A new Eriophyid mite from Hydrangea SP. in Brazil, Paracaphylla setifemorata, n.sp.

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A NEW ERIOPHYID MITE FROM HYDRANGEA SP. lN BRAZIL, PARACAPHYLLA SETlFEMORATA, N.SP.

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MOII.\\ .. \SI'W\I{,\\1 ( I ()R3) erecled the genus po(({cop!n'!lo lO aceOIllOLlalC

;\ Phylloeoptinc Lriophyid Illite Wilh divided kalherclav,s (cl1lpodia) aml a hroad

median ridgc and two troughs on cither side on lhe histerosollla.

50 raro according 10 Ai\IRt'Jl' & ST!\S\Y (199-+) and A\IRI.'\J: (personal cOllllllunieation) the genlls relllains Illonospeciric. that is. rcstrieted to the 1\)1e speeies. P. s!re/J/(/e Mohanasundaram. IL)X3. a Iearvagrant (ln S!rebllls aspa Lour.

(Moraceae) in Imlia.

1\ second species is hcreinlleseribed.

Paracaphy//a setifemorata,

sp.n.

Fig. 1

Diagnosis. Pa/,{/cl/(JiIrl/a seli{ell/omw. sp.n. dilTcrs rrolll P. s!reh/I/e in presel1ling fcmoral setae : each hranch

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the diviclecl el1lpoclia with 3 rays (6 or more rays in P .. \/reb/I/e): prodorsal shield with admeclian lines ronning large eells

(shield slllooth in P. s!re/J/I/el aml J'clllale genilal shicld wilh anterior lransverse

and posterior longitudinal ridges (onl) anterior seorings in P. slreh/ael.

Felllale: holotvpe and range: n = 10. Ali IllCaSUrelllellts are reportecl in

111 ic rtll1let c rs.

Elongale c1orsoventrallv Ilattened idiosoma 195.-+ (191.9-,230.frllong. 6-+.2

(60.0-72.2) wicle. GnathosOIllH 225 (19.-+-,238) long: basal setae 1.6126-4.4) long: antapieal setae prominelll. 3.5 (35--+-+) long. Chelicerae 17.6 (167-18.5) long: oral slylets I 1.0 ( 10.6-12 3) long.

Prodorsal

shi

cld

38.7 (37.0--+ I .2) long.

57.L) (51.9-66.9) wide. Admedian lines starting near anterior margino complete to

real' shicld margino rorming ii rOlv

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1-1-2-2 large cells. Prodorsal shielcl tuhercles a\\'a\' from real' shield margino 2-+.6 (23.8-25.5) aparl. dorsal selae poinling up

aml inwarcls. slightlv to the real'. -+.-1 (-+.-+.--+.8) long. Lcgs \\'ith ali normal setae II I)CI'<ln,II11CI1I1I dc i'.1I11111~1'1. 1'lrIlCl'"d"dc dc S,ill t'<IlII". ES:\t.Q. (""'<1 P'''lill 'i. U'+IX ')1111

I',ri,c,c<lh". Sãll I'<lul". Il,.",d Cr\P" Fc II li II .

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748 FLECHTMANN

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Fig. 1. Paracaphy//a setifemorata, n.sp .. (D) Dorsal aspect; (5) lateral aspect; (CG) coxigenital area; (E) empodium (enlarged); (L 1) leg I; (L2) leg II, 01 lemale; (GO') genital

area 01 male; (GA) genital apodeme 01 male.

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A new eriophyid mite from Hydrangea sp .. 749

presento Legs I, from Irochanler base 10 lip or larsus, excluding empodium aml

solenidium, 24.6 (24.6-30.0) long: remora I 9.7(7.9-1 14) long, Icmoral selae 8.8

(6.2-88) long: genua I 44 (3.5-44) long, genu I selae 22.0 (22.0-264) long; libiae 144 (35-53) long, libia I selae 17.6 (15 8-194) long; larsi 144 (44-7.0) long, solenidia 5.3 (5.3-70) long, empodia 44 (44-5.3) long, fully divided, each

branch wilh Ihree pai rs or rays: larsi I dorsal selae 17.6 ( 16.7 -20.2) long, Ialeral

selae I-I. I (I 14-1 .. 1. I) long anel mesal selae 4.0 (3.5-4.-+) long. Legs II 23.8

(22.9-25.5) long: IClllora II 7.0 (7.0-11.4) long, femoral selae 7.9 (6.2-7.9) long:

gelllla II 3.5 (2.2-35) long, gellll II selae 11.-+ (10.6-1-+.1) long: libiae II 3.5

(2.6-3.5) long; larsi II

-+.-+

(-1.0-6.2) long, solenielia 5.3 (5.3-7.0) long, empodia

4.4 (-1.4 .. 5.3) long, fully divided, eaeh branch 3-rayeel; larsi II dorsal selae 17.6

(15.8-21.1) long, larsi II laleral selae 6.2 (5.3-7.0) long, and mesal selae -1.4

(35--1.-1) long. VenteI': Slernal line 7.9 0.9-8.8) long. Coxal selae I 10.6

(97-123) apar!, 6.2 (4-1-62) long: coxal selae II 7.0 (53-70) apar!, 16.7

(158-19.4) long: coxal selae III 23.8 (22l)-238) apar!, 37.0 (370--122) long. CoxigenitaI region wilh 5 (5-6) annllli, SIllOOlh, devoid of lllierolubercles.

