Cunaxoides lootsi Den Heyer 2013, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Heyer, Jacob den
name: Ueckermann, Edward A.
name: Khanjani, Mohammad
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Cunaxidae
Cunaxoides
Cunaxoides lootsi

description: Cunaxoides lootsi Den Heyer sp. nov.
(Figures 2, 3)
Material studied
One female holotype, grass, Hamadan, Iran, 14 July 2001, M. Khanjani.
Diagnosis
This species resembles C. croceus in that genua IV bears 1 asl, but differs in that the new species has two dorsal shield-like areas and setae f1 are finely pilose.
Female (Figures 2D, 3H) (n = 1)
Dimensions and description. Idiosoma (distorted): length 416, width 257; hypognathum: length 113, width(distorted) 111; lengths: palp 86, chelicera 123, legs I 215; II, 190; III, 196; IV 243, sensillae, all lost.
Dorsum (Figure 2D, E). Propodosomal “shield” bears setal pairs ve and sci. Setae ve positioned halfway between sensillae vi and sce. All sensillae lost. Separate hysterosomal “shield” carries setae c1 and d1; these two pairs a bit shorter than propodosomal st-setae. Hysterosomal setae c2, e1, f1 and h1 borne on lobed integument (Figure 2E). Setae f1 finely pilose. Lyrifissures occur halfway laterad of an imaginary line between e1 and f1.
Venter (Figure 3A). Coxal and genital shields only faintly recognizable. Propodogastral setae occur on median hind edge of sternal shield. Paracoxal setae occur on median edge of coxal region IV. Three pairs of hysterogastral setae occur on ventral integument. Genital setae four pairs (Figure 3A). One pair of paragenital setae present. No invagination near anal region. Lyrifissures practically non-observable.
Hypognathum (Figure 3B). Ventrally finely striate, carries four pairs of hg setae and two pairs of adoral setae. Setae hg3 longest setae and occur quite posteriad from palp attachment ridge. Setae hg2 a fraction shorter than hg3 while hg1 and hg4 are shortest.
Palp (Figure 3C). Palpi normal for genus; femorogenua carry five setae and tibiotarsus five setae, a terminal solenidion and a terminal claw.
Chelicerae (Figures 2F, 3D). Normal for genus.
Legs (Figure 3 E–H). In this species, as in C. croceus, single attenuate solenidia on genua IV positioned approximately halfway along length of podomere; also solenidion base (alveolus) on tibiae I without a solenidion of any length. Leg chaetotaxy: coxae I–IV 3 sts, 1 peg –1 sts –3 sts –2 sts; trochanters I–IV 1–1–2–1 sts; basifemora I–V 4–4–3–1 sts; telofemora I–IV 4– 4– 3–2 sts; genua I–V 4 asl, 5 sts–2 asl, 5 sts –1 asl, 5 sts –1 asl, 5 sts; tibiae I–IV 1 asl, 1 alveolus, 5 sts– 1 bsl, 5 sts –1 bsl, 5 sts – 4 sts, 1T; tarsi I–IV 3 asl, 1bsl, 1 dtsl, 1famulus pit, 2 tsl, 18 sts– 1 bsl, 1 dtsl, 1 tsl, 16 sts–1 ks, 1 tsl, 14 sts –1 ks, 13 sts.
Etymology
This species is named for the late Prof. Dr Gideon C. Loots for the contribution he made to acarology.
description: Published as part of Heyer, Jacob den, Ueckermann, Edward A. & Khanjani, Mohammad, 2013, Iranian Cunaxidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Bdelloidea). Part III. Subfamily Cunaxoidinae, pp. 2049-2070 in Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) (J. Nat. Hist.) 47 (31 - 32) on pages 2054-2056, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.763060, http://zenodo.org/record/4631916