Lohmannella hureaui 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 : 214-215

Lohmannella hureaui Newell, 1984

Diagnosis. One cornea present. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 on membranous cuticle. Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. One or 2 dorsal setae on PE. Female with 27–28 Pgs and 8–10 Sgs. Male with 70 Pgs and 4(?) Sgs. Tb I with 6 Bp setae; Ta III–IV with 4-3 dorsal setae, 3-3 ventral setae. Lc I with palmate accessory process. Idiosoma length 547 in female. Idiosoma width 356 in female.

Remarks. Characteristis of this species are: the round GA in male, Lc with multidentate accessory process, Ta III and Ta IV with feathered distal fossary setae, and large dorsal Glps. There is a possibility that this species is conspecific with L. bihamata . Female and male are known.

Habitat. Littoral zone: Durvillea antarctica (Phaeophyta) holdfasts.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Golfe du Morbihan, Port Douziéme, Ronarc’h Peninsula (Kerguelen Is.) [ France].

References. Newell (1984), Chatterjee & Sarma (1991).

Depository. USNMNHW.