posterior plate (Fig. 24A), L/W 466/349, anterior plate 128/263, posterior plate 341/349; coxal field: ventral surface covered by an extended shield (Fig. 24E), L/W 450/434, including coxae, Vgl- 3/4 and genital field; genital field with 4 pairs of Ac, distance between most lateral pair of Ac 113, gonopore L 52; ejaculatory complex L 112; excretory pore sclerotized, Vgl-1 fused to Vgl-2.</p> <p>Palp (Fig. 24C): palp total L 235, dL: P-1, 26; P-2, 49; P-3, 48; P-4, 89; P-5, 23; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.55; gnathosoma vL 105; chelicera total L 165.</p> <p>I-L (Fig. 24D): I-L-5 S-1 and -2 slender, close to each other, with obtuse tips, I-L-6 stout, narrowed in the centre, claws with ventral and dorsal clawlets; I-L-5 dL 114, vL 85, dL/vL 1.35, HB 34, dL/HB 3.36, S-1 L 48, L/W 8.8, S-2 L 55, L/W 8.9, S-1-2 distance 7, L ratio S-1/2 0.86; I-L-6 L 86, HB 20, L/HB 4.3; L I-L-5/6 1.33.</p> <p>Remarks. The single male examined from the Sistan va Baluchestan Province fits well the description of Atractides biscutatus Cook, 1967, a species known only from India (Maharashtra and Kerala States — Cook 1967, Gujarat — Pešić &amp; Ranga Reddy 2009) and Sri Lanka (Gledhill &amp; Wiles 1997).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/muddy stream, with strong exposure to sunlight.</p> <p>Distribution. India, Sri Lanka, Iran (present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC427071D098F896FC8FD9A7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC417075D098FD28FD24D8E2.text	A6418788BC417075D098FD28FD24D8E2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Atractides (Atractides) hormozganus Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Atractides (Atractides) hormozganus sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 25A – F, 26A – D, 27A – D)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR21-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, lotic part, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 19/15/2, same data as holotype, 2/1/1 mounted; 1/1/0, IR22-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, interstitial dig, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (all RMNH).</p> <p>Further records. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR18-2011, Taleguerdoo village N of Bandar Abbass, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.40765&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.81305" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.40765/lat 27.81305)">Poshtekeno</a> spring, upper part of stream, 27º 48.783 N, 56º 24.459 E, 836 m asl, 18.vii.2011 3/3/0 (1/1/0 mounted); IR19- 2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.54003&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.761583" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.54003/lat 27.761583)">Banglayan village</a>, stream, 27º 45.695 N, 56º 32.402 E, 577 m asl, 18.vii.2011 2/3/0; Sistan Province, IR11- 2011, Hootgat Bala river near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.517216&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.82565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.517216/lat 25.82565)">Dargas village</a>, NE of Chabahar, upstream, 25º 49.539 N, 61 º31.033 E, 65 m asl, 14.vii.2011 1/1/0 (1/0/0 mounted).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Dorsal integument striated; muscle attachment plates smooth; genital field in male with anterior margin medially with more or less protruding border of secondary sclerotization; palp slender (L/H ratio P-2 1.4 – 1.6, P-4 3.8 – 4.1 in both sexes, P- 3 ♂ 1.7 – 1.9, ♀ 2.3 – 2.4), P-4 ventral margin divided by hair insertions into sectors 2:3:2; I-L-5 smaller (L ♂ 146 – 171, ♀ 204 – 220, L ratio I-L-5/6 1.1 – 1.2).</p> <p>General features. Dorsal integument striated; muscle attachment plates smooth. Coxal field: mediocaudal margin of Cx-I+II with a large, slightly concave area between the laterally directed apodemes of Cx-II. Genital field: Ac in a weakly curved line. Excretory pore smooth; Vgl-1 not fused to Vgl-2. Palp: weak sexual dimorphism, P-2 ventral margin weakly S-shaped, convex in distal part, P-4 ventral hairs long, sword seta close to distoventral hair. I-L-5: S-1 and -2 strongly heteromorphic and distanced, ventral seta close to insertion of S-1, I-L-6 curved and slender, strongly narrowed in the centre, slightly thickened distally.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratypes, n = 2; in square brackets specimen from IR18-2011) — Idiosoma L/W 538 (480 – 494) [506]/380 (341 – 366) [375]. Coxal field (Fig. 25A): L 278 (252 – 259) [288], Cx-III W 305 (278 – 283) [322], Cx-I+II mL 77 (66 – 69) [80], Cx-I+2 lL 179 (156 – 162) [177]. Genital field (Figs. 25A, C – D): L/W 74 (71 – 75) [80]/84 (73 – 80) [85], anterior margin medially with more or less protruding border of secondary sclerotization, rarely straight, posterior margin straight, not indented, lateral margin weakly indented between Ac-2 and Ac-3, Ac-3 distanced from anterior two acetabula on each side, L Ac-1-3: 18 – 19 (15 – 20) [19 – 22], 17 – 20 (19 – 22) [21 – 23], 17 – 19 (17 – 19) [16 – 17]. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 25B) L 94 (91).</p> <p>Palp (Figs. 25E – F): palp total L 270 (267) [268], dL: P-1, 27 (24 – 26) [28]; P-2, 62 (55 – 61) [63]; P-3, 66 (61 – 66) [64]; P-4, 89 (81 – 87) [87]; P-5, 26 (27 – 28) [26]; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.7 (0.67 – 0.7) [0.72].</p> <p>I-L (Fig. 26A – B): I-L-5 dL 168 (146 – 157) [171], vL 94.6 (84 – 88) [100], dL/vL 1.78 (1.74 – 1.78) [1.71], HB 42.2 (35 – 41.5) [41], dL/HB 3.98 (3.78 – 4.2) [4.17], S-1 L 95 (82 – 88) [85], L/W 8.8 (9.6 – 9.7) [10.0], S-2 L 64 (60 – 63) [60], L/W 5.0 (5.7 – 6.5) [5.2], S-1-2 distance 29 – 30 (26 – 28) [28 – 29], L ratio S-1/2 1.49 (1.37 – 1.39) [1.41]; I-L- 6 L 147 (129 – 136) [144], HB 16 (15) [16], L/HB 9.04 (8.5 – 8.9) [9.06]; L I-L-5/6 1.15 (1.13 – 1.15) [1.17].</p> <p>Female (paratype, n = 1; in parentheses specimen from IR18-2011) — Idiosoma L/W 766 (747)/550 (503). Coxal field (Fig. 27A): L 308 (334), Cx-III W 355 (394), Cx-I+II mL 79 (83), Cx-I+II lL 184 (197). Genital field (Fig. 27B): L/W 142/137, genital plates slightly indented between Ac, genital plate L 77 – 82 (84), L Ac-1-3: 22 (20 – 21), 22 – 23 (22), 23 – 25 (28).</p> <p>Palp (Fig. 27D): palp total L 316 (335), dL: P-1, 33 (34); P-2, 71 (79); P-3, 82 (85); P-4, 100 (106); P-5, 30 (31); L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.71 (0.75).