Hypoaspis presternalis Willmann, 1949

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 : 35

Hypoaspis presternalis Willmann, 1949 ( Fig. 1e )

New localities. As 282 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Prov. Ryang-gang: Chann-Pay plateau, Mt. Pektusan, Mu-do-bong, moss and lichen samples from the upper level of Larix-Betula forest, 25.VI.1975, leg. Papp, J. and Vojnits, A.

Short description. Dorsal shield with reticulate sculptural pattern and bearing needle-like setae. Dorsal setae short not reach the next ones. Genital shield of female linguliform, sternal ventrianal and genital shield covered by reticulate sculptural pattern. Presternal shields fused and formed a large and reticulate plate on anterior margin of sternal shield. Between genital and ventrianal shield two pairs of needle-like setae situated.

Previous record from Korean Peninsula. -

Distribution. Europa 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).