Schizotetranychus astragalus, MirzaK & KamranK & AlatawiK, 2024

MirzaK, Jawwad Hassan, KamranK, Muhammad & AlatawiK, Fahad Jaber, 2024, First record of the genus Schizotetranychus Trägårdh (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) from Saudi Arabia with the description of a new species, Acarologia 64 (4), pp. 1052-1062 : 1053

Schizotetranychus astragalus sp. nov.

Zoobank: D5AF996E-5004-4F82-8186-059ADA9B533A ( Figures 1−8 )

Figures

Figure 1 Schizotetranychus astragalus sp. nov. Female. A – Dorsum, Scale bar: 100 µm. B – Peritreme Scale bar: 20 µm.

Figure 2 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Female. Venter, Scale bar: 100 µm.

Figure 3 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Female. Palp, Scale bar: 20 µm.

Figure 4 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Female. Legs I–IV, A – Leg I; B – Leg II; C – Leg III; D – Leg IV. Scale bar: 100 µm. E – Leg I empodium, Scale bar: 20 µm.

Figure 5 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Male. Dorsum, Scale bar: 100 µm.

Figure 6 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Male. Venter, Scale bar: 100 µm.

Figure 7 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Male. A – Tibia and Tarsus I; B – Tibia and Tarsus II; Scale bar: 20 µm.

Figure 8 Schizotetranychus astragalussp. nov. Male, A, B – Aedeagus, Scale bar: 5 µm.