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Figures 34–35. Tritomurus veles sp. n. (34, SEM; 35, optical microscope). 34 Sternite of Abd.V with genital plate (scale 100μm); arrow points to minute lateral S-microchaeta 35 Internal parasitic larva (Nematomorpha) (scale 20 µm).

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Figures 48–55.Neorganella rotundatae sp. n. 48 Dorsolateral chaetotaxy of Th I–Abd II 49 Dorsolateral chaetotaxy of Abd III–VI with detail of chaetae 50 Tita of leg II with detail of two unguis (left: unguis III; right: unguis II) 51 Tenaculum and reduced furca 52 Dorsal view of Abd VI 53 Anal valves and ventral view of Abd VI 54 Female genital plate 55 Male genital plate. Scale bars: 10μm (50–55); 50μm (48–49).

Figure 2.Cyphoderus songkhlaensis sp. n. A habitus B outer maxillary lobe C maxilla head and ventral complex of the labrum D mandible E labial palp: proximal chaetae and external papilla E F labrum, dorsal view G chaetotaxy of labial basis; frontal chaetae H frontal chaetae and pseudopores of head I dorsal chaetotaxy of head.

Figure 4. Tritomurus veles sp. n., head in lateral view (SEM, scale 100 μm).

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Figure 1.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. habitus, scale=0.5 mm.

Figure 5. Tritomurus veles sp. n., body (SEM, scale 400 μm).

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Figures 17–21.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. 17 Fourth abdominal segment dorsal chaetotaxy, diameter of circle is approximately proportional to size of macrochaeta 18 Metathoracic claw complex 19 Dens basal spine, outer row 20 Dens basal spine, inner row 21 Mucro.

Figures 6–9. Tritomurus veles sp. n. (SEM). 6 Scales and ordinary mesochaetae on Th.II (scale 10 μm) 7 Scales, mesochaetae and macrochaeta on Abd.III (scale 10 µm) 8 Bothriotrichal area of Th.II, illustrating the presence of the four main chaetal types: bothriotricha, mesochaetae, S-chaetae (S) and scales (scale 10 µm) 9 Ventral tube in anterior view (scale 100 µm).

Figure 22.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. paratype habitat Okebal Ha entrance/twilight zone. Specimens were collected from a small pile of fruit bat guano near the researchers in the foreground, below a bat roost site. Sample site was much darker than it appears in this enhanced image. Photo courtesy of MES.

Figures 10–13. Tritomurus veles sp. n. (10–12, SEM; 13, optical microscope) 10 Lateral view of Ant.I, with scales, mesochaetae, and latero-distal short S-microchaetae at left (scale 10 µm) 11 Ant.III proximally (scale 10 μm) (S, S-chaetae) 12 Ant.IV (scale 10 μm) (S, S-chaetae) 13 Apical part of Ant.IV (scale 10 μm).

Figure 23.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. on old feces in Tiger Cave. Photo courtesy of GBH.

Figures 14–17. Tritomurus veles sp. n. (SEM) 14 Labrum (scale 10 μm) 15 Detail of labral chaetae with swollen socket (scale 10 µm) 16 Mouth (scale 10 μm) 17 ventro-distal brush of labrum (scale 10 μm).

Figures 2–10.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n., circles are macrochaetae, filled circles are ciliate microchaetae2 Antennal segment 4, subapical sensillum 3 Antennal segment 3, sense organ 4 Eyepatch and associated setae, 5 Head dorsal chaetotaxy, line represents dorsal sulcus 6 Prelabral seta 7 Labral row B setae 8 Distal margin of labrum 9 Labial papilla E 10 Posterior setae of labial triangle.

Figures 18–19. Tritomurus veles sp. n. 18 Outer maxillary lobe 19 Left and right mandibles.

Figures 11–13.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. 11 Postlabium, circles are ciliate setae, filled circles are smooth setae, arrows point at ventral cervical setae 12 Mesothorax, dorsal chaetotaxy, circles are macrochaetae, filled circles are microchaetae 13 Metathorax, dorsal chaetotaxy, circles are macrochaetae, filled circles are microchaetae, seta a6 present but not shown.

Figure 20. Tritomurus veles sp. n., macrochaetotaxic and bothriotrichal pattern; plain line circles, macrochaetae; dotted line circles, small macrochaetae or large mesochaetae; lat, lateral group of Abd.IV; X, bothriotricha) (scale 400 μm).

Figures 14–16.Trogolaphysa giordanoae sp. n. Dorsal chaetotaxy of abdominal segments 1–3, triangles are fan-shaped setae, circles are macrochaetae, filled are circles ciliate microchaeta14 First abdominal segment 15 Second abdominal segment 16 Third abdominal segment.

Figure 21. Tritomurus veles sp. n. Tibiotarsus and claw of legs I, II, III from upper to lower.

Figures 59, 60.Trogolaphysa riopedrensis 59 Chaetotaxy of first abdominal segment 60 Complete chaetotaxy of fourth abdominal segment, arrows identify the lenticular organs.

Figure 24.Trogolaphysa jacobyi sp. n. habitus, photographed in Yok Balum Cave.