Copidognathus remipes (Trouessart, 1894)

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 202-203

Copidognathus remipes (Trouessart, 1894) ( Figs. 12 A–E )

Material examined Yakamoz Beach, 6 m, fine sand 4 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂.

Morphology and notes

Females 227–260 long, 110 wide, of males 220–250 long, 125. AD 75 long, 63 wide with A shaped areola. Posterior portion of AD rectangular. OC 85 long, 18–20 wide. PD 163 long, 88 wide. Dorsal setae small. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. AE 89 long, 113 wide. Posterior margin of AE truncate. Female GA 100 long, 75 wide; with 3 pairs of pgs. Ovipositor extending only slightly beyond GO. Male GA 100 long, 87 wide with 20 pgs ( Figs. 12 A-C). Gnathosoma 75 long, 45 wide; 1.6 times longer than wide. Rostrum triangular, extending level of P-3 ( Fig. 12 D ). Leg I 148 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 6. Telofemora I with ventrolateral lamella ( Fig. 12 E ). The material is very similar to C. gibbus . The most marked differences between these two species are as follows: C. remipes is smaller than C. gibbus . The idiosoma colour of C. remipes darker than C. gibbus . C. remipes has a pair of short, weak and narrow costae on the PD. The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Turkey accord with the previously descriptions of the species ( Bartsch 1977a).

Distribution Eastern Northatlantic and Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).

bars: 50 µm.

Figures

Figure 12. Copidognathus remipes (Trouessart, 1894) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma (female); B. Ventral view of idiosoma (female); C. Ventral view of idiosoma (male); D. Ventral view of gnathosoma (female); E. Lateral view of leg I (female). Scale bars: 50 µm.