Scarabadania tenuispina ( Sevastianov, 1974 ) Khaustov & Frolov, 2018

Khaustov, Alexander A. & Frolov, Andrey V., 2018, A new species, new genus and new records of heterostigmatic mites (Acari: Heterostigmata) phoretic on scarab beetles of the subfamily Orphninae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Zootaxa 4514 (2), pp. 181-201 : 197-198

Scarabadania tenuispina ( Sevastianov, 1974) comb. nov.

Bakerdania tenuispina Sevastianov, 1974, p. 853 , Figs 10-13 .

Bakerdania uniseta Khaustov and Hajiqanbar, 2004: p. 109 , Figs 1-6 .

This species was described from soil in Ukraine ( Sevastianov 1974). Later on, Khaustov & Hajiqanbar (2004) provided a detailed description of this species based on material from Iran and recorded phoresy on the scarab beetle Pleurophorus anatolicus Petrovitz.

This is the first record of this species from Africa and phoresy on beetles of the subfamily Orphninae .

Material examined. ALGERIA: 1 female on Hybalus cf. barbarus ( Laporte de Castelnau ), Teniet-el-Haad [Theniet El Had], Desbeochers, 1889 .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Premicrodispus (Premicrodispus) hajiqanbari sp. nov., female: A—dorsum of the body, B—venter of the body. Legs omitted.

FIGURE 2. Premicrodispus (Premicrodispus) hajiqanbari sp. nov., female: A—gnathosoma in dorsal view, B—gnathosoma in ventral view.

FIGURE 3. Premicrodispus (Premicrodispus) hajiqanbari sp. nov., female: A—left leg I in dorsal view, B—left leg II in dorsal view.

FIGURE 4. Premicrodispus (Premicrodispus) hajiqanbari sp. nov., female: A—left leg III in dorsal view, B—left leg IV in dorsal view.

FIGURE 5. DIC micrographs of Premicrodispus (Premicrodispus) hajiqanbari sp. nov., female: A—central part of tergites C and D, B—anterior half of the body in ventral view, C—posterior sternal plate.

FIGURE 6. Troxodania problematica (Mahunka, 1975) comb. nov., female: A—dorsum of the body, B—venter of the body. Legs omitted.

FIGURE 10. DIC micrographs of Troxodania problematica (Mahunka, 1975) comb. nov., female: A—prodorsum, Banterior part of posterior sternal plate, C—claw on tibiotarsus I.

FIGURE 11. Pseudopygmephorus peritrematus (Mahunka, 1979), female: A—dorsum of the body, B—venter of the body. Legs omitted.

FIGURE 12. Pseudopygmephorus peritrematus (Mahunka, 1979), female: A—gnathosoma in dorsal view, B—gnathosoma and pharyngeal pumps in ventral view.

FIGURE 13. Pseudopygmephorus peritrematus (Mahunka, 1979), female: A—left leg I in dorsal view, B—left leg II in dorsal view.