Nanotanaupodus andrei 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
Nanotanaupodus
Nanotanaupodus andrei

description: Nanotanaupodus andrei sp. nov.
(Figs 21–29)
Description
Adult female. Idiosoma elongate-ovoid; length 788 µm, maximum width 490 µm. Sejugal furrow clearly evident, hysteronotum almost three times as long as prodosum.
Prodorsum. Almost half as long (200 µm) as wide (370 µm). Prodorsal plate longer (190 µm) than wide (160 µm), not reaching anterior end of propodosoma, with 13–14 lanceolate setae on each side, anteriormost pair 40 µm long, posteriormost pair 32 long. Crista metopica linear, rod-like, 155 µm long, widest anteriorly, ca 10 µm. A pair of lanceolate setae posterolateral to prodorsal plate, each on its platelet and ca 40 µm long. A pair of posterolateral plates each bearing 5 setae of ca 40 long µm. Eyes absent.
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 medial setae each on a platelet, but lateral setae clustered on a pair of plates; setae 30–40 µm long, all lanceolate.
D row with medial setae (30 µm long) each on a platelet, a pair of sublateral plates each with three setae (35–40 µm long) and a pair of lateral plates each with 6–9 setae (35–40 µm long).
E row with a pair of lateral plates each with lanceolate 11–12 setae (35–45 µm long) and many small lanceolate setae each on a platelet between them.
F and H rows both with similar setal and plate arrangements as in E.
PS row with a pair of plates each bearing numerous lanceolate setae mostly over 40 µm long.
Idiosomal venter. Intercoxal area of leg I with eight short setae (20–30 µm long). Intercoxal area of leg II with six short setae. Intercoxal area of leg III with nine pairs of setae and that of leg IV with three pairs. Coxal I with 14–15 setae, 1a (30 µm) not much longer than other secondary setae. Coxa II with 14 setae. Coxa III with 12 setae. Coxa IV with eight setae. Opisthoventer with numerous short setiform setae similar to coxal setae. Genital opening 100 µm long. A pair of central valves each bearing six setae of similar size (shorter than 20 µm). A pair of lateral valves each bearing 5–6 setae of similar size (shorter than 20 µm long). Eugenital setae absent. Anal opening 93 µm long, its valves each with 3 setae (over 20 µm long).
Legs. Length of legs in decreasing order: leg I> leg IV> leg III> leg II.
Leg I 505 µm. Trochanter I with three long setulose setae and two short ones. Basifemur I 80 µm. Telofemur I 77 µm long, without solenidia. Genu I 82 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and 1 solenidion. Tibia I 90 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and four solenidia. Tarsus I over twice as long (165 µm) as wide (70 µm), with many setulose setae and solenidia.
Leg II 290 µm. Trochanter II with three long setae and two shorter setae. Basifemur II 60 µm long, with nine setulose setae. Telofemur II 50 µm long with 10–12 setulose setae. Genu II 50 µm long with numerous setulose setae and one solenidion. Tibia II 50 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and one solenidion. Tarsus II 78 µm long with many strongly setulose setae, two subdistal solenidia and one basal solenidion.
Leg III 340 µm. Trochanter III with three long setulose setae and three shorter ones. Basifemur III 62 µm long with 10 setulose setae. Telofemur III 50 µm long with 10–12 setulose setae. Genu III 58 µm long with numerous setulose setae and one solenidion. Tibia III 60 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tarsus III 92 µm long with many strongly setoluse setae and one solenidion.
Leg IV 450 µm. Trochanter IV with six setulose setae. Basifemur IV 80 µm long with eight setulose setae. Telofemur IV 64 µm long with 12 setulose setae. Genu IV 80 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tibia IV 80 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tarsus IV 110 µm long with many strongly setulose setae.
Gnathosoma. Subcapitulum smooth with two pairs of adoral setae. Adoral setae: or1 20 µm, or2 20 µm.
Cheliceral base 85 µm long, cheliceral blade 38 µm long.
Palp 200 µm long. Palptrochanter with two smooth setae, ca 40 µm long. Palpfemur with seven setae. Palpgenu with seven setae. Palptibia with five nude setae, an enlarged seta (15 µm) near base of palptarsus and a strong terminal setae (i.e. tibial claw, 25 µm long), ratio of tibial length excluding tibial claw and maximum width 1.9. Palptarsus with a basal solenidion (10 µm long), four nude setiform setae, one short spinelike seta and three terminal eupathidia.
Deutonymph. Idiosoma elongate-ovoid; length 600–645 µm, maximum width 370–375 µm. Sejugal furrow clearly evident in dorsomedial portion, hysteronotum almost three times as long as prodosum.
