Gordius robustus Leidy 1851
| Main Authors: | Villalobos, Cristina De, Zanca, Fernanda, Yanez, Alvaro Barragan |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2009
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5664606 |
Daftar Isi:
- Gordius robustus Leidy, 1851 (Figure 11) Gordius robustus Leidy, 1851: 275. Holotype: Female, Pemberton, Burlington, New Jersey. Material examined: SEM of midbody and posterior end: Newly reported specimens from Ecuador. Host: Undetermined Gryllidae (1 male [QCAZI 10004] from Napo, Hollin river) see also list in Schmidt- Rhaesa et al. (2003). Description. The body color of the seven specimens is variable, but most of them are light to medium brown and have a dark pigmentation in the dorsal and ventral midline. The anterior end is tapering and with a dark collar. The posterior end is bilobed with a semicircular fold, the postcloacal crescent and anterior of the cloacal opening is a parabolic or semicircular row of bristles (Fig. 11 A). Body cuticle is smooth with few minute bristles (Fig. 11 B). Dimensions: Length of males 210, 225, 249 and 260 mm, width 0.4, 0.5, 1 and 1.8 mm. Females 198, 225 and 365 mm long and 0.5, 0.9 and 2 mm wide. Distribution: Gordius robustus is a species with a wide distribution in North, Central and South America (see Miralles & De Villalobos 1993; Schmidt-Rhaesa et al. 2003; De Villalobos et al. 2005; Schmidt-Rhaesa & Menzel 2005). New records: Ecuador: Napo province: Hollin river 1072 m (00o 41 ́44 ́ ́ S – 77 o 43 ́49 ́ ́ W), (2 males N. Velasco col. 06/ 12 / 2003) [QCAZI 10004]; Jatun, Sacha (1 o06 ́67 ́ ́ S – 76 o 40 ́50 ́ ́ W), (1 female P. Ortiz col. 18 /06/ 1995) [QCAZI 10005]; Baesa, Machangara river (00o 46 ́09 ́ ́ S – 77 o 89 ́30 ́ ́ W), (1 male C. De Villalobos col. 07/03/ 2008) [QCAZI 10006], Tena Talag (00o 59 ́97 ́ ́ S – 77 o 48 ́03 ́ ́ W), (1 male I. Benítez col. 27 /02/ 1994) [QCAZI 10007]; Tungurahua province, on wet soil (1 o 39 ́37 ́ ́ S – 78 o 42 ́14 ́ ́ W) (1 female G. O n o r e col. 24 /06/ 1991) [QCAZI 10008]; Loja province, Fierro Urco (3 o 43 ́51 ́ ́ S – 79 o 19 ́02 ́ ́ W), (1 female I. Tapia col. 15 /03/ 2006) [QCAZI 10009].
- Published as part of Villalobos, Cristina De, Zanca, Fernanda & Yanez, Alvaro Barragan, 2009, Three new species of Chordodes and new data on hairworms (Nematomorpha) from Ecuador, pp. 37-52 in Zootaxa 2205 on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189703