Eriophyes lentiginosus Mitrofanov, Sharonov et Sekerskaja, 1983 Supplementary

Skoracka, Anna, Macuk, Lucyna & Rakowski, Wojciech, 2004, New eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) from sedges in Poland and supplement description of Eriophyes lentiginosus Mitrofanov, Sharonov et Sekerskaja, 1983, Zootaxa 446, pp. 1-15 : 8-14

Eriophyes lentiginosus Mitrofanov, Sharonov et Sekerskaja, 1983 Supplementary description

FEMALE ( Figs 3–4 ) (18 specimens): Body vermiform; 171–279 long; 48–61 wide. Gnathosoma 24–30 long; dorsal pedipalpal genual seta d 7–10 long; ep seta 3 long; cheliceral stylets 23–29 long. Prodorsal shield oval with short subrounded lobe reaching half of cheliceral base. Shield 36–43 long, 35–39 wide. Shields surface with many spots, forming three longitudinal lines in centre of shield; surface near shield with subrounded microtubercles. Tubercles of setae sc 18–22 apart, ahead of rear shield margin and directing setae centrad; setae sc 7–10 long.

Leg I 35 –42; femur 9–10, seta bv 10–14, position of seta bv 4–6; genu 6–8, seta l” 38– 45, position of seta l” 3–5; tibia 8–10, seta l’ 8–10, position of seta l’ 3–4. Tarsus 7–9, setae: ft” 26­30, ft’ 17–26, u’ 5–7. Tarsal solenidion 7–9, slightly knobed; tarsal empodium simple, symmetrical, 6–8, 4­rayed. Leg II 30–36; femur 10–11, bv 9–11, position of bv 4–6; genu 5–7, l” 9–14, position of l” 3–4; tibia 7–8. Tarsus 7–9, ft” 25–31, ft’ 8–11, u’ 5–7; solenidion 8–10, slightly knobed; empodium 6–8, 4­rayed.

Coxae with pattern of spots and cavities. Setae 1b 10–14 apart, 10–14 long; setae 1a 9–13 apart, 22–29 long; setae 2a 28–29 apart, 48–53 long; distance between setae 1b and 1a 8–9, distance between setae 1a and 2a 7–10.

Opisthosoma with 59–70 dorsal annuli, 54–71 ventral annuli, 5–6 coxogenital annuli. Microtubercles bead­like, located on annuli margins; ventral larger than dorsal. On telosomal annuli dorsal microtubercles minute, ventral elongated.

Seta c2 33–43 long, located on 7th–11th annulus; tubercles c2 46–57 apart; ventral seta d 24–37 long, located on 17th–23rd annulus; tubercles d 28–38 apart; seta e 13–16 long, located on 43rd­44th annulus; tubercles e 15–20 apart; seta f 24–30 long, located on 50th– 67th annulus, or 5th–6th annulus from rear; tubercles f 18–24 apart.

Setae h1 3–5 long, 7–10 apart; setae h2 86 long, 10–13 apart; distance between h1 and h2 2.

Genital parts 15–18 long, 21–26 wide, genital coverflap with 10–13 longitudinal ribs posteriorly and 3–4 transversal ribs anteriorly. Setae 3a 15–20 long, 15–19 apart.

MALE (8 specimens): body length 143–195; width 40–53. Body shape similar to that of female. Gnathosoma 24–29 long; dorsal seta d 7–8 long; ep seta 3 long; chelicerae 21– 27 long. Prodorsal shield shape and design similar to that of female; 29–38 long; 31–38 wide. Tubercles of setae sc ahead of rear shield margin and directing setae centrad, 15–18 apart; setae sc 7–10 long.

Leg I 29–35; femur 8–10, seta bv 10–13, position of seta bv 3–5; genu 4–6, seta l” 26– 33; position of seta l” 2–4; tibia 7, seta l’ 7–10; position of seta l’ 2–3. Tarsus 6–7, setae: ft” 22–24, ft’ 14–16, u’ 5–6; solenidion 6–8; empodium 5–7, 4–rayed. Leg II 26–32; femur 8–10, bv 7­10, position of bv 4–5; genu 4–5, l” 8–10; position of seta l” 2–3; tibia 5–6. Tarsus 5–7, ft” 17–25, ft’ 7–10, u’ 4–5; solenidion 6–8; empodium 5–6, 4­rayed.

