Peloribates spiniformis Ermilov & Anichkin 2011
- Dataset
- TWO NEW SPECIES OF ORIPODOIDEA (ACARI: ORIBATIDA) FROM VIETNAM Sergey G. E and Alexander E. A
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Ermilov, S. G., Anichkin, A. E. (2011): TWO NEW SPECIES OF ORIPODOIDEA (ACARI: ORIBATIDA) FROM VIETNAM Sergey G. E and Alexander E. A. Acarologia 51 (2): 143-154, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20111998, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20111998
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Sarcoptiformes
- family
- Haplozetidae
- genus
- Peloribates
- species
- Peloribates spiniformis
description
(Figures 1 – 3)
description
Description Measurements — Body length 340 (holotype), 332 – 348 (mean 337, three paratypes); body width 182 (holotype), 182 (three paratypes). Integument — Body color light brown to brown. Surface of body, leg femora and trochanters III, IV foveolate. Foveolae oval or round (up to 10 in length or diameter) (Figure 4). Prodorsum — (Figure 1 A; Figure 2 A – F). Rostrum broadly rounded anteriorly. Lamellae longer than half of prodorsum, distally with weakly developed lateral tooth. Rostral (ro, 41 – 45) and lamellar (le, 53 – 61) setae setiform, barbed. Interlamellar setae (in, 20) medio-distally dilated, barbed. Exobothridial setae (ex, 8) setiform, slightly thickened, barbed. Sensilli (ss, 52 – 60) with long stalk (28 – 32) and oblong head (24 – 28), rounded distally, with small barbs. Notogaster — (Figure 1 A). Dorsosejugal suture weakly developed, hardly visible. Pteromorphae short, movable. Fourteen pairs of short (4 – 6), spiniform, straight, smooth notogastral setae. Four pairs of minute sacculi, visible with difficulty. Opisthonotal gland opening (gla) and lyrifissures developed in typical arrangement for genus. Lateral part of body — (Figure 2 A). Tutorium (tu) long. Sublamellar line weakly developed. Sublamellar areae porosae (Al, 8 – 10) rounded or oval. Pedotecta I and II small. Discidia (di) triangular. Anogenital region — (Figure 1 B; Figure 2 G, H). Two pairs anal (an 1, an 2, 4), three pairs adanal (ad 1 – ad 3, 4 – 6), one pair aggenital (ag, 4 – 6) and five pairs of genital setae (g 1 – g 5 4) slightly thickened, smooth. Lyrifissures iad in typical position for genus. Epimeral region — (Figure 1 B). Apodemes 2, sejugal, 3 and circumpedal carina well-developed. All epimeral setae setiform, weakly barbed; setae 3 c longest (24), 3 a shortest (6). Gnathosoma — (Figure 3 A – C). Subcapitulum longer than wide: 69 – 73 x 57 – 61. Hypostomal setae setiform, barbed, different little in length (12 – 16). Lateral lips with two pairs of adoral setae (6 – 8), setiform, barbed. Palps (length 53 – 61) with setation 0 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 9 (+ 1 ω). All setae (except some on tarsi) barbed. Chelicerae (length 73 – 82) chelatedentate; cheliceral setae setiform, barbed, cha (20 – 24) longer than chb (12 – 16). Legs — (Figure 3 D – F). Morphology similar to other species of Peloribates (Beck 1964; Bayartogtokh 2000; Bayartogtokh and Smelyansky 2008). Tarsi with three claws, weakly serrated on dorsal sides; median claw thicker than lateral claws. Formulae of leg setation and solenidia: I (1 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 19) [1 - 2 - 2], II (1 - 5 - 3 - 4 - 15) [1 - 1 - 2], III (2 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 15) [1 - 1 - 0], IV (1 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 12) [0 - 1 - 0]; homology of setae and solenidia indicated in Table 1. All setae barbed or with short cilia. Famulus short, straight, blunt-ended. Solenidia ω 1 on tarsi I, ω 1 and ω 2 on tarsi II, σ on genua II and III rod-shaped; other solenidia setiform.
diagnosis
Diagnosis This species is characterized by the following combination of traits: body size 332 – 348 x 182; body surface foveolate; interlamellar setae medio-distally dilated, barbed; sensilli with long stalk and oblong head, rounded distally, with small barbs; 14 pairs of short, spiniform, straight, smooth notogastral setae; claws of legs finely serrated on dorsal edges.
discussion
With characters of Peloribates as summarized by Corpuz-Raros (1981) and Balogh and Balogh (1984, 1992).
distribution
Distribution. — At present, this species is only known from Cat Tien National Park of southern Vietnam. Comparison — Peloribates spiniformis n. sp. can be included in the Peloribates species group with very short notogastral setae (P. alaskensis Hammer, 1955 from Alaska, P. asejugalis (Pandit and Bhattacharya, 1999) from India, P. canadensis Hammer, 1952 from the Nearctic region, P. decumanus (Berlese, 1908) from Brazil, P. glaber Mihelˇciˇc, 1956 from the Mediterranean region, P. peloptoides (Berlese, 1888) from the Neotropical region, P. pseudoporosus Balogh and Mahunka, 1967 from Vietnam, P. tunisiensis Mahunka, 1980 from the Mediterranean region). However, it clearly differs from all species in this group by having interlamellar setae that are mediodistally dilated (setiform or spiniform in the other species).
etymology
Etymology — The specific name " spiniformis " refers to the spiniform notogastral setae.
materials_examined
Material examined — Holotype (female), paratypes (three specimens: two females and one male) were obtained from southern Vietnam, 11 ° 25 ’ N, 107 ° 25 ’ E, Cat Tien National Park, 149 m above sea level, in dark loamy soil of Lagerstroemia forest, February-March 2009, collected by A. E. Anichkin. Type deposition — The holotype is deposited in the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia; two paratypes are deposited in the collection of the Center for Biodiversity Resources Education and Development (CEBRED), Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam; one paratype is in the personal collection of the first author (Center of Independent Examinations – NN, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia).