Minteracarus, Stekolnikov, 2022

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2022, A new genus and species of bat chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) from Kenya, Acarologia 62 (2), pp. 418-425 : 419

MINteracarus n. gen.

Zoobank: BFBE06BC-8911-4A5B-8D74-E80B3DFA7ABC

Diagnosis

SIF = 5B1N-N-2-3111.0000; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fPp = B/B/NBB. Idiosoma slightly contracted medially in engorged specimens; eyes absent; first two rows of dorsal idiosomal setae double or triple, total number of idiosomal setae exceeds 150. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap; galeal (deutorostral) seta nude; palpal claw (odontus) slender, with two small apical prongs; palpal tarsus with heavily branched dorsal seta of about same width and length as palpal claw, four setae bearing few branches, one nude seta, and large curved basal tarsala (ω) longer than palpal tarsus. Scutum small, bell-shaped, with puncta and prominent anterolateral shoulders; PL setae extrascutal; sensilla flagelliform, branched. Legs I and II with one pretarsala (ζ); subterminala (ζ) and nude parasubterminala z () present; tarsalae I and II (ω)

of about equal shape and length; famulus I ε)(distal to tarsala I; famulus II (ε) near and slightly proximal to tarsala II; microgenuala and microtibiala I (κ) long and thick, setiform; tibialae I

(φ) very thick and long (longer than tarsala I), curved, striated; three long genualae σ); I two (tibialae II (φ), one genuala II (σ), one tibiala III (φ) and one genuala III σ (), mastisetae absent.