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Abrolophus marinensis

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Abrolophus marinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Erythraeidae
Genus: Abrolophus
Species:
A. marinensis
Binomial name
Abrolophus marinensis
Haitlinger, 2007

Abrolophus marinensis is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. It is named after the Marine de Farimore, Corsica, where the species was first collected.[1] A. marinensis differs from its cogenerate species in its palptarsus having 2 setae with a tufty tip. It particularly differs from Abrolophus longicollis in its shorter length measurements.

Description

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The dorsum of the larva carries 35 nude setae, and counts with one eye on each side. The dorsal scutum is longer than wide, including 2 pairs of nude scutalae. It also possesses two pairs of sensillary setae. Its idiosoma carries a ventral setal pair, and 2 pairs between its coxae I and II, as well as 14 setae between coxae II and III. All of its ventral setae are found nude.[1]

The gnathosoma has nude hypostomalae, and galealae. Its palpfemur has two setae, the palpgenu 3, palptibia 2 setae and 1 cone-like seta that acts as an accessory claw. All of these are nude. Its tibial claw does not have a divided tip. The palptarsus exhibits 7 setae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.

Further reading

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  • Makol, Joanna, and Andreas Wohltmann. 2012. "An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae." Annales Zoologici. Vol. 62. No. 3. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
  • Sundic, Miloje, and Igor Pajovic. 2013. "Phenetic affinities among the Erythraeus and Abrolophus species from Montenegro." Poljoprivreda i Sumarstvo 59.3: 47.