Veigaia carpillaris Tseng, 1994

Kontschan, Jeno, Jeon, Mi Jeong, Hwang, Jeong Mi & Seo, Hong Yul, 2015, New records to the Korean soil dwelling Mesostigmata fauna (Acari), Journal of Species Research 4 (1), pp. 33-44 : 39

Veigaia carpillaris Tseng, 1994 ( Fig. 3 g-h)

New localities. As 662 Republic of Korea, Prov. Jeju, Halla-san National Park , same site moss and soil samples (four different items) were taken from mosses, detritus, litter and upper layers of soil, 30.X.1993, leg. Peregovits, L. and Ronkay, L.

Short description. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused on central area, only two lateral incisions can be seen. These two shield covered by reticulate sculptural pattern and bearing smooth and needle-like setae. Epistome with two lateral marginally serrate branches and a central branch which Y-shaped and apically bearing short hairs, near basis of central branch a M-shaped strongly sclerotized character situated.

Previous record from Korean Peninsula. -

Distribution. Taiwan and Korean Peninsula.

Remarks. This is the first record in Korean Peninsula.

Figures

Fig. 3. Mesostigmatid mites from the Korean Peninsula III (a. dorsal view of Trigonuropoda sanguinea. b. ventral view of Iphidinychus kakumeiensis. c. ventral view of Neogamasus insignis. d. intercoxal area of Leptogamasus bicorniger. e. dorsal view of Veigaia anmashanensis. f. epistome. g. dorsal view of Veigaia carpillaris. h. epistome).