Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015

Rezende, José Marcos, Bauchan, Gary, Lin, Jian-Zhen, Ochoa, Ronald & Lofego, Antonio Carlos, 2024, Review of the genus Daidalotarsonemus De Leon (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae), Zootaxa 5426 (1), pp. 1-170 : 17-24

Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015

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Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Rezende et al., 2015b: 454 .

Diagnosis. Adults: Gnathosoma : Palpal length about 1/4 length of gnathosoma. Female: Dorsum: Coarse cell ornamentation on prodorsum. Tergite C with three transverse rows of well-defined cells, grouped between setae c1, and coarse ornamentation laterally. Tergite D with three transverse rows of well-defined cells between setae d, in an arched pattern. Setae v1, sc2, c2 and h unmodified in shape. Setae v1 clearly shorter than sc2 (~ 30 and ~ 40, respectively). Setae c2 and h identical in length (~ 17). Setae c1, d, e and f leaf-shaped. Setae c1 linear-lanceolate in shape, shorter than c2 (~17 and ~ 8, respectively) and inserted near midlength of tergite C. Setae d and f identical in length (~ 35). Setae d unique in width (~ 3) and shape (linear with two lateral veins). Setae e unique in shape (elliptical with two lateral veins), width (~ 13), shorter than d and f, but about as long as h (~ 19). Setae f ~10 distant from each other, on distinct cylindrical tubercles, unique in width (~ 7) and shape (ensiform with two lateral veins). Venter: Tegula truncate, slightly arched posteriorly. Apodemes distinct, except for prosternal apodeme from level of apodemes 2 to sejugal apodeme. Apodemes 2 not fused to prosternal apodeme. Poststernal apodeme bifurcated anteriorly. Legs: Sensory cluster of tibiotarsus I complete. Seta tc” of tarsus II distinctly serrate. Male: Dorsum: Setae v1 and sc2 similar in length (~ 25), both longer than v2 (~ 20). Setae sc1 two times longer than v1 and sc2 (~ 50). Setae c1 and c2 similar in length (~ 27) both shorter than d (~ 36). Setae f shorter than all opisthosomal setae (~ 24). Venter: Apodemes 5 distinct at posterior end of poststernal apodeme. Legs: Sensory cluster of tibiotarsus I complete. Solenidion ω of tarsus II length 5. On femorogenu IV, seta v’ G around four times longer than v’ F (~ 17 and ~ 4, respectively). On tibia IV, seta v’ Ti around two times longer than tibia IV itself (~ 55 and ~ 24, respectively). Larva: unknown.

Type material deposition: holotype ♀, 27 paratypes ♀ and seven paratypes ♂ deposited at NMCR; two paratypes ♀ and one paratype ♂ at CALFAUCR; two paratypes ♀ and one paratype ♂ at CNC ; two paratypes ♀ and one paratype ♂ at DZSJRP ; one paratype ♀ at FAAS ; one paratype ♀ and one paratype ♂ at FSCA ; one paratype ♀ and one paratype ♂ at QM ; two paratypes ♀ at TNHM ; 17 paratypes ♀ and two paratypes ♂ at USNM .

Locality: 10°26′N 84°1′W, La Selva Biological Station , Heredia Province, Costa Rica ( Rezende et al. 2015b) .

Figures

FIGURE 8. Dorsal surface of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (female) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].

FIGURE 9. Ventral surface of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (female) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].

FIGURE 10. Legs I (A), II (B), III (C) and IV (D) of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (female) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].

FIGURE 11. Dorsal surface of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (male) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].

FIGURE 12. Ventral surface of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (male) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].

FIGURE 13. Legs I (A), II (B), III (C) and IV (D) of Daidalotarsonemus azofeifai Ochoa, Rezende & Lofego, 2015 (male) [modified from Rezende et al. (2015b)].