Neofedrizzia vidua Womersley

Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), Zootaxa 1480, pp. 1-55 : 50-51

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.176844
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6246479
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC78715A-635D-FFA6-FF43-4514FDDAFCAA
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scientific name	Neofedrizzia vidua Womersley
status

Treatment

Neofedrizzia vidua Womersley, 1959: 43 .

Type specimens. Holotype, F, AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Mt Glorious, 6.ii.1957, E. H. Derrick, on beetle (N1952460). In SAMA. Paratypes, F, 4 M, same data as holotype (N1952461-N1952465).

Other specimens. Queensland: F, 3 M, LNP, Duck Ck Rd, 20.iii.1995, D. E. Walter, on M. quaestionis (S74199-202); M, Mt Glorious, 6.v.1995, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74203); 2 M, LNP, Blue Pool, 25.ii.1996, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74204-05); M, BM, Cherry Plain, 12.ii.1996, O. Seeman, on Pharochilus sp. (S74206); F, M, BM, Paradise, 13.ii.1996, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74207-08); F, M, Main Range National Park, 11.i.1996, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74209-10); 2 M, JSF, Peter’s Rd, 17.iii.1996, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74211-12); M, Mt Tamborine, 8.ix.1996, N. Power & D. White, on M. quaestionis (S74213) All specimens deposited in QM.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: idiosoma 1390 –1520 long; anterior hyaline projection does not extend past CxI; exopodal patterning between CxII–III striped; pedofossae III present, IV absent; seta h1 with 6–7 barbs; distal spine-like process on palp femur minute or absent; one non-filamentous excrescence ribbon-like, the other a short serrated blade; femur III and IV with large lamellae. Female: sternal shield reticulated; seta st1 35 long, shorter than base of tritosternum; setae st2-4 <10 long; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight. Male: tetartosternum absent, presternal processes articulated with sternoventral shield, symmetrical, with truncate ends, directed inwards; sternoventral shield (anterior of genital opening) reticulate; seta st1 50–60 long; genital opening placed between CxII–III, flanked by 12–18 pores.

Remarks. The holotype and paratypes are in good condition. This species is found in Southeast Queensland on M. quaestionis and specimens from my collections are larger than Womersley’s ( idiosoma 1450 – 1520 long), but morphologically alike.