Paralamyctes (Nothofagobius) mesibovi Edgecombe, 2001

(Order Lithobiomorpha, family Henicopidae, subfamily Henicopinae)

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(a)  25-28 antennomeres
(b)  1 eye on each side of head
(c)  4+4 teeth on coxosternite
(d)  tibial spur on legs 1-15
(e)  tarsi of all legs in 2 parts
(f)  2-5 round coxal pores on legs 12-15.

Above:  Ventral view of maxillipedes.

This red-brown species looks very much like Henicops maculatus and grows to ca. 15 mm in body length. It is easily distinguished from Henicops and P. (Haasiella) sp. by its 4+4 coxosternal tooth formula and the way the tarsi are subdivided.

All known collections of P. mesibovi are from Nothofagus-dominated rainforest. The first known collection was in 1989.

Localities for P. mesibovi.  Scale bar = 100 km.
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Taxonomy - Edgecombe (2001b), Edgecombe (2003b)
Biology - Edgecombe (2003a), Edgecombe & Giribet (2003b), Edgecombe & Giribet (2003c)