Lohmannella andrei ( Angelier, 1951 )

Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, Zootaxa 4980 (2), pp. 201-255 : 209

Lohmannella andrei ( Angelier, 1951)

Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. Two (?) dorsal setae on PE. Male with 29 Pgs and 4 (?) Sgs. Bf I–II with 1-1 setae; Tf I–II with 4-4 setae; Gn I–II with 4-4 setae; Tb I–II with 8-8 setae, 5-5 Bp setae. Lc I smooth (?). Idiosoma length 360 in male. Gnathosoma length 210 in male. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.583. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 3.22.

Remarks. The species was described by Angelier (1951) under the name of Porolohmannella andrei . According to the drawings by Angelier (1951), maxillary seta is given on the gnathosoma base. However, other Lohmannella species do not have setae on the gnathosoma base. It might be probable that the drawing is erroneous. Bartsch (1996a) moved this species into the genus Lohmannella . Two male specimens are known.

Habitat. Inland freshwater: Gravels on riverside.

Distribution. Palearctic Realm: Prats-de-Mollo (Pyrénées), Banyuls-sur-mer (Pyrénées) [ France].

References. Angelier (1951, 1952, 1953c, 1965), Bartsch (1982a, 1996a, 2007b), Petrova (1874, 1984), Ruffo (1961), Schwoerbel (1986), Teschner (1988), Viets, K.O. (1967).

Depository. Unknown [The type does not exist in MNHNP] .