TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - A new species of Agauopsis (Acari, Halacaridae) from South Korea belonging to A. brevipalpus group
VL  - 64
IS  - 1
SP  - 244
EP  - 255
PY  - 2024
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Shin, Jong Hak
AU  - Lee, Jimin
AU  - Chang, Cheon Young
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/kvkq-s29q
DO  - 10.24349/kvkq-s29q
DA  - 2024-02-23
ET  - 2024-02-23
KW  - Agauopsis bisetosa new species
KW  - marine
KW  - meiofauna
KW  - Pacific
KW  - taxonomy
AB  - A new marine halacarid mite of the genus Agauopsis Viets, 1927 is recorded from mussels in the intertidal bedrock of the southern coast of South Korea. Agauopsis bisetosa n. sp. belonging to the A. brevipalpus group, is characterized by an ‘H’-shaped areola on the anterior dorsal plate, two pairs of costae on the posterior dorsal plate, a tectum with a truncate anterior margin, posterior epimeral plate with two ventral setae, telofemur I with one ventral and two ventromedial dentate spines, and tibia II with one ventral and one ventromedial dentate spines. Notably, the presence of two ventral setae on the posterior epimeral plate is a unique characteristic of the new species. This study deals with a description of A. bisetosa n. sp., accompanied by detailed illustrations drawn under a differential interference contrast microscope and scanning electron microscope photomicrographs. Additionally, it includes a character comparison table of the A. brevipalpus group and a key for known Agauopsis species in the northwest Pacific, both including the new species.
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