A new genus and species of mites of the family Caraboacaridae (Acari: Heterostigmata) associated with carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Iran
Author
Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza
Author
Khaustov, Alexander
Author
Kamali, Karim
Author
Saboori, Alireza
text
Zootaxa
2008
1788
57
65
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.182503
368bb55c-8d20-483e-a461-b2a8309df2e8
1175-5326
182503
Family
Caraboacaridae
Mahunka, 1970
Type
genus:
Caraboacarus
Krczal, 1959
Diagnosis. Female. Gnathosoma
: Gnathosomal capsule greatly wider than its length (nearly 2 times), in dorsal view subtriangular. Stylets usually large, robust and recurved basally but sometimes short and less robust. Palpi vestigial. Gnathosoma dorsally with one pair of seta (
ch
1) and ventrally with 5 pairs of setae (
su
1,
su
2,
pp
,
dGe
and
dFe
). Seta
su
1 usually modified. Pharynx large, quadrangular and not subdivided.
Dorsal idiosoma
: prodorsal shield with 2 pairs of setae (
v
1
and
sc
2) and a pair of clavate trichobothridia. Stigmata situated in anterolateral corners of prodorsum. Hysterosoma with 4 visible tergites; tergite C tripartite with 2 pairs of setae (
c
1 and
c
2). Tergite D with one pair of seta (
d
). Tergite EF with one or two pairs of setae (sometimes seta
e
absent). Tergite H with one or two pairs of setae (sometimes seta
h
2 absent).
Ventral idiosoma
: Apodemes I–IV well-developed, apodemes V absent or reduced. Epimeres I with one pair of simple seta 1
b
and one pair of suckers (modified seta 1
a
). Epimeres II with 2 pairs of setae 2
a
and 2
b
(2
b
usually modified) and sometimes with one pair of suckers (modified seta 2
c
). Epimeres III and IV with 3 pairs of setae each (3
a
-3
c
and 4
a
-4
c
), some setae usually modified. Epimeres III and IV consolidated medially. Aggenital plate with 0–2 pairs of setae (
ag
1-2). Pseudanal segment PS bearing one pair of seta (
ps
).
Legs
- Leg I: 5-segmented, without ambulacrum (claw and empodium). Usually shorter than other legs. Setal formula: Tr 1;
v’
- Fe 4;
d
,
v”
,
l’
,
l”
- Ge 3;
v’
,
v”
,
l’
- Ti 6;
d
,
k
,
v’
,
v”
,
l’
,
l”
(1 or 2)1- Ta 12;
p’
,
p”
,
tc’
,
tc”
,
ft’
,
ft”
,
pl’
,
pl”
,
pv’
,
pv”
,
u’
,
u”
(1 or 2) (in
Caraboacarus
setae
u’
and
u”
absent). Leg II: 5-segmented, with pair of claws and large empodium. Setal formula: Tr 1;
v’
- Fe 3;
d
,
v”
,
l’
- Ge 3;
v’
,
l’
,
l”
- Ti 4;
d
,
v’
,
v”
,
l’
(1)- Ta 8;
p’
,
tc’
,
tc”
,
pv’
,
pv”
,
pl”
,
u’
,
u”
(1) (sometimes setae
pl”
absent). Leg III: 5-segmented, with pair of claw and large empodium. Setal formula: Tr 1;
v’
- Fe 2;
d
,
v’
- Ge 3;
v’
,
l’
,
l”
-Ti 4;
d
,
v’
,
v”
,
l’
(1)-Ta 7;
p’
,
tc’
,
tc”
,
pv’
,
pv”
,
u’
,
u”
. Leg IV: 4-segmented but sometimes tibia and tarsus separated and 5-segmented, without claw, with large stalked empodium. Seta
tc”
on tarsus modified. Setal formula: Tr 1;
v’
- Fe 2;
d
,
v’
- Ge 2;
v’
,
l”
- TiTa 10;
d
,
v’
,
v”
,
l’
,
p’
,
tc’
,
tc”
,
pv’
,
pv”
,
u”
(1), sometimes Ti 4;
d
,
v’
,
v”
,
l’
(1)- Ta 6;
p’
,
tc’
,
tc”
,
pv’
,
pv”
,
u”
.
Male and immature unknown in all described species.