taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AD87DB8D4FFFA2D46EDCB549733CE6.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 4) Description. Female (N = 3). Dorsum (Fig. 1). Dorsal shield oval, length 375 – 380 µm, width 230 – 250 µm distinct foveate sculpture throughout. 18 pairs of setae on podonotal part of shield and 14 pairs of setae on opisthonotal part of shield. All setae fine, smooth and pointed, length of 25 – 30 µm, except j 1 (10 µm, inserted ventrally), and two antero-lateral setae s 1, s 2 (15 µm). Venter (Fig. 2) Tritosternum with trapezoidal base (25 µm) and finely pilose laciniae (35 µm). Sternal shield rectangular, 70 × 55 µm, setae st 1 – st 3 smooth and pointed, length 10 µm. Metasternal setae st 4 (10 µm) on soft membrane. Genital shield small and narrow (55 µm), spatulate posteriorly. Genital setae st 5 (15 µm) outside the shield. Anal shield relatively large 60 µm long, 70 µm wide with para-anal setae (15 µm) and post-anal seta (20 µm). Narrow cribrum below post-anal seta. Sternal, genital and anal shields are unornamented. Peritremes ending anteriorly to coxae I, stigmata at level of coxae IV. Peritremal shields wide, with weak posterior lineate ornamentation. Opisthogastric integument behind coxae IV with one pair of oval metapodal plates, a pair of smaller plates near posterior ends of peritrematal shields. Opisthogastric setae JV 1 – JV 5, ZV 1 – ZV 2 15 µm long, others (R 2 – R 4) approximately 20 µm. Gnathosoma. Hypostome with robust horn-like corniculi and four pairs of setae. Anterior seta h 1 longest (30 µm), internal seta h 3 (20 µm), palp coxal seta h 4 (25 µm) shorter, external seta h 2 (10 µm) shortest. Seven transverse rows of hypostomal denticles present, numbers of denticles per row (anterior to posterior) 12, 15, 17, 15, 17, 16, 13 (Fig. 3 a). Chelicera typical of genus, fixed digit with three teeth, movable digit with two teeth (Fig. 3 b), other details of chelicerae not visible in available specimens. Epistome with central prong longest, lateral prongs shorter, with denticulate outer margins (Fig. 3 c). Legs and palps. Lengths of legs: I – 230 µm, II – 200 µm, III – 180 µm, IV – 210 µm. Setation of genua I – II – III – IV: 12 – 10 – 7 – 7 (Fig. 4 a); tibiae 12 – 9 – 7 – 7 (Fig. 4 b). Tarsus II to IV each with the dorsoproximal setae ad 2 and pd 2 short and straight (Fig 4 c). Palp apotele 2 - tined. Material examined: Holotype: Female. Russia, North-East of Altai Mountains, Teletskoe lake region, environs of Obogo village, in litter of Betula pubescens – Populus tremula forest, (51 ° 30 ’ 48 ’’ N, 87 ° 18 ’ 7 ’’ E, 900 m a. s. l.), 6 August 2007, leg. I. I. MARCHENKO. Paratypes: 2 females, North-East of Altai Mountains, Teletskoe lake region, environs of Obogo village, in litter of Abies sibirica – Pinus sibirica forest, (51 ° 30 ’ 48 ’’ N, 87 ° 18 ’ 7 ’’ E, 900 m a. s. l.), 6 August 2007, leg. I. I. MARCHENKO. Etymology. The name of this species reflects the fact that it was collected in the Altai Mountains. Differential diagnosis. Iphidozercon altaicus sp. n. is similar to Iphidozercon foveatus GWIAZDOWICZ et HALLIDAY, 2008. Both species have foveate sculpture on the dorsal shield and similar lengths of dorsal setae. The length of peritreme and the shape of genital shield is similar in both species. Nevertheless, many differences have been detected, such as shapes of the peritremal and anal shields. In I. foveatus the anal shield is narrow, while in I. altaicus it is wider than long. In I. foveatus the peritremal shield is wide, with tiny denticles on the internal side and in I. altaicus the shield is narrower and without denticles. In I. foveatus five pairs of smaller platelets bearing pores are located on the ventral side, in I. altaicus there are no such platelets. In I. foveatus the epistome has a central elongated prong ending in three denticles, but in I. altaicus the prong ends in spikes. In I. foveatus the movable digit has three teeth, but in I. altaicus it has two teeth.	en	Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Marchenko, I. I. (2012): Two New Species Of Iphidozercon (Acari: Ascidae) With A Key To Females. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (1): 41-52, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5732065
