Copidognathus longirostris (Trouessart, 1896)

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 196

Copidognathus longirostris (Trouessart, 1896) ( Figs. 6 A–G )

Material examined Kundu, 3 m, fine sand, 4 ♀♀, 10 ♂♂.

Morphology and notes

Females 330–340 long, 210–215 wide, that of males 325–330 long, 212–220 wide. AD with 3 round raised areolae, anterior areola with rosette pores. OC 87 long, 35 wide with 2 corneae. PD 225 long, 125 wide. Setae ds-1 on AD, ds-2 within striated integument. ds-3 to ds-5 on PD. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. Male AE 112 long, 160 wide. Epimeral pores 8 wide. Male GA 175 long, 110 wide; with 18 pgs. Genital sclerite with 3 pairs of small sgs ( Figs. 6 A-C). Gnathosoma slender; 125 long and 65 wide; 1.9 times longer than wide. Rostrum extending just beyond the level of P-3 ( Fig. 6 D ). Legs slender. Leg I 260 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 7 ( Figs. 6 E–G ). My specimens agrees with the description of made by Morselli and Mari (1985).

Distribution Southeastern Pasific and Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).

Figures

Figure 6. Copidognathus longirostris (Trouessart, 1896) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma (male); B. Ventral view of idiosoma (male); C. GA (female); D. Ventral view of gnathosoma (male); E. Lateral view of leg I (male); F. medial view of tarsus II (female); G. Lateral view of tarsus III (female). Scale bars: 50 µm.