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<document id="B6C08EF5AEB4640F006B98893AAE9F64" ID-DOI="10.1080/00222930110034571" ID-ISSN="1464-5262" IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="felipe" IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe" IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="felipe" checkinTime="1620912751820" checkinUser="carolina" docAuthor="Prochesë, Së Erban" docDate="2002" docId="03AA87F15800276D8094D9AE6AC3FE69" docLanguage="en" docName="JNATHIST.999-1007.pdf.imf" docOrigin="Journal of Natural History 36 (8)" docStyle="DocumentStyle:B3570C21952C5CF44265488F0CE432D6.2:JNatHist.2003-2004.journal_article.2cover" docStyleId="B3570C21952C5CF44265488F0CE432D6" docStyleName="JNatHist.2003-2004.journal_article.2cover" docStyleVersion="2" docTitle="Acarothrix umgenica Prochesë, 2002, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docVersion="1" lastPageNumber="1007" masterDocId="FF93FF89580727648156D92B6B29FFF5" masterDocTitle="New species of Copidognathinae (Acari: Halacaridae) from southern Africa" masterLastPageNumber="1007" masterPageNumber="999" pageNumber="1005" updateTime="1698918195694" updateUser="plazi" zenodo-license-document="CLOSED">
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580027638094D9AE6985FF68" bold="true" box="[450,684,133,157]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Acarothrix umgenica</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580027638363D98E69B4FF48" blockId="7.[450,784,133,190]" box="[565,669,165,190]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">(®gure 4)</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF55800276381E5D9FE6A35FF18" box="[179,284,213,237]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Material.</emphasis>
(BMNH(E) 2001±13)
<materialsCitation id="3B6B3CBA58002763831AD9FE6F17FEFB" collectingDate="1999-08-18" country="South Africa" county="Natal" location="Durban" municipality="Beachwood" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="holotype">
<typeStatus id="54B8884558002763831AD9FE6997FF18" box="[588,702,213,237]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" type="holotype">HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
: male,
<collectingCountry id="F3147677580027638274D9FE6892FF18" box="[802,955,213,237]" name="South Africa" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">South Africa</collectingCountry>
, KwaZulu-
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,
<collectingMunicipality id="6BD8AC9D5800276381B0D9DE6A43FEF8" box="[230,362,245,269]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Beachwood</collectingMunicipality>
mangroves in
<location id="8EDC603C580027638367D9DE69A0FEF8" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AA87F15800276D8094D9AE6AC3FE69:8EDC603C580027638367D9DE69A0FEF8" box="[561,649,245,269]" country="South Africa" county="Natal" municipality="Beachwood" name="Durban" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Durban</location>
,
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<collectingDate id="EFF9E9CF5800276383F2D9DE6843FEF8" box="[676,874,245,269]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" value="1999-08-18">18 August 1999</collectingDate>
</date>
, leg. SË. ProchesË
</materialsCitation>
.
<materialsCitation id="3B6B3CBA5800276381DAD83E68DCFEB8" collectingDate="1999-10-26" country="South Africa" county="Natal" location="Durban" municipality="Beachwood" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-female="1" specimenCount-larva="1" specimenCount-male="1" typeStatus="paratype">
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:
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, same data as for holotype;
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, two protonymphs, and
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, same locality as the
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,
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<collectingDate id="EFF9E9CF5800276383DCD81E686AFEB8" box="[650,835,309,333]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" value="1999-10-26">26 October 1999</collectingDate>
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, leg. SË. ProchesË
</materialsCitation>
.
<materialsCitation id="3B6B3CBA5800276C8553D81E68CCFF48" country="South Africa" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="1006" location="In" municipality="Richards Bay" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" specimenCount="30" stateProvince="KwaZulu-Natal">
Other material was collected in
<collectingMunicipality id="6BD8AC9D580027638094D87E6948FE98" box="[450,609,341,365]" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Richards Bay</collectingMunicipality>
(
<collectingCountry id="F3147677580027638321D87E6838FE98" box="[631,785,341,365]" name="South Africa" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">South Africa</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingRegion id="49C7F805580027638270D87E68F5FE98" box="[806,988,341,365]" country="South Africa" name="KwaZulu-Natal" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">KwaZulu-Natal</collectingRegion>
).
