Occigamasus, a new genus of pergamasine mites, with description of two new species from the west coast of North America (Parasitiformes: Gamasina: Parasitidae)
Author
Juvara-Balş, Ilinca
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, CP 6434, Genève 6. Switzerland.
text
Acarologia
2019
2019-12-13
59
4
551
570
http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20194354
journal article
10.24349/acarologia/20194354
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Occigamasus makarovae
n. sp.
Zoobank:
638F2793-AC16-4702-8BBE-A758AC1B6020
Figs. 7 C–D
, 8
Type material
—
U.S.A.
,
Oregon
,
Deschutes County
:
1 female
holotype
;
1 female
,
2 males
, 2 deutonymphs,
paratypes
.
Proxy Falls
, St. NWY,
28 miles
SW Sisters
, ca.
1000m
alt
.,
from wet moss and deep damp mixed maple-hemlock litter,
19 July 1985
.
Diagnosis
— Female endogynium a double sack with a median finger-like protrusion and a membrane with two anterolateral denticles; spindle-like epigynial structure long (66–72). Male femoral apophysis thumb-like.
Etymology
— The species is dedicated to Olga Makarova for her major contributions to systematics of Gamasina families, including
Parasitidae
.
Description
— Only the characteristics specific to
O. makarovae
are described. Chaetotaxy, adenotaxy and poroidotaxy as in the new genus.