Phytoptipalpus kurdistaniensis, Khanjani, Masoumeh, Khanjani, Mohammad & Seeman, Owen D., 2012

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 : 47-50

Phytoptipalpus kurdistaniensis sp. nov.

( Figs. 46–54 )

Diagnosis. Hysterosoma with 13 pairs of setae (f2 present). Anterior margin of prodorsum rounded. All dorsal setae simple, posterolateral setae noticeably longer than middorsal setae. Prodorsum smooth medially, longitudinal to transverse-oblique laterally; hysterosoma with paired reticulate metanotal platelets set into striate cuticle. Ventral idiosoma with transverse striae from coxae II to ventral plate. Ventral plate weakly formed, with transverse striae; genital plate mostly smooth. Palp 5-segmented; palp tibia with 1 seta; palp genu without seta and palp femur with 2 setae. Coxa I with two setae (1c present); trochanter III with 2 setae; genu I–II with 2 setae; genu III with 1 seta; all leg setae simple.

Description

FEMALE (holotype). Color in life red. Idiosoma oval. Measurements (measurements of 4 paratypes in parentheses): Length of body (excluding gnathosoma) 344 (307–351); (including gnathosoma) 424 (373–411); width 223 (205–221); length of leg I 125 (118–132); leg II 118 (112–119); leg III 97 (94–105); leg IV 99 (97–102).

Dorsum ( Fig.46 ). Anterior margin of prodorsum rounded ( Fig. 46 ). Prodorsum smooth medially, longitudinal to transverse-oblique laterally; metapodosoma with paired reticulate metanotal platelets set into striate cuticle, transverse medially and longitudinally laterally; Opisthosoma with inverse V-shaped irregular striae ( Fig. 46 ). Dorsal setae simple, barbed; v2 about half distance of v2–v2; lengths of dorsal setae: v 2 22 (24–27), sc1 22 (21–25), sc2 25 (23–28), c1 23 (21–25), c 2 22 (22–23), c 3 22 (20–25), d1 18 (19–22), d2 18 (17–21), d3 30 (25–30), e1 18 (16– 21), e2 18 (16–21), e3 33 (29–36), f2 18 (16–20), f3 35 (30–35), h1 19 (16–23), h2 32 (30–33); distances between dorsal setae: v2–v2 49 (46–48), v2 –sc1 42 (38–47), sc1–sc1 114 (110–119), sc2–sc2 145 (139–143), sc1–sc2 28 (26–37), c1–c1 65 (51–57), c1–c2 51 (47–62), c2–c3 22 (8–24), c2–c2 170 (149–172), c3–c3 211 (174–205), c1–d1 125 (118– 132), c2–d2 64 (57–65), d1–d1 51 (42–52) d1–d2 41 (37–46), d2–d3 34 (28–33), d2–d2 132 (128–134), d3–d3 171 (163– 172), d1– e 1 57 (37–57), e1– e 1 42 (38–46), e1– e 2 44 (38–44), e2–e2 126 (122–129), e2– e 3 36 (29–35), e3–e3 157 (156– 161), e3–f2 28 (23–29), f2–f2 104 (100–109), f2–f3 24 (21–29), f3–f3 133 (130–137), f3–h2 33 (28–35), h1–h1 47 (43–49), h1–h2 27 (23–31), h2–h2 93 (91–96), e1–h1 85 (72–84).

Venter ( Fig. 47 ). Ventral idiosoma with transverse striae ( Fig. 47 ). Length of setae la 84 (83–88), 1b 29 (24– 32), 1c 20 (19–27), 2b 65 (59–72), 2c 30 (29–35), 3a 87 (86–98), 3b 74 (71–90), 4a 85 (79–88), and 4b 77 (74–86). Ventral setae very long, setae 1a as long as 3a, 4a and 4b; aggenital setae (ag) 41 (37–41) much longer than genital setae. Ventral and anal areas with transverse striae and genital shields smooth ( Fig. 47 ); aggenital (ag) setae almost smooth; anal setae (ps1–2) almost shorter than genital setae, setae g1 24 (22–28), g2 28 (21–28), ps1 17 (12–18), ps 2 13 (12–14). Genital and pseudanal setae smooth. Distances: g1–g1 30 (27–31), g2–g2 47 (45–50), g1–g2 9 (8–13).

Gnathosoma ( Figs. 47–50 ). Rostrum extending end of genu I ( Fig. 47 ); palp tarsus with solenidion and 2 eupathidia distally; palp tibia with 2 setae, palp genu without seta, palp femur with 1 dorsal barbed seta ( Fig. 50 ). Subcapitulum with seta m 21 (15–22), distance m–m 15 (13–16).

Legs ( Figs. 51–54 ). Setal formulae of leg I–IV segments as follows (solenidia in parentheses): coxae 2-2-1-1; trochanters 1-1-2-1; femora 3-3-2-1; genua 2-2-1-0; tibiae 4-4-3-3; tarsi 9(1) - 9(1)-5-5. Chaetotaxy as in Figs. 51– 54 . Tarsal claws uncinate.

MALE and immature stages. Unknown.

Type material. Holotype female and 4 female paratypes collected from wild rose bushes, Rosa woodsii Lindle. (Rosaceae) , IRAN: Kurdistan Province, Sanandaj (35°18ʹ27ʹ N, 46°58ʹ17ʹ E, alitude 1373 m a.s.l), 3 October 2009, coll. M. Khanjani.

Type deposition. Holotype female and 3 female paratypes (slide-mounted specimens)— CALSB, 1 female paratype—QMA.

Etymology. This species is named after Kurdistan province from which the holotype and paratypes were collected.

Remarks. Phytoptipalpus kurdistaniensis sp. nov. resembles Phytoptipalpus aegyptetrapodes Zaher and Yousef, 1969 , in having striate dorsal cuticle and simple barbed dorsal setae. However, it differs by having long ventral setae (short in P. aegyptetrapodes ) and having a smooth prodorsal region and reticulate paired mesonotal shields (both absent in P. aegyptetrapodes ).

Figures

FIGURES 46 – 50. Phytoptipalpus kurdistaniensis sp. nov. (female): 46. Dorsum; 47. Venter; 48. Ventral gnathosoma; 49. Chelicerae; 50. Palp.

FIGURES 51 – 54. Phytoptipalpus kurdistaniensis sp. nov. (female): 51. Leg I (Left); 52. leg II (Left); 53. Leg III (Right); 54 (Right).