Olopachys

Mašán, Peter, 2007, Olopachys (Olopachylaella) gronychi subgen. nov., sp. nov., a new species of mite from Bulgaria (Acari: Mesostigmata: Pachylaelapidae), Zootaxa 1509, pp. 31-39 : 35-36

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.177207

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6236266

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C277C779-0E08-FFB9-04C4-688FFA41FC5B

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Plazi

scientific name

Olopachys
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Key to the females of the genus Olopachys View in CoL

1. Tarsus II with one spur-like distal seta pl1 .................................................................................................. 2

- Tarsus II with two spur-like distal setae pl1 and pl2 ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 3 – 9 ) ...................................................................... 3

2. Geniti-ventrianal shield with 3 pairs of pre-anal setae; small rounded metapodal shields present; length of dorsal shield 600–720 µm ..................................................................................... O . scutatus Berlese, 1910

- Geniti-ventrianal shield with 5 pairs of pre-anal setae; metapodal shields absent; length of dorsal shield 610 µm ............................................................................................................. O View in CoL . latiscutus Koroleva, 1976

3. Opisthonotal setae J5 long and needle-like, not reduced ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1 – 2 ); pilus dentilis of cheliceral fixed digit relatively large and curved posteriorly ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 3 – 9 ); tubes of sperm access system modified, sacculated and lobelike ( Figs 4 View FIGURES 3 – 9 , 16 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) ........................................................................................................................................... 4

- Opisthonotal setae J5 modified, only vestigial microsetae present; pilus dentilis of cheliceral fixed digit minute, with normal position or directed anteriorly ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 10 – 15 ); tubular sperm access system present ( Figs 4 View FIGURES 3 – 9 , 11 View FIGURES 10 – 15 , 16–24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) .................................................................................................................................................... 5

4. Geniti-ventrianal shield narrow (length 0.35–0.40, width 0.22–0.25, length/width 1.52–1.69); dorsal setae shorter (J4 length: 80–97 µm, J5 length: 24–32 µm, J4/J5: 2.5–3.8); sperm access system as in Fig. 4 View FIGURES 3 – 9 ; length of dorsal shield 685–725 µm .............................................................................. O View in CoL . gronychi sp. nov.

- Geniti-ventrianal shield broad (length 0.43–0.47, width 0.36–0.39, length/width 1.15–1.25); dorsal setae longer (J4 length 100–120 µm, J5 length 70–80 µm, J4/J5 1.2–1.7); sperm access system as in Fig. 16 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ; length of dorsal shield 850–870 µm ................................................................. O View in CoL . crassipes Koroleva, 1976

5. Posterolateral margin of dorsal shield with one hypertrophied and slot-like pore gdS4 (close to seta S4) 6

- Posterolateral margin of dorsal shield with two adjacent hypertrophied slot-like pores gdZ1 and gdS4 (between setae S4 and Z2)........................................................................................................................... 7

6. Tubes of sperm access system well developed, long and helically convoluted ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); soft cuticle of lateral and opisthogastric regions with 13 pairs of setae; length of dorsal shield 540–700 µm ........................ ............................................................................................................................. O View in CoL . suecicus Sellnick, 1950

- Tubes of sperm access system strongly reduced (only very short fragments of tubes abutting the coxae IV present, Fig. 11 View FIGURES 10 – 15 ); lateral and opisthogastric cuticle with 11 pairs of setae; length of dorsal shield 530–595 µm ................................................................................................................. O View in CoL . vysotskajae Koroleva, 1976

7. Tubes of sperm access system greatly expanded, very long and with several bends ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); length of dorsal shield 730–840 µm ................................................................................... O View in CoL . compositus Koroleva, 1976

- Tubular sperm access system normally formed, tubes short or intermediate in length, straight or slightly curved ( Figs 17–19, 21–22, 24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 )................................................................................................................... 8

8. Tubes of sperm access system strongly sclerotized, thick tubes present ( Figs 18, 19, 21 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) ......................... 9

- Tubes of sperm access system weakly sclerotized, tenuous tubes present ( Figs 17, 22, 24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ) .................... 11

9. Tubes of sperm access system short ( Fig. 19 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); metapodal shields and lateral margins of geniti-ventrianal shield fused; length of dorsal shield 690 µm ................................................. O View in CoL . caucasicus Koroleva, 1976

- Tubes of sperm access system longer ( Figs 18, 21 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); small and rounded separate metapodal shields present ................................................................................................................................................................... 10

10. Tubes of sperm access system uniform ( Fig. 18 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); transverse and arcuated sculptural line between sternal setae st2 and st3 present; length of dorsal shield 680–780 µm ...................... O View in CoL . kacheticus Koroleva, 1976

- Tubes of sperm access system thickened distally, club-shaped ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); transverse and arcuated sculptural line in sternal region between st2 and st3 absent; length of dorsal shield 650–710 µm .............................. ....................................................................................................................... O View in CoL . adsharicus Koroleva, 1976

11. Tubes of sperm access system with base associated with coxae IV ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); geniti-ventrianal shield approximately subequal in length and width (length 0.34–0.39 µm, width 0.33–0.36 µm); dorsal setae shorter (J4 90–110 µm); length of dorsal shield 650–730 µm ............................... O View in CoL . annae Koroleva, 1976

- Tubes of sperm access system with base situated between coxae III and IV ( Figs 22, 24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); geniti-ventrianal shield longer than wide (length 0.33–0.40 µm, width 0.30–0.34 µm); dorsal setae longer (J4 120 µm).. 12

12. Genu and tibia of legs III and IV with flat prominences bearing a seta; tubes of sperm access system with broadened base ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); length of dorsal shield 710–750 µm ......................... O View in CoL . golubevi Reitblatt, 1958

- Genu and tibia of legs III and IV without prominences; tubes of sperm access system relatively thin in basal part ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 16 – 24 ); length of dorsal shield 620–720 µm ...................................... O View in CoL . sklari Koroleva, 1976

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