Two new species of Rhodacaridae (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) from Iran
Author
Castilho, Raphael C.
Author
Jalaeian, Mahdi
Author
De, Gilberto J.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3248
35
42
journal article
45139
10.5281/zenodo.213008
5ea6a783-0e14-4ecd-b943-3dca07899976
1175-5326
213008
Rhodacarellus
Willmann
Rhodacarellus
Willmann, 1935
: 429
.
Rhodacarellus
.—
Evans, 1957
: 221
;
Sheals, 1958
: 302
;
Lee, 1970
: 36
;
Karg, 1971
: 323
;
Bregetova & Shcherbak, 1977
: 272
;
Evans & Till, 1979
: 206
;
Shcherbak, 1980
: 76
;
Fouly, 1992
: 436
;
Karg, 1993
: 336
.
Type
species:
Rhodacarellus subterraneus
Willmann, 1935
, by original designation.
Diagnosis (adult female)
. Species of
Rhodacarellus
are characterised by the arthrodial process of chelicera shaped as a coronet-like fringe; podonotal shield mostly smooth, with
j1
,
j2
and
z1
along anterior margin, without a transverse line between
j
4 and
j
5 and with four scleronoduli near
j5
; presternal shields absent; and basitarsus IV with three setae (
pl
4 absent).