Paracanestrinia denmarkica, Haitlinger, 2017

Haitlinger, Ryszard, 2017, Paracanestrinia denmarkica nov. gen., nov. sp. (Astigmata: Canestriniidae) from Denmark, Linzer biologische Beiträge 49 (1), pp. 657-662 : 659

Paracanestrinia denmarkica nov.sp.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 2♀♀ Locus typicus: Denmark, 11 km north of Hvidbjerg, 6 July 2007, from undetermined Carabus sp., coll. R. Haitlinger, Holotype and paratype are deposited at the Museum of Natural History, Wrocław University, Poland.

D i a g n o s i s: as for the genus.

D e s c r i p t i o n (♀): Idiosma pear-shaped. Gnathosoma relatively narrow (50 holotype, 47 paratype). Dorsal surface of idiosoma reticulated as on Fig 1 . Setae c 1, c 2. d 1, d 2, e 1 and e2 short; setae d 2 are the longest ( Table 1). Setae c 2 not reach the bases of setae d 2. The distance c 1 -c 1 is longer than distance d 1 -d 1, e 1 -e 1 and e 2 -e 2. Setae h 1 and h 2 very long whip-like, placed at posterior margin of idiosoma.. Posterior part of idiosoma narrow.

Ventral surface with thin setae, h3 and ad2 are the longest ( Table 1). Setae f 2 placed at lateral margins, widely arranged (f2-f2 155-166). Apodemes I joint medially to form Yshaped structure. Gnathosoma only partially covered by propodosoma. Bursa copulatrix positioned posteroventrally ( Figs 2, 3 ).

Legs. Tarsus IV is the longest. Tarsus III> tarsi I, II. Ta I: ω1, ω2, ω3, ε, d, wa, e, p, q, Ti I φ, Ge I σ, mG, cG, Fe I vF, Tr I vTr ( Fig. 4 ); Ta II ω, d, wa, e, la, ra, Ti II φ, Ge II σ, mG, cG, Fe II vF, Tr II vTr ( Fig. 5 ); Ta III w, d, e, Ti III φ, Ge III nG, Tr III vTr ( Fig. 6 ); Ta IV w, d, e, Ti IV φ, Tr IV vTr ( Fig. 7 ). Measurements are given in Table 1.

E t y m o l o g y: Named after the country where holotype was collected.

Figures

Figs 1-3. Paracanestrinia denmarkica nov sp. (♀) (1) dorsal view, idiosoma; (2) ventral view, idiosoma; (3) gnathosoma.

Figs 4-7. Paracanestrinia denmarkica nov.sp. (♀) (4) leg I; (5) leg II; (6) leg III; (7) leg IV.