<location id="8EDC603C5800276382ABD87E6F3FFE99" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AA87F15800276D8094D9AE6AC3FE69:8EDC603C5800276382ABD87E6F3FFE99" box="[1021,1046,341,364]" country="South Africa" municipality="Richards Bay" name="In" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" stateProvince="KwaZulu-Natal">In</location>
all, around
<specimenCount id="9D05FD6E580F276C81BCD9AE6AAAFF68" box="[234,387,133,157]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006" type="generic">30 specimens</specimenCount>
were examined, all of which were collected in sediment or algae covering the pneumatophores of the mangrove-tree
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C8272D98E68CCFF48" box="[804,997,165,189]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Avicennia marina</emphasis>
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.
</paragraph>
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FIG. 4.
<taxonomicName id="4C034D645800276381B1DF186A91F9BD" authorityName="Proches" authorityYear="2002" box="[231,440,1587,1609]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Acarothrix" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="umgenica" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B977EAF55800276381B1DF186A91F9BD" box="[231,440,1587,1609]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="1005">Acarothrix umgenica</emphasis>
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: (A) idiosoma, dorsal view, (B) idiosoma, ventral view, (C)
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, dorsal view, (D) leg I, lateral view; (E) leg II, lateral view, (F) leg III, dorsal view, (G) leg IV, lateral view, (H) male genitalia, (I) female genitalia. All drawings except (I) based on male individuals. All bars: 100 Mm.
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5D9EE6A2AFF28" box="[179,259,197,221]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Adults.</emphasis>
Sexes very much alike; no signi®cant diOEerence in body or plate sizes. Idiosoma 325±385 Mm long and 230±300 Mm wide.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5D82D6A3BFEE8" box="[179,274,262,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Dorsum.</emphasis>
All plates thin, apparently smooth, although high magni®cations reveal complex cuticular patterns.
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80±90 Mm long and 100±105 Mm wide, with a posterior transversal strip-shaped part where a reticulation is visible.
<collectionCode id="ED12AE22580F276C82C4D86E6890FEA8" box="[914,953,325,349]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">OC</collectionCode>
105±130 Mm long and 85±105 Mm wide, with two corneae, one anterior seta and, locally, unclear reticulation. ds-3 could not be located.
<collectionCode id="ED12AE22580F276C8306D8AE695CFE69" box="[592,629,389,412]" country="Netherlands" name="Dutch Plant Protection Service, Culture Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">PD</collectionCode>
220±230 Mm long and 105±115 Mm wide, with three pairs of setae: ds-4 and ds-5 placed centrally, equally distant from a pair of gland pores; ds-6 ventral, close to anal opening, next to a pair of small glandbearing cones, indistinct in some individuals. A central pattern of canalicular polygons is more visible in the anterior half of
<collectionCode id="ED12AE22580F276C8329DB2E698DFDE9" box="[639,676,517,540]" country="Netherlands" name="Dutch Plant Protection Service, Culture Collection of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">PD</collectionCode>
; in many individuals, particularly if well cleared, this plate appears to be completely smooth (®gure 4A).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DB6F6A24FD2E" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DB6F6A2AFDAE" box="[179,259,580,603]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Venter.</emphasis>
All plates with ®ne, evenly arranged canaliculi.
<collectionCode id="ED12AE22580F276C8204DB686851FDAE" box="[850,888,579,603]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">AE</collectionCode>
150±155 Mm long and 210± 255 Mm wide, with three pairs of ventral setae and a pair of large pores. PE 170± 220 Mm long, with one dorsal and three ventral setae.
