Bonzinae Oudemans, 1927, 1975

Skvarla, Michael J., Fisher, J. Ray & Dowling, Ashley P. G., 2014, A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records, ZooKeys 418, pp. 1-103 : 10-11

Bonzinae Oudemans, 1927

Historical review.

Oudemans (1927) erected Bonzia within Cunaxidae for Bonzia halacaroides . Smiley (1975) erected Parabonzia for Bonzia bdelliformis . Den Heyer (1975) erected Cunabdella for Cunabdella marthae . Den Heyer (1977b) erected Bonzinae for the two genera; he also moved Cunabdella marthae to Parabonzia , effectively synonymizing Cunabdella with Parabonzia .

Diagnosis.

Gnathosoma. Pedipalps 5-segmented and reach beyond the subcapitulum by at most the distal half of the tibiae. Apophyses absent. A multi-branched seta present dorsally on the telofemora. Tibiotarsi terminate in a stout claw or two strong setae. 2 pairs of adoral setae present or absent. Subcapitulum with 4 pairs of setae (hg1 - 4) present in Bonzia ; up to 6 pairs of subcapitular setae (hg1-4 + additional setae) present in Parabonzia .

Idiosoma, dorsal. Proterosoma bears a shield complemented with 2 pairs of setae (at and pt) and 2 pairs of setose sensillae (lps and mps). Dorsal hysterosoma may bear a shield; if a shield is present it may be complemented with a variable number of setae depending on the extent of the shield. Setae c1 - h1, c2, f2 and h2 present and are smooth or spiculate. Cupule im present laterad and caudally of e1. Integument that does not bear shields or plates is striated.

Idiosoma, ventral. Coxae I-II fused or not and coxae III-IV fused or not. Genital plates bear 4-9 setae; 2 pairs of genital papillae visible underneath the plates. Up to 4 pairs of setae present on the anal plates. Up to 9 pairs of setae present on the integument between coxae II and the anal plates. Legs. Trichobothrium present on leg tibia IV. The ambulacral claws occur on either side of a 4-rayed empodium.

Key to adult female Bonziinae

(modified from Smiley 1992)

1	Pedipalp tibiotarsal claw present; 2 pedipalp tibiotarsal spine-like tubercles present ( Fig. 8b ); genital plates with 4 pairs of setae; internal genital setae absent	Bonzia Oudemans, 1927
-	Pedipalp tibiotarsal claw absent; 2 pedipalp tibiotarsal spine-like tubercles absent ( Fig. 8c ); genital plates with 5-9 pairs of setae; internal genital setae present	Parabonzia Smiley, 1975

Figures

Figure 8. Bonziinae key illustrations. 8 a Telofemoral branched seta present in Bonziinae 8 b Bonzia 8 c Parabonzia.