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Table 3. (Continued.)
Species Character Geog. dis. Reference
N L a b c c ′ V Lrd Odont. Neck Ph. exp. Abd Prerect. Tail Spicul. Ve. Sup.
17 mombucae ✙ 1.83 28 4.4 34 1.7 56 18.5 17 415 49% ∗ (205) 34 83 54 Brazil-Sao Paulo 26
as conicaudatus 6✙✙ 1.99-2.34 32-40 4.2-5.2 30-36 50-55 15-17 15.5-18.5 50-60 27, 28
6✚✚ 2.00-2.30 33-42 4.0-4.8 37-45 1.3-1.9 14-19 380-557 47-61 71-79 6-8
18 monohystera ✙ 3.04 37 4.6 46 1.4 48 18.5 20.5 654 85 66 Poland 29
19 oceanicus 5✙✙ 2.6-2.9 35-43 3.7-4.5 37-43 1.7 ∗ 51-55 16 700 ∗ 70 ∗ Mauritius 30
as conicaudatus 2✙✙ 3.12, 2.85 34 4.1, 3.8 51, 39 1.4, 1.8 54, 55 18, 19 17, 18.5 760 41, 44 195, 210 61, 74 Comores 31
20 ovogranulosus 19✙✙ 1.54-1.96 34-40 3.6-4.2 39-52 1.4-1.6 48-51 17-19 17-19 415-539 49-53% 24-30 53-101 35-44 USA-California 3
sp. n. (213-275)
21 parangalitzi 9✙✙ 1.41-1.99 42-49 3.7-4.6 43-58 1.3-1.7 49-54 12 14.5-15.5 375-455 53-57% 53-78 28-43 Bulgaria 32
22 parmus ✚ 2.3 41 4.3 45 1.4 ∗ 534 51 50 6 USA-South Dakota 10
3✙✙ 2.86-3.22 49-57 5.3-6.2 70-81 1.3-1.4 51-52 17.5-18 20-21 520-556 52-55% 30-32 125-158 40-42 10, 6
(275-303)
23 placus 4✙✙ 2.58-2.78 49-52 4.7-5.2 68-75 1.1-1.3 52-56 16.5-17 16.5-21.5 516-547 52-57% 29-32 69-150 34-40 USA-South Dakota 10, 6
(268-311)
24 raniensis ✙ 2.0 44 37 1.1 ∗ 57 15 50 Germany 33
25 romanicus 5✙✙ 2.93-3.56 38-41 4.0-4.6 56-70 1.0-1.2 49-53 16 17-20 760 ∗ 52 Romania 34
8✚✚ 2.75-3.54 36-47 3.9-4.9 54-71 1.0-1.2 814 ∗ 45-49 ∗ 75-92 10-12
✚ 3.07 32.7 4.4 68.3 1.0 14.5 18.5 706 57% (401) 47 182 45 87 12 Switzerland 35
26 shamimi 3✙✙ 2.78-2.81 35-43 3.9-4.6 45-57 1.3-1.6 59-61 20-22 20-21 602-714 38-46 146-181 49-63 India-Tamil Nadu 2
3✚✚ 2.52-3.17 37-42 4.7-5.3 44-50 1.1-1.3 20-21 469-661 45-51 205-220 57-63 66-74 6-8
27 silvanus 5✙✙ 1.61-1.76 28-34 3.4-3.8 28-43 1.7 ∗ 54-59 20-22 473 ∗ 52-58 ∗ Italy 36
✚ 1.30 24 3.7 25 1.5 ∗ 351 ∗ 52 ∗ 30 12
✙✙ 1.72-1.76 28-34 3.4-3.8 28-43 54-59 20-22 Italy 37
28 subhasi 18✙✙ 1.48-1.71 25-29 3.1-4.2 26-29 1.6-1.7 51-53 19-21 382-387 47-52% 53-69 India-West Bengal 38
29 sublabiatus ✙ 3.2 33 4.5 56 1.6 ∗ 52 19 ∗ 19 ∗ 711 ∗ 48 ∗ 58 ∗ USA-Utah 13
✚ 3.1 43 4.3 52 1.4 ∗ 19 ∗ 19 ∗ 721 ∗ 43 ∗ 59 ∗ 13-16
30 thornei ✙ 3.42 49 4.4 63 1.3 58 18 18 776 63% (490) 43 115 54 USA-Nebraska 10, 6
✚ 3.42 46 4.7 61 1.3 18 18 730 61% (445) 45 130 56 80 9
✙ 3.46 40 4.1 60 1.2 58 19 17.5 837 48 133 58 USA-South Dakota
✚ 3.21 41 3.9 55 1.2 18 18 833 63% (523) 51 150 59 84 8
Abbreviations for columns: Lrd: lip region diam. Odont.: odontostyle length. Ph. exp.: pharyngeal expansion length. Abd: anal body diam. Prerect.: prerectum length.
Spicul.: spicule length. Ve. sup.: number of ventromedian supplements. Geog. dis.: geographical distribution. ? This information should be considered with caution,
because the material in question might not belong to this species.
References: 1, Tjepkema et al. (1971); 2, Ahmad (1995); 3, Present paper; 4, Altherr (1952); 5, Loof (1964); 6, Álvarez-Ortega & Peña-Santiago (2010a); 7, Baqri &
Khera (1975); 8, Jana & Baqri (1981); 9, Baniyamuddin & Ahmad (2007); 10, Thorne (1974); 11, Loos (1949); 12, Choi, Khan & Choi (2001); 13, Thorne & Swanger
(1936); 14, Baqri & Jairajpuri (1968); 15, Loos (1945); 16, Álvarez-Ortega & Peña-Santiago (2011); 17, de Man (1880); 18, Loof (1961); 19, Altherr (1953); 20,
Andrássy (1962); 21, Altherr (1974); 22, Bongers (1988); 23, Andrássy (2000); 24, Allgén (1953); 25, Orselli & Vinciguerra (1999); 26, Lordello (1967); 27, Monteiro
(1970a); 28, Monteiro (1970b); 29, Brzeski (1964); 30, Williams (1959); 31, Heyns (1995); 32, Ilieva & Eliava (1993); 33, Altherr (1968); 34, Popovici (1978); 35,
Álvarez-Ortega & Peña-Santiago (2010b); 36, Vinciguerra & Giannetto (1983); 37, Vinciguerra & Giannetto (1987); 38, Gantait et al. (2006).
∗ Calculated from original description.
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