Two new species of Australian Eutarsopolipus (Acariformes: Podapolipidae) from Nurus medius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Author
Seeman, Owen D.
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-26
4647
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134
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journal article
25554
10.11646/zootaxa.4647.1.12
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1175-5326
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Genus
Eutarsopolipus
Berlese, 1913
Type
species
:
Tarsopolipus lagenaeformis
Berlese, 1911
, by original designation.
Diagnosis.
Female
. Three pairs of well-developed legs. Prodorsal plate present, plates C, D, EF usually present, sometimes divided, rarely absent, plate H usually greatly reduced or absent; setae
v1
, sc1, sc2, c1, c2, d, f
present, setae
e
absent, setae
h
present or absent. Pseudolegs usually absent. Respiratory system present or absent.
Gnathosoma
ovoid, with two pairs of setae. Pretarsi I–III with well-developed ambulacrum, claws present or absent. Tibia II–III without spine-like setae.
Male
. Three pairs of legs. Genital capsule terminal, elongate or trapezoidal. Prodorsal setae developed to vestigial. Plate C-D-EF with three pairs of setae. Ventral idiosomal setae present. Pretarsi I–III with well-developed ambulacrum, claws present or absent. Femora I–III setation (0-3)-0-0, genua I–III setation (0-2)-(0-1)-(0-1), tibia I with or without seta
k
.
Larva
: Plate EF present; plate D sometimes in deep concavity of plate C; plate H present or absent, not on terminal capsule-like segment; ventral idiosomal setae present; pretarsi I–III with well-developed ambulacra, claws present or absent. Larval male: absent. Migrating life stage: probably larva. Host insect family:
Carabidae
.