Pedrocortesella enigma, Hunt, 1996

Hunt, Glenn S., 1996, A review of the genus Hexachaetoniella Paschoal in Australia (Acarina: Cryptostigmata: Pedrocortesellidae), Records of the Australian Museum 48 (3), pp. 223-286 : 251

Pedrocortesella enigma n.sp.

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Type material. Tasmania: HOLOTYPE adult, ANIC, Mount Victoria, 41°20'S 147°49'E, 900 m, pyrethrum knockdown from trees, H. Mitchell and R. Coy, 25 November 1989 ; PARATYPE adult, AM KS46642 SEM stub no. S/418 (ill.), Mount Michael , 41°10'S 148°00'E, pyrethrum knock-down from tree, R. Coy, 28 November 1989, 1 adult .

Diagnosis. Body length medium, about 540)lm; sensillus terminates in rounded club, not flattened blade; notogaster reticulate-alveolate; 5 pairs long notogastral setae, genitoanal chaetotaxy 7:1:3:3, genital setae in arcuate file, insertion of seta ad3 adjacent to anterior 50% of anal valve; claw stalk long.

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Fig . 20 . Pedrocortesella enigma n . sp . A , body , dorsal , arrows left to right label setae hi , Ip " p 2 " p 3 x ; B , prodorsum , frontal ; C , body , lateral ; D , prodorsum , dorsal ; E , notogastral integument ; F , notogaster , posterior ( part ) , arrows left to right label setae pi , hi , lp " p 2 " p 3 x Scale bars : A-D = 100 J .. lm ; F = 50 J .. lm ; E = 20 J .. lm .