Arrenurus (Arrenurus) caboti, Valdecasas, 2019

Valdecasas, Antonio G., 2019, A new species ofArrenurus (Acari, Parasitengona, Hydrachnidia) found in the crop of a Yellow-billed TealAnas flavirostris in Bolivia, Acarologia 59 (2), pp. 253-260 : 254-255

Arrenurus (Arrenurus) caboti n. sp. ( Figs 1–6 )

Zoobank: 3142EB5C-BD53-4BB2-8D6C-C43D70AB8FAD

Material examined

Holotype male, Cochabamba, Bolivia, found in the crop of a Yellow-billed Teal , Anas

flavirostris. 9 January 1983, leg., José Cabot Nieves. Collection number: MNCN 20.02/19390. Paratype, one female, same data as holotype. Collection number: MNCN 20.02/19391.

Description

Figures

Figure 1 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., holotype male: A) dorsal view; B) ventral view. Scale bar = 300

Figure 2 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., holotype male: A) palp; B) chelicera. Scale bar = 50 μζ.

Figure 3 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., holotype male: A) IV-Leg-1-2; B) IV-Leg-3; C) IV-Leg-4-5; D) IV-Leg-6. Scale bar = 100 μζ.

Figure 4 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., holotype male: Laser scanning confocal microscope MIP images after unsharp masking and background subtraction. A) IV-Leg-1-2; B) IV-Leg-3; C) IV-Leg-4-5; D) IV-Leg-6.

Figure 5 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., paratype female: A) ventral view; B) palp. Scale bars = 300μζ

Figure 6 Arrenurus caboti n. sp., paratype female: Laser scanning confocal microscope MED (median) image projection and unsharp masking. IV-Leg.