Checklist of Arrenurids (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Arrenuridae) of Mexico, with New Records from the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Description of Five New Species of the Subgenera Megaluracarus and Dadayella^†

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

See my remarks in the pdf.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Replies to reviewer 1

We apprecite all correction and observations, as well as comments on the manuscript, please see below all the modifications.

 

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Page 1

Comment 1: Changed Arrenurids by arrenurids.

 

Page 5

Comment 1: The reference was changed by the correct one.

 

Page 6

Comment 1 and 2: Numbers of access will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, all the access number are in process.

 

Comment 3: The genital plates were described.

 

Comment 4: The word distinct was corrected by distinctive.

 

Comment 5: It was clarified (into the text) that Cx-I are extending beyond anterior idiosoma margin.

 

Page 10

Comment 1 and 2: Numbers of access will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, all the access number are in process.

 

Comment 3: The word on was changed by in

 

Comment 4: The genital plates were described.

 

Comment 5: it was added to the paragraph that the cauda of A. maya is more slender

 

Page 11

 

Comment 1 The word cuticle was changed by integument

 

Page 14

 

Comment 1 and 3: Numbers of access will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, all the access number are in process.

 

Comment 2: We didn´t understand what the reviewer means with the word “leg” in the name of the type locality: José María Morelos

Comment 4: it was clarified into the text that the measure of the dorsal shield refers only to the dorsal portion.

 

Comment 5: it was added to the paragraph that the dorsal furrow continue posterior to genital field.

 

Comment 6: The genital plates were described.

 

Comment 7: It was added the length and width of dorsal shield.

 

Comment 8: it was added to the paragraph that the cauda of the new species is slightly tapering, contrary to A. tabascoensis and the posterios margin of cauda is convex in A. ecosur and straight in tabascoensis.

 

Comment 9: The genus name was written full at the start of the new sentence.

 

Page 16

 

Comment 1: The figure 11A was corrected to make clear that Dgl-3 and Dgl-4 are on humps.

 

Page 17

 

Comment 1 and 2: Numbers of access will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, all the access number are in process.

 

Comment 3: description of P2 chaetotaxy was eliminated to avoid confusions on diagnostic character.

 

Comment 4: The word complete was changed by incomplete.

 

Comment 5: It was added a line clarifying that the female is unknown.

 

 Page 18.

 

Comment 1: The word south was changed by South.

 

Comment 2: The word share was written in past…shared.

 

Comment 3: The word present was changed by have.

 

Comment 4: The word smooth was changed by not indented.

 

Page 20.

 

Comment 1 and 2: Numbers of access will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, all the access number are in process.

Comment 3: Dgl-4 is actually anteriorly located on the cauda and the falcate setae are the small setae not associated with a gland.

 

 

 

Comment 4: the word is was changed to plural…are.

 

Comment 5: it was added the hyphen between Cx and I.

 

Comment 6: it was added the text “suture lines of”

 

Comment 7: It was clarified that P4 is rotated in the new species.

 

Comment 8: it was changed “far apart” by “and separated from”

 

Comment 9: We don’t use sloping in the description, we thing that elongated and diagonally located described better Cx-III shape and location.

 

Comment 10: It was changed wing shaped by straight.

 

Page 21:

Comment 1: It was clarified in page 20 that P4 is rotated in the new species.

 

Comment 2: The text was referred to a reference.

 

Comment 3: The genus was full written at the start of the sentence.

 

Comment 4: It was added to the text that a difference between A. veracruzensis and the new species was that A. veracruzensis has three pairs of glandularia.

 

Comment 5: There are noticeable differences in the chaetotaxy of the palp and are mentioned into the text. It was clarified in page 20 that P4 is rotated in the new species. 

 

Comment 6: The possible falcate setae in A. veracruzensis can´t be appreciated in the schemes, however there are clearly differences between both species.

Page 22:

 

Comment 1-3: Dgl-1 and associated setae are now illustrated in the schemes.

 

Page 23:

 

Comment 1 and 3: the word Arrenurids was changes by arrenurids.

 

Page 24:

 

Comment 1: Numbers of DOI Dataset will be provided once the manuscript is accepted, the DOI number is in process.

