Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967

Çobanoğlu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sağlam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), Zootaxa 4097 (2), pp. 151-186 : 160

Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967

( Figs 24–31)

Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov, 1967: 40 ; Khanjani et al. 2012a: 35 . Aegyptobia kharazii Mesa & Moraes in Mesa et al. 2009: 15; Khanjani et al. 2012a: 35 . Aegyptobia meyerae Khosrowshahi & Arbabi, 1997: 10 (preocc.).

Female. Diagnosis. Dorsum ( Fig. 24) with elongate reticulations medially and rugose cuticle laterally. Anterior margin of prodorsal shield with short notched triangular projection. Dorsal body setae spatulate and serrate.

Venter ( Fig. 25 ) with transverse striae between setae 1a–3a; cuticle between setae 3a–4a smooth; ventral plate indicated by smooth cuticle with longitudinal striae laterally; genital plate smooth; anal plates with some striae. Dorsal setae on femora I–III and genua I–II narrowly lanceolate and serrate. Palp ( Fig. 27 ) five-segmented; palp tarsus with one eupathidium and two setae; palp tibia with two setae; palp genu and trochanter without setae; palp femur with one serrate seta. Tarsal claws uncinate, empodium pad-like. Spermatheca a small, slender tube terminating into small bulb, difficult to detect ( Fig. 26 ).

Deutonymph ( Figs 28–31 ). Dimensions. Length of body excluding gnathosoma 223–224; width 76–98, length of gnathosoma 54–66. Legs: I 72 –84; II 68 –69; III 62 –66; IV 64 –65. Setae: v 2 16–18; sc 1 15–16; sc 2 15–16; c 1 14–15; c 2 14–15; c 3 16–17; d 1 12–13; d 2 14–15; d 3 12–15; e1 11; e 2 12 –14; e 3 13 –15; f 2 12–14; f 3 13–14; h 1 11– 12; h 2 13–15.

Dorsum ( Fig. 28 ). Dorsal body setae similar to that of female; dorsal cuticle covered with striae; weak broken longitudinal striae on prodorsum; transverse striae between C-row and E-row; with weak longitudinal striae on weakly developed pygidial shield. Venter completely covered with striae; with setae 1a, 3a, 4a, ag, g1, ps1–3 present, posterior setae slightly serrate. Gnathosoma also similar to that of female. The leg chaetotaxy only differs from that of the female in that trochanter IV is without setae (v’ absent) ( Figs 29–31 ).

Remarks. Khanjani et al. (2012a) re-described this species and the Iranian specimens correspond with our Turkish specimens in all respects except for small variations in the dimensions. This is the first report of this species from Turkey.

Material examined. 2 females and 1 deutonymph from Juniperus horizontalis Moench (Cupressaceae) , Kurtuluş/Ankara, 23 July 2005; 1 female from J. horizontalis, Kurtuluş /Ankara, 0 8 September 2006; 4 females and 1 deutonymph from J. horizontalis, Kurtuluş /Ankara, 0 7 July 2006.

Distribution. Western Palearctic ( Khanjani et al. 2013 a).

Figures

FIGURE 28. Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov. Deutonymph, dorsal view.

FIGURES 29 – 31. Aegyptobia beglarovi Livschitz & Mitrofanov. Deutonymph. 29. Leg I, right. 30. Leg III, left. 31. Leg IV, left.

FIGURES 25 – 27. Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov. Female. 25. Ventral view. 26. Spermatheca, 27. Palp.