taxonID	type	description	language	source
840787B0FFA42B70FECBF9B7FE580DC0.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Stigmaeus kermesinus Koch, 1841, by original designation.	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFA42B70FF23F8EEFF220C8E.taxon	description	(Figures 1 - 6)	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFAE2B7FFF2CFA36FE330F34.taxon	description	(Figures 6 - 10)	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFAE2B7FFF2CFA36FE330F34.taxon	description	Redescription Female (Figures 6 - 10) — Idiosoma oval in outline. Length of idiosoma (measurements for 5 specimens) 390 – 435, width 310 – 320. Idiosomal dorsum (Figures 6 A, 10 A, B) — Idiosoma completely covered by 3 well sclerotized plates. Plates with large oval dimples and numerous tiny alveoli inside dimples (Figures 10 A, B); subcuticular reticulation indistinct. Dorsal setae long, curved, smooth or with few minute barbs, situated on distinct protuberances (Figures 10 A, B). Suranal plate and setae h 1 and h 2 situated dorsally. Setae h 1 and h 2 more distinctly barbed than other hysterosomal setae. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 82 – 98, ve 90 – 95, sci 75 – 81, sce 77 – 86, c 1 75 – 78, c 2 76 – 92, d 1 85 – 90, d 2 80 – 90, e 1 88 – 95, e 2 84 – 87, f 1 81 – 83, h 1 58 – 60, h 2 49 – 53. Idiosomal venter (Figures 6 B, 10 D, E) — Callosities absent. Endopodal plates fused medially, with weak subcuticular reticulate ornamentation (Figure 10 D). Humeral plate subtriangular, with distinct large dimples. Most of ventral setae smooth or weakly barbed; with 1 pair of smooth aggenital, and 3 pairs of distinctly barbed pseudanal setae; setae ps 1 slightly thicker than other pseudanal setae (Figure 10 E). Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 21 – 23, 1 b 22 – 25, 1 c 18 – 20, 2 b 19 – 22, 2 c 18 – 19, 3 a 19 – 24, 3 b 18 – 20, 3 c 19 – 21, 4 a 21 – 23, 4 b 16 – 19, 4 c 17 – 19, ag 1 19 – 21, ps 1 22 – 25, ps 2 17 – 19, ps 3 17 – 19. Gnathosoma (Figures 7, 10 C, F) — Tibial claw well-developed. Setae of palpal femur slightly thickened and distinctly barbed; other palpal setae of genu and tibia (except l’Ti) weakly barbed; seta l’ of tibia very thick, lanceolate; seta va of palptarsus weakly barbed; other setae of palptarsus smooth. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 2 (d, l "), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Palpal segments without reticulation. Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) needle-like. Rostrum of subcapitulum short and wide. All subcapitulat setae pointed and weakly barbed. Basal part of subcapitulum without subcuticular reticulation (Figure 10 F). Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 24 – 25, n 20 – 21, or 1 19 – 21, or 2 20 – 21. Chelicerae dorsally smooth (Figure 10 C). Legs (Figures 8, 9) — Empodial raylets weakly capitate. Leg I (Figure 8 A). Leg segments without reticulation. Coxae I posterodorsally with needlelike leg supracoxal setae (el). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 6 (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (2) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ, φp), T a 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae (p), (tc) and (ft) of tarsus are eupathidia. Setae d, l’, l " of tibia and genu, d and l " of femur distinctly widened, curved, barbed. Seta k 7 – 8 long, needle-like, about five times shorter than seta d of genu I. Solenidion ω 23 – 25 long, finger-shaped; solenidia φ 10 and φp 16 baculiform. All setae of tarsus (except eupathidia) barbed. Leg II (Figure 8 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 5 (d, l’, l ", v’, bv "), Ge 3 (d, l’, l "), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ), Ta 8 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, vs, ω). Seta