Neognathus terrestris Summers & Schlinger, 1955

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Neognathus terrestris Summers & Schlinger, 1955

Diagnosis (female)

Dorsal setae small and not reaching to over the base of behind setae; peritremes each with 4 links; stylophore without ear-like projection laterally; tibial claw of palp about half as long as tarsus of palp; dorsum with 3 pairs of cupules; coxa IV with 1 seta; genu II with a solenidion; genu III with 3 setae; femora I and II each with 3 setae; tibia III with 5(+ ω) setae, tibia IV without solenidion; tarsi III–IV with 9–8 setae, respectively.

Materials examined

Shorab village: 23 Jul. 2020 (n = 2), 16 Jul. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Quercus sp. ( Fagaceae ). Pyrjd village: 9 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), 19 Jul. 2020 (n = 1), 4 Sep. 2020 (n = 1), 7 Jun. 2020 (n = 1), 3 Jun. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Prunus armeniaca ( Rosaceae ); 12 Aug. 2020 (n = 2), from soil under Juglans regia ( Juglandaceae ) and 12 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Vitis vinifera ( Vitaceae ). Bisheh village: 9 Nov. 2019 (n = 1), from soil under Prunus domestica ( Rosaceae ). Dolatshah village: 26 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Pyrus sp. ( Rosaceae ). Qaleh Sangi village: 20 Sep. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Oryza sativa ( Poaceae ). Veysian city: 14 Aug. 2020 (n = 1), from soil under Pistacia sp. ( Anacardiaceae ).

Distribution

This species was described for the first time from California ( USA) ( Summers and Schlinger 1955). Also, this species was reported in Iran by Ueckermann and Khanjani (2003), Beyzavi et al. (2013), Fakhari et al. (2014), Mohammad-Doustaresharaf and Bagheri (2021). More reports of this species in the world can be found in Doğan (2019) and Beron (2020).