Abrolophus marinensis

Abrolophus marinensis is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae. It is named after the Marine de Farimore, Corsica, where the species was first collected.[1] A. marinensis differs from its cogenerate species in its palptarsus having 2 setae with a tufty tip. It particularly differs from Abrolophus longicollis in its shorter length measurements.

Abrolophus marinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Erythraeidae
Genus: Abrolophus
Species:
A. marinensis
Binomial name
Abrolophus marinensis
Haitlinger, 2007

Description

The dorsum of the larva carries 35 nude setae, and counts with one eye on each side. The dorsal scutum is longer than wide, including 2 pairs of nude scutalae. It also possesses two pairs of sensillary setae. Its idiosoma carries a ventral setal pair, and 2 pairs between its coxae I and II, as well as 14 setae between coxae II and III. All of its ventral setae are found nude.[1]

The gnathosoma has nude hypostomalae, and galealae. Its palpfemur has two setae, the palpgenu 3, palptibia 2 setae and 1 cone-like seta that acts as an accessory claw. All of these are nude. Its tibial claw does not have a divided tip. The palptarsus exhibits 7 setae.[1]

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References
  1. Haitlinger, R. "New records of mites from Corsica and Sardinia, with descriptions of five new species (Acari: Prostigmata: Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Eutrombidiidae)." Genus 18.3 (2007): 529-543.

Further reading
  • Makol, Joanna, and Andreas Wohltmann. 2012. "An annotated checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona (Actinotrichida: Prostigmata) of the world, excluding Trombiculidae and Walchiidae." Annales Zoologici. Vol. 62. No. 3. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
  • Sundic, Miloje, and Igor Pajovic. 2013. "Phenetic affinities among the Erythraeus and Abrolophus species from Montenegro." Poljoprivreda i Sumarstvo 59.3: 47.


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