Hutufeideria

Kontschán, Jenő, 2011, Uropodina mites with unusual chelicerae from Thailand (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 2984, pp. 54-66 : 65

Key to the species of Hutufeideria

(based on the illustrations of Hiramatsu 1978a, 1978b, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 b, Hirschmann & Hiramatsu 1977)

1. Dorsal shield ornamented............................................................................... 2

- Dorsal shield without ornamentation......................................................................8

2. Ventral shield smooth.................................................................................. 3

- Ventral shield with ornamentation......................................................................... 5

3. Dorsal shield covered by small oval pits (ca. 5–7 µm); ventral setae smooth ( Fig. 29 ).......................... H. alata

- Dorsal shield with large oval pits (ca. 15–16 µm); ventral setae pilose............................................ 4

4. Central region of dorsal shield raised; dorsal setae pilose, surface of male genital shield with reticulate sculptural pattern................................................................................................ H. haradai

- Central region of dorsal shield not raised; dorsal setae smooth and pilose, surface of male genital shield smooth... H. virtuosa

5. Dorsal setae needle-like; dorsal and ventral shields ornamented with small oval pits (ca. 7–8 µm)......................6

- Dorsal setae wide; dorsal and ventral shields ornamented by irregular pits or web-like sculptural pattern................. 7

6. Dorsal and adanal setae smooth.............................................................. H. feiderisimilis

- Dorsal and adanal setae pilose.................................................................... H. feideri

7. Ventral shield with web-like sculptural pattern ( Fig. 16 )............................................ H. thailandica

- Ventral shield ornamented by irregular pits (ca. 9–12 µm) ( Fig. 25 )................................... H. phuketensis

8. Dorsal setae in row j short (tips of j setae reaching insertion of the following setae in the series)....................... 9

- Dorsal setae in row j long (j setae expanding beyond insertion of the following setae in the series by half of their length)...10

9. Dorsal setae smooth in row j; surface of genital shield of female smooth..................................... H. aoki

- Dorsal setae pilose in row j; genital shield of female covered by oval pits.................................. H. hutuae

10. Setae j4 marginally pilose; adanal setae smooth............................................................. 11

- Setae j4 marginally smooth; adanal setae pilose............................................................. 12

11. Strongly sclerotised lines on dorsal shield present; genital shield of female scutiform............... H. hirschmannisimilis

- Strongly sclerotised lines on dorsal shield absent; genital shield of female linguliform........ Hutufeideria hirschmannoides

12. St1 setae as long as other sternal setae; setae j3 reach to insertion of j4................................ H. hirschmanni

- St1 longer than other sternal setae (1: 0,5); setae j3 not reach to insertion of j4........................... .. H. deliciosa

Figures

FIGURES 29 – 32. Hutufeideria alata sp. nov., holotype, female. 29. Body in dorsal view; 30. Body in ventral view; 31. Ventral setae; 32. Tritosternum and gnathosoma in ventral view. (Scale bars: 100 µm.) Inset, peritreme, enlarged.

FIGURES 12 – 19. Hutufeideria thailandica sp. nov., holotype, female. 12. Body in dorsal view; 13. Wide dorsal setae; 14. Marginally pilose dorsal setae; 15. Marginal setae; 16. Body in ventral view; 17. Marginally pilose ventral setae; 18. Adanal setae; 19. Tritosternum and gnathosoma in ventral view. (Scale bars: 100 µm.) Inset, peritreme, enlarged.

FIGURES 23 – 28. Hutufeideria phuketensis sp. nov. holotype, female. 23. Body in dorsal view; 24. Marginally pilose setae on apical part of dorsal body; 25; Body in ventral view; 26. Gnathosoma in lateral view; 27. Epistome; 28. Chelicera. (Scale bars: 100 µm.) Inset, peritreme, enlarged.