Genus Acalvolia (Acari: Winterschmidtiidae), with the description of a new species from the USA
Author
Fan, Qing-Hai
Author
George, Sherly
Author
Kumarasinghe, Lalith
text
Zootaxa
2010
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.199844
2945e151-78db-47bf-9803-8fe692d64d34
1175-5326
199844
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 1–14
, Plates 1–3)
Material examined.
Five slides stored in the
PANZ
(Plant Health & Environment Laboratory, Auckland,
New Zealand
) insect reference collection were studied.
SLIDE
1:
holotype
female, a
paratype
female, intercepted on orange (
Citrus sinensis
) from the
United States of America (USA)
,
18 May 2006
(Accession No. 09/2006/2528);
SLIDE
2: a
paratype
male, a
paratype
tritonymph and a damaged protonymph, intercepted on orange from
USA
,
7 Apr 2003
(Accession No. 09/2003/1734);
SLIDE
3: two
paratype
females and a
paratype
male, intercepted on orange from
USA
,
6 Apr 2009
(Accession No. 09/2009/1785);
SLIDE
4: a
paratype
female, intercepted on orange from
USA
,
18 May 2005
(Accession No. 09/2005/2986);
SLIDE
5: a
paratype
female, intercepted on orange from
USA
,
31 Mar. 2010
(Accession No. 09/2010/1820).
The slide with
holotype
female and a
paratype
female will be deposited in
NZAC
(
New Zealand
Arthropod Collection). Other slides are retained in
PANZ
.
Diagnosis.
FEMALE. Supracoxal setae
scx
smooth, without barbs, tapering from base to tip; ratio
sci
:
sce=
2.5(2.5–2.8); setae
c1
,
d1
and
e1
reaching or overlapping bases of setae in next row; coxal plates II large, extending far beyond apex of apodeme II, posterior margin concave; spermathecal duct a cylindrical tube, widening as it connects subterminally to spermathecal sac; sclerotised base of spermathecal sac blind ended, U-shaped, a pair of bell-shaped sclerites of oviducts situated at the end of spermathecal sac.
MALE. Supracoxal setae, ratio
sci
:
sce
, comparative length and distances of setae
c1
,
d1
and
e1
as in female; aedeagus medially curved, gradually tapering from base to tip; ventro-terminal sucker of tarsi I and II large, extending to bases of
wa
.
Description.
FEMALE (n= 5;
Figs 1–5
, Plate 1).
Idiosomal length 465 (380–465), width at level between coxae II and III 297 (225–297); cuticle without obvious striation. Chelicerae (
Fig 3
A) robustly chelate, 78 (68–78), movable digit 28 (25–30), cheliceral seta
cha
conical, spiniform, 4 (3–4); subcapitulum (
Fig 3
B) bearing setae
m
, 23 (22–25); palpal supracoxal seta
elcp
absent; dorsal palptibial seta filiform, 22 (21–27), lateral palptibial seta filiform, 14 (12–15), dorsal palptarsal seta filiform, 9 (7–10), terminal palptarsal solenidion tiny, 4 (3–4).
Dorsum (
Fig 1
). Prodorsal shield nearly trapezoidal, faintly and evenly punctate, 85 (76–88) long, width at anterior and posterior margins 63 (50–63) and 83 (83–94), respectively; lateral margins of anterior half slightly concave, posterior margin slightly convex. Supracoxal sclerite elongate, duct of supracoxal gland prominent and opens at midway of supracoxal sclerite; Grandjean’s organ (
Fig 3
C) smooth and short, finger-shaped, 6 (5–6); supracoxal setae
scx
(
Fig 3
C) smooth, setiform, tapering from base to tip, 27 (26–27). Opisthonotal gland openings
gla
closer to
e2
than to
d2
. Opisthosoma with three pairs of tiny tubercles, first pair posteriad of
h1
, second pair at level of rear end of anus and third pair posteriad of
ps1
. External vertical setae
ve
represented by alveoli, distance between them 67 (64–76). All other dorsal idiosomal setae smooth;
vi
,
sci
,
c1
,
c2
,
d1
,
e1
,
e2
and
h1
subequal;
sce
obviously longer than
sci
, ratios:
sce
:
sci=
2.5 (2.5–2.8),
sci–sci
:
sci–sce=
1.1 (1.1–1.7); setal lengths:
vi
78
(75– 78),
sci
78 (71–81),
sce
193 (176–196); distances:
vi–
vi
10,
vi–ve
48 (42–49),
sci–sci
38 (32–47),
sci–sce
34 (27– 34). Hysterosomal setae,
d2
about 1.4 (1–1.4)× length of
c1
; lengths:
c1
75 (75–100),
c2
84 (77–86),
cp
135 (125– 135),
c3
70 (56–7 (73–100),
d2
103 (100–103),
e1
95
(81–103),
e2
90
(78–96),
f2
68 (61–68),
h1
81 (80–105),
h2
228 (196–260),
h3
absent; distances:
c1–c1
64 (49–64),
c1–d1
65 (50–71),
d1–d1
63 (48–64),
d2–gla
85 (62–85),
d1–
e
1
75 (63–75),
e1–
e
1
75 (64–83).