 

Comment 2: A. marshallae was written with italics.

 

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

This is well written paper containing interesting results which merit publication. However, the MS contains a lot of careless mistakes and deficiencies in formalities. Minor justification is required in order to help readers well understand the points. These are given directly in the MS.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Replies to reviewer 2

 

We apprecite all correction and observations, as well as comments on the manuscript, please see below all the modifications.

 

Page 1

Comment 1: Changed Arrenurids by arrenurids.

Comment 2: sentence was eliminated.

Comment 3: Table 1 was corrected and changed by Table 2

 

Page 2

Comment 1: Table 2 was corrected and changed by Table 1

Comment 2: The space between I and IV was deleted

Comment 3: The hyphen can´t be deleted because is part of the geographical reference.

Comment 4: It was added a dash between 1 and 4, and the hyphen was removed.

 

Page 3

Comment 1-3: It was deleted the underline in the geographical reference.

Comment 4: The hyphen can´t be deleted because is part of the geographical reference.

Comment 5: It was added a dash between 1 and 4, and the hyphen was removed.

 

Page 4:

Comment 1: The space between lines was closed.

Comment 2: It was added a hyphen between leg and 5, and a dash between 5 and 6.

Comment 3: A space was leave between lines

Comment 4: The hyphen can´t be deleted because is part of the geographical reference.

 

Page 5:

Comment 1:the correct name of the species is marchallae because it was in honour of Ruth Marshall (women), and it was corrected by Vits (1914)

                                               Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) marshalli Piersig, 1904

Syn. A. globator (err) Marshall, 1903; A. marshallae Viets, 1914; A. marshallae Marshall, 1940.

Page 6:

Comment 1: A space was leave between lines.

Comment 2: The capital letter was added.

Comment 3: It was added a hyphen between Dgl and 1, and a dash between 1 and 4.

Comment 4: Cxgl-1 was added to the abbreviations.

Comment 5: it was clarified that we refer to IV-Leg-2-6

Comment 6: It was added a hyphen between Dgl and 1, and a dash between 1 and 4.

 

Page 7:

Comment 1: The space between lines was close.

Comment 2: It was changed “discussion” by remarks.

 

Page 9:

Comment 1: The figures were corrected (7-8)…(8-9)

 

Page 10:

Comment 1: The capital letter was added.

Comment 2: Cxgl-1 was added to the abbreviations.

Comment 3: It was added a hyphen between Dgl and 1, and a dash between 1 and 4.

Comment 4: It was changed “discussion” by remarks.

 

Page 14:

Comment 1: Cglx was corrected…Cxgl

Comment 2: It was changed “discussion” by remarks.

 

Page 15:

Comment 1: The number 3 was removed.

 

Page 17:

Comment 1: A hyphen was added between 12 and 13.

Comment 3-7: The underline was removed from geographical reference.

Comment 8: The geographical reference was corrected.

Comment 9: Cxgl-1 was added to the abbreviations.

Comment 10-12: all the dashes and hyphen were added.

Page 18:

Comment 1: It was changed “discussion” by remarks.

Comment 2: It was clarified that we refer to IV-Leg-4.

Comment 3: The period was removed.

 

Page 19:

Comment 1: The parentheses were corrected,

Comment 2-4: The underline was removed from geographical reference.

Comment 5: The figure into the text was corrected.

Comment 6: The dash and the hyphen were added.

Comment 7: The number 5 was removed.

Comment 8: The figure into the text was corrected.

 

Page 21:

Comment 1: It was changed “discussion” by remarks.

 

Page 22:

Comment 1: The line in the figure was thickened.

 

Page 23:

Comment 1: It was changed General discussion by  General remarks.

Comment 2: the capital letter was removed in Arrenurids.

Comment 3: Comment 1:the correct name of the species is marchallae because it was in honour of Ruth Marshall (women), and it was corrected by Vits (1914)

                                               Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) marshalli Piersig, 1904

Syn. A. globator (err) Marshall, 1903; A. marshallae Viets, 1914; A. marshallae Marshall, 1940.

 

Comment 4: the capital letter was removed in Arrenurids.

 

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf