A systematic revision of the scale mite genus Pterygosoma Peters, 1849 (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae)
Author
Fajfer, Monika
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-30
4805
1
1
147
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4805.1.1
1175-5326
3927100
FC40DD5D-0408-4299-9B96-6E318D10035F
Group:
inermis
Diagnosis.
Palps not more than 4 times longer than wide. Antero-lateral setae few in number (7–30 pairs) and arranged in two distinct clusters on each side of idiosomal dorsum: anterior and lateral. Setae
dm1
tapered. Setae
dm3
present. Peripheral setae in medial part of idiosomal dorsum absent. Peripheral setae in lateral parts of idiosomal dorsum: filiform, apically expanded or paddle-shaped, and arranged in 1 row. Four pairs of genital setae
g1–g4
present. Pseudanal series with 5–10 pairs of filiform, apically expanded or paddle-shaped setae.
Included species.
Pterygosoma adramitana
Jack, 1961
,
P. aqabensis
Fajfer and Melnikov, 2014
,
P. balochistani
Fajfer, 2016
,
P. dhofarensis
Fajfer and Melnikov, 2014
,
P. inermis
(
Trägårdh, 1905
)
,
P. inermis stoliczkana
Jack, 1962
,
P. parasiniatum
Fajfer, Melnikov and Dabert, 2016
,
P. persicus
Hirst, 1917
,
P. sinaita
Jack, 1961
,
P. theobaldi
Fajfer, Melnikov and Dabert, 2016
Distribution.
These species are found in the Palearctic ecozone.
Host
range.
This group is associated with agamid lizards of the genera
Acanthocercus
,
Laudakia
,
Paralaudakia
,
Phrynocephalus
,
Pseudotrapelus
,
Stellagama
and
Trapelus
(Agamidae)
.