Lohmannella cvetkovi ( Petrova, 1965 )

Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, Zootaxa 4980 (2), pp. 201-255 : 211

Lohmannella cvetkovi ( Petrova, 1965)

Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 on OC. Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. One dorsal seta on PE. Female with 4 Pgs and 6 Sgs. Male with ca.46 Pgs. Bf I with 1 seta; Tf I with 6 setae; Gn I with 6 setae; Tb I with 8 setae, 4 Bp setae; Ta I with 3 dorsal setae. Lc I smooth (?). Idiosoma length 324–408 in male. Idiosoma width 228–270 in male. Gnathosoma length 246 in adults. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.76 in male. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 3.50.

Remarks. The species was described by Petrova (1965) under the name of Porolohmannella cvetkovi . Bartsch (1996a) moved this species into the genus Lohmannella . This species is similar to L. curvimandibulata and L. stammeri . This species is distinguished from the other by having distal hair-brush (?) on the femora of Leg I. However, it is possible that the distal hair-brush is just some sort of fouling. According to the original figuration, the number of gential acetabula is different between sexes: 2 pairs in females and 3 pairs in males. However, there will be probably 3 pairs in adults. Female and male are known.

Habitat. Inland freshwater: In spring and well.

Distribution. Palearctic Realm: Polikraiste (Tirnovo), Marica River, Ai-Bunar (Stara Zagora), Sismanovo (Haskovo), Rosika River, Jantra River, Zlatica-Pirdop Basin [ Bulgaria].

References. Bartsch(1982a, 1996a, 2007b), Petrova (1965, 1969, 1974, 1984), Petrova et al. (1991), Schwoerbel (1986), Teschner (1988).

Depository. IZMS (?).