Luciaphorus auriculariae Gao, Zou and Jiang 1990
Creators: name: Khaustov, Alexander A.
name: Shentu, Hsuan
name: Ho, Chyi-Chen
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Pygmephoridae
Luciaphorus
Luciaphorus auriculariae

description: LuciaphoRus auRiculaRiae Gao, Zou and Jiang, 1990
(FIGS. 11–18)
Luciaphorus auriculariae Gao, Zou and Jiang, 1990, p. 68, Figs. 1–4.
Diagnosis. FEMALE. SETAE h 1 AND h 2 BRUSH-LIKE DISTALLY AND SIMILAR IN LENGTH TO OTHER DORSAL SETAE; SETAE chb, dFe AND m ON GNATHOSOMA PRESENT; APODEMES 3 ABSENT; SETAE 1 a, 1 c, 2 a, AND 2 b SMOOTH; TIBIOTARSUS I MUcH THIcKER THAN GENU; SETA pv’ OF TIBIOTARSUS I POINTED AND BARBED; SETA d OF TIBIA III POINTED AND SPARSELY BARBED. MALE. SETAE sc 2 AND c 2 WEAKLY BARBED, BLUNT-ENDED, SHORT, ABOUT 2 TIMES LONGER THAN c 1; SETA l’ OF GENU II SPINE-LIKE.
Redescription. FEMALE (FIGS 11–13, 17, 18). LENGTH OF IDIOSOMA 160–165, WIDTH 92–97.
Gnathosoma. GNATHOSOMA SIMILAR TO THAT OF L. perniciosus, EXcEPT PRESENcE OF TINY PEG-LIKE SETAE chb, SMALL SUBcAPITULAR POINTED AND SMOOTH SETAE m AND PALPAL SETA dFe. LENGTH OF GNATHOSOMA 20–21, WIDTH 16–18. LENGTHS OF GNATHOSOMAL SETAE: cha 4–6, chb 1, m 2. PHARYNGEAL PUMP 2 STRIATED.
Idiosomal dorsum (FIGS 11A, 17A, C, F). PRODORSAL SHIELD WITHOUT DIMPLES IN ANTERIOR PART. OTHER DORSAL SHIELDS SMOOTH. ALL HYSTEROSOMAL SETAE DISTINcTLY BARBED, ALMOST BRUSH-LIKE DISTALLY. CUPULES ia ON TERGITE D SITUATED ANTEROLATERALLY TO BASES OF SETAE d; cUPULES im ON TERGITE EF SITUATED ANTERIORLY TO BASES OF SETAE e, cUPULES ih ON TERGITE H SITUATED ANTEROMEDIALLY TO BASES OF SETAE h 2. LENGTHS OF DORSAL SETAE: v 1 8–9, v 2 9–11, sc 2 13–14, c 1 11–12, c 2 14, d 14–16, e 15–16, f 15, h 1 16–17, h 2 14. DISTANcES BETWEEN SETAE: v 1 –v 1 17–18, v 2 –v 2 32 –34, sc 2 –sc 2 35–36, c 1– c 1 22–24, c 1– c 2 23–25, c 2– c 2 63–66, d–d 38–42, e–e 42–45, e–f 12–13, f–f 19–20, h 1– h 1 12–13, h 1– h 2 12– 13, h 2– h 2 34–37.
Idiosomal venter (FIGS. 11B, 17B, D, E, 18A). VENTRAL PLATES SMOOTH. VENTRAL SETAE 3 b AND 4 a WEAKLY BLUNT- ENDED AND SMOOTH; SETAE ps 3 DISTINcTLY BLUNT-ENDED AND BARBED (FIG. 18A); OTHER VENTRAL SETAE POINTED AND SMOOTH. AP3 ABSENT; AP4 LONG, REAcHING BEYOND BASES OF SETAE 3 b. LENGTHS OF VENTRAL SETAE: 1 a 12–14, 1 b 12–14, 1 c 13–15, 2 a 12–13, 2 b 11–12, 2 c 12–15, 3 a 11–12, 3 b 7–8, 3 c 13–15, 4 a 7–8, 4 b 12–13, 4 c 11–12, ps 1 7–8, ps 2 8–9, ps 3 7–8.
