Limbodessus mirandaae Watts & Humphreys, 2006

Michat, Mariano C., Alarie, Yves & Watts, Chris H. S., 2012, 3584, Zootaxa 3584 (1), pp. 1-110 : 66

Limbodessus mirandaae Watts & Humphreys, 2006

( Figs 134 –147)

Source of material. One specimen of instar I was used for the description ( Table 1). The larva was collected at the following locality: Australia, Carey palaeovalley, Miranda West calcrete, Yacabindie Station, BES 10478 & 84, 6–VI–2004, coll. W. F. Humphreys and C. H. S. Watts. The larva studied was determined by comparing the sequence of a fragment of the CO1 gene with that of a known adult .

Diagnosis. No diagnosis is provided owing to a lack of specimens of instars II and III.

Instar I ( Figs 134 –147). Head ( Figs 134–142 ). Cephalic capsule not strongly elongate (HL/HW less than 1.55); seta PA3 inserted far from setae PA1 and PA2; A3 2.20–2.75 times longer than A1; A3 more than 2.25 times longer than A2; MP2 less than 1.45 times longer than MP1; MP2 1.95–2.65 times longer than MP3; LP2 less than 1.30 times longer than LP1. Legs (Figs 143–144). L3 less than 2.85 times longer than HW. Abdomen (Figs. 145– 147). Chaetotaxy. Frontoclypeus with 14 lamellae clypeales; additional setae on U absent. Measurements and ratios that characterize the body shape are shown in Table 3.

Instar II. Not available.

Instar III. Not available.

Remarks. This species was described on the basis of a single instar I with the second urogomphomere broken, which prevented the evaluation of urogomphal morphometry. The species is not diagnosed above because of lack of instars II and III. However, it can be separated from the other species described as instar I by the combination of characters given under the description.

Figures

FIGURES 134–142. Limbodessus mirandaae, first-instar larva. 134, cephalic capsule, dorsal aspect; 135, cephalic capsule,