tc’ of tarsus represented by eupathidion. Seta p’ absent. Seta k of genu absent. Setae d, l’, l " of tibia and genu, d and l " of femur distinctly widened, curved, barbed. Solenidion ω 15 – 17 finger-shaped; solenidion φp 12 – 13 baculiform. All setae of tarsus (except eupathidion) barbed. Leg III (Figure 9 A). Leg setation: Tr 2 (v’, l’), Fe 3 (d, l’, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 5 – 6 baculiform; solenidion φp 7 – 8 baculiform. Setae d, l’, l " of tibia, d of genu, d and l’ of femur distinctly widened, curved, barbed. All setae of tarsus barbed. Leg IV (Figure 9 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ), Ta 7 (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs). Solenidion ω absent; solenidion φp 7 – 9 baculiform. Setae d, l’, l " of tibia, d of genu and femur distinctly widened, curved, barbed. All setae of tarsus barbed. Male and immatures unknown. Material examined — Eleven females, Chile, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego island, 54 ° 29 ’ 550 " S, 068 ° 43 ’ 103 " W, from Sphagnum magellanicum in the swamp, 3 November 2015, coll. A. A. Khaustov. Distribution — This species was described from Chile (Jardin Botanico Nacional, Vina del Mar) (Chaudhri 1965). It was also recorded from Latvia and Lithuania (Kuznetsov and Petrov 1984) and Turkey (Do ˘ gan 2007). However records of E. chilensis from Latvia, Lithuania and Turkey would need confirmation. This species is first time recorded in the fauna of Tierra del Fuego.	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFAB2B7FFED1FBA0FD940FD3.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Stigmaeus cruentus Koch, 1836, by subsequent designation by Berlese (1910).	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFAB2B7DFEFCFB0AFB810C8E.taxon	description	(Figures 11 - 15) Description Female (Figures 11 - 15) — Length of idiosoma 505 (535), width 280 (330) (Two females measured). Idiosomal dorsum (Figures 11 A, 15 B, C) — Idiosoma fusiform, soft, mostly striated. Eyes absent. Propodosomal plate with setae vi and ve, weakly defined by more narrow striae than outside ones; with distinct median propodosomal apodeme and tiny dimples (Figure 15 B). Area anteriorly and anterolaterally to propodosomal plate with numerous microtubercles. All dorsal setae smooth; setae ve and c 2 long, pointed; other dorsal setae short, bluntended. Setae c 2 situated laterally. Ratio ve / sci = 4. Suranal plate divided, with two pairs of setae. Setae e 2 and f 1 situated on platelets, remaining surface of hysterosoma without plates. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 29 (32), ve 105 (100), sci 26 (36), sce 33 (32), c 1 24 (21), c 2 110 (120), d 1 22 (22), d 2 22 (22), e 1 23 (21), e 2 23 (24), f 1 34 (31), h 1 33 (33), h 2 36 (33). Idiosomal venter (Figure 11 B) — Ventral setae smooth and pointed, four pairs of aggenital setae; ag 1 situated on soft cuticle; ag 2 – ag 4 on weakly defined platelet. Two pairs of genital setae. Cuticle posteriad to gnathosomal base and posterolaterad to coxae IV with microtubercles. Endopodal plates weakly developed. Coxal fields with small dimples. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 40 (42), 1 b 30 (29), 1 c 87 (92), 2 b 150 (160), 2 c 42 (44), 3 a 44 (43), 3 b 36 (37), 3 c 24 (26), 4 a 100 (105), 4 b 28 (30), 4 c 24 (23), ag 1 26 (27), ag 2 22 (22), ag 3 26 (27), ag 4 39 (38), g 1 26 (28), g 2 50 (50), ps 1 49 (45), ps 2 42 (41), ps 3 28 (26). Gnathosoma (Figures 12, 15 A, D) — Tibial claw large. Setae l’ of palpal tibia thin, seta-like. All palpal setae pointed; setae of femur and genu weakly barbed. