Macrocheles robustulus ( Berlese, 1904 )

Azevedo, Letícia H., Castilho, Raphael C., Berto, Marielle M. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2017, Macrochelid mites (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) from São Paulo state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Macrocheles, Zootaxa 4269 (3), pp. 413-426 : 421-422

Macrocheles robustulus ( Berlese, 1904)

Holostaspis subbadius var. rubustulus [sic] Berlese, 1904a: 264.

Macrocheles robustulus .— Axtell, 1961: 748; Filipponi & Pegazzano, 1962b: 230; Costa, 1966: 533; Bregetova, 1977: 376; Hyatt & Emberson, 1988: 106.

Macrocheles (Macrocheles) robustulus .— Krauss, 1970: 136; Karg, 1971: 132.

Holostapis humeratus Berlese, 1908: 13 [Synonymy by Filipponi & Pegazzano, 1962b: 234].

Nothrholaspis punctillatus Willmann, 1939: 176 [Synonymy by Filipponi, 1959: 210].

Macrocheles coprophila Womersley, 1942: 167 [Synonymy by Filipponi & Pegazzano 1962b: 234].

Macrocheles rothamstedensis Evans & Browning, 1956: 15 [Synonymy of Filipponi, 1959: 210].

Note. rubustulus was an incorrect original spelling of robustulus (Berlese) , ICZN Opinion 1638.

Material examined. Ten females from Cajuru (21°12'28.5"S, 47°19'35.2"W), three females from Cajuru (21°17'30"S, 47°17'05"W), 18 February 2014; one female from Registro, 24 February 2014; two females from Araçoiaba da Serra (23°31'20,46"S, 47°38'24"W), 25 February 2014.

Diagnosis of female. Dorsal shield medium sized [616 (640–740) long and 350 (380–450) wide at level of coxa III (n=5)]; seta j 1 elongate, over twice as long as j 2 and noticeably longer than j 3, minutely pilose distally; J 5 aciculate, about half as long as Z 5. Sternal shield without distinct lines but with a more or less symmetrical pattern of punctures, some of which may be linearly arranged.

Previous records. Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, USA.