Halozercon barguzin, Marchenko, 2018

Marchenko, Irina I., 2018, A new species of Halozercon (Acari: Zerconidae) from South Siberia (Russia) with additional information on Halozercon karacholana Wiśniewski et al., 1992, Zootaxa 4394 (3), pp. 347-370 : 348

Halozercon barguzin sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Podonotal shield extensively neotrichous; opisthonotal shield with indistinct reticulation; extensive neotrichy only in lateral regions, central region usually with four pairs of setae in J —row. First sternal platelet ornamented by small tubercles, entire in some specimens, or divided into two in median area, without lyrifissures; second pair of sternal platelets with lyrifissures iv3 and iv4. Vertex between j1 and z1 setae without pore-like structures; peritremes in adults and deutonymphs long and straight, reaching level of top spine of coxae II anteriorly; a pair of large subtriangular metapodal shields present in female. Adgenital gland pores gv2 multiple, dispersed over the surface: two openings of glands located on soft cuticle postero-laterad of genital shield, other openings (4–6) located on ventri-anal shield.