First Chinese record of the family Momoniidae K. Viets, 1926 (Acari, Hydrachnidiae, Arrenuroidea), with the description of one new species

ABSTRACT

A new species, Momonides neolandbergi Li & Guo sp. nov. is described in detail, which is the fifth species all over the world in Momonidinae Lundblad, 1941, Momoniidae K. Viets, 1926. The family and subfamily are newly recorded for Chinese fauna. The new species are recorded by camera, optical microscope, and scanning electron microscope.

Publication:http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E2D3D7E3-A2FD-4064-B8A6-2DE177A5D930New species:http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BAAF7F6D-5580-4BF0-8E91-096CC11C7A6D

KEYWORDS:

• Watermite
• new record
• oriental realm
• Momonides
• SEM

Acknowledgments

We are indebted to Dr. Harry Smit (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands) for providing literature, and Dr. Ri-Xin Jiang (Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, P. R. China) for providing scientific research guide.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Author contributions

Jian-Jun Guo and Dao-Chao Jin instructed and supported the whole research. Hai-Tao Li and Lan Jia identified the specimens, finished the illustrations, wrote the manuscript, and took images by optical microscope and SEM. Ya-Jie Li and Zhu-Hui Ding measured the data and grouped images into plates by Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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Funding

This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [32260125], and Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects [Qiankehe Pingtai Rencai-GCC [2022]029-1].