</p> <p>I-L (Fig. 27C): I-L-5 dL 204 (220), vL 102 (112), dL/vL 2.0 (2.0), HB 55 (61), dL/HB 3.72 (3.62), S-1 L 108 (123), L/W 8.8 (8.9), S-2 L 68 (71), L/W 3.7 (3.23), S-1-2 distance 53 (52), L ratio S-1/2 1.6 (1.73); I-L-6 L 170 (188), HB 16 (16), L/HB 10.6 (11.5); L I-L-5/6 1.2 (1.17).</p> <p>Deutonymph (collected together with adults of Atractides hormozganus at IR21-2011 and suspected to represent this species) — Idiosoma L/W 406/253; integument dorsally striated; muscle attachments unsclerotized. Coxal field: L 181, Cx-III W 215, Cx-I+II mL 45, Cx-I+II lL; provisional genital field with two pairs of Ac, L/W 37/48; excretory pore smooth; Vgl-1 not fused to Vgl-2.</p> <p>Palp (Fig. 26C): palp total L 175, dL: P-1, 15; P-2, 42; P-3, 43; P-4, 57; P-5, 18; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.74.</p> <p>I-L (Fig. 26D): I-L-5 dL 94, vL 69, dL/vL 1.36, HB 29, dL/HB 3.24, S-1 L 52, L/W ratio 8.4, S-2 L 51, L/W ratio 6.6, S-1-2 distance 0, L ratio S-1/2 1.02; I-L-6 L 79, HB 15, L/HB 5.4; L I-L-5/6 1.2.</p> <p>Etymology. Named for its occurrence in Hormozgan Province.</p> <p>Remarks. Due to the similar morphology of the genital field (relatively small Ac arranged in a weakly curved line, male genital field apple-shaped with Ac-3 distanced from Ac-1 and -2), I-L-5 and -6 (S-1 and S-2 with relatively wide setal interspace, I-L-6 strongly curved and slender) and palp (without sexual dimorphism, P-2 ventral margin slightly S-shaped in the both sexes), A. hormozganus sp. nov. is most similar to A. nikooae Pešić, 2004, a species known from both sexes from the Markazi Province (Pešić et al. 2004). From the latter species, A. hormozganus differs in both sexes in smaller dimensions of I-L-5 (dL/H ♂ 196/50, ♀ 252/ 77 in A. nikooae), and more slender palp segments (L/H ratio: P-2, 1.4 – 1.6, P-4, 3.8 – 4.1 in both sexes, P- 3 ♂ 1.7 – 1.9, ♀ 2.3 – 2.4 vs. P-2, 1.2 – 1.3, P-4, 3.3 – 3.5 in both sexes, P- 3 ♂ 1.5, ♀ 2.0 in A. nikooae, measurements taken from the type material). Moreover, the ventral margin of P-4 is divided by hair insertions in three sections with a ratio of 2:3:2 (2:2: 3 in A. nikooae). Further differences are found in a more slender S-2 (L/W ratio 4.4) in the female of A. nikooae, a shorter medial suture line of Cx-I+II in A. hormozganus (in A. nikooae L ♂ 100, ♀ 135) and the genital field anterior margin medially with a more or less protruding border of secondary sclerotization in the male of A. hormozganus (concave in A. nikooae).</p> <p>Habitat. Most specimens were collected in the lotic part of sandy/bouldery streams, with strong exposure to sunlight (Figs. 44C – D); only a few specimens were found in an interstitial dig.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran (Hormozgan Province).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC417075D098FD28FD24D8E2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. 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A6418788BC45707AD098FB1FFE1DDBF9.text	A6418788BC45707AD098FB1FFE1DDBF9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neumania maharashtris Cook 1967	<div><p>Neumania maharashtris Cook, 1967</p> <p>(Figs. 28A – B, 29A – B)</p> <p>Material. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR21-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, lentic part, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 1/2/0 (0/1/0 mounted). Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR9-2011, pools <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.460533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.776966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.460533/lat 25.776966)">Shirgovaz River</a>, 25° 46.618 N, 61° 27.632 E, 45 m asl, 14.vii.2011 0/2/0.</p> <p>Morphology. Female (from IR21-2011) — Idiosoma L/W 731/622; L between anterior end of Cx-I and posterior end of Cx-IV 478, Cx-III W 464; apodemes of Cx-I long, extending posteriorly beyond the suture line between Cx-III and –IV. Fig. 28A shows the coxal area. Genital field W 242; acetabular plate L/W 85/63, 10-11 acetabula on each side; egg maximum diameter 111. Palp: total L 306, dL: P-1, 29; P-2, 94; P-3, 57; P-4, 94; P-5, 32; P-2/P-4 ratio, 1.0; P-4 with a short anteroventral tubercle (Fig. 28B). Chelicera total L 121; dL of I-L-2-6: 125, 147, 184, 178, 161; dL of IV-L: 81, 106, 122, 169, 195, 193; first (Fig. 29A) and second leg with long fluted or grooved setae. Swimming setae numbers: II-L-4 one, II-L-5 one, III-L-3 one, III-L-4 five, III-L-5 three, IV-L-3 one to two, IV-L-4 three and IV-L-5 three.</p> <p>Remarks. Neumania maharashtris most closely resembles N. falcipes africana K. Viets, 1925, from which it can be distinguished by the pronounced concavity near the distal end of the ventral side of IV-L-5, and proportionally much longer and less curved IV-L-6 (Cook 1967). Neumania maharashtris was originally described from India (Maharashtra State), and recently reported from southern Iran (Pešić et al. 2011). The male specimens from Iran agree well with specimens from India, and the only differences are found in the presence of pinnate setae on IV-L- 5 in the specimen from Iran versus smooth setae in Cook’s drawings of the specimen from India. Checking the holotype of N. maharashtris is necessary before we can assess the taxonomic status of the population from Iran. Unfortunately, this was not possible at the time of preparing this paper. Thus far, only male specimens of this species were known, and this is the first description of the female.</p> <p>Habitat. Lentic part of a sandy/bouldery stream, with strong exposure to sunlight.</p> <p>Distribution. India; Iran (Kerman Province — Pešić et al. 2011; Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan provinces — present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC45707AD098FB1FFE1DDBF9	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC4A707ED098FA30FD26D871.text	A6418788BC4A707ED098FA30FD26D871.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Javalbia (Javalbiopsis) persica Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Javalbia (Javalbiopsis) persica sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 30A – F, 31A – F)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR21-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.25255&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.470434" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.25255/lat 27.470434)">Rudan</a> stream, lotic part, 27º 28.226 N, 57º 15.153 E, 200 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 5/28/0 (1/1/0 mounted), same data as holotype; 0/2/0 (0/1/0 mounted), same data as holotype, lentic part; 5/4/0, same data as holotype, interstitial dig; IR22-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> city, 5 km N of Rudan, Rudan stream, upstream (lotic), 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 5/4/0 (all RMNH).