Typhloelmis finegan Barr, 2015
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https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-77.4.655 |
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Typhloelmis finegan Barr, 2015 |
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Typhloelmis finegan Barr, 2015 View in CoL
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Type Locality. Finegan Springs , 29.9011°, −100.9987°, elevation 405 m, Devils River State Natural Area, Val Verde County, Texas, USA ( Fig. 1 View Fig ).
Material Examined. Holotype ♀ in EMEC, labeled “ USA: Texas: Val Verde Co. / Devils River State Natural / Area, Finegan Springs , 405m / 29.9011°, -100.9987°, 25-II- / 2010, J. R. Gibson & P. H. Diaz ” // [genitalia vial] // “ HOLOTYPE Typhloelmis finegan Barr ” [red label, handwritten].
Larva. Data as above, except “19-VIII- / 2009”. New Adult Record. “ TEXAS: Val Verde County / Yellow Bluff Ranch / Snake Springs / tributary Dolan Creek / 16-IX-2019, B.F. Schwartz // 29.896564, -100.980916 / elevation 415 m / collected with drift net ” ( EMEC, 1 ♀ specimen) GoogleMaps .
Habitat. Snake Springs is a small group of headwater springs in Dolan Creek, a spring-fed tributary to the Devils River. Three drift nets were placed at the spring orifice, and just above a short cascade into the creek. Water discharges from a small con- duit along a bedding plane in Cretaceous carbonates, at the base of a cliff in a canyon.The site is well-shaded and surrounded by sycamore trees and dense poison ivy, both of which have fine roots growing in and around the spring orifice and cascade.
Remarks. This specimen is only the second adult record of this species, and like the holotype, it is a female. However, it is smaller, measuring 3.7 mm long and 1.15 mm wide, whereas the type measures 4.1 mm long and 1.2 mm wide. The new specimen was collected approximately 1.8 km from the type locality and was compared with the holotype.
REVISED KEY TO TYPHLOELMIS SPECIES ADULTS (adapted from Barr et al. 2015)
1. Tibia of all legs with a longitudinal fringe of tomentum ( Figs. 8, 9 View Figs , arrows); body length more than 3 mm and width more than 1 mm ......................................................................2
1′. Protibia only with a longitudinal fringe of tomentum ( Figs. 11, 13 View Figs , arrows); meso- and metatibiae without a fringe; body length less than 3 mm and width less than 1 mm ......................................................................3
2. Pronotum and hypomeron with numerous large granules; pronotal lateral edges with angular, irregularly spaced teeth, edges not explanate and carinate except at basal one-third ( Figs. 2 View Figs , 8 View Figs ); inner (anterior) surface of profemur with a medial patch of long, golden tomentum ( Fig. 8a View Figs , arrow) ............................. ...................... T. spangleri Barr, new species
2’. Pronotum and hypomeron with sparse, small granules; pronotal lateral edges with round- ed, evenly spaced teeth, edges narrowly explanate and carinate ( Figs. 9, 10 View Figs ); inner (anterior) surface of profemur bare, without a medial patch of long, golden tomentum ........ .............................................. T. finegan Barr View in CoL
3. Pronotum with few or no spinose granules anterolaterally; pronotal lateral edges with low, elongate granules; antennomere 3 wider at base than apex, closely appressed to antennomere 2 ( Figs. 11, 12 View Figs ) ........ T. caroline Barr View in CoL
3′. Pronotum with numerous spinose granules anterolaterally; pronotal lateral edges with irregular, peg-like teeth; antennomere 3 wider at apex than base, not closely appressed to antennomere 2 ( Figs. 13, 14 View Figs ) ......... T. sanfelipe Barr View in CoL
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Essig Museum of Entomology |
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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