Cheiroseius curtipes (Halbert, 1923)

Kontschan, Jeno, Jeon, Mi Jeong, Hwang, Jeong Mi & Seo, Hong Yul, 2015, New records to the Korean soil dwelling Mesostigmata fauna (Acari), Journal of Species Research 4 (1), pp. 33-44 : 34

Cheiroseius curtipes (Halbert, 1923) ( Fig. 1c )

New localities. As 665 Korea, Prov. Jeju, Halla-san National Park , sandy soil with small rocks, 30.X.1993, leg. Peregovits, L. and Ronkay, L.

Short description: Dorsal setae smooth, simple and needle-like. Dorsal shield covered by reticulate sculptural pattern, between setae J1 and J2 a rounded ornamentation situated. Sternal shield with three pairs of need-like setae, St4 situated on small and oval platelets at level of coxae III. Anal shield oval, wider than long, bearing nine needle-like setae.

Previous record from Korean Peninsula: -

Distribution. Europe and Asia

Remarks. New for the Korean fauna.

Figures

Fig. 1. Mesostigmatid mites from the Korean Peninsula I (a. Lasioseius furcisetus, dorsal view. b. Cheiroseius nepalensis, ventral view. c. Cheiroseius curtipes, dorsal view. d. Hypoaspis imitatus ventral view. e. Hypoaspis presternalis, ventral view. f. Pseudoparasitus placentulus, ventral view. g. latera- and h. ventral view of Gamasiphis novipulchellus).