Ulyxes, a new Australopapuan mite genus associated with arboreal nests (Acari: Laelapidae) Author Shaw, Matthew D. text Zootaxa 2014 2014-10-24 3878 3 261 290 journal article 5248 10.11646/zootaxa.3878.3.3 c2e2ad51-1242-4859-ae31-b4c9fd0e16f1 1175-5326 4948594 1A041046-5265-4E14-97F1-757A071EAF45 Ulyxes telemachus ( Domrow, 1964 ) new combination ( Figs 43–46 ) Haemolaelaps telemachus Domrow, 1964: 160 . Haemolaelaps telemachus . — Beveridge & Barker, 1976; 1977: 198; 1988: 832; Lorch et al ., 2007: 171. Androlaelaps telemachus . — Halliday, 1998: 123 . FIGURES 43–46. Ulyxes telemachus ex Antechinus stuartii , Kioloa, NSW. 43, female hypostomal area of gnathosoma , note broadened trochanteral setae (pointers), scale = 10 µm; 44, female habitus, dorsal view, note prominent gland pores (gd), scale = 100 µm; 45, female venter, scale = 100 µm; 46, male venter, scale = 100 µm. Remarks. Ulyxes telemachus is found on the small carnivorous marsupials Antechinus stuartii sensu stricto and A . flavipes . These hosts are excellent climbers and they nest in cavities, typically in trees although they will use fallen logs too. U . telemachus appears to be strongly modified for host association having short legs, an almost glabrous dorsum, minute dorsal setae, and short leg setae. For feeding, its tiny cheliceral digits are probably used to take fluid directly from its host.