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Neopronematus

Description

Key to the world species of Neopronematus (females) (Modified from Sadeghi et al., 2012)

1. Dorsal idiosomal setae nude; setae ag3 simple........................ aegeae Panou, Emmanouel & Kaźmierski, 2000.

- Dorsal idiosomal setae serrate; setae ag3 bifurcate........................................................... 2

2. Tarsal solenidion ωI long (about as long as half- length of tarsus I)............................................. 3

- Tarsal solenidion ωI short (three times shorter than length of tarsus I)........................................... 4

3. Dorsal idiosomal setae slender, spindle-like; setae ex shorter than ro and la; solenidion ωI slightly shorter than half length of tarsus I........................................................................ rapidus (Kuznetzov, 1972).

- Dorsal idiosomal setae whip-like; setae ex longer than ro and la; solenidion ωI approximately as long as or slightly longer than half length of tarsus I......................................... lundqvisti Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012.

4. Dorsal idiosomal setae short (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 11–12 Μm long); setae d1 shorter than half distance d1-e1 ............................................................................... neglectus (Kuznetzov, 1972).

- Dorsal idiosomal setae long (for example: setae ro, la, c1, c2, d 1 20–22 Μm long); setae d1 longer than half distance d1-e1 ... 5

5. Famulus κ twice as long as φ; palp tarsus longer than cheliceral stiletto.................................................................................................... sepasgosariani Sadeghi, Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2012.

- Famulus κ as long as or slightly shorter than solenidion φ; palp tarsus shorter than cheliceral stiletto................... 6

6. Solenidion ωI three times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ slightly shorter than solenidion φ; ag1 shorter than ag4 ........................................................................... solani Łaniecka and Kaźmierski, 2013.

- Solenidion ωI six times shorter than tarsus length; famulus κ as long as solenidion φ; ag1 longer than ag4... kamalii sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Darbemamieh, Maryam, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza, Khanjani, Mohammad & Kaźmierski, Andrzej, 2015, New species and records of Neopronematus (Acari: Iolinidae) from Iran with a key to world species, pp. 235-246 in Zootaxa 3990 (2) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/232548

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Actinedida
Family
Iolinidae
Genus
Neopronematus
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Sadeghi, H., Laniecka, I. & Kazmierski, A. (2012) Tydeoid mites (Acari: Triophtydeidae, Iolinidae, Tydeidae) of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, with description of three new species. Annales Zoologici, 62 (1), 99 - 114. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3161 / 000345412 X 633685
  • Panou, H. N., Emmanouel, N. G. & Kazmierski, A. (2000) Neopronematus, a new genus of the subfamily Pronematinae (Acari: Prostigmata: Tydeidae) and a new species from Greece. Acarologia, 41 (3), 321 - 325.
  • Kuznetzov, N. N. (1972) Mites of the genus Pronematus Canestrini (Acarina: Tydeidae) from Crimea. Nauchnye Doklady Wysshey Shkoly. Biologicheskyie Nauki, 5, 11 - 16. [in Russian]
  • Ripka, G., Laniecka, I. & Kazmierski, A. (2013) On the arboreal acarofauna of Hungary: Some new and rare species of prostigmatic mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tydeidae, Iolinidae and Stigmaeidae). Zootaxa, 3702 (1), 1 - 50. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3702.1.1