Monstrobovella, Kontschán & Ermilov & Friedrich, 2024

Kontschán, Jenő, Ermilov, Sergey G. & Friedrich, Stefan, 2024, Notes on the genus Elegansovella Hirschmann, 1989 (Acari, Mesostigmata, Urodinychidae), ZooKeys 1205, pp. 39-50 : 39-50

Genus Monstrobovella gen. nov.

Diagnosis.

Idiosoma pentagonal without vortex. Dorsal and marginal shields fused on anterior part of idiosoma. Dorsal setae T-shaped or setiform. Several longer or wider setae situated close to posterior margin of dorsal shield. Marginal setae very wide, phylliform and marginally serrate. Shape of female genital shield linguli- or scutiform, its surface smooth and situated between coxae II – IV. Male genital shield circular and situated between coxae IV. Ventral setae T-shaped, V-shaped or setiform. Pedofossae present, but without separated furrow for tarsi IV. Prestigmatid part of peritreme with two bends. Tritosternum with vase-like base, its laciniae divided into three branches. Corniculi smooth, horn-like, internal malae gently serrate. Setae h 1 smooth and longer than other hypostomal setae, h 2 smooth or serrate, h 3 serrate, h 4 divided into two or three serrate branches. Epistome serrate. Chelicerae with internal sclerotized node, fixed digit longer than movable digit. Movable digit with one or two large central teeth.

Type species.

Uroobovella faceta Hiramatsu & Hirschmann, 1978 .

Etymology.

The name of the new genus refers to a combination of the words monster (based on extreme morphology) and Uroobovella .

Gender.

Feminine.

Notes.

The new genus differs in many characters from Elegansovella . The distinguishing characteristics are summarized in Table 1 and a schematic illustration of the two genera is presented in Fig. 1 .

List of the known species

Figures

Figure 1. Schematic illustration of the genera Elegansovella (A) and Monstrobovella (B).