Eryngiopus Summers1964

Khanjani, M., Hajizadeh, J. & Ueckermann, E. A., 2014, Eryngiopus Langroudiensis N. Sp. (Acari: Stigmaeidae) From Guilan, Iran, Acarologia 54 (2), pp. 171-176 : 172

Genus Eryngiopus Summers1964 .

Type species: Eryngiopus gracilis Summers 1964 , by original designation.

Diagnosis — female (based on Fan and Zhang, 2005): Chelicerae hinged at base. Palp tibial claw almost as long as palp tarsus; accessory claw slender, seta-like or spine-like; terminal eupathidia on palp tarsus mostly fused and split into 2-3 vestigial prongs; counts of setae and solenidia, from palp trochanter to palp tarsus: 0, 3, 1, 2+1 claw+1 accessory claw, 4+1ω+1 sub terminal spine-like eupathidium+3 eupathidia (mostly fused). Subcapitulum with two pairs of subcapitular long to short setae, m posterolaterad of pharynx, n posteromediad of m. Prodorsum reticulate to striate, eyes present. Dorsal hysterosomal area C-F mainly striated, setae d 1 and d 2 situated on tiny platelets; humeral shields minute or vestigial, dorsolateral, with setae c 2; intercalary shields (F) divided along midline, each side with one seta (f 1). Suranal shield (H) divided or entire, with 2 pairs of setae (h 1 and h 2), h 3 absent. Venter with 3 pairs of intercoaxal setae 1a, 3a, 4a and 2-3 pairs of aggenital setae (ag1-3 or ag1-2); genitoanal valves with 1 pair of genital setae (g1), and 3 pairs of pseudanal setae. Leg tarsal claws robust; empodial shafts branching into tenent hairs before extending beyond tips of claws, with 3 pairs of tenent hairs.