Larval morphology of the water mite Sperchonopsis reducta Sokolow, 1940 (Acariformes, Sperchontidae)
P.V. Tuzovskij
Abstract. A larva of the water mite Sperchonopsis reducta Sokolow, 1940 is described. The idiosoma of the larva bears 18 pairs of setae, the dorsal plate has a wide and slightly convex anterior margin and a pointed posterior end; the setae Fch are not longer than the trichobothria Fp and Oi, the setae Pe are shorter and thinner than the setae Pi; the urstigmae are with well developed caps; the capitulum has a long basis and a short rostrum; the pedipalpal tarsus bears three large serrate unequal setae, a single solenidion, and four thin short smooth setae.
Key words: water mite, larva, morphology, Acariformes, Sperchontidae, Sperchonopsis reducta
Zoosystematica Rossica, 2010, 19(1): 23-28 ▪ Published in print 15 July 2010
https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2010.19.1.23 ▪ Open full article 
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