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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCFC183BFAE22FA27" bold="true" box="[151,325,1505,1531]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
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(
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)
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Type species:
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCE708012AD7AF9BE" box="[294,541,1612,1634]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">Persicolaelaps hallidayi</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCD758012AD14F9BD" bold="true" box="[547,627,1612,1633]" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, by monotypy.
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCFC180D0AED9F97B" bold="true" box="[151,446,1678,1703]" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">Diagnosis (adult female).</emphasis>
The genus can be readily distinguished from other laelapids by the following characters, unique or rarely observed in the family: (1) an epigynal shield widened and expanded anteriorly, overlapping much of posterior half of sternal shield, axe-shaped posteriorly; well removed from anal shield, bearing
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCA228089AAF2F932" box="[1396,1429,1751,1774]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">st5</emphasis>
. Anteroventral region of idiosoma well sclerotised, showing (2) fusion of sternal shield with endopodal and exopodal plates between acetabula I and II, and (3) a strip of small subrectangular sclerites extending from anterior extension of exopodals and flanking dorsally coxae I and gnathosomal base. (4) An anal shield normally shaped (inversely subtriangular), capturing one pair of ventral setae (
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). (5) Metasternal setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCBD38139ABC2F8A3" box="[1157,1189,1895,1919]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">st4</emphasis>
absent. Legs with (6) trochanter IV bearing six (1 1/1 1/2 0) setae, including
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCDAA81D5AC7FF87F" box="[764,792,1931,1955]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">pd</emphasis>
, and (7) genu IV bearing 10 setae (2 2/1 3/1 1), including
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9D0C2BCFC181F1AFD5F81A" box="[151,178,1967,1990]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="488">pv</emphasis>
(this seta is present in a few other laelapid genera); leg setation otherwise normal for
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(
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<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9D0C2BCA0181F1AF86F837" author="Evans" pageId="1" pageNumber="488" refString="Evans, G. O. (1963 b) Some observations on the chaetotaxy of the pedipalps in the Mesostigmata (Acari). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 13, 6, 513 - 527." type="journal article" year="1963" yearSuffix="b">Evans 1963b</bibRefCitation>
). (8) Gnathotectum triangular, acuminate, finely denticulate laterally. (9) Internal malae composed of several thick, tentacle-like projections. The genus is further defined by this combination of characters variously shared with other
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: dorsal shield covering all dorsal idiosoma, oval, somewhat dome-like, bearing 39 pairs of setae, including
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, and a few unpaired setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CDE886BFADB0FF24" box="[702,727,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Jx</emphasis>
; dorsal setae short, mostly smooth and slender;
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and
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series absent; shield with 23 pairs of pore-like structures, including seven pairs of gland pores (
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,
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,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CA7C875AAA17FEC0" box="[1322,1392,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">gd89</emphasis>
). A pair of well-sclerotised presternal platelets. Sternal shield well sclerotised, wider than long. Peritremes long, narrow. Deutosternal groove moderately narrow, with six rows of denticles, each with 26 denticles. Chelicera moderately stout, chelate-dentate; pilus dentilis normal, short, setiform. Palp tarsal claw two-tined.
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CF9187CAAE36FE71" bold="true" box="[199,337,404,429]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Description</emphasis>
.
