A systematic revision of the scale mite genus Pterygosoma Peters, 1849 (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae)
Author
Fajfer, Monika
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-30
4805
1
1
147
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4805.1.1
1175-5326
3927100
FC40DD5D-0408-4299-9B96-6E318D10035F
Group:
singularis
Diagnosis.
Palps not more than 4 times longer than wide. Antero-lateral setae numerous (30–86 pairs). Setae
dm1
filiform. Setae
dm3
absent. All peripheral setae apically expanded and arranged in 1 row. One pair of genital setae
g1
present. Pseudanal series represented by 1 or 5 pairs of paddle-shaped setae
ps
.
Included species.
Pterygosoma phillipsi
Jack, 1962
and
Pterygosoma singularis
Jack, 1961
.
Distribution.
These species are known only from the eastern part of the Afrotropic ecozone.
Host
range.
The mites are associated with lizards of the genus
Acanthocercus
and
Agama
(Agamidae)
.