</p> <p>Further records. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR18-2011, Taleguerdoo village N of Bandar Abbass, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.40765&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.81305" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.40765/lat 27.81305)">Poshtekeno</a> spring, upper part of stream, 27º48.783 N 56º24.459 E, 836 m asl, 18.vii.2011 0/1/0; IR20-2011, Bandar Khamir to Bandar Lengeh road, ca 80 km from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.272568&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.881216" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.272568/lat 26.881216)">Bandar Abbass</a>, saline stream near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.272568&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.881216" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.272568/lat 26.881216)">Dezhgas</a>, 26º 52.873 N, 55º 16.354 E, 20 m asl, 20.vii.2011 1/0/0.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Dorsal furrow on each side with three short glandular platelets and three slit organs, slit organs free in integument; extreme posterior end of dorsal shield bearing the excretory pore and a pair of glandularia; IV-L showing sexual dimorphism. Male: IV-L-5 curved (dorsal margin convex, ventral margin slightly concave) and anteriorly slightly enlarged. Female: acetabular plates separated from postgenital sclerite; excretory pore fused with postgenital sclerite; a pair of glandularia platelets located immediately lateral to the anterior end of acetabular plates.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses paratype, n = 1) — Dorsal shield (Fig. 30A) L/W 359 (349)/236 (224); extreme posterior end of dorsal shield bearing the excretory pore and a pair of glandularia; dorsal furrow on each side, from anterior to posterior, bearing: one slit organ, three short glandularium platelets, two slit organs. Ventral shield (Fig. 30B) (including genital field) L/W 366 (344)/298 (297); gnathosomal bay L 68 (65); anterior coxae not extending to anterior end of ventral shield; Cx-III W 194 (193). Genital field fused into the ventral shield; distance between the most lateral pair of Ac 75 (75); gonopore L 32 (29); genital field with three pairs of Ac, not flanked posteriorly by glandularia platelets; ejaculatory complex (Fig. 30D) L 84 (80). Palp (Fig. 30C) total L 153 (147), dL: P-1, 22 (20); P-2, 35 (36); P-3, 26 (26); P-4, 51 (46); P-5, 19 (19); L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.69 (0.78); gnathosoma vL 66; chelicera total L 100. Legs: dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 30E): 50, 54 (52), 43 (39); dL of IV-L: 77 (79), 48 (48), 70 (66), 77 (72), 95 (85), 77 (72); III-L-5 and IV-L-5 each with one swimming seta; IV-L-5 curved (dorsal margin convex, ventral margin slightly concave) and anteriorly slightly enlarged (Fig. 30F).</p> <p>Female (paratypes, n = 2) — Similar to male except for the shape of ventral shield, genital field and IV-L-5. Dorsal shield (Fig. 31A) L/W 390 – 409/256 – 264. Ventral shield (Fig. 31B) L/W 348 – 362/325. Gnathosomal bay L 68; Cx-III W 228 – 239. Genital field not fused with the ventral shield, with three pairs of Ac, arranged in an arc; acetabular plates L 44 – 45; distance between outer margins of acetabular plates 159; acetabular plates separated from postgenital sclerite. Excretory pore fused with postgenital sclerite. A pair of glandularia platelets located immediately lateral to the anterior end of acetabular plates (Fig. 31C). Palp (Fig. 31D) total L 156 – 162, dL: P-1, 21–22; P-2, 39–40; P-3, 26–28; P-4, 49–50; P-5, 20–23; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.78 – 0.82; palp as in male. Gnathosoma vL 66 – 74; chelicera total L 128. Legs: dL of I-L (Fig. 31F): 34, 26, 37 – 40, 47 – 49, 52 – 54, 41 – 42; dL of IV-L (Fig. 31G): 75 – 78, 46, 62 – 63, 70, 81 – 85, 68 – 76; IV-L-5 not curved, distally not enlarged.</p> <p>Etymology. Named for its occurrence in Iran (Persia)</p> <p>Remarks. The subgenus Javalbiopsis Cook, 1967, includes only one species, Javalbia africana Cook, 1966, taken from streams in West Africa (Liberia, Cook 1966). This subgenus is characterized by the excretory pore being fused with the dorsal shield in both sexes, and a postgenital sclerite fused with dorsal shield in the female (Cook 1974). Javalbia africana can be distinguished from the new species by the glandularia platelets in the dorsal furrow being greatly enlarged, the glandularia platelets associated with the genital field are fused with the anterior end of the acetabular plates, the shape of the palp (P-4 more stout, ventral setae similar in length and closer to each other, P-5 longer, see Fig. 626, Cook 1966), the shape of IV-L (all segments much shorter and stockier, see Cook 1966: Fig. 623) and I-L-6 (distally strongly tapering, see Cook 1966: Fig. 633).</p> <p>Habitat. Most specimens were collected in the lotic part, a few specimens in the lentic part of sandy/bouldery streams with strong exposure to sunlight (Fig. 44D).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran (Hormozgan Province).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC4A707ED098FA30FD26D871	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. 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A6418788BC4E707ED098FC09FA9DDDD2.text	A6418788BC4E707ED098FC09FA9DDDD2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Axonopsis Piersig 1893	<div><p>Genus Axonopsis Piersig, 1893</p> <p>Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) kermanica Peši ć &amp; Asadi, 2010</p> <p>(Fig. 32A – D)</p> <p>New records. Iran: Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR11-2011, Hootgat Bala river near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.517216&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.82565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.517216/lat 25.82565)">Dargas village</a>, NE of Chabahar, upstream, 25º 49.539 N, 61º 31.033 E, 65 m asl, 14.vii.2011 0/2/0 (0/1/0 used for SEM). Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, upstream, interstitial dig, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 1/0/0 (used for SEM).</p> <p>Remarks. This species was recently described from a pool in a stream, where it was found to be relatively abundant (Asadi et al. 2010). The presence of this species in interstitial habitats was probably accidental.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran: (Kerman Province — Asadi et al. 2010; Hormozgan and Sistan va Baluchestan provinces — present study).</p> <p>Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) manoojani Peši ć &amp; Asadi, 2010</p> <p>New records. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, interstitial dig, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 0/1/0.</p> <p>Remarks. This species was recently described from a pool of a stream in South Iran (Asadi et al. 2010), and probably occurs only occasionally in the hyporheic habitat</p> <p>Distribution. Iran (Kerman Province — Asadi et al. 2010; Hormozgan Province — present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC4E707ED098FC09FA9DDDD2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC4E7061D098F8F5FBCAD98A.text	A6418788BC4E7061D098F8F5FBCAD98A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) gloeeri Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) gloeeri sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 33A – F, 34, 35A – F)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR16-2011, shallow stream, N of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.343166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.460367" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.343166/lat 27.460367)">Bandar Abbass</a>, 27º 27.622 N, 56º 20.590 E, 130 m asl, 16.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 9/10/0 (0/1/</p> <p>0 mounted), same data as holotype (RMNH); 1/0/0, IR15-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.45885&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.485916" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.45885/lat 27.485916)">Khorgoo village</a> before hot water spring, small pool in dry river bed near IR14-2011, N of Bandar Abbass, 27º 29.155 N, 56º 27.531 E, 113 m asl, 16.vii.2011.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Tips of Cx-I and -II with pointed, recurved, hook-like projections; two pairs of glandularia lying between the genital field and insertions of IV-L, the posterior one closely approaching the genital field; venter without a ridge extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L; middle of ventral side of P-4 expanded, bearing a hair-like seta lying on a small pointed tubercle; II-, III- and IV-L with swimming setae.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype) — Dorsal and ventral shields anteriorly fused; dorsal shield (Fig. 33A) L/W 363/297, with seven pairs of glandularia (seventh pair inconspicuous, flanking the excretory pore); postocularia well distanced from anterior margin; colour pattern indistinct; eye pigment well developed; excretory pore located at posterior end of dorsal shield. Ventral shield (Fig. 33B) L/W 372/359, convex at anterior end, lateral margins rounded; tips of Cx-I and -II with pointed, recurved, hook-like projections. Gnathosomal bay L 101. Venter without a ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. Three pairs of Ac, arranged in an arc; distance between most lateral pair of Ac 95; gonopore W 23. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 33F) L 104. Palp (Figs. 33 C-D): total L 207, dL: P-1, 34; P-2, 50; P-3, 29; P-4, 73; P-5, 21; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.69; ventral margin of P-2 convex, distal margin of P-3 with hyaline extensions, middle of ventral side of P-4 expanded, bearing a hairlike seta lying on a small pointed tubercle. Gnathosoma vL 79, chelicera total L 95. Legs: dL of I-L-5-6 (Fig. 33E): 67, 72; dL of IV-L: 47, 77, 57, 70, 89, 80; swimming setae numbers: II-L-4, 2; II-L-5, 3; III-L-4, 2; III-L-5, 4; IV- L-4, 2; IV-L-5 3.</p> <p>Female — similar to male except for the shape of the genital field (Fig. 34). Dorsal shield L/W 391/309; ventral shield L/W 395/391. Gnathosomal bay L 106. Distance between most lateral pair of Ac 129; gonopore relatively large, W 79. Palp: total L 207, dL: P-1, 34; P-2, 48; P-3, 29; P-4, 75; P-5, 21; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.64. Gnathosoma vL 79. Legs: dL of I-L-3–6: 49, 65, 68; dL of IV-L-2-6: 74, 60, 69, 87, 86. Palp chaetotaxy and swimming setae numbers as in male.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after Dr Peter Glöer (Hetlingen) in appreciation of his work on Iranian freshwater molluscs.</p> <p>Remarks. Axonopsis gloeeri sp. nov. is similar to A. kermanica Pešić &amp; Asadi, 2010, with respect to the general morphology of the idiosoma and palps. The latter species differs from A. gloeeri sp. nov. in the presence of a semicircular ridge forming a sunken, elliptical area in the anterior part of the dorsal shield (see Fig. 32A – B) and in the distinct colour pattern of the dorsum (see Pešić et al. 2010).</p> <p>Habitat. Sandy/bouldery stream, partly shaded by riparian vegetation (Fig. 44B).</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the type locality in Hormozgan Province.</p> <p>Axonopsis (Brachypodopsis) interstitialis sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 36A – F, 37)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, interstitial (dig), 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 3/1/0, same data as holotype, 0/1/0 mounted; 4/2/0, same data as holotype, interstitial (pump) (all RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Idiosoma slender (L/W ratio 1.45 – 1.55 in both sexes) with subparallel lateral margins; dorsal shield colour pattern indistinct. Two pairs of glandularia lying between the genital field and insertions of the IV-L, these relatively close together. Venter with a short ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. P-2 stout with a convex ventral margin, ventral margin of P-3 with a kink, ventral margin of P-4 convex, with two long hair-like setae, inserting side by side; II-, III- and IV-L with swimming setae (II-L-5, 2; III-L-4, 1; III-L-5, 2; IV-L-4, 1; IV-L-5, 2).