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(
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). Dorsal shield covering all dorsal idiosoma, oval-shaped, dome-like, slightly extending to venter laterally, bearing 39 pairs of short, slender setae (
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); setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CBF387E7ABD9FE0C" box="[1189,1214,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Jx</emphasis>
may be present;
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and
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series absent. Dorsal shield with a complement of 23 pairs of pore-like structures, including seven pairs of gland pores (
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,
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,
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) and 16 pairs of poroids.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CF91847AAEE0FDE0" box="[199,391,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Ventral idiosoma</emphasis>
(
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). Tritosternum with a pair of free pilose laciniae and columnar base. A pair of welldeveloped sclerotised presternal platelets. Sternal shield wider than long (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CCBD8419AB50FDBC" box="[1003,1079,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURES 5 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1701,1724]" captionTargetBox="[185,1420,210,1628]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1680]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 5 11. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 5. Ventral idiosoma; 6. Chelicera; 7. Palp; 8 11. Coxae of legs I IV (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191554/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Figs 5</figureCitation>
,
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), well sclerotised, fused to endopodal elements between coxae III into arms that join exopodal strips; a series of small sclerites extending from anterior extension of podal elements and dorsally flanking gnathosomal base and coxae I (
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). Metasternal setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CFB684EAAE67FD10" box="[224,256,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">st4</emphasis>
absent;
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on soft cuticle. Epigynal shield (
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) expansive, broadened posteriorly, angled posterolaterally behind coxae IV, rounded posteromedially, well separated from anal shield, lineate-reticulate, with a wide Λ-shape lineation, bearing pair of epigynal setae (
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CC1C84A2AC0DFCCF" box="[842,874,764,787]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">st5</emphasis>
). Anal shield inversely subtriangular (
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), capturing one pair of ventral setae (
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CD6D857EAD01FCE4" box="[571,614,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">JV3</emphasis>
). Peritrematal shield well developed, widely fused anteriorly to dorsal shield, free posteriorly, bearing five discernible pairs of pore-like structures, including two gland pores and three poroids. Endopodal platelets between coxae IIIIV well developed, free from sternal shield, although may overlap it. Opisthogastric region not hypertrichous.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CF9185EEAE31FC14" box="[199,342,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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,
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CEB785F1AD6AFC14" box="[481,525,943,968]" captionStart="FIGURES 5 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1701,1724]" captionTargetBox="[185,1420,210,1628]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1680]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 5 11. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 5. Ventral idiosoma; 6. Chelicera; 7. Palp; 8 11. Coxae of legs I IV (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191554/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">67</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CD4B85EEAD5BFC14" box="[541,572,944,968]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 21" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1984,2007]" captionTargetBox="[236,1346,231,1912]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[216,1364,193,1949]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 17 21. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 17. Sternal, endopodal and exopodal shields; 18. Trochanter IV; 19. Anal shield and surrounding setae; 20. Epigynal shield; 21. Gnathotectum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191556/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">21</figureCitation>
). Gnathotectum a subtriangular, acuminate projection, denticulate laterally (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CFC9858AAF8CFC30" box="[159,235,980,1005]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 4" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1952,1975]" captionTargetBox="[173,1402,605,1892]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,591,1928]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1 4. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Enlarged view of some dorsal shield setae; 3. Gnathotectum; 4. Subcapitulum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191553/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Figs 3</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CFAB858AAE7BFC30" box="[253,284,980,1004]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 21" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1984,2007]" captionTargetBox="[236,1346,231,1912]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[216,1364,193,1949]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 17 21. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 17. Sternal, endopodal and exopodal shields; 18. Trochanter IV; 19. Anal shield and surrounding setae; 20. Epigynal shield; 21. Gnathotectum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191556/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">21</figureCitation>
