Abrolophus marinensis
Abrolophus marinensis is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. It is named after the Marine de Farimore, Corsica, where the species was first collected.[1] A. marinensis differs from its cogenerate species in its palptarsus having 2 setae with a tufty tip. It particularly differs from Abrolophus longicollis in its shorter length measurements.
| Abrolophus marinensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Erythraeidae |
| Genus: | Abrolophus |
| Species: | A. marinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Abrolophus marinensis Haitlinger, 2007 | |
Description
The dorsum of the larva carries 35 nude setae, and counts with one eye on each side. The dorsal scutum is longer than wide, including 2 pairs of nude scutalae. It also possesses two pairs of sensillary setae. Its idiosoma carries a ventral setal pair, and 2 pairs between its coxae I and II, as well as 14 setae between coxae II and III. All of its ventral setae are found nude.[1]
The gnathosoma has nude hypostomalae, and galealae. Its palpfemur has two setae, the palpgenu 3, palptibia 2 setae and 1 cone-like seta that acts as an accessory claw. All of these are nude. Its tibial claw does not have a divided tip. The palptarsus exhibits 7 setae.[1]
References
- Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.
Further reading
- Makol, Joanna, and Andreas Wohltmann. 2012. "An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae." Annales Zoologici. Vol. 62. No. 3. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
- Sundic, Miloje, and Igor Pajovic. 2013. "Phenetic affinities among the Erythraeus and Abrolophus species from Montenegro." Poljoprivreda i Sumarstvo 59.3: 47.