Mecyclothorax

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Mecyclothorax

Olotipo femminile di Mecyclothorax toretore
Classificazione scientifica
Dominio| Eukaryota
Regno| Animalia
Sottoregno| Eumetazoa
Ramo| Bilateria
Phylum| Arthropoda
Subphylum| Tracheata
Superclasse| Hexapoda
Classe| Insecta
Sottoclasse| Pterygota
Coorte| Endopterygota
Superordine| Oligoneoptera
Sezione| Coleopteroidea
Ordine| Coleoptera
Sottordine| Adephaga
Famiglia| Carabidae
Sottofamiglia| Psydrinae
Genere| Mecyclothorax
Specie

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Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 è un genere di Coleoptera della famiglia Carabidae.

Il genere comprende circa 400 specie, delle quali circa la metà è stata scoperta e descritta dall'entomologo della Cornell University James Liebherr[1][2].

Il genere Mecyclothorax è originario dell'Australia[1].

## Descrizione

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La maggioranza delle specie australiane di Mecyclothorax è in grado di volare, mentre le specie individuate nelle isole Hawaii e nelle Isole della Società sono prive di ali a causa del fenomeno della radiazione adattativa[1][2].

I Mecyclothorax sono piccoli coleotteri predatori. Essi subiscono una metamorfosi completa entro il primo mese di vita, cui seguono gli stadi di larva, pupa e adulto. Gli adulti possono vivere fino ad un anno[2].

## Distribuzione e habitat

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Esemplari del genere Mecyclothorax sono stati trovati in Australia, Nuova Zelanda e nell'isola di Giava, nelle Isole della Società e a Maui (Isole Hawaii)[1][3]. In Australia, sede di origine del genere, sono presenti 25 specie, mentre tra Nuova Zelanda e Giava ve ne sono circa 40[1]. Nelle Hawaii sono state scoperte 239 specie, mentre altre 100 sono state scoperte nelle Isole della Società[1].

## Tassonomia

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Il genere Mecyclothorax al novembre 2012 comprende circa 400 specie[1], ma le nuove scoperte si susseguono velocemente.

Al 2011, esso includeva le seguenti 246 specie[4]:

