Two new species of the genus Geckobia Mégnin, 1878 (Acariformes, Prostigmata, Pterygosomatidae) from Peru
Author
Machado, Ingrid B.
Author
Gazêta, Gilberto S.
Author
Pérez, José
Author
Cunha, Rodolfo
Coleção Micológica de Trichocomaceae, CMT-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040 - 360, Brazil.
Author
Giupponi, Alessandro P. De L.
Programa de Pós-graduação Lato sensu em Entomologia Médica, IOC / FIOCRUZ, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040 - 360, Brazil
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-19
4657
2
333
351
journal article
22541
10.11646/zootaxa.4657.2.6
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1175-5326
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Key to species of
Geckobia
from the Americas
1.
Propodonotal shield with a prominent concave recess at base; with weakly defined ellipsoid opisthosomal plate that encompasses the genitoanal region; palp phaneres
ul’
,
ul”
,
acm
and
sul
present, setiform and five times greater than the length of the article (
Figs. 3–5
)..........................................................................
G. adina
n. sp.
- Propodonotal shield, genitoanal region and palp phaneres not as described above................................... 2
2.
Opisthosoma with longitudinal folds positioned laterally and contouring the entire idiosoma; a trifurcate spine at the base of the palp claw; with 6 pairs of genital setae and 7 pairs of aggenital setae; 13 setae on tarsi II–IV (
Figs. 27–30
)..
G. circumdata
n. sp.
- Opisthosoma, base of the palp claw and number of pairs of genital and aggenital setae not as described above; 10 setae on tarsi II–IV............................................................................................... 3
3.
Coxae of legs III–IV with a total of 4 or fewer serrated setae. Coxae I–II with 3 or fewer serrated setae. Femora I–IV formula: (2-1-1-1)......................................................................
G. keegani
Lawrence, 1953
.
- Coxae of legs III–IV with a total of 5 serrated setae. Coxae I–II with 3 or 4 setae. Femora I–IV formula: (2-2-2-2) or (3-2-2- 2)................................................................................................. 4
4.
Trochanters I–II with dorsal setae................................................
G. bataviensis
Vitzthum, 1926
.
- Trochanter I with or without dorsal seta, trochanter II lacking dorsal seta......................................... 5
5.
Propodonotal shield with 5 pairs of setae. Anogenital area with 8 pairs of setae.....
G. aureae
Quiroz-Gutiérrez
et al.
, 2015
.
- Propodonotal shield with (<5) or (> 5) pairs of setae. Anogenital area with fewer than 8 pairs of setae................. 6
6.
Anogenital area with 6 pairs of dorsal setae, including
g1–g3...........................
G. hemidactyli
Lawrence, 1936
- Anogenital area with fewer or greater than 6 pairs of setae distributed dorsally or ventrally........................... 7
7
. Trochanters I–IV formula (2-1-1-1), dorsal seta present on trochanter I. Femora I–IV formula: (2-2-2-2). Dorsal setae present only on trochanter I............................................................
G. tarentole
De la Cruz, 1973
.
- Trochanters I–IV formula (1-1-1-1), dorsal seta absent on all trochanters. Femora I–IV formula: (3-2-2-2)............... 8
8
. Palp genu with
dG
seta serrated..........................................
G. guyanensis
Floch & Abonnenc, 1944
.
- Palp genu with
dG
seta smooth.......................................................................... 9
9
. Palp femur with
dF
seta smooth......................................................................... 10
- Palp femur with
dF
seta serrated........................................................................ 11
10
. Setal formula of genua I–IV (5–4–3–3[2]) and femora I–IV (5–4–3–3[2]). Five pairs of pseudanal setae. Chelicera (195– 210μm)...........................................................................
G. nitidus
Fajfer, 2015
.
-
Setal formula of genua I–IV (5–4–3–3) and femora I–IV (5–4–3–2). Six pairs of pseudanal setae. Chelicera (135–140μm)...............................................................................
G. zapallarensis
Fajfer, 2015
.
11
. Genua formula I–IV: (0-0-0-1)....................................
G. leonilae
Hoffmann & Morales-Malacara, 1986
.
-
Genua formula I–IV: (1-0-0-0) or (1-0-0-1)................................................................ 12
12
. Setal formula of genua I–IV (1-0-0-0). Coxae formula (2-2-4-3)..........................
G. gerrhopygus
Fajfer, 2015
- Setal formula of genua I–IV (1-0-0-1). Coxae formula (1-2-2-3) or (2-2-2-3)..................................... 13
13
. Coxae I with one seta. Propodonotal shield represented by two small fragments and with a pair of robust and serrated setae between these fragments.................................................
G. manaensis
Floch & Abonnenc, 1945
.
-
Coxae I with two setae. Propodonotal shield with discrete recess at base............
G. cayennensis
Floch & Fauran, 1955
.