The stigmaeid mites (Acari: Stigmaeidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey)
Author
Dönel, Güldem
Author
Doğan, Salih
text
Zootaxa
2011
2942
1
56
journal article
46470
10.5281/zenodo.201260
0eb19db3-fa04-4020-a586-e7105a276df9
1175-5326
201260
Prostigmaeus integrius
sp. nov.
Holotype
. Female
(
Figure 16
). Length of body 350, width 165.
Dorsum.
All dorsal shields with faint oval dimples, particularly evident on propodosomal shield. Propodosomal shield with three pairs of setae (
vi
,
ve
and
sci
). Eyes absent. Setae
sce
,
c
2,
d
2,
e
2 inserted in striated integument. Central shield carrying two pairs of setae (
c
1 and
d
1). Setae
e
1 located on median zonal shields. Intercalary shield divided, with setae
f
1. Suranal shield entire, with three pairs of setae (
h
1-3). Dorsal body setae faintly serrated. Dimensions of setae as follows:
vi
: 13;
ve
: 15;
sci
: 13;
sce
: 13;
c
1: 13;
c
2: 33;
d
1: 10;
d
2: 10;
e
1: 10;
e
2: 13;
f
1: 13;
h
1: 25;
h
2: 27;
h
3: 18. Distances between setae:
vi-vi
: 20;
ve-ve
: 40;
vi-ve
: 20;
sci-sci
: 53;
ve-sci
: 48;
c
1
-c
1: 33;
c
1
-d
1:55;
d
1
-d
1: 35;
h
1
-h
1: 25;
h
2
-h
2: 55;
h
1
-h
2: 15,
h
3
-h
3: 70,
h
2
-h
3: 18.
Venter
. Coxisternal shields separated, with three pairs of setae (
1a
,
3a
, and
4a
). Aggenital setae four pairs,
ag
1 and
ag
2 located on different small shields, anterolateral to genital cover, and
ag
3 and
ag
4 located on the same shields, lateral to genital cover. Genital covers bearing three pairs of setae. Anal covers with three pairs of pseudanal setae. Dimensions of setae as follows:
ag
1: 10;
ag
2: 10;
ag
3: 13;
ag
4: 13;
g
1: 8;
g
2: 10;
g
3: 10;
ps
1: 13;
ps
2: 18;
ps
3: 15. All genital setae slightly serrated.
FIGURE 16.
Prostigmaeus integrius
sp. nov.
female—A, dorsal view of idiosoma; B, ventral view of idiosoma; C, leg I; D, leg II; E, leg III; F, leg IV; G, dorsal view of chelicerae; H,
gnathosoma
; I, palp.
Legs
. Leg I 168, leg II 135, leg III 127, leg IV 155. Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows: coxae 2–2–2–2, trochanters 1–1–2–1, femora 6–4–3–2, genua 6(κ)–6(κ)–2–2, tibiae 7(ϕ,ϕρ)–6(ϕρ)–6(ϕρ)–6(ϕρ), tarsi 14(ω)–10(ω)– 8(ω)–8(ω). Genua I and II with solenidion κ.
Gnathosoma
.
Chelicera 58 long. Palp 70 long. Counts of setae from palpfemora to palptarsus: 3–2–3+1 claw– 4+1ω+4 eupathidia. Subcapitulum with two pairs of adoral setae (
ro
1,2) distally and two pairs of subcapitular setae (
m
and
n
) proximally. Dimension of setae
m
: 13,
n
: 15, distances between
m-m
: 20;
n-n
: 25;
m-n
: 13.
Male
and other immature stages.
Unknown.
Etymology.
The name of this species comprises Latin words,
integrius
, meaning undivided, because of the entire suranal shield.
Type
material.
Holotype
Ƥ from grassy soil,
40°26'02'' N
,
37°06'55'' E
,
491 m
, Reşadiye,
11 V 2008
;
ZMAU
.
Remarks.
The new species resembles
Prostigmaeus khanjanii
Bagheri & Ghorbani
; however, it can be distinguished from the latter by:
ag
2 and
ag
3 located on different shields in the former whereas located on the same shield in the latter,
c
2 inserted in striated integument in the former whereas placed on humeral shields in
P. khanjanii
, and dorsal shields with oval dimples on in the new species vs. dorsal shields reticulated in
P. khanjanii
.