A New Genus And Species Of Eriophyoid Mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea: Diptilomiopidae) On Phyllostachys Iridescens (Poaceae) From Hungary
Author
Ripka, Géza
Author
Kontschán, Jenő
Author
Neményi, András
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2015
2015-04-30
61
1
47
56
http://dx.doi.org/10.17109/azh.61.1.47.2015
journal article
10.17109/AZH.61.1.47.2015
2064-2474
Mucotergum nigrum
Ripka
sp. n.
(
Figs 1
–4)
Diagnosis. Bodyspindleform; prodorsalshieldwithgranules, weak shieldpatterniscomposedoftwofaintincomplete, sinuateadmedianlines beginningatposteriormarginoftheshield, twoincompletesubmedianlines, medianlineabsent; tuberclesofscapularsetae
sc
andsetae
sc
absent, dorsal palpgenualsetae
d
simple. Prodorsalshieldanddorsalsemiannulicovered bymucus- likesubstance. Subequalandmicrotuberculatedorsalandventral semiannuli. CoxisternaeIandIIandlegsIandIIwithallstandardsetae; em- podiumentire, 7–8-rayed; femalegenitalcoverflapdividedintwoparts, with differentornamentation. Caudallobesnormalinsize, coneshaped, andorna- mentedwithseverallongitudinalridgesventrallyandlaterally.
Description. Female (n = 11). Bodyshinygreytoblack, spindleform, curved, 202 (153–210), 64 (60–72) wide, 72 (60–73) thick. Prodorsalshieldanddorsalannulicovered bymucus- likesubstance. Gnathosomalarge 46 (39–46), abruptlybentdownnearbase, cheliceraecurvedandbentdown 40 (33–42), pedipalpsattenuate, withpedipalpcoxalse- tae
ep
present, dorsalpalpgenualsetae
d
4 (4–5), simple; distinctcheliceralretainer 2 (2–3). Prodorsalshield 52 (46–56), 71 (65–72) wide, semicircular; withashortandroundedfrontal lobe 3 (2–4); shieldornamentationweak, composedoftwofaintincomplete, sinuateadme- dianlinesbeginningatposteriormarginoftheshield, twoincompletesubmedianlines, medianlineabsent; sparselydashesandgranulesontheprodorsalshield. Tuberclesof scapularsetae
sc
andsetae
sc
absent. Finegranuleslaterallyinrowsbetweenshieldmargin anddorsalcoxaeoflegsIandII, andondorsalcoxae.
Legswithallusualsegmentsandsetaepresent. LegI 42 (37–45), femur 16 (14–17), owingtoatransversalridgeventrallyandlaterallyseeminglytwo- segmentedandwith finegranules, basiventralfemoralseta
bv
16 (15–19), genu 5 (5–6), antaxialgenualseta
l
″ 36 (28–37) closetothedistalend, tibia 10 (8–11), paraxialtibialseta
l
′ locatedat ⅔ (⅔–¾) fromdorsalbase, 5 (5–7), tarsus 6 (5–7), paraxial, unguinaltarsalseta
u
′ 7 (6–7), solenidion ω 10 (8–10), blunt, curved, empodiumsimple, 9 (8–10), 8-rayed (7–9), somespecimenswith asymmetrical empodium (7/8; 8/9). Leg II 38 (33–40), femur 15 (13–16) with fine granules ventrally, basiventralfemoralseta
bv
21 (20–27), genu 5 (4–6), antaxialgenualseta
l
″ 10 (10–13), veryfine, tibia 9 (7–10), tarsus 6 (5–7), paraxial, unguinaltarsalseta
u
′ 5 (4–6), so- lenidionω 10 (9–10) subequalwithsolenidionωonlegI, blunt, curved, empodiumsimple, 8 (7–9), 7-rayed (7–8), somespecimenswithasymmetricalempodium (7/8). Longitudinal ridgesdorsallyandlaterallyonfemoraIandII. Distinctspinulesdistallyonfemora, genua andtibiaeonbothlegpairs.
CoxisternaeIandIIornamentedwithgranulesandshortlines; anterolateralsetae on coxisternum I, setae
1b
11 (10–13), tubercles setae
1b
15 (13–19) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I, setae
1a
24 (20–27), tubercles setae
1a
8 (8–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternumII, setae
2a
29 (26–42), tuberclessetae
2a
24 (23–31) apart, withcurvedlines. Subcapitularplateround, withmanyfinegranules. Prosternalapodeme 6 (6–7). Coxigeni- talareawith 7–8 microtuberculateannuli.
