Published August 3, 2022 | Version v1
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Atractides (Atractides) longiprojectus Zhang, Li & Guo 2022, sp. nov.

  • 1. Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pest in Guiyang, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the P. R. China, Guiyang 550025, P. R. China.

Description

Atractides (Atractides) longiprojectus Zhang, Li & Guo sp. nov.

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Figs 9–10

Diagnosis

Dorsal muscle attachment unsclerotized, setae of D 1 and D 2 significantly longer than others, setae of D 1 nearly reaching to D 2, setae of D 2 extending beyond D 3. I-L-5 longish, S-1 and S-2 with a narrow setal interspace between them, S-1 longer than S-2. I-L-6 straight. Ac in a weakly curved line; V 1 separated from V 2. P-2 with an unobvious ventral projection; P-3 ventral margin slightly convex; the ventral edge of P-4 divided by two long hairs in 2:1:2, sword seta at two thirds of P-4.

Etymology

The Latin prefix ‘ longi -’ means long, ACG of the female of this new species is with a particularly long hind projection.

Type material

Holotype

CHINA • ♀; Qinghai Province, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Menyuan Hui Autonomous County, Quankou Town; 37°31′31′′ N, 101°81′12′′ E; 2691 m a.s.l.; 29 Jul. 2020; Hai-Tao Li leg.; running water; GUGC, Slide No. QH-HY-2020072907.

Paratypes

CHINA • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; GUGC, Slides No. QH-HY-2020072908, 2020072909.

Description

Female (n = 3)

Idiosoma oval, dorsal muscle attachment unsclerotized; O 2 and D 1 at the same level; setae of D 1 and D 2 significantly longer than others, setae of D 1 nearly reaching to D 2, setae of D 2 extending beyond D 3; all slit organs visible, So 1 near the eye capsule, So 2 at the same level as D 1, So 3 near D 2, So 4 in front of L 4, So 5 behind of D 4 (Fig. 9A). Coxal group occupying a half of ventral surface, projections from ACG extending to Cx-IV; Ac in a weakly curved line; V 1 separated from V 2; V 3 and V 4 forming a rectangle, V 4 at the same level as the anterior of acetabular plate (Fig. 9B). Palp five-segmented; P-2 with an unobvious ventral projection; P-3 ventral margin slightly convex; P-4 with numerous dorsal hairs, the ventral edge of P-4 divided by two long hairs in 2:1:2, sword seta at two thirds of P-4 (Fig. 9E). I-L-5 longish, S-1 and S-2 with a narrow setal interspace, S-1 longer than S-2. I-L-6 straight (Fig. 10A).

Measurements

Female (n = 3)

Idiosoma L 530 (530–663), W 419 (419–547); coxal field L 320 (320–361), Cx-III W 353 (353–406), ACG IL 244 (244–295), mL 126 (126–163), W 297 (296–336); infracapitular bay L 143 (133–151); gonopore L 98 (98–118), Ap L 120 (118–128), Ac1–3 L 35 (35–41), 39 (39–45), 30 (30–38); chelicera L 251 (251–275); infracapitulum L 227 (226–239); palp dL: P-1 35 (32–35), P-2 68 (68–79), P-3 75 (75–82), P-4 106 (106–110), P-5 27 (27–31); legs segments: I-L-1 dL 45 (45–53), I-L-2 dL 103 (100– 113), I-L-3 dL 103 (96–112), I-L-4 dL 153 (152–163), I-L-5 dL 166 (166–180), HB 37 (37–39), I-L-6 dL 134 (134–144), HB 34 (34–37), S-1 L 57 (57–72), S-2 L 47 (46–54); dL: II-L-1 53 (53–56), II-L-2 96 (89–104), II-L-3 96 (92–102), II-L-4 130 (130–141), II-L-5 140 (140–153), II-L-6 141 (140–152); dL: III-L-1 53 (51–59), III-L-2 87 (79–106), III-L-3 101 (101–115), III-L-4 154 (153–168), III-L-5 178 (170–189), III-L-6 163 (160–178); dL: IV-L-1 108 (108–120), IV-L-2 141 (135–141), IV-L-3 182 (178–195), IV-L-4 219 (219–239), IV-L-5 246 (234–255), IV-L-6 204 (197–218).

Male

Unknown.

Remarks

The new species Atractides (Atractides) longiprojectus sp. nov. is similar to Atractides inflatipalpis K. Viets, 1950 in the following points: (1) V 1 separated from V 2; (2) S-1 longer than S-2; (3) P-2 with an unobvious ventral projection. However, A. (A.) longiprojectus differs from A. inflatipalpis in the following aspects: (1) P-3 ventral margin slightly convex in A. (A.) longiprojectus, but straight in A. inflatipalpis; (2) I-L-6 straight in A. (A.) longiprojectus, but curved in A. inflatipalpis; (3) the pregenital sclerite of A. inflatipalpis in female much bigger than A. (A.) longiprojectus (Gerecke 2003).

Notes

Published as part of Zhang, Yu-Hao, Li, Hai-Tao, Li, Cai-Yun & Guo, Jian-Jun, 2022, New species of genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae, Hygrobatidae) from Qinghai, China, pp. 121-142 in European Journal of Taxonomy 833 (1) on pages 133-134, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.833.1889, http://zenodo.org/record/6958174

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Additional details

Identifiers

Biodiversity

Collection code
GUGC
Material sample ID
QH-HY-2020072907 , QH-HY-2020072908, 2020072909
Event date
2020-07-29
Verbatim event date
2020-07-29
Scientific name authorship
Zhang, Li & Guo
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Trombidiformes
Family
Hygrobatidae
Genus
Atractides
Species
longiprojectus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype , paratype
Taxonomic concept label
Atractides (Atractides) longiprojectus Zhang, Li, Li & Guo, 2022

References

  • Gerecke R. 2003. Water mites of the genus Atractides Koch, 1837 (Acari: Parasitengona: Hygrobatidae) in the western Palaearctic region: a revision. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 138 (2 - 3): 141 - 378. https: // doi. org / 10.1046 / j. 1096 - 3642.06 - 0.00051. x