A contribution to the knowledge of oribatid and mesostigmatic mites (Acari) with new records in Georgia
Author
Murvanidze, Maka
. Institute of Entomology, Agricultural University of Georgia. 240, D. Aghmashenebely Alley 0131, Tbilisi, Georgia; Email: m. murvanidze @ agruni. edu. ge, ntodr 2013 @ agruni. edu. ge
Author
Mumladze, Levan
. Institute of Ecology of Ilia State University, Cholokashvili ave 3 / 5, 0165, Tbilisi, Georgia; E-mail: lmumladze @ gmail. com
lmumladze@gmail.com
Author
Todria, Nino
. Institute of Entomology, Agricultural University of Georgia. 240, D. Aghmashenebely Alley 0131, Tbilisi, Georgia; Email: m. murvanidze @ agruni. edu. ge, ntodr 2013 @ agruni. edu. ge
text
Persian Journal of Acarology
2019
2019-10-15
8
4
309
325
journal article
10.22073/pja.v8i4.51419
2251-8169
4644950
Leitneria pugio
(Karg, 1961)
Diagnostic characters –
Measurements: male 390 × 225 μm, female 325 × 190 μm; dorsal shield ornamented, divided in two parts, margins of the shields straight; tectum of females with three teeth, medial tooth slightly shorter than lateral ones; posterior part of idiosoma with additional
Zx
setae between Z1 and Z2; genital opening is rounded from anterior part; ventrianal plate roundish oval, with length and width almost similar in size (63 × 58); Tarsus I with claws. The species differs from
L. granulata
by the shape of tectum, female with anal rather than with ventrianal shield and shields with net-like structure rather than granulated (
Karg 1993
).
Material –
Village Zemo Kedi (
N 41.438600
,
E 46.396000
,
517m
a.s.l.
), steppe grassland, five individuals – one male, three females, one tritonymph, coll.
Todria
,
N
.,
15.06.2017
.
Distribution in Caucasus –
New for Caucasus.
Global distribution –
Palaearctic (
Karg 1993
).
Habitat –
Meadows and arable soils (
Karg 1993
).