* Mecyclothorax aa Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax abax Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax acutangulus Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax aeneipennis Liebherr, 2005
* Mecyclothorax aeneus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax altiusculoides Perrault, 1987
* Mecyclothorax altiusculus (Britton, 1938)
* Mecyclothorax amaroides Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax ambiguus (Erichson, 1842)
* Mecyclothorax angulosus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax angusticollis (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax annae Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax aorai Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax apicalis (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax arcuatus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax argutor (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax ata Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax ataraensis Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax ater Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax balli Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax ballioides Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax basipunctus Louwerens, 1953
* Mecyclothorax bembidicus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax bembidioides (Blackburn, 1879)
* Mecyclothorax bicolor Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax bilaianus Baehr, 1998
* Mecyclothorax blackburni (Sloane, 1898)
* Mecyclothorax blackburnianus Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax bougainvillei Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax bradycellinus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax bradyderus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax brevipennis Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax brevis (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax brittoni Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax bryobioides Perrault, 1987
* Mecyclothorax bryobius (Britton, 1938)
* Mecyclothorax carteri (Perkins, 1917)
* Mecyclothorax castaneus Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax chalcosus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax cognatus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax comma Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax consobrinus Liebherr, 2005
* Mecyclothorax constrictus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax convexicollis (Emden, 1937)
* Mecyclothorax convexus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax cooki Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax cordaticollis (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax cordicollis (Sloane, 1900)
* Mecyclothorax cordithorax Liebherr, 2005
* Mecyclothorax crassus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax cuccodoroi Baehr, 2002
* Mecyclothorax cupreoides Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax cupreus Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax cupripennis Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax curtipes (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax curtus (Sloane, 1895)
* Mecyclothorax cymindicus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax cymindoides Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax dannieae Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax daptinus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax debiliceps Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax debilis (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax deverilli (Blackburn, 1879)
* Mecyclothorax discedens (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax doesburgi Louwerens, 1949
* Mecyclothorax ducalis (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax dunbarorum Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax eipomeki Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax eliti Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax ewingi Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax exilis Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax externestriatus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax eyrensis (Blackburn, 1892)
* Mecyclothorax fairmairei Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax ferruginiosus Perrault, 1987
* Mecyclothorax filipes (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax flavolateralis Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax flavomarginatus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax fleutiauxi (Jeannel, 1944)
* Mecyclothorax footei Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax fortis (Blackburn, 1889)
* Mecyclothorax fosbergi Perrault, 1979
* Mecyclothorax fosbergioides Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax funebris Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax fuscus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax gagnei Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax georgettae Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax gerardi Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax giffardi Liebherr, 2005
* Mecyclothorax giffini Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax globicollis (Mandl, 1969)
* Mecyclothorax globosoides Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax globosus (Britton, 1948)
* Mecyclothorax globulosus Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax gourvesi Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax gourvesioides Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax goweri Moore, 1992
* Mecyclothorax gracilis (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax granulatus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax granulipennis Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax haleakalae (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax hamatus Perrault, 1987
* Mecyclothorax hemisphaericus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax hephaestus Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax howei Moore, 1992
* Mecyclothorax impressipennis Baehr, 2003
* Mecyclothorax impunctatus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax inaequalis (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax incompositus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax inflatus Baehr, 2003
* Mecyclothorax insolitus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax interruptus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax irregularis Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax iteratus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax jarrigei Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax jiwikae Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax joni Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax julianae Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax karschi (Blackburn, 1882)
