Comparative cheliceral morphology of the solifuge species Biton zederbaueri (Werner) and Gluviopsilla discolor (Kraepelin) through scanning electron microscopy

• Published in: Zoology in the Middle East Vol. 53; pp. 121 - 128
• Main Authors: Bayram, A, Yigit, N, Erdek, M, Koc, H, Sancak, Z, Melekoglu, A, Oecal, I C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2011
• ISSN: 0939-7140
• DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10648869

A detailed comparative morphology of the male chelicerae of Biton zederbaueri (Werner) and Gluviopsilla discolor (Kraepelin) is presented using stereo microscope and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphology of the cheliceral teeth, setae, flagella and some other organs such as the stridulatory organ that are used for description and identification are described and illustrated. The flagella are membranous, but their shapes are different in both species. The stridulatory organs are similar in both daesiids, being reniform and with seven ridges. On the chelicerae, numerous long-thin, short-thin and short-thick setae are characteristic for both species.