Trochometridium kermanicum Mortazavi & Hajiqanbar, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Mortazavi, Abdolazim
name: Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza
name: Saboori, Alireza
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Pyemotidae
Trochometridium
Trochometridium kermanicum

description: Trochometridium kermanicum Mortazavi & Hajiqanbar sp. nov.
(Figures 1–6)
Female. Gnathosoma (Figures 1, 2). Length of gnathosoma 47 (46), width of gnathosoma 43 (43), somewhat longer than wide; cheliceral stylets curved 11 (12); cheliceral setae ch 1 14 (15) and ch 2 3 (4), ch 1 weakly barbed and more than three times longer than ch 2; subcapitulum with setae su 1 34 (33) and su 2 9 (10), both weakly barbed and pointed, su 1 more than three times longer than su 2, laterally with palpcoxal setae pp 3 (4); palpi conspicuous, extending to apex of gnathosomal capsule, femurogenu with setae dGe 8 (8) and dFe 9 (9), dFe weakly barbed, both pointed; tibiotarsus with a large solenidion 8 (7), a small eupathidion, a tiny seta, and a small tibial claw.
Idiosoma. length of idiosoma 234 (250), width 146 (158).
Idiosomal dorsum (Figure 1). Stigmata reniform; trichobothria capitate; all dorsal plates smooth, cupuli indiscernible; all dorsal setae barbed, setae e and f pointed and subequal, other dorsal setae moderately blunt-ended; length of dorsal setae: v 1 25 (25), v 2 17 (17), sc 2 61 (59), c 1 47 (45), c 2 78 (77), d 48 (52), e 15 (16), f 16 (18), h 1 58 (54), h 2 16 (16); distances between dorsal setae: v 1- v 1 13 (8), v 2- v 2 62 (60), sc 2- sc 2 44 (42), c 1- c 1 31 (31), d -d 36 (36), e -e 37 (35), f -f 16 (17), h 1- h 1 19 (16), h 2- h 2 47 (44).
Idiosomal venter (Figure 2). Apodemes I, II, V and presternal apodeme (appr) well developed, apodemes III and poststernal apodeme (appo) reduced, apodeme IV developed but reduced medially; epimeres I–IV with three pairs of setae each (1 a -1 c, 2 a -2 c, 3 a -3 c and 4 a -4 c), 4 b on a triangular midsternal plate; all ventral setae barbed, setae ps 1 and ps 2 needlelike, other ventral setae pointed; sporothecae visible at bases of leg IV; length of ventral setae: 1 a 27 (29), 1 b 26 (27), 1 c 22 (23), 2 a 42 (45), 2 b 39 (41), 2 c 26 (29), 3 a 34 (33), 3 b 42 (43), 3 c 42 (42), 4 a 44 (40), 4 b 37 (41), 4 c 40 (37), ag 24 (25), ps 1 13 (13), ps2 13 (14).
Legs (Figures 3–6). Leg I (Figure 3). Thicker than other legs; tarsus: with a large sickle-like claw, setae u ’ and u ” spatulate and opposed to claw, setae pl ’ and pl ” whip-like, seta pl ” more than two times longer than pl ’, setae pl ’ and pl ” sparsely barbed, seta tc ” located on pinnaculum, solenidion ω 11 (10), finger shaped with a tiny apical thorn; tibia: eupathidial seta k stiff, seta d on tibia and pl ” on tarsus subequal, solenidion ϕ1 9 (10), longer than ϕ2 7 (8), both thinner than ω, setae d, l”, l’ and v” barbed; genu: setae l ’ and d blunt-ended, setae v”, l’, l” and d barbed; femur: seta d very long and attenuated, seta v ’ modified and hook-like, seta l ” blunt-ended, setae v”, l ’, l ” and d barbed; trochanter: seta v ’ barbed.
Leg II (Figure 4) with pair of claws and large empodium; tarsus: setae pv ’, u ’, tc ’, tc ” and p ’ barbed, seta pv ’ thick, solenidion ω 10 (10) finger shaped with a tiny apical thorn; tibia: setae d, v ’, v ” and l ’ barbed, solenidion ϕ 11 (12) uniformly thin; genu: setae v ’, l ’ and l ” barbed; femur: setae d, l ’ and v ” barbed, setae d blunt-ended; trochanter: seta v ’ barbed.
Leg III (Figure 5) with pair of claws and large empodium; tarsus: setae pl ”, tc ’ and tc ” barbed, seta p ’ barbed throughout; tibia: setae d, v ’, v ” and l ’ barbed and almost subequal, seta d bluntly ended, solenidion ϕ 9 (10) uniformly thin; genu: setae v ’, l ’ and l ” barbed, seta l ’ bluntly ended; femur: setae d and v ’ barbed, setae d bluntly ended; trochanter: seta v ’ barbed.
Leg IV (Figure 6) with pair of claws and large empodium; tarsus: all setae barbed except u ”; tibia: setae d, v ’, v ” and l ’ barbed, seta d very long, seta v ’ shorter than l ’ and v ”, solenidion ϕ 12 (14) uniformly thin; genu: setae v ’ and l ” barbed; femur: setae d and v ’ barbed, seta d long; trochanter: seta v ’ barbed.
Male and larva unknown.
Differential diagnosis. The new species is most similar to T. iranicum and T. tribulatum. The new species is distinguished from T. iranicum by seta d extending to the posterior border of its tergite (seta d not extending to posterior border of its tergite in T. iranicum), seta h 1 more than three times longer than seta h2 (seta h 1 less than three times longer than seta h 2 in T. iranicum) and setae d on femora III and IV extending to tip of related tarsal segments (setae d on femora III and IV never extending to tip of tarsi III and IV). The new species differs from T. tribulatum by setae sc 2 extending to bases of seta c 1 (setae sc 2 not extending to bases of seta c 1 in T. tribulatum), setae h 1 more than three time longer than e, f and h 2 (setae h 1 less than three time longer than e, f and h 2 in T. tribulatum), setae h 2, e and f subequal (setae h 2 longer than e and f in T. tribulatum) and seta d never extending to bases of setae e and f (seta d extending to bases of setae e and f in T. tribulatum).
Type material. Holotype female (TkO-1) found in Orzueeyeh, Baft city, Kerman province, southern Iran, (28° 27’65 N, 56° 12’55 E, altitude 1042 meters a. s. l.), in bottom of a vial containing alcohol and two beetles of Paulusiella sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Cebrioninae) collected by Abdolazim Mortazavi, 10 May 2009. The beetles were collected as a result of attraction to a light trap.
Paratype: one female (TkO-2), same collection data as holotype
Etymology. The name of the new species refers to its province of origin, “Kerman”.
Coleoptera:
description: Published as part of Mortazavi, Abdolazim, Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza & Saboori, Alireza, 2011, A new species of the family Trochometridiidae (Acari: Heterostigmatina) associated with Paulusiella sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Iran, pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2746 on pages 58-66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.201252