Andesobates longipalpis, Smit, Harry, 2002

Smit, Harry, 2002, Rheophilic water mites from southern Argentina, with the description of one new genus and three new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 103, pp. 1-23 : 19-21

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.156012

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6277251

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FA198788-FFE1-045D-737D-9D84FD0F169C

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Andesobates longipalpis
status

sp. nov.

Andesobates longipalpis sp. nov.

( Figs. 14 ­ 17 View FIGURE 14 View FIGURES 15 ­ 17 )

Material examined

Holotype male: Arroyo Calafate at El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, 23 November 1999 ( MBR). Paratype: 1 male, same data as holotype ( ZMAN). Other material: 2 males, Chile, date and location unknown, leg. T. Gonser (Coll. R. Gerecke, Tübingen).

Diagnosis

As for genus.

Description

Male: body 664 (745) long and 391 (409) wide. Dorsum without platelets. Capitulum not fused with body. First coxal plates separated, anterior tip of first coxal plates with two long, curved setae. Apodemes of second coxal plates short. Third coxal plates narrowed medially. Cx 4 lying near suture line of third and fourth coxal plates. Fourth coxal plates very long, fourth legs inserted therefore far posteriorly ( Fig. 14 View FIGURE 14 ). Gonopore 62 long. Three pairs of widely separated acetabula, lying on a large genital field. Lengths of PI­PV: 30, 106, 120, 183, 69. Palp very long, about of length of first leg. PII with a ventral projection with small papillae. Anteroventral part of PIII with a few papillae. PIV ventrally with a small tubercle bearing one seta ( Fig. 15 View FIGURES 15 ­ 17 ). Lengths of I­leg­4­5: 137, 139 ( Fig. 16 View FIGURES 15 ­ 17 ); I­leg­ 6 not measurable (paratype: 116). Length of IV­leg­4­6: 154, 186, 160 ( Fig. 17 View FIGURES 15 ­ 17 ). Legs without swimming setae. Leg claws with large clawlet and claw blade.

Female: unknown.

Etymology

Named for its very long palp.

Remarks

In the collection of the Natural History Museum in Basel two males were found. Unfortunately, any description of the locality is missing, and these specimens are therefore not included in the type material.

MBR

Parque Zoological Nacional Finca Modelo, Natural History Museum FMSS FMSS 1 FMSS http://grbio.org/cool/g3zy-pag0 Fort Hays State University FHKS FHKS 1 FHKS urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33343 http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33343 Departamento Parasitologia DTIC DTIC 1 DTIC http://grbio.org/cool/6wv3-0qgq Belo Horizonte, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas DPIC DPIC 1 DPIC http://grbio.org/cool/a93d-f0wm Departamento de Patologia Vegetal DPBA DPBA 1 DPBA http://grbio.org/cool/2iae-jgea Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales CEEF CEEF 1 CEEF http://grbio.org/cool/hx2k-5k11 National Museum Bloemfontein BMSA BMSA 1 BMSA http://grbio.org/cool/7is6-1zj2 Boise State University BIDA BIDA 1 BIDA urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33035 http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33035 University of Nevada, Museum of Biology UNR UNR 2 UNR http://grbio.org/cool/xb53-aqe3 Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora UFJF UFJF 1 UFJF http://grbio.org/cool/xiva-3tpz National Museum and Art Gallery, Port Moresby PNGM PNGM 1 PNGM http://grbio.org/cool/1e80-mbav Marine Science Museum, Tokai Univ. MSM MSM 2 MSM http://grbio.org/cool/z37t-cwh9 Museum Deptartment of Zoology MDZAU MDZAU 1 MDZAU http://grbio.org/cool/615v-ndka Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul DZUFRGS DZUFRGS 1 DZUFRGS http://grbio.org/cool/ff4g-w90j Canterbury Museum CMC CMC 3 CMC http://grbio.org/cool/c7jp-9j0x Universidad de Buenos Aires, Laboratorio de Investigaciones Herpetologicas LIHUBA LIHUBA 1 LIHUBA http://grbio.org/cool/c6ee-rmdk Instituto Nacional de Microbiologia CHINM CHINM 1 CHINM http://grbio.org/cool/b87q-bgrg National Museum, Bloemfontein NMQR NMQR 1 NMQR http://grbio.org/cool/mip8-gnhj National Museum, Buenos Aires NMBA NMBA 3 NMBA http://grbio.org/cool/js1h-4156 Museo Argention de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia

ZMAN

Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoologie, Zoologisch Museum

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