Hypoaspis larvicolus Joharchi & Halliday, 2011

Joharchi, Omid & Halliday, Bruce, 2020, Supplementary descriptions of thirteen species of soil mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (1), pp. 23-42 : 27

Hypoaspis larvicolus Joharchi & Halliday, 2011 ( Figs. 24–29 )

Hypoaspis larvicolus Joharchi & Halliday, 2011: 27 .

Material examined Holotype (ARS-20191222-1a) and two paratypes borrowed from YIAU.

Notes

Joharchi and Halliday (2011) described Hypoaspis larvicolus from specimens collected on the larva of Polyphylla sp. ( Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae ) in Iran. We now provide some additional illustrations to supplement the original description ( Figs. 24–29 ). Joharchi and Halliday (2011) illustrated tibia IV with 11 setae, including ad2; however, among the three specimens that we reexamined (holotype and two paratypes), ad2 was present only in the holotype, with two paratypes having therefore only 10 setae on tibia IV ( Fig. 27 ). In addition, they stated that podonotal setae s6 is located on the soft cuticle outside the dorsal shield, whereas it is actually inserted on the dorsal shield ( Fig. 24 ). The illustrations provided by Joharchi and Halliday (2011) did not show all segments of legs, so we provide them here to clarify the identification of this species. Joharchi and Halliday (2011) also stated that the tibia of the palp has 12 setae, but we now correct that to 14 setae.

Figures

Figures 24–29. DIC micrographs of Hypoaspis larvicolus Joharchi & Halliday, 2011(female holotype) – 24. Dorsal idiosoma; 25. Ventral idiosoma; 26. Legs I & II; 27. Tibia IV in dorsal view; 28. Legs III & IV in dorsal view; 29. Tibia IV in ventral view.