Neofedrizzia camini Womersley

Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), Zootaxa 1480, pp. 1-55 : 34-35

Neofedrizzia camini Womersley

Neofedrizzia camini Womersley, 1959: 37 .

Type specimens. Holotype, F, AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Glen Innes, 9.x.1956, G. F. Bornemissza, on adult P. dilatatus from rotting eucalyptus log (N1952311). In SAMA. Paratypes, F, 2 M, same data as holotype (N1952312, N1952313a-b, N1952314a-b). In SAMA.

Other specimens. M, New South Wales, Upper Williams River, x.1926, A. M. Lea & E. W. Wilson (N1952315); M, Tasmania, Waratah, no date, no collector, in “? moss and lichen” (N1952316); M, Queensland, 6.ii.1951, E. H. Derrick, on beetle (N1952317). In SAMA.

Queensland, LNP: 4 F, 4 M, Duck Ck, 20.iii.1995, D. E. Walter, on P. dilatatus (S74101-08); 2 F, 3 M, Wishing Tree, 20.iii.1995, D. E. Walter, on M. quaestionis (S74109-113); F, 2 M, Duck Ck, 25.ii.1996, O. Seeman & K. Best, on P. dilatatus ( S74114 -6); M, Duck Ck, 25.ii.1996, O. Seeman & P. Timmers, on P. dilatatus (S74117); F, M, LNP Entrance, 15.xi.1996, O. Seeman, on P. dilatatus ( S74118 -19) Queensland, JSF: F, M, 2 km E of Sunday Ck, 16.iii.1996, O. Seeman, on P. dilatatus ( S74120 -21); F, 2 M, Peter’s Rd, Conondale Range, 17.iii.1996, O. Seeman, on M. quaestionis (S74122-24). Queensland, Mount Glorious: 2 F, 2 M, 6.v.1995, O. Seeman, on P. dilatatus (S74125-28); F, 2 M, 21.xii.1995, ex rear 11.i.1996, O. Seeman, on Mastachilus sp. nr australasicus (S74129-31). All specimens deposited in QM.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: idiosoma 1110 –1210 long; anterior hyaline projection does not extend past CxI; exopodal patterning between CxII–III striped; pedofossae III present, IV absent; seta h1 with 6 barbs; distal spine-like process on palp femur minute or absent; one non-filamentous excrescence ribbon-like, the other a short serrated blade; femur III and IV with large lamellae. Female: sternal shield smooth; seta st1 52–60 long, a little shorter than base of tritosternum; setae st2-st 3 30–55 long, st4 variable, 4–30; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight. Male: tetartosternum absent, presternal processes articulated with sternoventral shield, symmetrical, with truncate ends, directed slightly inwards; sternoventral shield (anterior of genital opening) smooth; seta st 1 30–38 long; genital opening placed between CxII–III, flanked by 8–10 pores.

Remarks. The holotype, paratypes, and the remainder of Womersley’s material are in poor condition. This species is exceptionally common on M. quaestionis and P. dilatatus in Southeast Queensland. All specimens I collected have minute st4, but Womersley (1959) described the species from specimens with st4 “ca. 27 long”. Apart from this, his specimens are indistinguishable from my collections, and I consider them the same species.