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 2 (d, l "), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) small, thick, with distinctly rounded tip. Chelicerae dorsally with numerous dimples (Figure 15 A). Rostrum of subcapitulum long. Subcapitular setae pointed and smooth. Basal part of subcapitulum without reticulation (Figure 15 D). Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 34 (35), n 37 (38), or 1 19 (20), or 2 16 (16). Legs (Figures 13, 14) — Empodial raylets distinctly capitate. Leg segments without reticulation. Leg I (Figure 13 A). Coxae I posterodorsally with small, thick, with distinctly rounded tip leg supracoxal setae (el). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 4 (d, l’, l ", bv "), Ge 5 (d, l’, l ", v’, k), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft ’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae d of tibia, (p) and (tc) of tarsus are eupathidia. Seta k 8 (9) needle-like. Solenidion ω short 11 (10), finger-shaped; solenidion φp 23 (18) attenuate. solenidion φ absent. Setae (ft), (pl), (a) and vs of tarsus weakly barbed; (u) smooth. Leg II (Figure 13 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 4 (d, l’, l ", bv "), Ge 1 (l’), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 8 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, pl’, ω). Seta p’ of tarsus absent. Solenidion ω 9 (9) finger-shaped; solenidion φp 16 (15) attenuate. Seta pl’ weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Setae d of tibia and (tc) of tarsus very long and smooth. Leg III (Figure 14 A). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 6 (6) baculiform; solenidion φp 17 (18) attenuate. Setae d of tibia and (tc) of tarsus very long and smooth. Seta v’ of trochanter weakly barbed, other leg setae smooth. Leg IV (Figure 14 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs). Solenidion ω absent; solenidion φp 17 (16) attenuate. Setae d of tibia and (tc) of tarsus very long and smooth. Setae v " of tibia and v’ of trochanter weakly barbed, other leg setae smooth. Male and immatures unknown. Type material — Female holotype, slide N ° VS 171114, Chile, Patagonia, vicinity of Punta Arenas, 53 ° 38 ’ 028 " S, 70 ° 57 ’ 017 " W, 17 November 2014, Sphagnum magellanicum in swamp, coll. V. A. Stolbov. Paratypes: 1 female, same data. Etymology — The name of the new species is derived from Latin word palustris meaning swamp and refers to a habitat of the new species. Differential diagnosis — The new species is most similar to S. arboricola Wood, 1981, described from New Zealand (Fan and Zhang 2005), by soft and finely striated body, divided suranal plate and similar leg setation. However, it differs from the latter by the absence of seta h 3 (vs. present in S. arboricola), absence of seta l’ of femur III (vs. present in S. arboricola), absence of solenidion ω of tarsus IV (vs. present in S. arboricola).	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFB52B68FEFEFBB0FE690F4D.taxon	description	(Figures 16 - 22) Description Female (Figures 16 - 19, 22) — Length of idiosoma 405 (335), width 260 (285) (two females measured). Idiosomal dorsum (Figures 16 A, 22 A, B, D) — Idiosoma oval, soft, mostly covered by smooth dorsal plates. Eyes present. Propodosomal plate with setae vi, ve and sci; setae sce situated on separate platelets. Postocular bodies large, weakly defined. Striae anteriorly to propodosomal plate without microtubercles. All dorsal setae pointed; setae f 1, h 1 and h 2 weakly barbed in basal half, other dorsal setae smooth. Setae ve, sce, c 2, d 1, d 2, e 1, e 2, f 1, h 1 and h 2 very long and flexible. Ratio ve / sci = 6,2. Setae e 1 situated on platelets separated from central hysterosomal plate (Figures 22 A, B, D); in female holotype right seta e 1 situated on platelet, which partly fused to central hysterosomal plate (Figure 22 D). Suranal plate not divided, with two pairs of setae. Setae d 2, e 2, and f 1 situated on separate plates. