Pterygosoma fimbriata Lawrence, 1951

Fajfer, Monika, 2020, A systematic revision of the scale mite genus Pterygosoma Peters, 1849 (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae), Zootaxa 4805 (1), pp. 1-147 : 79

Pterygosoma fimbriata Lawrence, 1951

Pterygosoma fimbriata Lawrence, 1951: 447 , fig. 1

Type host: Agama planiceps . Type locality: Namibia (40 miles south from Rehoboth) .

Diagnosis. FEMALE (based on original description made by Lawrence 1951). Idiosoma . Dorsum with about 70 pairs of serrate antero-lateral setae, 3 pairs of serrate dorso-median setae dm1–dm3, and 12−14 pair of peripheral setae. Most of them (9−11 pairs) situated medio-laterally, 3 of them situated laterally to genital region. Eyes absent. Venter. Genital series represented by 4 pairs of genital setae. Setae g1 conspicuous, setae g2−g4 minute. Pseudanal series represented by 4 pairs of paddle-shaped setae ps1–ps4 with minute serration on apical part.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material ( not examined). Holotype and 10 paratypes from Agama planiceps Peters , NAMIBIA, 40 miles south from Rehoboth.

Type material deposition. All type material deposited in the SAM is lost (Dawn Larsen, personal communication) .

Host and distribution. This species is known only from Agama planiceps from Namibia [40 miles south from Rehoboth] ( Lawrence 1951).