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* Correspondence: miloje@t-com.me The genus Hirstiosoma includes 8 species. Four species are known from larvae: H. ampulligera (Berlese, 1887), H. copiolarum (Southcott, 1948), H. furtadoi (Shiba, 1976), and H. latreillei (Grandjean, 1947). H. bolivari Southcott, 1963, H. novaehollandiae Womersley, 1936, H. scalare Womersley, 1934, and H. tasmaniensis Womersley and Southcott, 1941 are known only from adults (Berlese, 1887; Grandjean, 1947; Southcott, 1948; Shiba, 1976; Beron, 2008; Wohltmann, 2010; Mąkol and Wohltmann, 2012). Only H. ampulligera and H. latreillei are known from Europe. H. copiolarum is known from Papua New Guinea and H. furtadoi from Malaysia. Hosts for Hirstiosoma species are unknown. In this paper, we describe a new species belonging to this genus from Montenegro. The specimens were collected by sweep net from herbaceous plants. They were preserved in 75% ethanol. Mite specimens were cleared in Nesbitt’s solution and mounted in Hoyer’s medium. All measurements are given in micrometers (μm). Figures were drawn and measurements were made using a Carl Zeiss Axioscope A1 microscope with Carl Zeiss Imaging System Axio Vision software, Release 4.7. The terminology of the structures and setal notation for Smarididae follows Grandjean (1947) and Wohltmann et al. (2007). Family Smarididae Vitzthum, 1929 Genus Hirstiosoma Womersley, 1934 Type species Hirstiosoma scalare Womersley, 1934 Hirstiosoma amfilohijei sp. nov. Material examined. The holotype and 2 paratype larvae were collected by M. Šundić from herbaceous plants, 28 July 2015, in Korita Kučka (1200 m a.s.l.), Montenegro. The holotype and 2 paratypes are deposited in the Museum of Natural History, Wrocław University (Poland). Diagnosis. Ti I 3φ, 1κ, 1da, 6tr, 6n, Ge I 4σ, 4tr, 4n, Ti II 2φ, 14(15)n, Ti III 1φ, 14–15n, L 79–86, W 76–84, AW 51–57, PW 62–64, PSE 65–66, Ti I 225–281, Ge I 179–226, κ placed distally to φ2. Description. Larvae (n = 3). Dorsum. Surface of idiosoma with 25 (27 in 1 paratype) barbed setae. One pair of eyes, without ocular plates, located at level of posterior part of scutum (Figure 1). Scutum with slightly concave anterior margin, lateral margins almost straight, and triangular posterior part. Two barbed scutalae, AL scutalae shifted to middle of scutum, PL scutalae in posterior part of scutum. Sensilla ASE located anterior to bases of AL scutalae. Posterior sensilla PSE somewhat below PL scutalae, distinctly anterior of posterior border of scutum. ASE and PSE ciliated in their distal part. At sensillae sockets (ASE, PSE) and in middle part of scutum are cuticular lines (Figure 2). Ventral side of idiosoma. Intercoxal area with a pair of setae 1a, pair of setae 3a, and 6 setae behind coxae III, all barbed. Coxalae I–III barbed, 1b > 2b > 3b (Figure 3). NDV = 31 (33 in paratypes). Gnathosoma. Dorsally with nude galeala (cs), ventrally with setae as and bs, both barbed. Palpfemur and palpgenu each with 1 barbed seta, palptibia with 3 setae (2B, 1N) (Figure 4). Palptarsus bearing 6 setae, comprising solenidion, eupathidium, 2 barbed and 2 nude setae (Figure 5). Odontus (OD) bifurcate with process at its base. Supracoxal seta elcp present. Leg setal formula: Leg I: Ta 1 ω, 1 ε, 1 ta, 1 z, 1 x, 2 tr, 13 n; Ti 3 φ, 1 κ, 1 da, 6 tr, 6 n (left leg), Ti 3 φ, 1 κ, 1 da, 5 tr, Abstract: Hirstiosoma amfilohijei sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Smarididae) is described and illustrated from larvae collected from herbaceous plants in Montenegro.

Hirstiosoma amfilohijei sp. nov. (Trombidiformes: Smarididae) from Montenegro