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Lohmannella bispina Newell 1984

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Description

Lohmannella bispina Newell, 1984

Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp-1 anterior to Ds-1. Ds-2 on membranous cuticle. Ds-3 on PD. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 16–18 Pgs and 8 Sgs. Male with 54–56 Pgs and 8 Sgs. P-2 with 2 ventral spines. Tb I with 6 ventral setae; Ta III–IV with 4-3 dorsal and 2-1 Bp ventral setae. Lc I with partial inflation near the middle of the claw shaft and unidentate accessory process. Idiosoma length 395–425 in female. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 4.43.

Remarks. The species resembles L. grandipora, but differs in having shorter palpi, stouter P-2, and more ventrally placed Glp-2. Female and male are known.

Habitat. Littoral zone: Coarse sands at low–mid tide zones.

Distribution. South Pacific Ocean: Fuerte Bulnes [Chile].

Reference. Newell (1984).

Depository. USNMNHW.

Notes

Published as part of Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, pp. 201-255 in Zootaxa 4980 (2) on page 210, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4888860

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Halacaridae
Genus
Lohmannella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Newell
Species
bispina
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Lohmannella bispina Newell, 1984 sec. Abé, 2021

References

  • Newell, I. M. (1984) Antarctic Halacaroidea. Antarctic Research Series, 40, 1 - 284.