Epigynium 19.-1 ( 17.6-22.0) wide, 13.2 ( 13.2-ISO) long: anterior hal r of coverllap

wilh IWO Iransversal, mediall)' inlelTUpreel, lines Dr ridges: poslerior hall· wilh 6

longiludinal lines or ridges. Genilal selae 9.7 (8.8-10.6) long. Opisthosoma: dorsum wilh a broad ridge, narrowing posleriorl)', wilh a Irough on eilher siele.

Laleral selae 38.7 (343-49.3) long, on 71h (6Ih-8Ih) annlllus. Venlral selae 1,33.4

(30.8-35.2) apar!, 52.8 (52.8-66.9) long, on annulus 21 (20-23): ventral selae 2,

194 (16.7-19.4) aparL 10.6 (9.7-14.1) long, on annulus 37 (35-41): velllral selae

3,24.6 (23.8-255) apar!, :210 (220-33.4) long, on annulus 55 (52-59) or 7 (7-8)

from rear. Total dorsal annllli -18 (40-52); total \'CntraI annllli 62 (59-66). Cauclal

selae -10.5 (40.5--175) long; accessory selae minule, 1.8 (09-18) long.

Male: sl1laller Ihan fel1lale. MeasurelllenlS of one mal e paralype.

Boc\y 171.610ng, 52.8 wic\e. Basal sela on pedipalp 4.4 long; anlapical sela

2.6 long. Chelicerae 1-1 I long. Prodorsal shield as in felllale, 32.6 long, 49.3

wicle. Tuberclcs 22.0 apar!, selae 3.5 long. Leg I 23.8 long: fclllur I 7.9 long,

Icmoral sela 7.0 long: genu 13.5 long, genu I sela 20.2Iong: libia 13.5 long, libia

I sela 12.310ng; larSllS I 5.3Iong, solenidium5.310ng, empodiuIll4.4long, deeply

elivicled, each braneh 3-rayed: IarSllS I dorsal sela 15.0 long, larsus I laleral sela

11.-Ilong andl1lesal sela 3.5 long. Leg II 22.l) long: k:mLIr II 7.0 long, fcl1lLIr II

sela 6.2 long; genu II 2.6 long, gellll II sela 7.9 long: libia II 2.6 long: larsus \I

5.3 long, solenidium 5.3 long, empodiull1 -1.4 long, eleeply divided, each branch

3-rayed; larsus II elorsal sela 14.1 long, laleral sela 6.2 long aml mesal sela 3.5

long. VenteI': Slernalline 8.8 long. Coxal selae I 12.3 apar!, -+.-Ilong: coxal sela

\I 5.3 apar!, 15.0 long: coxal sela 11\ 23.8 apar!, 32.6 long. Coxigcnital regioll

wilh five smoolh annllli. Genilal shiclel 17.Cl widc, 8.8 long, wilh dOIS. Genilal

selae 6.2 long. Opisthosoma: similar 10 remale: laleral sela 30.8 long, on 71h

annllllls: ventral sela 1,31.7 apar!, 44.0 long, on annulus IS; venlral sela 2, 17.6

apar!, 7.0 long, on <1nnlllus 31: vcnlral sela 3,22.0 apart, 20.2 long, on annulus

-17 or 71h froll1 rear. Total nllmher 01' dorsal allllllli 39, total ventral annllli 54.

Caudal selae 31.7 long, accessory selae 1.8 long.

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750 FLECHTMANN

Type malerial dala: fcmale hololype, 17 I'cmale paralypes, lWO male paralypes, on l<lUr microscopic preparalions, frOIll Hwlral/gen sp. (Saxifragaeeae), Parque Nacional do Ilaliaia, Rio de Janeiro, 24 Dec. 1993, CHWF, in lhe eolleclion 01' Departmenl 01' Zoology, Uni\'ersilY 01' Siio Paulo -ESALQ (Pira -cieaba, São Paulo).

Relalion lO hOS1' llndcrside leal' \'agrallls.

Elymology. The genus name Pi/rompI/rifa is c1erivecl frolll lhe genus

Acaphrl/a Keifcr. ILJ4J. I\.UITR (ILJ43) aml MOII.\'\'\Sl;\D!\Rr\\1 (ILJR3) made no

refcrenee lO elymology The mos I likelv guess on ilS derivalion is lhal iI WilS eomposed 01' oco, from Acarl/s, mile, Lalin, masculine, plus eilher plnHol/, leal', Greek, neUler and lalinized aspll\//a, feminille, orp/i\'l/({s, -ar/os, foliage, Greck, feminine, as I\.eifcr collcelecllhe lype species for his gellus, A. s/eil/\I'edel/i Keifer, 1943 frolll leaves.

Sinee in eompound words lhe linal componenl. i f a noun, delermines lhe gender (BROWt\' 1956), A ((/p/i\'l/a , as well as ParacaphYl/n are lhen feminine.

The species designalion se/i[ell/o/,{{w is composed

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se/i, from se/i[er,

Lalin, bearing brislles or seliferollS, pllls

Iell/om/(l

from

Iell//lr, Iell/oris,

Lalin, I'clllur, refcring lO lhe presence 01' a sela (ln fcmora I al1ll II, one 01' lhe charaelers \\'hich dislinguishes lhe Ile\v species from lhe lypc species.

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