Charletonia talebii Sedghi, Saboori and Hakimitabar, 2010

Sedghi, A., Ravan, S., Saboori, A., Hakimitabar, M. & Akrami, M. A., 2010, Charletonia Talebii N. Sp. From Iran (Acari, Prostigmata, Erythraeidae), Acarologia 50 (3), pp. 335-341 : 335-339

Charletonia talebii Sedghi, Saboori and Hakimitabar n. sp.

Acarologia 50(3): 335–341 (2010)

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Diagnosis — Callidosomatine larva with the following features: Gnathosoma with 2 smooth hypostomalae (aHy, pHy), anterior pair of sensilla (AM) shorter than all setae on scutum. Fn Ge = 8-8-8; fnTi = 12-13-13; legs short (IP <1200),Ti I 45-60; Ti III 72- 96, two setae between coxae II and III, two solenidia on Ti II, Cp present on Ti I and Ta I.

Description — Holotype larva Dorsal surface with 34 (fD) barbed and pointed setae ( Figure 1A ); One eye on each side of idiosoma and 50 µm in diameter; scutum pentagonal, punctate and longer than wide; lateral parts of anterior border slightly concave whereas median part slightly convex, lateral borders slightly convex; posterior border convex except near S bases which is slightly concave; scutum with two pairs of sensilla and three pairs of normal setae. AL, ML and PL barbed and pointed, PL slightly shorter than ML and AL. Anterior sensilla (AM) shorter than posterior sensilla (S), both pointed; AM with short barbs in distal half and S barbed in distal 1/3 ( Figure 1C ).

Ventral surface of idiosoma with 12 (fV) pointed setae with fine barbs. Sternalae 1a (between coxae I), 2a (between coxae II) and 3a (between coxae II and III) barbed. NDV = 34 + 12 = 46. Coxa I with one barbed seta (1b); coxae II and III with two barbed setae. All coxalae pointed ( Figure 1B ). Supracoxal seta of leg I peg like, 3 long.

Leg segmentation formula: 7-7-7. Leg setal formula: Leg I: Ta- 1 ω, 1 ε, 2 ζ, 1Cp, 22n; Ti- 2 ’, 1Cp, 1 κ, 12n; Ge- 1, 1 κ, 8n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 4n; Tr- 1n ( Figures 2A and 2D ). Leg II: Ta- 1 ω, 1 ζ, 22n; Ti- 2 ’, 13n; Ge- 1 κ, 8n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 4n; Tr- 1n ( Figures 2B and 2E ). Leg III: Ta- 1 ζ, 22n; Ti- 1 ’, 13n; Ge- 8n; TFe- 5n; BFe- 2n; Tr- 1n ( Figures 2C and 2F ). Dorsal and ventral surface of legs punctate.

IP = 347 + 357 + 416 = 1120 holotype

Subcapitulum with a nude galeala and two nude hypostomala ( Figure 1D ). Galeala longer than hypostomalae. Palpal femur and genu each with one barbed and pointed seta ( Figure 1D ); palpal tibia with three barbed and pointed setae ( Figure 1D ); palpal tibial claw bifurcate. Palp tarsus with 5 nude setae, a solenidion and an eupathidium ( Figure 1D ). fPp = 0-B-B-BBB2-5N ωζ. Cheliceral basis and subcapitulum punctate. Supracoxal seta peg like, 5 long.

Measurements are given in Table 1 .

Types The holotype (ARS-20090830-1a) larva were collected on 25 March 2008 and 3 paratype larvae (ARS-20090830-1b, c, d) were collected on 30 March 2008, by A. Sedghi ectoparasitic on undetermined nymphs and adults of Cicadellidae (Heteroptera) , in Jahrom city (28°30’ N, 53°33’ E, 1050

m a.s.l.), Fars Province, Iran. The holotype and paratypes are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Jalal Afshar Zoological Museum, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran .

Etymology — The species is named in honour of Dr. Khalil Talebi Jahromi (University of Tehran, Iran) for his great contribution to develop toxicology in Iran.

