Zercon shevtchenkoi, Faleńczyk-Koziróg & Shevchyk & Pylypenko & Kaczmarek, 2018

Faleńczyk-Koziróg, Katarzyna, Shevchyk, Vasyl L., Pylypenko, Volodymir & Kaczmarek, Sławomir, 2018, A new species of zerconid mite Zercon shevtchenkoi n. sp. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae) from Ukraine, Acarologia 58 (4), pp. 837-844 : 838

Zercon shevtchenkoi n. sp. (Figures 1–4)

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Diagnosis

Adult female: All podonotal setae with single or a few apically burrs (except the setae s1 which is needle-shaped). Setae J1-J3 and Z1-Z2 short and needle-shaped with a single barb at the end. Setae J3 never reach to the insertion of the setae J4 (they end in the middle of the distance between J3-J4). Setae J4-J5, Z3-Z4 and S2-S5 barbed with apically broadening hyaline sheath. Setae J4 do not reach beyond the insertion of the setae J5. Setae J5 never protrude beyond the edge of the opisthonotum and their length does not exceedμm65. Setae Z5 barbed with delicate hyaline sheath at the end, their length does not exceedμm70. Setae Z3 do not reach to the insertion of the setae Z4. Setae Z5 and JV5 distant from each other. Pore gdJ4 (Po3) located on the line connecting setae Z3 and J5 and at the level of the insertion of setae J4.

F (n=11) M (n=2) PN (n=2) F (n=11) M (n=2) PN (n=2) F (n=11) M (n=2) PN (n=2) J1 15-19 (16) 11-15 (13) 5-8 (6) Z1 14-18 (15) 11-13 (12) 4-5 (5) S1 29 -36 (33) 25-29 (27) - J1-J2 45-59 (49) 38-41 (40) 21-27 (24) Z1-Z2 50-63 (53) 35-44 (42) 25-29 (27) S1- S2 46-61 (55) 39-48 (43) -

J2 12-18 (14) 10-12 (11) 5-7 (6) Z2 13-16 (14) 10-12 (11) 5-8 (6) S2 27 -39 (33) 26-30 (28) 26-27 (26) J2-J3 34-53 (43) 33-41 (36) 25-34 (29) Z2-Z3 48-64 (54) 32-43 (36) 21-26 (24) S2-S3 61-71 (63) 43-51 (47) 32-38 (34) J3 7-16 (12) 8-10 (9) 4-5 (5) Z3 35-50 (41) 31-41 (38) 32-38 (34) S3 43 -49 (43) 36-42 (42) 31-36 (34) J3-J4 32-59 (43) 31-38 (35) 19-29 (24) Z3-Z4 49-62 (53) 41-44 (43) 33-39 (35) S3- S4 56-70 (61) 45-52 (48) 26-31 (29) J4 36-48 (42) 9-11 (10) 4-7 (5) Z4 56-73 (58) 49-58 (54) 47-50 (48) S4 52 -56 (52) 45-52 (48) 36-40 (38) J4-J5 43-59 (47) 31-38 (33) 26-31 (28) Z4-Z5 62-85 (76) 54-64 (58) 40-43 (41) S4- S5 51-68 (55) 36-45 (42) 33-35 (34) J5 50-66 (57) 10-13 (11) 4-6 (5) Z5 56-69 (62) 56-60 (58) 50-54 (52) S5 51 -64 (57) 51-56 (54) 43-45 (44)