Vitzthumegistus paguroxenus ( AndrØ, 1937b ),

Kim, C. - M., 2015, Vitzthumegistidae, fam. nov.: trigynaspid mites on terrestrial hermit crabs (Anactinotrichida: Mesostigmata: Trigynaspida), Acarologia 55 (2), pp. 201-208 : 203-204

Vitzthumegistus paguroxenus ( AndrØ, 1937b), comb. nov.

(= Physalozercon paguroxenus AndrØ, 1937b)

( AndrØ, 1937b: 48; q.v. Johnston, 1960: 444; q.v. Kethley, 1977: 139)

Diagnosis — Cercomegistoid vitzthumegistid mite. Anterior end of dorsal shield with a pair of distinctly long i1 (= j1) setae (see AndrØ, 1937b: 49, Fig. 1). Female latigynial shield subrectangular in shape. Ventrianal shield somewhat rhombic in shape, not wide, not covering almost entire venter. Fused metapodal-endopodal-exopodalperitrematal shields element separated from ventrianal shield.

Type series — Syntype: 2 female (slide number: 6D1, 6D4-6D11, 6D16) and 1 male (slide number: 6D2, 6D3, 6D12-6D15) specimens dissected and mounted on 16 microscopic glass slides. ex. Coenobita sp. (Paguroidea: Coenobitidae ); Coll. Edgar Aubert de la Rüe (7 October, 1901 – 24 February, 1991). Type specimens (MNHN Register Number Ac246a) located in Marc AndrØ collection, MusØum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France.

Type locality — VANUATU: Pentecost Island (Île Pentecôte) .

Remarks — Immatures and biology are unknown.