Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 97. (Budapest 2005)

Kontschán, J.: New Rotundabaloghia Hirschmann, 1975 species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodina) from the Dominican Republic

Remarks - The new species is similar to the Rotundabaloghia ecuadorensis HIRSCHMANN, 1992. The most important differences between the two species are as follows: R. ecuadorensis R. szuetsi Ornamentation of genital shield of female alveolar maculate Ornamentation of ventral shield lacking alveolar Rotundabaloghia punctata sp. n. (Figs 11-12) Diagnosis - Dorsal shield with filiform setae and with dotted ornamentation. Ventrianal setae smooth and filiform. Genital shield of female linguliform and with maculate ornamentation. Description - Female. Length of idiosoma 300-310 urn, width (in the middle of idiosoma) 270-290 urn. Shape oval, posterior margin rounded. Dorsal side (Fig. 11): dorsal shield with smooth and short filiform setae and with dotted ornamentation. Ventral side (Fig. 12): sternal shield without ornamentation. Sternal and ventral setae short, smooth and filiform. Ornamentation of ventral shield alveolate. Caudal part of marginal shield with several spatuliform setae. Peritrema hook-shaped. Stigmae situated between coxae 2. Genital shield of female linguliform and with maculate ornamentation. Anterior part of genital shield situated between coxae 2. Gnathosoma: not clearly visible (covered by coxae 1). Male, deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown. Material examined - Holotype: female, "Loc. 20. Dominican Republic, S of Arraga, primary submontane wet rain forest, from litter, 26.11.2003. leg. J. KONTSCHÁN". Paratypes: 2 females, locality and date as same as the holotype. Etymology - This species is named after its dorsal pattern. Remarks - This species is similar to Rotundabaloghia hulluagae HIRSCHMANN, 1992 species, which has long and setiform sternal setae, but the sternal setae of the new species are small and filifom. Rotundabaloghia arragensis sp. n. (Figs 13-14) Diagnosis - Dorsal shield with alveolar ornamentation. Dorsal setae short, smooth and bulbiform, two pairs of dorsal setae on caudal and caudal parts short,