Ceratotarsonemus scitus De Leon, 1956

Rezende, José Marcos, Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Gulbronson, Connor, Bauchan, Gary & Ochoa, Ronald, 2018, Review of the genus Ceratotarsonemus De Leon, 1956 (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae), with description of a new species from the Amazon Forest, Zootaxa 4483 (2), pp. 271-294 : 288-289

Ceratotarsonemus scitus De Leon

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Ceratotarsonemus scitus De Leon 1956: 167 ; Lindquist 1986: 315; Ochoa et al. 1997: 177; Lin & Zhang 2002: 49.

Diagnosis. Female: Pharyngeal pump about 1/3 gnathosomal width. Palpal length about 1/3 gnathosomal length. Prodorsum without reticulation. Tergite C with inverted U-shaped reticulation dorsally, which has four rows of reticula. All dorsal setae coarsely barbed, except for bothridial setae sc1. Vertical setae v1 about ½ length scapular setae sc2 on prodorsum. Setae c1 distinctly longer than c2 on tergite C. Setae d distinctly shorter than e. Ventral surface of propodosoma with prosternal apodeme complete, extending from apodemes 1 to sejugal apodeme.

Type deposition. Holotype, allotype and 12 paratypes deposited at USNM.

Distribution. U.S. Plant Introduction Garden, Florida State, USA.

Figures

FIGURE 18. Ceratotarsonemus scitus: A—ventral (left) and dorsal (right) view; B—detail of the gnathosoma [adapted from Lindquist (1986), used with permission].