Australian Arrenurus (Acari, Hydrachnidia) with the description of eleven new species
Author
Smit, Harry
text
Zootaxa
2010
2541
1
26
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.196693
bc71468f-9e9f-49e4-b1f1-9f234f7089cf
1175-5326
196693
Arrenurus (Truncaturus) indentatus
n. sp.
(
Figs. 14A–C
)
Material examined.
Holotype
male, Small lake near Diggers Creek, Mt. Kosciuszko NP, New South
Wales
,
Australia
, 36°
21.589 S
148°
29.248 E
, alt.
1511 m
,
5 December 2003
(AMS).
Diagnosis.
Posterior idiosoma margin with a shallow indentation.
Description.
Male: Idiosoma 859 long and 543 wide, greenish, anterior idiosoma margin rounded. Dorsal shield incomplete, 405 wide, dorsal furrow reaching to (or almost to) lateral idiosoma margin. D2 and D3 close to each other. Posterior idiosoma margin with a shallow indentation (
Fig. 14A
). Setae between D4 and posterior idiosoma margin bifurcated. Cauda indistinctly set off from remainder of idiosoma. Anterior coxae not extending to anterior idiosoma margin. Gonopore 36 long. Genital field straight and broad, extending to lateral idiosoma margin (
Fig. 14B
). Lengths of PI-PV: 28, 78, 56, 82, 38; PII medially with four setae (
Fig. 14C
). Lengths of I-leg-4-6: 104, 118, 102. Lengths of IV-leg-4-6: 144, 164, 166; IV-leg-4 with a long spur with two heavy setae. Legs 1–3 with numerous long setae, but without swimming setae; only fourth legs with numerous true swimming setae.
Female: Unknown.
Etymology.
Named for the indentation of the posterior idiosoma margin.
Remarks.
The new species is close to
A. haswelli
Cook
from Tasmania, but has a longer dorsal furrow extending (almost) to the lateral idiosoma margin and the indentation of the posterior idiosoma margin is shallow (deep in
A. haswelli
). Both species have a reduced number of swimming setae.