Prodorsum. Almost half as long (167–175 µm) than wide (310–322 µm). Prodorsal plate longer (131 µm) than wide (106 µm), not reaching anterior end of propodosoma, with 7 lanceolate setae each side, anteriormost pair 30 µm long, posteriormost pair 30 µm long. Crista metopica linear, rod-like, 110–118 µm long, widest anteriorly, ca 8µm. A pair of lanceolate setae posterolateral to prodorsal plate, each on its platelet and ca 32–35 µm long. A pair of posterolateral plates each bearing three setae of ca 32–40 µm long. Eyes absent.
Hysterosomal dorsum. Hysterosoma with traces of segmentation, each with large lateral plates bearing several to numerous setae, division between C and D evident furrow.
C row with medial setae each on a platelet, but lateral setae clustered on a pair of plates; setae 23–35 µm long, all lanceolate.
D row with medial setae (20–25 µm long) each on a platelet, a pair of sublateral plates each with 2–3 setae (30 µm long) and a pair of lateral plates each with 5–6 setae (30–35 µm long).
E row with a pair of lateral plates each with 5–6 lanceolate setae (30–38 µm long) and numerous lanceolate setae on a platelet between them.
F row with similar setal and plate arrangement as in E, but only several setae between plates.
H row with similar setal and plate arrangement as in E, but only a few setae between plates.
PS row with a pair of plates each bearing numerous lanceolate setae mostly over 40 µm long.
Idiosomal venter. Intercoxal area of leg I with four short setae. Intercoxal area of leg II with four short setae. Intercoxal area of leg III with four pairs of setae and that of leg IV with three pairs. Coxal I with 8–10 setae, 1a (25 µm) not much longer than other setae. Coxa II with 10–12 setae. Coxa III with 7–10 setae. Coxa IV with 4–5 setae. Opisthoventer with numerous short setiform setae similar to coxal setae. Genital opening 60 µm long. A pair of central valves each bearing three setae of similar size (10–12 µm long). A pair of lateral valves each bearing 1–2 setae of similar size (12–15 µm long). Eugenital setae absent. Anal opening 65 µm long, its valves each without setae.
Legs. Length of legs in decreasing order: leg I> leg IV> leg III> leg II.
Leg I 363–375 µm. Trochanter I with 2 long well-setulose setae and 2 short, nearly smooth setae. Basifemur I 55 –58 µm. Telofemur I 50 –55 µm. Genu I 58 –62 µm long, with one solenidion (15 µm long). Tibia I 62 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and 4–5 solenidia (15 µm long). Tarsus I over twice as long (120–125 µm) as wide (50–58 µm), with many setulose setae and solenidia.
Leg II 225 µm. Trochanter II with two long setae and one short seta. Basifemur II 42 µm long with five setulose setae. Telofemur II 35 µm long with six setulose setae. Genu II 37 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and one solenidion near the base of segment. Tibia II 40 µm long, with numerous setulose setae and a single solenidion near the base of segment. Tarsus II 66 µm long, with many setulose setae and no solenidia.
Leg III 265–270 µm. Trochanter III with three long setulose setae and two shorter ones. Basifemur III 40 µm long with seven setulose setae. Telofemur III 35 µm long with six setulose setae. Genu III 40 µm long with numerous setulose setae and one solenidion. Tibia III 43 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tarsus III 73 µm long with many strongly setulose setae.
Leg IV 310–325 µm. Trochanter IV with four setulose setae and a shorter one. Basifemur IV 48 µm long with three setulose setae. Telofemur IV 46 µm long with 7 setulose setae. Genu IV 55 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tibia IV 60 µm long with numerous setulose setae and two solenidia. Tarsus IV 86 µm long with many strongly setulose setae.
Gnathosoma. Subcapitulum smooth with two pairs of adoral setae. Adoral setae or1 15 µm, or2 20 µm. Subcapitular setae absent.
Cheliceral body 90 µm long, cheliceral blade 30–33 µm long.
Palp 140–150 µm long. Palptrochanter with one smooth seta, ca 30 long. Palpgenu with six or five setae. Palpgenu with four setae. Palptibia with three nude setae, an enlarged seta (10–12 µm) long near the base of palptarsus and a strong terminal setae (i.e. tibial claw, 20–25 µm long), ratio of tibial length excluding tibial claw and maximum width 1.3–1.5. Palptarsus with a basal solenidion (8 µm long), four nude setiform setae, one short spine-like setae and three terminal eupathidia (15 µm long).
Etymology
Named in memory of Marc André for his many contributions to systematics of Trombidiina.
Type specimens
Holotype male and paratype deutonymph (on the same slide ZQZ2002-01231A,B,C,D: C= holotype; D= paratype), New Zealand, TO, Waituhi Saddle, from litter, moss and rotten wood, 16 Nov. 1983, C.F. Butcher (litter 83/112). Deposited in NZAC.
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 33-43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.177319