Venter (
Fig 2
). Coxal apodemes I joined at midline, forming a prosternal apodeme directed posteromedially; coxal plate I posteriorly extending beyond apex of prosternal apodeme and widely expanded laterally; coxal apodemes II directed posteromedially, plates large, extending far beyond apex of apodeme II, posterior margin concave; sejugal apodeme very faint, a simple suture; epigynal sclerite thickened, just anterior to genital opening; apodemes III and IV directed anteriomedially, apodeme IV medially connected with posterior sclerite of coxa III. Ventral setae
1a
inserted posterolaterad of coxal plate I,
3a
laterad of genital opening,
g
posterior to genital papillae,
4a
posterior to genital opening; lengths:
1a
= 43 (40–44),
3a=
33 (25–33),
4a=
30 (28–30),
g=
30 (23– 30). Genital opening inverted V-shaped, situated centrally between coxae III–IV. Anal opening far posterior to genital opening, about as long as genital opening, surrounded by 3 pairs of pseudanal setae,
ps1
3.9 (3.9–4.2)× as long as
ps2
and 4.3 (4.2–5.3)× as long as
ps3
, lengths:
ps3=
50 (35–50),
ps2=
55 (44–55),
ps1=
215 (184–220). Copulatory opening posterior to anus (
Fig 3
D); spermathecal duct a cylindrical tube, widening as it reaches spermathecal sac; sclerotised base of spermathecal sac narrowly U-shaped, a pair of bell-shaped sclerites of oviducts situated at end of spermathecal sac, 4 (4–5).
Leg lengths (I–IV): 205 (172–208), 200 (165–200), 212 (182–230) and 250 (205–257); all setae on trochanters, femora, genua, tibiae and basal two thirds of tarsi smooth and attenuate.
Leg I (
Fig 4
A). Trochanter I with 8–12 minute teeth on anteromedial edge; femur
I 45
(37–51),
vF
filiform, slightly longer (50 (48–54)) than femur I; genu
I 35
(28–37), solenidia σ' 38 (32–38), σ" 58 (56–66); σ": σ'= 1.5 (1.5–2.1), setae
cG
and
mG
subequal, 35 (33–35) and 33 (30–37), respectively; tibia
I 35
(30–35), φ 95 (95–98),
gT
and
hT
subequal, 28 (23–29) and 29 (26–32), respectively; tarsus I (excluding pretarsus, same as below) 69 (64– 72) long, about 4.3 (4.1–5.1)× as long as its basal width (16 (14–16)), ω1 (
Fig 5
A) parallel sided and gradually tapered at its apex, 19 (16–19) long, ε 5 (4–5), ω2 6.5 (6–6.5), ω3 28 (28–33), setae
wa
47 (40–47),
ra
27 (25–30),
la
25 (20–30),
d
21 (21–25),
e
6 (5–6),
f
8 (8–10); ventro-terminal spine
s
5 (5–6),
u
basally merged with
p, v
basally merged with
q
,
u
=
v
= 3 (3–4),
p
=
q
= 5 (4–5); membranous empodium 13 (12–18), claw 6 (5–6).
Leg II (
Fig 4
B).
As
in trochanter I, trochanter II also has 8–12 minute teeth on anteromedial edge; femur
II 45
(41–49),
vF
55 (49–56); genu
II 33
(28–34), σ 16 (16–22),
cG
22 (20–26),
mG
27 (24–30); tibia
II 35
(28–35), φ whip-like, 126 (105–127),
gT
27 (23–32),
hT
25 (20–25); tarsus
II 67
(61–71) long, about 4.5 (4.0–5.1)× as long as its basal width (15 (14–17)); ω parallel sided and gradually tapered at its apex, 19 (19–20) long,
wa
44 (37–44),
ra
28 (24–32),
la
25 (23–27),
d
33 (29–35),
e
5 (4–5),
f
7 (6–8),
s
5 (4–5),
u
basally merged with
p
,
v
basally merged with
q
,
u
=
v
= 3 (3–4),
p
=
q
= 5 (4–5), empodium 13 (11–16), claw 6 (5–6).
