Copidognathus oculatus (Hodge, 1863)

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 200

Copidognathus oculatus (Hodge, 1863) ( Figs. 10 A–I )

Material examined Yakamoz Beach, 1 m, Jania rubens , 5 ♀♀, 1 ♂.

Morphology and notes

Dorsal plates with rosette pores. Females 212–237 long, and 130 wide, of a male 212 long, 115 wide. AD 70 long, 63 wide. OC tail like posteriorly, extending beyond ds-4. The plate 75 long, 25 wide, longer than AD. PD 140 long, 87 wide and with single pair of costae. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. Female GA 100 long, 75 wide; with 3 pairs of pgs. Genital sclerite with pair of small sgs. Male GA 112 long, 75 wide; with 10 pairs of pgs. ( Figs. 10 A-D). Gnathosoma 63 long, 40 wide, 1.5 times longer than wide. Rostrum extends seta on P-2. Tectum triangular and almost reaching end of P-1. Gnathosomal base with 2 pairs of maxillary setae ( Figs. 10 E, F ). Legs short. Leg I 165 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trocanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8. Telofemur I reticulated. Claw pectines with large tines ( Figs. 10 G–I ).

Distribution Northeastern Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic and Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).

Figures

Figure 10. Copidognathus oculatus (Hodge, 1863) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma (female); B. Ventral view of idiosoma (female); C. Ventral view of idiosoma (male); D. Ocular plate; E. Dorsal view of gnathosoma (female); F. Ventral view of gnathosoma (female); G. Lateral view of leg I (female); H. Lateral view of tarsus III (female); I. Tarsus II (female). Scale bars: 50 µm.