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03B71606FF9CFF95FE0DFC0CFCEF5CF3.text	03B71606FF9CFF95FE0DFC0CFCEF5CF3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cunaxa Von Heyden 1826	<div><p>Genus Cunaxa Von Heyden 1826</p><p>Type species</p><p>Scirus setirostris Hermann 1804, by original designation.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Based on Skvarla et al. (2014); Kalúz and Ermilov (2023).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B71606FF9CFF95FE0DFC0CFCEF5CF3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan;Kamran, Muhammad;Alatawi, Fahad Jaber	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan, Kamran, Muhammad, Alatawi, Fahad Jaber (2025): New species and a new record of the genus Cunaxa Von Heyden (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History 59 (13 - 16): 929-939, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740
03B71606FF9CFF93FEF9FB23FE7F5CCC.text	03B71606FF9CFF93FEF9FB23FE7F5CCC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cunaxa arabica Mirza, Kamran and Alatawi 2025	<div><p>Cunaxa arabica Mirza, Kamran and Alatawi sp. n.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Hysterosomal shield present, basifemora IV without setae; palp telofemur with cone-like apophysis, palpgenu and tibiotarsus without robust nail-like setae.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female (n = 3). Idiosoma 303 (295–305) long, 246 (246–250) wide.</p><p>Dorsum (Figure 1). Propodosomal shield smooth, 52 (51–52) long, 146 (144–146) wide, bearing two pairs of trichobothria (at and pt), two pairs of tactile setae (lps and mps). Setae lps near pt, pt 1.2 times longer than at, mps 4.1 times longer than lps.Hysterosoma with six pairs of setae (c1, c2, d, e, f, h1),and one pair of lyrifissures (ip) situated laterally to f.Hysterosomal shield smooth 128 (125–130) long, 160 (157–164) wide. Setae c1, c2, d and e smooth, present on hysterosomal shield, while setae f and h1 slightly serrated present on the integument; f extending past base of h1. Setal lengths and distances: at 197 (195 – 196), pt 235 (230 – 234), lps 7 (7–8), mps 29 (28–29), c1 21 (22), c2 30 (28–29), d 32 (32–33), e 28 (26–28), f 23 (49–51), h1 30 (37–41), at–at 18 (16–18), pt–pt 115 (112–120), lps–lps 100 (99–100), mps–mps 42 (41–43), lps–mps 34 (34), at–lps 51 (50–51), pt–mps 34 (32–34), pt–lps 16 (15–16), at–mps 52 (51–52), at– pt 66 (64–65), c1–c1 69 (68–69), c2–c2 128 (127–128), d–d 66 (65–66), e–e 56 (56–57), f–f 14 (13–14), h1–h1 38 (35–37), c1–c2 38 (37), c1–d 47 (46–47), c2–d 39 (40–41), d–e 42 (42–43), e– f 30 (31–32), f–h1 15 (15–16).</p><p>Venter (Figure 2). Coxae I–II and III–IV contiguous and each with dotted striae. Area between coxae I–IV with simple dense longitudinal striae; areas anterior and posterior ag1 with transverse striae.All ventral setae smooth and pointed; setae 3a located on tiny platelets. Epimeral formula:3(1a, 1b, 1c)-1(2b)-3(3b, 3c, 3d)-2(4b, 4c); two pairs of intercoxal setae (3a and 4a, 11 (11 – 16), 15 (15 – 21) long, respectively); three pairs of aggenital setae; genital plates 37 (38–43) long,36 (22–25) wide,with four pairs of genital setae (g1–g4), 16 (13–17),15 (14–16),16 (15–17) and 14 (16–16) in length, respectively; setae g2–g3 arranged in longitudinal row; one pair of pseudanal setae. Genital papillae not visible; genital papillae not visible; one pair of pseudanal setae (ps1), 11 (11–12) long; one pair of h2, 19 (17–20) long, and one pair of lyrifissures (ih) close to h2.</p><p>Gnathosoma . Palp (Figure 3) five-segmented, 197 (185 – 197) long, all segments with fine denticles. Palp chaetotaxy: trochanter none; basifemur with 1 simple seta (d1); telofemur with 1 simple seta (d) and 1 long finger-like apophysis; genu with 2 simple setae (d, l”) and a spine-like seta (l’); tibiotarsus with 3 simple setae, of which proximal one the longest, 1 spine-like seta and 1 distal solenidion, claw well-developed. Subcapitulum (Figure 4) 131 (121 – 131) long, 82 (79 – 83) wide, two pairs of adoral setae (ads1–ads2), 5 (5) and 4 (4) in length, respectively; four pairs of hypognathal setae (hg1–hg4), 16 (15 – 16), 18 (16–18), 20 (20–25) and 33 (33–38) in length, respectively. Chelicera (Figure 5) 119 (107) long, segment I with fine papillae, segment II with sparse longitudinal striae, cheliceral seta 5 (5–7) in length; chela developed. Distances of hg setae: hg1–hg1 3 (3–6), hg2–hg2 7 (6–7), hg3–hg3 25 (22–25), hg4– hg4 62 (61–67), hg1–hg2 20 (16–20), hg2–hg3 46 (43–51), hg3–hg4 20 (20–25).