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 67 (100), ve 180 (190), sci 29 (27), sce 150 (160), c 1 76 (90), c 2 130 (140), d 1 120 (140), d 2 145 (165), e 1 115 (135), e 2 160 (175), f 1 100 (160), h 1 100 (125), h 2 90 (110). Idiosomal venter (Figure 16 B) — Ventral setae smooth or weakly barbed, pointed. Three pairs of aggenital setae situated on single plate. One pair of genital setae. Endopodal plates without subcuticular reticulation. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 35 (47), 1 b 36 (35), 1 c 57 (60), 2 b 57 (56), 2 c 38 (34), 3 a 42 (43), 3 b 33 (31), 3 c 33 (31), 4 a 49 (45), 4 b 33 (36), 4 c 32 (31), ag 1 37 (43), ag 2 35 (41), ag 3 42 (43), g 36 (34), ps 1 70 (80), ps 2 39 (45), ps 3 36 (41). Gnathosoma (Figure 17) — Tibial claw large. Setae l’ of palpal tibia thin, seta-like. All palpal setae pointed; setae of femur and genu weakly barbed; seta va of palptarsus weakly barbed; other setae of palptarsus smooth. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 2 (d, l "), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) with thickened basal part and thin distal one. Chelicerae dorsally smooth. Rostrum of subcapitulum long. Subcapitular setae pointed, smooth. Basal part of subcapitulum without reticulation (Figure 22 C). Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 46 (53), n 32 (29), or 1 27 (24), or 2 30 (33). Legs (Figures 18 – 19) — Empodial raylets weakly capitate. Leg segments without reticulation. Leg I (Figure 18 A). Coxae I posterodorsally with supracoxal setae (el) thickened basally and thin in distal half. Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 6 (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (2) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ, φp), Ta 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft ’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae d of tibia, (p), (tc) and (ft) of tarsus are eupathidia. Seta k 6 (10) needle-like. Solenidion ω 16 (21), finger-shaped; solenidion φp 30 (33) attenuate. solenidion φ 11 (13) baculiform. All setae of tarsus (except eupathidia) weakly barbed. Leg II (Figure 18 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 5 (d, l’, l ", v’, bv "), Ge 3 (l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 9 (1) (p’, tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, vs, ω). Setae p’ and tc’ of tarsus are eupathidia. Solenidion ω 12 (16) fingershaped; solenidion φp 27 (31) attenuate. Setae d of tibia and femur long and smooth. All setae of tarsus (except eupathidia) weakly barbed. Leg III (Figure 19 A). Leg setation: Tr 2 (l’, v’), Fe 3 (d, l’, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 7 (9) baculiform; solenidion φp 23 (24) attenuate. Setae d of tibia long and smooth. Seta (a) and vs of tarsus weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Leg IV (Figure 19 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Sometimes seta d of genu IV absent. Solenidion ω 8 (8) baculiform; solenidion φp 22 (23) attenuate. Setae d of tibia long and smooth. Setae (tc) of tarsus smooth, other tarsal setae weakly barbed. Male (Figures 20, 21) — Similar with female, but smaller. Length of idiosoma 345, width 235. Idiosomal dorsum (Figure 20 A) — Central hysterosomal plate with three pairs of setae. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 62, ve 165, sci 25, sce 125, c 1 62, c 2 120, d 1 76, d 2 130, e 1 76, e 2 125, f 1 135, h 1 51, h 2 97. Setae ps 1 - 3 situated dorsally; ps 1 - 2 short, spine-like. Idiosomal venter (Figure 20 B) — Aggenital setae situated on single plate. Only one right seta ag 1 present in a single available specimen. