Lohmannella africana Bartsch 1992
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Description
Lohmannella africana Bartsch, 1992
Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 and Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 16 Pgs and 10 Sgs. Tr I–II with 1-1 setae; Bf I–IV with 2-2-?-3 setae; Tf I–IV with 5-6-4-3 setae; Gn I–IV with 8-6-4-4 setae, 4-1-?-1 Bp setae; Tb I–IV with 10-9-8-8 setae, 6-4-2-2 Bp setae; Ta I–IV with 3-3-4-3 dorsal setae, 1-1-2-1 Bp setae. Lc I with unidentate accessory process. Idiosoma length 378, width 260 in female. Gnathosoma length 266 in female. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.704. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 4.29.
Remarks. This species was described by Bartsch (1992) on the basis of a single female specimen. The species is similar to L. grandipora Newell, 1984. L. africana is distiguishable from the latter by the presence of dorsal panels on PD. A single female is known.
Habitat. Littoral zone: Coarse shell fragments on beach.
Distribution. Indian Ocean: Gonubie (East London) [South Africa].
Reference. Bartsch (1992).
Depository. SMF.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Halacaridae
- Genus
- Lohmannella
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Trombidiformes
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Bartsch
- Species
- africana
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lohmannella africana Bartsch, 1992 sec. Abé, 2021
References
- Bartsch, I. (1992) Lohmannella dictyota n. sp. und L. africana n. sp. von der Sudhalbkugel (Arachnida: Acari: Halacaridae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 72, 457 - 464.
- Newell, I. M. (1984) Antarctic Halacaroidea. Antarctic Research Series, 40, 1 - 284.