Ameroseius cavernosus Westerboer, 1963

Masan, Peter, 2017, A revision of the family Ameroseiidae (Acari, Mesostigmata), with some data on Slovak fauna, ZooKeys 704, pp. 1-228 : 1

Ameroseius cavernosus Westerboer, 1963

Plates 4 , 5

Ameroseius cavernosus Westerboer (in Westerboer & Bernhard, 1963: 526).

Ameroseius cavernosus . - Karg 1971a: 232; Bregetova 1977: 161; Karg 1993: 229.

Type depository.

Not stated.

Type locality and habitat.

Spain, Monte Montera Mt. (altitude 850 m), mixed forest predominated by beech and growing on clay slate, in humid leaf litter and humus.

New material from Slovakia.

Hronská Pahorkatina Wold: 2 ♀♀ - 12. 11. 2015, Vieska Nad Zitavou Village , Mlyňany Arboretum, deciduous forest, soil with raw humus and wood detritus, altitude 210 m, leg. P. Mašán. Ipeľská Pahorkatina Wold: 1 ♀ - 13. 11. 2015, Horsa Village , Horšianska Dolina Valley, hornbeam forest ( Carpinion betuli ) with oak ( Quercus sp.) and elm ( Ulmus sp.), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 200 m, leg. P. Mašán. Zemplínske Vrchy Hills : 2 ♀♀ - 10. 11. 2006, Ladmovce Village , Kašvár Mt., steppe with small groups of acacia-trees ( Robinia pseudoacacia ) and oaks ( Quercus sp.), leaf litter and soil detritus, altitude 160 m, leg. P. Mašán.

Remarks.

The illustration of the original description shows only 26-27 pairs of dorsal shield setae. I detected the usual complement of 29 pairs in the specimens from Slovakia.

Figures

Plate 4. Ameroseius cavernosus, female, dorsal idiosoma.

Plate 5. Ameroseius cavernosus, female. A Dorsal idiosoma with legs B Epigynal and anal shield C Dorsal shield sculpture, posterolateral view D Setae j 1.