Pulaeus krama ( Chaudhri, 1977 )

Heyer, Jacob den, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Khanjani, Mohammad, 2013, Iranian Cunaxidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdelloidea). Part III. Subfamily Cunaxoidinae, Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (31 - 32), pp. 2049-2070 : 2056

Pulaeus krama ( Chaudhri, 1977)

( Figure 4 A–H)

Material studied

One male, soil, Malard (Tehran), Iran, 20 July 2006, M. Kafi .

Dimensions

Idiosoma: Length, 192, width, 149 ( Figure 4A ); hypognathum: length 176, width 81 ( Figure 4E ); length: palp, 146 ( Figure 4F, G ), chelicera, 167; legs: I 205, II 176, III 184, IV 194; sensillae vi 114, sce 85.

Leg chaetotaxy ( Figures 4H , 5C ). Coxae I–IV 3 sts,1 peg –2 sts,1 ppgs –3 sts –2 sts, 1pcs; trochanters I–IV 1–1–2–1sts; basifemora I–V 4–6–3–2sts; telofemora I–IV 5–4– 4–3 sts; genua I–V 3 asl, (1 asl, 1 sts), 4 sts –2 asl, 5 sts –1 asl, 5 sts –1 asl, 5 sts; tibiae I–IV 2 asl, 5 sts–1 bsl, 5 sts –1 bsl, 5 sts –4 sts, 1 T; tarsi I–IV 4 bsl, 1 famulus (pit only), 1 dtsl, 2 tsl, 21 sts –2 bsl, 1 dtsl, 1 tsl, 19 sts –1 tsl,16 sts –16 sts.

Figures

Figure 4. Pulaeus krama (Chaudhri, 1977), male. (A) Dorsum; (B) sensilla vi; (C) sensilla sce; (D) venter; (E) hypognathum; (F) palp; (G) palp tibiotarsus; (H) leg I.

Figure 5. Pulaeus krama (Chaudhri, 1977), male. (A) Leg II; (B) leg III; (C) leg IV. Pulaeus razanensis Den Heyer sp. nov. female. (D) Dorsum; (E) sensilla vi; (F) sensilla sce; (G) venter.