Research Article
Description of the Postlarval Stages of Dactylochelifer gracilis Beier, Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae
Table 1
Morphological measurements (mm), numbers, and setation in Dactylochelifer gracilis.
| | Characters | Male | Female | Tritonymph | Deutonymph | Protonymph |
| | Body length | 2.52–3.15 | 3.30–3.82 | 2.00–2.72 | 1.57–1.92 | 1.15–1.55 | | Carapace L. | 0.82–0.97 | 0.94–1.07 | 0.67–0.77 | 0.50–0.59 | 0.40–0.47 | | Carapace W. | 0.60–0.82 | 0.68–0.95 | 0.58–0.73 | 0.45–0.55 | 0.38–0.45 |
| | Pedipalp | | Trochanter L. | 0.42–0.52 | 0.44–0.55 | 0.29–0.36 | 0.21–0.27 | 0.16–0.17 | | Trochanter W. | 0.22–0.27 | 0.23–0.28 | 0.16–0.24 | 0.12–0.16 | 0.10–0.12 | | Femur L. | 0.85–1.06 | 0.92–1.18 | 0.57–0.72 | 0.39–0.47 | 0.30–0.32 | | Femur W. | 0.20–0.23 | 0.22–0.26 | 0.16–0.23 | 0.12–0.15 | 0.10–0.15 | | Patella L. | 0.79–0.95 | 0.85–1.00 | 0.52–0.63 | 0.35–0.40 | 0.23–0.28 | | Patella W. | 0.25–0.27 | 0.25–0.28 | 0.19–0.26 | 0.14–0.19 | 0.12–0.16 | | Chela with pedicel L. | 1.22–1.50 | 1.40–1.65 | 0.97–1.10 | 0.66–0.79 | 0.53–0.58 | | Chela without pedicel L. | 1.17–1.40 | 1.27–1.65 | 0.90–1.05 | 0.62–0.73 | 0.50–0.55 | | Hand with pedicel L. | 0.69–0.84 | 0.78–0.94 | 0.51–0.62 | 0.36–0.43 | 0.28–0.30 | | Chela W. | 0.30–0.34 | 0.33–0.41 | 0.24–0.31 | 0.16–0.22 | 0.14–0.19 | | Movable finger L. | 0.60–0.71 | 0.68–0.78 | 0.42–0.59 | 0.32–0.38 | 0.26–0.29 | | Fixed finger teeth | 43–50 | 46–50 | 36–42 | 32–35 | 29–31 | | Movable finger teeth | 45–50 | 47–50 | 38–44 | 34–36 | 32-33 |
| | Chelicera | | Movable finger L. | 0.16–0.20 | 0.19–0.22 | 0.14–0.17 | 0.11–0.13 | 0.10–0.11 | | Rami N. | 1–3 | 5-6 | 3–5 | 3-4 | 3-4 | | Rallum blades N. | 16–19 | 17–21 | 14–17 | 13–15 | 11-12 |
| | Leg I | | Trochanter L. | 0.14–0.17 | 0.18–0.21 | 0.11–0.15 | 0.08–0.10 | 0.06–0.07 | | Trochanter W. | 0.14–0.17 | 0.14–0.16 | 0.10–0.13 | 0.07–0.09 | 0.05–0.06 | | Femur L. | 0.27–0.33 | 0.27–0.33 | 0.19–0.23 | 0.13–0.15 | 0.10–0.13 | | Femur W. | 0.14–0.17 | 0.15–0.17 | 0.11–0.14 | 0.07–0.09 | 0.07–0.08 | | Patella L. | 0.36–0.43 | 0.35–0.47 | 0.25–0.31 | 0.16–0.20 | 0.14–0.15 | | Patella W. | 0.13–0.16 | 0.11–0.13 | 0.10–0.12 | 0.06–0.08 | 0.06–0.07 | | Tibia L. | 0.33–0.39 | 0.37–0.43 | 0.23–0.26 | 0.15–0.20 | 0.12–0.13 | | Tibia W. | 0.12–0.14 | 0.08–0.11 | 0.07–0.10 | 0.06–0.08 | 0.05–0.07 | | Tarsus L | 0.31–0.36 | 0.38–0.45 | 0.27–0.37 | 0.19–0.22 | 0.15–0.16 | | Tarsus W | 0.14–0.15 | 0.07–0.08 | 0.07–0.09 | 0.05–0.06 | 0.04–0.06 |
| | Leg IV | | Trochanter L. | 0.24–0.32 | 0.26–0.40 | 0.15–0.24 | 0.15–0.16 | 0.11–0.13 | | Trochanter W. | 0.12–0.15 | 0.13–0.17 | 0.11–0.14 | 0.07–0.09 | 0.07–0.08 | | Femur L. | 0.18–0.28 | 0.25–0.31 | 0.16–0.21 | 0.13–0.16 | 0.11–0.12 | | Femur W. | 0.12–0.14 | 0.13–0.16 | 0.11–0.15 | 0.08–0.13 | 0.07–0.09 | | Patella L. | 0.54–0.68 | 0.63–0.73 | 0.38–0.48 | 0.26–0.30 | 0.19–0.23 | | Patella W. | 0.16–0.18 | 0.17–0.20 | 0.13–0.20 | 0.09–0.13 | 0.08–0.12 | | Tibia L. | 0.55–0.70 | 0.63–0.73 | 0.38–0.45 | 0.25–0.29 | 0.19–0.23 | | Tibia W. | 0.09–0.11 | 0.10–0.11 | 0.08–0.11 | 0.06–0.09 | 0.07–0.08 | | Tarsus L. | 0.38–0.48 | 0.46–0.52 | 0.31–0.35 | 0.22–0.25 | 0.17–0.20 | | Tarsus W. | 0.07–0.08 | 0.07–0.08 | 0.07–0.11 | 0.05–0.07 | 0.05–0.07 |
| | Setation | | Trichobothria of fixed finger | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | Trichobothria of movable finger | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Galeal seta | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | | Carapace, anterior margin | 6(2)–8(1) | 6(1)–8(2) | 4–8 | 6 | 4 | | Carapace posterior margin | 9–12 | 8–11 | 7–9 | 6 | 4 | | Coxa I | 5–12 | 6–8 | 4–7 | 4-5 | 2 | | Coxa II | 7–14 | 8–11 | 5–7 | 4-5 | 2 | | Coxa III | 10–18 | 13–18 | 6–10 | 4–6 | 2 | | Coxa IV | 30–40< | 38–45 | 10–18 | 4–7 | 2 |
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