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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47DE258EFA01C58FB60AA7C" bold="true" box="[511,798,1341,1370]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="250">Nidilaelaps cubaensis</emphasis>
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(
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)
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, female,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, collected from forest litter (collector and date of collection unknown)
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.
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,
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, same data as holotype
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.
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Dorsal shield covering idiosoma, suboval, slightly extending onto ventrolateral aspect of idiosoma, with 40 pairs of smooth setae (except
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and
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, with a few barbs), including three pairs of
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, and three unpaired (
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) setae; dorsal setae long, reaching well past base of next posterior setae, homogeneous in length and thickness; presternal area weakly sclerotized, sternal shield with reticulate ornamentation throughout, except central and posterior parts faintly reticulated, anterior margin of shield undulating, posterior margin slightly concave; genito-ventral shield bottle-shaped, long, broadly abutting anal shield, bearing setae
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and
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and two additional pairs of setae (
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) on its margins (flanking shield), shield ornamented posteromedially by 7–9 broad transverse cells; anal shield subtriangular, subequal in length and width, post-anal seta slightly longer than para-anal setae; fixed digit of chelicera with five teeth (including an offset subapical tooth, gabelzhan); all leg setae simple, acicular, legs I and
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longer than length of idiosoma.
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEEC81988FA7CAE2F" box="[151,514,236,265]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">Description (Female, n = 3)</emphasis>
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Dorsal idiosoma (
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,
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) –
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Dorsal shield 570–600 long, 420–450 wide, covering idiosoma, suboval, slightly extending onto ventrolateral aspect of idiosoma, shield with weak reticulation, more distinct in opisthonotal and lateral regions (posterior to
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), with 40 pairs of smooth setae (except
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and
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, with a few barbs): 22 pairs of podonotal setae, 18 pairs of opisthonotal setae, including three pairs
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, and three unpaired (
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) setae. Dorsal setae long (70–95), reaching well past base of next posterior setae, homogeneous in length and thickness, except
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(40–43),
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(19–21) shortest (
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,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47EE25BEEE6188BF8B7AD2D" box="[185,201,494,523]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">6</figureCitation>
). Shield with about 21 pairs of discernible pore-like structures, including 16 poroids (
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BECC71B77FAB7AD09" box="[664,713,530,559]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">idl4</emphasis>
) and five gland openings (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEA681B77FC19AD09" box="[1079,1127,530,559]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">gd1</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEA241B77FCB5AD09" box="[1147,1227,530,560]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">gd5–6</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEA801B77FD51AD09" box="[1247,1327,530,560]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">gd8–9</emphasis>
), others indistinct.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEEC81E85F95AA8DE" bold="true" box="[151,292,2016,2040]" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">Figures 1–5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47EE25BEF711EBAFA65A8D1" authority="Joharchi &amp; Ermilov, 2023" authorityName="Joharchi &amp; Ermilov" authorityYear="2023" box="[302,539,2015,2039]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Nidilaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="251" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cubaensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEF711EBAFA65A8D1" box="[302,539,2015,2039]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">Nidilaelaps cubaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BEC7B1E85FA03A8DE" bold="true" box="[548,637,2016,2040]" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21D57BCD47EE25BEC7B1E85FA03A8DE" box="[548,637,2016,2040]" pageId="2" pageNumber="251" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(female)
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47EE25BECB61E85FA88A8D1" box="[745,758,2016,2039]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="251">–</emphasis>
