Lebertia (Septlebertia) altomontana, Gerecke & Smit, 2022

Gerecke, Reinhard & Smit, Harry, 2022, Water mites of the genusLebertia Neuman, 1880 from the eastern Himalayas (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Lebertiidae), Acarologia 62 (2), pp. 302-316 : 310

Lebertia (Septlebertia) altomontana n. sp.

Zoobank: F0BDD504-3FBA-41B1-8B9B-9A43B06147AD

( Figures 5 A-D, 6E-F)

Type series — (all RMNH) – Holotype ♀, Nepal 01, stream S of Gokyo ( Figure 6E ), 27°56.860′ N, 86°41.853′ E, 4745 m a.s.l., 7 Apr. 2016 leg P.W. Veel, slide mounted ( RMNH). Paratype ♀ Nepal 02, stream Dudh Kosi Nadi, Phortse ( Figure 6F ), 27°50.817′ N, 86°44.699′

E, 3596 m a.s.l., 9 Apr. 2016 leg P.W. Veel, slide mounted ( RMNH).

Material compared – Lebertia convergella Tuzovskij, 1990 , ♂, ♀ Russia, Magadan, snow valley stream, 15 Jun. 1982, leg Tuzovskij. Lebertia imamurai Viets, 1956 , ♂, ♀, Japan, Hokkaido, Kan-noko ike spring, 12 Aug. 2002, leg. Matsumoto; ♂, ♀, Hokkaido, Youtei- Hukiage spring, 14 May 2002, slide 100-2/3, leg. Matsumoto.

Diagnosis — Female (male unknown): Integument lineated; legs without swimming setae; palp with a dorsally strongly curved, ventrally weakly concave P-2 (L/H 1.5-1.6), P-3 with 6 long setae in three groups, each side by side: 2 dorsally, in proximal quarter, two dorsodistally and two ventrodistally; P-4 rather short (L/H 3.0-3.3, L ratio P-2/-4, 0.85-0.95), maximum H in proximal part, insertions of setae dividing ventral margin in sectors increasing ln L from base to tip: 21-27/29-34/43-45 %).

Figures

Figure 5 Lebertia(Septlebertia) altomontanan. sp., type series, ♀; A – left palp medial; B – coxal and genital field, partial view; C – IV-L-4-6; D – I-L-4-6. Scale bars: 100 µm.

Figure 6 Collection sites. A – Haa River (Bhutan 03); B – Sertu Khola, Nunthala (Nepal 06); C – Garden stream, Nunthala (Nepal 05); D – Surke Khola (Nepal 04); E – stream S of Gokyo (Nepal 01); F – stream Dudh Kosi Nadi (Nepal 02). Authors: W. Klein (A), P.V. Veel (B-F).