Carabodes ( C. ) rugosior Berlese

Arik, Büşra & Asbtract, Nusret Ayyildiz, 2025, Taxonomic investigations into carabodid mites (Acari, Oribatida, Carabodidae) of the Harşit Valley, Türkiye, Acarological Studies 7 (1), pp. 42-49 : 45

Carabodes ( C.) rugosior Berlese

Body measurements: Range of length 520-530 μm, width 270-280 μm (n=5).

Prodorsum ( Figs 4b, c ). Rostrum round; rostral setae thin and arched inward; interlamellar setae 11 μm long and straight; lamellar setae 35 μm long, curved inwards, straight shaped. Two tubercles in the posterior part of the prodorsum are raised and covered with small mounds; the lamellae are covered with small mounds on chitin ridges and round pits. Sensillus 25 μm long, rod- shaped head with tubercles.

Notogaster ( Fig. 4a ). Ridges are in irregular shapes, one in the middle and one on the sides, and the entire surface is covered with very thin and small tubercles. Notogastral setae thin and straight baciliform, the setae c 2 15 μm, and the other setae a length ranging from 30-35 μm. The dorsosejugal suture is straight and carries anterior humeral prominence on both sides.

Ventral region ( Fig. 4d ). The subcapitulum and epimeral region have a circular porous pattern. The subcapitulum diarthric. The epimeral setae formula 3–1–3–3. The genital plate is 91 μm long and 77 μm wide, with four short and straight setae pairs. The anal plate is 86 μm long and 97 μm wide and carries two pairs of setae.

Material examined. 13 T754 : 5 adults ; 13 T759 : 267 adults (two of them were used in the scanning electron microscopy examination).

The subgenus Flexa Kulijev

Figures

Figure 4. Carabodes (C.) rugosior Berlese: a. Dorsal view, b. Prodorsum, c. Sensillus, d. Ventral view.