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<emphasis id="B962F56A82472770B927FEB4FD94FE8D" bold="true" box="[264,574,284,310]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Rhodacarella cavernicola</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82472770B927FECEFE2AFE3B" bold="true" box="[264,384,358,384]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Dorsal setae of idiosoma of moderate length and simple; podonotal and opistonotal chaetotaxy holotrichous (45 pairs of setae). Dorsal shields barely sclerotized, reduced and without ornamentation. Presternal shields present, nine pairs of ventral setae,
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on the ventrianal shield.
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82472770B917FDAEFE45FD9B" bold="true" box="[312,495,518,544]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Measurements</emphasis>
. Idiosomal length
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; idiosomal width at level of seta
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including soft marginal cuticle
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; podonotal shield length
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, width 158 at level of seta
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; opisthonotal shield length
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, width at level of setae
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, 86 (
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)
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82472770B917FDD6FE63FD23" bold="true" box="[312,457,638,664]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Description</emphasis>
(
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). Adult female (
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).
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Gnathosoma: Tectum (
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) with a medial smooth pointed projection. Fixed digit of chelicera with well­developed pilus dentilis proximal to three subdistal teeth smaller than other four basal teeth; movable chela with two well­spaced teeth, the proximal smaller than basal; cheliceral seta and lyrifissures normal (
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). Corniculi long and parallel; internal malae with lateral margin piloses, with long and acute apex extending slightly beyond tips of corniculi. Salivary styli as in
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. Deutosternal groove of subcapitulum (
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) with smooth anterior margin discernible between bases of
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and with seven rows of denticles. Posterior pair of subcapitular setae similar to the other subcapitular setae; anterior pair of setae nearly twice as long as other pairs. Palpal chaetotaxy as described for the family; palgenu with seta
<emphasis id="B962F56A82472770BB36FBA7FC85FB93" box="[793,815,1039,1064]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">al</emphasis>
­1 smooth, stouter than other genual setae and spatulate.
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Idiosoma dorsum (
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): Podonotum with 22 pairs of simple setae, including 16 pairs (
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,
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,
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) on subpentagonal non­ornate podonotal shield, and six pairs (
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) in soft marginal cuticle;
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and
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on the anterior border of the shield;
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and
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,
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half its length; other setae of similar moderate length;
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and
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on the border of the shield. Opisthonotum covered by a narrow opisthonotal shield with 15 pairs of simple setae (
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) plus eight pairs of setae in the marginal soft cuticle (
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);
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short (half the length of
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);
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and
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are the longest setae. Dorsal and lateral idiosomal pore­like structures positioned as in
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and include: on the podonotal shield
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and
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; on the opisthonotal shield,
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,
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two
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and on the soft opisthonotal cuticle,
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and
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.
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Idiosomal venter (
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): Tritosternum with elongated base and paired barbed laciniae, which are free from each other along entire length. In front of tritosternum, there is a pair of smooth, well­sclerotized pre­endopodal shields. Presternal region with paired narrow punctate shields separated from the sternum by punctuated cuticle. Sternal shield weakly sclerotized, with almost straight anterior margin, punctate between anterior margin and
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setae. Length of shield at medial region level,
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, width at level between coxa II and III,
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;
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on the soft granulated cuticle; shield with three pairs of simple setae and three pairs of lyrifissures (
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on the anterior border,
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and
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</date>
on the posterior margin of the shield); posterior margin, convex at level of coxa III. Endopodal sclerite between coxae I and II well developed and free from the sternal shield. Genital shield long, length
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, width
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, with straight and punctuated posterior margin and a tongue­like epigynal margin overlapping posterior margin of sternal shield; genital setae on or off the shield and
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iv
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in the soft, striated marginal cuticle, posterior to the genital setae. Peritreme length including the stigmata
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and with a very abbreviated peritrematal plate which bears one lyrifissure and one gland on the antiaxial margin. Two pairs of conspicuous metapodal platelets, anterior pair rounded, other small, ventral sclerites present. Opisthogaster with nine pairs of simple ventral setae, including one pair (
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) on the margin of the long and narrow ventrianal shield and eight pairs (
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) in the soft cuticle;
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Zv
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</emphasis>
in front of
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,
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shorter (half other opisthogastric setae). Circumanal setae slightly pilose, paranal setae (length
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) in front of anal opening and postanal twice their length (
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). Ventral pore­like structures positioned as in
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, include
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,
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and posterior
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.
