Corresponding author: Julia Shrubovych (
Academic editor: Louis Deharveng
A new species,
Shrubovych J, Georgiev DG, Fiera C (2019) A new species of
The proturan genus
The holotype and other materials of D. Georgiev and C. Fiera are deposited in the collection of the
The morphological characteristics of the genus are given in
Setae
Habitus is shown on Figure
Foretarsus with
Formula of chaetotaxy given in Table
Body chaetotaxy of
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Th. I | 1, 2 | 4 | A1, 2, M1, 2 | 4+4 |
P1, 2, 3 | 6 | |||
Th. II | A2, 4, M | 6 | Ac, 2, 3, M | 5+2 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 5 | 16 | P1, 3 | 4 | |
Th. III | A2, 4, M | 6 | Ac, 2, 3, 4, M | 7+2 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 5 | 16 | P1, 3 | 4 | |
Abd. I | A1, 2, 5 | 6 | Ac, 2 | 3 |
P1, 2, 2a, 3, 4 | 10 | P1, 1a | 4 | |
Abd. II–III | A1, 2, 5 | 6 | Ac, 2 | 3 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5 | 16 | Pc, 1a, 2 | 5 | |
Abd. IV–V | A1, 2, 5 | 6 | Ac, 2 | 3 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5 | 16 | P1, 1a, 2, 3 | 8 | |
Abd. VI | A1, 2, 4, 5 | 8 | Ac, 2 | 3 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 4a, 5 | 16 | P1, 1a, 2, 3 | 8 | |
Abd. VII | A1, 2, 4, 5 | 8 | Ac, 2 | 3 |
P1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5 | 18 | P1, 1a, 2, 3 | 8 | |
Abd. VIII | A1, 4, 5 | 6 | 1, 2 | 4 |
P1, 2, 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5 | 16 | 1a | 2 | |
Abd. IX | 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4 | 12 | 1, 2 | 4 |
Abd. X | 1, 1a, 2, 2a, 3, 4 | 12 | 1, 2 | 4 |
Abd. XI | 1, 3, 4 | 6 | – | 6 |
Abd. XII | – | 9 | – | 6 |
Seta
Abdominal segment VIII with distinct striate band; tergite with a transverse row of small teeth and sternite with two rows of teeth (Figs
Body measurements (18 adults) (in µm): maximum body length 1150, head 135–138, pseudoculus 8–9, posterior part of maxillary gland 25–30; posterior cephalic setae
Asymmetrical absence of seta
This species belongs to the
In preimago specimens the
In a previous key to the
1 | Tergite VII without |
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– | Tergite VII with |
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2 | Sternite XI with 3+3 setae |
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– | Sternite XI with 2+2 setae |
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3 | Foretarsal seta δ |
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4 | Base of foretarsal sensillum |
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5 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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6 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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7 | Sternite XI with 3+3 setae |
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– | Sternite XI with 2+2 setae |
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8 | Tergite VII without |
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– | Tergite VII with |
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9 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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10 | Tergite VIII with 16 posterior setae ( |
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– | Tergite VIII with 14 posterior setae ( |
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11 | Foretarsal sensilla |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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12 | Foretarsal seta δ |
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– | Foretarsal seta δ |
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13 | Tergite VI with |
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– | Tergite VI without |
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14 | Tergite I with |
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– | Tergite I without |
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15 | Tergites II–VI with |
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– | Tergites II–VI without |
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16 | Foretarsal sensilla |
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– | Foretarsal sensilla |
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17 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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18 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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19 | Sternite VII with seta |
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20 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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21 | Foretarsal sensillum |
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– | Foretarsal sensillum |
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C. Fiera is very grateful to Mircea Fiera for field assistance in Bulgaria. Sincere gratitude goes to Dr. Sofia Bakaeva (State Museum of Natural History, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences) who corrected photo illustrations, Prof. Ernest C. Bernard (University of Tennessee) for English corrections and remarks, to reviewers and to editor for their constructive comments. This study was finalized under the Interacademic Exchange Programme between Romanian Academy and Polish Academy of Science through the common project of J. Shrubovych and C. Fiera: “Taxonomy and species distribution of „