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Laurencella jonmartini Foldi & Williams, 2013 (Monophlebidae: Laurencella)

Laurencella jonmartini Foldi & Williams 2013: 87-94. Type data: GUYANA: Mazaruni-Potaro, Kaieteur Falls top, savannah area, 6/10/2006, by J.H. Martin. Holotype, female, by original designation Type depository: London: The Natural History Museum, England, UK; accepted valid name Illustr.

Countries: 1

FoldiWi2013: pp.88-89 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species for adult females of Laurencella]

Systematics: The combination of an anal ring containing pores at the inner end, and with more than three ventral cicatrices are characters that place this species in Laurencella. The adult female is clearly different from that of other species of the genus due to the presence of a series of dorsal setaria, each an association of spines. spinose setae and pores in a secretory unit, distributed in more or less 8 longitudinal rows on the dorsal surface. (Foldi & Williams, 2013)
Structure: Body oval, 4.0 mm long, 2.5 mm wide; derm membranous, with well-developed pilosity mostly forming setal + spine groups. (Foldi & Williams, 2013)
General Remarks: Detailed description, photographs and illustration in Foldi & Williams, 2013. Third-instar female nymphs also described as Laurencella ?jonmartini since they were collected separately from the adult female and, although they are all possibly conspecific, there is yet no direct evidence for this. (Foldi & Williams, 2013)