Pseudachorutes aleksandrae Babenko & Kuznetsova & Nakamori & Shveenkova 2021, sp. nov.

Pseudachorutes aleksandrae Babenko sp. nov. Figs 1–14, Table 1 Type material. Russia: holotype, female (preadult), Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Suntar-Khayata Mt. Range, upper reaches of Kyubyume River, vicinity of «Vostochnaya» weather station, 63°14.45’N 139°37.88’E, herbaceous meadow on terrace,...

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Main Authors: Babenko, Anatoly, Kuznetsova, Natalia, Nakamori, Taizo, Shveenkova, Yulia
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Published: Zenodo 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4605055
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Summary:Pseudachorutes aleksandrae Babenko sp. nov. Figs 1–14, Table 1 Type material. Russia: holotype, female (preadult), Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Suntar-Khayata Mt. Range, upper reaches of Kyubyume River, vicinity of «Vostochnaya» weather station, 63°14.45’N 139°37.88’E, herbaceous meadow on terrace, 2100 m alt., 15 July 2002. O. Makarova leg. [MSPU collection]. Paratypes, 4 males, 5 females and 3 juveniles from the same sample [MSPU collection]. Other material. 9 specimens, Russia, Magadan Province, Bolshoi Annachag Mt. Range, upper reaches of Kolyma River, vicinity of former «Aborigen» field station [~ 61°56’N 149°40’E], 25 July 1979. V. Behan-Pelletier leg.; 9 males, 16 females and 9 juveniles, same region, but upper reaches of Ola River, ~ 120 km northward from Magadan [~ 60°39’N 151°16’E], alt. 980–1150 m, August 2011. O. Makarova & A. Babenko leg. Diagnosis. Medium sized species. PAO rather large, elliptic. Buccal cone blunt, labrum with 4/2334 setae, labium with 12 ordinary setae and without seta L or labial organites. Dorsal chaetotaxy rich with variable number of setae on Th. I, 3–4 setae in front of setae p3–p4 on Th. II–III and not especially long sensilla. Mucro with lateral lamella almost reaching tip. Each anal valve with three hr-setae. Description. Length (without antennae) 1.0– 1.8 mm, holotype ̅̅ 1.2 mm. Colour grey-blue, rather dark. Tegument granulation coarse and uniform. Antennae slightly shorter than head, Ant. III–IV fused dorsally, ventral separation well marked. Ant. IV with trilobed apical vesicle, external ms, subapical or and seta i present; sensilla (S1–S4, S7–S8) on dorsal side of Ant. IV clearly differentiated (Fig. 2), ventral side with few sensilliform setae of various shape (Fig. 3). Antennal organ of Ant. III typical, inner sensilla small, sgv about as long as sgd, ventral ms and usually 18 common setae present. Ant. I–II with 7 and 12 setae, respectively. Head with 8+8 subequal ocelli. PAO rather large, usually elliptic, consisting of 10–14 vesicles, its long axis to ...