</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratypes, n = 2) — Dorsal and ventral shields fused anteriorly; dorsal shield (Fig. 36A) L/W 450/264, with seven pairs of glandularia (the seventh pair inconspicuous, flanking the excretory pore); postocularia well distanced from anterior margin; colour pattern indistinct; eye pigment developed; excretory pore located at posterior end of dorsal shield. Ventral shield (Fig. 36B) L/W 455 (447 – 481)/313 (290 – 325), with subparallel lateral margins; lateral margins of Cx-I and -II without hook-like projections, forming a slightly undulating line, suture line of Cx-II/III indistinct. Gnathosomal bay L 101. Venter with a short ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. Three pairs of Ac, arranged in triangle; distance between most lateral pair of Ac 120; gonopore small, W 29. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 36C) L 78. Palp (Figs. 36 D-E): total L 192, dL: P-1, 25; P-2, 47; P-3, 25; P-4, 72; P-5, 23; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.65; P-1 slender, with a blunt kink; ventral margin of P-2 convex; dorsal margin of P-3 convex, ventral margin of P-3 with a nearly right-angled kink in its distal half; ventral margin of P-4 convex, with two long hair-like setae, inserting side by side; P-5 relatively long, inserted between weakly projecting convex lateral and medial projections of P-4. Gnathosoma vL 49, chelicera total L 95. Legs: dL of I-L-4-6: 45, 57, 60; dL of IV-L: 57, 63, 62, 74, 83, 79; IV-L-2/3 distally swollen with pointed sheaths covering the base of the following segment (Fig. 36F); swimming setae numbers: II-L-5, 2; III-L-4, 1; III-L-5, 2; IV-L-4, 1; IV-L-5 2.</p> <p>Female (slide mounted paratype, in parentheses some measurements of other paratypes, n = 2). — Similar to male except for the shape of the genital field (Fig. 37). Dorsal shield L/W 466/289; ventral shield L/W 475 (472 – 522)/333 (306 – 334). Gnathosomal bay L 103. Distance between most lateral pair of Ac 131; gonopore W 51. Palp: total L 193, dL: P-1, 24; P-2, 48; P-3, 25; P-4, 72; P-5, 24; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.67. Gnathosoma vL 55. Legs: dL of IV-L: 57, 66, 63, 72, 82, 83; palp chaetotaxy and swimming setae numbers as in male.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in interstitial waters.</p> <p>Remarks. The new species can be distinguished from other member of this subgenus by the more slender idiosoma with subparallel lateral margins, in combination with the following further diagnostic characters: (1) glandularia between the genital field and the insertions of the fourth legs lying close together; (2) venter with a short ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L, and (3) the morphology of the palp (P- 2 stout, convex, ventral margin of P-3 forming a kink, ventral margin of P-4 convex, with two long hair-like setae, inserted side by side).</p> <p>Habitat. Interstitial waters associated with sand and gravel deposits of stream.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from interstitial waters in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC4E7061D098F8F5FBCAD98A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. 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A6418788BC517067D098FD0DFBCADAFA.text	A6418788BC517067D098FD0DFBCADAFA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Axonopsis (Axonopsis) hyporheica Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Axonopsis (Axonopsis) hyporheica sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 38A – H)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, upstream, interstitial dig, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 2/3/0 (0/2/0 mounted), same data as holotype, interstitial dig; 3/2/0, same data as holotype, interstitial (pump); 0/1/0, same data as holotype, surface water sample (all RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Idiosoma relatively elongated (L/W ratio 1.7 – 1.9); dorsal furrow on each side in the posterior part with one short and one elongate glandular platelet and two free slit organs not fused with the neighbouring glandular platelets. Palp: P-4 relatively long (L P-2/P-4 ratio 0.65), proximally and distally narrowed, in the middle of ventral margin expanded, with two short setae, inserted side by side; II-, III- and IV-L with swimming setae.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype, in parentheses measurements of paratypes) — Dorsal and ventral shield anteriorly fused; dorsal shield (Fig. 38A) L/W 384 (379 – 386)/213 (189 – 192), with four pairs of small glandularia (the fourth pair inconspicuous, flanking the excretory pore); postocularia well distanced from anterior margin; colour pattern indistinct; eye pigment developed. Dorsal furrow on each side, from anterior to posterior, bearing: one slit organ slightly posterior to the centre of idiosoma, a short glandularium platelet, a second pair of slit organs and an elongate glandularium platelet. Excretory pore located at posterior end of dorsal shield. Ventral shield (Fig. 38B) L/ W 415 (412 – 413)/219 (213 – 217), with subparallel lateral margins; distal margin of Cx-I projecting beyond the strong concave frontal margin; lateral margins of Cx-I and -II without hook-like projections, forming a slightly undulating line, Cx-II/III not prominent. Gnathosomal bay L 105. Venter without a ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. Genital field distinctly set off from the remainder of the ventral shield. Four pairs of Ac arranged in two anterior and two posterior pairs; distance between most lateral pair of Ac 95; gonopore narrow W 13. A pair of slit organs and a pair of seta-bearing platelets lying in the soft integument posterior to the ventral shield. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 38E) L 155. Palp (Fig. 38F): total L 189, dL: P-1, 21; P-2, 46; P-3, 26; P-4, 71; P-5, 25; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.65; P-2 stout, ventral margin nearly straight, P-3 with dorsal margin equally convex, distal margins forming sheets flanking the insertion of the subsequent segment; P-4 proximally and distally narrowed, middle of ventral margin expanded, with two short setae, inserting side by side; P-5 relatively long, inserted between weakly convex lateral and medial projections of P-4. Gnathosoma vL 70, chelicera total L 101. Legs: dL of I-L-5-6 (Fig. 38G): 50, 72; dL of IV-L: 40, 55, 46, 68, 75, 80; IV-L-2/3 distally with pointed sheaths covering the base of the following segment (Fig. 38H); swimming setae numbers: II-L-5, 2; III-L-4, 1; III- L-5, 2; IV-L-4, 1; IV-L-5, 2.