Remarks — This species belongs to the species group of Charletonia with two setae between coxae II-III. This group includes 15 species: C. berlesiana Paoli, 1937 from Italy; C. bucephalia Beron, 1975 from Bulgaria, Greece and Croatia; C. edytae Haitlinger, 1987 from Madagascar; C. blascoi Southcott, 1993 from Spain; C. saboori Iravanlou, Kamali and Talebi, 2002 , C. nazaleae Iravanlou, Kamali and Talebi, 2002 ; C. damavandica Iravanlou, Kamali and Talebi, 2002 and C. behbahanensis Haitlinger and Saboori, 2008 , all from Iran; C. dalegori Haitlinger, 2003 from Greece (Rhodes) and Croatia; C. glifadaensis Haitlinger, 2003 ; C. kaliksti Haitlinger, 2003 ; C. kalithensis Haitlinger, 2006 ; C. samosensis Haitlinger, 2006 all from Greece (Rhodes, Samos); C. austensis Haitlinger, 2007 and C. cuglierensis Haitlinger, 2007 both from Sardinia ( Paoli 1937, Beron 1975, Haitlinger 1987, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, Southcott 1993, Karimi Iravanlou et al. 2002, Haitlinger and Saboori 2008).

It differs from C. berlesiana by the shorter DS (26- 46 vs. 61-92), S (44-52 vs. 70), AM (19-25 vs. 58), SB (12-13 vs. 18) and AA (7-8 vs. 13); from C. blascoi by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 36-37), number of setae on Ti I (12 vs. 13), Ti III (13 vs. 14), absence of solenidion on Ge II (vs. present), number of solenidion on Ta I (1 vs. 2) and presence of microseta on Ge I (vs. absent); from C. edytae by the shorter AW (56-61 vs. 96), MW (61-69 vs. 102), PW (62-67 vs. 116), AL (22- 35 vs. 72), ML (13-33 vs. 70), AM (19-25 vs. 68), S (44-52 vs. 102), W (75-81 vs. 120), PL (15-29 vs. 70), 1b (38-49 vs. 94), Ta I (75-82 vs. 156), Ti I (45-60 vs. 194), Ge I (44-56 vs. 150), Ta II (71-76 vs. 150), Ti II (56-65 vs. 166), Ge II (50-56 vs. 124), Ta III (76-87 vs. 150), Ti III (72-96 vs. 234) and Ge III (60-70 vs. 140); from C. bucephalia by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 65-77), S (44-52 vs. 70-101), SB (12-13 vs. 17-26), Ta I (75-82 vs. 147-180), Ti I (45-60 vs. 155-190), Ge I (44-56 vs. 120-137), Ta II (71-76 vs. 145-172), Ti II (56-65 vs. 135-165), Ge II (50-56 vs. 105-125), Ta III (76-87 vs. 150-192), Ti III (72-96 vs. 192-231) and Ge III (60-70 vs. 118-143); from C. austensis by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 64), Ta I (75-82 vs. 130), Ti I (45-60 vs. 136), Ge I (44-56 vs. 102), Ta II (71-76 vs. 118), Ti II (56-65 vs. 120), Ta III (76-87 vs. 132), Ti III (72-96 vs. 166), number of normal setae on Ti I (12 vs. 17), Ti II (13 vs. 17), Ti III (13 vs. 17), f ζ (2-1-1 vs. 1-1-0) and number of solenidion on Ti II (2 vs. 1); from C. cuglierensis by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 46-50), S (44-52 vs. 74-88), Ta I (75-82 vs. 160-172), Ti I (45-60 vs. 196-206), Ge I (44-56 vs. 154-166), Ta II (71-76 vs. 154-166), Ti II (56-65 vs. 180-190), Ge II (50-56 vs. 130-150), Ta III (76-87 vs. 164-178), Ti III (72-96 vs. 240-248), Ge III (60-70 vs. 150-160), presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent) and f ζ (2-1-1 vs. 1-0-0); from C. glifadaensis by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 62-70), GL (99-111 vs. 152-166), Ta I (75-82 vs. 170-174), Ti I (45-60 vs. 208-210), Ge I (44- 56 vs. 160-164), Ta II (71-76 vs. 154-156), Ti II (56-65 vs. 180-184), Ge II (50-56 vs. 134-136), Ta III (76-87 vs. 174-176), Ti III (72-96 vs. 254), Ge III (60-70 vs. 160-162), fn Ge (8-8-8 vs. 13-12-12), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 16-18-18) and presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent); from C. dalegori by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 70-80), S (44-52 vs. 90-100), Ta I (75-82 vs. 184- 202), Ti I (45-60 vs. 244-260), Ge I (44-56 vs. 184-204), Ta II (71-76 vs. 176-184), Ti II (56-65 vs. 210-222), Ge II (50-56 vs. 158-164), Ta III (76-87 vs. 194-204), Ti III (72-96 vs. 290-304), Ge III (60-70 vs. 176-190), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 18-18-18), fn Ta (22-22-22 vs. 21-18- 18) and presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent); from C. kaliksti by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 44-46), S (44-52 vs. 88-90), Ta I (75-82 vs. 150-160), Ti I (45- 60 vs. 172-184), Ge I (44-56 vs. 132-144), Ta II (71-76 vs. 146-154), Ti II (56-65 vs. 154-164), Ge II (50-56 vs. 116-126), Ta III (76-87 vs. 156-164), Ti III (72-96 vs. 206-216), Ge III (60-70 vs. 134-142), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 18-16-18) and fn Ta (22-22-22 vs. 19-21-19); from C. kalithensis by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 34-40), Ti I (45-60 vs. 96-106), Ge I (44-56 vs. 86), Ti III (72-96 vs. 114-120), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 16-16-16), fn Ta (22-22- 22 vs. 26-24-23), presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent) and f ζ (2-1-1 vs.. 2-2-0); from C. samosensis by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 60), Ta I (75-82 vs. 126), Ti I (45-60 vs. 172), Ge I (44-56 vs. 148), Ta II (71-76 vs. 126), Ti II (56-65 vs. 142), Ge II (50-56 vs. 116), Ta III (76-87 vs. 146), Ti III (72-96 vs. 226), Ge III (60-70 vs. 144), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 18-18-18), fn Ta (22-22-22 vs. 20-18-18), presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent) and f ζ (2-1-1 vs. 2-0-0); from C. saboorii by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 55), S (44-52 vs. 80), 1a (12-25 vs. 69), Ta I (75-82 vs.149), Ti I (45-60 vs. 155), Ge I (44-56 vs. 129), Ta II (71-76 vs. 145), Ti II (56-65 vs. 151), Ge II (50-56 vs. 108), Ta III (76-87 vs. 158), Ti III (72-96 vs. 215), Ge III (60-70 vs. 125) and presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent); from C. nazaleae by the shorter AM (19-25 vs. 78), S (44-52 vs. 95), W (75-81 vs. 105), L (56-96 vs. 125), Ta I (75-82 vs. 174), Ti I (45-60 vs. 267), Ta II (71-76 vs. 193), Ti II (56-65 vs. 228), Ta III (76-87 vs. 210), Ti III (72-96 vs. 323), fn Ge (8-8-8 vs. 10-12-12), fnTi (12-13-13 vs. 17-19-17) and presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent); from C. damavandica by the shorter AM (19- 25 vs. 63), S (44-52 vs. 84), TaI (75-82 vs. 116), Ti I (45-60 vs. 126), Ta II (71-76 vs. 122), Ti II (56-65 vs. 126), Ta III (76-87 vs. 137), Ti III (72-96 vs. 183), fn Ge (8-8-8 vs. 12-13-12), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 15-17-19) and presence of Cp on Ti I and Ta I (vs. absent) and from C. behbahanensis by the shorter AM (19 -25 vs. 70), S (44-52 vs. 86), Ta I (75-82 vs. 156), Ti I (45-60 vs. 186), Ta II (71-76 vs. 156), Ti II (56-65 vs. 168), Ti III (72-96 vs. 228) fn Ge (8-8-8 vs. 12-12-12), fn Ti (12-13-13 vs. 17-17-17).

Figures

FIGURE 1: Charletonia talebii n. sp. (larva). A – Dorsal view of idiosoma and setal details; B – Ventral view of idiosoma and setal details; C – Scutum; D – Ventral view (right) and dorsal view of gnathosoma (left).

FIGURE 2: Charletonia talebii n. sp. (larva). A – Leg I, Tr-Ti; B – Leg II, Tr-Ti; C – Leg III, Tr-Ge; D – Ta I; E – Ta II; F – Ti-Ta III.