Table 6 in Alboglossiphonia afroalpina sp. nov. and Alboglossiphonia buniana sp. nov. - two new leech species from Africa and revision of the genus Alboglossiphonia Lukin, 1976 in Africa

Table 6. Characteristics of African Alboglossiphonia species (south of the Sahara), Afrotropis. Based on Gouda (2010) with additions from Moore (1939), Oosthuizen (1978 a, b, 1991), Augener (1936).
A. afroalpina sp. nov., JuegA. buniana sp. nov., JuegA. disjuncta (Moore, 1939) [incl. Glossiphonia verrucata Sciacchitano, 1939]A. macrorhyncha (Oosthuizen, 1978)A. conjugata (Oosthuizen, 1978)A. namaquaensis (Augener, 1936) [incl. A. cheili (Oosthuizen, 1978)]Shape and sizeelongated, moderately curved dorsally, flat ventrally, 6.0 mm long, 1.6 mm wide, posterior edge strongly concave dorsally (part of the caudal sucker is exposed)elongated-oval, dorsally moderately convex, ventrally flat, up to 7.1 mm long, up to 3.1 mm wide, tapering towards the front end, with head lobes, lateral edges wavy to very jaggedelongate-oval, first third narrow, 11.6 mm long, 2.2 mm wide, sexual maturity already at a small size, slightly convex, flat undersidepointed-oval, tapering towards the front end, flattened, up to 9.8 mm long, up to 4.2 mm wideelongate-oval, moderately flattened, ventrally flat, 9.1 mm long, 2.8 mm wide, sexually mature even at a small sizeelongate oval, moderately flattened, dorsally convex, ventrally flat to bell-shaped, up to 12.5 × 2.8 mmHead regiondistinct, short and widenot clearly set off, tapered in frontclearly set off over neck constrictionnot deposed or widenedclearly separated, only slightly broadenedshort, clearly set off by a nuchal furrowBasic color of living animalsprobably light brown to beigeprobably light brown to yellowishflesh-colored or greenbrowngreen or brown, or shades thereofbrown or greenMottle/patterncircular spots (only slightly darker than ground colour) on each annulus, giving a diffuse pattern on the dorsal side, suggesting (probably coincidentally) longitudinal rows which may be interrupted or of different lengths, higher concentration of circular spots on the sides of the body, fewer ventrally stain30-36 narrow dark vertical stripes, no spots or patternsdorsally with about 36 longitudinal stripes at the widest part of the body or chromatophores irregularly distributedmore than 10 pairs of dark brown narrow longitudinal stripes, light median field, isolated pigments outside the stripes34-36 dark longitudinal stripes at the widest part of the body; Chromatophores evenly distributed dorsally except for head region, lateral margins and posterior sucker, sometimes forming transverse streaks, paler unicolor ventrallydorsally with 30 dark brown or dark green narrow discontinuous stripes, fainter towards the ends, apex, postnatal ring and lateral margins unpigmentedPapillae and tuberclessmooth, no warts or papillae, very small, barely visible, low sensory papillae in transverse rows on each annulussmooth, no warts or papillae, very small, barely visible, low sensory papillae, especially numerous on the margins of the lateral lobes18 distinct papillae in transverse rows on each annulus in midbody region; larger papillae arranged in 7 longitudinal rows, many very sensory papillae unevenly distributedroughened by clear papillae (largest on a2) on the dark longitudinal stripes3 pairs of longitudinal rows of papillae on both sides, 16 large papillae on each annulus, numerous small rounded papillae, ventrally fewer small papillaeno prominent papillae, very small, low dome-shaped sensory papillae evenly distributed over body, eye area and posterior suction cup with irregular papillaeEyes6, 1st pair on a4, 2nd and 3rd pair on a5, eyes of 2nd and 3rd pair larger, occasionally fused, great variability in arrangement6, 1st pair (fused) on a4, 2nd and 3rd pair (left and right fused) on a5, only 3 eyes visible6, 1st pair on a4, 2nd and 3rd pair most fused or close, both on a56, 1st pair of smaller ones, anterior and both lateral pairs often fused, variable6, 1st pair on a4, 2nd and 3rd pair on a5, eyes of 2nd and 3rd pair much larger, occasionally fused6, small, 1st pair in a4, 2nd and 3rd in a5, pairs of eyes close, sometimes fused, variableCranial suckerlarge, cupped, with strong edgessmall, flat, pear-shaped, rounded in posterior part, grooved in front, thin-walledsmall, shovel-shapedflatcupped with deep cavity, well-developed rim with numerous tiny papillaeroundish-oval, moderately deep, bowl-shaped with thin side walls, edge covered with small papillae; 0.6 × 0.7mmMouthin the center, mostly large, triangular, sides slightly concave, base slightly convexin the center, stitch-like smallrelatively large in the centerin the center, with a striking transverse slitbig in the centerlarge, on top of a large dome-shaped papilla, in the centerCaudal suckersmall, circular,