Valgothrombium melindae, Haitlinger, 2008

Mąkol, Joanna & Łaydanowicz, Joanna, 2010, A new species of Valgothrombium Willmann, 1940, with additional taxonomic data for Valgothrombiinae genera known as larvae (Acari: Prostigmata: Microtrombidiidae), Zootaxa 2647, pp. 16-34 : 29

melindae Haitlinger, 2008 [LV]

Valgothrombium melindae Haitlinger, 2008: 391 .

Distribution. Moldova, Ukraine.

Remarks. Scutum and scutellum of V. melindae are shown in Figure 11 . In the original description Haitlinger (2008) provided the following characteristics of leg chaetotaxy (trochanter - tarsus): leg I − Tr (1n) - Fe (5n, 1θ) - Ge (4n, 1σ) - Ti (6n, 2φ) - Ta (14n, 2ζ, 1ω); leg II − Tr (1n) - Fe (4n, 1θ) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (4n, 2φ) - Ta (10n, 1ω); leg III − Tr (1n) - Fe (3n) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (5n) - Ta (10n). Our examination of the holotype allowed us to verify some data concerning the chaetotaxy, which should be interpreted as follows (data which could not be confirmed due to the condition of the specimen, are queried): leg I − Tr (1n) - Fe ([?]5n) - Ge (4n, 2σ, [?]1κ) - Ti (6n, 2φ) - Ta ([?]14n, 2ζ, 1ω, 1ε); leg II − Tr (1n) - Fe ([?]5n) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (5n, 2φ) - Ta ([?]10n, 1ζ, 1ω, 1ε); leg III − Tr (1n) - Fe (4n) - Ge (2n, 1σ) - Ti (5n) - Ta ([?]10n). Coxa I bears two bifurcate setae. Two setae placed in most proximal position on femur III are smooth. Famulus (ε) on tarsus I is located in more distal position in relation to solenidion (ω).

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 18. Scutum and scutellum in larvae of Valgothrombium spp. (setae omitted, actual distance between sclerites not retained). 7. V. valgum (George, 1909) (redrawn after Wohltmann and Wendt 1996). 8. V. m a r i a e sp. nov. 9. V. tarnavense (Feider, 1950) (redrawn after Feider 1955). 10. V. stuarti Baker, 1999 (redrawn after Baker 1999). 11. V. melindae Haitlinger, 2008 (orig., based on holotype). 12. V. natani Haitlinger, 2005 (orig., based on holotype). 13. V. paroense Haitlinger, 2009 (orig., based on holotype). 14. V. a v a e Haitlinger, 2005 (orig., based on holotype). 15. V. mallorcensis (Haitlinger, 2003) (orig., based on holotype). 16. V. fluminis (Michener, 1946) (redrawn after Michener 1946). 17. V. spasiscutum Robaux, 1974 (redrawn after Robaux 1974). 18. V. andreae (Saboori, Ueckermann & van Harten, 2007) (redrawn after Saboori et al. 2007).