Neotrombicula kizlarsivrisiensis, Stekolnikov & Daniel, 2012

Stekolnikov, Alexandr & Daniel, Milan, 2012, 3216, Zootaxa 3216, pp. 1-104 : 53-55

Neotrombicula kizlarsivrisiensis sp. nov.

( Figs. 34–36)

Diagnosis. SIF = 7BS-B-3-3111.1000; fPp = B/B/NNB; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; Ip = 950–1095; fD = 4(2)H-8-(10–14)-(10–14)-(7–9)-(6–8)-2; DS = 50–58; VS = 36–55; NDV = 93–108. Standard measurements are given in Table 18.

Description (larva). IDIOSOMA. Eyes 2 + 2. Two pairs of humeral setae (one pair in 1 specimen); 46–54 dorsal idiosomal setae moderately covered with thick long barbs, in 1 st row 8 setae, in 2 nd and 3 rd rows 10–14 setae, fD in holotype 4H-8-12-13-7-7-2; four sternal setae and 36–55 ventral setae; total number of idiosomal setae excluding coxal and sternal 93–108.

GNATHOSOMA. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap and additional ventral projection; cheliceral base moderately covered with puncta; gnathobase with dense puncta and one pair of branched setae; palpal femur moderately punctate, palpal genu and tibia with few puncta; galeala branched; palpal claw with three prongs; setae on palpal femur and genu branched; dorsal and lateral palpal tibial setae nude, ventral palpal tibial seta branched; palpal tarsus with seven branched setae, nude subterminala, and tarsala.

SCUTUM. Nearly pentagonal, with broadly rounded posterior margin and dense small puncta; AM base posterior to level of ALs; SB posterior to level of PLs (P-PL–PSB = 4–9, mean 6.3); PL> AM> AL; all scutal setae barbed similarly to dorsal idiosomal setae; flagelliform sensilla with few small cilia or nude.

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, three genualae (14–18 long), microgenuala (3); tibia 8B, two tibialae (17 and 18), microtibiala (4); tarsus 22B, tarsala (22), microtarsala (1) distad tarsala, subterminala (22), parasubterminala (11), pretarsala (13). Leg II: coxa 1B; trochanter 1B; basifemur 2B; telofemur 4B; genu 3B, genuala (14); tibia 6B, two tibialae (15 and 16); tarsus 16B, tarsala (20–21), microtarsala (1) proximad tarsala, pretarsala (14). Leg III: coxa 1B; trochanter 1B; basifemur 2B; telofemur 3B; genu 3B, genuala (15); tibia 6B, tibiala (14–17); tarsus 14B, mastitarsala (67) nude.

Host. Chionomys nivalis (Martins) .

Type material. Holotype (7991, T-Tr.-49) and 4 paratypes larvae (ZISP) ex Chionomys nivalis , TURKEY: Antalya Prov., 6 km SWW from Kizlarsivrisi Mt , 2135 m a.s.l., 26 April 2009, coll. AAS.

Additional material. One larva (ZISP) ex Chionomys nivalis , Adana Prov., 3.5 km W from Karanfil Mt, 1709 m a.s.l., 1 May 2009, coll. AAS.

Etymology. The species epithet refers to Kizlarsivrisi Mt, the highest peak of Western Taurus, which is situated near the type locality.

Remarks. The new species belongs to the vulgaris species-group ( Stekolnikov 1999) but differs from all species of this group in having branched galeala, nude or almost nude sensilla vs. branched, and SB situated posterior to level of PLs vs. SB situated anterior or at level of PLs. Within the group, the new species is most similar to N. macrovulgaris Stekolnikov, 1999 , but differs, in addition to above characters, in less prominent posterior scutal margin (PSB 23–25 vs. 29–35, SD 59–63 vs. 64–73) and in longer setae (PL 69–74 vs. 59–68, H 69–81 vs. 55–63, D min 52–57 vs. 42–45, and D max 68–74 vs. 52–59).