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Nelson, S. Jr. 1984. the Pseudoscorpion Genus Microbisium Nelson, S. Jr. 1984. Thepseudoscorpion genus Microbisium in Northand Central America(Pseudo- seorpion/da,Neobisiidae). I. Arachnol.,12:341-350. THE GENUS MICROBISIUM IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA (PSEUDOSCORPIONIDA, NEOBISIIDAE) Sigurd Nelson, Jr. Department of Zoology State University of NewYork, College at Oswego Oswego, New York 13126 ABSTRACT Northand Central Americanspecies of Microbisiumwere discussed. M.confusum (Hell) waspro- posedas a junior synonymfor M.parvulum (Banks) based on overlappingdiagnostic characteristics, Tests wereused to comparemeans of palpal podomeresfrom different geographicregions. Thetype locality forM.parvulum was redesignated as NorthAmerica A second species, M. brunneum(Hagen) remaineddistinct basedon its larger palpal podomeres. INTRODUCTION The pseudoscorpion genus Microbisium belongs to the subfamily Neobisiinae, family Neobisiidae of the suborder Diplosphyronida and is separated from other Neobisiinae by the absence of trichobothrium sb on the movablechelal finger and isb on the fixed finger. The adults of this genus retain the chaetotaxy characteristic of tritonymphs in other genera. Microbisiumis widely distributed throughout the world and includes 13 described species, three of which are reported from North and Central America. Hagen (1869) described the type species (Obisium brunneum], and the genus Microbisium was erected by Chamber]in (1930). Microbisium parvulum was described by Banks (1895) on the basis of one adult and several young. Nolocality was knownto him;however,he thought the collection must have been from Florida. The specimens were in a vial with Miro- chernes dentatus (Banks). Heft (1946) described M. confusum based on 127 females from Illinois. The first male in this genus was reported by Lawson(1969). Nelson (1982) gave a complete description ofM. confusum in which he reported five males. However, due to the high female to male ratio in this group, it is thought that females reproduce parthenogenetically. Banks (1895) indicated that M. parvulum could be separated from M. brunneumby the shape of the palpal tibia and the length of the chelal fingers. The palpal tibia on M. parvulum had a more evenly convex flexor surface than on M. brunneumand its chelal fingers were shorter than the length of its hand. Hoffs description (1946) of M. con- fusum was based on a re-examination of the species assigned to the genus Microbisiumin which he reported that M. parvulum could be separated from M. confusum by a longer palpal femur (0.41 to 0.43 mmfor two individuals of M. parvulum versus a mean of 0.357 mmfor 127 individuals ofM. confusum). Heft stated that "Dr. Chamberlin even- tuatly will publish methodsfor separation of these two forms but this seemstoo detailed 342 THE JOURNALOF ARACHNOLOGY for the present review." Nomethods were published by the late Dr. Chamberlin.Heft and Bolsterli (1956) used size and shape of palpal podomeresstating that "M. pabulumis separated from M. confi~sum with difficulty because of overlapping ranges in absolute sizes and ratios of the palpal podomeresof the two species." They go on to state that "the palpal tibia of M. pan, ulum usually has a less regularly convex extensor marginand the pedicel is usually relatively moreslender and better separated from the rest of the podomere.This difference, like all others, is not always reliable." Heft (1956) further separated the two species by stating that "In M. parvulumthe femur is over 0.4 mmlong, in contrast to a length of less than 0.4 nml forM. confusum. The femur ofM. pan, ulum is stouter than that elM. confusum, being usually 2.9 or less in the former and 2.9 or more in the latter, but so muchoverlapping in the ranges of the two species occurs that this character is muchless useful than others for the separation of the two species." However, Hoff (1961)stated that "unfortunately, through a transposition of species names, the statement by Heft is entirely erroneous. Even if the statement were correctly expressed, the difference in length/width ratios would not be dependable for separation of M. confusum and M. parvutum, because recent studies makeit clear that the ranges of the length/width ratios of the femur in the two species very strongly overlap. With respect to the chela, that ofM. parvulumis 0.65 mmlong. Whenspecimens are laid side by side, it is evident that the chela is stouter inM. parvulumthan inM. confusum, the length/width ratio in the former being usually less than 2.8, in contrast to a length/width ratio in M. confusumof more than 2.9. These measurementsand ratios are given with reservation, it being understoodthat in any large series of specimensthe size and length/width ratios of a few specimens