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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="127889281" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:7872A3507434F351E6EF73382F346476" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/7872A3507434F351E6EF73382F346476" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="16">
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<paragraph pageId="3" pageNumber="16">Taxon classification Animalia Mesostigmata Oplitidae</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authority="Hunter & Farrier, 1976" authorityName="Hunter & Farrier" authorityYear="1976" class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="16" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus Hunter & Farrier, 1976</taxonomicName>
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Figs 14-21
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<pageBreakToken pageId="4" pageNumber="17" start="start">Description</pageBreakToken>
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.
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="17">Female (n = 9).Idiosoma. Length 473-507, width 400-438.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="17">Dorsum (Fig. 14). Dorsal shield oval, smooth on whole surface except on anterior part. Dorso-central region with complement of 106 pairs of scimitar-shaped setae, 25-30 long (Fig. 15). Marginal shield united anteriorly with dorso-central region, with about 29 pairs of smooth and needle-like setae.</paragraph>
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Figures 14-21.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="17" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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(female); 14 Dorsal view of idiosoma 15 Dorsal seta 16 Ventral view of idiosoma 17 Tritosternum 18 Epistome 19 Hypostome 20 Chelicera 21 Ventral view of idiosoma (Male).
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Venter (Fig. 16). Tritosternal base narrow, lacinia pilose, and three branched, lateral branches shorter than bifurcate median branch (Fig. 17). Sternal region smooth, united with endopodal shields. Genital shield smooth, 135-150 long and 108-128 wide, ratio length/width = 1.20-1.23, situated between coxae
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<normalizedToken originalValue="II–IV">II-IV</normalizedToken>
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, anterior margin convex and posterior margin straight. Perigenital ring oblong, 175-200 long and 125-145 wide, ratio length/width = 1.40-1.53, extending slightly beyond posterior level of coxae IV, with 5 crenulations on both anterior and posterior margins; lateral margins smooth and continuous. Perigenital area with four pairs of short setae, lateral to genital shield; with two pairs of short setae near anterior margin, one pair near to posterior margin and one pair inserted between coxae IV on inguinal region. Pre-anal line present. Ventral shields with 4-5 pairs of scimitar-shaped setae, adanal setae Ad1 scimitar-shaped and 20-22 long, Ad2 smooth, needle-like, and 12-14 long. Peritremes with three subequal convolute branches. Pedofossae
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<normalizedToken originalValue="II–IV">II-IV</normalizedToken>
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well developed. Pedofossae IV narrowing posteriorly and with a rounded tip.
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="17">Gnathosoma (Figs 18-20). Epistome three-branched and with serrated margin, median branch longer than laterals (Fig. 18). Corniculi short and horn-like; internal malae numerous and brushy, gnathosomal setae h1 smooth, h2 with a few barbs, h3 and pc thickened and denticulated (Fig. 19). Cheliceral digits normal for the genus; movable digit 37 long, with one subdistal tooth and a terminal hook; fixed digit 40 long (from tip to the base of movable digit), with two teeth and a terminal hook; pilus dentilis setiform and minute (Fig. 20). Palptarsus with three-tined apotele. Leg lengths: legs I 245-250, legs II 210-220, legs III 175-188, and legs IV 213-225 long.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="17">Male (n = 3).Idiosoma. Length 438-450, width 385-395.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="4" pageNumber="17">Dorsum. Dorsal setae, shields and puncta as female.</paragraph>
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Venter (Fig. 21). Ventral region (excluding exopodal shields) smooth, genital aperture rounded and located between coxae
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<normalizedToken originalValue="II–III">II-III</normalizedToken>
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. Perigenital ring 188-200 long,
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<pageBreakToken pageId="5" pageNumber="18" start="start">110</pageBreakToken>
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-125 wide. Peritreme uni-convoluted, U-shaped in central part and without medial extension. Legs. Leg I 215-225, leg II 185-205, leg III 165-179, and leg IV 190-201 long.
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<pageBreakToken pageId="6" pageNumber="19" start="start">Remarks</pageBreakToken>
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="19">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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was described from North Carolina (USA) by
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<bibRefCitation author="Hunter, PE" journalOrPublisher="Acarologia" pageId="8" pageNumber="21" pagination="20 - 50" title="Mites in the genus Oplitis Berlese (Acarina: Uropodidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern United States. Part II." volume="18" year="1976">Hunter and Farrier (1976)</bibRefCitation>
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in association with
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium caespitum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="caespitum">Tetramorium caespitum</taxonomicName>
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Linnaeus, and is now recorded in Iran for the first time, from leaf-litter. Herein, we provide the complete description and illustration of this species based on adult female and male.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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is similar to
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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(Berlese, 1903) and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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(Berlese, 1903). On the basis of some photomicrographs from three very good quality slides (No. 2/16, 2/17 and 2/19) kindly supplied by Dr. Nannelli (Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy), we found that these two species are clearly different from
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. It differs from
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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(Berlese, 1903) and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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(Berlese, 1903) by the shape of the peritreme (M-shaped in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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, but U-shaped and with a small extension as Fig. 8 in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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, but with this U-shaped bend more compressed, posteriorly curved and directed posteriorly as Fig. 9 in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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), ventral shield (with 4-5 pairs of setae in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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, but 8-9 pairs in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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), adanal setae Ad2 (shorter than Ad1 in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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, but as long as Ad1 in both
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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), shape of genital shield (narrowly oval and elliptical in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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, but widely oval and beehive-shape in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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), width and the number of posterior crenulations (narrow and with 5-6 crenulations in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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, but wide and with 9 crenulations in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis pennsylvanica" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pennsylvanica">Oplitis pennsylvanica</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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), and pedofossae IV (narrow and with rounded distal end in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis sarcinulus" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sarcinulus">Oplitis sarcinulus</taxonomicName>
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, but wide, with pointed and rounded distal end in
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Oplitidae" genus="Oplitis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oplitis leonardiana" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="leonardiana">Oplitis leonardiana</taxonomicName>
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and
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).
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The Iranian specimens agree well with the original description, however,
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<bibRefCitation author="Hunter, PE" journalOrPublisher="Acarologia" pageId="8" pageNumber="21" pagination="20 - 50" title="Mites in the genus Oplitis Berlese (Acarina: Uropodidae) associated with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the southeastern United States. Part II." volume="18" year="1976">Hunter and Farrier (1976)</bibRefCitation>
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mentioned 6-7 crenulations on anterior and posterior margins of perigenital ring, respectively, and sternal region of perigenital ring with small punctuation, but with 5-6 crenulations and sternal region smooth in Iranian specimens.
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<paragraph pageId="6" pageNumber="19">Material examined.</paragraph>
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6 females and 3 males, Iran, Mazandaran province, Nowshahr, Kheyrood-Kenar forest,
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="36.566666">36°34'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="51.55">051°33'E</geoCoordinate>
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, altitude 636 m a.s.l., 5 July 2014, E. Babaeian coll., in leaf-litter. The type specimens are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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