Water mites of the family Torrenticolidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Thailand, Part II. The genus Monatractides K. Viets
Author
Pesic, Vladimir
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2009
2012
1
27
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.185830
792303dd-9470-4fcf-937b-d564ee40e6d2
1175-5326
185830
Monatractides neoapratima
(
Wiles, 1991
)
(
Figs. 1–6
)
Material.
Thailand
: Pong Creek crossing road to Muang Kong, Doi Chiang Dao,
477 m
asl,
22.xi.2007
, 19°
24.774 N
98°
55.127 E
, leg. Smit 0/1/0 (0/1/0 mounted); stream W of Bankrang Camp, Kaeng Krachan NP,
30.xi.2007
, 12°
48.106 N
99°
26.786 E
, leg. Smit 3/3/0 (0/1/0 mounted); Thorntip Waterfall, Kaeng Krachan NP,
29.xi.2007
, 12°
50.952 N
99°
18.498 E
, leg. Smit 1/0/0.
Morphology.
Female
(from Pong Creek): Idiosoma (ventral view:
Fig. 2
) L 656, W 456; dorsal shield (
Fig. 1
) L 562, W 394, L/W ratio 1.4; dorsal plate L 531; shoulder plate L 122, W 47, L/W ratio 2.6; frontal plate L 113, W 47, L/W ratio 2.4; shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.08; capitular bay L 132, W 52, L/W ratio 2.5; Cx-1 total L 228, Cx-1 medial L 94, Cx-2+3 medial 38; ratio Cx-1 L/Cx-2+3 medial L 6.0; Cx-1 medial L/Cx-2+3 medial L 2.5; genital field L/W 108/84, L/W ratio 1.3; distance genital field–excretory pore 147, genital field–caudal idiosoma margin 229; capitulum (
Fig. 3
) ventral L 145; chelicera L 176; palp (
Figs. 4–5
) total L 191, L and %L (given as % of total L): P-1 23 (12.0), P-2 61 (31.9), P-3 34 (17.8), P-4 52 (27.2), P-5 21 (11.0); P-2/P-4 ratio 1.17; straight stout seta on ventral P-2 and P-3; L I-Leg-4-6 (
Fig. 6
): 91, 94, 88.
Remarks
. Due to the shape of capitular bay which is rectangular at its proximal end, narrow frontal platelets and shoulder dorsal plates which are not swollen anteriorly, the specimens from
Thailand
agree well with the description given by
Wiles (1991)
for the specimens from
Malaysia
.
Distribution
.
Malaysia
. New for
Thailand
.