</p><p>Legs (Figures 6–9). Lengths of leg I–IV: 328 (262–320), 278 (237–287), 303 (278–320) and 336 (320–353). Lengths of tarsi I–IV: 144 (107–139), 114 (93–120), 115 (101–116) and 116 (98–128). T smooth on tibia IV 54 (54–62) in length. Legs I–IV chaetotaxy as follows: coxae I–IV 3–1–3–2 sts; Tr I–IV: 1–1–2–1 sts; BFe I–IV: 4–4–3–0 sts; TFe I–IV 4–4–4–4 sts; GeI {1 asl (σ3), 1 mst}, {2 asl (σ1–2)}, 4 sts; GeII 2 asl (σ1–2), 5 sts; GeIII 1 asl (σ), 5 sts; GeIV 1 asl (σ), 5 sts; TiI {2 asl (φ1–2), 1 mst}, 4 sts; TiII 2 asl (φ1–2), 4 sts; TiIII 1 bsl (φ), 5 sts; TiIV 1 dT, 4 sts; TaI 4 solenidia (ω1–4), 1 fam., 2 eupathidia (pζ’, pζ”), 25 sts; TaII 1 solenidion (ω), 2 eupathidia (pζ’, pζ”), 24 sts; TaIII 26 sts; TaIV 18 sts.</p><p>Type material. Holotype and two paratype females, from soil under Ficus spp. ( Moraceae), Mandaq, Baha, SAUDI ARABIA, 20.04.091°N, 42.20.125°E, 15 September 2021, coll. E.M. Khan and N.A. Elgoni.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific epithet refers to the region (Arabian Peninsula) from which the type specimens are reported.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The new species, C. arabica sp. n., is similar to C. violaphila Sergeyenko (2009) in having basifemora I, III and IV with 4, 3 and 0 setae, respectively. However, the new species can be distinguished from C.violaphila by the presence of hysterosomal shield (vs hysterosomal shield absent); both the propodosomal and hysterosomal shields entirely smooth (vs papillated region on propodosomal shield near the base of setae vi and laterally to setae sce), palpgenu and tibiotarsus without robust nail-like setae (vs nail-like setae present on palpgenu and tibiotarsus), telofemur III–IV each with 4 sts macroseta absent (vs each with 3 sts, macroseta present), genu I–II with 1 asl, 4 sts, (vs 2 asl, 5 sts), tibia II with 2 solenidia and 4 sts (vs 1 solenidion and 5 sts).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B71606FF9CFF93FEF9FB23FE7F5CCC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan;Kamran, Muhammad;Alatawi, Fahad Jaber	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan, Kamran, Muhammad, Alatawi, Fahad Jaber (2025): New species and a new record of the genus Cunaxa Von Heyden (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History 59 (13 - 16): 929-939, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740
03B71606FF9AFF9DFEF1FB37FBA95C5B.text	03B71606FF9AFF9DFEF1FB37FBA95C5B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cunaxa jatoiensis Bashir and Afzal	<div><p>Cunaxa jatoiensis Bashir and Afzal (Figures 10–17)</p><p>Cunaxa jatoiensis Bashir and Afzal 2006, p. 58</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Two females, Senna spp. ( Fabaceae), Wadi Rahab, Asir, Saudi Arabia, 18.9.343°N, 42.15.356°E, 1 March 2024, coll. E.M. Khan.</p><p>Global distribution</p><p>Pakistan (Bashir and Afzal 2006), Saudi Arabia (present study).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The Saudi specimens of C. jatoiensis mostly follows the original description of the species by Bashir and Afzal (2006), except for the following few variations; gnathosoma and palp mostly smooth with very few dots visible (vs both the gnathosoma and palp dotted); dorsal setae f1 short, not reaching to the base of setae h1 (vs f1 extending beyond the bases of h1), coxae IV with 2 setae (vs coxae IV with 1 seta). Bashir and Afzal (2006) described the presence of 1 seta on coxae IV; however, 2 setae are illustrated and the dorsal pores ip present posterolaterally on hystersomal shield (vs present posteromedially of the hysterosomal shield).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B71606FF9AFF9DFEF1FB37FBA95C5B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan;Kamran, Muhammad;Alatawi, Fahad Jaber	Mirza, Jawwad Hassan, Kamran, Muhammad, Alatawi, Fahad Jaber (2025): New species and a new record of the genus Cunaxa Von Heyden (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History 59 (13 - 16): 929-939, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2474740