1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C340655ED47FE25FEE8F1988FA07A983" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="255" pageId="3" pageNumber="252" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47FE25AEE8F1988F904ABCD" blockId="3.[151,1437,236,2032]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEE8F1988FAE3AE2C" bold="true" box="[208,669,237,266]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
Ventral idiosoma (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEF8D1988FA4FAE2C" box="[466,561,237,266]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEC1B1988FA09AE2C" box="[580,631,237,266]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7, 8</figureCitation>
) –
</emphasis>
Tritosternum with paired pilose laciniae (105–108), fused basally (20–22), columnar base 33–35 × 18–20 wide; presternal area lightly sclerotized, fused to sternal shield; sternal shield length 125–130, maximum width 185–195, narrowest between coxae II (119–123), with distinct reticulate ornamentation over whole surface, except posterior area between setae
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEE80181AF945AEBA" box="[223,315,383,412]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st2–st3</emphasis>
, where overlapped by hyaline flap of genital shield smooth or faintly reticulated (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB04181AF8D9AEE7" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEEE918C0F8B8AEE7" box="[182,198,421,449]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7</figureCitation>
), anterior margin of shield undulating, posterior margin slightly concave, remnants of gland pores
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEEC818ACF8BBAEC0" box="[151,197,457,486]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gv1</emphasis>
apparent near posterior shield margin; bearing three pairs of smooth setae (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEA2318ACFCBCAEC0" box="[1148,1218,457,486]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st1–3</emphasis>
) (48–52), almost reaching base of next setae, and two pairs of poroids,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED0B188BFB02AD2D" box="[852,892,494,523]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">iv1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEDE3188BFB9AAD2D" box="[956,996,494,523]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">iv2</emphasis>
slit-like, adjacent to setae
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEB60188BFD1BAD2D" box="[1343,1381,494,523]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st1</emphasis>
and between
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF521B77F94CAD09" box="[269,306,530,559]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st2</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF261B77F9E0AD09" box="[377,414,530,559]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st3</emphasis>
, respectively. Metasternal platelets absent; metasternal setae
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEA931B77FC8FAD09" box="[1228,1265,530,559]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st4</emphasis>
(50–52) and metasternal poroids located on soft integument. Endopodal plates between coxae I–II (bearing gland pores
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEEBB1B39F96CAD5F" box="[228,274,604,633]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gvb</emphasis>
) and II–III completely fused to sternal shield, endopodal plates III/IV elongate, narrow and curved. Genito-ventral shield bottle-shaped, expanded, broadly abutting anal shield, length 330–350, maximum width 215–225, posterior margin rounded, shield ornamented posteromedially by 7–9 broad transverse cells, bearing setae
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEC2A1BA9FAE4ADC1" box="[629,666,715,744]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st5</emphasis>
(55–57) and
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED141BA9FB15ADCE" box="[843,875,716,744]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Zv</emphasis>
1 (69–72) and two additional pairs of setae (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEEFD1B8AF890AC2A" box="[162,238,751,781]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Jv1–2</emphasis>
) (63–66) on its margins (flanking shield) (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AED561B8AFB1DAC2A" box="[777,867,751,780]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AED2F1B95FBE1AC2A" box="[880,927,751,780]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7, 8</figureCitation>
), paragenital poroids
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEAEB1B95FCA5AC2A" box="[1204,1243,752,780]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">iv5</emphasis>
located on soft cuticle lateral to shield (on its margins) near seta
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AECA31A70FB5FAC17" box="[764,801,789,817]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">st5</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AED6E1A71FBF4AC17" box="[817,906,788,817]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEDC91A70FBBAAC17" box="[918,964,788,817]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7, 8</figureCitation>
). Anal shield subtriangular, subequal in length and width (length 93–98, width 95–100), post-anal seta (48–50) slightly longer than para-anal setae (33–35), anterior half lineate-reticulate, cribrum consisting of a terminal tuft with 3–4 irregular rows of spicules and a pair of anterior arms reaching level of posterior margin of anus (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB041AE6F8D7ACE2" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEEE51AC2F8B5ACE2" box="[186,203,935,964]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7</figureCitation>
