Abacarus nectandrae Flechtmann & De & Moraes 2002, n. sp.

Abacarus nectandrae n. sp. (Fig. 1) DIAGNOSIS – With 7 ­rayed empodium, no seta on tibia I and femur I and epigynium with arched transversal lines. REMARKS – This new species is unique among the members of the genus Abacarus by missing setae concurrently on tibia and femur of leg I. FEMALE – (n = 6). Idiosoma 174 (145­187) long, 61 (54­61) wide. Gnathosoma 25, antapical seta not discernible; basal seta 4 (3­4). Prodorsal shield 37 (36­41) long, with distinct frontal lobe; anterior half with short longitudinal dashes, separated from posterior half by a sinuous transverse line; posterior half with admedian lines, and a transverse line curved backwards between shield tubercles. Dorsal shield tubercles distinctly elongate, directing scapular seta (sc) backwards. Scapular seta 35 (32­35) apart, needle­like, 9 (8­9) long. Legs: leg I 25 (23­26); femur elongate, 9 (7­9), femoral seta (bv) missing; genu 4 (3­ 4), genual seta (l”) 26 (25­27); tibia 4 (3­4), tibial seta (l’) missing; tarsus 5 (5­6), solenidion (Z) knobbed, 4 (5­7), empodium 7 ­rayed, 5 long, dorsal seta (ft’) 13 (11­14), lateral seta (ft”) 18 (16­18), unguinal seta (u’) 5 (4­5). Leg II 21 (21­23); femur 9 (8­9), bv 19 (18­20); genu 3, l” 12 (11­12); tibia 3; tarsus 4 (4­5), solenidion (Z) long, 15 (15­18), empodium 5 (4­6), 7 ­rayed, ft’ 4, ft” 22 (22­26), u’ 4 (3­4). Coxisternal area: coxae I fused, granulated, no sternal line; coxal seta I (1 b) 4 (4­5), 7 (5­8) apart; coxal seta II (1 a) 20 (14­20), 11 (11­12) apart; coxal seta III (2 a) 31 (30­33), 23 apart. Coxigenital area with 2 (2­3) transverse lines of microtubercles and no other evidence of annuli. Genitalia 18 (18­19) wide, 18 (14­18) long; epigynium with 2 pairs of curved transverse lines; genital seta (3 a) 25 (22­33). Opisthosoma: dorsomedian ridge extends to approximately midway the distance between ventral setae II and III; lateral ridges fade away shortly behind. Lateral seta (c 2) 42 (40­44), on annulus 3 (3­4), counting from rear margin of genitalia; ventral seta I (d) 53 (49­58), 34 (33­35) apart, on annulus 14; ventral seta II (e) 42 (38­47), 19 (18­21) apart, on annulus 29 (26­28); ventral seta III (f) 13 (12­15), 12 (12­13) apart, on annulus 45 (42­45) or 6 th from rear. Total ventral anuli 50 (47­50), with elongate microtubercles; total dorsal annuli 43 (42­45), smooth except for the caudal 9 (7­8) annuli which bear minute bead­like microtubercles on posterior margins. Caudal seta (h 2) 46 (40­49), accessory seta (h 1) 1 (1­2). MALE – not seen. TYPE MATERIAL – Female holotype, 23 female paratypes, from Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb, (Lauraceae), Pariquera­açu, São Paulo, Brazil (24 o 36 ’ 51 ”S, 47 o 53 ’ 22 ” W), coll. G.J. Moraes, 19 May 2001, on 6 microscopic preparations deposited in the collection of Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia Agricola, Universidade de São Paulo, ESALQ, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. RELATIONSHIP TO HOST – vagrants on the underside of leaves; no apparent damage. ETYMOLOGY – The specific designation nectandrae is derived from Nectandra, the name of the genus of the plant on which the new species was collected.Published as part of Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., De, Gilberto J. & Moraes, 2002, Three new species of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) from the State of São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-8 in Zootaxa 23 on page 2, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.462010