Desoria uniens Christiansen and Bellinger 1980
Desoria uniens Christiansen and Bellinger, 1980 (Figs. 13–18, 115B) Type locality. Allegheny Mountains, Terra Alta, West Virginia (Christiansen & Bellinger 1980: 761) Material examined. Alaska: Clearwater Mountains, 63.20 o N, 147.04 o W, 30.VII. 1980, alpine meadow 1,670 m., A. Fjellberg leg.;...
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| Summary: | Desoria uniens Christiansen and Bellinger, 1980 (Figs. 13–18, 115B) Type locality. Allegheny Mountains, Terra Alta, West Virginia (Christiansen & Bellinger 1980: 761) Material examined. Alaska: Clearwater Mountains, 63.20 o N, 147.04 o W, 30.VII. 1980, alpine meadow 1,670 m., A. Fjellberg leg.; British Columbia: Vancouver Island, Comox Glacier, 26.VIII. 1983, moss at melt water 1,850 m.; Sparwood, Bald Mountain, 7.VI. 1983, moss at melt water 2,700m., A. Fjellberg leg.; Garibaldi Park, Panorama Ridge, 1.IXC. 1983, wet moss at snow 1,920 m., A. Fjellberg leg.; Washington: Mount Rainier, Sugarloaf Mountain, 21.VIII. 1980, moss at melt water, 2,400 m., A. Fjellberg leg.; Olympic National Park, Hurricane Ridge, 10.IX. 1983, wet moss at snow 1,940 m., A. Fjellberg leg.; Nisqually Glacier, summer 2003, P. Hartzell leg.; Oregon: Zigzag South, summer 2003, P. Hartzell leg.; Colorado: Boulder County, Upper Diamond Lake, 26.VIII. 1980, wet moss at snow 3,550 m., A. Fjellberg leg. Redescription. Body size up to 1.6 mm. Body shape slender, normal for the genus (Fig. 115 B). Head not prognathous. Abd. 5–6 clearly demarcated. Colour of large individuals uniformly blackish green. Smaller specimens violet green with paler extremities, last abdominal segments (abd. 4–6) and lateral and posterior part of head often paler than rest of body. Ocelli 8 + 8, G and H very small (Fig. 18). PAO oval, about the size of nearest ocellus, with three associated setae. Ant. 1 on ventral side with up to 6 short blunt apical sensilla and several (up to 10) thin long setaceous sensilla, near base with two setaceous microsensilla. In addition males with 3–4 short erect sensilla on the inner ventrolateral side (Fig. 15). Ant. 2–3 also with groups of short blunt ventroapical sensilla in addition to short setaceous sensilla which are dispersed over the surface (Fig. 16). Ant. 4 with numerous setaceous sensilla, simple pin-seta and a small rod-shaped subapical organite. Labrum with 4 / 554 normal setae, four sharp apical folds and composite ... |
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