FIGURE 1.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female). Dorsal view of idiosoma.
FIGURE 2
.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female). Ventral view of idiosoma.
FIGURE 3.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female).
A,
ventral view of chelicera;
B,
subcapitulum;
C,
supracoxal sclerite, supracoxal seta
scx
and Grandjean’s organ;
D,
copulatory opening and spermatheca.
Leg III (
Fig 4
C). Femur
III 42
(35–44); genu
III 31
(26–32), σ 10,
nG
absent; tibia
III 33
(28–37), φ whiplike, 117 (96–117),
kT
36 (28–36); tarsus
III 82
(73–82) long, 13 (12–15) wide at base, ratio length: width= 6.3 (5.4–6.3),
w
39 (30–39),
r
19 (15–18),
d
48 (37–48),
e
3 (3–4),
f
4 (4–6),
s
5 (4–5),
u
basally merged with
p
,
v
basally merged with
q
,
u
=
v
= 2 (2–3),
p
=
q
= 4, empodium 14 (12–16), claw 6 (5–6).
Leg IV (
Fig 4
D). Femur
IV 47
(41–50),
wF
absent; genu
IV 35
(30–39); tibia
IV 36
(31–37), φ whip-like, 114 (98–117),
kT
38 (34–40); tarsus
IV 97
(91–198) long, 15 (13–17) wide at segment base, ratio length: width= 6.5 (5.8–7.4),
w
33 (30–37) long,
r
20 (18–22) long,
d
44 (44–51),
e
and
f
absent,
s
5 (5–6),
u
basally merged with
p
,
v
basally merged with
q
,
u
=
v
= 2,
p
=
q
= 4 (4–5), empodium 15 (12–16), claw 6 (6–6.5).
FIGURE 4.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female).
A,
leg I;
B,
leg II;
C,
leg III;
D,
leg IV.
FIGURE 5.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female).
A,
solenidia and famulus of tarsus I;
B,
dorsal view of terminal part of tarsus I;
C,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus I;
D,
dorsal view of terminal part of tarsus II;
E,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus II;
F,
dorsal view of terminal part of tarsus III;
G,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus III;
H,
dorsal view of terminal part of tarsus IV;
I
and
J,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus IV (indicating the variation in the position of conical seta
s
).
MALE (n= 2;
Figs. 6–10
, Plate 2)
Idiosomal length 350 (326–350), width at level between coxae II and III 205; cuticle without obvious striation. Chelicerae (
Fig 8
A) robustly chelate, 75 (64–75), movable digit 28 (27–28), cheliceral seta
cha
conical, spiniform, 4; subcapitulum (
Fig 8
B) bearing a pair of subcapitular setae
m
, 23; palpal supracoxal seta
elcp
normally at dorsolateral sides absent; dorsal palptibial seta filiform, 15 (12–15) long, lateral palptibial seta filiform, 14 (13–14), dorsal palptarsal seta filiform, 11, terminal palptarsal solenidion tiny, 4.
Dorsum (
Fig 6
). Prodorsal shield as in female, faintly punctate, with posterior half wider than anterior half, 75 (75–76) long, width at anterior and posterior margins 59 and 86, respectively; Supracoxal sclerite elongate, duct of supracoxal gland prominent and opens at midway of supracoxal sclerite; Grandjean’s organ (
Fig 8
C) smooth and short, finger-shaped, 4 long; supracoxal setae
scx
smooth, setiform, tapering from base to tip, 28 (27–28). Opisthonotal gland openings
gla
closer to
e2
than to
d2
. One pair of tiny tubercles posteriad of
h1
. External vertical setae
ve
represented by alveoli, distance between them 72. All other dorsal idiosomal setae filiform, without barbs;
sce
about 2.5 (2.5–2.7)× as long as
sci
; distance
sci–sci
1.5× as wide as
sci–sce
; lengths:
vi
66
(66–69),
sci
72 (67– 72),
sce
181 (181–182); distances:
vi–
vi
9,
sci–sci
39 (37–39),
sci–sce
25. Hysterosomal setae,
d2
about 1.2× length of
c1
; lengths:
c1
75 (69–75),
c2
74 (74–76),
cp
117 (110–117),
c3
54 (44–54),
d1
(69),
d2
89 (81–89),
e1
80
(80–81),
e2
84
(78–84),
f2
67 (67–71),
h1
78 (74–78),
h2
235 (232–235),
h3
absent; distances:
c1–c1
41 (41–44),
c1–d1
54,
d1–d1
45 (30–45),
d2–gla
55 (54–55),
d1–
e
1
40 (40–44),
e1–
e
1
57 (44–57).
