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Hygrobates (Hygrobatides) guianaensis Smit & Pesic 2022, sp. nov.

  • 1. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • 2. Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro.
  • 3. ONIKHA, Bureau d'études et de recherche Eau et Environnement, PK 9 Route Degrad Saramaca -

Description

Hygrobates (Hygrobatides) guianaensis Smit & Pešić sp. nov.

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(Figures 9 A-C)

Material examined — Holotype female, Crique des Pères, 5.047681°N, 52.600785°W, 26 Jun. 2019, leg. S. Clavier (RMNH). Paratype: one female, Marais de Kaw-Roura National Reserve, French Guiana, 4.645064°N, 52.160725°W, 23 Jun. 2020, leg. S. Clavier, sequenced (BOLD: HYDME 039-22).

Diagnosis (Male unknown) — Cxgl-4 extending slightly anteriorly, acetabula well separated, pregenital sclerite slightly bowed and relatively short.

Description — Female – Idiosoma without plates or platelets, dorsally 851 long and 761 wide, ventrally 692 long. Coxae in three groups, anterior coxae posteriorly bluntly pointed. Cxgl-4 extending slightly anteriorly (Figure 9A). Genital field 188 long, with three pairs of wellseparated acetabula; pregenital sclerite slightly bowed, 82 wide. Acetabula surrounded by a small fringe of secondary sclerotization. Length of P1-5: 28, 94, 56, 98, 38. P2 anteroventrally with two denticles; P3 without denticles; P4 ventrally with two fine setae, unequal in size (Figure 9B). Length of I-leg-4-6: 138, 152, 124. I-leg-5 anteroventrally with two pointed setae, unequal in size (Figure 9C). Length of IV-leg-4-6: 184, 192, 156. Swimming setae absent.

Etymology — Named for its occurrence in the Guianas.

Discussion — Most similar in the shape of the genital field and palp H is. pachydermis Lundblad, 1936 from Brazil. The latter species has Cxgl-4 shifted much more anteriorly, the pregenital sclerite is larger and strongly bowed and the anterior coxae are less broad. The female of H. rufus Lundblad, 1937 from Brazil is unknown, but P4 of this species is stockier compared to the new species.

Notes

Published as part of K, Harry Smit, Pešić, Vladimir, K & K, Simon Clavier, 2022, Water mites from French Guiana, with the description of 14 new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), pp. 1119-1153 in Acarologia 62 (4) on pages 1133-1134

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
RMNH
Event date
2019-06-26
Verbatim event date
2019-06-26
Scientific name authorship
Smit & Pesic
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Trombidiformes
Family
Hygrobatidae
Genus
Hygrobates
Species
guianaensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Hygrobates (Hygrobatides) guianaensis Pešić, 2022

References

  • Lundblad O. 1936. Weitere neue Wassermilben aus Santa-Catharina in Sudbrasilien. Zool. Anz., 116: 14 - 24.