Ceratotarsonemus hexagonalis Ochoa & Walter

Rezende, José Marcos, Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Gulbronson, Connor, Bauchan, Gary & Ochoa, Ronald, 2018, Review of the genus Ceratotarsonemus De Leon, 1956 (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae), with description of a new species from the Amazon Forest, Zootaxa 4483 (2), pp. 271-294 : 288

Ceratotarsonemus hexagonalis Ochoa & Walter

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Ceratotarsonemus hexagonalis Ochoa et al. 1997: 180 ; Lin & Zhang 2002: 49.

Diagnosis. Female: Pharyngeal pump about 1/3 gnathosomal width. Palpal length about 1/3 gnathosomal length. Prodorsum with hexagonal reticulation medially. Tergite C with four rows of hexagonal reticula dorsally, uniformly distributed along the plate. All dorsal setae coarsely barbed, except for bothridial setae sc1. Vertical setae v1 about ½ length scapular setae sc2 on prodorsum. Setae c1 about as long as c2 on tergite C. Ventral surface of propodosoma with prosternal apodeme complete, extending from apodemes 1 to sejugal apodeme.

Type deposition. Holotype and two paratypes deposited at UQIC; one paratype deposited at MZUM.

Distribution. Queensland, Australia.

Figures

FIGURE 17. Ceratotarsonemus hexagonalis: A—dorsal view; B—bothridial seta sc1; C—prodorsal shield; D—leg I; Evariation of tarsi I; F—leg II; G—ventral view; H—dorsal view of the gnathosoma; I—egg [adapted from Ochoa et al. (1997), used with permission].