Figure 6 in Studies on Latin American water mites of the genus Torrenticola Piersig, 1896 (Torrenticolidae, Hydrachnidia, Acari)

Figure 6. Colour patterns on the dorsal plates of Torrenticola (schematic). A, complete dorsal plate reddish to red (e.g. T. amalgamada, T. gradaticoxalis, T. fontinale, T. ratoncitoi, T. menudopalpis, T. elhachensis, T. flexirostris, T. lamellipalpis, T. obliquipalpis, T. cirratipalpis, T. australis, T. monticola, T. brevicoxalis, T. conipalpis, T. conirostris, T. semicolor (partim), T. cortobrazo, T. altifontana, T. esferica, T. ambigua (partim), T. torpebrazo, T. fastigata, T. chicacoxalis, T. rubella, T. levicoxalis, T. collina); B, hour-glass-shaped with pale 'shoulder-patches' (B-1), in paler specimens reduced to larger posterior and smaller anterior reddish to red patch (B-2, B-3) (e.g. T. harpagophora, T. costaricense, T. guanacastensis, T. keesdavidsi, T. ambigua (partim)]; C, posterior 1/2–2/3 red, margin (sharp to unclear) slightly V-shaped indented (C-1) (e.g. T. gennada, T. amala, T. semicolor (partim), T. pervagata (partim)], +/– straight (C-2) (e.g. T. alargada, T. columbiana, T. semicolor (partim), T. maceripalpis, T. acuticoxalis, T. bicolor, T. curtipalpis), with rostral extension (C-3) (e.g. T. alexandra, T. carlbaderi) or reduced to crescent-shaped, pale red patch in posterior half (C-4) (e.g. T. esquinada, T. tilaranensis, T. pervagata (partim)].