Torrenticola dentifera Wiles 1991

Male. General features. Idiosoma elongated; frontal platelets anteriorly bulging (Figs 2A, 7B); Cxgl-4 subapical; medial suture line of Cx-II+III relatively long; posterior suture line of Cx-IV weakly curved; excretory pore and Vgl-2 on the line of primary sclerotization near posterior idiosoma margin; ejaculatory complex conventional in shape (Fig. 2D); gnathosoma ventral margin only slightly curved, rostrum well developed (Fig. 2E); P-2 shorter than P-4, ventral margin with a fine denticulation also in proximal half of the segment, distally with a laterally compressed, anteriorly directed hyaline extension; P-3 with a subrectangular, apically serrated ventrodistal projection with a fine denticles; P-4 with long and broadly rounded distal seta (Fig. 2C), ventral tubercles well developed and separated. Measurements. Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 2B) L 591, W 341; dorsal shield (Figs 2A, 7B) L 472, W 305, L/W ratio 1.55; dorsal plate L 434; shoulder plate L 141-144, W 37-40, L/W ratio 3.6-3.8; frontal plate L 101-108, W 47-48, L/W ratio 2.2-2.3; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.3-1.4. Gnathosomal bay L 81, Cx-I total L 200, Cx-I mL 117, Cx-II+III mL 113; ratio Cx-I L/Cx-II+III mL 1.8; Cx-I mL/Cx-II+III mL 1.04. Genital field L/W 113/95, ratio 1.19; ejaculatory complex L 166; distance genital field-excretory pore 133, genital field-caudal idiosoma margin 161. Gnathosoma vL 247; palp total L 226, dL: P-1, 22; P-2, 62; P-3, 48; P-4, 77; P-5, 17; P-2/P-4 ratio 0.8.

Malaysia (Wiles 1991, 1997). New for the fauna of Korea.