Miyatrombicula attaliaensis, Stekolnikov & Daniel, 2012

Stekolnikov, Alexandr & Daniel, Milan, 2012, 3216, Zootaxa 3216, pp. 1-104 : 67-69

Miyatrombicula attaliaensis sp. nov.

( Figs. 45–47)

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-2111.1000; fPp = B/B/NBB; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL ≥ AL> AM; Ip = 874–919; fD = 2H-[10(11)-6(8)]-(11–12)-8(9)-(7–10)-…; DS = 51–62; VS = 46–53; NDV = 102–111. Standard measurements are given in Table 23.

Description (larva). IDIOSOMA. Eyes 2 + 2. One pair of humeral setae; 49–60 dorsal idiosomal setae covered with long thin barbs, 1 st row of dorsal idiosomal setae double, fD in holotype 2H-[10-6]-11-8-7-8-2; four sternal setae and 46–53 ventral setae; total number of idiosomal setae excluding coxal and sternal 102–111.

GNATHOSOMA. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap only; cheliceral base with dense small puncta in proximal part and sparse large puncta in middle part; gnathobase moderately covered with large puncta, with one pair of branched setae; palpal femur moderately punctate, palpal genu and tibia without puncta; galeala branched; palpal claw with three prongs; seta on palpal femur heavily branched; seta on palpal genu branched; dorsal palpal tibial seta nude, lateral and ventral palpal tibial setae branched; palpal tarsus with seven branched setae, nude subterminala, and tarsala.

SCUTUM. Clearly pentagonal, with prominent, angulate posterior margin, moderately covered with small puncta; AM base posterior to level of ALs; SB posterior to level of PLs (P-PL–PSB = 3–4); PL ≥ AL> AM; AM and PL barbed similarly to dorsal idiosomal setae, barbs of AL longer; flagelliform sensilla nude or having one small cilium.

LEGS. All seven-segmented, with pair of claws and claw-like empodium. Leg I: coxa with one non-specialized branched seta (1B); trochanter 1B; basifemur 1B; telofemur 5B; genu 4B, two genualae (18 long), microgenuala (3); tibia 8B, two tibialae (17 and 15), microtibiala (3); tarsus 22B, tarsala (21), microtarsala (1) distad tarsala, subterminala (20), parasubterminala (10), pretarsala (12). Leg II: coxa 1B; trochanter 1B; basifemur 2B; telofemur 4B; genu 3B, genuala (13); tibia 6B, two tibialae (13 and 12); tarsus 16B, tarsala (18), microtarsala (1) proximad tarsala, pretarsala (12). Leg III: coxa 1B; trochanter 1B; basifemur 2B; telofemur 3B; genu 3B, genuala (14); tibia 6B, tibiala (14); tarsus 14B, mastitarsala (45) nude.

Hosts. Microtus schidlovskii Argyropulo and Apodemus witherbyi Thomas.

Type material. Holotype (8116, T-Tr.-52) and 2 paratypes larvae (ZISP) ex Apodemus witherbyi , TURKEY: Antalya Prov., 2 km E from Avlan Lake, 1300 m a.s.l., 24 April 2009, coll. AAS; 1 paratype larva (ZISP) ex Microtus schidlovskii , ibidem, 6 km W from Kizlarsivrisi Mt , 1727 m a.s.l., 25 April 2009, coll. AAS.

Etymology. The species epithet refers to Attalia, the ancient name of the capital of Antalya Province, where the type locality is situated.

Remarks. The new species differs from all other Miyatrombicula species in the presence of only 2 genualae I vs. 3, and in having nude sensilla vs. branched.