Lohmannella bihamata Viets, 1950

Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, Zootaxa 4980 (2), pp. 201-255 : 210

Lohmannella bihamata Viets, 1950

Diagnosis. One cornea present. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 and Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 20 Pgs and 4 Sgs. Male with ca.85 Pgs and 6(?) Sgs. Tr I–IV with 1-1-1-1 setae; Bf I–IV with 3-3-3-2 setae; Tf I–IV with 7-7-5-4 setae; Gn I–IV with 7-(6,7)-4-3 setae, (2, 3)-2-0-0 Bp setae; Tb I–IV with (12,13)-(11,12)-7-8 setae, 6-3-1-4 Bp setae; Ta I–IV with 3-3-4-3 dorsal setae, 2-2-2-2 Bp setae. Lc I with multidentate heavy accessory process. Idiosoma length 403 in female, 500 in male. Idiosoma width 320 ( Idiosoma length 403). Gnathosoma length 231 in female, 286 in male. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.59 in male. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 3.29.

Remarks. This species is characterized by Lc I–IV with accessory process. Although P-3 lacks ventral spine according to the original figure, it will be probably due to overlooking. Female and male are known. Non-type specimen is deposited in the Vites Collection (No.7220) of ZIZMH.

Habitat. Littoral zone: Gravels, crevices, kelp holdfasts, and algae ( Palmeria georgica , Rhodophyta).

Distribution. South Atlantic Ocean: Berkeley Strait (Falkland Is.), Husvik Harbour ( South Georgia) [ UK].

References. Bartsch (1977b), Imamura (1968), Newell (1984), Pugh & Bartsch (1993), Viets (1950a).

Depository. NRMS.