A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus
Author
Kazemi, Shahrooz
text
Zootaxa
2015
4044
3
411
428
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
e5b142bf-3e99-4661-b884-c406fd63a081
1175-5326
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Genus
Laelaspis
Berlese, 1903
Laelaps
(
Laelaspis
)
Berlese, 1903
: 13
.
Type
species:
Laelaps astronomicus
Koch, 1839
, by original designation.
Short diagnosis.
Laelapidae
mites with suboval, broad idiosoma covered mostly or completely by a dorsal shield usually bearing 39 pairs of slender or slightly thickened, smooth, sparsely barbed or pectinate setae. Presternal platelets absent. Epigynal shield expanded past coxae IV, posteriorly reaching anal shield, bearing at least two pairs of setae,
st5
,
JV1
and sometimes
JV2
, setae
JV1–2
on lateral margins of shield, shield ornamented with two distinct Λ-shaped lines of ornamentation. Metapodal platelets free in female, fused to holoventral shield in male. Palpapotele two-tined. Legs relatively short, none longer than idiosoma; genu IV with only one ventral setae; macrosetae absent.
The following species are considered as members of
Laelaspis
and used for the detailed diagnosis of the genus:
Laelaspis astronomicus
(C.L. Koch, 1839)
[described as
Iphis astronomicus
],
L
.
aviator
Berlese, 1920
;
L
.
bakeri
Hunter & Davis, 1962
;
L
.
brevichelis
Hunter, 1964
;
L
.
brevipilis
Hunter, 1961
;
L
.
calidus
Berlese, 1924
;
L
.
dariusi
Joharchi & Jalaeian, 2012
;
L
.
dubitatus
Hunter, 1964
;
L
.
equitans
(Michael, 1891)
[described as
Laelaps equitans
];
L
.
finitimus
(
Berlese, 1903
)
[described as
Laelaps finitimus
];
L
.
formationis
(
Karg, 1989
)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
formationis
];
L
.
guilaniensis
Ramroodi
et al
., 2014
;
L
.
humeratus
(
Berlese, 1904
)
[described as
Laelaps
(
Laelaspis
)
humeratus
];
L
.
imitatus
Reitblat, 1963
;
L
.
johnieae
(
Hunter & Glover, 1968
)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
johnieae
];
L
.
kamalii
Joharchi & Halliday, 2012
;
L
.
latanalis
(Karg, 2000)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
latanalis
];
L
.
longipilis
Hunter, 1964
;
L
.
longogenitalis
(Karg, 1978)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Cosmolaelaps
)
longogenitalis
];
L
.
lundi
Hunter, 1961
;
L
.
moseri
(
Hunter & Glover, 1968
)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
moseri
];
L
.
mossadeghi
Babaeian & Joharchi, 2013
;
L
.
mumai
(
Hunter & Glover, 1968
)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
mumai
];
L
.
myrmicae
(Greim in
Hirschmann
et al
., 1969
) [described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
myrmicae
];
L
.
ningxiaensis
Bai & Gu, 1993
;
L
.
ovisugus
(
Berlese, 1903
)
[described as
Laelaps ovisugus
];
L
.
patulus
Allred, 1969
;
L
.
pauli
Hunter & Davis, 1962
;
L
.
pennatus
Joharchi & Halliday, 2012
;
L
.
persicus
Joharchi & Halliday, 2012
;
L
.
picketti
(
Hunter & Glover, 1968
)
[described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
picketti
];
L
.
piloscutuli
Hunter, 1961
;
L
.
regalis
Berlese, 1920
;
L
.
secedens
Berlese, 1920
;
L
.
sinicus
Chang, Chen, Yin, 1963
;
L
.
variopilus
(Greim in
Hirschmann
et al
., 1969
) [described as
Hypoaspis
(
Laelaspis
)
variopilus
];
L
.
vitzthumi
(
Womersley, 1956
)
[described as
Gymnolaelaps vitzthumi
];
L
.
volgini
Shereef & Afifi, 1980
;
L
.
zhongweinsis
Bai & Gu, 1993
.
Laelaspis equitans
var.
longitarsa
(
Berlese, 1904
)
, which was described as
Laelaps
(
Laelaspis
)
equitans
var.
longitarsa
was excluded from the previous list because of its very poor original description without any illustration, and also because its
type
specimens have been lost (
Castagnoli & Pegazzano, 1985
).
Gymnolaelaps australicus
Womersley, 1956
and
G
.
planus
Womersley, 1956
seem to be other members of
Laelaspis
that I had not opportunity to examine their
holotypes
to be sure for transferring them to
Laelaspis
.