Momonides ghanaensis Smit, 2012

Smit, Harry, 2021, Water mites from West Africa (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Acarologia 61 (3), pp. 700-746 : 743

Momonides ghanaensis Smit, 2012

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New records. Ghana. 1/1/0, unnamed stream between Apepem and Kojo Amu, Atewa Hills, 6°10.252′ N 0°36.520′ W, 424 m a.s.l., 27 Feb. 2013 ; 1/0/0, unnamed stream upstream Sagyimase, Atewa Hills, 6°13.966′ N 0°33.114′ W, 671 m a.s.l., 28 Feb. 2013.

Description. Female. Idiosoma dorsally 413 long and 405 wide, ventrally 429 long. Integument and lobed sclerites as described for male. Genital field with two genital plates, 88 long. Acetabula in three indistinct groups, with ± 25 pairs of acetabula ( Figure 27 ). Pre-genital sclerite 44 wide, post-genital sclerite 56 wide, more slender than pre-genital sclerite. Length of P1–5: 30, 50, 31, 44, 36. Palp as in male. Length of I-leg-4–6: 88, 185, 98. Length of IV-leg-4–6: 118, 140, 122. Legs as in male. Male: Idiosoma dorsally 369-377 long and 365-369 wide, ventrally 421-429 long.

Remarks. Thus far known only from the holotype male, and the female is described here for the first time.

Distribution. Atewa Hills, Ghana (Smit 2012).

Figures

Figure 27 Momonides ghanaensis Smit, female genital field. Scale bar = 50 µm.