Macrocheles punctatus

Kontschan, Jeno, Park, Sun Jae, Lim, Jae Won, Hwang, Jeong Mi & Seo, Hong Yul, 2014, Contribution to the mite (Acari) fauna of the Korean Peninsula, Journal of Species Research 3 (1), pp. 63-78 : 68

Macrocheles punctatus Ishikawa, 1967 ( Fig. 5e, f )

Material examined. Two females. As 462, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Pyeonganbuk-do , Mt. Myohyang soil sample from mixed forest under Hwajangam to be extracted in Berlese-funnel, 19.VII.1980, leg. Forró, L. & Ronkay, L.

Short description. Dorsal shield covered by large, irregular pits, dorsal setae marginally pilose, except four pairs in central region, which are smooth and needle-like. Setae j1 very wide and pilose. Sternal shield with some oval pits between setae St3, ventrianal shield covered by irregular and large pits and with three pairs of pilose setae.

Distribution. Japan and Korean Peninsula.

Notes to the species. This species is recorded firstly in our previous paper ( Kontschán et al., 2014).

Figures

Fig. 5. Mesostigmatid mites from Korean Peninsula I.(a. Lasioseius tomokoae Ishikawa, 1969, dorsal view. b. ventral view. c. ventral view of Evimirus uropodinus (Berlese, 1903). d. ventral view of Macrocheles glaber (Müller, 1860). e. dorsal view of Macrocheles punctatus Ishikawa, 1967. f. ventral view. g. ventral view of Pachylaelaps ishizuchiensis Ishikawa, 1977. h. ventral view of Parholaspulus hiasmaticus Petrova, 1967. i. ventral view of Holaspina alstoni (Evans, 1956). j. epistome. k. ventral view of Gamasholaspis browingi (Bregetova & Koroleva, 1960). l. epistome. m. dorsal setae).