Two new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran
Author
Khanjani, Mohammad
Author
Fayaz, Bahman Asali
Author
Ghanbalani, Gadir Nori
text
Zootaxa
2010
2521
53
64
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.196283
583c47d9-6c24-48d4-8957-260a69b41b6e
1175-5326
196283
Genus
Neophyllobius
Berlese
Type
species:
Neophyllobius elegans
Berlese, 1886
: 19
.
Diagnosis
. The members of this genus can easily be recognized by following combinations of characters: Legs stilt-like, longer than idiosoma; genu less than one-fourth the length of the tibia; trochanters visible from the dorsal view. Idiosoma ovoid with seven pairs of dorsocentral setae (
vi, pdx, c1, d1, e1, f1
and
h1
) and eight pairs of dorsolateral setae (
ve, sci, sce, c2, d2, e2, f2
and
h2
). Dorsal setae long, stout, serrated and often set on tubercles. Chelicerae fused and palp five-segmented. Two pairs of eyes present. Genual setae usually very long and whip-like. Setal formula of tibiae: 9-9 or 8-8-7. Each tibia of female with a solenidion but tibia I of male with two solenidia (φ); tarsi III and IV of female without solenidia. All tarsi decorated with two claws and empodium with tenent hairs.