Description of the Postlarval Stages of Dactylochelifer gracilis Beier, Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferidae

Table 3

Tergal and sternal chaetotaxy of postlarval stages of Dactylochelifer gracilis.

(a)  

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

(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