Onchodellus alpinus (Willmann, 1953)
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https://doi.org/ 10.22073/pja.v6i4.29712 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7170985 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03942878-FFC7-FF80-D057-FC09FA12F9F7 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Onchodellus alpinus (Willmann, 1953) |
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Onchodellus alpinus (Willmann, 1953) View in CoL
Diagnosis
Female with dorsal shield middle-sized, 580 long, 420 wide (length/width ratio: 1.38), oval, wellreticulated. Dorsal shield setae J1–2 65, J3–4 68, J5 33 long (J4 / J5 ratio: 2.06). Posterolateral margins of dorsal shield with one pair of slit-shaped gland pores (gdS4) close to seta S4, glands gdZ1 circular. Sternal shield 164 long, 100 wide (length/width ratio: 1.64), well reticulated. Genitiventral shield 200 long, 216 wide (length/width ratio: 0.92), reticulate-lineate. Anal shield subtriangular, smooth, 64 long, 100 wide (length/width ratio: 0.64). Soft lateral and opisthogastric integument bearing 12 pairs of smooth setae. Tarsus II with one spur-like distal seta. Sperm access system with a spermathecal tube long and sac-like basally.
Material examined – 1 female, Saravan forest , from soil under pine tree, 14 June 2016 .
Distribution and habitats in Iran – This species was firstly recorded in honey bee hives from Tehran province (Region not mentioned) ( Rahmani et al. 2006).
World distribution – European countries (e.g. Central Europe, Alps area, Austria, Finland and Slovakia) ( Karg 1993; Mašán 2007; Mašán and Mihál 2009; Mašán and Halliday 2014a; Huhta 2016).
Note – This is the first record of this species in Guilan province.
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