</p> <p>Female (paratypes, n = 2) — Similar to male except for the shape of the genital field (Fig. 38D). Dorsal shield L/W 394/209; ventral shield L/W 408 – 409/242; gnathosomal bay L 100 – 107. Distance between most lateral pair of Ac 103 – 112; gonopore W 23 – 27. Palp: total L 200, dL: P-1, 21; P-2, 48; P-3, 29; P-4, 74; P-5, 28; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.65. Gnathosoma vL 75 – 79, chelicera total L 97. Legs: dL of I-L-3–6: 43 – 46, 46 – 49, 63 – 66; dL of IV-L: 39 – 42, 51 – 56, 47 – 48, 64 – 65, 69 – 73, 74; palp chaetotaxy and swimming setae numbers as in male.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in hyporheic habitat.</p> <p>Remarks. Due to the comparatively long and slender idiosoma and the lack of colour pattern, Axonopsis hyporheica sp. nov., most closely resembles A. phreaticola Cook, 1967, a hyporheobiontic species known from Maharashtra State in India (Cook 1967, Pešić &amp; Ranga Reddy 2009).</p> <p>The new species differs from A. phreaticola (in the following, in parentheses measurements taken from Cook 1967) in its slightly smaller size, the second pair of slit-organs not fused (fused to posterior margin of anterior glandular platelets in the species from India, see Cook 1967: Fig. 631), and in a more slender and relatively longer P-4 (stouter and relatively shorter, see Cook, 1967: Fig. 629; L P-4 59-65 µm in both sexes, L P-2/P-4 ratio 0.84-0.85).</p> <p>Habitat. Interstitial waters associated with sand and gravel deposits of a stream.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from interstitial waters in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC517067D098FD0DFBCADAFA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC577067D098FD9DFDCCDFCC.text	A6418788BC577067D098FD9DFDCCDFCC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Haloaxonopsis Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Haloaxonopsis gen. nov.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Characters of the Aturidae and the subfamily Axonopsinae. Dorsal and ventral shields anteriorly fused; dorsal shield with seven pairs of glandularia and a pair of postocularia. Venter without a ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. Two pairs of glandularia lying between the genital field and insertions of the IV-L, relatively close together in male; posterior pair halfway between the fist pair of glandularia and genital field in female. Genital field with three pairs of so-called wheel-like acetabula; II-, III- and IV-L with swimming setae.</p> <p>Type species. Haloaxonopsis salina sp. nov.</p> <p>Etymology. Named for the salty environment where the type species was collected. The gender of the genus is feminine.</p> <p>Remarks. The presence of wheel-like acetabula is unique in Aturidae and will separate the new genus from all other members of this family. Until now, so-called wheel-like acetabula were found only in Pontarachnidae, a family of marine water mites. The term ‘wheel-like acetabula’ coined by Cook (1996) refers to the cuticular structure which is characterized by small radiating folds surrounding a cuticular depression, and as shown by Smit &amp; Alberti (2009) these structures take part in osmoregulation. However, it was uncertain whether these structures are homologues of the acetabula of other freshwater mites (or Actinotrichida). Our findings support the supposed homology of acetabula and 'wheel-like acetabula'.</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC577067D098FD9DFDCCDFCC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC577064D098FACCFB17DC87.text	A6418788BC577064D098FACCFB17DC87.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Haloaxonopsis salina Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Haloaxonopsis salina sp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs. 39A – B, 40A – C, 41A – E, 42A – C, 43A – F)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR15-2011, Khorgoo village before hot water spring, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.463367&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.489117" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.463367/lat 27.489117)">Bandar Abbass</a>, saline stream, 27º 29.347 N, 56º 27.802 E, 125 m asl, 16.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 31/47/1, same data as holotype, 1/2/0 mounted.</p> <p>Further records. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR15-2011, Khorgoo village before hot water spring, small pool near IR14-2011, N of Bandar Abbass, 27º 29.155 N, 56º 27.531 E, 113 m asl, 16.vii.2011 1/7/1; IR20-2011, Bandar Khamir to Bandar Lengeh road, ca 80 km from <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.272568&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=26.881216" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.272568/lat 26.881216)">Bandar Abbass</a>, saline stream near Dezhgas, 26º 52.873 N, 55º 16.354 E, 20 m asl, 20.vii.2011 6/5/0 (1/0/0 mounted). Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR11-2011, Hootgat Bala river near <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.517166&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.82565" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.517166/lat 25.82565)">Dorgas village</a>, NE of Chabahar, upstream, 25º 49.539 N, 61º 31.03 E, 65 m asl, 14.vii.2011 1/0/0 (mounted).</p> <p>Diagnosis. As for genus.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype; in parentheses paratype, n = 1; in square brackets specimen from IR20-2011, n = 1) — Dorsal and ventral shields anteriorly fused; dorsal shield (Fig. 39A) L/W 513 (538) [470]/389 (322) [345], with seven pairs of glandularia (the seventh pair inconspicuous, flanking the excretory pore); postocularia well distanced from anterior margin; colour pattern indistinct; extending beyond posterior margin of the ventral shield; eye pigment well developed; excretory pore located at posterior end of dorsal shield. Ventral shield (Fig. 39B) L/W 519 (503) [494]/459 (413) [469], slightly truncate at anterior end, lateral margins rounded. Gnathosomal bay L 134 (136) [125]. Venter without a ridge on each side extending posteriorly from the region of insertion of the IV-L. Three pairs of 'wheel-like' acetabula (Figs. 43A – D), arranged in an arc; distance between most lateral pair of wheel-like Ac 107 (103) [113]. Gonopore extending beyond the anterior pair of weel-like acetabula, L/W 45 (44) [30]/34 (30) [26]; gonopore flanked by several small setae. