- M.
saierensis is
characterized by
having long
paratergal spines on pleurotergites.
Width of
paratergal spines measures up to over 31.67 mm (1.247 in)...
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having no or
little differentiation into
distinct morphologies, and
broad paratergal folds which contribute to the
dorsoventrally (along the up-down axis)...
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segments each,
compacted thorax,
seven segmented abdomen with
lateral paratergal plates. The body
louse diverged from the head
louse around 170,000 years...
- from only
juvenile specimens) has a band of 4
large tubercules on the
paratergal lobe,
which rise up into tall spines. This
pattern is
extremely similar...
- the
posterior (back) tips of each
tergite are
rounded into
overlapping paratergal (part of the
tergite extending out from the body) folds, with no sutures...
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spiracles for respiration. A
defining characteristic of H. suis is the
paratergal plates lining the
sides of each
segment of the abdomen.
These plates almost...
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reference to the
geological area
where the
fossils are from and the
recurved paratergal extensions. The
species name, desmatae,
derives from the Gr**** word desmos...
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different from
either male or female. The
general body shape, lack of
paratergal plates,
sternal and
tergal abdominal plates, and wide
separation of the...
