Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) serrata Walter, 1928

Esen, Yunus, Pešić, Vladimir & Erman, Orhan, 2011, Water mites of the family Aturidae Thor, 1900 from Turkey (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 2746, pp. 25-42 : 30

Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) serrata Walter, 1928

( Fig. 4A–G )

New records. Bingöl Province, Genç, Kale stream, 38°31'41"N 40°32'40"E, 920 m asl., 20.vii.2009, (5/3/0); ibid., 19.vii.2010, (26/39/0); ibid., 04.viii.2010 (25/28/0).

Rejected records from Turkey: Malatya Province ( Pešiċ et al. 2006).

Remarks. Axonopsis serrata is characterized by the spine–like projections on the dorsal shield ( Fig. 4A ), more spine-like processes associated with the first and second coxae ( Fig. 4B–D ), a small projections on the lateral margins of the ventral shield ( Fig. 4B–D ) (see Walter 1928, Lundblad 1956) and the presence of a heavy seta on the ventral side of P-4 ( Fig. 4F ).

Distribution. Central and southern parts of the western Palaearctic (Pešiċ et al. 2010).

Figures

FIGURE 4 A – G. Axonopsis (Hexaxonopsis) serrata Walter, 1928, (A – C = female, D – G = male): A = idiosoma, dorsal view; B = idiosoma, ventral view; C = I-L- 4 - 6; D = idiosoma, ventral view; E = genital field; F = palp, lateral view; G = IV-L- 1 - 6. Scale bars = 100 μm.