Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967

Khanjani, Masoumeh, Khanjani, Mohammad & Seeman, Owen D., 2012, The false spider mites of the genera Aegyptobia Sayed and Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 3295, pp. 30-58 : 35-40

Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967

( Figs. 19–27 )

Aegyptobia kharazii Mesa and Moraes , in Mesa et al. 2009: 15, syn. nov. Aegyptobia meyerae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi, 1997: 10 (preocc.).

Diagnosis. Hysterosoma with 13 pairs of setae (f2 present). Anterior margin of prodorsum with blunt projections reaching mid trochanter I. All dorsal setae broadly lanceolate and subequal in size. Prodorsum smooth anteromedially and with elongate cells posteromedially; rugose-areolate laterally; hysterosoma rugose-areolate, with cells more elongate medially and posteriorly. Ventral idiosoma with coarse transverse striae from coxae II–III, smooth between coxae III–IV, and coarse striae on ventral opisthosoma. Ventral plate weakly formed, smooth; genital plate smooth. Palp tibia with 1 seta; palp genu without seta and palp femur with 2 setae. Palp tarsal phaneres mostly directed anteriorly, with solenidia about 2/3 length of eupathidia. Trochanter III with 2 setae; genu III with 1 seta; all leg setae simple. Tarsal claws uncinate.

Description

FEMALE (n = 2). Color in life red. Idiosoma oval. Length of body (excluding gnathosoma) 254–261; (including gnathosoma) 305–325; width 151–156; length of leg I 99 –111; leg II 94 –111; leg III 85 –87; leg IV 86 –96.

Dorsum ( Fig. 19 ). Anterior margin of prodorsum with blunt projections reaching mid trochanter I. Prodorsum smooth anteromedially and with elongate cells posteromedially; rugose-areolate laterally; hysterosoma rugoseareolate, with cells more elongate medially and posteriorly; area surrounding sejugal furrow with broken transverse striae ( Fig. 19 ). Propodosomal setae sc2 as long as v 2 and sc1; all dorsal setae short, broadly lanceolate, barbed laterally; v2 half of distance between v2–v2, lengths of dorsal setae: v 2 19–20, sc 1 19–21, sc 2 17–19, c 1 16–19, c 2 17– 19, c 3 9 17–18, d 1 14–15, d 2 13–14, d 3 13–14, e 1 13 –14, e 2 13 –13, e 3 14 –17, f2 13, f 3 16–17, h 1 14–16, h 2 16–17; distances between dorsal setae; v 2 –v 2 42 – 43, v 2 –sc1 33–35, sc1–sc1 88–88, sc2–sc2 107–112, sc1–sc 2 26–28, c1–c1 38– 38, c1–c 2 28–32, c2–c 3 23–26, c2–c2 97–99, c3–c3 145–148, c1–d 1 30–32, c2–d 2 30–31, d1–d1 32–32, d1–d 2 30–32, d2–d 3 23–26, d2–d2 93–94, d3–d3 128–130, d1– e 1 45–48, e1– e 1 26–26, e1– e 2 29–33, e2– e 2 84–85, e2– e 3 25–27, e3–e3 122– 125, e3–f 2 25–27, f2–f2 72–72, f2–f 3 24–25, f3–f3 109–111, f3–h 2 22–24, h1–h1 36–36, e3–f 3 21–24, h1–h 2 22–25, h2–h2 79–81, e1–h1 54–57, f2–h2 32–34, d2– e 2 36–39, d3– e 3 37–40.

Venter ( Fig. 20 ). Intercoxal area between coxae I smooth, II–II with coarse transverse striae. Coxae III – IV smooth; area between setae la to 3a and posteriad 4a with broad transverse striae ( Fig. 20 ). Length of setae la 68– 72, 1 b 23–26, 1 c 17–24, 2 b 18–20, 2 c 20–22, 3 a 64–67, 3 b 15–17, 4 a 47–50, and 4b 15–18. Ventral seta very long, setae 1a long and almost as long as 3a, and three times longer than 1b, 2b and aggenital setae (ag) 16–17. Ventral and genital shields smooth ( Fig. 20 ); aggenital (ag) setae almost as long as genital setae (g1–2); inner pair (g1) in line with outer pair (g2); anal setae (ps1–3) shorter than genital setae, arranged along medial margin of anal shields; setae g 1 17–18, g 2 17–21, ps 1 12–13, ps 2 13–14, ps3 7–9. Distances between genital area setae: ag–ag 19–20, g1–g 1 26–28, g2–g2 48–49, g1–g 2 10–11.

Gnathosoma ( Figs. 20–23 ). Rostrum extending to middle of tibia I ( Fig. 20 ); palp 5 segmented, palp tarsus with solenidion and 2 eupathidia, solenidion about 2/3 length of eupathidia, phaneres generally directed anteriorly, with 1 eupathidium directed medially; palp tibia with 2 setae, palp genu bare, palp femur with 1 serrate dorsal seta ( Fig. 21 ). Subcapitulum with seta m 11–14, distance m–m 13–14. Chelicerae as in Fig. 22 .

Legs ( Figs. 24–27 ). Setal formulae of leg I–IV segments as follows (solenidia in parentheses): coxae 2-2-1-1; trochanters 1-1-2-1; femora 4-4-2-1; genua 3-3-1-0; tibiae 4-4-3-3; tarsi 9(1) - 9(1)-5-5. Dorsal setae distinctly serrated ( Figs. 24–27 ). Tarsal claws uncinate.

MALE and immature stages. Unknown.

Material examined. Two females collected from leaves of a pine tree, Pinus abies L. ( Pinaceae ), IRAN: Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj (35°18 ʹ27ʹ N 46°58ʹ17ʹ E, alitude 1373 m. a.s.l.), 5 October 2009, coll. M. Khanjani. Deposited in CALBS.

Remarks. Khosrowshahi and Arbabi (1997) described A. meyerae Khosrowshahi and Arbabi, 1997 , but this name was preoccupied by the species described by Hatzinikolis and Panou (1996). This problem was corrected by Mesa and Moraes (2009, incorrectly noted as 2007) and the name of the species was changed to A. kharazii Mesa and Moraes, 2009 . We examined one paratype of A. kharazii and found that it matches Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz and Mitrofanov, 1967 in its dorsal pattern, setal form and leg chaetotaxy. Therefore, we regard A. kharazii syn. nov. as a junior synonym of A. beglarovi .

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 23. Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz & Mitrofanov (female): 19. Dorsum; 20. Venter; 21. Palp; 22. Chelicerae; 23. Subcapitulum.

FIGURES 24 – 27. Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz & Mitrofanov (female): 24. Leg I (Right); 25. Leg II (Right); 26. Leg III (Right); 27. Leg IV (Right).