Amphialycus (Amphialycus) acaciae, Uusitalo & Ueckermann & Theron, 2020

Uusitalo, Matti, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Theron, Pieter D., 2020, A review of the family Alycidae (Acari, Acariformes) from South Africa, Zootaxa 4858 (3), pp. 301-340 : 311-315

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4858.3.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4412389

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AC6C87BA-C46E-EB62-FF1C-6762109FD5EC

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scientific name

Amphialycus (Amphialycus) acaciae
status

sp. nov.

Amphialycus (Amphialycus) acaciae sp. nov.

( Figs. 29–47 View FIGURES 29−35 View FIGURES 36−42 View FIGURES 43−47 )

Description. Dorsum ( Figs. 29–31 View FIGURES 29−35 ). Length 480 μm; dorsal setal pattern holotrichous, additional setae of smaller size on ventral side; parallel ridges contiguous on soft integument; sclerotic crista from naso to sensillar area, distance between counterparts of setae vi twice as large than the distance between sensilla ve or setae in, microplates of setae vi inseparably linked to crista, striated naso tapering to blunt end, setae exp very small, sparsely barbed, medial to anterior pair of lateral eye spots.

Venter ( Figs. 32, 33 View FIGURES 29−35 ). Genital valves each with 21–22 genital setae; 8–9 anal setae per valve.

Gnathosoma ( Figs. 34–36 View FIGURES 29−35 View FIGURES 36−42 ). Pair of smooth cheliceral setae almost dorsally, seta placed slightly abaxially as in Fig. 29 View FIGURES 29−35 ; 2 View FIGURES 1−5 pairs of adoral setae; four microtrichous palpal eupathids, separate from each other.

Legs ( Figs. 37–42 View FIGURES 36−42 ). Solenidial formula for tarsi, tibiae, genua and femora on legs I, II, III and IV, respectively: 2-1-0-0, 2-2-2-0, 3-2-2-1, 2-0-0-0, solenidion ω2 at the adaxial end of lyrifissure, famuli I and II ventrodistally.

Larva (n=5, Figs. 46, 47 View FIGURES 43−47 )

Dorsum. Length 180 μm; holotrichous dorsum; sensillae slender.

Venter. Genital valves absent; 4 anal setae per valve.

Gnathosoma . Subcapitulum with 2 pairs of setae.

Legs. Solenidial formula for tarsi, tibiae, genua and femora on legs I, II and III, respectively: 1-1-0, 2-2-2, 3- 2-2, 1-0-0.

Other life stages:

Protonymph (n=6, Fig. 45 View FIGURES 43−47 ), 1 genital seta per valve.

Deutonymph (n=3, Fig. 44 View FIGURES 43−47 ), 5–7 genital setae per valve.

Tritonymph (n=6, Fig. 43 View FIGURES 43−47 ), 13–14 genital setae per valve.

Adult female (n=6, Figs. 32, 33 View FIGURES 29−35 ), 21–22 genital setae per valve, one pair of eugenital setae.

Type material. Holotype female, 5 paratype females, 6 paratype tritonymphs, 3 paratype deutonymphs, 6 paratype protonymphs and 5 paratype larvae, from Acacia karroo, Potchefstroom, NORTH-WEST PROVINCE, 6 February to March 1969, P.D. Theron. Deposited at ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Pretoria, South Africa.

Additional material. 16 females, 12 tritonymphs, 7 protonymphs and 2 larvae from Acacia karroo, Potchefstroom, NORTH-WEST PROVINCE, 6 February to March 1969, P.D. Theron.

Differential diagnosis. This species can easily be differentiated from another holotrichous species, A. mayteni , and from the neotrichous species of the genus by having a cone-like, striated naso ( Figs. 30, 31 View FIGURES 29−35 ), two pairs of welldeveloped adoral setae ( Fig. 36 View FIGURES 36−42 ) and solenidial formula.

Etymology. The specific name refers to the previous genus of the dominant tree at the collection site, namely, Acacia .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Actinedida

Family

Alycidae

Genus

Amphialycus

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