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V. Ovtsharenko et al.: Genus Taieria in New Zealand
Fig. 4. Taieria titirangia, new species: A - left male palp, prolateral view; B - same, ventral view; C - same,
retrolateral view.
median triangular spot; legs yellow. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.09, ALE 0.11, PME 0.14,
PLE 0.11, AME-AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.02, PME-PME 0.01, PME-PLE 0.07, ALE-PLE 0.06;
MOQ length 0.39, front width 0.24, back width 0.24. Leg spination: femora: I d1-1-0, p0-0-1; II
d1-1-0, p0-0-1; III d1-3-3; IV d1-1-1-2; patella: III p0-1-0, r0-1-0; IV p0-1-0, r0-1-0; tibia: I v0-
1-0; II v0-1-1; III p0-1-1, r0-1-1, v1-2-2; IV d0-1-0, p0-2-2, r0-1-2, v2-2-2; metatarsus: I v2-0-0;
II v2-0-0; III d0-1-2; p1-1-1, r1-1-1, v2-1-2; IV d0-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, v2-1-2. Palp: retrolateral
tibial apophysis short (but not tiny) and slender, hooked on the tip, dorsal tibial apophysis lacking,
retrolateral apophysis on patella small, almost undeveloped, and look like as tubercles, embolus
slightly twisted on the top, medial apophysis large and hooked (Fig. 4 A-C).
Female: Unknown.
Other material examined: None.
Distribution: Known only from type locality on the South Island, New Zealand (Fig. 1).
Ecology: in litter.
Acknowledgements: The current research was supported by Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy
(PEET) program, provided through grant DEB-9521631 and awarded to the American Museum of
Natural History by the National Science Foundation. This research would not have been possible without
the efforts of many colleagues in New Zealand, Australia and United States. We thank the curators of all
museum collections that have provided material for this research.
Received: 13.12.2005
Accepted: 20.03.2006
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