03AD87DB8D4BFFAED458D8C54EA63C5C.taxon	description	(Figs 5 – 8) Description. Female (N = 10). Dorsum (Fig. 5). Dorsal shield oval, length 310 – 330 µm, width 210 – 230 µm distinct foveate sculpture throughout. 18 pairs of setae on podonotal part of shield and 14 pairs of setae on opisthonotal part of shield. All setae fine, smooth and pointed, length of 15 – 20 µm, except j 1 (10 µm, inserted ventrally), and two antero-lateral setae s 1, s 2 (ca 10 µm). Venter (Fig. 6.) Tritosternum with trapezoidal base (30 µm) and finely pilose laciniae (45 µm). Sternal shield rectangular, 55 – 60 × 35 – 40 µm, setae st 1 – st 3 smooth and pointed, length 10 µm. Metasternal setae st 4 (10 µm) on soft membrane. Genital shield small and narrow (55 – 60 µm), spatulate posteriorly. Genital setae st 5 (15 µm) outside the shield. Anal shield relatively large 55 µm long, 45 µm wide with para-anal setae (12 – 13 µm) and post-anal seta (15 µm). Narrow cribrum below post-anal seta. Sternal, genital and anal shields are unornamented. Stigmata located at level of coxae IV, peritremes extending anterior to coxae I, projecting for a short distance behind stigmata. Peritremal shields wide. Opisthogastric integument behind coxae IV with two pairs of oval metapodal plates (15 × 10 µm; 10 × 7 – 8 µm) and several pairs of very small (5 – 6 × 2 – 4 µm) platelets. Opisthogastric setae JV 1 – JV 5, ZV 1 – ZV 2 10 – 15 µm long. Gnathosoma. Hypostome with robust horn-like corniculi and four pairs of setae. Anterior seta h 1 longest (30 µm), internal seta h 3 (20 µm), palp coxal seta (25 µm) shorter, external seta h 2 (10 µm) shortest. Seven transverse rows of hypostomal denticles present, numbers of denticles per row (anterior to posterior) 10, 14, 12, 12, 17, 12, 9 (Fig. 7 a). Chelicera typical of genus, fixed digit with four teeth, movable digit with two teeth (Fig. 7 b), other details of chelicerae not visible in available specimens. Epistome with central prong longest, its distal end club-like and denticulate, lateral prongs shorter, with denticulate outer margins (Fig. 7 c). Legs and palps. Lengths of legs: I – 220 – 230 µm, II – 190 – 200 µm, III – 170 – 180 µm, IV – 200 – 210 µm. Setation of genua I – II – III – IV: 12 – 9 – 7 – 7 (Fig. 8 b) av 1 absent from genu II; tibiae 12 – 9 – 7 – 7 (Fig. 8 c). Tarsus II to IV each with the dorsoproximal setae ad 2 and pd 2 short and straight (Fig 8 d). Palp apotele 2 - tined (Fig. 8 a). Etymology. The name of this species reflects the colliculate ornamentation of the dorsal shield. Material examined: Holotype: Female. Russia, Khabarovsk Region, environs of Boytsovo village, in litter of Pinus koraiensis – broad-leaved forest (46 ° 58 ’ 48 ’’ N, 134 ° 19 ’ 57 ’’ E, 500 m a. s. l), 15 August 1991, leg. I. I. VOLONIKHINA. Paratypes: 9 females, same data as holotype. Differential diagnosis. Iphidozercon colliculatus sp. n. is similar to I. australis GWIAZDOWICZ et HALLIDAY, 2008. Both species have colliculate sculpture on the dorsal shields. In both species the length of the peritreme (including the short section extending beyond the stigma) is similar, as is the shape of the sternal and genital shields. Additionally, 9 setae (av 1 absent) are located on genu II in both species. Nevertheless, many differences exist between both species. In I. australis dorsal setae J 1 – J 3 are long and reach the bases of the following setae, while in I. colliculatus these setae are short and do not reach the bases of the following setae. In I. colliculatus the peritremal shield is wide and in I. australis the shield is narrower. In I. australis the epistome has a central elongated prong ending in three denticles, while in I. colliculatus it has many tiny denticles. In I. australis the movable digit has three, while in I. colliculatus it has two teeth.	en	Gwiazdowicz, D. J., Marchenko, I. I. (2012): Two New Species Of Iphidozercon (Acari: Ascidae) With A Key To Females. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 58 (1): 41-52, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5732065
