Chantia paradoxa Pritchard & Baker, 1962

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Chantia paradoxa Pritchard & Baker

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Chantia paradoxa Pritchard & Baker, 1962: 230 ; Chant & McMurtry, 1994: 232; Moraes et al., 2004: 231.

FEMALE. ( Specimens measured. Democratic Republic of Congo: holotype) Dorsum. Dorsal shield [345] long and [181] wide, mostly smooth, with roundish elements. Setae j1 [20], j3 [19], j4 [16], j5 [16], j6 [31], J5 [11], z2 [18], z3 [19], z4 [18], z5 [18], z6 [37], Z4 [31], Z5 [36], s4 [22], r3 [24], R1 [20]. All setae, except J5, thick and strongly spatulate; seta Z5 distinctly serrate, others smooth .

Peritreme. Extending to level of j1. Posterior extension of peritrematal shield with a lamellate structure.

Venter. Sternal shield smooth, with posterior margin straight; distances between St1–St3 [63], St2–St2 [66]. Genital shield smooth; distance between St5–St5 [63]. Ventrianal shield vase-shaped, smooth, anterior margin straight, [106] long, [41] wide at level of Zv2 and [44] wide at level of anus, with 3 pairs of preanal setae inserted along lateral margins of female ventrianal shield; 1 pair of preanal pores posterior to and longitudinally in line with Jv2; metapodal shields not distinguishable. Caudoventral setae smooth and sharp-tipped, except post-anal seta, rod-shaped, and Jv5, tick and spatulate.

Chelicera. Position renders measurements impossible. Movable digit apparently with 1 tooth; fixed digit apparently with 3 teeth and a pilus dentilis.

Spermatheca. Calyx strongly bulbous adjacent to atrium but very slender before it flares into a disc before it joins the vesicle ( Chant & McMurtry 1994).

Legs. Without macrosetae, but with many spatulate setae.

Specimens examined. Holotype female, Democratic Republic of Congo (= Belgian Congo): from Baphia sp. , Stanleyville , 18-IV-1995, E.W. Baker.

World distribution. Democratic Republic of Congo.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Chantia paradoxa Pritchard & Baker (female): A. Dorsal shield; B. Ventral surface; C. Spermatheca; D. Chelicera; E. Leg IV.