Lohmannella reticulata Viets, 1950

Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, Zootaxa 4980 (2), pp. 201-255 : 219

Lohmannella reticulata Viets, 1950

Diagnosis. One cornea present. Glp-1 posterior to Ds-1. Ds-2 on membranous cuticle. Ds-3 on margin of PD. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 17 Pgs and 4 Sgs. Male with ca.68 Pgs and 8 Sgs. Tr I–IV with 1-1-1-1 setae; Bf I–IV with 3-3-3-3 setae; Tf I–IV with (8,9)-9-6-4 setae; Gn I–IV with (7,8)-6-4-4 setae, (3,4)-1-0-0 Bp setae; Tb I–IV with 12-12-7-7 setae, 6-3-1-3 Bp setae; Ta I–IV with 3-3-4-3 dorsal setae, 1-1-2-2 Bp setae. Lc I smooth, without accessory process. Idiosoma length 390–428 in female, 378–390 in male. Idiosoma width 282 ( idiosoma length 390) in male. Gnathosoma length 215–233 in female, 195–215 in male. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.56 in female and male. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 3.60.

Remarks. The characteristic of this species is Ta I–IV with 1-1-2-2 ventral Bp setae. Female and male are known. Paratype is deposited in the Viets Collection (No.7220) in ZIZMH.

Habitat. Sublittoral zone: Sands and gravels with algae at a depth of 12–16 m.

Distribution. South Atlantic Ocean: Berkeley Sund, Port William, Port Albemarle (Falkland Is.) [ UK].

References. Bartsch (1977b), Imamura (1968), Newell (1984), Viets (1950a, 1952, 1956).

Depository. NRMS, ZIZMH.