Protolimnesia (Protolimnesia) longa Besch, 1963

Smit, Harry, 2002, Rheophilic water mites from southern Argentina, with the description of one new genus and three new species (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 103, pp. 1-23 : 12

Protolimnesia (Protolimnesia) longa Besch, 1963

( Figs. 12 ­ 13 )

Protolimnesia longa Besch, 1963a: 260 .

Remarks

Besch (1963a) illustrated only the ventral and dorsal side. Therefore, illustrations of the palp are provided ( Figs. 12, 13 ). Unfortunately, in the slide both fourth legs are positioned in such a way that the examination of the claws of IV­leg­6 is impossible. Nevertheless, it can be seen that these claws are relatively large, and the terminal seta of IV­leg­6 is serrated. PIV has three large tubercles on the ventral margin, and one on the medial side of the segment. Besch (1963a) mentioned only three tubercles. Lengths of I­leg­4­6: 114, 130, 132. Lengths of IV­leg­4­6: 174, 244, 226; length of terminal seta of IV­leg­6: 44.

Figures

FIGURES 12 ­ 13. Protolimnesia longa Besch, holotype male, 12, palp; 13, PIV + PV. Scale lines 50 µm