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Legs (
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). Excluding tarsus, length of leg I
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(
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), leg II
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(
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), leg III
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(
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) and leg IV
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(
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). Coxa I and II with distal serrate margin behind condyle; coxae III and IV with distal margin smooth; coxa IV without second seta “
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”. Pretarsi of legs IIV with well­developed claws. Setation of trochanters of legs, respectively, 5­5­5­5; that of femora,
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; that of genua, 2 3/2 3/1 2 (13), 2 3/1 2/1 1 (10), 1 2/0 2/1 2 (8), 2 2/1 3/0 1 (9); that of tibia, 2 3/1 3/2 1 (12), 2 2/1 2/1 2 (10), 1­ 2/1 1/1 2 (8) 2 2/1 2/1 1 (9). Genua II with
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spine­like, enlarged seta.; femora IV with two spine­like setae; genua IV with one ventral setae and one short and thin
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; the two ventral setae of tibia IV are stout and tibia IV with one
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seta short and thin. Basitarsus IIIV with four setae.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BA9297882402777B917FB1CFB04FB75" blockId="4.[264,1324,284,1830]" box="[312,1198,1204,1230]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B917FB1CFE17FB75" bold="true" box="[312,445,1204,1230]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Etymology</emphasis>
. The species epithet “
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”, is a reference to its habitat.
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<subSubSection id="C30C7AF382402777B917FB74FE35FA05" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BA9297882402777B917FB74FEDCFAFD" blockId="4.[264,1324,284,1830]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B917FB74FDA3FB4D" bold="true" box="[312,521,1244,1270]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Material studied</emphasis>
.
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adult female (mounted, permanent slide),
<date id="FFA80FB882402777BCABFB74FA8CFB4D" box="[1156,1318,1244,1270]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" value="1990-05-19">19 May 1990</date>
, W.C. Welbourn leg., ex bat guano ·15.
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, one adult female, with data same as for
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA9297882402777B917FAFCFE35FA05" blockId="4.[264,1324,284,1830]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B917FAFCFE72FAD5" bold="true" box="[312,472,1364,1390]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Type­locality</emphasis>
.
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, Arizona, Cochise County, Kartchner Caverns State Park. Material deposited. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry, Grainesville.
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B917FA64FE16FA5D" bold="true" box="[312,444,1484,1510]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Discussion</emphasis>
. In addition to the five genera mentioned earlier, other genera of
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have been described and, although their systematic position has been incertaesedis, their inclusion in the subfamily is now considered.
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777BB72F9B4FB85F98E" box="[861,1071,1564,1589]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Mediorhodacarus</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777BD24F9B4FE1CF9E6" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">M. tetranodulosus</emphasis>
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) may be placed in the genus
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777BB0EF9ECFC05F9E6" box="[801,943,1604,1629]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Rhodacarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on its dorsal and ventral chaetotaxy and because of the presence of presternal shields in some species of
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<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82402777BCE8F9C4FE94F916" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rhodacarus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
such as in
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B9E4F93CFDD2F916" box="[459,632,1684,1709]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Rh. berrisforci</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Similarly,
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777BB2CF93CFC77F916" box="[771,989,1684,1709]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Minirhodacarellus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
(
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species
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B912F914FDF9F96E" box="[317,595,1724,1749]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Rhodacarellus minimus</emphasis>
Krag, 1961
</taxonomicName>
) should remain in the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82402777BC1AF914FB75F96E" box="[1077,1247,1724,1749]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="5" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777BC1AF914FB75F96E" box="[1077,1247,1724,1749]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Rhodacarellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as the presence of the transverse suture is not a constant characteristic within the same genus, as found in
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82402777B95DF8A4FE55F89E" box="[370,511,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Rhodacarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776B927F96CFE05F967" bold="true" box="[264,431,1732,1756]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">FIGURES 39</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776B991F96DFD7EF967" box="[446,724,1733,1756]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Rhodacarella cavernicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BAF3F96CFC8EF967" bold="true" box="[732,804,1732,1756]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">sp.nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, female.
