Leptolythica vincenti, Vršanský, 2009

Leptolythica vincenti n. sp. ( Figs 5 View FIG ; 13 View FIG )

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype specimen ARC-260.2, a complete immature.

TYPE LOCALITY. — Archingeay-Les Nouillers, Charente- Maritime, SW France.

STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON. — Lower Cretaceous, uppermost Albian, lithological subunit A1sl2 sensu Néraudeau et al. (2002).

ETYMOLOGY. — After my colleague and friend Vincent Perrichot.

DESCRIPTION Head globular, 1.14 mm wide, eyes globular, comparatively small. Clypeus distinct (0.46/ 0.16 mm). Antenna very short, with only 37 segments, each with 1 (basal)-3 (apical segments) rows of 2-4 comparatively short sensilla chaetica. Scape 0.29 mm, pedicel 0.16 mm long. Third antennal segment the longest ( 0.31 mm), fourth the shortest ( 0.05 mm). All segments (except scape 0.15 mm at apex) very wide ( 0.1 mm). Labial palp slender, long (0.31/ 0.07 mm), with dense sensilla chaetica, very dense at apex (10 apical sensilla chaetica on dorsal side). Maxillary palp transparent, with distinct articulation, first segment short (0.22/ 0.09 mm), second distinct (0.73/ 0.35 mm),

third reduced to some extent (0.55/ 0.35 mm), the apical one very large (1.00/ 0.42 mm), with sparse sensilla chaetica.

Fore femur robust, short (0.85/ 0.29 mm) with two rows of 17 and 9 spurs along longitudinal posterior ridge, with large terminal spine. Tibia very short and robust (0.57/ 0.14 mm), strongly carinated, but with few sensilla chaetica. Tarsus robust, basitarsus (0.25/ 0.09 mm) with at least 5 apical sensilla chaetica and a longitudinal ridge, second (0.11/ 0.07 mm) and third (0.10/ 0.07 mm) segments without sensilla chaetica. Mid coxa comparatively short ( 0.48 mm), trochanter very distinct ( 0.33 mm), femur (1.21/ 0.4 mm) with two longitudinal central ridges, posterior margin with 8, anterior with 4 sensilla chaetica of diverse length. Mid tibia very long (1.61/ 0.22 mm), strongly carinated.