Corticacarus (Lundbladacarus) magellanicus Tuzovskij & Stolbov, 2014, sp. n.

• Main Authors: Tuzovskij, Petr V., Stolbov, Vitaly A.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Trombidiformes; Hygrobatidae; Corticacarus; Corticacarus magellanicus; antartic*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12653816; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FDE93CFFBC3708FF18F977742BFA6F

Corticacarus ( Lundbladacarus ) magellanicus sp. n. (Figs. 1-7) Type material: Holotype: female, slide 9889, South America, Chile, Region de Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Provincia de Magallanes, NW of Villa Tehuelche, forest stream (52°05'537"S 71°48'061"W), depth 0.4 m, substrates: stones and mosses, 14. 08. 2014, leg. V. Stolbov. Paratypes (6 females) collected in same locality as holotype. Additional material : 1 female, Provincia de Magallanes, stream to the south of Punta Arenas city (53°34'29” S 70°56'23” W), substrates: stones and mosses, 08.11. 2014, leg. V. Stolbov. All specimens are mounted in Hoyer medium. The holotype and the paratypes are deposited in the collection of the Institute for Biology of Inland Waters (Borok, Russia). Diagnosis. Female. Dorsal and ventral shields present; setae Fch short, thick; dorsal shield usually bearing 9 pairs setae; coxal plates in three groups; anterior coxal plates completely fused to each other medially but suture line between them present; all genital acetabula subequal in size; P-3 ventral teeth much larger than teeth on P-2 ventrodistal projections; leg claws indented dorsally, with relatively long subequal central and internal clawlets and short external clawlet. Description Dorsal and ventral shields present. Dorsal shield (Fig. 1) elongate (ratio L/ W 1.35 -1.50), usually bearing 9 pairs of setae ( Vi, Oi, Oe, Ve, Hi, Sci, Li, Si, C i) and a posterior pair of slit organs ( i 5 ). Setae Oe, Hi, Li and Ci associated with so-called heart-shaped glandularia. Setae Fch thick, short; setae Fp thin, usually free but sometimes their bases incorporated into the anterior margin of dorsal shield. Primary sclerites (four pairs) slightly developed, anterior two pairs larger than posterior two pairs. Setae Le and anterior four pairs of slit organs ( i 1 -i 4 ) situated on soft integument along lateral margin of dorsum. Excretory pore located caudally. Coxal plates and genital field incorporated into ventral shield (Fig. 2). Coxal plates in three groups. ...