Neophyllobius dogani, Khanjani, Mohammad & Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, 2013

Khanjani, Mohammad & Hoseini, Mohammad Ahmad, 2013, Three new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese (Acari: Camerobiidae) from Southern and Southwestern Iran, Zootaxa 3666 (4), pp. 510-522 : 518-522

Neophyllobius dogani n. sp.

( Figs. 31–49 )

FEMALE (n=2). Dimensions: Length excluding gnathosoma 288 (298), width 238(262).

Gnathosoma. Gnathosoma 73 (80) long and 68 (68) wide. Infracapitulum with setae m only, 28 (23), and two pairs of adoral setae, or1 7 (6), or2 6 (6); m–m 25 (23). Palp ( Fig. 33 ) five segmented with following setal distribution: tarsus with two eupathidia, three simple setae, one small solenidion; tibia with three tactile setae, one blade–like seta; genu with one long, slender, serrated seta 34 (32); femur with two serrated setae 18 (17), 28 (25); cheliceral length 35 (33).

Dorsum ( Fig. 31 ). With 15 pairs of long serrated setae, set on tubercles ( Fig. 31 ), all setae longer than distance to setae next behind. Length of prodorsal setae: vi 57 (60), ve 49 (51), sci 55 (52), sce 52 (50), pdx 62 (59); opisthosomal setae: c1 133 (130), c2 81 (80), d1 133 (130), d2 53 (54), e1 114 (117), e2 57 (56), f1 90 (92), f2 48 (51), h1 39 (40), h2 40 (41). Distances between setae: vi– vi 55 (53), ve–ve 100 (95), vi – ve 35 (32), vi–pdx 49 (48), pdx–pdx 10 (10), c1–d1 42 (43), d1–d1 6 (10), d1–d2 77 (77), d1– e 1 48(47), sc i–sc i 125 (98), ve–sci 13 (12), sce–sce 147 (125), sci–sce 35 (32), c1–c1 10(13), c1–c2 79 (75), c2–c2 151 (143), e1– e 1 6 (8), e1–f1 33 (38), f1 – h1 82 (78), e1– e 2 52 (70), d2– e 2 39 (27), f1–f1 8 (10), f1–f2 69 (65), f2–f2 111 (108), e2–f2 57 (73), h1–h1 5 (5), h1 – h2 19 (17), h2 – h2 45 (40), c2–d2 58 (44), d2 – e2 38 (27), f2–h2 45 (47). Two pairs of eyes, anterolateral to sce.

Venter ( Fig. 32 ). Coxal setae stout and serrate, setae 1a slender and slightly serrate. Endopodal shields absent. Anogenital area with one pair of aggenital setae (ag), two pairs of genital setae (g1–2) and three pairs of anal setae (ps1–3) ( Fig. 32 ). Length of ventral setae: 1a 31 (26), 1b 25 (25), 1c 52 (51), 2c 43 (47), 3b 31 (35), 3c 45 (43), 4a 39 (30), 4b 27 (23), 4c 35 (34). Anogenital setae: ag 26 (25–28), g1 8 (8–10), g2 12 (11–12), ps1 12 (12), ps2 15 (14), ps3 15 (15).

Legs ( Figs. 34–49 ). Measurements of leg I 550 (559), leg II 487 (489), leg III 517 (522), leg IV 552 (551). Chaetotaxy of leg segments as follows (specialized setae in parentheses and not included in setal counts): coxae 3- 1-2-2, trochanters 1-1-1-1, femora 4-3-2-2, genua 1(κ)-1(κ)-1-1, tibiae 9(φ)-8(φ)-8(φ)-7(φ), tarsi 10(ω)-9(ω)-8-8 ( Figs. 34–37 ). Leg setae as indicated in Figs 34–49 . Genual setae III–IV longer than I–II ( Figs. 42–45 ). Genual setae length as follows: I–IV 197 (206)–228 (236)–257 (274)–302 (294).

MALE. Unknown.

Remarks. Neophyllobius dogani n. sp. is closely related to N. edwardi n. sp. in the length of the genual setae and leg setal formulae but differs from the latter in: (1) dorsal setae longer than N. edwardi , (2) coxal surface smooth instead of reticulate, (3) genual setae longer than that of N. edwardi . The new species also closely resembles N. asalii Khanjani & Ueckermann, 2006 due to having the same leg chaetotaxy and c1 long, passing bases of e1. However it differs from the latter in: (1) tarsi I–II with tarsi 10(ω)-9(ω) in N. dogani versus 9(ω)-8(ω), (2) dorsal setae longer than N. asalii , (3) coxal surface smooth instead of reticulate, (3) genual seta longer than that of N. asalii . The new species also resembles N. afyonenis Akyol & Koç, 2006 in that setae f1, f2, h1, h2 are of equal length. However the new species differs from the latter in: setae vi 57 –60, ve 49–51, sci 52–55, sce 50–52, pdx 59– 62, c1 130–133, c2 80–81, d1 130–133, d2 53–54, e1 114–117, and e2 56 –57 in N. dogani opposed to 69, 64, 59, 64, 69, 149, 107, 165, 59, 133, 64, respectively, in N. afyonenis ; and tarsus II 9 (ω) instead of 10(ω) in N. afyonenis .

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. Salih Dogan, Arts & Sciences Faculty, Department of Biology, Erzincan University, Turkey, for his collaboration with the senior author.

Type materials. Holotype female and one paratype female from Chaghlvandy, Lorrestan province, soil under Astragalus sp. bushes 33° 46' 09.79'' N, 48° 39' 26.21'' E, 1703 m a.s.l.), 20 October 2011, Mohammad Ahmad Hoseini.

Figures

FIGURES 31 – 37. Neophyllobius dogani sp. nov. (Female): 31. Dorsum; 32. Venter; 33. Palp; 45. Tarsus I; 35. Tarsus II; 36. Tarsus III, 37. Tarsus IV.

FIGURES 38 – 45. Neophyllobius dogani sp. nov. (Female): 38. Femur and genu I; 39. Femur, genu and tibia II; 40. Femur and genu III; 41. Femur and genu III; 42. Genual seta I; 43. Genual seta II; 44. Genual seta III; 45. Genual seta IV.

FIGURES 46 – 49. Neophyllobius dogani sp. nov. (Female): 46. Tibia I; 47. Tibia II; 48. Tibia III; 49. Tibia IV.