Tubophora limnesioides Walter, 1935
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https://doi.org/ 10.24349/5d6U-DX5N |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1B5B87E5-C82A-7673-FE03-F87434C5F8F5 |
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Felipe |
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Tubophora limnesioides Walter, 1935 |
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Tubophora limnesioides Walter, 1935
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New records. Ghana. 1/0/0, small rainforest stream upstream Sagyimase, Atewa Hills, 6°13.964′ N 0°33.116′ W, 654 m a.s.l., 8 Mar. 2011 ; 2/3/0, Apkonu stream, downstream of falls,
at Logba Tota, 6°53.054′ N 0°28.024′ E, 362 m a.s.l., 21 Feb. 2013.
Description. Female: Idiosoma dorsally 616 long and 478 wide, ventrally 632 long. Gnathosoma attached to a protrusable tube. Cx-I+II medially separated. Cx-III medially bluntly pointed, Cxgl-4 well separated from associated seta ( Figure 4 View Figure 4 ). Genital field 158 long, with three pairs of acetabula, second and third pair closer to each other than to first pair. Length of P1–5: 24, 52, 48, 72, 38. Length of I-leg-4–6: 96, 96, 80. Length of IV-leg-4–6: -, 116, 136; terminal seta of IV-leg-6 66 long. Legs without swimming setae.
Remarks. Thus far, known only from the male holotype, and the female is described here for the first time.
Distribution. Ivory Coast ( Walter 1935), Ghana (this study).
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