Davidsia aurita, Smit, 2007

Smit, Harry, 2007, New Records of Hyporheic Water Mites from Australia, with a Description of Two New Genera and Ten New Species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Records of the Australian Museum 59 (2), pp. 97-116 : 108

Davidsia aurita n.sp.

Figs. 31–36

Type material. HOLOTYPE male, Dalrymple creek , Goomburra Forest Reserve, Queensland, Australia, 27°58.781'S 152°20.621 E; 5 November 2005 ( QM) . PARATYPE male, same data as holotype ( ZMAN) .

Diagnosis. As for genus.

Description. Male: As for genus. Idiosoma ventrally 563 (551) long and 365 (364) wide. Large posteromedial plate 300 (251) long and 243 (232) wide. One pair of small eyes present. Gonopore 70 long. Lengths of PI–PV: 32, 142, 43, 235, 33. PII ventrally with about 9 small spine-like setae; palp with a reticulate pattern. Lengths of I-leg-4–6 110, 142, 154. Lengths of IV-leg-4–6: 140, 150, 128; fourth leg with numerous long, stiff setae.

Female: Unknown.

Etymology. Named for its ear-shaped sixth segment of first leg.

Family Momoniidae Viets

Figures

Figs 31–36. Davidsia aurita n.sp., holotype male, (31) ventral view; (32) dorsal view; (33) palp; (34) I-leg-3–6; (35) I-leg-6; (36) IVleg-4–6. Scale bars = 50 µm.