of one species mayextend into the range demonstrated by the other species. In addition to the differences in size and ratio of the palpal podomeres,there is a constant difference in the shape of the podomeresand in the color of the palps. In M. parvulumthe palps are a deep golden color, while in M. confi~sum the palps are a light golden color. The color difference, appears definite and constant in specimenspresently available for study." Finally, Heft (1961) stated that "for Coloradospecimens it is clear that identification based on the length and ratio of the chela is no moresatisfactory than is identification based on the length and ratio of the femur. The most reliable criterion for the separation of M. confusumand M. parvulumlies in the shape of the palpal tibia. Unfortunatelythe shape of the tibia is variable in both species, and observabledifferences are difficult to describe verbally and virtually impossibleto express mathematically.In M. confusurn the palpal tibia has a slightly longer and moreslender pedicel and the inner or flexor margin is less convexand less bulging than in M. parvulum.In addition, the basal portion of the extensor or outer marginin somecases is a little less convex, so that the extensor marginappears less regularly curved in M. confusum." Someconfusion exists as to the actual numberofM. parvulum specimens examinedby Banks (1895). He reported that there was one adult and several nymphs. Heft(1946) re-examined the type materials and indicated two cotypes were deposited at the Museum of ComparativeZoology at Harvard University. Oneof the cotypes was designated by him as the lectotype. Both specimens were adult females; however, Heft did not mention Banks’ reference to one adult and several nymphs.Perhaps Banks actually had more than one adult and that in the interim between Banks’ description and Hoff’s re-examination all but one of the several nymphswere removed. Heft (1946) stated that "Microbisiumparrulum appears to have a range in the sonth- western part of the United Slates. Very probably the type locality is not Florida, as questionably given by Banks (1895), but Texas or Arizona." Heft (1958) went on NELSON-MICROBISIUM IN NORTH AND CENTRALAMERICA 343 Table 1.-Measurements (range and means in ram) for North and Central American Microbisium species excluding M. brunneum.Single individuals are reported as the mean; NuevoLeon record based on a male; rllinois from Hoff (1946); Oklahomainferred from Hoff and Bolsterli (1956); slash maxks (/) indicate numberof individuals used to measurefemora/chelae. Femur Length Femur L X WRatio Chela Length Locality No. Examined Range Mean Range Mean Range Mean Canada Manitoba 1 0.33 2.75 0.56 Ontario 1 0.36 2.77 0.62 Quebec 2 0.35 0.35 2.69-2.92 2.81 0.59-0.60 0.595 Costa Rica 1 0.37 3.08 0.61 E1 Salvador 1 0.36 2.77 0.63 Mexico Nuevo Leon 1 0.41 2.93 0.70 Tamanlipas 8 0.36-0.43 0.404 2.57-3.08 2.97 0.64-0.72 0.694 United States Arkansas 2 0.35-0.38 0.365 2.71-2.922.82 0.61-0.670.64 California 6 0.30-0.36 0.342 2.69-2.772.72 0,54-0,610,587 Colorado 13 0.35-0.43 0.375 2.69-3.182.91 0.55-0.700.645 Connecticut 1 0.36 2.77 0.63 Florida 30 0.30-0.35 0.33 2.58-3.002.79 0.51-0.670.573 Georgia 2 0,32-0.34 0.33 2.83-2.912.87 0.52 0.52 Illinois 127 0,275-0.3950.357 2.61-2.84 Indiana 12/11 0.31-0.39 0.345 2.53-2.832.71 0.56-0.690.617 Iowa 3 0.34-0.35 0,347 2.62-2.922.74 0.59-0,620.603 Kansas 5 0.31-0.34 0.32 2.21-2.912.69 0.52-0.610.554 Kentucky 14/13 0.31-0.38 0.341 2.58-3.172.82 0.57-0.650.595 Maine 3 0.39-0.41 0.40 2.86-3.00 2.93 0.65-0.67 0.663 Maryland 4 0.31-0.33 0.32 2.67-2.82 2.73 0.56-0.57 0.568 Massachusetts 2 0.37-0.39 0.38 2.64-2.79 2.72 0.64-0.68 0.66 Michigan 191/20 0.29-0.42 0.36 2.33-2.93 2.69 0.54-0.68 0.634 Minnesota 1 0.32 2.91 0.57 Mississippi 1 0.34 2.61 0.62 Missouri 7 0.32-0.37 0.353 2.33-3.08 2.76 0.57-0.65 0.613 Nebraska 1 0.39 2.79 0.65 New Hampshire 1 0.39 3.00 0.59 NewJersey 4 0.33-0.39 0.358 2.62-3.00 2.81 0.56-0.63 0.593 New Mexico 4 0.39-0.43 0.40 2.79-2.87 2.81 0.66-0.72 0.688 New York 25 0.33-0.40 0.365 2.57-3.08 2.78 0.55-0.67 0.636 North Carolina 18 0.31-0.37 0.339 2.58-3.00 2.84 0.53-0.67 0.587 Ohio 2 0.33-0.35 0.34 2.75-2.922.84 0.56-0.570.565 Oklahoma 3 0.32-0.42 0.37 2.67-2.962.81 0.56-0.760.647 Pennsylvania 10 0.31-0.40 0.363 2.38-2.92 2.73 0.61-0.67 0.634 SouthCarolina I 0.31 2.82 0.56 South Dakota 1 0.35 2.69 - Tennessee 7 0.34-0.39 0.366 2.43-3.08 2.89 0.54-0.66 0.607 Texas 5 0.30-0.37 0.336 2.38-2.92 2.67 0.52-0.64 0.596 Utah 5 0.33-0.40 0.366 2.85-3.00 2.91 0.57-0.68 0.624 Vermont 1 0.35 2.69 0.60 Virginia 1 0.35 2.69 0.61 Wiscomin 20 0.34-0.42 0.373 2.62-3.23 2.89 0.57-0.71 0.634 Totals 548/248 0.275-0.43 2.21-3.23 0.51-0.76 344 THE JOURNALOF ARACHNOLOGY Map1.-North and Central AmericanMicrobisium species excluding M.
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