New Water Mite Species Of The Genus Kongsbergia (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Aturidae) From Turkey
Author
Gülle, Pınar
Author
Boyacı, Yunus Ömer
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2021
2021-02-22
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http://dx.doi.org/10.17109/azh.67.1.1.2021
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Kongsbergia ermani
sp. n.
Type material.
Holotype
male, a fast-flowing stream with sand and gravel bottom,
22.06.2008
,
37
o
44’44’’N
,
31
o
01’38’’E
,
1188 m
a.s.l.
,
Köprüçay River
,
Isparta
,
Turkey
(
Fig. 1
)
.
Paratypes
: 3/0 same data as holotype, leg.
Y. Ö. Boyacı.
Diagnosis. P-2 very enlarged, a large thin long projection in the ventral and a small projection in the distoventral. IV-L-5 shortened, ventral margin with one projection, proximal seta away from segment base and proximal seta bent forward and thinner than the central seta on the projection. The distoventral seta, which is located between the central seta and the tip of the segment, is thick and small. There is a long and thin seta above the distoventral seta and a small, thick and curved seta next to the long seta. IV-L-6 extremely enlarged and strong claws.
Male.
Holotype
, in parentheses variability of the
paratypes
given as mean (n = 3). Idiosoma enlarged anteriorly, narrowed posteriorly, L/W 370 (375) / 250 (253) (
Fig. 3
b
), lenses with three-pieces, preantenniform setae distance L 35 (36), mouth opening L/W 110 (112) / 75 (76) (
Fig. 3
a
), capitulum L 145 (147) (
Fig. 4
a
).
Commissure except for Cx-1 and 2 completely missing, with only vague scars (
Fig. 3
a
).
P-2 very enlarged, a large thin long projection in the anteroventral and a small projection in the distoventral P-1-5 L: 22(23)-108(110)-47(48)-104(106)-40(40) = 321, H: 29(29)- 97(98)-60(59)-30(30)-17(17) (
Fig. 4
a
).
IV-L-5 shortened, ventral margin with one projection, proximal seta away from segment base and proximal seta bent forward and thinner than the central seta on the projection (not pectinate). The distoventral seta, which is located between the central seta and the tip of the segment, is thick and small. There is a long and thin seta above the distoventral seta and a small, thick and curved seta next to the long seta. IV-L-6 extremely enlarged and strong claws. (
Figs 4
b,c
).
I-L 48(48)-64(64)-53(54)-58(59)-76(76)-93(93) = 392(394), II-L 48(49)-66(67)-55(55)- 59(60)-68(68)-98(98) = 394(397), III-L 50 (51)-60(60)-54(55)-65(66)-88(89)-107(107) = 424 (427), IV-L 85(85)-58(59)-73(73)-78(79)-82(82)-84(85) = 460(463).
Fig. 1.
Habitat of
Kongsbergia ermani
sp. n.
Fig. 2.
Habitat of
Kongsbergia
largaiollii
The gonopore located in the posterior part of the abdominal plate and surrounded by a round chitin ring (
Fig. 3a
).
Etymology. The species name is given in honour of the water mite specialist Prof. Dr. Orhan Erman.
Remarks. The closest species to
Kongsbergia ermani
is
Kongsbergia
simillima
K. Viets, 1949. The features that distinguish it from this species are as follows: (1) P-2 basal half of ventral margin has 2 projections
(K. simillima
has 3 projections), P-4 near ventral setae insertion forming an obtuse angle, from here to tip concave in
K. simillima
(2) The proximal seta in
K. ermani
is longer and not pectinate (ventrally pectinate in
K. simillima
) on IV-L-5 (3) distoventral seta
K. simillima
is also very small curved and at the end of the segment. The distoventral seta in
K. ermani
, which is located between the central seta and the tip of the segment, is thicker and bigger (4). IV-L-6 is wider and shorter than
K. simillima
(L/H ratio 3.4), and its L/H ratio is 1.63 (5) forward elongated idiosoma, wide mouth opening, gonopore with round chitin ring in
K. ermani
.