A new genus and species of Schizogyniidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Ukraine
Author
Trach, Viacheslav A.
Author
Seeman, Owen D.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3793
2
247
256
journal article
45926
10.11646/zootaxa.3793.2.4
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1175-5326
230349
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Key to the world genera of the family
Schizogyniidae
(adult females)
1. Anal shield free from ventral shield...................................................................... 2
- Anal shield fused with ventral shield..................................................................... 4
2. Latigynal shields free...............................................................
Mixogynium
Ryke, 1957
- Latigynal shields fused with ventral shield.................................................................. 3
3. Metasternal shields fused with sternal shield; most submarginal and central setae on dorsal shield absent; anal shield wide (as wide as sternal shield).............................................................
Indogynium
Sellnick, 1954
- Metasternal shields fused, but free from sternal shield; dorsal shield setae well developed, hypertrichous; anal shield round and small (at most 0.5 times as wide as sternal shield).........................................
Choriarchus
Kinn, 1966
4. Large pre-anal membranous region present; metasternal shields fused with sternal shield; dorsal shield hypotrichous.....................................................................................
Euroschizogynium
gen. nov.
- Pre-anal membranous region absent; metasternal shield (shields) free from sternal shield; chaetotaxy of the dorsal shield nor- mal................................................................................................ 5
5. Metasternal shields fused, broadest medially..............................
Paraschizogynium
Hunter & Rosario, 1987
Metasternal
shields free.........................................................
Schizogynium
Trägårdh, 1950