Revision of the genus Rutacarus (Acari, Parasitengona, Hydrachnidia) with the description of a new species from Central America
Author
Valdecasas, Antonio G.
text
Zootaxa
2008
1693
62
68
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.180672
ba12469b-a635-4499-bac9-a05f6ff12cb5
1175-5326
180672
Key to
Rutacarus
species
1 Palp with two setae on ventral side of P-II and P-IV widened anteriorly (
Fig. 4
).....................................
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Rutacarus pyriformis
Lundblad, 1937
- Palp with one setae on ventral side of P-II and not widened anteriorly (
Fig. 9
)......................................2
2(1) Median margin of fourth coxae reaching the end of genital field (
Figs. 5
,
8
).........................................3
- Median margin of fourth coxae end about half way of genital field (
Fig. 6
)...........................................5
3(2) Posterior dorsoglandularia on a chitinous swelling on the dorsal furrow. Body circular. Anterior coxae does not project beyond anterior end of ventral shield (
Fig. 3
) .................................................................
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Rutacarus angelieri
Orghidan and Gruia, 1983
- Posterior dorsoglandularia not on a chitinous swelling of the dorsal furrow. Dorsal shield with 3 or 4 pairs of glandularia. Body more or less elliptic. Anterior coxae projecting beyond anterior end of ventral shield........................................................................................................................................................4
4(3) Postocularia and four pairs of dorsoglandularia incorporated into the dorsal shield. Body shape elongated
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Rutacarus ferradasae
Cook, 1980
- Postocularia and three pairs of dorsoglandularia incorporated into the dorsal shield. Body shape globular
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Rutacarus annae
n. sp.
5(3) Body shape elongated-oval; with a long seta at the end of IV-leg-6; anteriorly directed ridge from insertion of fourth legs well-developed; ridges in dorsal shield
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Rutacarus sasonus
Cook, 1986
- Body shape circular; without a long setae at the end of IV-leg-6; without anteriorly directed ridge from insertion of fourth legs; no dorsal ridges
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Rutacarus stygius
Harvey, 1990