Revision of the genus Pollux (Acari: Erythraeidae) and redescription of P. kovalamicus
Author
Saboori, Alireza
Author
Taemoori, Gholam Husein
Author
Hakimitabar, Masoud
text
Zootaxa
2016
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4117.1.6
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Pollux cristatus
(
Womersley, 1934
)
Material examined.
Syntype
: 1 larva, Mt Osmond,
1 October 1933
(J9829).
Type
deposition: South Australian Museum. The
syntypes
J9827 and J9828 have spoiled and were not examined; these were not remounted because a satisfactory
syntype
exists. Also,
Womersley (1934)
records the species from Glen Osmond, free-living on Salvation Jane (Paterson’s Curse),
Echium plantagineum
, but also attached to insects including jassids (
Cicadellidae
). This data is not on his label.
Remarks.
New or corrected measurements for this species are given in
Table 1
and the following brief description is provided. Scutum border not clearly seen. Scutum carries a linear, rod-like crista. Anterior sensillary area triangular, and carries a pair of sensilla (ASens). Posterior sensilla (PSens) similar to anterior sensilla but longer, at posterior part of crista. One eye on each side of scutum, circular, situated just behind middle of dorsal scutum (
Fig. 12
), hypostomal seta
as
tiny, peg-like. Leg setal formula is as follows: Leg I: Ta- 1ω, 2ζ, 1z, 20n; Ti- 2φ, 1κ, 11n; Ge- 1σ, 1κ, 10n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 4n; Tr-
2n.
Leg II. Ta- 1ω, 2ζ, 1z, 19n; Ti- 2φ, 10–11n; Ge- 1κ, 9n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 3n; Tr-
3n.
Leg III. Ta- 1ζ, 20n; Ti- 1φ, 10n; Ge- 9n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 3n; Tr-
3n.
About 65 ventral setae on idiosoma.