Lohmannella multispina Newell, 1984

Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, Zootaxa 4980 (2), pp. 201-255 : 217

Lohmannella multispina Newell, 1984

Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp-1 anterior to Ds-1. Ds-2 on AD. Ds-3 on PD. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 10 Pgs and 8 Sgs. Male with 35 Pgs and 8 Sgs. P-2 with 3 or 4 ventral spines. Tb I with 5 or 6 Bp setae. Idiosoma length 255 in female. Idiosoma width 172 in female. Gnathosoma length 182 in female. Gnathosoma width 68 in female. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.71 in female. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 3.33.

Remarks. The species is distinguished from the other species by having Ds-2 on AD, Ds-3 on PD, Ds-4 on OC, and quite small Lc. This is one of the small species in the genus. Like this species, arenicolous species may tend to lack corneae ( Newell 1984). Female, male, and DN are known.

Habitat. Littoral zone: Coarse shell fragments on rocky reef.

Distribution. South Pacific Ocean: Arica [ Chile].

Reference. Newell (1984).

Depository. USNMNHW.