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Scaptognathus sabularius Andre 1961

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Scaptognathus sabularius André, 1961

Diagnosis. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 on AD. PE with 1 dorsal seta. GA tripartite in female, uniform in male. Female with 6 Pgs and 4 Sgs. Male with 26 Pgs and 6 Sgs. Tr I–IV with 0-0-1-1 setae (Turkish specimen); Bf I–IV with 1-1-1-1 setae (Turkish specimen); Tf I–IV with 2-3-1-1 setae (Turkish specimen), (1,2)-0-0-0 Bp setae; Gn I–IV with 2-2-3-3 setae (Turkish specimen), 2-1-0-0 Bp setae; Tb I–IV with 7-5-6-5 setae (Turkish specimen), 6-3-4-4 Bp setae; Ta I–IV with 1-1-0-0 Bp setae. Lc I with unidentate accessory process. Idiosoma length 248–304 in female, 273 in male. Idiosoma width 170 (body length 500) in female. Gnathosoma length 173–205 in female, 186 in male. Gnathosoma width 90 (gnathosoma length 200) in female. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.68. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 4.13.

Remarks. The species differs from congeners by Ds-2 on AD, tripartite GA in female, and entirely sclerotized GA in male. Female, male, and PN are known.

Habitat. Intertdal–Sublittoal zones: Coarse sandy sediment at 0.75– 37 m depth.

Distribution. Mediterranean: Banyuls-sur-Mer, Île Riou, Île Jarre, Pierre de Joseph, Marseille (Golfe du Lion) [France]. Toscana coast, Gulf of Naples [Italy]. Euboea Is. [Greece]. Hamitbey Plajý (Antalya) [Turkey].

References. Abé (1990c), Abé & Green (1994), André (1961), Bartsch (1986b, 1994b), Bartsch & Schmidt (1978), Durucan (2018), Monniot (1962), Morselli & Mari (1982), Travé (1972).

Depository. MNHNP (?).

Notes

Published as part of Abé, Hiroshi, 2021, Taxonomic review of the subfamily Lohmannellinae (Acari: Trombidiformes Halacaridae) with morphological comparisons among genera, pp. 201-255 in Zootaxa 4980 (2) on page 235, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4888860

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Biodiversity

Family
Halacaridae
Genus
Scaptognathus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Trombidiformes
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Andre
Species
sabularius
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Scaptognathus sabularius Andre, 1961 sec. Abé, 2021

References

  • Andre, M. (1961) Description d'une nouvelle espece du genre S captognathus, recueillie en Mediterranee (Scaptognathus sabularius n. sp.). Acarologia, 3, 297 - 302.
  • Abe, H. (1990 c) Two new species of the genus Scaptognathus (Acari, Halacaridae) from Hokkaido, Japan. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 31, 349 - 363.
  • Abe, H. & Green, J. (1994) A new species of the genus Scaptognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Tasmania. Acta Arachnologica, 43, 169 - 178.
  • Bartsch, I. (1986 b) Lohmannellinae (Halacaroidea, Acari) aus dem Mittelmeer. Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg, 8, 231 - 244.
  • Bartsch, I. (1994 b) Sexualdimorphismus bei Meeresmilben (Halacaridae, Acari). Ubersicht und Beschreibung des Mannchens von Phacacarus flavellus. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 232, 61 - 74.
  • Bartsch, I. & Schmidt, P. (1978) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XXII. Zur Okologie der Halacaridae (Acari). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 69, 1 - 37.
  • Durucan, F. (2018) New record of the genus Scaptognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya with a checklist of marine halacarid mites of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 42, 499 - 507. https: // doi: 10.3906 / zoo- 1803 - 6
  • Monniot, F. (1962) Recherches sur les graviers a Amphioxus de la region de Banyuls- sur- Mer. Vie et Milieu, 13, 231 - 322.
  • Morselli, I. & Mari, M. (1982) Nuovi reperti di Alacaridi (Acari, Prostigmata) delle coste Italiane. Il Naturalista siciliano, Serie 4, Supplement, 6, 133 - 134.
  • Trave, J. (1972) Premieres donnees sur les Halacariens (Acariens) interstitiels de Grece. Biologia Gallo-Hellenica, 4, 61 - 70.