Copidognathus septentrionalis (Halbert, 1915)

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 204-205

Copidognathus septentrionalis (Halbert, 1915) ( Figs. 13 A–G )

Material examined Yakamoz Beach, 2 m, fine sand, 2 ♀♀.

Morphology and notes

Females 400–460 long, 225 wide, male 325 long, 300 wide. AD as long as wide (125). OC 112 long, 50 wide and extending to level of insertion of leg III. PD with pair of porose costae. The plate PD 300 long, 175 wide. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. Female AE 170 long, 224 wide. Female GA 225 long, 150 wide; with 3 pairs of pgs and sgs. Male GA 175 long, 100 wide; with 9–10 pairs of pgs, and 4 pairs of sgs ( Figs. 13 A–E ). Gnathosoma 125 long, 65 wide; 1.9 times longer than wide. Rostrum triangular and reaching level of seta on P-2. Tectum truncate ( Fig. 13 F ). Leg I 400 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 5, 4, 7, 6 ( Fig. 13 G ). The morphological characteristics of the specimens from Turkey accord with the previously descriptions by Bartsch (1977b).

Distribution Eastern Northatlantic ( Bartsch 2009).

Figures

Figure 13. Copidognathus septentrionalis (Halbert, 1915) (female) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma; B. Ventral view of idiosoma; C. Enlarged ocular plate; D. Anterior epimeral plate; E. Posterolateral epimeral plate; F. Ventral view gnathosoma; G. Lateral view leg I. Scale bars: 50 µm.