Valgothrombium paroense, Haitlinger, 2009

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 : 30

paroense Haitlinger, 2009 [LV]

Valgothrombium paroense Haitlinger, 2009: 53 .

Distribution. Bhutan.

Remarks. The examination of the holotype revealed that, contrary to data provided in the original description, the scutum of the holotype has an anterior protrusion ( Fig. 13 ). This is folded underneath in the type specimen and not shown in the original description. Also, setae AM are covered with setules. Leg setal complements are (only the states different to those, which were provided in the original description are depicted): Fe I (6n); Ge I (4n, 1σ, 1κ); Ti I (6n, 2φ, 1κ); Fe II (5n); Ti II (5n, 2φ); Fe III (4n). Granular cuticular structures are present on idiosoma.

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).