Lohmannella hureaui Newell 1984

Dataset
Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera: Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Arachnida: order
Trombidiformes: family
Halacaridae: genus
Lohmannella: species
Lohmannella hureaui

diagnosis

Diagnosis. One cornea present. Glp- 1 same level as Ds- 1. Ds- 2 on membranous cuticle. Ds- 3 on membranous cuticle. One or 2 dorsal setae on PE. Female with 27 – 28 Pgs and 8 – 10 Sgs. Male with 70 Pgs and 4 (?) Sgs. Tb I with 6 Bp setae; Ta III – IV with 4 - 3 dorsal setae, 3 - 3 ventral setae. Lc I with palmate accessory process. Idiosoma length 547 in female. Idiosoma width 356 in female. Remarks. Characteristis of this species are: the round GA in male, Lc with multidentate accessory process, Ta III and Ta IV with feathered distal fossary setae, and large dorsal Glps. There is a possibility that this species is conspecific with L. bihamata. Female and male are known. Habitat. Littoral zone: Durvillea antarctica (Phaeophyta) holdfasts. Distribution. Indian Ocean: Golfe du Morbihan, Port Douziéme, Ronarc’h Peninsula (Kerguelen Is.) [France]. References. Newell (1984), Chatterjee & Sarma (1991). Depository. USNMNHW.

Name

Homonyms: Lohmannella hureaui Newell 1984