Neophyllobius kamalii, Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali & Ghanbalani, Gadir Nori, 2010

Khanjani, Mohammad, Fayaz, Bahman Asali & Ghanbalani, Gadir Nori, 2010, Two new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Iran, Zootaxa 2521, pp. 53-64 : 58-63

Neophyllobius kamalii sp. nov.

( Figs. 13–23 )

Male (n=5). Dimensions (variations in measurements of paratypes in parentheses): Length including gnathosoma 400 (319–400), width 220 (208–220). See more details of measurements in Table 1.

Gnathosoma. Gnathosoma 83 (74–83) long (from base of infracapitulum to tip of palp) and 65 (65–68) wide. Infracapitulum only with setae m 23 (20–34) and two pairs of adoral setae (or1-2) ( Fig. 14 ). Palp ( Fig. 14 ) 5 segmented with following seta distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, two simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with three tactile setae, one blade-like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta (33) (33–37); femur with two serrated setae 18 (15–17)-38 (40–45).

Dorsum. With 15 pairs of long serrated setae set on tubercles ( Fig. 13 ), all setae longer than distance to next setae behind. Length of prodorsal setae (paratypes in parenthesis): vi 63 (54–68), ve 68 (55–70), sci 67 (45–68), sce 69 (65–78), pdx 79(74–83); opisthosomal setae: c1 95 (78–100), c2 77 (70–78), d1 87(72–90), d2 65 (55–68), e1 75 (65–75), e2 45 (41–48), f1 52 (42–54), f2 38 (32–38), h1 12 (10–14), h2 39 (31–40). Distances between setae: vi-vi 61 (55–63), ve-ve 97 (90–97), vi -ve 35 (30–36), vi-pdx 57 (48–58), pdx-pdx 13 (10–17), pdx-sci 50 (39–50) pdx-c1 15 (14–18), pdx-ve 43 (39–45), sci-sci 97 (91–101), ve-sci 9 (7–10), sce-sce 110 (104–116), sci-sce 37 (33–38), c1-c1 18 (15–20), sc e -c1 45(42–49), c2-c2 125 (125), sce-c2 48 (41–48), d1-d1 10 (9–13), d2-d2 110 (103–110), c2-d2 34 (32–40), e1- e 1 12 (9–12), e2- e 2 99 (101–93), d2- e 2 27 (26–31), f1-f1 4 (4), f2- f2 77 (76–79), e2-f2 39 (29–39), h1-h1 8 (6–10), h1-h2 15 (9–17), h2-h2 36 (32–38). Two pairs of eyes, anterolateral to sce.

Venter ( Fig. 15 ). Coxal setae narrow and almost smooth, setae 1a 25 (24–36), Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae (ag) and three pairs of anal setae (ps1-4) ( Fig. 15 ). Length of ventral setae: 1a 25 (24– 36), 1b 21 (16–21), 1c 35 (34–38), 2c 41 (38–42), 3a 34 (30–37), 3c 30 (25–37), 4a 34 (25–40), 4c 22 (21– 24). Anogenital setae: ag 20 (19–34), ps1 10 (10–14), ps2 13 (10–14), ps3 12 (10–16); ps4 14 (10–15). Aedeagus is depicted on Fig. 15 .

Legs. Measurements of leg I 585 (563–590), leg II 523 (500–525), leg III 562(535–575), leg IV 645 (660– 665). Chaetotaxy of leg segments (coxae to tarsi) as follows (solenidia in parentheses and not included in setal counts): coxae 3-1-2-2, trochanters 1-1-1-1, femora 4-3-2-2, genua 1(κ)-1(κ)-1-1, tibiae 9(2φ)-8(φ)-8(φ)-7(φ), tarsi 10(ω3)-9(ω3)-8(ω3)-8(ω3). Legs setae as indicated in Figs 16–23 . Genual setae III–IV longer than I–II ( Figs. 16–19 ). The length of genual setae Ge I <Ge II <Ge III <Ge IV.

Female. Unknown.

Remarks. Neophyllobius kamalii closely resembles N. karabagiensis Akyol & Koç, 2006 in having the same femora, genua and tibiae setal formulae, but differs from the latter in the lengths of the following dorsal setae: ve 63, sci 67, sce 69, c1 95, d1 87, e1 75 and f1 52 in the new species but ve 42 sci 44, sce 39, c1 39, d1 42, e1 31 and f1 26 in N. karabagiensis .

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Karim Kamali, Department of Agricultural Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran, for his great contribution on the foundation of acarological science in last two decades.

Type materials. Holotype male and four paratype males from pomegranate leaves infested with Cenopalpus irani Dosse (Tenuipalpidae) , Shalan water spring, Dalahoo, Rijab, Kermanshah province, Iran (35° 17 ' 47'' N, 46° 59' 09'' E, 1648 m a.s.l.), 12 December 2005, Ahmad Babakfard.

The type materials are preserved as slide mounted specimens and the holotype male and three paratypes are deposited in the Acari Collection of the Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bu-Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran and one paratype male is deposited in the Arachnida Collection of ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.

c1 59 95 125 74 208 195 62 c2 80 77 110 69 162 125 103 d1 113 88 125 69 223 163 143 d2 50 66 70–78 46 92 67.5 69 e1 102 75 125 69 223 173 116 e2 60 46 70 46 100 80 72 f1 72 52 95 62 178 128 100 f2 34 38 50 39 77 53 36 h 1 25 12 35 34 46 38 31 h 2 25 37 45 34 62 48 33 Ge I 73 175 145 112 266 238 77 Ge II 101 200 202 85 285 288 123 Ge III 151 255 261 177 324 313 185 Ge IV 224 283 277 231 Broken off 363 262

Figures

FIGURES 13 – 15. Neophyllobius kamalii sp. nov. (male): 13. dorsal view; 14. palp and infracapitulum; 15. aedeagus.

FIGURES 16 – 19. Neophyllobius kamalii sp. nov. (male): 16. leg I; 17. leg II; 18. leg III; 19. leg IV.

FIGURES 20 – 23. Neophyllobius kamalii sp. nov. (male): 20. tarsus I; 21. tarsus II; 22. tarsus III; 23. tarsus IV.