Holaspina alstoni (Evans, 1956)

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 : 70

Holaspina alstoni (Evans, 1956) ( Fig. 5i, j )

Material examined. As 956, Republic of Korea, Gyeongsangnam-do, Sancheong-gun, Jirisan , Ogeok valley , 3 km NW of Daewon temple, N branch of Yup-yeong , mixed forest, forest stream, open spring and its outlet, forest edge, 675 m, N35̊22.926′E127̊47.112′, 16.09.2010, leg. Hye Woo Byeon, László Forró, Tae Woo Kim, Makranczy, Gy. & Murányi D.

Short description. Dorsal setae smooth and needle like, dorsal shield without sculptural pattern. Surface of sternal, genital and ventral shields smooth, setae on ventral idiosoma smooth and needle-like. Epistome with three anterior processes, central one longer than two lateral ones and apically asymmetric and serrate, two lateral ones divided into several short branches.

Notes. This species is recorded from the Korean Peninsula by Lee and Lee (2000).

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).