); anal gland pores (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF881AC2FA7BACE2" box="[471,517,935,964]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gv3</emphasis>
) on lateral margin of anal shield, slightly posterior of level para-anal setae. Soft opisthogastric cuticle with pair of elliptical metapodal plates (35–38 long × 8–10 wide), and 15 pairs of smooth setae (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEC7F1A94FAF4AB28" box="[544,650,1009,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Jv1–Jv5</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AECC41A94FA85AB28" box="[667,763,1009,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Zv2–Zv</emphasis>
5,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED421A94FB0AAB28" box="[797,884,1009,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">R1–R4</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEDDA1A97FBCEAB28" box="[901,944,1010,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">UR</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED9E1A94FBA0AB28" box="[961,990,1009,1038]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">r6</emphasis>
) (54–60). Peritrematal shield well developed, bearing one gland pores (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEC381D73FAE9AB15" box="[615,663,1046,1075]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gd3</emphasis>
) and one poroid (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED2A1D73FBE0AB15" box="[885,926,1046,1075]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">id3</emphasis>
) at level near coxae II–III, poststigmatic extension of shield with two pairs of poroids (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AECB91D5EFB71AB7E" box="[742,783,1083,1112]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">id7</emphasis>
&amp;
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED671D59FB2FAB7E" box="[824,849,1084,1112]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">ip</emphasis>
) and one pair of gland pores (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEA8C1D59FC8DAB7E" box="[1235,1267,1084,1112]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gp</emphasis>
) (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB501D5EFD14AB7E" box="[1295,1386,1083,1112]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB271D5EFDF7AB7E" box="[1400,1417,1083,1112]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7</figureCitation>
); anterior region of peritrematal shield fused to anterior margin of dorsal shield behind setae
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEB711D3AFD34AB5A" box="[1326,1354,1119,1148]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">z1</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB031D3AF8D7AB87" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEEE91DE1F8B9AB87" box="[182,199,1156,1185]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7</figureCitation>
). Peritremes relatively long, extending to mid-level of coxae I (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEDB81DE1FC23AB87" box="[999,1117,1156,1185]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 1, 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEA361DE1FCE6AB87" box="[1129,1176,1156,1185]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">6, 7</figureCitation>
). Parapodal element behind coxae IV relatively thick and bearing gland pore
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED321DCCFBE5ABE0" box="[877,923,1193,1222]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">gv2</emphasis>
, fused to exopodal plate flanking coxae II–IV (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEEB01DABF934ABCD" box="[239,330,1230,1259]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEF071DABF917ABCD" box="[344,361,1230,1259]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">7</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47FE25AEE8F1D96FADAA9A6" blockId="3.[151,1437,236,2032]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEE8F1D96FAF8AA36" bold="true" box="[208,646,1267,1296]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
Gnathosoma (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEFCE1D96FA6EAA36" box="[401,528,1267,1296]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 3–5</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEC7E1D96FA1CAA36" box="[545,610,1267,1296]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">9–10</figureCitation>
) –
</emphasis>
Epistome subtriangular, smooth, with pointed apex (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB631D96FDF3AA36" box="[1340,1421,1267,1296]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Hypostomal groove with six transverse rows of denticles, each row with 8–13 tiny denticles, with smooth anterior and posterior transverse lines (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AECA61C59FB37AA7F" box="[761,841,1340,1369]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Hypostome with four pairs of smooth setae,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEEC81C04F8C9AA58" box="[151,183,1377,1406]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">h3</emphasis>
(52–55)&gt;
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF1E1C04F91FAA58" box="[321,353,1377,1406]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">h1</emphasis>
(46–49)&gt;
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEFB41C07FA77AA58" box="[491,521,1378,1406]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">pc</emphasis>
(33–36)&gt;
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AECCC1C04FACDAA58" box="[659,691,1377,1406]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">h2</emphasis>