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 41D) L 142 (143) [135]. Palp (Figs. 41 A-B): total L 257 (256) [244], dL: P-1, 42 (42) [37]; P-2, 72 (69) [67]; P-3, 32 (32) [31]; P-4, 82 (83) [80]; P-5, 29 (30) [29]; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.88 (0.83) [0.84]; ventral margin of P-2 convex, middle of ventral side of P-4 expanded, bearing a hair-like seta lying on a small pointed tubercle. Gnathosoma vL 120 (122) [103]. Legs: dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 41C): 72 [65], 88 (88) [84], 94 (96) [85]; dL of IV-L (Fig. 41E): 85 [83], 112 (115) [104], 85 (90) [79], 104 (108) [98], 122 (119) [112], 115 (117) [110]; swimming setae numbers: II-L-5, 3; III-L-4, 2; III-L-5, 3; IV-L-4, 2; IV-L-5 3.</p> <p>Female (paratypes, n = 2) — Similar to male except for the shape of the genital field (Figs. 40A, C). Dorsal shield L/W 497 – 544/353 – 381; ventral shield L/W 525 – 528/438; gnathosomal bay L 130 – 133. Distance between most lateral pair of weel-like Ac 118 – 124. Gonopore W 69 – 72; maximum egg diameter 212; palp (Fig. 42A): total L 244 – 256, dL: P-1, 39 – 43; P-2, 68 – 69; P-3, 31 – 33; P-4, 78 – 82; P-5, 28 – 29; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.84 – 0.87; gnathosoma (Fig. 42C) vL 109 – 128, chelicera (Fig. 42B) total L 179 – 200. Legs: dL of I-L-3–6: 57, 76 – 84, 82 – 86; dL of IV-L: 72 – 79, 88 – 97, 69 – 76, 89 – 95, 106 – 113, 93 – 112; palp chaetotaxy and swimming setae numbers as in male.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in saline habitat.</p> <p>Habitat. Apparently restricted to saline habitats. This is the only water mite and one of the most commonly collected invertebrate species in saline streams along the Persian Gulf. The associated fauna includes the snail species Cerithidaea cingulata (Gmelin) and Ecrobia sp., which are characteristic for brackish waters (Glöer &amp; Pešić in prep.). We did not measure the salinity during our field work but most probably this species has a high salinity tolerance, as it is able to inhabit saturated brine (Fig. 44A). The weel-like acetabula should be considered as an adaptation to the salty environment.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from saline streams along Persian Gulf and Oman Sea.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC577064D098FACCFB17DC87	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC55706BD098FB08FBF0DDD3.text	A6418788BC55706BD098FB08FBF0DDD3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Albia (Dentalbia) hyporheica Pešić & Smit & Saboori 2012	<div><p>Albia (Dentalbia) hyporheica sp. nov.</p> <p>(Fig. 45A – H)</p> <p>Material examined. Holotype male, dissected and slide mounted, Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, interstitial (pump), 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 (RMNH). Paratypes: 0/1/0 (mounted), same data as holotype, interstitial (pump); 1/0/0, same data as holotype, interstitial waters (dig); 2/4/0, same data as holotype, surface waters (all RMNH).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Idiosoma dimensions small (L dorsal shield 414 – 423, ventral shield 400 – 409); glandularia on Cx- III shifted closer to D2 than E2; genital field with 6-11 Ac on each side.</p> <p>Description. Male (holotype) — Dorsal and ventral shields present; dorsal shield (Fig. 45A) L/W 414/247, oval, lateral margins indented posteriorly in the region of one of the posterior pair of glandularia; a ridge present on anterior and posterior portions of dorsal shield; dorsal shield colour indistinct. Ventral shield (Fig. 45B) L/W 409/ 263, oval, notched on lateral margins at level of posterior end of Cx-III. Gnathosomal bay L 71. Suture line of Cx- IV well developed. Genital field completely fused with the ventral shield; 6 – 7 Ac on each side; distance between most lateral pair of Ac 106; gonopore small L/W 27/4. Excretory pore and a pair of flanking glandularia fused with the ventral shield. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 45D) L 65. Palp (Fig. 45F): total L 123, dL: P-1, 14; P-2, 22; P-3, 23; P-4, 47; P-5, 17; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.47. Palps without sexual dimorphism: P-2 with two enlarged setae ventrodistally, P-4 medially with a thickened seta, near proximoventral hair, P-5 abruptly tapering at distal end. Gnathosoma (Fig. 45E) vL 106, chelicera total L 116. Legs: dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 45H): 39, 40, 59; dL of IV-L: 74, 42, 51, 72, 72, 61; IV-L-2/3 distally with pointed sheaths covering the base of the following segment; swimming setae numbers: III-L-5, 3; IV-L-5, 3.</p> <p>Female (paratype) — Similar to male except for the shape of the genital field (Fig. 45C). Dorsal shield L/W 423/263; ventral shield L/W 400/281; gnathosomal bay L 71. Genital field not fused with ventral shield; 9 – 10 Ac on each side; acetabular plates L 52 – 54; distance between outer margins of acetabular plates 128. Excretory pore and a pair of flanking glandularia lying free in the integument posterior to the genital field. Palp (Fig. 42G): total L 120, dL: P-1, 16; P-2, 24; P-3, 23; P-4, 41; P-5, 16; L P-2/P-4 ratio, 0.59. Gnathosoma vL 77, chelicera total L 113. Legs: dL of I-L-3–6: 40, 42, 62; dL of IV-L: 72, 38, 51, 72, 72, 59; palp chaetotaxy and swimming setae numbers as in male.</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named for its occurrence in hyporheic waters.</p> <p>Remarks. The subgenus Dentalbia Cook, 1974 is characterized (after Wiles1992) by: 1) two glandularia (medially displaced L1 and L2 [sensu Wiles, 1996]) located on Cx-III; 2) P-2 ventrodistally with 1-3 greatly enlarged setae; and 3) suture line between Cx-III and Cx-IV greatly reduced or absent. This subgenus includes: Albia paucipora Viets, 1935 (Java, Indonesia), A. dentipalpis Cook, 1967 (India), A. phreatica Cook, 1967 (India) and A. minutissima Lundblad, 1971 (Java, Indonesia).</p> <p>Due to P-2 with two stout setae ventrodistally and the enlarged leg claws, the new species from Iran most closely resembles Albia phreatica Cook, 1967, a hyporheobiontic species known from Maharashtra State in India (Cook 1967, Pešić &amp; Ranga Reddy, 2009). The new species differs from A. phreaticola (in the following, in parentheses, data taken from Cook 1967) in its smaller size (L dorsal shield 460-517, ventral shield 464-517, in the both sexes), the lower number of Ac on each side (13-25 Ac, in the both sexes), and in the glandularia on Cx-III shifted closer to D2 than E2 (closer to E2 than to D2).