Macrochelid mites (Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae) from São Paulo state, Brazil, with description of a new species of Macrocheles Author Azevedo, Letícia H. Author Castilho, Raphael C. Author Berto, Marielle M. Author De Moraes, Gilberto J. text Zootaxa 2017 4269 3 413 426 journal article 32992 10.11646/zootaxa.4269.3.5 2eeaf740-99f7-47ba-a646-54d37162df88 1175-5326 582489 D5B0B224-F808-4164-8231-9654C077DF8E Macrocheles mammifer Berlese, 1918 Macrocheles ( Nothrholaspis ) mammifer Berlese, 1918 : 171 . Macrocheles mammifer .— Krantz, 1967a : 150 ; Bregetova, 1977 : 363 ; Krantz & Whitaker, 1988 : 236 ; Masán, 2003 : 94 ; Takaku et al ., 2012 : 108 . Macrocheles ( Macrocheles ) mammifer .— Karg, 1993 : 113 ; Ahadiyat et al ., 2014 : 236 . Macrocheles tridentatus .— Delfinado & Baker, 1975 : 53 [Misidentification, according to Krantz & Whitaker, 1988 : 236 ]. Holostaspella polyornata Turk , 1948 : 105 [Synonymy by Krantz, 1967b : 143 ]. Macrocheles pavlovskii Bregetova & Koroleva, 1960 : 83 [Synonymy by Krantz, 1967a : 150 ]. Macrocheles ( Macrocheles ) postneri Götz, Krauss, 1970 : 28 [Synonymy by Krantz & Whitaker, 1988 : 236 ]. Glyptholaspis orientalis Iavorschi, 1980 : 149 [Synonymy by Krantz & Whitaker, 1988 : 236 ]. Material examined . Three females from Piracicaba (22°42'25"S, 47°38'30"W), 15 females from Cajuru (21°12'28"S, 47°19'35"W) and eight females from Cajuru (21°17'30"S, 47°17'05"W), 18 February 2014 ; 25 females from Paraibuna, 10 March 2014 ; 19 females from Pirapozinho, 25 March 2014 ; two females from Araçoiaba da Serra (23°31'20,46"S, 47°38'24"W), 25 February 2014 ; three females from Nipoã (20°54'48"S, 49°46'40"W), 31 March 2014 . Diagnosis of female . Dorsal shield moderately large [882 (840–900) long and 626 (600–660) wide at level of coxa III (n=5)], reticulate and punctate; j 2, j 5, j 6, z 1, z 5, z 6, s 2, s 6, r 4, J 2, J 5 and S 1 aciculate, other dorsal setae plumose distally. Sternal shield punctate; l.ang. convergent medially. Ventrianal shield expanded laterally, reticulate-punctate. Previous records . Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cuba, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mariana Island, Micronesia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, USA.