* Mecyclothorax kaukukini Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax kavanaughi Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax konanus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax kubor Baehr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax lackneri Baehr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax laetus (Blackburn, 1881)
* Mecyclothorax laevilateralis Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax lahainae Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax langdae Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax lateralis (Castelnau, 1867)
* Mecyclothorax latissimus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax latus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax lewisensis Moore, 1984
* Mecyclothorax lisae Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax lissopterus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax lissus (Andrewes, 1933)
* Mecyclothorax loebli Baehr, 2002
* Mecyclothorax longulus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax lophoides (Chaudoir, 1854)
* Mecyclothorax macrops (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax mahina Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax mapura Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax marau Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax marginatus Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax maunakukini Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax micans (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax microps Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax minor Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax minutus (Castelnau, 1867)
* Mecyclothorax molokaiae (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax molops (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax monteithi Moore, 1985
* Mecyclothorax montivagus (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax multipunctatus (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax mundanus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax munroi (Perkins, 1937)
* Mecyclothorax muriauxi Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax muriauxioides Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax najtae Deuve, 1987
* Mecyclothorax negrei Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax nitidus Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax nubicola (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax oahuensis (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax obscuricolor (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax obscuricornis Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax obscurus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax obtusus Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax occultus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax oculatus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax oopteroides Liebherr & Marris, 2009
* Mecyclothorax otagoensis Liebherr & Marris, 2009
* Mecyclothorax otundicollis (White, 1846)
* Mecyclothorax ovalipennis Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax ovalis Sloane, 1915
* Mecyclothorax ovipennis Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax palustris (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax paradoxus (Blackburn, 1879)
* Mecyclothorax paraglobosus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax paraltiusculus Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax parovalipennis Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax parvus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax pele (Blackburn, 1879)
* Mecyclothorax perivariipes Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax perkinsi (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax perkinsianus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax perpolitus Perkins, 1917
* Mecyclothorax perstriatus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax peryphoides (Blackburn, 1889)
* Mecyclothorax platysminus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax polhemusi Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax pomarei Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax profondestriatus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax proximus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax pseudaltiusculus Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax punakukini Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax punctatostriatus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax punctatus (Sloane, 1895)
* Mecyclothorax punctipennis (Macleay, 1871)
* Mecyclothorax pusillus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax quadraticollis Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax quadratus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax rectangulus Louwerens, 1953
* Mecyclothorax riedeli Baehr, 1992
* Mecyclothorax robustus (Blackburn, 1881)
* Mecyclothorax rotundatus Lorenz, 1998
* Mecyclothorax rufipennis Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax rusticus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax sabulicola (Britton, 1948)
* Mecyclothorax sapei Baehr, 1995
* Mecyclothorax scaritoides (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax sculptonotatus (Enderlein, 1909)
* Mecyclothorax sedlaceki Darlington, 1971
* Mecyclothorax sharpi Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax simiolus (Blackburn, 1878)
* Mecyclothorax sinuatus Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax sinuosus Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax sobrinus Sharp, 1903
* Mecyclothorax spinosus Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax stenolophinus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax storeyi Moore, 1984
* Mecyclothorax striatopunctatus Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax subater Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax subconstrictus (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax subquadratus Perrault, 1984
* Mecyclothorax subsinuatus Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax subunctus (Perkins, 1917)
* Mecyclothorax superstriatus Liebherr, 2005
* Mecyclothorax swezeyi Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax tahitiensis Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax taiarapu Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax tantalus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax teatara Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax terminalis (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax toxopei Darlington, 1962
* Mecyclothorax trisetifer Liebherr, 2006
* Mecyclothorax tuberculatus Perrault, 1988
* Mecyclothorax unctus (Blackburn, 1881)
* Mecyclothorax urpuripennis Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax vaifaufa Perrault, 1989
* Mecyclothorax variipes (Sharp, 1903)
* Mecyclothorax villiersi Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax viridis Perrault, 1978
* Mecyclothorax vitreus Britton, 1948
* Mecyclothorax vulcanus (Blackburn, 1879)
* Mecyclothorax wallisi Perrault, 1986
* Mecyclothorax williamsi Liebherr, 2008
* Mecyclothorax zimmermani Perrault, 1978