Legs (FIG. 12, 13, 18B–D). LEG I (FIGS. 12A, 18B–D). TIBIOTARSUS I STRONGLY ENLARGED, MUcH THIcKER THAN GENU (FIG. 18B). LENGTHS OF SOLENIDIA ω 1 4–5, ω 2 4, φ 1 5, φ 2 4; ALL SOLENIDIA WEAKLY cLAVATE. SETA l’ OF FEMUR BLUNT-ENDED AND SMOOTH; SETA v’ OF GENU POINTED AND SMOOTH, OTHER SETAE OF LEG I (EXcEPT EUPATHIDIA) POINTED AND SPARSELY BARBED. LEG II (FIG. 12B). SOLENIDION ω 5 WEAKLY cLAVATE. SETA l’ OF FEMUR BLUNT-ENDED AND SMOOTH; SETAE d OF TIBIA, pl”, u’ AND tc” SMOOTH AND POINTED, OTHER LEG SETAE SPARSELY BARBED AND POINTED. LEG III (FIG. 13A). SETA d OF FEMUR DISTINcTLY BLUNT-ENDED AND STRONGLY BARBED; SETAE v’ OF TROcHANTER, v’ OF FEMUR, pl”, tc” AND u’ SMOOTH AND POINTED; OTHER SETAE POINTED AND SPARSELY BARBED. LEG IV (FIG. 13B). SETAE d OF FEMUR AND TIBIA DISTINcTLY BLUNT-ENDED AND STRONGLY BARBED; SETAE v” OF TIBIA AND pl” BLUNT-ENDED AND SPARSELY BARBED; SETAE v’ OF TROcHANTER, v’ OF FEMUR, AND (tc) POINTED AND SMOOTH; OTHER LEG SETAE POINTED AND SPARSELY BARBED.
MALE (FIGS 14–16). LENGTH OF IDIOSOMA 165, WIDTH 120.
Idiosomal dorsum (FIG. 14A). ALL DORSAL SETAE BLUNT-ENDED. SETAE sc 2, c 2, AND f WEAKLY BARBED; OTHER DORSAL SETAE SMOOTH. CUPULES ia ON TERGITE CD NOT EVIDENT; cUPULES im ON TERGITE EF SITUATED ANTERIORLY TO SETAE f. LENGTHS OF DORSAL SETAE: v 1 4, 5, v 2 3, sc 1 7, sc 2 11, 12, c 1 6, 7, c 2 11, d 6, e 5, 6, f 13, 14, h 1 4, 5. DISTANcES BETWEEN SETAE: v 1 – v 1 7, v 2 –v 2 21, 22, sc 1 –sc 1 15, 16, sc 2 –sc 2 29, 31, c 1– c 1 42, 43, c 1– c 2 19, 20, c 2– c 2 79, 80, d–d 40, 42, e–e 20, 21, e–f 3, f–f 18, h 1– h 1 14, 15.
Idiosomal venter (FIGS. 14B). VENTRAL PLATES SMOOTH. ALL VENTRAL SETAE WEAKLY BLUNT-ENDED AND SMOOTH. LENGTHS OF VENTRAL SETAE: 1 a 6, 7, 1 b 6, 1 c 6, 7, 2 a 8, 9, 2 b 7, 2 c 4, 3 a 7, 8, 3 b 7, 8, 3 c 6, 7, 4 a 7, 8, 4 b 8, 4 c 6, 7, ps 1 2, ps 2 4.
Legs (FIGS. 15, 16). LEG I (FIG. 15A). LENGTHS OF SOLENIDIA ω 1 6, ω 2 5, φ 1 6, φ 2 4; SOLENIDION φ 1 cLAVATE, OTHER SOLENIDIA BAcULIFORM. SETAE d, v” OF FEMUR, AND l’, v’ OF GENU, BLUNT-ENDED AND WEAKLY BARBED; d AND v” OF TIBIA POINTED AND WEAKLY BARBED; (u), (pl), s, AND pv” SMOOTH AND POINTED; OTHER SETAE BLUNT-ENDED AND SMOOTH. LEG II (FIG. 15B). SOLENIDION ω 5 WEAKLY cLAVATE, SOLENIDION φ 3 BAcULIFORM. SETAE (u) AND tc” SMOOTH AND POINTED; d OF FEMUR WEAKLY BARBED AND BLUNT-ENDED; l’ OF GENU SPINE-LIKE; SETAE (v) OF TIBIA AND (pv) SPARSELY BARBED AND POINTED; OTHER SETAE SMOOTH AND BLUNT-ENDED. LEG III (FIG. 16A). SOLENIDION φ 6 BAcULIFORM. SETA (u) AND tc” SMOOTH AND POINTED; d OF FEMUR AND v’ OF GENU WEAKLY BARBED AND BLUNT-ENDED; (v) OF TIBIA AND (pv) BARBED AND POINTED; OTHER LEG SETAE SMOOTH AND BLUNT-ENDED. LEG IV (FIG. 16B). SOLENIDION φ 7 BAcULIFORM. SETAE v’ OF FEMUR, GENU AND TIBIA BLUNT-ENDED AND BARBED; SETAE tc’ AND pl” POINTED AND SMOOTH; OTHER LEG SETAE BLUNT-ENDED AND SMOOTH.
Material examined. FIFTY FOUR FEMALES, 2 MALES, RAISED FROM FEMALES, cOLLEcTED ON Auricularia polytricha, DAcHIA, TAIcHUNG, TAIWAN, 1.XI.2016, H. SHENTU.
description: Published as part of Khaustov, Alexander A., Shentu, Hsuan & Ho, Chyi-Chen, 2018, Redefinition of the genus Luciaphorus Mahunka, 1981 (Acari: Pygmephoridae) with redescription of L. perNiciosus Rack, 1983 and L. auriculariae Gao, Zou and Jiang, 1990, pp. 536-556 in Zootaxa 4369 (4) on pages 546-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4369.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/1136432