(18–20) (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AED711C04FB04AA58" box="[814,890,1377,1406]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Corniculi robust and horn-like, extending beyond palptrochanter. Internal malae longer than corniculi, comprising a pair of pilose median projections, and 6–8 lateral, tentacle-like, smooth projections; labrum with pilose surface (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEB651CCEFDF7AAEE" box="[1338,1417,1451,1480]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Chaetotaxy of palps (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEFFA1CAAFA7AAACA" box="[421,516,1487,1516]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
): trochanter 2, femur 5, genu 6, tibia 14, tarsus 15, all setae smooth; palp tarsal apotele two-tined (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEF801C91FA40A937" box="[479,574,1524,1553]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
). Fixed digit of chelicera with an offset distal tooth (gabelzahn), followed by four teeth, a setaceous pilus dentilis, dorsal cheliceral setae prostrate, arthrodial membrane with a rounded flap and normal filaments; cheliceral dorsal and lateral lyrifissures distinct; movable digit with two teeth (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEC461F06FA0EA9A6" box="[537,624,1635,1664]" captionStart="Figures 1–5" captionStartId="2.[151,237,2016,2040]" captionTargetBox="[305,1281,613,1944]" captionTargetId="figure-439@2.[300,1287,596,1991]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="Figures 1–5. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Subcapitulum; 4. Epistome; 5. Chelicera, lateral view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273100" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273100/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 5</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AECDF1F06FAEEA9A6" box="[640,656,1635,1664]" captionStart="Figures 6–10" captionStartId="4.[151,237,1853,1877]" captionTargetBox="[162,1428,239,1817]" captionTargetId="figure-126@4.[151,1436,229,1830]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figures 6–10. DIC micrographs of Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273104" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273104/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">9</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47FE25AEE8F1FEDF912A8D6" blockId="3.[151,1437,236,2032]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEE8F1FEDF9A1A983" bold="true" box="[208,479,1672,1701]" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">
Legs (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEF7E1FEDF9C3A983" box="[289,445,1672,1701]" captionStart="Figures 11–14" captionStartId="5.[151,237,1996,2020]" captionTargetBox="[192,1399,271,1852]" captionTargetId="figure-102@5.[177,1411,229,1973]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figures 11–14. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273108" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273108/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Figs. 11–14</figureCitation>
) –
</emphasis>
Legs II (464–475) and III (460–470) short, I (780–800) and IV (713–725) longer. Chaetotaxy normal for free-living
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: Leg I (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEDEF1FC9FC6EA9EF" box="[944,1040,1708,1737]" captionStart="Figures 11–14" captionStartId="5.[151,237,1996,2020]" captionTargetBox="[192,1399,271,1852]" captionTargetId="figure-102@5.[177,1411,229,1973]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figures 11–14. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273108" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273108/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
): coxa 0-0/1, 0/1-0, trochanter 1-0/1, 1/2-1 (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF1A1FB4F91BA9C8" box="[325,357,1745,1774]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">pd</emphasis>
slightly thickened), femur 2-2/1, 3/3-2 (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AED291FB7FBEAA9C8" box="[886,916,1746,1774]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">av</emphasis>
and all dorsal setae slightly thickened), genu 2-3/2, 3/1-2, tibia 2-3/2, 3/1-2. Leg II (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEC9B1F93FB5DA835" box="[708,803,1782,1811]" captionStart="Figures 11–14" captionStartId="5.[151,237,1996,2020]" captionTargetBox="[192,1399,271,1852]" captionTargetId="figure-102@5.[177,1411,229,1973]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figures 11–14. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273108" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273108/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 12</figureCitation>
): coxa 0-0/1, 0/1-0, trochanter 1-0/1, 0/2-1, femur 2-3/1, 2/2-1 (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEF1C1E7EF90DA81E" box="[323,371,1819,1848]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">ad1</emphasis>
slightly thickened), genu 2-3/1, 2/1-2, tibia 2-2/1, 2/1-2. Leg III (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEA9C1E7EFD5AA81E" box="[1219,1316,1819,1848]" captionStart="Figures 11–14" captionStartId="5.[151,237,1996,2020]" captionTargetBox="[192,1399,271,1852]" captionTargetId="figure-102@5.[177,1411,229,1973]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figures 11–14. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273108" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273108/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 13</figureCitation>
): coxa 0- 0/1, 0/1-0, trochanter 1-1/2, 0/1-0 (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEC0D1E5AFA0CA87A" box="[594,626,1855,1884]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">ad</emphasis>
slightly thickened), femur 1-2/1, 1/0-1, genu 2-2/1, 2/1-1, tibia: 2-1/1, 2/1-1. Leg IV (