Opisthosomawith 64 (56–65) dorsal, 66 (60–69) ventralsemiannuli. Dorsalsemian- nuliwithpointedmicrotuberclesonrearannularmargin. Onventralsemiannulithemicro- tuberclesarepointedclosetotherearannularmargin, exceptforthe 8–10 ventralsemian- nulifromcaudallobes, whichareelongateandlinear. Opisthosomalsetae
c2
57 (30–62), on annulus 9 (9–12), 42 (40–53) apart; opisthosomal setae
d
79 (51–79), on annulus 22 (20–26), 35 (33–43) apart; opisthosomal setae
e
65 (45–65), on annulus 41 (38–44), 25 (23–28) apart; opisthosomal setae
f
37 (35–40), on annulus 58 (53–62), or 7 (7–9) from the rear, 19 (18–26) apart, all very fine at apex. Opisthosomal seta
h2
85 (85–98), 8 (8–10) apart; seta
h1
absent. Caudallobesnormalinsizeandconeshaped, ornamentedwith 11–14 longitudinalridges ventrallyandlaterally.
Genitalplate 22 (15–22), 24 (23–25) wide, amoderatedistancebehindcoxae, notap- pressedtocoxae. Femalegenitalcoverflapdividedintwoparts, anteriorpartwithirregu- leg I, LO = lateral view of annuli, PM = lateral view of posterior opisthosoma.
Fig. 1.
Mucotergum nigrum
Ripka
sp. n.
, semischematic drawing. Abbreviations: AD = pro- dorsalshield, AL = lateralviewofanteriorbodyregion, CG = femalecoxigenitalregion, EM = empodiumoflegI, GF = genitalregionoffemale, IG = internalfemalegenitalia, L1 =
larshortridges, dashesandlinesofgranules, oronlydashesandgranules; posteriorly 10–14 ridges; coxisternal III setae
3a
23 (22–31), 19 (18–20) apart. Male (n = 2). Similartothefemale, shinygreytoblack, spindleform, 163–170, 57 wide,
60 thick. Prodorsalshieldanddorsalannulicoveredbymucus- likesecretion. Gnathosoma 35–37, pedipalpsattenuate, dorsalpalpgenualsetae
d
2–3, simple; distinctcheliceralre- tainer 1–2. Prodorsalshield 47–49,60–63 wide, semicircular; withashort, bluntlyrounded frontallobe 3; theshieldornamentationweak, composedoftwofaintincomplete, sinuate admedianlinesbeginningatposteriormarginoftheshield, twoincompletesubmedian lines, medianlineabsent; sparselydashesandgranulesontheprodorsalshield. Tubercles of scapular setae
sc
and setae
sc
absent. Fine
granuleslaterallyinrowsbetweenshield marginanddorsalcoxaeoflegsIandII, and ondorsalcoxae.
Legswithallusualsegmentsandse-
tae present. Leg I 32–33, femur 12–13, due toatransversalridgeventrallyandlater-
allyseeminglytwo- segmentedandwithfine
granules, basiventralfemoralseta
bv
16–17,
genu 5, antaxialgenualseta
l
″ 25–29 closeto thedistalend, tibia 7–8, paraxialtibialseta
l
′
locatedat ⅔–¾ fromdorsalbase, 7–8, tarsus
6, paraxial, unguinaltarsalseta
u
′ 5, solen-
idionω 9, blunt, curved, empodiumsimple,
7, 7-rayed (7–8). Leg II 30–31, femur 12–13;
basiventralfemoralseta
bv
17–18, ventrally
withfinegranules, genu 5, antaxialgenual seta
l
″ 7–8 very fine, tibia 6, tarsus 5, parax-
ial, unguinaltarsalseta
u
′ 5, solenidionω 9
subequalwithsolenidionωonlegI, blunt,
curved, empodiumsimple, 6, 6-rayed (5–6).
LongitudinalridgesdorsallyonfemoraI andII. Distinctspinulesdistallyonfemora,
genuaandtibiaeonbothlegpairs.
CoxisternaeIandIIornamentedwith
granulesandshortlines; anterolateralsetae oncoxisternumI, setae
1b
12, tuberclessetae
1b
13 apart, proximal setae on coxisternum I,
setae
1a
15, tubercles setae
1a
8 apart, proxi-
mal setae on coxisternum II, setae
2a
35, tu-
berclessetae
2a
20 apart, withcurvedlines.
Subcapitularplateround, withmanyfine
granules. Prosternalapodeme 5. Coxigenital areawith 7–8 microtuberculateannuli.
Opisthosoma with 56–58 dorsal, 63–64
Figs 2–4.
Mucotergum nigrum
Ripka
sp. n.
: ventralsemiannuli. Dorsalsemiannuliwith
2 = ventralaspectoffemale, 3 = dorsalas- pointedmicrotuberclesonrearannularmar-
pectofprobablyfemale, 4 = ventralaspect gin. Onventralsemiannulithemicrotuber-
ofopisthosomaoffemalewithcaudallobes cles are pointed close to the rear annular
(SEMmicrographsbyL. Szabó).
margin, exceptforthe 5–6 ventralsemiannulifromcaudallobes, whichareelongateand linear. Opisthosomal setae
c2
28, on annulus 11, 40 apart; opisthosomal setae
d
48, on an- nulus 22, 29 apart; opisthosomal setae
e
40, on annulus 38, 22 apart; opisthosomal setae
f
25, on annulus 56, or 7–8 from the rear, 19 apart, all very fine at apex. Seta
h1
absent. Caudallobesnormalinsizeandconeshaped, ornamentedwith 11–14 longitudinalridges ventrallyandlaterally.
