A New Species of Zambedania (Acari: Heterostigmatina: Pygmephoridae) from the Two Rivers Platinum Mine in South Africa and Notes on the Life-cycle of the Genus

• Published in: Zoological Studies Vol. 55; p. e11
• Main Authors: Camerik, Anne M, Magowski, Wojciech Ł, Hawkes, Peter G, Ueckermann, Edward A, Ochoa, Ronald, Bauchan, Gary R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China (Republic : 1949- ) 中央研究院生物多樣性研究中心 01.01.2016; Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica
• Subjects: Larva; Harpactirella overdijki; Zambedania sekhukhunensis sp. n; Male; Female; South Africa; Theraphosidae; Phoresy; Araneae
• ISSN: 1021-5506; 1810-522X
• DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2016.55-11

A new species of relatively poorly known genus Mahunka, 1972 was found on the baboon spider, Gallon, 2010 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in South Africa. Besides the abundantly available phoretic females, several males and one larva of this species in the spiders' nests were also collected. n. sp. is described and illustrated based on the phoretic females, males and larva. Improved diagnosis of the genus and a new key to species are also supplied. The descriptions and illustrations of the male and larva of this species represent the first ones of these stages in the genus . Due to their discovery the generic diagnosis has been significantly improved.