Teratothyasides (Hansvietsia) scutulatus Smit & Pesic, 2009

Smit, Harry, Pesic, Vladimir & Mary-Sasal, Nathalie, 2010, Second contribution to the knowledge of water mites from the Comoros, with the description of one new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 2413, pp. 51-60 : 52

Teratothyasides (Hansvietsia) scutulatus Smit & Pesic, 2009

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Material examined. Comoros, Mayotte: Riv. Batirini, 12°45'37,7"S 45°06'42,6"E, 5 October 2008, 1/0/0.

Remarks. The shape of the capitulum of the holotype could not be ascertained in the original description (Smit et al. 2009), and therefore the species was not assigned to a subgenus. The specimen reported here 1037 long and 632 wide, due to a relative short capitulum ( Fig. 1 ), and the presence of nine pairs of acetabula, it is assigned to the subgenus Hansvietsia .

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FIGURE 1. Teratothyasides scutulatus Smit & Pesic, male: palp and capitulum. Scale bar = 50 μm.