Neophyllobius zolfigolii, 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 : 54-58

Neophyllobius zolfigolii sp. nov.

( Figs. 1–12 )

Female (n=3). Dimensions (variations in measurements of paratypes in parentheses): Length excluding gnathosoma 335 (320–338), width 280 (268–288).

Gnathosoma ( Figs. 2, 3 ). Gnathosoma 98 (100–95) long (from base of infracapitulum to tip of palp) and 87 (85–90) wide. Infracapitulum only with setae m 24 (22–24) and two pairs of adoral setae (or1-2), or1 6 (5–7), or2 8 (5–8); m-m 23 (20–23) ( Fig. 2 ). Palp ( Fig. 3 ) five segmented with following setal distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, three simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with four tactile setae (distal longest), one blade-like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta 30 (29–31); femur with two serrated setae 15 (12– 16), 27 (26–28); chelicerae length 38 (32–38).

Dorsum. With 15 pairs of long serrated setae set on tubercles ( Fig. 1 ), all setae longer than distance to setae next behind. Length of prodorsal setae (paratypes in parenthesis): vi 75 (63–80), ve 59 (55–63), sci 53 (53–55), sce 56 (53–63), pdx 53 (53–58); opisthosomal setae: c1 59 (58–70), c2 83 (75–85), d1 110 (103–113), d2 50 (50–58), e1 105 (102–115), e2 61 (58–65), f1 75 (68–83), f2 35 (33–40), h1 27 (25–33), h2 28 (25–30). Distances between setae: vi-vi 53 (53–55), ve-ve 108 (103–100), vi - ve 33 (32–34), vi -pdx 45 (45–48), pdx-pdx 10 (9–10), c1-d1 35 (30–45), d1-d1 10 (10–13), d1-d2 83 (78–85), d1- e 1 58 (53–63), sc i -sc i 110 (108–110), ve-sci 13 (10–14), sce-sce 150 (150–153), sci-sce 41 (38–45), c1-c1 10(8–10), c1-c2 88 (88–90), c2-c2 179 (172–185), e1- e 1 13 (13–15), e1-f1 41 (38–45), f1-h1 58 (53–63), e1- e 2 67 (65–68), d2- e 2 43 (40–45), f1-f1 8 (8–10), f1-f2 63 (60–65), f2-f2 108 (105–108), e2-f2 60 (58–63), h1-h1 10 (9–10), h1-h2 25 (23–25), h2-h2 63 (60–63), c2-d2 48 (43–53), d2- e 2 40 (40–45), e2-f2 61 (58–63), f2-h2 29 (25–33). Two pairs of eyes, anterolateral to sce.

Venter ( Fig. 4 ). Coxal setae stout and serrate, setae 1a slender and slightly serrate. Endopodal shields absent. Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae (ag), two pairs of genital setae (g1-2) and three pairs of anal setae (ps1-3) ( Fig. 4 ). Length of ventral setae: 1a 23 (23), 1b 23 (23–27), 1c 48 (36–50), 2c 32 (30–35), 3b 35 (35–35), 3c 28 (27–28), 4a 38 (34–40), 4c 23 (18–23). Anogenital setae: ag 15 (15–19), g1 8 (8–10), g2 12 (11–12), ps1 12 (10–13), ps2 12 (10–13), ps3 11 (10–13); distances g1-g2 58 (46).

Legs ( Figs. 5–12 ). Measurements of leg I 574 (568–588), leg II 509 (490–513), leg III 533 (505–543), leg IV 578 (553–560). Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows (specialized setae 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(oi)-9(oi)- 8(oi)-7(oi), tarsi 10(ω)-9(ω)-8-8. Leg setae as indicated in Figs 5–12 . Genual setae III–IV longer than I–II ( Figs. 5–8 ). Genual setae length as follows: I – IV 73 (70–75) - 101 (80–113) - 151 (148–160) - 224 (213– 225).

Male. Unknown.

Remarks. Neophyllobius zolfigolii closely resembles N. persiaensis Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2002 but differs from the latter by: (1) tibiae setal formulae 9(oi)-9(oi)-8(oi)-7(oi) vs. 9(oi)-8(oi)-8(oi)-7(oi), (2) tarsi 10(ω)- 9(ω)-8-8 vs. 9(ω)-9(ω)-7-8, (3) length of dorsal setae c2 83, d1 110, d2 50, e1 105 and f1 75 vs. c2 103, d1 143, d2 69, e1 116 and f1 100 in N. persiaensis , (4) genual setae of legs II-IV 101, 151 and 224, vs. 123, 185 and 262. The comparison of dimensions of dorsal and genual setae of the all Iranian species is given in Table 2 .

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Mohammad Ali Zolfigol, President of Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran for his assistance in equipping of the Laboratory of Acarology of Bu-Ali Sina University in the last two years.

Type materials. Holotype female and two paratype females were collected from Nahavad, Hamedan province, under soil of wild rose bushes (48° 22 ' 35'' N, 46° 02' 24'' E, 1644 m a.s.l.), 17 January, 2010, Bahman Asali Fayaz.

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

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Neophyllobius zolfigolii sp. nov. (female): 1. dorsum; 2. infracapitulum; 3. palp; 4. venter.