. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. FIG. 36. Bandakia gangetica sp. nov. (male).: Palpus (top), ventral shield (middle), dorsal shield (bottom). Posterior border of DS clearly retreating at level of the two posterior pairs of glandularia. Insertions of IV-L with slightly developed condyles. Eye-platelets not fused medially, carrying lenses, a glandularium and a hair-like seta each. No dark pigments below eye-lenses present. Genital opening with Length-to-height ratio Palpus with length-to-height ratio of P4 (P2: ) and with ratio of length P2 to length P4 Legs with I-L
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. FIG. 36. Bandakia gangetica sp. nov. (male).: Palpus (top), ventral shield (middle), dorsal shield (bottom). Posterior border of DS clearly retreating at level of the two posterior pairs of glandularia. Insertions of IV-L with slightly developed condyles. Eye-platelets not fused medially, carrying lenses, a glandularium and a hair-like seta each. No dark pigments below eye-lenses present. Genital opening with Length-to-height ratio Palpus with length-to-height ratio of P4 (P2: ) and with ratio of length P2 to length P4 Legs with I-L-6 stocky (length-to-height ratio in I- L-6 = (compared to in B. himachali znd in B. curvipalpis). First three pairs of legs with claws with ventral blade and clawlet; claw at IV-L-6 claw hook-like. Male, Nymphs and larva. Unknown. Habitat. The specimen was found in collections from mosses at a waterfall at an altitude of 1800 m Distribution. Known only from the type locality in the Kullu Valley (Himachal Pradesh, India) in the south-western Fiimalayas. Derivatio nominis. The name refers to the locus ty- picus situated in the Kullu Valley (Himachal Pradesh, India). Discussion. P4 is more stocky in B. kulluensis sp. nov. (length/height ratio = ) than in B. gangeticas^. nov. and B. himachalisp. nov. (length/height ratio = ) or in B. curvipalpis s'p. nov. (). Among the species of the anisitsipalpis-gmw'p, B. kulluensis sp. nov. is the one with the highest dorsal length ratio P2 / P4 ( in B. kulluensis sp. nov. versus in other species of the anisitsipalpis-^roup). B. kullu- ensis sp. nov. differs from B. gangeticasp. nov. in that the size of the plates posterior to the dorsal shield are not enlarged (75 |im in B. gangetica sp. nov. versus 45 pm in B. kulluensis sp. nov.). Furthermore Cg2 is situated next to the lateral border of C2, forming the. FIG. 37. Bandakia kidluensis sp. nov. (female). Top: palpus. Bottom: chelicera. \ Br?;:
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