Pomerantziidae

Fan, Qing-Hai & Chen, Yan, 2005, A review of the Pomerantziidae (Acari: Prostigmata: Pomerantzioidea), with the description of a new genus, Zootaxa 1037, pp. 1-22 : 4

Key to genera and species of Pomerantziidae (adult females)

1. Each peritreme with 3–5 chambers ( Fig. 1 A); c2 posterior to c1; ventrolateral shields separate from coxae III ( Fig. 2 A); genital valves with 5 pairs of setae; coxa I with 1 peg­like sensilla (elcp); genu IV with 5 setae ( Fig. 3 ); tarsi II with 2 solenidia............. .......................................................................................... Pomerantzia Baker, 1949 …2 ­ Each peritreme with 6–8 chambers; c2 anterior to c1; ventrolateral shields fused with coxae III; genital valves with no more than 4 pairs of setae; coxa I with 2 peg­like sensillae; genu IV with 6 setae; tarsi II with 3–6 solenidia ......... Apomerantzia gen. n. …4 2. Tibia IV with 9 + 1 ( Fig. 3 D); tarsus I with 18–19 setae ( Fig. 3 A); tarsus II with 14 + 2 ( Fig. 3 B) ................................................................................................................. 3 ­ Tibia IV with 8 + 1; tarsus I with 16 setae; tarsus II with 13 + 2

Figures

FIGURE 1. Pomerantzia subterranea sp. n. (adult female). A, dorsal view of idiosoma; B, dorsal view of gnathosoma; C, palp.

FIGURE 2. Pomerantzia subterranea sp. n. (adult female). A, ventral view of idiosoma; B, subcapitulum; C, genito­anal area; D, E, ovipositor.

FIGURE 3. Pomerantzia subterranea sp. n. (adult female). A, leg I; B, leg II; C, leg III; D, leg IV.