Table 3 Measurements [in μm] of selected morphological structures of adult females and juveniles of N. auratus sp. nov. (type series) mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: sp – the proportion between the length of a given structure and the length of the scapular plate, ? – unknown

Body length

283

429

251

413

160

418

150

419

Scapular plate length

66.0

–

60.8

–

38.3

–

35.8

–

 Cirrus internus

22.0

33.3

18.0

29.6

9.4

24.5

?

?

 Cephalic papilla

10.4

15.8

9.0

14.8

6.7

17.5

5.3

14.8

 Cirrus externus

30.0

45.5

25.2

41.4

17.5

45.7

13.4

37.4

 Clava

6.4

9.7

8.2

13.5

6.5

17.0

?

?

 Cirrus A

59.3

89.8

54.9

90.3

?

?

25.4

70.9

 Cirrus A/body length ratio

21%

–

22%

–

?

–

17%

–

 Spine on leg I length

5.7

8.6

4.0

6.6

3.8

9.9

3.1

8.7

 Papilla on leg IV length

6.2

9.4

5.9

9.7

4.7

12.3

4.5

12.6

 Number of teeth on the collar

9

–

7

–

7

–

8

–

 Branch

18.6

28.2

15.7

25.8

11.3

29.5

9.6

26.8

 Spur

3.1

4.7

3.0

4.9

1.6

4.2

2.0

5.6

 Spur/branch height ratio

17%

–

19%

–

14%

–

21%

–

 Branch

17.0

25.8

15.3

25.2

10.2

26.6

8.6

24.0

 Spur

?

?

2.3

3.8

1.6

4.2

1.8

5.0

 Spur/branch height ratio

?

–

15%

–

16%

–

21%

–

 Branch

17.2

26.1

14.9

24.5

9.8

25.6

8.3

23.2

 Spur

2.7

4.1

2.3

3.8

1.6

4.2

1.7

4.7

 Spur/branch height ratio

16%

–

15%

–

16%

–

20%

–

 Branch

22.2

33.6

19.2

31.6

12.4

32.4

10.2

28.5

 Spur

3.2

4.8

?

?

2.1

5.5

2.0

5.6

 Spur/branch height ratio

14%

–

?

–

17%

–

20%

–