). Corniculi horn-like; internal malae longer than corniculi, composed of a pair of fringed median projections, and lateral tentacle-like projections; hypostomal and capitular setae smooth; deutosternal groove with six rows of denticles, and a smooth ridge anteriorly (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CC518242AC37FBE8" box="[775,848,1052,1077]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 4" captionStartId="5.[151,264,1952,1975]" captionTargetBox="[173,1402,605,1892]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,591,1928]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURES 1 4. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Enlarged view of some dorsal shield setae; 3. Gnathotectum; 4. Subcapitulum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191553/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
). Chelicera moderately stout, chelate-dentate, with relatively thick, setiform dorsal seta, fixed digit with few small teeth, pilus dentilis short and setiform, movable digit bidentate (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CE18823AAEF1FBA1" box="[334,406,1124,1149]" captionStart="FIGURES 5 11" captionStartId="6.[151,264,1701,1724]" captionTargetBox="[185,1420,210,1628]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1680]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 5 11. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 5. Ventral idiosoma; 6. Chelicera; 7. Palp; 8 11. Coxae of legs I IV (ventral view)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191554/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
). Palp chaetotaxy normal for
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9E0C28CDA2823AAC03FBA1" box="[756,868,1124,1149]" class="Arachnida" infraOrder="Gamasina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="infraOrder">Gamasina</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CC2E823BACD1FBA0" box="[888,950,1125,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CC97823BAB3AFBA1" author="Evans" box="[961,1117,1124,1149]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Evans, G. O. (1963 a) Observation on the chaetotaxy of the legs in the free-living Gamasina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 10, 277 - 303." type="journal article" year="1963" yearSuffix="a">Evans, 1963a</bibRefCitation>
) with
<date id="FF9B84F1FF9E0C28CBFA823AAA69FBA1" box="[1196,1294,1124,1149]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" value="2014-05-02" valueMax="2014-06-02" valueMin="2014-05-02">2-5-6-14</date>
-15 setae on trochanter-femur-genu-tibia-tarsus; tarsal claw two-tined (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9AA231FF9E0C28CF9182F3AB90FA41" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CF9182F3AF9BFB18" box="[199,252,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CE5982F2AEE1FB19" box="[271,390,1196,1221]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 5 11" captionStart-1="FIGURES 12 16" captionStartId-0="6.[151,264,1701,1724]" captionStartId-1="7.[151,264,1927,1950]" captionTargetBox-0="[185,1420,210,1628]" captionTargetBox-1="[161,1434,213,1850]" captionTargetId-0="figure@6.[151,1436,193,1680]" captionTargetId-1="figure@7.[151,1436,193,1906]" captionTargetPageId-0="6" captionTargetPageId-1="7" captionText-0="FIGURES 5 11. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 5. Ventral idiosoma; 6. Chelicera; 7. Palp; 8 11. Coxae of legs I IV (ventral view)." captionText-1="FIGURES 12 16. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 12. Leg I, trochanter-tibia (posterolateral view); 13. Leg II, trochantertarsus (dorsal view); 14. Leg III, trochanter-tarsus (dorsal view); Leg IV, trochanter-tarsus (dorsal view); 16. Pretarsus I." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/191554/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/191555/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Figs 816</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CEC382F2AED3FB18" box="[405,436,1196,1220]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 21" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1984,2007]" captionTargetBox="[236,1346,231,1912]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[216,1364,193,1949]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 17 21. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 17. Sternal, endopodal and exopodal shields; 18. Trochanter IV; 19. Anal shield and surrounding setae; 20. Epigynal shield; 21. Gnathotectum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191556/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">18</figureCitation>
). Legs moderately long, leg I approximately as long as idiosoma, leg IV longer than idiosoma; all legs with well-developed paired subequal claws and rounded pulvilli borne on ambulacral stalk. Setation of legs I-II-III-IV: coxae 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanters 6, 5, 5, 6, trochanter IV with a
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CB2182AAABF4FAD0" box="[1143,1171,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">pd</emphasis>
seta (1 1/1 1/2 0) (
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); femora 13 (2 3/1 2/3 2), 11 (2 3/1 2/2 1), 6 (1 2/1 1/0 1), 6 (1 2/1 1/0 1); genua 13 (2 3/2 3/1 2), 11 (2 3/1 2/1 2), 9 (2 2/1 2/1 1), 10 (2 2/1 3/1 1) (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CD7B8362ADE5FA88" box="[557,642,1340,1365]" captionStart="FIGURES 17 21" captionStartId="8.[151,264,1984,2007]" captionTargetBox="[236,1346,231,1912]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[216,1364,193,1949]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURES 17 21. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 17. Sternal, endopodal and exopodal shields; 18. Trochanter IV; 19. Anal shield and surrounding setae; 20. Epigynal shield; 21. Gnathotectum." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191556/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
