Nanotanaupodus, Zhang, Zhi-Qiang & Fan, Qing-Hai, 2007

Zhang, Zhi-Qiang & Fan, Qing-Hai, 2007, Allotanaupodidae, a new family of early derivative Parasitengona (Acari: Prostigmata), Zootaxa 1517, pp. 1-52 : 33

Nanotanaupodus gen. nov.

Diagnosis

Adults and deutonymphs: Paratanaupodinae with a pair of posterolateral plates on prodorsum, each bearing multiple setae. Palptibia not elongate, less than twice as long as tibial claw. Palptibia with a distal-ventral hypertrophied seta located near base of tarsus in addition to terminal tibial-claw. Palptarsus short and inserted ventrally near base of tibia. Palptarsus with a spine-like seta and a cluster of 3 eupathidia terminally.

Larvae not known.

Type species

Nanotanaupodus andrei sp. nov. (by original designation).

Etymology

From Nano (small) and the root Tanaupodus ; masculine in gender.

Remarks

This genus is most similar to Paratanaupodus . Both genera lack eyes and trichobothria. The two can be distinguished by a number of features listed in the key to genera above.