Description

Description. MALE (holotype). Body 170 long (170 – 180 in 5 paratypes) and 105 wide (105 – 110). Idiosomal shields without ornamentation, soft idiosomal cuticle striated, without scales or tubercules. Distance between propodonotal and hysteronotal shields about 25. Propodonotal shield: 40 long (40 – 45) and about 40 wide, posterolateral extensions encompassing bases of setae se and si. Setae se at least 5 times longer than si. Hysteronotal shield 95 (95 – 100) long, its length along midline 60 (55 – 60); with pair of deep lateral incisions at level of femora IV; narrow transverse unsclerotized area about 4 long and 11 wide situated in median part of this shield at same level with lateral incisions. In 3 specimens, including holotype, hysteronotal shield bearing pair of small rounded unsclerotized patches (probable remnants of setal alveoli) located at level of leg IV insertions. Setae d 2 absent. Humeral shields without dorsal valves. Opisthosomal lobes about 35 long, widely separated from each other, lateral margins poorly sclerotized. Terminal cleft slightly longer than its greatest width, anterior end of cleft narrowly angular [= forms acute angle]. Lateral membranes narrow, entire. Interlobar membrane wide, entire; incision in interlobar membrane longitudinally ovate; terminal margin of these membranes near bases of setae h 3 slightly concave. Coxal fields III opened only in anterior third. Genital arch as an inverted V with tips strongly curved laterally (Fig. 2). Aedeagus short, 7 – 8 long. Pair of adanal shields present, separated from each other. Diameter of adanal suckers 5 – 7. Cupules ih situated at same level with adanal suckers. Legs III and IV subequal, 75 – 85 long. Femora III and IV each with 1 dorsal and 1 ventral moderately developed retrorse projections. Other projections on legs III and IV absent. Solenidion ω 1 absent on tarsi I. Tarsi IV straight. Lengths of setae: se 60 (55 – 63), cp 105 (105 – 115), c 3 30 (30 – 35), h 2 200 (190 – 210), h 3 40 (39 – 45), ps 1 19 (19 – 20), ps 2 30 (29 – 32), d II 70 (70 – 75), d III 110 (100 – 110), ω 3 and ω 1 I about 18, φI and II about 20, φIII about 5, φIV about 18, σ 1 I about 10, and σII about 5. FEMALE (10 paratypes). Body 170 – 200 long and 112 – 125 wide. Idiosomal shields without ornamentation, soft idiosomal cuticle striated, without scales or tubercules. Distance between propodonotal and hysteronotal shields about 30. Propodonotal shield 40 – 47 long and 50 – 55 wide, posterolateral extensions encompassing or touching bases of setae se and si. Setae se at least 5 times longer than si. Hysteronotal shield 75 – 80 long and 50 – 57 wide, bearing pair of rounded unsclerotized patches at level of femora IV (probable remnants of setal alveoli). Setae d 2 absent. Humeral shields without dorsal valves. Coxal fields III opened only in anterior third. Adanal shields widely separated from each other, weakly sclerotized. Legs III and IV subequal, 85 – 90 long. Femora III and IV each with 1 dorsal and 1 ventral moderately developed retrorse projections. Other projections on legs absent. Solenidion ω 1 absent on tarsi I. Lengths of setae: se 50 – 55, cp 100 – 115, c 3 40 – 45, h 2 170 – 190, h 3 25 – 30, ps 2 25 – 27, d II 65 – 75, d III – IV 70 – 80, ω 3 and ω 1 I about 10, φI about 18, φII 22 – 24, φIII and φIV about 3, σ 1 I about 14, and σII about 3.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Sarcoptiformes

Family: Dermationidae

Genus: Passeroptes

Species: Passeroptes hippolais Bochkov & Mironov, 2012