Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) damasi Lundblad, 1949

Smit, H., 2012, New records of the water mite family Arrenuridae from the Afrotropical region, with the description of 11 new species and two new subspecies (Acari: Hydrachnidia), Zootaxa 3187, pp. 1-31 : 15

Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) damasi Lundblad, 1949 nov. stat.

Material examined. GHANA. 6/3/0, Amansuri Wetland, 5° 00.398 N 2° 35.162 W, alt 12 m asl, 26-ii-2011 ; 2/5/0, shallow part Amansuri Wetland, 4°59.635 N 2° 35.417 W, 26-ii-2011; 6/10/0, fish pond along road Elubo-Axim, east of entrance Ankasa NP, 5° 09.637 N 2° 38.682 W, alt. 36 m asl, 27-ii-2011.

Remarks. Given the large differences in shape of the cauda between A. geniculatus Koenike, 1898 and A. g. damasi Lundblad, I propose to elevate the latter species in rank. As Lundblad (1949) stated, the posterior cauda margin can be straight or slightly indented. All specimens from this study have the posterior margin slightly indented. The anterior idiosoma margin of the specimens of this study varies from slightly to strongly indented, those of Lundblad (1949) and Cook (1966) only slightly indented. The species is known previously from Congo and Liberia.