PLATE 1.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(female).
A,
prodorsal shield;
B,
supracoxal setae and ducts of supracoxal gland;
C,
coxae I and II;
D,
copulatory opening and spermatheca.
Venter (
Figs 7
and
8
). Coxal apodemes I joined at midline as in female; coxal plates II larger than those in female, their posterior edges rounded, nearly reaching sejugal suture, sejugal apodeme represented by a simple suture; epigynal sclerite thickened, inverted U-shaped, its anterior rim contiguous with medial part of apodemes IV which is medially fused together. Ventral setae
3a
and
4a
absent, genital setae
g
anterior to genital papillae; lengths:
1a
= 32 (30–32),
g=
30 (27–30). Genital opening situated between coxae IV, aedeagus (
Figs 8
D and 8E) gradually tapering from base to tip and medially curved. Anal opening surrounded by 3 pairs of pseudanal setae, about 1.3× as long as distance between anterior rim of anus and posterior end of basal region of aedeagus: pseudanal setae
ps1
4.2× as long as
ps2
and 4.0 (4.0–4.6)× as long as
ps3
, lengths:
ps3=
43 (37–43),
ps2=
41 (41–42),
ps1=
172.
Legs I and II slightly thicker than legs III and IV, tarsi I and II obviously shorter than those in female, each bearing a subterminal ventral sucker; lengths of legs I–IV: 165 (165–167), 165 (165–171), 202 (181–202) and 210 (198–210); all setae on trochanters, femora, genua and tibiae smooth and attenuate.
Leg I (
Figs 9
A and 10A, B). Trochanter I with 8–12 minute teeth on anteromedial edge; femur
I 42
(42–44),
vF
filiform, 53 (47–53); genu
I 30
, solenidia σ' 37 (34–37), σ" 55 (55–56); σ": σ'= 1.5 (1.5–1.6), setae
cG
35 (34–35),
mG
31 (27–31); tibia
I 32
, φ 100 (100–102),
gT
27 (25–27),
hT
25 (20–25); tarsus
I 45
(44–45), about 2.3 (2.3– 2.6)× as long as its basal width (20 (17–20)), ω1 parallel sided and gradually tapered at its apex, 18 (17–18) long, ε 4, ω2 8 (7–8), ω3 28 (28–32), setae
wa
25 (25–30),
ra
20,
la
20,
d
24 (22–24),
e
6 (6–7),
f
10; ventro-terminal sucker large, extending to base of
wa
, spine
s
indiscernible,
u
fully merged with
p
,
v
basally merged with
q
, about 4 (3.5– 4) in length; membranous empodium 15, claw 5.5 (5.5–6).
FIGURE 6.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male). Dorsal view of idiosoma.
FIGURE 7.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male). Ventral view of idiosoma.
FIGURE 8.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male).
A,
ventral view of chelicera;
B,
subcapitulum;
C,
supracoxal sclerite, supracoxal seta
scx
and Grandjean’s organ;
D,
aedeagus and apodeme IV;
E,
variation of aedeagus.
FIGURE 9.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male).
A,
leg I;
B,
leg II;
C,
leg III;
D,
leg IV.
Leg II (
Figs 9
B and 10C–E). Trochanter II with 8–12 minute teeth as in trochanter I; femur
II 42
(42–44),
vF
43 (42–43); genu
II 32
(32–34), σ 22 (20–22),
cG
30 (23–30),
mG
19 (19–20); tibia
II 32
(32–33), φ whip-like, 112 (112–124),
gT
27 (23–27),
hT
26 (22–26); tarsus
II 43
long, about 2.5 (2.5–2.8)× as long as its basal width (17 (15–17)); ω parallel sided and gradually tapered at its apex, 17 (15–17) long,
wa
26 (26–29),
ra
21 (18–21),
la
21 (17–21),
d
37 (35–37),
e
4 (4–5),
f
8; ventro-terminal sucker large, extending to base of
wa
, spine
s
indiscernible,
u
fully merged with
p
and
v
basally merged with
q
, about 4 (3.5–4) in length; membranous empodium 16 (15–16), claw 5.5 (5.5–6).
