Ochaechulla, MašánK & HallidayK, 2024

MašánK, Peter & HallidayK, Bruce, 2024, Ochaechulla spinturniciformis, a new genus and species of mite in the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Slovakia, Acarologia 64 (3), pp. 697-710 : 698

Ochaechulla gen. nov.

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Figures

Figure 1 Ochaechulla spinturniciformisgen. nov., sp. nov., female. A ‒ Dorsal idiosoma; B ‒ Ventral idiosoma. Scale bar: 50 μm (A, B).

Figure 2 Ochaechulla spinturniciformisgen. nov., sp. nov., female habitus (dorsal view). Scale bar:

Figure 3 Ochaechulla spinturniciformisgen. nov., sp. nov., dorsal idiosoma of female. Scale bar:

Figure 4 Ochaechulla spinturniciformisgen. nov., sp. nov., female. A ‒ Ventral shields; B, C ‒ Epistome (two variant specimens); D ‒ Chelicerae (ventral view). Scale bars: 50 μm (A) and 20 μm (B–D).

Figure 5 Ochaechulla spinturniciformisgen. nov., sp. nov., female. A ‒ Dorsal habitus; B ‒ Proximal part of sperm induction tube between coxae III and IV; C, D ‒ Ventral gnathosoma (two variant specimens). Scale bars: 100 μm (A), 10 μm (B), and 20 μm (C, D).