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 35, 1 b 36, 1 c 55, 2 b 45, 2 c 36, 3 a 35, 3 b 29, 3 c 24, 4 a 43, 4 b 28, 4 c 27, ag 1 34, ag 2 32, ag 3 39, ps 1 6, ps 2 8, ps 3 25. Aedeagus weakly sclerotized, difficult to discern. Legs (Figure 21) — Leg setation as in female, except presence of large male solenidia ω ♂ on tarsi I – IV. Immatures unknown. Type material — Female holotype, slide N ° AK 231015, Chile, Patagonia, vicinity of Punta Arenas, 53 ° 38 ’ 028 " S, 70 ° 57 ’ 017 " W, 23 October 2015, in Sphagnum magellanicum on swamp, coll. A. A. Khaustov. Paratypes: 1 female, same data; 1 male, same place, 13. November 2014, coll. V. A. Stolbov. Etymology — The name of the new species is derived from Latin words flexus meaning to bend and seta and refers to thin and flexible dorsal setae. Differential diagnosis — The new species is most similar to S. ayyildizi Dönel and Do ˘ gan, 2011, described from Turkey (Dönel and Do ˘ gan 2011), by smooth dorsal plates, three pairs of aggenital setae situated on single plate, presence of eyes. However, it differs from the latter by much longer dorsal body setae, absence of seta d on genu III (vs. present in S. ayyildizi), presence of five setae on femur II (vs. four in S. ayyildizi), absence of seta d on genu II (vs. present in S. ayyildizi).	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFBC2B6CFEDBFB67FED908FC.taxon	description	(Figures 23 - 26) Description Female (Figures 23 - 26) — Length of idiosoma 455, width 300. Idiosomal dorsum (Figure 23 A) — Idiosoma oval, soft, mostly covered by smooth dorsal plates. Eyes present. Propodosomal plate with setae vi, ve and sci; setae sce situated on separate platelets. Postocular bodies large, weakly defined. Striae anteriorly to propodosomal plate without microtubercles. Setae c 1, d 1 and e 1 blunt-ended, other dorsal setae pointed. All dorsal setae smooth. Setae ve, sce, c 2, e 2 and f 1 very long and flexible. Ratio ve / sci = 7,8. Central hysterosomal plate with two pairs of setae. Suranal plate not divided, with two pairs of setae. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 64, ve 150, sci 19, sce 135, c 1 43, c 2 135, d 1 35, d 2 125, e 1 34, e 2 135, f 1 140, h 1 56, h 2 61. Idiosomal venter (Figure 23 B) — Ventral setae smooth or weakly barbed, pointed. Three pairs of aggenital setae; ag 1 situated on small platelets; ag 2 - 3 on single platelet. One pair of genital setae. Endopodal plates without subcuticular reticulation. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 36, 1 b 35, 1 c 65, 2 b 52, 2 c 33, 3 a 31, 3 b 29, 3 c 23, 4 a 36, 4 b 23, 4 c 25, ag 1 27, ag 2 25, ag 3 36, g 17, ps 1 70, ps 2 35, ps 3 24. Gnathosoma (Figure 24) — Tibial claw large. Setae l’ of palpal tibia spine-like. All palpal setae pointed; setae of femur and genu weakly barbed; all setae of palptarsus smooth. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 2 (d, l "), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) with thickened basal part and thin distal one. Chelicerae dorsally smooth. Rostrum of subcapitulum long. Subcapitular setae pointed; n weakly barbed, other subcapitular setae smooth. Basal part of subcapitulum without reticulation. Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 48, n 26, or 1 25, or 2 28. Legs (Figures 25, 26) — Empodial raylets weakly capitate. Leg segments without reticulation. Leg I (Figure 25 A). Coxae I posterodorsally with supracoxal setae (el) thickened basally and thin in distal half. Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 6 (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (2) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φ, φp), Ta 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft ’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae d of tibia, (p), (tc) and (ft) of tarsus are eupathidia. Seta k 8 needle-like. Solenidion ω 27, finger-shaped; solenidion φp 31 attenuate. solenidion φ 10 baculiform. Tarsal setae vs, (pl) weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Leg II (Figure 25 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 5 (d, l’, l ", v’, bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 9 (1) (p’, tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, vs, ω). Setae p’, tc’ of tarsus and d of tibia are eupathidia. Solenidion ω 17 finger-shaped; solenidion φp 25 attenuate. Tarsal setae pl’, vs and (a) weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Leg III (Figure 26 A). Leg setation: Tr 2 (l’, v’), Fe 3 (d, l’, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 8 baculiform; solenidion φp 20 attenuate. Seta (tc) of tarsus smooth, other tarsal setae barbed. Leg IV (Figure 26 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 8 baculiform; solenidion φp 20 attenuate. Setae d of tibia long and smooth. Setae (tc) of tarsus smooth, other tarsal setae weakly barbed. Male and immatures unknown. Type material — Female holotype, slide AT 260115 / S, Chile, the Region of Magallanes, Nothofagus forest, in Sphagnum sp., 53 ° 41 ’ 08.8 " S, 70 ° 58 ’ 24.2 " W, 26 January 2015, coll. A. V. Tolstikov. Etymology — The name of the new species refers to its distribution in Patagonia. Differential diagnosis — The new species is most similar to S. flexisetus n. sp., by smooth dorsal plates, presence of eyes, long and flexible dorsal setae ve, sce, c 2, e 2 and f 1. However, it differs from the latter by much shorter and blunt-ended setae c 1, d 1 and e 1 (vs. much longer and pointed in S. flexisetus), presence of seta d on genu III (vs. absent in S. flexisetus), presence of seta d on genu II (vs. absent in S. flexisetus).	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFB82B6CFF3DFBFBFE7C0F9F.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Pseudostigmaeus collyerae Wood, 1967, by original designation.	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FFB82B51FECDFB58FE9F0E01.taxon	description	(Figures 27 - 30) Description Female (Figures 27 - 30) — Length of idiosoma 480, width 260. Idiosomal dorsum (Figure 27 A) — Idiosoma fusiform, soft, mostly striated. Eyes present. Propodosomal plate smooth, with three setae: vi, ve and sci, with weak median propodosomal apodeme. Area anteriorly and anterolaterally to propodosomal plate with numerous microtubercles. All dorsal setae weakly barbed; setae ve, sci, sce and c 2 pointed; other dorsal setae blunt-ended. Setae c 2 situated dorsally. Ratio ve / sci = 3. Suranal plate not divided, with two pairs of setae. Other dorsal hysterosomal setae situated on platelets. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 35, ve 105, sci 35, sce 80, c 1 32, c 2 105, d 1 33, d 2 43, e 1 42, e 2 36, f 1 55, h 1 46, h 2 55. Idiosomal venter (Figure 27 B) — Ventral setae smooth or weakly barbed; setae ps 1 - 3 blunt-ended, other ventral setae pointed. Three pairs of aggenital setae; ag 1 situated on soft cuticle; ag 2 – ag 3 on weakly defined platelet. One pair of genital setae. Cuticle posteriad to gnathosomal base, posterolaterad to coxae IV and transverse striae between coxae II and III with microtubercles. Endopodal plates weakly developed. Coxal fields with small dimples. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 41, 1 b 37, 1 c 59, 2 b 75, 2 c 60, 3 a 67, 3 b 32, 3 c 29, 4 a 43, 4 b 27, 4 c 19, ag 1 33, ag 2 47, ag 3 68, g 77, ps 1 33, ps 2 28, ps 3 30. Gnathosoma (Figure 28) — Tibial claw large. Setae l’ of palpal tibia thin, seta-like. All palpal setae pointed; setae of femur, genu and l " of tibia weakly barbed. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 1 (d), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Tarsal eupathidia ul’, ul " and sul almost completely fused, without distinct distal prongs. Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) small, spinelike. Chelicerae dorsally with numerous small dimples. Rostrum of subcapitulum long. Subcapitular setae pointed; n smooth and very long, other subcapitular setae barbed. Basal part of subcapitulum without reticulation. Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 42, n 115, or 1 24, or 2 23. Legs (Figures 29 – 30) — Empodial raylets distinctly capitate. Leg segments without reticulation. Leg I (Figure 19 A). Coxae I posterodorsally with small, spine-like leg supracoxal setae (el). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 6 (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft ’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae d of tibia, (p), (tc) and (ft) of tarsus are eupathidia. Seta k 5 needle-like. Solenidion ω 22 finger-shaped; solenidion φp 23 attenuate. solenidion φ absent. Setae (pl) and vs of tarsus weakly barbed; other tarsal setae smooth. Leg II (Figure 29 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 4 (d, l’, l ", bv "), Ge 2 (l’, l "), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 9 (1) (p’, tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, vs, ω). Solenidion ω 21 finger-shaped; solenidion φp 19 attenuate. Seta pl’ and vs weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Setae d of tibia and tc " of tarsus very long and smooth. Leg III (Figure 30 A). Leg setation: Tr 2 (v’, l’), Fe 3 (d, l’, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 9 baculiform; solenidion φp 15 attenuate. Setae d of tibia and (tc) of tarsus very long and smooth. Seta vs and (a) of tarsus weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Leg IV (Figure 30 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 1 (d), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 8 baculiform; solenidion φp 17 attenuate. Setae d of tibia and (ts) of tarsus very long and smooth. Seta vs and (a) of tarsus weakly barbed, other tarsal setae smooth. Male and immatures unknown. Type material — Female holotype, slide AT 260115 / S 1, Chile, The Region of Magallanes, Nothofagus forest, in Sphagnum sp., 53 ° 41 ’ 08.8 " S, 70 ° 58 ’ 24.2 " W, 26 January 2015, coll. A. V. Tolstikov. Etymology — The new species is named after Ferdinand Magellan, the first European explorer who sailed past southernmost tip of South America and discovered Patagonia in 1520. Differential diagnosis — The new species differs from all known Pseudostigmaeus species by the absence of seta d of genu III and l " of palpal genu (vs. present in all known species). Remarks — The genus Pseudostigmaeus Wood, 1967 includes four species, which were described from New Zealand (Fan and Zhang 2005). This is the first report of the genus Pseudostigmaeus from South America.	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FF852B51FECEFAD6FE580EBC.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Eryngiopus gracilis Summers, 1964, by original designation.	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
840787B0FF852B5BFEEAFA3BFE4E0FF4.taxon	description	(Figures 31 - 35) Description Female (Figures 31 - 35) — Length of idiosoma 365, width 185. Idiosomal dorsum (Figures 31 A, 35 A, B) — Idiosoma fusiform, soft, mostly striated. Eyes present. Propodosomal plate divided into two separated longitudinally aligned parts bearing setae vi and ve (Figure 35 B). All dorsal setae uniform, bluntended and weakly barbed. Setae c 2 situated dorsally. Suranal plate divided, with two pairs of setae (Figure 35 A). A pair of platelets situated between setae c 1 and d 1; another pair of very small platelets situated anteriorly to setae e 1. Lengths of dorsal setae: vi 17, ve 26, sci 26, sce 31, c 1 27, c 2 30, d 1 22, d 2 24, e 1 16, e 2 16, f 1 23, h 1 29, h 2 33. Idiosomal venter (Figure 31 B) — Ventral setae smooth and pointed, except weakly barbed and