Anoplocheylus kazemii, Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein & Navaei-Bonab, Reza, 2013

Bagheri, Mohammad, Zarei, Elham, Ahaniazad, Mansoureh, Gharekhany, Gholamhossein & Navaei-Bonab, Reza, 2013, Two new species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese, 1910 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Pseudocheylidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 3599 (3), pp. 291-297 : 294-296

Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov. Bagheri

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Female (n = 2). Dimensions of holotype (measurements of paratype in parentheses): length of body (including gnathosoma) 688 (550), length of body (excluding gnathosoma) 500 (400); width 275 (239). length of leg I 323 (306), leg II 203 (197), leg III 245 (227), leg IV 308 (290).

Dorsum ( Fig. 3 A). Peritremes present in membrane connecting gnathosoma and idiosoma, entirely chambered (24–26); prodorsal shield with a pair of claviform sensillae (sc1) 63 (60) long ( Fig. 3 C) and 5 pairs of simple setae of which the posterior pair (sc4) is very long 110 (95) and whip-like; hysterosoma striate and with 17 pairs of setae (c1-h3) of which setae d3 109 (100) and f1 62 (60) are very long.

Venter ( Fig. 3 B). With 20 pairs of subequal setae (excluding pseudanal setae); one pair of setae between coxae I, 3 pairs of aggenital setae and 3 pairs of genital setae present; with 2 pairs of pseudanal setae, ps1 40 (40) dorsally and ps2 27 (20) ventrally.

Gnathosoma. Palp ( Fig. 3 D) four- segmented; trochanter without setae; femur with 4 simple setae; small genu with two setae; tibiotarsus with one terminal claw, two subapical spurs, one falcate seta and nine simple setae; subcapitulum with four pairs of setae, two pairs of subcapitular setae and two pairs of adoral setae; subcapitular setae much longer than adoral setae. Chelicerae ( Fig. 3 E) separate and with 2 setae, proximal setae 32 (30) long.

Legs ( Figs. 4 and 3 B). Legs with pretarsus (not depicted in 4A) stalked, annulated, bearing a pliable empodium; claws absent; leg femora divided; chaetotaxy of leg segments (solenidia and seta ĸ not included) as follows: tarsi 19(ω)- 7(ω)-9-9, tibiae 8(φ,ĸ)-5-5-5, genua 7-5-4-4, telofemora 6-3-3-3, basifemora 6-3-2-2, trochanters 1-1-2-1, coxal fields 4-3-3-2.

Etymology. This species is named in honour of Dr. Sahrouz Kazemi, International Center for Science, High Technology & Environmental Sciences, and friend of the senior author

Other stages. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype and one paratype female were collected from the soil from apple tree orchards of Miandoab, West Azerbaijan province, Iran; 17 September 2001; by Elham Zarei. The holotype will be deposited in the mite collection of the ARC- Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa and paratype female was deposited in the Collection of the Acarology Laboratory, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.

Remarks. Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov. closely resembles A. malayeriensis and A. sinai sp. nov. in having setae sc1 (sensillae) claviform, 5 pairs of simple setae on the prodorsal shield, and d3 and f1 the longest hysterosomal setae. However, it can be distinguished from both of them by leg chaetotaxy: (1) tarsi I–IV with 19(ω)-7(ω)-9-9 opposed to 21(ω)-8(ω)-9- 9 in A. malayeriensis and 21(ω)-9(ω)-10- 10 in A. sinai ; (2) tibiae I–IV with 8(φ, ĸ)-5-5-5 opposed to 9(φ, ĸ)-5-5 or 7- 6 in A. malayeriensis and 10(φ, ĸ)-5-7- 7 in A. sinai ; (3) basifemora I-IV with 6-3-2-2 vs. 8-3-3- 2 in A. malayeriensis and A. sinai ; (4) trochanters I-IV with 1-1-2-1 vs. 1-2-2- 1 in A. sinai ; and (5) the new species has one pair of setae between coxae I opposed to two pairs in A. sinai and A. malayeriensis .

Key to species of the genus Anoplocheylus Berlese (after Ueckermann and Khanjani, 2004)

1. With two subapical spurs on palptibia..................................................................... 2

- With one subapical spur on palptibia...................................................... A. europaeus Berlese

2. Prodorsal sensillae (sc1) simple......................................................................... 8

- Prodorsal sensillae (sc1) claviform....................................................................... 3

3. Five pairs of setae (sensillae included) present on prodorsal shield............. A. paraclavatus Van Dis and Ueckermann

- Six pairs of setae (sensillae included) present on prodorsal shield................................................ 4

4. Pair of simple setae between sensillae as long as sensillae........................... A. bonabjadidiensis Navaei-Bonab

- Pair of simple setae between sensillae shorter than sensillae................................................... 5

5. Claviform sensillae distinctly broad................................................. A. clavatus Baker and Atyeo

- Claviform sensillae more slender........................................................................ 6

6. With one pair of setae between coxal field I, basifemur I with 6 setae.............................. A. kazemii sp. nov.

- With two pairs of setae between coxal field I, basifemur I with 8 setae........................................... 7

7. Trochanter II with two setae, basifemur III with two setae.......................................... A. sinai sp. nov.

- Trochanter II with one seta, basifemur III with three setae.................... A. malayeriensis Ueckermann and Khanjani

8. Tarsus III with a solenidion............................................................................. 9

- Tarsus III without solenidion........................................................................... 10

9. Most of the dorsal setae shorter than distance to setae next behind.............. A. brevisetosus Ueckermann and Khanjani

- Most of the dorsal setae as long as or longer than distance to setae next behind...... A. tellustrus Van Dis and Ueckermann

10. Long posterior setae (sc4) on prodorsal shield as long as or slightly shorter than distance to sensillae, hysterosoma with a pair of humeral setae and 4 caudal setae clearly longer than rest of hysterosomal setae......... A. transiens Delfinado and Baker

- Long posterior setae (sc4) on prodorsal shield much longer than distance to sensillae, hysterosoma with an additional pair of long setae dorsomedially on posterior third................................................................. 11

11. Anal setae ps1 (28–35) much shorter than ps2 (41–54), coxal field I with 4 setae... A. aegypticus Baker ; A. protea (Womersley)

- Anal setae subequal; coxal field I with 3 setae.................................. .. A. tauricus Livshitz and Mitrofanov

Figures

FIGURE 3. Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov., adult female: 3 A. dorsal view of body; 3 B. ventral view of body; 3 C. sensillae; 3 D. palp and subcapitulum; 3 E. chelicera.

FIGURE 4. Anoplocheylus kazemii sp. nov., adult female: 4 A. leg I; 4 B. leg II; 4 C. leg III; 4 D. leg IV. Note that some setae on the tip of tarsus I are truncated.