Schwoerbelaturus aturoides ( Schwoerbel, 1984 ), Smit, 2019

Smit, Harry, 2019, New and rare species of hyporheic water mites from New Zealand (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Aturidae, Momoniidae with the description of two new genera, one new subgenus and one new species, Acarologia 59 (3), pp. 364-373 : 369

Schwoerbelaturus aturoides ( Schwoerbel, 1984)

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Material examined — Holotype male, Urarima stream, [North Island, New Zealand], 1-6-1967, leg. Schminke ( SMF, labelled “L42, Tryssaturus “sp. A’(identatus?), Uralbia sp. male”). Other material: one male ( SMF), two males ( RMNH), Stream at crossing with road to Port Charles, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand, 23-1-1967, leg. Schminke.

Description — Male: Idiosoma smooth, weakly sclerotized, lateral eyes absent. Idiosoma dorsally. Measurements (in brackets holotype): 222–244 long (220), ventrally 300–318 long (280) and 172–204 wide (168). Anteromedial dorsal plate 78–92 long (82) and 120–138 wide (126), posteromedial plate 120–136 wide (120), length not measurable.

Remarks — According to Schwoerbel, the holotype should have pigmented lateral eyes. However, lateral eyes are not visible in either the holotype or in the additional three specimens. The slide with the holotype was not labelled properly, with neither Zelandopsis aturoides nor holotype written on it. However, as Schwoerbel (1984) had only one specimen at his disposal, and the specimen matches the description, we can assume that the specimen on this slide is the holotype.

Figures

Figure 3 Schwoerbelaturus aturoides(Schwoerbel), male from Stream at crossing with road to Port Charles: A – dorsum; B – venter;Schwo- erbelaturus aturoides(Schwoerbel), holotype male: C – palp; D – IV-leg-4-6. Scale bars = 50 µm.