<figureCitation id="13612A50D47FE25AEFF41E01FA75A8A7" box="[427,523,1892,1921]" captionStart="Figures 11–14" captionStartId="5.[151,237,1996,2020]" captionTargetBox="[192,1399,271,1852]" captionTargetId="figure-102@5.[177,1411,229,1973]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figures 11–14. Nidilaelaps cubaensis sp. nov. (female) – 11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10273108" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10273108/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">Fig. 14</figureCitation>
): coxa 0-0/1, 0/0-0, trochanter 1-1/1, 0/1-1, femur 1-2/1, 1/0-1, genu 2- 2/1, 3/0-1, tibia 2-1/1, 3/1-2. Tarsi II-IV with 18 setae (3- 3/2, 3/2-3 +
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEA681EEFFC22A880" box="[1079,1116,1930,1958]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">mv</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47FE25AEA301EECFCE8A880" box="[1135,1174,1929,1958]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="252">md</emphasis>
); with some ventral and lateral setae slightly thickened (
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). All pretarsi with paired claws, rounded pulvilli, and a long thin stalk.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D478E25DEEC81E58F94EA873" bold="true" box="[151,304,1853,1877]" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">Figures 6–10.</emphasis>
DIC micrographs of
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D478E25DEC4B1E58FA81A873" box="[532,767,1853,1877]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">Nidilaelaps cubaensis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D478E25DED591E58FB23A873" bold="true" box="[774,861,1853,1877]" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21D57BCD478E25DED591E58FB23A873" box="[774,861,1853,1877]" pageId="4" pageNumber="253" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(female)
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D478E25DED9A1E5BFBACA873" box="[965,978,1854,1877]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">–</emphasis>
6. Idiosoma in dorsal view; 7. Idiosoma in ventral view; 8. Genito-ventral shield; 9. Chelicera, lateral view; 10. Distal portion of palp, ventrolateral view, with a focus on apotele.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D478E25DEE8F1E81FB89A726" blockId="4.[208,1015,2019,2049]" box="[208,1015,2019,2049]" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D478E25DEE8F1E81FA51A727" bold="true" box="[208,559,2020,2049]" pageId="4" pageNumber="253">Insemination structures –</emphasis>
Not seen, apparently unsclerotised.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BE536D5D479E25CEEC81EA9FB54A724" blockId="5.[151,1437,1996,2050]" pageId="5" pageNumber="254">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D479E25CEEC81EA9F940A8C2" bold="true" box="[151,318,1996,2020]" pageId="5" pageNumber="254">Figures 11–14.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D479E25CEF181EA9FA4DA8C2" box="[327,563,1996,2020]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="254">Nidilaelaps cubaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D479E25CEC641EA9FAEDA8C2" bold="true" box="[571,659,1996,2020]" pageId="5" pageNumber="254">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21D57BCD479E25CEC641EA9FAEDA8C2" box="[571,659,1996,2020]" pageId="5" pageNumber="254" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(female)
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D479E25CECA21EA8FB74A8C2" box="[765,778,1997,2020]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="254">–</emphasis>
11. leg I (trochanter-tibia); 12. leg II (trochanter-tarsus); 13. leg III (trochanter-tarsus); 14. leg IV (trochanter-tarsus).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47AE25FEEC81989FB8CAE08" blockId="6.[151,1010,236,302]" box="[151,1010,236,302]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC81989F95EAE2F" box="[151,288,236,265]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Etymology</emphasis>
The specific name is derived from the country of origin,
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47AE25FEEC8183FF979AE51" blockId="6.[151,1437,346,1701]" box="[151,263,346,375]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC8183FF979AE51" box="[151,263,346,375]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Remarks</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BE536D5D47AE25FEE87181AFA07A983" blockId="6.[151,1437,346,1701]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FEE87181AF9F8AEBA" author="Shaw, D. M." box="[216,390,383,412]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="25 - 42" refId="ref4243" refString="Shaw, D. M. (2012) Re-evaluation of Pseudoparasitus (Gymnolaelaps) annectans (Womersley): a new genus and two new species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Zootaxa, 3453: 25 - 42." type="journal article" year="2012">Shaw (2012)</bibRefCitation>
erected the genus
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FECC5181AFB50AEBA" box="[666,814,383,412]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to accommodate three species, including
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEB2018E4FDEAAEBB" box="[1407,1428,385,413]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC818C0F967AEE7" box="[151,281,421,449]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">annectans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(the
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species) that had previously been placed either in
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEAC618C1FD10AEE7" box="[1177,1390,420,449]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Pseudoparasitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC818ACF92EAEC0" box="[151,336,457,486]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Gymnolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and recorded from mammals, birds, or their nests in