Leg III (
Figs 9
C and 10F, G). Femur III nude, 42 (35–42); genu
III 27
(25–27), σ 10 (9–10),
nG
absent; tibia
III 31
(30–31), φ whip-like, 119 (114–119),
kT
34 (34–35); tarsus
III 69
(69–72) long, 15 wide at base, ratio length: width= 4.6,
w
35 (33–35),
r
15 (11–15),
d
45 (45–46),
e
3,
f
4,
s
4,
u
fully merged with
p
and
v
with
q
, about 4.5 (4– 4.5) in length, empodium 14 (12–14), claw 5.5 (5.5–6).
Leg IV (9D and 10H, I). Femur IV nude, 45 (42–45); genu IV nude, 30 (23–30); tibia
IV 29
(29–31), φ whiplike, 120 (120–129),
kT
40 (39–40); tarsus
IV 77
(72–82) long, 15 wide at segment base, ratio length: width= 5.1 (5.1–5.5),
w
36 (36–40) long,
r
14 (13–14) long,
d
51 (44–51),
e
and
f
absent,
s
4 (3–4),
u
fully merged with
p
,
v
with
q
, about 4 (3–4) in length, empodium 12 (11–12), claw 5.5 (5.5–6).
PLATE 2.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male).
A,
prodorsal shield and supracoxal setae;
B,
subcapitulum;
C,
genital area;
D,
tibia and tarsus of leg I;
E,
tibia and tarsus of leg II.
TRITONYMPH (n= 1;
Figs. 11–14
)
Idiosomal length 241, width at level between coxae II and III 156; cuticle without obvious striation. Chelicerae (
Fig 13
A) robustly chelate, 54, movable digit 20, cheliceral seta
cha
conical, spiniform, 3; subcapitulum (
Fig 13
B) bearing a pair of subcapitular setae
m
, 24; palpal supracoxal seta
elcp
normally at dorso-lateral sides absent; dorsal palptibial seta filiform, 18 long, lateral palptibial seta filiform, 12, dorsal palptarsal seta filiform, 7, terminal palptarsal solenidion tiny, 2.5.
Dorsum (
Fig 11
). Prodorsal shield indiscernible. Supracoxal setae
scx
smooth, setiform, tapering from base to tip, 24. Opisthonotal gland openings
gla
very close to
e2
. Opisthosomal tubercles perceptible. External vertical setae
ve
represented by alveoli, distance between them 63. All dorsal idiosomal setae (except
ve
) smooth,
vi
,
sci
,
c1
,
c2
,
d1
,
e1
,
e2
and
h1
subequal;
sce
obviously longer than
sci
, ratios:
sce
:
sci=
3.1,
sci–sci
:
sci–sce=
1.8; lengths:
vi
55
,
sci
48,
sce
147; distances:
vi–
vi
7,
sci–sci
33,
sci–sce
18. Hysterosomal setae,
d2
about 1.3× length of
c1
; lengths:
c1
50,
c2
51,
cp
77,
c3
44
d1
58,
d2
64,
e1
55
,
e2
52
,
f2
34,
h1
54,
h2
146,
h3
absent; distances:
c1–c1
33,
c1–d1
30,
d1–d1
30,
d2–gla
38,
d1–
e
1
34,
e1–
e
1
38
FIGURE 10.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(male).
A,
left tarsus I;
B,
right tarsus I;
C,
left tarsus II;
D,
right tarsus II;
E,
ventral view of tarsus II;
F,
right tarsus III;
G,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus III;
H,
right tarsus IV;
I,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus IV.
FIGURE 11.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(tritonymph). Dorsal view of idiosoma.
FIGURE 12
.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(tritonymph). Ventral view of idiosoma.
Venter (
Figs 12
and
13
c). Coxal apodemes I joined at midline, forming a prosternal apodeme directed posteromedially; coxal apodemes II directed posteromedially, plates large, extending far beyond apex of apodeme II, posterior margin convex; epigynal sclerite absent; apodemes III and IV directed medially, apodeme IV not connected with posterior sclerite of coxa III. Ventral
3a
anteriorad of genital opening,
g
at same level with anterior pair of genital papillae (
Fig 13
C),
4a
absent; lengths:
1a
= 21,
3a=
29,
g=
23. Genital opening a longitudinal slit, situated between coxae IV. Anal opening surrounded by 3 pairs of pseudanal setae,
ps1
4.4× as long as
ps2
and 4.0× as long as
ps3
, lengths:
ps3=
35,
ps2=
32,
ps1=
141. Copulatory opening and spermathecal duct absent.
Legs lengths (I–IV): 130, 129, 128 and 149; all setae on trochanters, femora, genua, tibiae and basal two thirds of tarsi smooth and attenuate.