## Note

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Scoperte nuove specie del genere Mecyclothorax[collegamento interrotto] (notizia AGI del 22 novembre 2012)
2. ^ a b c Krishna Ramanujan, Researcher discovers 14 new beetle species, su phys.org, 21-11-2012
3. ^ James K. Liebherr, The Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Moriomorphini) of West Maui, Hawaii: taxonomy, biogeography, and conservation, in Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, vol. 58, n. 1, 2011, pp. 15–76, DOI:10.1002/mmnd.201100005.
4. ^ Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 [collegamento interrotto], in Carabidae of the World, 2011. URL consultato il 27 marzo 2012.

## Bibliografia

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* M.Baehr, 1992: A new Mecyclothorax Sharp from New Guinea (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Psydrinae). ISSN 0341-8391 (WC · ACNP) (Spixiana), 15(3): 249-252. BHL
* M.Baehr, 1995: The genus Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 in New Guinea (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Psydrinae). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 85: 3-19. ISSN 0340-4943 (WC · ACNP) Internet Archive BHL
* M.Baehr, 1998: A further new species of the genus Mecyclothorax Sharp from western New Guinea (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Psydrinae). ISSN 0341-8391 (WC · ACNP) (Spixiana), 21: 21-24.
* M.Baehr, 2000: A new species of the genus Lestignathus Erichson from Tasmania with a note on the Tasmanian species of Mecyclothorax Sharp (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Licininae, Psydrinae). Records of the South Australian Museum, 33: 123-126. PDF
* M.Baehr, 2002: Two new species of the genus Mecyclothorax Sharp from Papua New Guinea (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Psydrinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 109(4): 695-704.
* M.Baehr, 2003: Psydrine ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrinae), excluding Amblytelini, of eastern Queensland rainforests. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 49: 65-109.
* M.Baehr, 2008: Two new species of the genus Mecyclothorax Sharp from New Guinea (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrinae). ISSN 0040-7496 (WC · ACNP) (Tijdschrift voor entomologie), 151(1): 133-140. abstract and pdf
* M.Baehr, 2009: A new species of the genus Mecyclothorax Sharp from New South Wales (Insecta: Coleoptera, Carabidae: Psydrinae). ISSN 0067-1975 (WC · ACNP) (Records of the Australian Museum), 61(1): 89–92. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1519
* E.B.Britton, 1948: A revision of the Hawaiian species of Mecyclothorax (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Occasional papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 19(4): 107–166. PDF missing pp.108-109
* J.K.Liebherr, 2005: New species of Mecyclothorax (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Psydrini) from Polipoli, Maui define an area of endemism on Halacakala Volcano, Hawaii. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 113: 97-128.
* J.K.Liebherr, 2006: Taxonomic revision of the Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Psydrini) of Molokai, Hawaii and recognition of areas of endemism on Kamakou Volcano. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 114: 179-281.
* J.K.Liebherr, 2008: Taxonomic revision of Mecyclothorax Sharp (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Hawaii Island: abundant genitalic variation in a nascent island radiation. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 55: 19-78. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.200800004
* J.K.Liebherr, 2008: Mecyclothorax kavanaughi sp. n. (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Finisterre Range, Papua New Guinea., 151: 147-154. ISSN 0040-7496 (WC · ACNP)
* J.K.Liebherr, 2009: Taxonomic revision of the Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Oahu: epithets as epitaphs for an endangered fauna? Systematic entomology, 34: 649-687. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00477.x
* J.K.Liebherr, 2009: Native and Alien Carabidae (Coleoptera) Share Lanai, an ecologically devastated Island. Coleopterists bulletin, 63(4): 383-411. DOI: 10.1649/1176.1
* J.K.Liebherr, 2011: The Mecyclothorax beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Moriomorphini) of West Maui, Hawaii: taxonomy, biogeography, and conservation. ISSN 1435-1951 (WC · ACNP) (Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift), 58(1): 15–76. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.201100005
* J.K.Liebherr, 2012: New Mecyclothorax spp. (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Moriomorphini) define Mont Mauru, eastern Tahiti Nui, as a distinct area of endemism. ZooKeys 227: 63–99, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.227.3797
* B.P.Moore, 1984: Taxonomic notes on some Australasian Mecyclothorax Sharp (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Psydrinae) and descriptions of new species. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 23(3): 161-166.
* B.P.Moore, 1985: The Carabidae of Norfolk Island. pp. 236–256 in G.E.Ball (ed.) Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of beetles and ants. Series entomologica (Dordrecht), 33.
* B.P.Moore, 1992: The Carabidae of Lord Howe Island (Coleoptera: Carabidae). pp. 159–173 in G.R.Noonan, G.E.Ball; N.E.Stork (eds.) The biogeography of ground beetles of mountains and islands. Intercept Limited, Andover, Hampshire.
* G.G.Perrault, 1978: La faune des Carabidae de Tahiti. 2. - Genre Mecyclothorax (Sharp). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 8(2): 133-162.
* G.G.Perrault, 1979: La faune des Carabidae de Tahiti. 3. - Mecyclothorax fosbergi n. sp. Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 9(1): 9-10.
* G.G.Perrault, 1987: La faune des Carabidae de Tahiti. 7. Revision du genre Mecyclothorax (Sharp) (Psydrini). 2. Les groups de M. striatopunctatus n. sp. M. dannieae Perrault, M. marginatus Perrault et M. viridis Perrault (Coleoptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 3(4): 439-455.
* G.G.Perrault, 1988: Microendemisme et speciation du genre Mecyclothorax (Coleoptera-Carabidae Psydrini) a Tahiti (Polynesie francaise). Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France, 112(3-4): 419-427.
* G.G.Perrault, 1988: La faune des Carabidae de Tahiti. 8. Revision du genre Mecyclothorax Sharp (Psydrini) 3. Les groupes de M. altiusculus Britton et de M. gourvesi Perrault (Coleoptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 5(3): 229-245.
* G.G.Perrault, 1989: Le faune des Carabidae de Tahiti: 9. Revision du genre Mecyclothorax (Sharp) (Psydrini). 4. Le groupe de M. globosus Britton (Coleoptera). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 6(1): 57-70.

## Altri progetti

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Altri progetti

* Wikimedia Commons
* Wikispecies

* Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Mecyclothorax
* Wikispecies contiene informazioni su Mecyclothorax

## Collegamenti esterni

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* Carabidae of the World [collegamento interrotto], su carabidae.pro.
* James Liebherr sul sito della Cornell University

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