Paralycus ekaterinae, Kolesnikov K & Vorontsov K & Norton K & Klimov K, 2025

Figure 1. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., SIZK K-7664-II, holotype, focus-stacked DIC micrographs, total view. A – dorsal aspect; B – ventral aspect; C – lateral aspect. The specimen was imaged after soaking the polished piece of amber in water for several days. However, in the ventral aspect, an air bubble is still visible inside the inclusion as a darker shadow.

Figure 2. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., SIZK K-7664-II, holotype, ventral aspect. A – manu-

Figure 3. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., drawing, dorsal aspect. The green outline in the anterior part of the mite indicates the borders of cuticular structures visible within the larger amber imprint.

Figure 4. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., drawing, ventral aspect. The green outline in the anterior

Figure 5. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., drawings. A – right leg I, dorsal aspect; B – left leg I, dorsal aspect; C – left chelicerae and part of left leg I, paraxial view; D – part of right palp, ventral aspect; E – left palp, antiaxial view. The green outline shows the cuticular structures inside the larger amber imprint. Structures that are poorly visible in the fossil but are expected to be present are indicated in red.

Figure 6. Paralycus ekaterinae sp. nov., drawings. A – right leg II, ventral aspect; B – left leg II ventral aspect; C – left leg II, antiaxial view; D – right leg III, dorsal aspect; E – left leg III, ventral aspect; F – left leg III, antiaxial view; G – right leg IV, dorsal aspect; H – left leg IV, ventral aspect;