Oplitis csuzdii, Kontschán, 2006

Kontschán, J., 2006, Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) Species From Angola, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (1), pp. 1-20 : 7-9

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5731774
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5731794
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4A611843-812A-FF8C-2DFA-FD3102EEFCBC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Oplitis csuzdii
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Oplitis csuzdii sp. n.

( Figs 16–19 View Figs 16–19 )

Diagnosis: Ventral shield without perigenital and preanal line. Peritreme Rshaped. Ventral and marginal setae filiform, dorsal setae blade-like. Genital shield of female linguliform.

Description: Female. Length of idiosoma 580 µm, width (in the middle of idiosoma) 480 µm (n = 3). Shape oval, posterior margin rounded.

Dorsal side ( Fig. 16 View Figs 16–19 ): Dorsal shield with many blade-like setae. Dorsal and marginal shields without ornamentation. Marginal setae smooth, short and filiform.

Ventral side ( Fig. 17 View Figs 16–19 ): Sternal and ventral shield without ornamentation. Sternal setae short, smooth and filiform. Ventral setae longer than sternal setae, smooth and filiform.

Genital shield large, linguliform and without ornamentation. Genital shield between coxae 2 and 4.

Gnathosoma ( Fig. 18 View Figs 16–19 ): Corniculi horn-like, laciniae thick and subdivided into several branches. Ventral side of gnathosoma with 4 pairs of coxal setae. h1 and h2 long, smooth and setiform, h2 long, setiform, with serrated margin, h4 long, setiform on apical part with serrated margin. Tritosternum with three branches, each with serrated margin ( Fig. 19 View Figs 16–19 ). Base of epistome not clearly visible, anterior part with long hairs. Chelicerae not clearly visible.

Male, deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown.

Material examined: holotype: female, Angola, Dundo , foret R. Cambuacala May 1980. leg. SZABÓ, paratypes: 2 females, Angola, de la R. Mussalamuca, gallery forest, 20. April 1962. leg. LUNA & MACHADO .

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Dr. Csaba Csuzdi, for his help in the author’s taxonomic study.

Remarks: This species is similar to the Angolan species Oplitis natalensis ( MARAIS & LOOTS, 1980) . The most important differences are the following: the new species has only four ventral setae and the genital shield of female is linguliform, Oplitis natalensis has several ventral setae and it has a circular genital shield ( MARAIS & LOOTS 1980).