Apoplophora paraspinosa Niedbała, 2013

Niedbała, Wojciech & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2013, New and little known ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from India, Zootaxa 3731 (4), pp. 577-588 : 578-580

Apoplophora paraspinosa Niedbała sp. nov.

( Fig. 1 A–F )

Measurements of holotype. Prodorsum: length 308, width 202, height 136. Prodorsal setae: sensillum 134,

interlamellar 61, lamellar 61, rostral 68, exobothridial 51. Notogaster : length 414, width 364, height 263. Notogastral setae: c 1 66, c 3 25, e 1 88. Width of ventral plate 293; genital plates 71 × 63; anal plates 96 × 71; distance between genital and anal plates 152.

Integument. Colour dark yellow. Body surface punctate.

Prodorsum with traces of weak lateral carinae. Sensilla and prodorsal setae similar in shape, covered with 20 cilia approximately. Rostral setae longer than other prodorsal setae. Lamellar and rostral setae with similar mutual distances. Exobothridial setae long, some times longer than diameter of bothridia.

Notogaster with eight pairs of relatively strong setae covered with ca 20 cilia with exception of feeble, small and smooth c 3 setae. Setae of row c remote from anterior border, setae c 2 considerably more than others.

Ventral region with eight pairs of setae covered with 10 cilia each, except two pairs minute, smooth anterolateral setae h 2 and h 3. One pair of anteromedian setae situated anteriorly of anal plates, three pairs in lateral position, two pairs posteriorly of anal plates. Six pairs of smooth genital setae and three pairs of ciliate anal setae present. Palp setation: 1–1–3–9(+ω).

Legs not examined.

Material examined. Holotype and one paratype: In-1; four paratypes: In-3.

Comparison to related species. The new species is distinguishable from its congeners by the combination of the following characters: relatively short setae, sensilla similar to prodorsal setae, setae c 3 of “notogaster” small and smooth, two pairs of minute anterolateral setae h 2 and h 3, three pairs of anal setae. This species is similar to Apoplophora spinosa Mahunka, 1987 from Sabah in the length of ciliate “notogastral” setae, number of eight pairs of ventral setae but the new species has short and smooth c 3 of “notogaster (versus ciliate setae), three pairs of anal setae (versus four pairs), six posterior pairs of ventral setae ciliate, similar in shape (versus spiniform posterior pairs of ventral setae, different from the others) and without apophysis on femur IV (versus very large apophysis).

Etymology. The name alludes to some resemblance to Apoplophora spinosa Mahunka, 1987 .

Figures

FIGURE 1A–F. Apoplophora paraspinosa Niedbała, sp. nov.: A, prodorsum, dorsal view; B, ventral side of opisthosoma; C, ventral side of opisthosoma, right part; D, lateral view of body; E, palp; F, trochanter and femur IV.