FIG. 24. Solpugidae Leach, 1815 in Cheliceral Morphology in Solifugae (Arachnida): Primary Homology, Terminology, and Character Survey

FIG. 24. Solpugidae Leach, 1815, chelicerae and cheliceral fixed fingers, prolateral views (A–D), indicating stridulatory organs (A, D), bulbous base of flagellum, prolateral view (E), and apex of flagellar shaft, prolateral view (F). A, B. Solpugiba lineata (C.L. Koch, 1842), 3 (NMNW 13814), shaft distorted during processing for scanning electron microscopy. Inset: closeup of mucron organ (mo). C. Zeriassa cuneicornis (Purcell, 1899), 3 (NMNW 13883). D, E. Zeria sericea (Pocock, 1897), 3 (NMNW 13800). F. Metasolpuga picta (Kraepelin, 1899), 3, Namibia: Gobabeb. Arrows indicate suture in bulbous base (B, C, E) and shaft (F). Abbreviations: FD, fixed finger, distal tooth; FGP, flagellar groove process; FM, fixed finger, medial tooth; FP, fixed finger, proximal tooth; FSD, fixed finger, subdistal tooth; FSM, fixed finger, submedial teeth; MD, movable finger, distal tooth; MM, movable finger, medial tooth; mo, mucron organ; MP, movable finger, proximal tooth; MSM, movable finger, submedial tooth; pvd, proventral distal setae.