Copidognathus majusculatus (Trouessart, 1894)

Durucan, Furkan, 2019, New records of Copidognathus (Acari: Halacaridae) from Antalya, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 189-210 : 198

Copidognathus majusculatus (Trouessart, 1894) ( Figs. 9 A–E )

Material examined Bilem Beach, 9 m, fine sand, 3 ♀♀, 1 ♂.

Morphology and notes

Females 375–380 long, 205–210 wide, that of a male 375 long, 200 wide. AD 137 long, 150 wide. OC 85 long, 20 wide with 2 corneae. PD 225 µm long, 150 wide. AE with three pairs of ventral setae. PE with 1 dorsal and 3 ventral setae. Female AE 150 long, 175 wide. Female GA 137 long, 113 wide; with 22 pgs. Gnathosoma 125 long and 63 wide; 1.9 times longer than wide. Rostrum extending just beyond the level of P-2 ( Fig. 9 D ). Leg I 265 long. The chaetotaxy of leg I as follows (from trochanter to tarsus); 1, 2, 5, 3, 7, 8 ( Fig. 9 E ). As mentioned above, C. gibbus resembles C. majusculatus . According to Bartsch (2004b) the main character that distinguish it from its conger is the size of rosetta pores and number of ostia. In C. gibbus ; AD with rosetta pores; each pore large and with ostium surrounded by up to 20 canaliculi. Rosetta pores and ostia small with surrounded by 2–4 canaliculi in C. majusculatus .

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea ( Bartsch 2009).

Figures

Figure 9. Copidognathus majusculatus (Trouessart, 1894) – A. Dorsal view of idiosoma (male); B. Ventral view of idiosoma (male); C. GA (female); D. Medial view of gnathosoma (male); E. Medial view of leg I (male). Scale bars: 50 µm.