Coxae with pattern similar to that of female. Setae 1b 9–12 apart, 7–12 long; setae 1a 8–12 apart, 19–27 long; setae 2a 17–26 apart, 38–43 long; distance between setae 1b and 1a 7–9, distance between setae 1a and 2a 6–9.

Opisthosoma with 51–57 dorsal annuli, 47–58 ventral annuli, 5–7 coxogenital annuli. Dorsal annuli similar to that of female; ventral hook­like ( Fig. 4 ).

Seta c 2 24–29 long, located on 7th–9th annulus, tubercles c2 36–55 apart; ventral seta d 24–29 long, located on 14th–16th annulus; tubercles d 23–30 apart; seta e 10–13 long, located on 26th–29th annulus; tubercles e 11–16 apart; seta f 19–24 long, located on

42nd­53rd annulus, or 5th annulus from rear; tubercles f 16–21 apart.

Setae h1 3–4 long, 5–8 apart; setae h2 57–72 long, 9–10 apart; distance between h1 and h2 2.

Genital parts 13–15 long, 17–20 wide; setae 3a 11–15 long, 11–15 apart; surface below the genital opening with numerous, minute microtubercles ( Fig. 4 ).

NYMPH ( Fig. 5 ) (15 specimens): body vermiform; 136–204 long, 33–48 wide. Gnathosoma 18–25 long; dorsal seta d 6–8 long; ep seta 3 long; chelicerae 20–25 long. Shape and design of prodorsal shield similar to that of female, with exception that slender median and admedian lines are visible. Shield 29–34 long, 29–35 wide. Tubercles of setae sc ahead of rear shield margin and directing setae centrad, 15–21 apart; seta sc 6–10 long.

Leg I 26–30; femur 6–8, seta bv 9–10, position of seta bv 3–5; genu 4–5, seta l” 26– 33; position of seta l” 2–3; tibia 5–6, seta l’ 6–8, position of seta l’ 2–3. Tarsus 5–6, setae: ft” 17–24, ft’ 12­16, u’ 4–5; solenidion 5–7; empodium 5–6, 3–rayed. Leg II 22­27; femur 7–8, bv 7–8, position of bv 2–4; genu 4–5, l” 7–8; position of l” 2–3; tibia 4–5. Tarsus 5–6, ft” 17–24, ft’ 9, u’ 4–5; solenidion 6–8; empodium 5–6, 3­rayed.

Coxae with spots and microtubercles. Setae 1b 9–11 apart, 7–10 long; setae 1a 8–11 apart, 16­24 long; setae 2a 18–24 apart, 36–43 long; distance between setae 1b and 1a 7–9, distance between setae 1a and 2a 5–8.

Opisthosoma with 55–66 dorsal annuli, 47–63 ventral annuli, 8–11 annuli to 3a setae. Microtubercles set along annuli margins; dorsal beadlike, ventral subrounded.

Seta c 2 14–22 long, located on 8th–12th annulus, tubercles c2 33–44 apart; ventral seta d 16–26 long, located on 16th–24th annulus, tubercles d 23–29 apart; seta e 9–10 long, located on 26th­38th annulus, tubercles e 13–17 apart; seta f 18–25 long, located on 42nd– 58th annulus, or 4th–5th annulus from rear, tubercles f 17–22 apart.

Setae h1 3–4 long, 5–8 apart; setae h2 67 long, 9–10 apart; distance between h1 and h2 2. Setae 3a 7–9 long, 7–11 apart.

LARVA ( Fig 6 ) (7 specimens): body vermiform; 111–149 long, 33–36 wide. Gnathosoma 18­24 long; chelicerae 18–21 long. Prodorsal shield oval with spots and slender median, admedian and I submedian lines. Shield 24–33 long, 26–29 wide. Tubercles of setae sc ahead of rear shield margin and directing setae centrad, 13–17 apart; seta sc 5–8 long.

