Parapronematus murshidabadensis Gupta, 1992

De VisK, Raf M. J., K, José Dantas Araujo Lacerda, de MoraesK, Gilberto J. & Ueckermann K, Edward A., 2025, Pronematinae (Trombidiformes: Iolinidae) from Brazil, with original and complementary descriptions of taxa as well as with a reappraisal of the subfamily and of Parapronematus, Acarologia 65 (2), pp. 331-372 : 357

Parapronematus murshidabadensis Gupta, 1992

Parapronematus murshidabadensis Gupta, 1992: 126 .

Parapronematus murshidabadensis, Gupta, 2002: 123 .

The description of this species is basic, missing many measurements and detailed illustrations. In contrast with the description of P. camelia , in the description of P. murshidabadensis the relative lengths of the setae in the description coincide with what is shown in the illustration:

D4 (f1) 44, L2 (f2)78, D5 (h1) = 40, L3 (h2) 56. The used nomenclature does not coincide with that of Baker (1965). Solenidion ωI stout, φI extremely small and blunt. We suppose that in this case φ1 is confused with κ. As an inconsistency within the text of the original description,

it is stated in the key to species that the solenidion on tarsus I is placed in the middle of the segment, whereas in Figure 65 of Gupta (1992) it appears in the distal half.

Distinguishing characteristics: seta f1 nearly twice as long as e1 (44 and 21). Setae f1, f2,

h1 and h2 (44, 78, 40, 56) longer than in other species and ft″ζ relative short, less than half length of p″ζ (figure 65 of Gupta, 1992). Setae ro, ex, c1, d1 and e1 thick and lanceolate;

other dorsal setae of opisthosoma long, thin and pointed (c2 unclear); eupathidia intermediate;

tc″ /tarsus I≈1.7, but tarsus I seems long; tarsi III and IV each with five setae.