Research Article
Description of the Postlarval Stages of Dactylochelifer gracilis Beier, Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae
Table 3
Tergal and sternal chaetotaxy of postlarval stages of Dactylochelifer gracilis.
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| Tergites chaetotaxy | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII |
| Male | 9–16 | 11–15 | 10–16 | 11–18 | 16–20 | 17–21 | 15–21 | 16–20 | 14–20 | 13–19 | 9–16 | 2 | Female | 10–14 | 12–17 | 12–18 | 17–20 | 16–19 | 17–21 | 16–21 | 16–22 | 14–21 | 16–18 | 8–16 | 2 | Tritonymph | 7–10 | 8–10 | 9–11 | 9–11 | 11–13 | 10–14 | 10–14 | 11–13 | 11–14 | 7–14 | 6–11 | 2 | Deutonymph | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6-7 | 6 | 6–8 | 6 | 6-7 | 5–7 | 2 | Protonymph | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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(b) |
| Sternites | II | Anterior spiracles | III | Posterior spiracles | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII |
| Male | 42–56 | (0)-(0) | 10–18 | (1)-(1) | 7–14 | 12–17 | 12–17 | 13–17 | 12–17 | 12–17 | 10–14 | 8–14 | 2 | (1)-(1) | Female | 16–22 | (0)-(0) | 6-7 | (1)-(1) | 7–9 | 12–17 | 13–18 | 14–17 | 13–17 | 12–17 | 11–14 | 8–12 | 2 | Tritonymph | 2–4 | (0)-(0) | 5–8 | (1)-(1) | 4–8 | 9–13 | 10–13 | 9–12 | 9–13 | 9–12 | 9–11 | 6–9 | 2 | Deutonymph | — | (0)-(0) | 3-4 | (1)-(1) | 4 | 5–8 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 7-8 | 6–8 | 2 | Protonymph | — | (0)-(0) | 2 | (1)-(1) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3-4 | 2 |
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