Allotanaupodus winksi Zhang & Fan, 2007, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Zhang, Zhi-Qiang
name: Fan, Qing-Hai
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Trombidiformes
Allotanaupodidae
Allotanaupodus
Allotanaupodus winksi

description: Allotanaupodus winksi sp. nov.
(Figs 16–20)
Description
Deutonymph. Idiosoma ovoid; length 750–950 µm, maximum width 525–650 µm. Sejugal furrow clearly evident. Hysteronotum only slightly longer than prodosum.
Prodorsum. About half as long (280 µm) as wide (400 µm). Prodorsal plate longer (295 µm) than wide (220 µm), extending beyond anterior edge of propodosoma, with 7–9 pairs of lanceolate setae on each side, anteriormost pair 95–100 µm long. Crista metopica linear, rod-like, 205–220 µm long, widest anteriorly, ca 10–12 µm. 2–3 pairs of lanceolate setae posterolateral to prodorsal plate (one of them laterad of eyes), each on a platelet, ca 65–75 µm long. Prodorsal lateral plate absent. Eye plates 63– 65 x 33–39 µm, diameter 25–30µm for anterior eyes and 20–25 for posterior eyes.
Hysterosomal dorsum. Hysterosoma with traces of segmentation, each with large lateral plates bearing several to numerous setae, division between C and D by evident furrow.
C row with a pair of sublateral plates each bearing 7–8 setae; other setae each on a platelet.
D row with a pair of sublateral plates each bearing three pairs of setae; lateral and medial setae each on a platelet.
E row with a pair of sublateral plates each bearing three setae; lateral and medial setae each on a platelet.
F row with a pair of sublateral plates each bearing four setae, other setae each on a platelet. H segment with two pairs of plates each bearing three pairs of setae; a few lateral and medial setae each on a platelet.
PS segment with a pair of terminal plates each bearing 5–6 setae.
Idiosomal venter. Intercoxal area of leg I with 3–4 pairs of short setae (<50 µm long; posterolateral pair the longest, 1a over 50 µm long). Intercoxal area of leg II with three pairs of setae. Intercoxal area of leg III with 3–4 pairs of setae and that of leg IV with 4–5 setae. Coxal I with 9–12 setae. Coxa II with 6–9 setae. Coxa III with 5–8 setae. Coxa IV with 6–10 setae. Opisthoventer with numerous short setiform setae similar to coxal setae. Genital opening 100 µm long; a pair of central valves each bearing 2–3 setae (25 µm long); a pair of lateral valves each bearing 1–3 setae of similar size. Eugenital setae absent. Anal opening 125–130 µm long, its valves each with 4–7 pairs of setae.
Legs. Length of legs in decreasing order: leg I> leg IV> leg III> leg II.
Leg I 821–852 µm. Trochanter I with 6–7 setae. Basifemur I 95 –105 µm, with numerous setulose setae. Telofemur I 118–120 with numerous setulose setae and one subdistal solenidion. Genu I 140–150 µm long, with numerous setulose setae, two solenidia and one microseta (32 µm long). Tibia I 163–175 µm long with numerous setulose setae and solenidia, and 1 microseta (26 µm long). Tarsus I more than twice as long (235– 238 µm) as wide (90–100 µm), with many setulose setae and solenidia; famulus not visible.
Leg II 520–540 µm. Trochanter II with 6 setae. Basifemur II 80 µm long with numerous setulose setae. Telofemur II 82 µm long with numerous setulose setae and a distal solenidion. Genu II 86 µm long, with numerous setulose setae, two solenidia and 1 microseta (20 µm long). Tibia II 90 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tarsus II 140 µm long, with numerous setulose setae, four dorsal solenidia, and two distal eupathidia.
Leg III 535–635 µm. Trochanter III with 8 setae. Basifemur III 90 µm long with numerous setae. Telofemur III 82 µm long with numerous setulose setae and a distal solenidion. Genu III 105 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tibia III 125 µm long with numerous setulose setae and 2 solenida. Tarsus III 160 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia.
Leg IV 660–758 µm. Trochanter IV with 7 setulose setae. Basifemur IV 130 µm long, with numerous setae. Telofemur IV 107 µm long, with numerous setae and 1 distal solenidion (28 µm long). Genu IV 155 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and 3 solenidia. Tibia IV 180 µm long with numerous setulose setae and three solenidia, of which the distal one is twice as long as others. Tarsus IV 195 µm long with many setulose setae.
Gnathosoma. Subcapitulum smooth with two pairs of adoral setae. Adoral setae: or1 32–35 µm and or2 25 µm.
Cheliceral base 160–175 µm long, cheliceral blade 55–58 µm long.
Palp 375–415 µm long. Palptrochanter with one smooth seta, ca 50 long. Palpfemur with seven setae. Palpgenu with eight setae. Palptibia with seven nude setae, an enlarged seta (20 µm) near base of palptarsus and a strong terminal setae (i.e. tibial claw, 32–23 µm long), ratio of tibial length excluding tibial claw and maximum width 2.2–2.4. Palptarsus with a basal solenidion (14 µm long), 3 nude setiform setae and five terminal eupathidia (20 µm long).
Etymology
Named after the collector, Chris Winks (invertebrate ecologist at Landcare Research, Auckland).
Remarks
This new species differs from the other two species by a number of differences in morphology (see table 1). The difference in the shape of prodorsal plate, for example, is not likely to be due to ontogeny as nymphs and adults of Nanotanaupodus andrei sp. nov. have similar dorsal plates.
description: Published as part of Zhang, Zhi-Qiang & Fan, Qing-Hai, 2007, Allotanaupodidae, a new family of early derivative Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 1517 on pages 26-32, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.177319