Uropoda afra, Kontschán, 2006

Kontschán, J., 2006, Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) Species From Angola, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 52 (1), pp. 1-20 : 14-15

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5731774
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5731806
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4A611843-8121-FF8A-2DC6-FC1C03DFFD35
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Uropoda afra
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Uropoda afra sp. n.

( Figs 33–37 View Figs 33–37 )

Diagnosis: Dorsal shield with three strongly sclerotised lines. All dorsal and marginal setae strong, smooth and spiniform. Marginal shield and central part of dorsal shield with alveolar ornamentation. Two of the ventral setae long, smooth and spiniform, other thinner and phylliform. Genital shield of female coriaceous and scutiform. Anterior margin of genital shield at coxae 3.

Description: Female. Length of idiosoma 1480 µm, width (in the middle of idiosoma) 1200 µm (n = 4). Shape oval, posterior margin rounded.

Male, deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown.

Dorsal side ( Fig. 33 View Figs 33–37 ): Dorsal shield with three pairs of strongly sclerotised lines. All dorsal setae strong, smooth and spiniform. Central part of dorsal shield with alveolar ornamentation, posterior part with structure lines. Setae of marginal shield similar to dorsal setae. Marginal setae short and filiform.

Ventral side ( Fig. 34 View Figs 33–37 ): Ornamentation of sternal shield lacking. Sternal setae long, smooth and filiform. Two of the ventral setae long, smooth and spiniform, other ventral setae phylliform ( Fig. 36 View Figs 33–37 ). Ventral shield with alveolar ornamentation ( Fig. 35 View Figs 33–37 ). Peritreme not clearly visible.

Genital shield of female coriaceous and scutiform. The anterior part of the genital shield localised between coxae 2.

Gnathosoma ( Fig. 37 View Figs 33–37 ): Whole gnathosoma not clearly visible. Corniculi horn-like, laciniae long, apical part plumose. Ventral side of gnathosoma with three pairs of visible coxal setae. h1 long, smooth and setiform, h2, short, smooth and setiform, h3 short, setiform with serratd margin, h4 not visible. Tritosternum with some branches, all braches not clearly visible). Epistome and chelicerae not clearly visible.

Material examined: holotype: female, Angola, foret Galerie R. Tshissanguiri , Luembe , Cossa 13. January 1963. leg. LUNA, paratypes: 3 females Angola, Dundo, foret R. Casulo 25. January 1962. leg. MACHADO .

Etymology: This species is named after the continent it originates from.

Remarks: This species belongs to the splendida -group. The main differences from the other species of this splendida -group are the following: the shape of the strongly sclerotized lines, the type of the dorsal setae and the pattern of the genital shield. These characters are unique in the splendida -group.