The water mite family Aturidae Thor (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Ghana, with the description of twelve new species
Smit, Harry
Zootaxa
2016
4158
4
523
543
[151,549,1897,1923]
Arachnida
Aturidae
Javalbia
GBIF
Animalia
Trombidiformes
15
538
Arthropoda
species
indentata
sp. nov.
Javalbiopsis
Materialexamined. Holotypefemale, Unnamedstream between Apepamand Kojo Amu, Atewa Hills, Ghana, 6º 10.252 N0º 36.520 W, alt. 424 ma.s.l., 27-ii-2013. Paratype: one female, same data as holotype; one female, Kulugu River, upstream, hyporheic, Ghana, 6º 51.223 N0º 25.141 E, alt. 410 ma.s.l., 20-ii-2013; one female, Tagbo Riverdownstream of falls, Ghana, 7º 0 0.708 N0º 34.326 E, alt. 394 ma.s.l., 23-ii-2013; one female, Apkonustream, downstream of falls, at Logba Tota, Ghana, 6º 53.054 N0º 28.024 E, alt. 362 ma.s.l., 21-ii-2013. Othermaterial. 0/1/0, Amedzofe Falls, Ghana, 6º 50.656 N0º 26.868 E, alt. 599 ma.sl., 20-ii-2013.
Diagnosis. Postocularia at same level as dgl-2; dorsal furrow with three small glandularia platelets.
Description. Female: Idiosoma brownish, dorsally 365 (363–413) long and 318 (272–328) wide, ventrally 312 (324–356) long. Dorsum with a short posterior indentation. Dorsal shield 348 (351–401) long and 318 (235–274) wide, with A2, five pairs of glandularia and a pair of setae without glands. Postocularia on same level as dgl-2. Dorsal furrow with three pairs of small glandularia platelets. Excretory pore fused with dorsal shield. Suture lines of coxae obliterated. Cxgl-4 about halfway between fourth leg sockets and genital field. Vgl-2 lying free, partially covered by posterior margin of ventral shield. Genital field with three pairs of acetabula in a row. Acetabular plates not fused with postgenital sclerites. Gonopore 98 long. Length of P1–5: 21, 30, 20, 44, 24. Length of I-leg-4–6: 38, 42, 42. Length of IV-leg-4–6: 54, 58, 46. Legs without swimming setae. Male: Unknown.
Etymology. Named after the short posterior indentation of the dorsum.
Remarks. he only other known Javalbiaspecies from Africa with three pairs of acetabula, J. africanahas the dorsal furrow with long glandularia platelets, vgl-2 are fused with the acetabular plates and the postocularia are lying anterior to dgl-2. The female from Amedzofe Falls has the preocularia not fused with the dorsal shield.
1300284278
2013-02-27
Ghana
Atewa Hills
424
16
539
10.252
Material
77
-36.52
Kojo Amu
15
538
1
holotype
1300284301
2013-02-20
Ghana
Atewa Hills
410
51.223
Kulugu River
65
25.141
Kojo Amu
16
539
1
paratype
1300284302
2013-02-23
Ghana
394
0.0118
Tagbo River
55
34.326
16
539
1
paratype
1300284269
2013-02-21
Ghana
362
53.054
Apkonu
64
28.024
Logba Tota
16
539
1
paratype
1300284256
[151,1265,295,320]
2013-02-20
Ghana
599
50.656
Other
65
26.868
Amedzofe Falls
16
539
1
paratype