Forania sendrai, Mayoral & Barranco, 2010

Mayoral, Jaime G. & Barranco, Pablo, 2010, The little known genus Forania (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae), Zootaxa 2408 (1), pp. 59-68 : 62-64

Forania sendrai sp. nov.

Description ( Figs. 1B , 2B , 3 , 10–15 )

General appearance as in F. mentonensis .

Postlarval instars – unknown.

Larva. Dorsum with 119 barbed setae (27–44 µm). Scutum longer than wide with three pairs of scutalae and two pairs of sensillae ( Fig. 3A ). Scutalae barbed and sensillae with fine setules only in distal half of its lengths. ASE shorter than PSE. One pair of eyes on platelet ( Fig. 1B , 3B ).

Venter of idiosoma bears 28 setae behind coxae III; each pair of setae between coxae I, II and III. All coxalae setulose ( Fig. 3B ).

Gnathosoma. Chelicera claw curved. Palpal femur with two thick setulose setae, one ventral and other dorsal, genu with one barbed seta, tibia with two barbed and one glabrous setae, two dorsal and one ventral. Tarsus with 7 setae: 1ω, 1, 5N ( Fig. 2B ).

Leg formula: segmentation formula: 7-7-7. Leg setal formula: Leg I: Ta, 1ω, 1ε, 2ζ, 26B; Ti, 2, 1Cp, 1κ, 25B; Ge, 1σ, 1κ, 19B; Tfe, 6B; BFe, 5B; Tr, 4B; Cx, 1B ( Fig. 10, 13 ). Leg II: Ta, 1ω, 2ζ, 24B; Ti, 1ϕ, 1κ, 22B; Ge, 1κ, 16B; Tfe, 7B; BFe, 4B; Tr, 4B; Cx, 3B ( Fig. 11, 14 ). Leg III: Ta, 18B, 1ζ; Ti, 1ϕ, 24B; Ge, 15B; Tfe, 6B; BFe, 4B; Tr, 3B; Cx, 3B ( Fig. 12, 15 ).

IP = 614+361+665= 1640

Measurements (in µm) are given in Table 2.

Material examined: holotype, 1 larva, Sierra Alhamilla. T.M. Turrillas. Almería, España. 11-4-2004. Alberto Sendra leg. (R-171). Captured on Tapinoma sp. ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae ). The specimen is deposited in the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid ( MNCN) with the code 20.02/17063.

Etymology: The specific epithet is in recognition of the collector and donator of the specimen Dr. Alberto

Sendra.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A) Scutum of Forania mentonensis, lectotype; B) Scutum of Forania sendrai sp. nov. Scale 50 µm.

FIGURE 2. A) Forania mentonensis, palp, lectotype; B) Forania sendrai n. sp., gnathosoma. Scale 50 µm.

FIGURE 3. Forania sendrai sp. nov., habitus. A) Dorsal view; B) Ventral view. Scale 400 µm.

FIGURE 10–15. Forania sendrai sp. nov. 10—leg I, tarsus-coxa; 11—leg II, tarsus-coxa; 12—Leg III, tarsus-coxa. 13—tarsus I, specialized setae. 14—tarsus II, specialized setae. 15—tarsus III, specialized setae. Scale 100 µm.