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Neofedrizzia tragardhi Womersley

Description

Neofedrizzia tragardhi Womersley

Neofedrizzia tragardhi Womersley, 1959: 41.

Type specimens. Holotype, F, AUSTRALIA, New South Wales: Washpool Ck near Tenterfield, 8.x.1956, G. F. Bornemissza, on P. dilatatus from eucalyptus log (N1952377). Paratypes, 9 F, 6 M, same data as holotype (N1952378-N1952386, N1952387a-b, N1952388a-b, N19523890-N1952400).

Other specimens. 10 F, 3 M, New South Wales, Wilson’s Downfall near Tenterfield, 8.x.1956, G. F. Bornemissza, on P. dilatatus (N1952401-N1952413). In SAMA. Queensland: M, LNP, Wishing Tree, 20.iii.1995, D. E. Walter, on P. dilatatus (S74193); M, Main Range National Park, 11.ii.1996, O. Seeman, on P. dilatatus (S74194); F, 4 M, LNP, Antarctic Beech Forest Circuit, 2.xii.1996, O. Seeman, on Pharochilus scutellonotus Kuwert (S74195-98). All deposited in QM.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: idiosoma 1370 –1450 long; anterior hyaline projection does not extend past CxI; exopodal patterning between CxII–III striped; pedofossae III present, IV absent; seta h1 with 4 barbs; distal spine-like process on palp femur minute or absent; one non-filamentous excrescence ribbon-like, the other a short serrated blade; femur III and IV with large lamellae. Female: sternal shield reticulated; seta st1 65–75 long, slightly longer than base of tritosternum; setae st2–st3 53–75 long, st4 variable, 4–38 long; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight. Male: tetartosternum absent, presternal processes articulated with sternoventral shield, symmetrical, with truncate ends, directed inwards; sternoventral shield (anterior of genital opening) reticulate; seta st1 40–45 long; genital opening placed between CxII–III, flanked by 14–17 pores.

Remarks. The holotype is in poor condition, but the paratypes contain numerous specimens in satisfactory condition. This species occurs in Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales on Pharochilus. Womersley’s specimens have a long st4 (38 long) but, like N. camini, my collections have short st4 (<10 long); otherwise these specimens are indistinguishable and I consider them the same species.

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Published as part of Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 1480 on page 50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.176844

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Fedrizziidae
Genus
Neofedrizzia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Mesostigmata
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Womersley
Species
tragardhi
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Womersley, H. (1959) Some Acarina from Australia and New Guinea paraphagic upon millipedes and cockroaches and beetles of the family Passalidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 82, 11 - 54.