A New Species of Ultratenuipalpus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Brazil and Re-Description of Ultratenuipalpus meekeri (De Leon), the Type Species of the Genus, with DNA Barcodes

Species of the genus Ultratenuipalpus bear a broad subquadrate propodosoma with many large, flattened, lanceolate to ovate dorsal setae. They also bear some plesiomorphic character states, such as the presence of three pairs of ventral ps setae. Here, we describe Ultratenuipalpus parameekeri Castro,...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2023-06, Vol.13 (11), p.1838
Main Authors: Castro, Elizeu B., Beard, Jennifer J., Ochoa, Ronald, Bauchan, Gary R., Otero-Colina, Gabriel, Dowling, Ashley P. G., Lofego, Antonio C., Feres, Reinaldo J. F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COI
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA barcoding
Females
Ferns
flat mites
Genera
integrative taxonomy
Leg
Low temperature
LT-SEM
Mites
Museums
new species
Ontogeny
Photomicrographs
Physical characteristics
Scanning electron microscopy
Setae
Taxonomy
Tenuipalpidae
Zoology
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Summary:Species of the genus Ultratenuipalpus bear a broad subquadrate propodosoma with many large, flattened, lanceolate to ovate dorsal setae. They also bear some plesiomorphic character states, such as the presence of three pairs of ventral ps setae. Here, we describe Ultratenuipalpus parameekeri Castro, Ochoa & Feres sp. nov. based on adult females, males, and immatures, collected on ferns from Brazil. We also re-describe Ultratenuipalpus meekeri (De Leon), the type species of the genus, based on types and newly collected material from Mexico, and include additional novel data (e.g., dorsal and ventral ornamentation, leg chaetotaxy, and setal measurements) in a standardized form. We include highly detailed images obtained using LT-SEM, accompanied by DNA barcodes, for both species. The ontogenetic additions of leg chaetotaxy are presented and discussed.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani13111838