blunt-ended ps 1 - 2. Two pairs of aggenital setae; ag 1 situated on soft cuticle; ag 2 on weakly defined platelet. Another small platelet situated posterolaterally to seta ag 2. One pair of genital setae. Cuticle posteriad to gnathosomal base with microtubercles. Setae 1 a, 3 a and 4 a very long. Coxal fields IV with one pair of setae. Lengths of ventral setae: 1 a 81, 1 b 20, 1 c 22, 2 b 27, 3 a 67, 3 b 25, 3 c 27, 4 a 81, 4 b 24, ag 1 22, ag 2 28, g 30, ps 1 19, ps 2 17, ps 3 23. Gnathosoma (Figure 32) — Tibial claw large. Setae l’ of palpal tibia thin, seta-like. All palpal setae pointed and smooth. Number of setae on palpal segments: Tr 0, Fe 3 (d, l’, v "), Ge 1 (d), Ti 3 (d, l’, l "), Ta 8 (1) (fused eupathidia ul’, ul ", sul, eupathidion acm, ba, bp, lp, 1 solenidion ω). Setae v " of femur very short (Figure 35 C). Palpal supracoxal setae (ep) small, thick, with distinctly rounded tip. Chelicerae dorsally smooth (Figure 35 D). Rostrum of subcapitulum long. Subcapitular setae pointed; and smooth. Setae n very long. Basal part of subcapitulum without reticulation (Figure 35 C). Lengths of subcapitular setae: m 26, n 70, or 1 14, or 2 15. Legs (Figures 33, 34) — Empodial raylets distinctly capitate. Leg segments without reticulation. Leg I (Figure 33 A). Coxae I posterodorsally with small, thick, with distinctly rounded tip leg supracoxal setae (el). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 4 (d, l’, l ", bv "), Ge 4 (d, l’, l ", k), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 13 (1) (p’, p ", tc’, tc ", ft ’, ft ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, pl ", vs, ω). Setae d of tibia, (p) and (tc) of tarsus are eupathidia. Seta k 4 needle-like. Solenidion ω short 8, finger-shaped; solenidion φp 12 uniformly thin. All leg setae smooth. Leg II (Figure 33 B). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 4 (d, l’, l ", bv "), Ge 1 (l’), Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 9 (1) (p’, tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", pl’, vs, ω). Solenidion ω 6 finger-shaped; solenidion φp 10 uniformly thin. All leg setae smooth. Setae d of tibia and tc " of tarsus long. Leg III (Figure 34 A). Leg setation: Tr 1 (v’), Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 5 baculiform; solenidion φp 9 uniformly thin. Setae d of tibia and (tc) of tarsus very long. All leg setae smooth. Leg IV (Figure 34 B). Leg setation: Tr 0, Fe 2 (d, ev’), Ge 0, Ti 5 (1) (d, l’, l ", v’, v ", φp), Ta 7 (1) (tc’, tc ", u’, u ", a’, a ", vs, ω). Solenidion ω 4 baculiform; solenidion φp 7 uniformly thin. Setae d of tibia and (ts) of tarsus very long. All leg setae smooth. Male and immatures unknown. Type material — Female holotype, slide AT 260115 / S 2, Chile, the Region of Magallanes, Nothofagus forest, in Sphagnum sp., 53 ° 41 ’ 08.8 " S, 70 ° 58 ’ 24.2 " W, 26 January 2015, coll. A. V. Tolstikov. Etymology — The name of the new species is derived from the name of Tehuelche people, a group of Amerindian tribes indigenous to Patagonia and the southern pampas regions of Argentina and Chile. Differential diagnosis — The new species is most similar to E. similis Wood, 1967, described from New Zealand (Fan and Zhang 2005), by divided propodosomal and suranal plates and similar leg setation. However, it differs from the latter by very short seta v " of palpfemur (vs. well-developed in E. similis), by much longer setae (tc) on tarsi III and IV, presence of small platelets anteriorly to setae e 1 (vs. absent in E. similis).	en	Khaustov, A. A. (2016): New species and records of mites of the family Stigmaeidae (Acari: Prostigmata) collected from mosses in Southern Chile. Acarologia 56 (4): 639-679, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164150, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164150
