Schizosthetus baixuelii Zhang, Xie & Yan, 2024

Zhang, Shuo, Xie, Lixia, Wang, Haoran, Dong, Minghang & Yan, Yi, 2024, Schizosthetus Athias-Henriot, 1982 (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae): the description of a new species from China, Zootaxa 5403 (2), pp. 279-286 : 280

Schizosthetus baixuelii Zhang, Xie & Yan sp. nov.

( Figures 1–17 )

Material examined. Female holotype, collected by Mr. Bai Xue-Li in decomposing pine litter, tourist area of Luoshan (114°10’ E –114°39’ E, 31°44’ N –32°19’ N, alt. 2,536 m), Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region , China, June 9th, 2015. Paratypes, three females with the same collection data as the holotype. The holotype and all other specimens are deposited in the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China .

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Schizosthetus baixuelii sp. nov., female. 1, dorsal idiosoma; 2, ventral idiosoma.

FIGURES 3–7. Schizosthetus baixuelii sp. nov., female. 3, palp; 4, gnathotectum; 5, tritosternum; 6, chelicera; 7, subcapitulum.

FIGURES 8–13. Schizosthetus baixuelii sp. nov., female. 8, trochanter-tibia of leg I; 9, trochanter-tibia of leg II; 10, trochantertibia of leg III; 11, trochanter-tibia of leg IV; 12, tarsus II; 13, endogynium, two specimens.

FIGURES 14–17. Schizosthetus baixuelii sp. nov., female. 14, 15 sternal shield, two specimens; 16, endogynium; 17, anterior lateral lobe of sternal shield.