</p> <p>Habitat. Interstitial waters associated with sand and gravel deposits of stream.</p> <p>Distribution. Iran; only known from the interstitial waters in Hormozgan Province.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC55706BD098FB08FBF0DDD3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC587068D098FB7DFE7EDE06.text	A6418788BC587068D098FB7DFE7EDE06.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arrenuridae Thor 1900	<div><p>Family Arrenuridae Thor, 1900</p> <p>Genus Arrenurus Dugès, 1834</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC587068D098FB7DFE7EDE06	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC587068D098FEFFFBBADF5D.text	A6418788BC587068D098FEFFFBBADF5D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Frontipodopsis reticulatifrons Szalay 1945	<div><p>Frontipodopsis cf. reticulatifrons Szalay, 1945</p> <p>(Figs. 46A – E)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Hormozgan Province, IR22-2011, Rudan city N of Bandar Abbass, 5 km N of Rudan, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=57.2608&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.479134" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 57.2608/lat 27.479134)">Rudan</a> stream, interstitial dig, 27º 28.748 N, 57º 15.648 E, 210 m asl, 21.vii.2011 1/0/0 (mounted); same data as holotype, surface water, 0/0/1 (mounted).</p> <p>Morphology. Male — Idiosoma (Fig. 46A) L/H 491/256 (ratio 1.92). Genital field fused with the secondary sclerotization at posterior ventral shield margin. Three pairs of Ac, distance between outer margins of Ac-1 and Ac- 3, 63. Ejaculatory complex (Fig. 46C) L 86. Palp (Fig. 46B): total L 178, dL: P-1, 20; P-2, 51; P-3, 29; P-4, 52; P- 5, 26; L P-2/P-4 ratio 0.98; palp morphology as illustrated in Fig. 46B. Legs: dL of I-L-4-6 (Fig. 43D): 43, 59, 75; segments of IV-L expanded and flattened (Fig. 46E); dL of IV-L: 109, 38, 84, 88, 95, 75.</p> <p>Remarks. In having the idiosoma proportionally longer and lower (L/H ratio&gt; 1.5), and the proportionally shorter segments of the fourth leg, especially IV-L-5 and -6 (proportionally longer in Indian subspecies F. reticulatifrons indicus, see Cook 1967), the specimen reported here is most similar to the European subspecies F. reticulatifrons reticulatifrons, but differs from typical specimens in the IV-L segments being more expanded and flattened.</p> <p>A further subspecies, F. reticulatifrons persicus Schwoerbel &amp; Serpasgozarian, 1980, decribed from a single female from northern Iran (Mazandaran Province), is similar in having more expanded segments of the fourth leg (especially IV-L-4-6), but differs in having the idiosoma proportionally much higher (idiosoma L/H ratio 1.4, data taken from Schwoerbel &amp; Sepasgosarian 1980).</p> <p>Information about the variability of diagnostic characters of these subspecies is lacking. For this reason, we are convinced that it is best to postpone a decision on the taxonomic state of this specimen, probably a representative of an undescribed (sub) species, until the variability in additional specimens is known.</p> <p>Habitat. Interstitial waters associated with sand and gravel deposits of stream.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC587068D098FEFFFBBADF5D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
A6418788BC587069D098FAEFFB19DBDA.text	A6418788BC587069D098FAEFFB19DBDA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arrenurus (Arrenurus) bharatensis Cook 1967	<div><p>Arrenurus (Arrenurus) bharatensis Cook, 1967</p> <p>(Fig. 47A – D)</p> <p>Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR6-2011, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=60.981865&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.888367" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 60.981865/lat 25.888367)">Komb Dam</a> NE of Chabahar, 25º 53.302 N, 60º 58.912 E, 84 m asl, 13.vii.2011, 18/7/1; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.0224&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.9706" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.0224/lat 25.9706)">Reservoir Sheikh Kalag</a>, IR7-2011, 25° 58.236 N, 61° 01.344 E, 100 m a.s.l, 13.vii.201 1/0/0; IR9-2011, pools <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=61.460533&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.776966" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 61.460533/lat 25.776966)">Shirgovaz River</a>, 25° 46.618 N, 61° 27.632 E, 45 m asl, 14.vii.2011 1/1/0.</p> <p>Morphology. Male — In addition to the description of Cook (1967) the following characters can be added. Males have a large hyaline membrane, with a concave posterior margin. The petiole is in ventral view tongueshaped (Fig. 47D), in dorsal view four curved lobes can be seen (Fig. 47C); medially the petiole has a sclerotized ridge.</p> <p>Female — Idiosoma greenish, truncated anteriorly, L/W 1532/1407. Anterior margin concave; dorsal shield (Fig. 47A) complete, L 965, W 721. D1 on small humps, L4 on large humps. First coxal plates not extending to anterior idiosoma margin. Medial margin of fourth coxal plates much larger than medial margin of third coxal plates (Fig. 47B). Medial distance of fourth coxal plates slightly larger than width of one genital valve. Genital field W 810. Gonopore without sclerotized patches, L/W 144/175. Genital plates about three times as long as wide, slightly enlarged laterally, sloping a little bit posterolaterally. V2 on small humps. Palp: total L 412, dL: P-1, 44; P- 2, 100; P-3, 80; P-4, 124; P-5, 64; palp as in male, but P-2 with three setae in anteroventral corner. Legs: dL of I-L- 4-6: 211, 203, 219; dL of IV-L-4-6: 284, 227, 211; II-IV-Legs with numerous swimming setae.</p> <p>Remarks. Only the male of this species was known, and this is the first description of the female.</p> <p>Habitat. Standing waters.</p> <p>Distribution. India (Cook 1967), Sulawesi, Indonesia (Smit1996), Iran (present study).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A6418788BC587069D098FAEFFB19DBDA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Pešić, Vladimir;Smit, Harry;Saboori, Alireza	Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry, Saboori, Alireza (2012): 3330. Zootaxa 3330: 1-67