); tibiae 13 (2 3/2 3/1 2), 10 (2 2/1 2/1 2), 8 (2 1/1 2/1 1), 10 (2 1/1 3/1 2); tarsi II-IV 18 (3 3/2 3/2 3 +
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CD45833FAD55FAA4" box="[531,562,1377,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">mv</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CD15833EAD02FAA4" box="[579,613,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">md</emphasis>
). Many setae on tarsi IIIV slightly thickened or spine-like, especially ventral setae, dorsal and ventral setae of femur I, and ventral setae of genua and tibiae (
<figureCitation id="131EBEB4FF9E0C28CB3183DAAB8DFA41" box="[1127,1258,1412,1437]" captionStart="FIGURES 12 16" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1927,1950]" captionTargetBox="[161,1434,213,1850]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,193,1906]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 12 16. Persicolaelaps hallidayi. Female. 12. Leg I, trochanter-tibia (posterolateral view); 13. Leg II, trochantertarsus (dorsal view); 14. Leg III, trochanter-tarsus (dorsal view); Leg IV, trochanter-tarsus (dorsal view); 16. Pretarsus I." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191555/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Figs 1215</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33FF1BAFF9E0C28CF9183F9AE5AF8F4" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B9AA231FF9E0C28CF9183F9AE5AF8F4" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CF9183F9AE53FA1C" bold="true" box="[199,308,1447,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Remarks</emphasis>
. In addition to the attributes mentioned in the introduction, the well-developed internal malae of
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9E0C28CFC18392AE5AFA38" box="[151,317,1484,1508]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Persicolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CFC18392AE5AFA38" box="[151,317,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are indicative of
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9E0C28CD538392ADE7FA39" box="[517,640,1484,1509]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Laelapidae</taxonomicName>
in general, and their thick, elongate filaments show a resemblance (or possible relation) to some laelapids species such as
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9E0C28CC5C83AEAAF0F9D4" authority="(Michael) (Evans &amp; Till, 1966)" authorityName="(Michael) (Evans &amp; Till" authorityYear="1966" box="[778,1431,1519,1544]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Cosmolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cuneifer">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CC5C83AEAB75F9D4" box="[778,1042,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Cosmolaelaps cuneifer</emphasis>
(Michael) (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CBF483AEAAF7F9D4" author="Evans" box="[1186,1424,1519,1544]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Evans, G. O. &amp; Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 14, 107 - 370." type="journal article" year="1966">Evans &amp; Till, 1966</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CFC1804AAEEFF9F0" box="[151,392,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Cosmolaelaps vacua</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group (Michael),
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CD9B804AAC5EF9F0" box="[717,825,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Laelaspis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CCDA804AAB5EF9F0" box="[908,1081,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Pneumolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. (FB &amp; SK pers. obs.),
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CFC18066AEF8F98C" box="[151,415,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Androlaelaps walkerae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CEFC8069AD78F98C" author="Till" box="[426,543,1591,1616]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Till, W. M. (1963) Ethiopian mites of the genus Androlaelaps Berlese s. lat. (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 10, 1 - 104." type="journal article" year="1963">Till, 1963</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CD798066AC79F98C" box="[559,798,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Gaeloaelaps saboori</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CC7C8069AB0EF98C" author="Joharchi" box="[810,1129,1591,1616]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Joharchi, O. &amp; Babaeian, E. (2014) A new species of Gaeolaelaps Evans &amp; Till (Acari: Laelapidae) on Acinopus sp. (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Iran. Acarologia, 54, 89 - 95. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1051 / acarologia / 20142119" type="journal article" year="2014">Joharchi &amp; Babaeian, 2014</bibRefCitation>
and
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CBE48066AAFBF993" box="[1202,1436,1592,1615]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Hypoaspis cavitatis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CFC18003AE70F9A8" author="Karg" box="[151,279,1628,1653]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Karg, W. (1982) Zur Kenntnis der Raubmilbeng Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 58, 233 - 256." type="journal article" year="1982">Karg, 1982</bibRefCitation>
, (which, at least superficially, resemble some
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CC408002ACCCF9A8" box="[790,939,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Laelaspisella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species). The internal malae of