Leg I (
Figs 14
A and 13D). Trochanter I with 8–12 minute teeth on anteromedial edge; femur
I 31
,
vF
filiform, longer (45) than femur I; genu
I 21
, solenidia σ' 23, σ" 41; σ": σ'= 1.8, setae
cG
29,
mG
24; tibia
I 22
, φ 73,
gT
and
hT
subequal, 23 and 25, respectively; tarsus
I 47
long, about 3.1× as long as its basal width (15), ω1 parallel sided and tapered at its apex, 15 long, ε 3.5, ω2 6, ω3 27, setae
wa
33,
ra
17,
la
19,
d
19,
e
3,
f
6; ventro-terminal spine
s
, 4.5,
u
basally merged with
p
and
v
basally merged with
q
, about 3 long; membranous empodium 10, claw 4.5.
Leg II (
Figs 14
B and 13E). Trochanter II also has 8–12 minute teeth on anteromedial edge; femur
II 27
,
vF
41; genu
II 23
, σ 15,
cG
21,
mG
16; tibia
II 23
, φ whip-like, 95,
gT
15
hT
24; tarsus
II 43
long, about 3.3× as long as its basal width (13); ω parallel sided and gradually tapered at its apex, 18 long,
wa
29
ra
16,
la
16,
d
18,
e
3,
f
6,
s
4,
u
basally merged with
p
and
v
basally merged with
q
, about 3 long, empodium 11, claw 5.5.
Leg III (
Fig 14
C and 13F). Femur
III 25
; genu
III 21
, σ 7,
nG
absent; tibia
III 21
, φ whip-like, 88,
kT
24; tarsus
III 51
long, 12 wide at base, length: width= 4.3,
w
20,
r
11,
d
30,
e
2.5
,
f
3,
s
4,
u
basally merged with
p
and
v
basally merged with
q
, about 3.5 long, empodium 9, claw 5.
FIGURE 13.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(tritonymph).
A,
ventral view of chelicera;
B,
subcapitulum;
C,
genital area;
D,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus I;
E,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus II;
F,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus III;
G,
ventral view of terminal part of tarsus IV.
FIGURE 14.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(tritonymph).
A,
leg I;
B,
leg II;
C,
leg III;
D,
leg IV;
E,
right tarsus IV.
Leg IV (
Fig 14
D and 13G). Femur
IV 29
,
wF
absent; genu
IV 21
; tibia
IV 21
, φ whip-like, 54,
kT
19; tarsus
IV 58
long, 12 wide at segment base, length: width= 4.8,
w
17,
r
14,
d
31,
e
and
f
absent,
s
positioned close to midventral seta
w
, 3 long,
u
basally merged with
p
and
v
basally merged with
q
,
u
=
v
= 3,
p
=
q
= 2, empodium 9, claw 4.5.
EGG (n= 9; Plate 3)
Elongate-oval in shape, 136.5 (124.9–139.7) long, about 2.2 (1.9–2.2)× of width (61.3 (61.0–72.3)); shell of newly formed egg smooth; shell of fully developed egg ornamented with scattered and linear tubercles and surmounted longitudinally by a crenulated band (8.7 wide).
Distribution.
USA
(
type
locality not provided).
Biology.
This mite species was collected from orange fruit, near the calyx where mites were usually seen hiding. Conidia of
Cladosporium
sp. were found in the pigmented guts suggesting that this mite species is a fungus feeder.
Etymology.
The species name
americana
refers to the origin of this species in the
United States of America
.
Remarks.
Three characters (the well-developed duct of supracoxal gland, serrations on anteromedial edges of trochanters I and II in both sexes and the subterminal attachment of spermathecal duct to the spermatheca in female) with taxonomic importance at family level, are recognized in this paper.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
and specimens of the genera
Calvolia
,
Czenspinskia
,
Neocalvolia
and
Oulenzia
in PANZ share these characters.
This species can be readily distinguished from the only known species,
Acalvolia squamata
(
Oudemans, 1909
)
, by the following key.
PLATE 3.
Acalvolia americana
sp. nov.
(fully developed egg).
A,
surface ornamentation and half view of the longitudinal circular band of unknown substance;
B,
surface ornamentation and the longitudinal circular band of unknown substance.