Two New Species of the Genus Agauopsis (Acari: Halacaridae) from Korea
Tapas Chatterjee and Cheon-Young Chang (2007) Two new halacarid species of the genus Agauopsis (Acari: Halacaridae), collected from South Korea, are described. Both species belong to the A. brevipalpus group. Agauopsis ivanomorsellii sp. nov. is characterized by an “H”-shaped areola on the anterior dorsal plate (AD), the posterior dorsal plate (PD) with 4 costae, dorsal setae-4 situated on the PD, telofemur I with a ventral and 2 ventromedial spines, the female genitoanal plate (GA) slightly arched anteriorly, and the male GA truncated anteriorly. Agauopsis youngilensis sp. nov. is characterized by an“M”-shaped areola on the AD, a PD with 4 costae, 2 ventral and 2 ventromedial spines on telofemur I, the male GA slightly arched anteriorly, and the female GA anteriorly truncated or slightly arched. Dissimilarities with related species are discussed.
Keywords
Acari, Halacaridae, Agauopsis, New species, South Korea.