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BBBEF96CFC34F967" bold="true" box="[913,926,1732,1756]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">3</emphasis>
. Tectum,
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BC23F96CFBB3F967" bold="true" box="[1036,1049,1732,1756]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4</emphasis>
. Subcapitulum.
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BCE3F96CFB73F967" bold="true" box="[1228,1241,1732,1756]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5</emphasis>
. Chelicera, antiaxial side.
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776B9CDF942FE45F8B9" bold="true" box="[482,495,1770,1794]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6</emphasis>
. Right leg I, dorsal side,
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BB27F942FCBFF8B9" bold="true" box="[776,789,1770,1794]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7</emphasis>
. Right leg II, dorsal side,
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776BC19F942FBE9F8B9" bold="true" box="[1078,1091,1770,1794]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">8</emphasis>
. Right leg III, dorsal side,
<emphasis id="B962F56A82412776B968F8B9FEFEF892" bold="true" box="[327,340,1809,1833]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">9</emphasis>
. Right Leg IV, anterolateral side (dotted circles indicate ventral setae)
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C30C7AF382422775B917FEB4FBAEFC65" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="8BA9297882422775B917FEB4FB98FCAD" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1830]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775B917FEB4FD50FE8D" ID-CoL="Q7R" authority="Loots &amp; Ryke, 1968" authorityName="Loots &amp; Ryke" authorityYear="1968" box="[312,762,284,310]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Afrogamasellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B917FEB4FE45FE8E" box="[312,495,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrogamasellus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775B9D4FEB4FD50FE8D" author="Loots" box="[507,762,284,310]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Loots, G. C. &amp; Ryke, P. (1968) Two new genera of rhodacarid mites (Mesostigmata: Acari) from soil in the Ethiopian Region. Wetenskaplike Bydraes van die PU vir CHO, Reeks B: Natuurwet, 1 (1), 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="1968">Loots &amp; Ryke, 1968</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BB11FEB4FC67FE8E" box="[830,973,284,309]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrocarellus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775BBF4FEB4FB27FE8D" author="Hurlbutt" box="[987,1165,284,310]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Hurlbutt, H. W. (1974) The Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke and Afrodacarellus n. gen. (Acarina: Rhodacaridae) of Tanzania. Acarologia, 15 (4), 565 - 615." type="journal article" year="1974">Hurlbutt, 1974</bibRefCitation>
from Africa (
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775B93FFEECFDA4FEE5" author="Loots" box="[272,526,324,350]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Loots, G. C. &amp; Ryke, P. (1968) Two new genera of rhodacarid mites (Mesostigmata: Acari) from soil in the Ethiopian Region. Wetenskaplike Bydraes van die PU vir CHO, Reeks B: Natuurwet, 1 (1), 1 - 16." type="journal article" year="1968">Loots &amp; Ryke, 1968</bibRefCitation>
) display characteristics of
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. Both genera have three pairs of dorsal setae on the anterior margin of the podonotal shield (
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BC09FEC4FBC9FE3E" box="[1062,1123,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">j1, j2</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BCB3FEC4FB1CFE3E" box="[1180,1206,364,389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">z1</emphasis>
) and four arcuate scleronoduli as in
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BA15FE3CFD4EFE16" ID-CoL="642BW" box="[570,740,404,429]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BA15FE3CFD4EFE16" box="[570,740,404,429]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The presternal region has punctate sclerotization as in
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775B966FE14FDF0FE6E" ID-CoL="65FG6" box="[329,602,444,469]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Afrogamasellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mongii">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B966FE14FDF0FE6E" box="[329,602,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrogamasellus mongii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BAB9FE14FC63FE6E" box="[662,969,444,469]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Afrocarellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lupangaensis">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BAB9FE14FC63FE6E" box="[662,969,444,469]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrocarellus lupangaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, or well developed presternal jugular shields as in
