A new species of the genus Diplothrombium Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Johnstonianidae) from Poland, based on the larva

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by  R Haitlinger

RYSZARD HAITLINGER
DepartmentofZoology, WroclawAcademyofAgriculture, Poland
A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS
DIPLOTHROMBIUMBERLESE (ACARI,
PROSTIGMATA, JOHNSTONIANIDAE) FROM
POLAND, BASED ON THE LARVA
Haitlinger, R., 1993.Anewspeciesofthegenus DiplothromhiumBerlese (Acari, Prostigmata,
Johnstonianidae)fromPoland,basedonthelarva.-TijdschriftvoorEntomologie 136: 11-13,
figs. 1-8. [ISSN0040-7496]. Published 1July 1993.
Diplothromhiumludwinaesp. n. (larva) isdescribed from Polandandakeyisprovided to the
larvalstagesofthegenus.
Dr. R. Haitlinger, DepartmentofZoology,WroclawAcademvofAgriculture,ul.Cybulskiego
20, 50-205Wroclaw,Poland.
Keywords.-Acari,Johnstonianidae,newspecies, Poland.
Thegenus DiplothrombiumBerlesewasestablished from the U.S.A.(Newell 1957, Feider 1959, Robaux
in 1910. Sincethen,onlyfourspeciesbasedonlarvae 1977, Southcott 1987). Larvae of Diplothrombium
havebeendescribed,viz. D. monoenseìAevjeW, D. cas- were found attached to aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)
cadeuse Newell, both from the U.S.A., D. moldavi- (Newell 1957) and Tipulidae (Diptera) (Feider
cum Feider from Romania and D. newelli Robaux 1959). Up to now, onlyonespecieswasknown from
Figs. 1-8. Diplothrombiumludwinaes^i. n. — 1, idiosoma,dorsalview;2,scutum;3,idiosoma,ventralview;4,palp; 5,palp-
tarsus;6,legI,tarsus-trochanter;7,legII, tarsus-trochanter;8,legIII,tarsus-trochanter.
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Table 1. Measurementsinm|ioiDiplothrombiumludwinae
sp.n.,larva,holotype.
Lengthofidiosoma
HaiI'LINGER: NewspeciesofDipLothrombium
- Scutum without transverse bars before the bases ({ADciaprli)othdrionmbRi.umP.moRl.davsiicEuumrno.pasp.s).ub-Afcoarmdaemidae Rl.arPv.a
ofposteriorscutalsensilla 2 R. Filiala lasi Studii si Cercetari Stiintificè si Stiinte
2. Scutumwithlongitudinalandtransversebarsbe- Agricole 10:261-268.
lowthebasesofposteriorsensilla 3 Newell,I. M., 1957.StudiesontheJohnstonianidae(Acari,
- Scutum without transverse and longitudinal bars Parasitengona).-PacificScience 11:396-466.
belowthebasesofposteriorsensilla 4 Robaux, P., 1977. Observations sur quelques Actinedida
3. ScutalaebarbePd,Wdistancebetweenbasesofposte- N(o=Purvoesltliegsmatfeosr)mesdularvsaoilresdAdmeertirqoumbeididounsNo(Arcda.ri).IX-.
rior scutalae distincdy larger than thAeWdis- Acarologia 19: 258-271.
tance between bases ofanterior scutalae; = Southcott, R. V., 1987.Theclassificationofthemitefami-
1.85 D. cascadenseV^&ys'AX, 1957 lies Trombeilidae and Johnstonianidae and related
- Scutalaesmooth,distancebetweenbasesofposte- groups, with the description of a new larva (Acarina:
rior scutalae somewhat larger than the distance Trombeilidae: Nothrotrombidium) from NorthAmerica.
AW - Transactions ofthe Royal Society ofSouth Australia
between basesofanteriorscutalae; = 1.22....
111:25-42.
D. ludwinaesp. n. Southcott, R. v., 19^8. Two new larval mites (Acarina:
4. MedialcoxalaIseparatedfromcoxa,genuaIwith Erythraeidae)ectoparasiticonnorthQueenslandcicadas.
8 solenidions D. newelltRohâux, 1977 -RecordsoftheSouthAustralianMuseum22: 103-116.
- Medial coxala I on coxa I, genua I with 15 sole-
nidions D. monoensehieweìì, 1957
References Received: 20 December 1992
Felder, Z., 1959. Prima specie a genului Diplothrombium Accepted: 12April 1993
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