Genital part 14, 20 wide, not appressed to coxae. Coxisternal III setae
3a
22–23, 18 apart.
Nymph (n = 1). Similartothefemale, shinygrey, spindleform, 170, 70 thick. Gnatho- soma 40. Prodorsalshield 45, 53 wide. Tuberclesofscapularsetae
sc
andsetae
sc
absent. Legswithallusualsegmentsandsetaepresent. LegI 28, femur 11, genu 4, antaxialgenual seta
l
″ 22, tibia 6, paraxialtibialseta
l
′ locatedat ½ fromdorsalbase, 4, tarsus 4, solenidion ω 6, slightlycurved, blunt, empodiumsimple, 6, 6-rayed. LegII 25, femur 9, basiventral femoralseta
bv
9, genu 3, antaxialgenualseta
l
″ 7, veryfine, tibia 6, tarsus 5, solenidionω 7, slightlycurved, blunt, empodiumsimple, 6, 6-rayed.
ProximalsetaoncoxisternumI,
1a
12. Opisthosomawith 52 dorsal, 52 ventralsemi- annuli. Microtuberclesfinepointsclosetotherearannularmarginsdorsallyandventrally. Opisthosomal setae
d
35, on annulus 19; setae
e
28, on annulus 31; setae
f
20, on annulus 46, or 6 fromtherear. Setae
h1
absent. Caudallobesnormal. CoxisternalIIIsetae
3a
15.
Larva: notseen.
Hostplant. Cockbamboo,
Phyllostachysiridescens
C.Y. Yao & S.Y. Chen (
Poaceae
:
Bambuseae
).
Relationtothehostplant. Thisvagrantmitewasfoundsparselyonlowersideof leaves. Leafdiscolorationandslightyellowingwereobserved.
Locality. Szada, PestCounty (CentralHungary),
47°38’9.5” N
,
19°20’3.2” E
,
260 m
elev. Thehostgrowsinaprivategardenofthethirdauthor.
Typematerial. Holotypefemalecircledwithblackinkamong 12 paratypefemales and 1 femaleof
Abacarusturulae
Ripka, 2011
ononeslide,
15 November 2013
, slide # 1333a, coll.
A
. Neményi.
Paratypes
: 11 femalescollectedfromthesamelocalityanddatemounted onslide # 1333c, coll.
A
.
Neményi
, 6 femalesand 1 malecollectedfromthesamelocalityon
16 September 2013
, fromundersideofleaves, mountedonslide # 1332
K
; coll.
A
.
Neményi
intheseniorauthor’ scollectiondepositedintheDepartmentofPestManagementDevelopmentandCoordination, DirectorateofPlantProtection, SoilConservationandAgri- environment, NationalFoodChainSafetyOffice,
Budapest
,
Hungary
.
Thenewspecies
wasfoundtogetherwiththespecimensof
Abacarusturulae
Ripkacoveredwithwaxplates.
A
.
turulae
wascollectedfromtheundersideoftheleaves, amonghairsnearthemidrib, closetotheleafbase
.
Etymology. Thespecificname,
nigrum
, isderivedfromtheLatin‘
nigrum
’, meaning blackishordark, relatingtotheuncommoncolourofthemite.
Differentialdiagnosis. Thenewspecieshereindescribedissimilarto
Asetacuslinderae
Wang, WeietYangdescribedfrom
Lindera
sp. (Lauraceae)
(WANg
etal
. 2010). Thescapulartuberclessetaheadofrearshieldmargin, prodorsalshieldsculpturedwithgranulesand 12 irregularlines, thegenital coverflapsculpturedwithbasal 23 anddistal 26 longitudinalridges. Ithas 6-rayedempodium, andseta
h1
. Thebasiventralfemoralsetaeabsentonleg I and leg II. Whereas characters of
Mucotergum nigrum
Ripka
gen. et sp. n.
arethetuberclesofscapularsetae
sc
andsetae
sc
absent, the 7–8-rayedem- podium, irregularshortridges, dashesandlinesofgranules, oronlydashes andgranulesanteriorly, and 10–14 ridgesposteriorlyongenitalcoverflap, pointedmicrotuberclesonannuli, presenceofbasiventralfemoralsetae
bv
onbothlegpairs, seta
h1
absent, andespeciallymucus- likesecretiononpro- dorsalshieldanddorsalsemiannuli. Caudallobesnormalinsizeandcone shaped, andornamentedwithlongitudinalridgesventrallyandlaterally. Its hostplantis
Phyllostachysiridescens
, leafdiscolorationoccurred.