Neofedrizzia brooksi Womersley

Seeman, Owen D., 2007, Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea), Zootaxa 1480, pp. 1-55 : 32

Neofedrizzia brooksi Womersley

Neofedrizzia brooksi Womersley, 1959: 31 .

Type specimens. Holotype, F, AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Eubanangee nr Innisfail, 11.xii.1945, J. C. Brooks, ex passalid in rainforest (N1952308). In SAMA. Paratypes, M, F, same data as holotype (N1952309ac, N1952310). In SAMA.

Other specimens. Queensland, Atherton Tableland: 3 F, 3 M, Curtain Fig, 6.v.1995, D. E. Walter (S74081-86). 2 F, Wongabel, 28.i.1996, O. Seeman ( S74087 -88). F, 2 M, Wright’s Ck, 28.i.1996, O. Seeman ( S74089 -91). All collected from M. australasicus and deposited in QM.

Diagnosis. Both sexes: idiosoma 1210 –1275 long; anterior hyaline projection does not extend past CxI; exopodal patterning between CxII–III striped; pedofossae III present, IV absent; seta h1 with 4 barbs; distal spine-like process on palp femur minute or absent; one non-filamentous excrescence ribbon-like, the other a short serrated blade; femur III and IV with large lamellae. Female: sternal shield reticulated; seta st1 63–83 long, as long or longer than base of tritosternum; setae st2 75 long; sternogynial shield smooth, anterior margin straight. Male: tetartosternum absent, presternal processes articulated with sternoventral shield, symmetrical, crescent-shaped, directed outwards ( Fig. 14 a); sternoventral shield (anterior of genital opening) smooth; seta st1 40–45 long; genital opening placed between CxII–III, flanked by 16–20 pores.

Remarks. The holotype and paratype males are in very poor condition. The female paratype (N1952309a–c) is in good condition. This species occurs in northern Queensland on M. australasicus .

Figures

FIGURE 14. Presternal processes of male (A) Neofedrizzia brooksi, (B) Neofedrizzia camini, (C) Neofedrizzia helenae, (D) Neofedrizzia imparmentum, (E) Neofedrizzia tragardhi, (F) Neofedrizzia vidua. Scale bar = 10.