Leg I 21–29; femur 8–9, seta bv 7, position of seta bv 3–4; genu 3–5, seta l” 17–26; position of seta l” 2; tibia 4–6, seta l’ 7, position of seta l’ 2–3. Tarsus 5–4, setae: ft” 14– 17, ft’ 11, u’ 3; solenidion 4–6; empodium 4–5, 3­rayed. Leg II 17–24; femur 5–7, bv 6– 9, position of bv 2–3; genu 3–4, l” 7; position of l” 2; tibia 3–4. Tarsus 4–5, ft” 15–17; solenidion 4–6; empodium 4–5, 3­rayed.

Coxae with spots. Setae 1b 8–10 long; setae 1a 9–10 apart; setae 2a 17–21 apart; distance between setae 1b and 1a 6–7, distance between setae 1a and 2a 5–6.

Opisthosoma with 48–57 dorsal annuli, 37–43 ventral annuli, 7–13 annuli to 3a setae. Dorsal and ventral microtubercles similar to that of nymph.

Seta c 2 10–15 long, located on 8th annulus, tubercles c 2 25–36 apart; ventral seta d 10– 17 long, located on 15th–19th annulus, tubercles d 21–23 apart; seta e 7–10 long, located on 21st–31st annulus, tubercles e 12–13 apart; seta f 11–17 long, located on 34th–39th annulus,

or 4th–5th annulus from rear, tubercles f 13–16 apart.

Setae h1 2–3 long, 5–6 apart; setae h2 10 apart; distance between h1 and h2 2. Setae 3a 5–6 long, 6–7 apart.

MATERIAL: 51 females, 11 males, 19 nymphs, 7 larvae from Carex arenaria L. West Poland, Sieraków, scarp near the border of pinewood, in the shaded place near pine and birch trees; 26.08.2003; leg. W. Rakowski. Mites are vagrants on upper leaf surfaces.

Other records

C. arenaria : 1) North Poland, Wislana spit, Piaski (Nowa Karczma), grey dune with scarce young pines, grassland on acid, base­poor soil; 20.08.2003, leg. W. Rakowski; 39 specimens. 2) Puszcza Notecka forest, Sierakow forest inspectorate, Gospodka forest district, 26.08.2003, leg. W. Rakowski; locality 1: large aggregation in open and sunny place, heathland within Leucobryo­Pinetum pinewood, 2 specimens; locality 2: large aggregation along forest road shaded by pine trees, 19 specimens.

C. ligerica : 1) West Poland, Poznań, Ligowiec airfield, open space exposed to sunlight, in large aggregation, leg. W. Rakowski; 24. 06.2003, 9 specimens; 27.06.03, 71 specimens. 2) West Poland, Poznań, Milostowo cemetery; 24.06.03; leg. W. Rakowski; locality 1: near the NE border of Milostowo cemetery, in shady pine grove, 100 specimens; locality 2: in patches of acidophilous grassland Festuco­Koelerietum glaucae, open space exposed to sunlight, 27 specimens.

REMARKS: This species so far was recorded in Krymskaya Region, Ukraine on undetermined sedge plant ( Mitrofanov et al. 1983). Authors of this species reported that specific features of E. lentiginosus are the absence of lines on prodorsal shield and 5­rayed empodium. However, females found in Poland have 4­rayed empodium and there are three entire lines in the centre of the shield forming by spots. What is more, the lines are more distinct and visible on the shield of nymph and larva. Specimens from Ukraine and Poland differs also in: the number of opisthosomal annuli, the appearance of microtubercles and the shape of the prodorsal shield. In females described by Mitrofanov et al. (1983) there are 88–95 annuli, microtubercles are ellipsoidal with conical top, the anterior margin of prodorsal shield is blunt. Females found in Poland have 54–71 annuli, bead­like microtubercles and short subrounded lobe reaching the half of the chelicerae. All these differences between the populations collected in Ukraine and Poland may result from intraspecific variability influenced by host, seasonal, geographical or others factors.

Figures

FIGURE 3: Eriophyes lentiginosus female: D—dorsal aspect; em empodium; IG—internal genitalia; L 1, L 2 — legs I and II

FIGURE 4: Eriophyes lentiginosus: CG—coxigenital region of female; GM—genital region of male; PV—postero­ventral region of female

FIGURE 5: Eriophyes lentiginosus nymph: D—dorsal aspect; CN—coxisternum and 3 a and c 2 setae

FIGURE 6: Eriophyes lentiginosus larva: CL—coxisternum and 3 a and c 2 setae; L—lateral aspect; PS—prodorsal shield