A new species of Lasioseius Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae) from Kenya
Author
Faraji, Farid
text
Soil Organisms
2021
2021-08-01
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2
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http://dx.doi.org/10.25674/so93iss2id156
journal article
300572
10.25674/SO93iSS2id156
41a2138a-6ff7-4930-8fe3-14ad95a0b8f0
2509-9523
13193510
83B5DAAE-8306-4B9C-A4AD-069249F19B55
Lasioseius kichozii
Faraji
,
n. sp.
(
Figs. 1–4
,
Plate 1
)
Diagnosis based on female
– Dorsal shield with 36 pairs of setae, mostly tricarinate; setae
j 1
and
z 1
present; seta
z 1
simple; seta
r 4
over half as long as
s 4
; sternal shield with anteriomedian patch of reticula, club- or torch-shaped; first pair of sternal setae on sternal shield; ventrianal shield wider than long with four pairs of opisthogastric setae in addition to circumanal setae; with two pairs of metapodal plates separated from each other; anterior margin of tectum denticulate; movable cheliceral digit tridentate and fixed cheliceral digit with 12–14 teeth; major duct relatively wide leading to calyx, sclerotized and bulge; leg I shorter than dorsal shield; tarsus leg II with seta
pl
2
almost reaching setae
al
1
or
pl
1
; leg IV with two macrosetae (
pd
3
of basitarsus and
pd
2
of tarsus).