Trematirunella, Kontschán & Ermilov, 2025

Kontschán, Jenő & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2025, A new remarkable representative of Uropodina mites from Seychelles (Acari, Mesostigmata, Trematuridae), ZooKeys 1229, pp. 289-296 : 289-296

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1229.142822
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:127C8403-02CD-42CA-BB47-DDBE88795467
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14947354
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1C7A6914-6CD4-51EB-AB4A-872A402EF8E3
treatment provided by	ZooKeys by Pensoft (2025-02-28 18:12:49, last updated 2025-03-06 01:38:11)
scientific name	Trematirunella
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Trematirunella gen. nov.

Diagnosis.

Trematurid mites. Idiosoma oval, posteriorly peaked or rounded. Dorsal shield with numerous long and apically pilose or shorter and smooth setae, two or more pairs of setae on caudal area of dorsal shield wide, robust and sword-like. Very dense setation situated on caudal area of marginal shield and an incision visible on anterior part of marginal shield. Ventral shield with preanal suture. Dorsal and ventral idiosoma covered by oval pits. Pedofossae weakly developed.

Type species.

Trematirunella seychellia sp. nov.

Etymology.

The name of the new genus refers to the family name ( Trematuridae ).

Gender.

Feminine.

Remarks.

The new genus differs from the other trematurid genera in the presence of two or more pairs of wide, robust and sword-like setae on the caudal part of the dorsal shield, the very dense setation on the caudal area of the marginal shield and an incision on the anterior part of the marginal shield, which are all missing in the other trematurid genera.