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775B9D3FE4CFCC3FE46" ID-CoL="65FFR" box="[508,873,484,509]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Afrogamasellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lyamunguensis">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B9D3FE4CFCC3FE46" box="[508,873,484,509]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrogamasellus lyamunguensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Basitarsus IV has three setae and the tectum has either a medial projection smooth or with apex dentate (
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BC6FFDA4FB5DFD9E" ID-CoL="Q7R" box="[1088,1271,524,549]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Afrogamasellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BC6FFDA4FB5DFD9E" box="[1088,1271,524,549]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrogamasellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), or three medial serrate branches (
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BA41FD9CFD57FDF6" box="[622,765,564,589]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Afrocarellus</emphasis>
). However, the arthrodial process at the base of the cheliceral digit in both genera is a brush (such as in
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BBB2FDF4FBF4FDCE" ID-CoL="6GKV" box="[925,1118,604,629]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Pararhodacarus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BBB2FDF4FBF4FDCE" box="[925,1118,604,629]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Pararhodacarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), the shielding is more extensive and, except for one seta in the female, six ventral setae are included in the ventrianal shield. Lateral podonotal shields and a transverse suture are absent; 23 pairs of podonotal setae (all setae or 22 on the shield); 20 pairs of opisthonotal shield setae and seven pairs of ventral setae, of which six are on the ventrianal shield.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA9297882422775B917FC8CFBAEFC65" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1830]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The weakly sclerotized new genus shares with
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BB57FC8CFBFBFC86" box="[888,1105,804,829]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BB57FC8CFB88FC86" ID-CoL="642BW" box="[888,1058,804,829]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rhodacarellus</taxonomicName>
the
</emphasis>
presence of three pairs of setae on the anterior margin of the podonotal shield,
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BBFFFCE4FBA3FCDE" box="[976,1033,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">hyp3</emphasis>
seta level with
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BCEFFCE4FB53FCDE" box="[1216,1273,844,869]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">hyp2</emphasis>
and similar cheliceral structure of the female. However,
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BB40FCDCFBB3FC36" box="[879,1049,884,909]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has more reduced dorsal and ventral chaetotaxy, with only 19 pairs of opistonotal setae (four
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BC73FC34FBC4FC0E" box="[1116,1134,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">R</emphasis>
setae, setae
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BD2BFC34FA81FC0E" box="[1284,1323,924,949]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">UR</emphasis>
are absent) and seven pairs of ventral setae (
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BB20FC6CFC90FC66" box="[783,826,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Zv3</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BB5BFC6CFC0AFC66" box="[884,928,964,989]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Zv4</emphasis>
absent).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30C7AF382422774B917FC44FDCEFE6D" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="8" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BA9297882422775B917FC44FC66FB75" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1830]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The presence of presternal scutella is another characteristic that distinguishes
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BCE8FC44FEE7FB96" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BCE8FC44FEE7FB96" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nov. from
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B9F6FBBCFDCDFB96" box="[473,615,1044,1069]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BA8DFBBCFCE6FB96" box="[674,844,1044,1069]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacarellus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BA8DFBBCFCE6FB96" box="[674,844,1044,1069]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, both of which have the anterior margin of the sternal shield separated from the rest by punctate sclerotization.