<collectionCode id="ED12AE22580F276C8205DBA86854FD6E" box="[851,893,643,667]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">GA</collectionCode>
155±175 Mm long and 120± 160 Mm wide, with a fold between the genital part and the anal part (®gure 4B).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DBC86A72FD0E" box="[179,347,739,763]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Male genitalia.</emphasis>
Eight to 10 pairs of perigenital setae, sometimes asymmetrically disposed. Subgenital setae: two pairs setiform and two spur-like. Behind the last spur-like setae, a pair of genital acetabula can sometimes be observed (®gure 4H).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DA6869CAFC8E" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DA686A58FCAE" box="[179,369,835,859]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Female genitalia.</emphasis>
Three pairs of perigenital setae surround the genital opening; and one pair of anterior subgenital setae (®gure 4I).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DAA86A39FC0F" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DAA86A6DFC6E" box="[179,324,899,923]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<taxonomicName id="4C034D64580F276C81E5DAA86A69FC6E" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[179,320,899,923]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">Gnathosoma</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C034D64580F276C8009DAA86ADAFC6E" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[351,499,899,923]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">Gnathosoma</taxonomicName>
125±170 Mm long and 55±90 Mm wide, palpi longer than rostrum. Gnathosomal base with evenly arranged canaliculi. Distal palp segment with a whorl of three long basal setae and one short subterminal seta (®gure 4C).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DD286811FB8C" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DD286BD9FBEF" box="[179,240,1027,1050]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Legs.</emphasis>
First pair more robust, the other pair long and slender. Chaetotaxy of legs, from trochanter to tibia: leg I, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6; leg II, 1, 3, 5, 4, 6; leg III, 1, 2, 3, 3, 5; leg IV, 1, 1(?), 3, 3, 5. Claws very long, especially in legs II, III, IV, almost smooth, dent of accessory process indistinct (®gure 4D±G).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DDAA6A7FFB4C" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DDAA6A49FB6C" box="[179,352,1153,1177]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Juvenile stages.</emphasis>
Plates very thin, with poorly de®ned limits. The integument is generally smooth.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DDEA68B2FB2C" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" box="[179,923,1217,1241]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DDEA6A6BFB2C" box="[179,322,1217,1241]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Protonymph.</emphasis>
Idiosoma 245±320 Mm long and 200±235 Mm wide.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DDCA6884FB0C" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" box="[179,941,1249,1273]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DDCA6A6DFB0C" box="[179,324,1249,1273]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<taxonomicName id="4C034D64580F276C81E5DDCA6A69FB0C" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[179,320,1249,1273]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">Gnathosoma</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C034D64580F276C8009DDCA6ADAFB0C" authorityName="Krefft" authorityYear="1871" box="[351,499,1249,1273]" class="Chromadorea" family="Gnathostomatidae" genus="Gnathosoma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Spirurida" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006" phylum="Nematoda" rank="genus">Gnathosoma</taxonomicName>
120±155 Mm long and 80±85 Mm wide.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DC296BD9FAEC" box="[179,240,1282,1305]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Legs.</emphasis>
Basifemur and telofemur IV merged in one femoral segment.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBC36E7580F276C81E5DC09687CFACC" blockId="8.[140,1095,133,1688]" box="[179,853,1313,1337]" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DC096BD5FACC" box="[179,252,1314,1337]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Larva.</emphasis>
Idiosoma 235±265 Mm long and 175±205 Mm wide.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DC6A6A6DFAAC" box="[179,324,1345,1369]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
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.
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110±120 Mm long and 40±60 Mm wide.
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DC496BD9FA8C" box="[179,240,1378,1401]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Legs.</emphasis>
Femoral segments merged in all legs.
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DCAA6A1BFA6C" box="[179,306,1409,1433]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C8095DCA96903FA6C" box="[451,554,1410,1433]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">umgenica</emphasis>
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refers to the river Umgeni (alternative spellings: Mgeni, mNgeni, uMngeni), from whose estuary the specimens were collected. According to
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, the name means in Zulu`the river that ¯ows among thorny trees (
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C8073DCCB6A58FA0D" box="[293,369,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Acacia</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81E5DF2B690CF9ED" box="[179,549,1536,1560]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">
Remarks.
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diOEers from the other two species of
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580F276C81DADF0B6A2DF9CD" box="[140,260,1568,1592]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="1006">Acarothrix</emphasis>
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(compare
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,
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) in the relative size of the dorsal plates: in the new species
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is much smaller and
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is larger. The shape of
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is also diOEerent, with longer posterior tips. The fold separating the anal and genital parts of AG, present in slide-mounted males and females, indicates a strong convexity of the genitalia, not noted in the other
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species.
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The reticulation present on
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is similar to that illustrated by
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for
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580E276D83A5D98E6858FF48" box="[755,881,165,189]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="1007">A. palustris</emphasis>
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protonymphs, but in the new species this could only be observed in adults. No canalicular punctuation on the ventral plates has been described in either
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580E276D8383D9CE687EFF08" box="[725,855,229,253]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="1007">A. palustris</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580E276D857AD9CE6A2EFEE8" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="1007">A. longiunguis</emphasis>
Bartsch, 1997
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.
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This is the ®rst record of the genus
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<emphasis id="B977EAF5580E276D8322D80E69C5FEC8" box="[628,748,293,317]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="1007">Acarothrix</emphasis>
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from the African continent. Previously, the genus was known from southern
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and northern
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(
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,
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). This distribution is possibly congruent with that of Indo- West Paci®c mangrove forests.
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