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Total length 1.91. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace posterior declivity with distinct shoulders, posterior margin squared. Sternum with slight posterior ridge, ridge without tubercles. ABDOMEN: Book lung covers protuberant. Pedicel pedicel tube with ventral notch. LEGS: Leg spines . Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Palp bulb middle part with deep dorsal excavation behind quared, apical, dorsal protrusion. Brignolia nilgiri, male abdomen, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpabda12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male abdomen, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpabdl12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male abdomen, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpabdv12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male carapace, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpcara12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpcard12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male carapace, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpcarl12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male carapace, posterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpcart12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpstev12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male bulb, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpbulp12524ND.jpg Brignolia nilgiri, male bulb, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimpbulr12524ND.jpg Brignolia nilgiri, male palp, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimppalp12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male palp, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimppalr12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male embolus, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimsembp12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male embolus, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimsembr12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male endites, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimsendv12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male palp, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimspald12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male palp, prolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimspalp12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, male palp, retrolateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgimspalr12524ND.tif             Female (PBI_OON 12524). Total length 1.88. As in male except as noted. CEPHALOTHORAX: Carapace posterior declivity with distinct shoulders, posterior margin squared. Sternum with slight posterior ridge, ridge without tubercles. Female palp spines absent. ABDOMEN: Book lung covers protuberant. Pedicel pedicel tube with ventral notch. LEGS: Leg spines . Tarsi I to IV superior claws tooth not examined in detail. Trichobothria not examined. GENITALIA: Ventral view: with narrow. triangular, posterior projection. Dorsal view: posterior tube irrefularly bent. Brignolia nilgiri, female abdomen, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpabda12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female abdomen, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpabdl12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female abdomen, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpabdv12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female carapace, anterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpcara12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female carapace, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpcard12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female carapace, lateral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpcarl12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female carapace, posterior view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpcart12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female sternum, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpstev12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female internal female genitalia, dorsal view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpifgd12524ND.tif Brignolia nilgiri, female internal female genitalia, ventral view (image by ND, specimen ID: ---12524) Brignnilgifpifgv12524ND.tif   DISTRIBUTION INDIA Click the following link for a map from Discover Life which displays the records below. You can click anywhere on that map to zoom in, and clicking on any point will display the full data for that locality Brignolia nilgiri, Discover Life Map   MATERIAL EXAMINED Order by: Country State/Province County/Divisoin Locality PBIUSI Sex Type Status Institute Code Collect date Collector Elevation Habitat     PBI USI Country State Division Locality Sex Type Status Elevation(m) GPS Coordinate Habitat Collection_Date Collector Inst. Code PBI_OON 00012524  INDIA  Tamil Nadu    Nilgiri, 15 km E Coonoor  1 Adult Male    900  11.36365; 76.93175  forest  12 Nov 1972  C. Besuchet, I. Löbl  MHNG  PBI_OON 00012802  INDIA  Tamil Nadu    Nilgiri, 15 km E Coonoor  1 Adult Female    900  11.36365; 76.93175  forest  12 Nov 1972  C. Besuchet, I. Löbl  MHNG  PBI_OON 00012524  INDIA  Tamil Nadu    Nilgiri, 15 km E Coonoor  2 Adult Female    900  11.36365; 76.93175  forest  12 Nov 1972  C. Besuchet, I. Löbl  MHNG

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