Minteracarus, Stekolnikov, 2022

Stekolnikov, Alexandr A., 2022, A new genus and species of bat chiggers (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) from Kenya, Acarologia 62 (2), pp. 418-425 : 419

MINteracarus n. gen.

Zoobank: BFBE06BC-8911-4A5B-8D74-E80B3DFA7ABC

Diagnosis

SIF = 5B1N-N-2-3111.0000; fsp = 7.7.7; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fPp = B/B/NBB. Idiosoma slightly contracted medially in engorged specimens; eyes absent; first two rows of dorsal idiosomal setae double or triple, total number of idiosomal setae exceeds 150. Cheliceral blade with tricuspid cap; galeal (deutorostral) seta nude; palpal claw (odontus) slender, with two small apical prongs; palpal tarsus with heavily branched dorsal seta of about same width and length as palpal claw, four setae bearing few branches, one nude seta, and large curved basal tarsala ( ω) longer than palpal tarsus. Scutum small, bell-shaped, with puncta and prominent anterolateral shoulders; PL setae extrascutal; sensilla flagelliform, branched. Legs I and II with one pretarsala ( ζ); subterminala ( ζ) and nude parasubterminala z () present; tarsalae I and II ( ω)

of about equal shape and length; famulus I ε)(distal to tarsala I; famulus II ( ε) near and slightly proximal to tarsala II; microgenuala and microtibiala I ( κ) long and thick, setiform; tibialae I

( φ) very thick and long (longer than tarsala I), curved, striated; three long genualae σ); I two (tibialae II ( φ), one genuala II ( σ), one tibiala III ( φ) and one genuala III σ (), mastisetae absent.