Abalakeus gonabadensis Ahmadi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012

SabooriK, Alireza, KapankayaK, Alperen, CakmakK, Ibrahim & HakimitabarK, Masoud, 2023, A discussion on the validity of the genus Abalakeus (Acari: Erythraeidae) with a redescription of A. gonabadensis, Acarologia 63 (2), pp. 295-305 : 298

Abalakeus gonabadensis Ahmadi, Hajiqanbar & Saboori, 2012

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Diagnosis

Idiosomal setae leaf-like, some normal setae on legs blunt-ended, with two pairs of sternalae III; one solenidion on Ge III; fD = 36–44, fV = 8–12; Ti I 121–162, Ti III 118–227.

Figures

Figure 1 Abalakeus gonabadensis(larva). A – Dorsal view of idiosoma; B – Ventral view of idiosoma; C – Gnathosoma.

Figure 2 Abalakeus gonabadensis(larva). A – BFe-Ge I; B – Ti and Ta I; C – BFe-Ge II; D – Ti and Ta II.

Figure 3 Abalakeus gonabadensis(larva). A – BFe-Ge III; B – Ti and Ta III.

Figure 4 Abalakeus gonabadensis(larva). A – Scutum circular with striations and cheliceral bases with punctations and faint striations; B – Semi-rectangular scutum; C – Scutum and cheliceral bases with striations; D – Dorsal idiosomal setae.