Leptogamasus (Leptogamasus) digiticornis, Witaliński, 2021

Witaliński, Wojciech, 2021, New Leptogamasus mite species (Parasitiformes: Parasitidae) from Europe. II. Northern Italy, Acarologia 61 (1), pp. 173-200 : 180

Leptogamasus (Leptogamasus) digiticornis n. sp.

Zoobank: 385E23FD-81C9-4A1F-913F-449D9C14CFF3 ( Figures 5–9 )

Figures

Figure 5 Leptogamasus(L.) digiticornisn. sp., opisthonotum of the female (holotype). Setae, pores and gland openings marked as in Figure 1.

Figure 6 Leptogamasus(L.) digiticornisn. sp., ventral side of the female idiosoma (holotype). Reticulation of the sternum and the paragynia is shown. Abbreviations: II–IV the openings for coxae II to IV; Ad and PA adanal and postanal setae, respectively; gv1–gv3 gland openings; st1–st5 sternal setae; JV, ZV and SV series of opisthogastral setae;iv1–iv3, iv5, ivo2, ivo3 pore openings.

Figure 7 Leptogamasus(L.) digiticornisn. sp., female: A – paragynium; B – epigynium; C, D – two aspects of endogynium; E – gnathotectum; F – chelicera, antiaxially. C – holotype.

Figure 8 Leptogamasus (L.) digiticornisn. sp., male: A – presternal plates and sternogenital shield. Reticulation of the anterior part of the sternum shown, genital lamina absent; B – genital lamina; C –two forms of gnathotectum; D – gnathosoma, ventrally; E – corniculus ventrally, note two parts of corniculus, dorsal acute and ventral finger­like, as well as the location ofh1 hypostomatic seta on the adaxial elevation. Abbreviations as in Figure 3.

Figure 9 Leptogamasus (L.) digiticornisn. sp., male: A – chelicerae in the ventral view; B – chelicera, adaxially; C, D – Fe II in the ventral view, two aspects; Fe II, Ge II and Ti II anterolaterally. Some setae are marked, arrows at the anterolateral side.