Lohmannella africana Bartsch 1992
- 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 africana
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp- 1 same level as Ds- 1. Ds- 2 and Ds- 3 on membranous cuticle. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 16 Pgs and 10 Sgs. Tr I – II with 1 - 1 setae; Bf I – IV with 2 - 2 -? - 3 setae; Tf I – IV with 5 - 6 - 4 - 3 setae; Gn I – IV with 8 - 6 - 4 - 4 setae, 4 - 1 -? - 1 Bp setae; Tb I – IV with 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 setae, 6 - 4 - 2 - 2 Bp setae; Ta I – IV with 3 - 3 - 4 - 3 dorsal setae, 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 Bp setae. Lc I with unidentate accessory process. Idiosoma length 378, width 260 in female. Gnathosoma length 266 in female. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.704. Ratio of P- 2 to P- 1 4.29. Remarks. This species was described by Bartsch (1992) on the basis of a single female specimen. The species is similar to L. grandipora Newell, 1984. L. africana is distiguishable from the latter by the presence of dorsal panels on PD. A single female is known. Habitat. Littoral zone: Coarse shell fragments on beach. Distribution. Indian Ocean: Gonubie (East London) [South Africa]. Reference. Bartsch (1992). Depository. SMF.
Name
- Homonyms
- Lohmannella africana Bartsch 1992