Solugamasus Lee

Castilho, Raphael C., Silva, Edmilson S., De, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2016, Catalogue of the family Ologamasidae Ryke (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 4197 (1), pp. 1-147 : 23

Solugamasus Lee (1 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and four teeth, respectively. Epistome with an anteromedian extension of about uniform width along its entire length, flanked by one pair of large anterolateral spines, shorter than anteromedian extension. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and slightly posterior and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma elongate, 270–300 µm long and 140–150 µm wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated. Dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate and smooth. Podonotal region of dorsum with 22 pairs of setae, of which 21 pairs on podonotal shield and a pair on soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield. Opisthonotal region with 12 pairs of setae, of which 11 pairs on opisthonotal shield and one pair (R1) on soft integument outside lateral margins of opisthonotal shield. Seta j 1 not on prominent protuberance, shorter than r 3 and Z 5. Opisthonotal and ventrianal shields separated. Two pairs of presternal platelets present. Sternal shield fused only by a narrow strip to endopodal shield near coxa IV; setae st 1– st 4 in longitudinal line. Opisthogaster with a platelet between genital and ventrianal shields; with four pairs of setae on ventrianal shield and with two pairs on soft integument around ventrianal shield; post-anal seta longer than para-anal seta. Peritreme with straight or smoothly curved margins, extending anteriorly to level of anterior margin of coxa III. Peritrematal shield fused posteriorly to exopodal shield near coxa IV, with connection behind stigma narrower than peritreme. Exopodal shields near coxae II–III–III fused. Without distinct metapodal platelets. Leg I without pretarsus; legs II-IV with pretarsi. Genua I, III and IV and tibia IV with 13, 9, 10 and 10 setae, respectively.