Zerconella (Metazercon) rafalskii ( Błaszak, Kaczmarek & Lee 1997 ) Blaszak, Kaczmarek & Lee, 1997

Ujvári, Zsolt, 2010, Zerconella Willmann, 1953, a forgotten group of Zerconidae (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 2558, pp. 33-47 : 39

Zerconella (Metazercon) rafalskii ( Błaszak, Kaczmarek & Lee 1997) comb. nov.

( Figs 9–10 , 24 )

Metazercon rafalskii Błaszak et al., 1997: 9 .

Diagnosis. Dorsal setae elongated, needle-like. Setae J5 situated laterally to J4. Margin of opisthonotum with eight pairs of setae. A single pair of large, rounded dorsal cavities present, with undulate margins and axes converging posteriorly. Two large, anteriorly sclerotised lateral and one smaller central lobe can be found above the level of the dorsal cavities. Glands gdJ4 situated on anterior edge of lateral lobes, on a line connecting J5 and Z4. Whole opisthonotum covered by small pits.

Distribution. Korean Peninsula.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 10. Zerconella species. 7. Dorsal idiosoma of Z. (Metazercon) mahunkai; 8. Ventral idiosoma of Z. (Metazercon) mahunkai; 9. Dorsal idiosoma of Z. (Metazercon) rafalskii (modified after Błaszak); 10. Ventral idiosoma of Z. (Metazercon) rafalskii (modified after Błaszak).

FIGURES 21 – 25. Epistome of Zerconella species. 21. Z. (Zerconella) leitnerae; 22. Z. (Metazercon) athiasae; 23. Z. (Metazercon) mahunkai; 24. Z. (Metazercon) rafalskii (modified after Błaszak); 25. Zerconella (Metazercon) lobata sp. nov.