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BC63FB94FB51FBEE" box="[1100,1275,1084,1109]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacaropsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BC63FB94FB51FBEE" box="[1100,1275,1084,1109]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacaropsis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has well­developed presternal shields separated from the sternal shield by striated cuticle and has sternal setae
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B9FEFB24FE59FB1E" box="[465,499,1164,1189]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">st1</emphasis>
on the shield. Other genera of this family lack normal pre­endopodal shields and the endopodals between legs I and II are minute.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA9297882422775B917FB74FC2DF9B5" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1830]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775B917FB74FD32FB4D" author="Krantz" box="[312,664,1244,1270]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Krantz, G. W &amp; Ainscough, B. D. (1990) Acarina: Mesostigmata (Gamasina). In: Dindal, D. L. (Ed.) Soil Biology Guide, John Wilwy &amp; Sons, Inc., pp. 256 - 308" type="book chapter" year="1990">Krantz and Ainscough (1990)</bibRefCitation>
indicate the presence of 10 setae on genua and tibia IV (2 2/1 3/1 1) for the family
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and
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775BB1CFAACFC70FAA5" box="[819,986,1284,1310]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Krantz, G. W. (1978) A Manual of Acarology. Oregon University Book Stores, Inc. Corvallis, 509 pp." type="book">Krantz (1978)</bibRefCitation>
indicates tibia I with 1314 setae (five or six dorsal and one or two
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BAF9FA84FD58FAFE" box="[726,754,1324,1349]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">pv</emphasis>
setae 2 3/2 2(3)/1 2 or 2 3/2 3/2 2), genu
<date id="FFA80FB882422775BCF8FA84FAA7FAFD" box="[1239,1293,1324,1350]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">IV 1</date>
1/ 1 2/1 1 or 2 1/1 2/1 1) and tibia
<date id="FFA80FB882422775BAAFFAFCFD19FAD5" box="[640,691,1364,1390]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">III 1</date>
1/1 2/1 1 or 2 1/1 2/1 1. However,
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BC7CFAFCFB5BFAD6" box="[1107,1265,1364,1389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacarella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
nov. shows characteristics not found in the other genera included in the family such as 12 setae on tibia I (2 3/1 3/2 1) and nine setae on genu IV (2 2/1 3/0 1) and tibia IV (2 2/1 2/1 1). The reduced ventrianal shield with only one pair of ventral setae and scleronoduli absent may well represent characteristic feature of the genus.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA9297882422775B917F9B4FB26F89D" blockId="6.[264,1323,284,1830]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
Dorsal shielding and chaetotaxy resembles that of
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BBBBF9B4FBF3F98E" box="[916,1113,1564,1589]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Protogamasellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(family
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775BCEDF9B4FA88F98D" box="[1218,1314,1564,1590]" class="Arachnida" family="Ascidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Ascidae</taxonomicName>
) except for the absence of the transverse line across surface at level of setae
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BCAAF9ECFB35F9E6" box="[1157,1183,1604,1629]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">z6</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BCF6F9ECFB5EF9E6" box="[1241,1268,1604,1629]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">J1</emphasis>
. We have to remember that
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<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BA36F9C4FD75F93E" box="[537,735,1644,1669]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Protogamasellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been considered a rhodacarid mite by several authors (genus
<taxonomicName id="4C1652FB82422775B990F93CFDC4F916" box="[447,622,1684,1709]" class="Arachnida" family="Rhodacaridae" genus="Rhodacaropsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775B990F93CFDC4F916" box="[447,622,1684,1709]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Rhodacaropsis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
for
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775BA8CF93CFC0BF915" author="Athias-Henriot" box="[675,929,1684,1710]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Athias-Henriot, C. (1961) Mesostigmates (Uro. Excl.) edaphiques mediterraneens (Acaromorpha, Anactinotrichida). Acarologia, III (4), 381 - 509." type="journal article" year="1961">Athias­Henriot, 1961</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EF87548982422775BB80F93CFAB6F915" author="Bregetova" box="[943,1308,1684,1710]" pageId="6" pageNumber="9" refString="Bregetova, N. G. &amp; Shcherbak, G. I. (1977) Family Rhodacaridae. In: Ghilyarov, M. S. &amp; Bregetova, N. G. (Eds.) A key to the Soil-Inhabiting Mites Mesostigmata. Leningrad, Nauka, pp. 256 - 308." type="book chapter" year="1977">Bregetova &amp; Shcherbak, 1977</bibRefCitation>
). The inclusion of this new genus in the
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is well established base on the following strong character states: 3­tined palp claw, coxa I with dorsal spine, sternal setae
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BD27F94CFA80F946" box="[1288,1322,1764,1789]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">st1</emphasis>
on desclerotised punctate cuticle, and female with setae
<emphasis id="B962F56A82422775BBB5F8A4FC17F89E" box="[922,957,1804,1829]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">st4</emphasis>
on sternal shield.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA9297882432774B917FEB4FDCEFE6D" blockId="7.[264,1324,284,470]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
Regarding generic character states, the opisthonotal chaetotaxy in
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nov. (with 23 pairs of setae) and the ventral chaetotaxy (with nine pairs of ventral setae) may be considered primitive. The new genus exhibits the derivative characteristic of the absence of setae
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(present in the other genera of the family), and loss of two setae on tibia I and one seta on genu and tibia IV.
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