Copidognathus dentatus Viets, 1940

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 191

Copidognathus dentatus Viets, 1940 ( Figs. 3 A–G )

Material examined Kundu, 3 m, fine sand, 2 ♀♀, 1 ♂.

Morphology and notes

Females 390 long, 275 wide, that of a male 387 long, 262 wide. In females, AD 100 long, 110 wide; the AD with 2 crest like porose areolae. OC with 2 corneae 112 long, 63 wide. PD 265 long, 187 wide; Pair of costae on PD 2 rosetta pores wide. Setae ds- 1 in anterior edge of paired porose areola on AD, ds-2 within striated integument. ds-3, ds-4 and ds-5 on PD. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. AE 125 long, 225 wide. Epimeral pores 8–9 wide. GA 185 long, 162 wide, with 3 pairs of pgs ( Figs. 3 A, B ). Male GA with 30 pgs around GO ( Fig. 3 C ). Gnathosoma 125 long, 75 wide; 1.6 times longer than wide. Rostrum triangular, shorter than gnathosomal base, almost reaching level of P-3. Gnathosomal base with 2 pairs of setae and rostrum with 1 pair of maxillary setae ( Fig. 3 D ). Leg I 325 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 4, 4, 7, 6 ( Figs. 3 E–G ).

Distribution Northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).

Figures

Figure 3. Copidognathus dentatus Viets, 1940 – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma (female); B. Ventral view idiosoma (female); C. GO area of male; D. Ventral view of gnathosoma (female); E. Lateral view of leg I (female); F. Lateral view of tarsus III (female); G. Lateral view of tarsus IV (female). Scale bars: 50 µm.