Tuesday, December 11, 2007
D0232

A new canestriniid mite, Haitlingeria longilobata n.g., n.sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae), parasitising Serrognathus platymelus castauicolor Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from South Korea

Won Tae Kim, wtkim@rda.go.kr, National Institute of agricultural Science and Technology, Insecti Resources Division, 61 Seodun-dong, Suwon, GyeongGi, South Korea

Haitlingeria longilobata n.g., n.sp. (Acari: Astigmata: Canestriniidae) is described from Serrognathus platymelus castauicolor Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) from South of Korea. Diagnostic features include: the presence of two long lobes on the male opisthosoma; the idiosoma length is similar to the idiosoma width; hysterosoma ornamented by distinct reticulate pattern; suture separating propodosoma from hysterosoma present; adanal suckers well developed on the male; four pairs of ultralong setae; solenidion ö on tibia I very long.


Species 1: Astigmata Canestriniidae Haitlingeria longilobata
Species 2: Coleoptera Lucanidae Serrognathus platymelus castauicolor