<collectingCountry id="F34D7645D47AE25FEDAA18AFFC94AEC0" box="[1013,1258,457,486]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
and
<collectingCountry id="F34D7645D47AE25FEB7818ACFDE2AEC0" box="[1319,1436,457,486]" name="Australia" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Australia</collectingCountry>
(
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FECE6188AFB04AD2D" author="Domrow, R." box="[697,890,494,523]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="62 - 85" refId="ref3716" refString="Domrow, R. (1973) New records and species of Laelaps and allied genera from Australasia (Acari: Dermanyssidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 98: 62 - 85." type="journal article" year="1973">Domrow 1973</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FEDD4188BFC60AD2D" author="Shaw, D. M." box="[907,1054,494,523]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="25 - 42" refId="ref4243" refString="Shaw, D. M. (2012) Re-evaluation of Pseudoparasitus (Gymnolaelaps) annectans (Womersley): a new genus and two new species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Zootaxa, 3453: 25 - 42." type="journal article" year="2012">Shaw 2012</bibRefCitation>
). Afterwards,
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FEABF188BF893AD16" author="Joharchi, O. &amp; Ueckermann, E. A. &amp; Doker, I. &amp; Khaustov, V. A. &amp; Hanel, C." pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="271 - 285" refId="ref3957" refString="Joharchi, O., Ueckermann, E. A., Doker, I., Khaustov, V. A. &amp; Hanel, C. (2021) Some free-living laelapid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Tristan da Cunha and Nightingale Islands, with description of a new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans &amp; Till (Acari: Laelapidae) and the first afrotropical record of the genus Nidilaelaps Shaw. Zootaxa, 5026: 271 - 285. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa. 5026.2.7" type="journal article" year="2021">
Joharchi
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(2021)
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reported this genus for the first time from Afrotropical realm, based on specimens identified as
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEE51B5CF8B1AD73" box="[186,207,569,597]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N</emphasis>
.
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, collected from a native habitat at Nightingale Island and from imported stored food at
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. Since that time, there has been no other formal recording of
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47AE25FEB561B39FDE3AD5F" authorityName="Shaw" authorityYear="2012" box="[1289,1437,604,633]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Nidilaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEB561B39FDE3AD5F" box="[1289,1437,604,633]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the world; in this publication a species of this genus is recorded for the first time in the Caribbean region.
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEFCB1BC3FA59ADE5" box="[404,551,678,707]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is superficially similar in its morphology to
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47AE25FEA801BC3FDEBADE5" authority="Shaw" authorityName="Shaw" authorityYear="2014" box="[1247,1429,678,707]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Ulyxes" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEA801BC3FD48ADE5" box="[1247,1334,678,707]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Ulyxes</emphasis>
Shaw
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47AE25FEEC81BAEF9C9ADCE" authority="Berlese" authorityName="Berlese" box="[151,439,715,744]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Androlaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC81BAEF93DADCE" box="[151,323,715,744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Androlaelaps</emphasis>
Berlese
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47AE25FEF8C1BAEFB7EADCE" authority="Berlese" authorityName="Berlese" authorityYear="1910" box="[467,768,715,744]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Haemolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEF8C1BAEFAF2ADCE" box="[467,652,715,744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Haemolaelaps</emphasis>
Berlese
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FED431BAEFB8FADCE" box="[796,1009,715,744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Pseudoparasitus</emphasis>
Oudemans
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEABC1BAEFDE2ADCE" box="[1251,1436,715,744]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Gymnolaelaps</emphasis>
Berlese
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but this problem was comprehensively discussed by
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FEDE01B8AFC22AC2A" author="Shaw, D. M." box="[959,1116,751,780]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="25 - 42" refId="ref4243" refString="Shaw, D. M. (2012) Re-evaluation of Pseudoparasitus (Gymnolaelaps) annectans (Womersley): a new genus and two new species (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Zootaxa, 3453: 25 - 42." type="journal article" year="2012">Shaw (2012</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="EFCB4B24D47AE25FEA2F1B8AFCCCAC2A" author="Shaw, M. D." box="[1136,1202,751,780]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" pagination="261 - 290" refId="ref4286" refString="Shaw, M. D. (2014) Ulyxes, a new Australopapuan mite genus associated with arboreal nests (Acari: Laelapidae). Zootaxa, 3878: 261 - 290." type="journal article" year="2014">2014</bibRefCitation>
). We consider
