Copidognathus brachystomus Viets, 1940

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 191

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.22073/pja.v8i3.49588
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10528431
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038787FB-8746-FFD6-CABD-FE038652FB44
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scientific name	Copidognathus brachystomus Viets, 1940
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Copidognathus brachystomus Viets, 1940 ( Figs. 2 A–G View Figure 2 )

Material examined Finike, 2 m, Corallina officinalis 10 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂; 2 m, Laurencia obtusa , 5 ♀♀.

Morphology and notes

Females 290–320 long, 200–205 wide, that of males 300–310 long, 200–205 wide. In females, AD 75 long, 100 wide; with three porose areolae with rosette pores. Anterior areola on anterior dorsal plate with frontal projection. OC 87 long, 38 wide; with two corneae. OC longer than AD. PD 212 long, 150 wide; with two pairs of costae. Rosetta pores of costae surrounded by 5–7 canaliculi. Setae ds- 1 in anterior edge of paired porose areola on AD. ds-2 on OC. ds-3 to ds-5 on PD. ds-6 on anal cone. Length of AE 87 long, 150 wide. Female GA 150 long, 125 wide, with 3 pairs of pgs. Genital sclerite with a pair of small sgs. Ovipositor extending beyond GO ( Figs. 2 A– C View Figure 2 ). Gnathosoma 88, 73 wide; 1.3 times longer than wide. Dorsal part of gnathosomal base foveated whereas ventrally with small rosette pores. Rostrum triangular, shorter than gnathosomal base, almost reaching level of seta on P-2. Tectum with median small process ( Figs. 2 D–E View Figure 2 ). Leg I 225 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 6, 4, 4, 6 ( Fig. 2 F View Figure 2 ). Length:height ratio of telofemur I is between 1.7–1.9 ( Fig. 2 G View Figure 2 ). According to Bartsch (2001), C. brachystomus is easily distinguished by having a pair of porose areolae on AD oblong, process of tectum short or almost truncate, hardly extending to base of P-1.

Distribution Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).