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This was a very active, tiny worm (see pine needles for scale) in the deep leaf litter under pine and oak. It was out moving around after a lot of rain. It moved like a leech, getting very skinny at the front end when reaching out then getting thick when the rest of the body caught up. I have a video.

Pima Co.
very abundant
male palp clearly does not conform to icenoglei (lacking the "invaginated triangle" from any angle) despite proximity to nearby record, female genitalia yet to be dissected
This is one of the largest Orthonops I've seen, females equal to zebra and males larger than icenoglei. very vibrant
fresh eggsacs pink, seemingly fading to tan/brown
collected w MA Leimroth