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEB201B94F96BAC17" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N. cubaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to be a member of
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEC7F1A71FACAAC17" box="[544,692,788,817]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
because this species agrees well with
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEAEC1A71FD39AC17" box="[1203,1351,788,817]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the following main character states: dorsal shield covering entire dorsum, holotrichous, with rather long dorsal setae, including 1–3 medial accessory
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FECAB1A3AFB6FAC5D" box="[756,785,863,891]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Jx</emphasis>
setae, having weakly sclerotized presternal area, without well-defined platelets, genito-ventral shield extensive (broad and long), bottle-shaped, abutting anal shield, shield ornamented posteromedially by 7–9 broad transverse cells and bearing setae inserted on or near the shield margins (not far inwards), paragenital poroids
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located on soft cuticle lateral to shield (on its margins, not on shield); smooth epistome, 2-tined palp tarsal claw, normal shape of pilus dentilis, all leg setae simple, acicular, not barbed or apically bifid, genu IV
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEB231D73FDE2AB15" box="[1404,1436,1046,1075]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">pd</emphasis>
seta fine and hence homomorphic with
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FECFA1D5EFA8BAB7E" box="[677,757,1083,1112]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">ad1–2</emphasis>
, not stout, genua III and IV each with 9 setae (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEB2C1D5EFDE2AB7E" box="[1395,1436,1083,1112]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">pl2</emphasis>
absent).
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEF581D3AFA5BAB5A" box="[263,549,1119,1148]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps cubaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A21D57BCD47AE25FEC6D1D05FAE1AB5B" box="[562,671,1120,1149]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
most closely resembles
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEDB71D04FCD5AB5A" box="[1000,1195,1119,1149]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N. holdsworthi</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
[first couplet in the identification key to
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEC101DE1FA9DAB87" box="[591,739,1156,1185]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
species
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provided by
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], due to the insertion of
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEE61DCFF8A0ABE0" box="[185,222,1194,1222]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">st5</emphasis>
and
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Zv
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in the genito-ventral shield, but
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FECB71DCFFBF5ABE0" box="[744,907,1193,1222]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N. cubaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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can be easily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEEC81DAAF928ABCD" box="[151,342,1230,1259]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">N. holdsworthi</emphasis>
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and the two other described congeners by having 40 pairs of smooth setae on dorsal shield, including three pairs of
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEC7E1D91FA3FAA36" box="[545,577,1268,1296]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Zx</emphasis>
, and three unpaired (
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FED111D91FB14AA36" box="[846,874,1268,1296]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Jx</emphasis>
) setae (versus dorsal shield bearing 39 pairs of setae (including two pairs
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEC571C7CFA56AA13" box="[520,552,1305,1333]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Zx</emphasis>
setae) in the other species) and fixed digit of chelicera with five teeth (versus fixed digit of chelicera bearing less than five teeth in those species).
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was unsure about the subfamilial placement of this genus, stating that the phoretical association with vertebrates places it in the
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, while the apparent predatory behaviour places it in the Hypoaspidinae. Nothing is known about the feeding habits or other aspects of the behaviour of this genus, and it is not possible to draw firm conclusions about the biology or host specificity of individual
<taxonomicName id="4C5A4D56D47AE25FEF791C91FA58A937" box="[294,550,1524,1553]" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">
<emphasis id="B92EEAC7D47AE25FEF791C91F9C7A937" box="[294,441,1524,1553]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="255">Nidilaelaps</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, but their normal morphology (as other free-living Hypoaspidinae genera) - e.g. strong chelicerae with well-developed teeth, sclerotized and horn-like corniculi - suggests that they may be a predator of small invertebrates. So it seems unlikely that they are vertebrate parasites. We stress that further experimental work is needed to establish the true role of this mite in its respective ecosystems.
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