Macrochelid mites (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) from São Paulo state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Macrocheles
Author
Azevedo, Letícia H.
Author
Castilho, Raphael C.
Author
Berto, Marielle M.
Author
De Moraes, Gilberto J.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4269
3
413
426
journal article
32992
10.11646/zootaxa.4269.3.5
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1175-5326
582489
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Macrocheles roquensis
Mendes & Lizaso, 1992
Macrocheles roquensis
Mendes & Lizaso, 1992: 359
.
Material examined
. Nine females from Cajuru (21°17'30"S, 47°17'05"W),
18 February 2014
; 16 females from Pirapozinho,
25 March 2014
.
Diagnosis of female
. Dorsal shield large [1088 (980–1250) long and 708 (640–850) wide at level of coxa III (n=5)], reticulate; lateral margins ondulated; procurved line present and clear; seta
j
1 long and pilose in two distal thirds;
z
1 short and smooth;
J
5 long and serrate; other dorsal shield setae long and smooth. Sternal shield with
l
.
m
.
t
. flanked by pores in the antero-central part;
l
.
o
.
p
. continuous and flanked by pores;
a.p
.
p.
with large pores.
Previous record
. Brazil.