<strong> <em> Leptotrombidium </ em> (Acari: Trombiculidae) of the World </ strong> Author STEKOLNIKOV, ALEXANDR A. text Zootaxa 2013 2013-10-25 3728 1 1 173 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3728.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3728.1.1 1175-5326 5267733 9D2AB42A-792A-4496-A709-31D35E3579E6 268. Leptotrombidium paradux Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976 Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) paradux Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 575 , pl. 158; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003: 148 . Leptotrombidium montanum Stekolnikov, 2004: 393 , figs. 3, 4, syn. nov. Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; SB-PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-[10-8]- 12-10-10-8-4-2; DS = 66; VS = 50; NDV = 116; Ip = 892–960; AW 84–88, PW 90–98, SB 40–42, ASB 30–32, PSB 16–19, SD 46–50, AP 26–30, AM 50–63, AL 42–51, PL 63–72, S 82–90, H 61–71, D min 42–47, D max 58–66, V min 33–40, V max 50–56, pa 308–330, pm 262–296, pp 316–334. L. montanum : fD = 2H-16-10-13-9-4; DS = 46–64; VS = 41–56; NDV = 89–114; Ip = 851–979; AW 75–90, PW 88–101, SB 36–46, ASB 28–39, PSB 16–21, SD 45–58, AP 21–35, AM 54–72, AL 38–54, PL 55–75, S 72– 88, H 56–76, D min 34–51, D max 55–76, V min 31–35, V max 50–62, pa 290–344, pm 261–304, pp 295–344. Standard measurements of geographic forms are given in Table 10 . TABLE 10. Standard measurements of Leptotrombidium paradux from Caucasus. Note: for Krasnodar Krai, n = 1 for S and 0 for V min and V max ; for Dagestan, n = 15 for P-PL, 14 for AM, 8 for S, and 3 for V min and V max .

AW	PW	SB	ASB	PSB	SD	P-PL	AP	AM	AL	PL	S	H
Krasnodar Krai, n = 17
Minimum	77	90	38	30	17	49	17	25	54	40	56	74	59
Maximum	86	101	44	39	21	58	22	34	72	50	72	74	71
Mean	81	96	41	32	19	52	20	29	59	43	62	74	65
SD	2.9	3.3	1.9	2.1	1.1	2.1	2.0	2.3	4.7	2.7	4.0	-	3.7
Dagestan, n = 16
Minimum	75	88	38	28	16	45	16	25	56	43	64	74	67
Maximum	90	100	46	36	20	55	20	32	68	50	72	88	75
Mean	82	95	41	31	18	50	18	29	64	45	69	81	71
SD	4.0	3.2	2.3	2.3	1.2	3.0	1.1	2.1	3.8	2.0	2.4	4.9	2.3

TABLE 10. (Continued)

D min	D max	V min	V max	pa	pm	pp	Ip	DS	VS	NDV	TaIII	TaW
34 49 42 3.3	55 72 61 4.3	- - - -	- - - -	290 344 314 12.5	261 299 281 10.4	295 337 311 11.6	851 979 906 31.8	50 60 55 3.2	41 56 48 4.2	93 114 103 6.1	70 81 74 3.0	18 20 19 0.6
40 51 46 3.1	67 76 71 2.5	31 35 33 2.1	50 62 57 6.1	301 333 318 9.1	274 293 285 6.2	313 344 330 8.5	896 968 933 20.7	50 64 56 3.6	41 53 47 3.8	96 111 103 4.9	77 85 82 2.6	17 19 18 0.6

Type material (not examined). Holotype of L. paradux (No 10131) and 10 paratypes larvae from Murinae gen. sp. (“mouse”), INDIA : Jammu and Kashmir State , Baltal , 28 October 1945 , coll. S. L. Kalra. Type series is deposited in SAM . Material examined. Holotype of L. montanum (No 4321, Т-Тr.-26) from Chionomys gud (Satunin) , RUSSIA : Dagestan , Akhtynsky District, Khnov, 21 June 1988 , coll. A. B. Shatrov. Paratypes : 15 larvae from Ch. gud , Apodemus (Sylvaemus) sp., and Microtus sp. , 21–22 June 1988 , other data same. Type series is deposited in ZIN . Remarks. L. montanum differs from L. paradux in less numerous idiosomal setae only (DS = 46–64 vs. 66 and NDV = 89–114 vs. 116). With regard to strong size variation observed in L. montanum , it is evident, that L. paradux from its type locality represents a boundary variant of the setae number within the same species. Species group 17 (fD = 2H-10(12)-10-10(8)-6(8)-…, fPp = N/N/BNN) Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM> AL or AM> PL> AL; PL/SB or SB/PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-(10–12)-10-(8–10)-6(8)-4(6)-…; DS = 42–58; VS = 28–56; NDV = 72–106; Ip = 668–856; AW 61–88, PW 72–98, SB 26–42, ASB 23–38, PSB 12–18, SD 42–56, AP 20–33, AM 41–89, AL 34–65, PL 46–83, S 62–110, H 47–80, D min 35–60, D max 47–72, V min 25–46, V max 35–65, pa 225–298, pm 210–261, pp 233–304. Philippines , Malaysia , Nepal , and China ( Yunnan Province , Anhui Province ).