Table 1 Morphometric characteristics of Asterolibertia species (µm), including five new ones described in this study.

anisopterae (Syd. & P. Syd.) Hansf.

< 800 × 300–450

6–7

15–20 × 10–15

50–70 × 45–55

28–38 × 17–22

Hansford (1949), Philippines

bahiensis Firmino, Inácio & Dianese

175–235

4–5

14–17.5 × 9–10

35–52.5 × 30–42.5

32.5–37.5 × 10–14

Present study, Brazil

bakeri (Syd. & P. Syd.) Hansf.

<350

3–5

10–15 × 5–8

50–70 × 30–40

26–36 × 12–14

Hansford (1949), Philippines

barrinhensis Firmino & Dianese

105–167.5

4–5

9–15 × 7.5–10

30–42.5 diam

20–27.5 × 9–12.5

Present study, Brazil

bredemeyerae (Rehm) Arx

170–280

4–5.5

—

55–70 × 18–27

18–25 × 8–10

Müller& Arx (1962), Brazil

burchelliae (Doidge) Doidge

90–120

3–4

5–5.5 wide

27–37.5 × 16–20

13–17.5 × 5–6.5

Doidge (1942), South Africa

campograndensis Firmino & Dianese

75–160

5–7

9–14 × 7.5–12

30–40 × 20–32.5

22.5–30 × 9.5–10.5

Present study, Brazil

couepiae (Henn.) G. Arnaud

150–200

6–8

—

30–35 × 26–32

16–24 × 8–13

Arnaud (1918), Brazil

crustacea (Ellis & Everh.) Hansf.

<400

4.5–5.5

4.5–5.5 wide

100 × 20–25

25–28 × 8–14

Hansford (1955), Dominican Republic

cryptocaryae (Cooke) Hansf.

<300

4–5

—

100 × 35

25–32 × 11–13

Hansford (1954b), Australia

gibbosa (Gaillard) Hansf

<90

5–6

10–14 × 7–8

27–32 × 18–24

17–21 × 8–9

Hansford (1949), Brazil

hiiranensis (W. Yamam.) W. Yamam.

35–62

3–4.5

7–11 × 5.5–7

23–30 × 16–23

14–16 × 6.5–7

Yamamoto (1957), Taiwan

hydnocarpi Hosag. & T.K. Abraham

<264

11–13.5

14–16 × 11–13.5

< 67 diam

49–51.5 × 26–32.5

Hosagoudar & Abraham (1997), India

inaequalis (Mont.) Toro

180–280

6–9

9–14 wide

100 diam

32–40 × 18–25

Toro (1933), French Guiana

licaniae (Cooke) Hansf.

< 450 × 300

6–9

7–13 × 9–13

—

30–33 × 18–20

Hansford (1949), Brazil

licaniicola Hansf.

170

4–5

9–11 × 6–7

—

24–28 × 12–15

Hansford (1949), Brazil

malpighii Bat. & H. Maia

120–185

4–8

13.5–21 × 4–8

37–43 × 27–32

29–35 × 15–16.5

Batista & Maia (1960a), Brazil

mangiferae Hansf. & Thirum.

250–300

7

12–15 × 10–11

< 70 diam

35–42 × 16–19

Hansford & Thirumalachar (1948), India

megathyria (Doidge) Doidge

140–200

5–6

7.5–10 wide

27–40 × 15–20

16–20 × 8–9

Doidge (1942), South Africa

myocoproides (Sacc. & Berl.) Arx

500

8.5–9

16–20 wide

50–60 × 20–22

26–28 × 10–12

Müller& Arx (1962), Brazil

nodulifera (Syd. & P. Syd.) T.A. Hofmann

320–420

4.5–7

9–13 × 8–12

33–36 × 13–15

33–36 × 13–16

Hofmann & Piepenbring (2014), Philippines

nodulosa (Speg.) Hansf.

<250

5–6

10–15 × 10–12

100 × 50

30–40 × 14–18

Hansford (1949), Costa Rica

nothopegiae Hosag. & T.K. Abraham

<265

5–7

10–12 × 9.5–11

32–35 × 24–27

19–21 × 9–10

Hosagoudar & Abraham (1997), India

parinaricola Firmino, Inácio et al.

150–207.5

4.5–5.5

10–15 × 7–9

37.5–7.5 × 29–32.5

34–40 × 10–14

Present study, Brazil

parinarii (Syd.) Hansf.

130–160

3–4.5

6.5–7.5 × 5–6

30–38 × 25–35

18–22.5 × 5–6

Hansford (1947), Democratic Republic of the Congo

peruviana Hansf.

200

4–6

4–6 wide

—

17 × 8

Hansford (1955), Peru

pogonophorae Bat. & H. Maia.

125–175

4–6

10–12 × 6–8

43–55 × 33–35

33–35 × 10–12

Batista et al. (1961), Brazil

randiae (Doidge) Arx

75–100

2–4

20 × 5–8

—

15–18 × 5–6.5

Müller & Arx (1962), Southern Africa

santiriae (Syd. & P. Syd.) Hansf.

400 × 250–300

5–7

15–20 × 8–10

50–75 × 45–60

32–36 × 17–22

Hansford (1954a), Philippines

schroeteri (Rehm) Arx

220–300

6–8

10–13 wide

60–70 × 42–46

38–42 × 11–13

Müller& Arx (1962), Brazil

spatholobi Hansf.

250

5–6

6–8 × 6–8

45 x35

18–20 × 7.5–8.5

Hansford (1954a), Java

sporoboli E. Castell. & Graniti

60–110

6

6–16 × 7–10

—

16–22 × 7–9

Castellani & Graniti (1950), Ethiopia

thaxteri Hansf.

250

3–5

6–7 × 4–7

—

50–55 × 21–24

Hansford (1957), Grenada

ulei Hansf.

200

6–7

8–12 × 9–11

—

24–30 × 12–17

Hansford (1949), Brazil

vateriae Hosag.

300–400 × 150–250

11–13

10–15 × 2–14

< 35 diam

36–39 × 21–23

Hosagoudar et al. (2006), India