Phylleremus leei Behan-Pelletier & Walter, 2007, n. sp.

• Main Authors: Behan-Pelletier, Valerie M., Walter, David E.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2007
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Sarcoptiformes; Adhaesozetidae; Phylleremus; Phylleremus leei; Antarc*; Antarctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628231; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FC8788FFADFFBDFF0C070FFC947F2D

Phylleremus leei n. sp. Material examined. Holotype: adult female. Australia: NSW: Mt. Warning National Park, 28º23’S, 153º17’E; 15. iii. 1991, from leaves of Sarcopteryx stipata (F. Muell.) Radlk.; deposited in the ANIC. Paratypes : 3 with same data as holotype; Australia: NSW: Border Ranges National Park, Antarctic Beech site, 28º22’S, 153º07’E, 22.ii.1992, 1 from leaf of Caldcluvia paniculosa NSW: New England National Park, 30º30’S, 152º26’E, Cascade Trail, 16.vi.1991, 1 male from Vesselowskya rubifolia NSW: nr. Armidale, New England National Park, 30º30’S, 152º26’E, Point Lookout, 1563m, 15.vi.1991, 1 female from Banksia collina NSW: nr. Nimbin Nightcap National Park, Mt. Matheson, 28º32’S, 153º16’E, 700m, 23.vi.1991, 1 female from Sloanea australis NSW: nr. Kyogle Border Ranges National Park, 28º22’S, 153º07’E, Forest Top Rest area, 18.vi.1991, 6 tritonymphs from Sloanea woolsii NSW: Washpool National Park, 29º28’S, 152º18’E, Coombadja Creek, 23.vi.1991, 1 DN, 1TN from leaf of Callicoma serratifolia QLD: Lamington National Forest, 28º13’S, 153º09’E, O’Reilly’s Guest House, 19.ii.1992, 1 from leaf of Randia benthamiana Mick’s Tower, 17.v.1994, 3 females 1 males from stem of Randia benthamiana; Victoria: Wilson’s Promontory National Park, Chinaman Creek, 38º55’S, 146º23’E, 17.x.1991, 3 males, 2 females 4 nymphs from leaf Olearia lirata Victoria: E. Gippsland, Errinundra Plateau, 37º21’S, 148º51’E, 19.ii.1991, from Elaeocarpus reticulatus deposited in the ANIC and CNC. Diagnosis . Total length of adults 280–332μm; mutual distance of tubercles on notogaster about 3–8 µm; setae le about 14–16 µm long; setae ex about 8–10 µm long; saccule Sa present, S1, S2, S3 absent; six pairs of genital setae. Description. Adult. Measurements: Mean total length: female ( n = 9) 322 µm (range 308–332); male ( n = 2) 291 µm (280, 296). Mean notogastral width: female ( n =8) 184 µm (range 172–192); male ( n =2) 152 µm (152, 152). Color: Mature adults brown. Integument: Underlying microtubercles on all ...