Proschoengastia antarctica Stekolnikov & González-Acuña, 2015, sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., González-Acuña, Daniel
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Prostigmata; Trombiculidae; Proschoengastia; Proschoengastia antarctica; Acuña; Seta; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6120777; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6120777

Proschoengastia antarctica sp. nov. (Figs. 16–18) Diagnosis. SIF = 7B-N-3-1111.0000; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fPp = B/B/BNB; fSc: PL> AL >> AM; Ip = 972–1051; fD = 2H-[(10–16)-(11–21)]-[(10–17)-(5–11)]-(9–16)-…; DS = 73–96; VS = 45–55; NDV = 118–148. Standard measurements of type series given in Table 6. Description (larva). IDIOSOMA. Eyes 2 + 2, on ocular plate. One pair of humeral setae, 73–96 dorsal idiosomal setae covered with moderate barbs, with variable arrangement by rows, first 2 rows double, first row in some specimens appears triple, in holotype fD = 2H-[12-18]-[10-9]- 12-13-4; 4 sternal setae; 45–55 ventral setae; total number of idiosomal setae excluding coxal and sternal 118–148. GNATHOSOMA. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap; gnathobase densely covered with puncta and bears 1 pair of branched setae; palpal femur with sparse puncta; galeala nude; palpal claw with 3 prongs; seta on palpal femur branched; seta on palpal genu with 1 or 2 branches; dorsal and ventral palpal ... : Published as part of Stekolnikov, Alexandr A. & González-Acuña, Daniel, 2015, A review of Chilean chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae), with the description of a new genus and ten new species, pp. 1-43 in Zootaxa 3964 (1) on pages 28-30, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/288680 ...