Gamasiphis novipulchellus Ma & Yin, 1998

Kontschan, Jeno, Jeon, Mi Jeong, Hwang, Jeong Mi & Seo, Hong Yul, 2015, New records to the Korean soil dwelling Mesostigmata fauna (Acari), Journal of Species Research 4 (1), pp. 33-44 : 35

Gamasiphis novipulchellus Ma & Yin, 1998 ( Fig. 1 g-h)

New localities: As199 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Prov. South Phenjan: De-sang san , 12 km NE from Pyongyang, dry SW slopes of the mountain, Thick coniferous litter under pine tree, 27.V.1970, leg. Mahunka, S. and Steinmann, H.

Short description. Small rounded mites, anterior to sternal shield with two pairs of prestenal platelets. All setae with sharp tips, setae j6 shorter than the distance of their basis and JV5 present.

Previous record from Korean Peninsula. -

Distribution. China and Korean Peninsula.

Remarks. New for the Korean fauna.

Figures

Fig. 1. Mesostigmatid mites from the Korean Peninsula I (a. Lasioseius furcisetus, dorsal view. b. Cheiroseius nepalensis, ventral view. c. Cheiroseius curtipes, dorsal view. d. Hypoaspis imitatus ventral view. e. Hypoaspis presternalis, ventral view. f. Pseudoparasitus placentulus, ventral view. g. latera- and h. ventral view of Gamasiphis novipulchellus).