Pterygosoma bedfordi Lawrence, 1936

Fajfer, Monika, 2020, A systematic revision of the scale mite genus Pterygosoma Peters, 1849 (Acariformes: Pterygosomatidae), Zootaxa 4805 (1), pp. 1-147 : 53

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4805.1.1
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scientific name	Pterygosoma bedfordi Lawrence, 1936
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Pterygosoma bedfordi Lawrence, 1936: 24 fig. 18

Type host: Agama atra (Sauria: Agamidae ). Type locality: South Africa (Hermanus).

Diagnosis (based on original description from Lawrence 1936). FEMALE. Idiosoma . Dorsum with about 70 pairs of antero-lateral setae and 7 pairs of apically expanded postero-lateral setae. Medial part of idiosoma with 2 pairs of dorso-median setae: dm1 fine-pointed, dm2 apically expanded. Peripheral series represented by 23–28 pairs of apically expanded setae. These setae form cluster near genital area. Eyes absent. Genital slit situated terminally. Genital series represented by 1 pair of spine-like setae g1 situated ventrally; all pseudanal setae rounded.

MALE. Unknown.

Type material (not examined). Female holotype and 16 female paratypes from Agama atra Daudin (Sauria: Agamidae ), SOUTH AFRICA, Western Cape Province, Hermanus.

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 atra from South Africa [Western Cape Province, Hermanus] ( Lawrence 1936).