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9E0C28CA588002AD2DF944" authority="Tenorio &amp; Radovsky, 1974" authorityName="Tenorio &amp; Radovsky" authorityYear="1974" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Mesolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="accessoria">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CA588002AE68F94B" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Mesolaelaps accessoria</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9E0C28CE418021AD2DF944" author="Tenorio" box="[279,586,1663,1688]" pageId="2" pageNumber="489" refString="Tenorio, J. M. &amp; Radovsky, F. J. (1974) The genus Mesolaelaps (Laelapidae: Mesolaelapinae n. subfam.) with descriptions of two new species from New Guinea. Journal of Medical Entomology, 11, 211 - 222." type="journal article" year="1974">Tenorio &amp; Radovsky, 1974</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
also have thick projections, but they appear shorter and originate from the lateral margin of the main, median processes. Some
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CC4780FAACC1F960" box="[785,934,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Laelaspisella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the apparently related
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CBA280FAAAFBF960" box="[1268,1436,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Pogonolaelaps</emphasis>
species have elongate fringed internal malae, but composed of hair-like and thinner filaments, based on illustrations and personal examination of some species (
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;
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; SK pers. obs.).
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actually shares most of the character states of the putative early-derivative lineage of dermanyssoids, best exemplified by some members of
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9E0C28CDAC8106ACEFF8AC" box="[762,904,1880,1904]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="489">Gaeolaelaps</emphasis>
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or the
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complex (
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), from which other groups of facultative and obligate haematophagous groups of laelapids and other dermanyssoids theoretically evolved (
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; Radovsky, 1969, 1994). These basal laelapids are part of the subfamily Hypoaspidinae, which includes a large portion of the free-living (putatively predatory) laelapids and many insect symbionts. Like many hypoaspidines,
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also has a strong leg chaetome, with many setae thickened or spine-like.
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can suitably be placed in this subfamily, until laelapid classification improves to better reflect phylogenetic relationships. The departure of
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CDBE86BEACE9FF24" box="[744,910,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
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from the basic laelapid or dermanyssoid
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(see
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: 111) corresponds to the main diagnostic features of the genus (features #19 listed in genus diagnosis), as well as the addition of dorsal unpaired setae
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, the loss of setae
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,
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and
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, and a dorsal shield that covers the idiosoma entirely. However, each of these features also occur in at least a few other members of laelapids, with the exception of the anal shield bearing setae
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, which may well be unique in
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, and trochanter IV with six setae, which appears as a unique attribute within
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(
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,
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). The fragmented band of sclerites extending anteriorly from fused endo-exo-sternal elements is also exceptional, and may be rare in
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. Note that other laelapids, e.g.
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC0A8782AB17FE28" box="[860,1136,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Pseudoparasitus jilensis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CA708783AE79FDC4" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Urozercon robustisetae</emphasis>
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, and other dermanyssines (some
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Veigaiidae,
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) also have a normally-sized anal shield bearing five setae, including a pair of opisthogastric setae in addition to the circumanals. Some
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CFB48417AEF2FDBC" box="[226,405,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Haemogamasus</emphasis>
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species have several additional setae on a normally-sized anal shield, but this is due to strong opisthogastric hypertrichy (
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).
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A number of genera that are generally classified as hypoaspidines (e.g.
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Vitzthum,
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1943: 762;
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, which in some cases, might reflect a phylogenetic relationship, or alternatively, morphological convergence, or even plesiomorphies.
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particular, species of
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share with
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a strongly developed, well-sclerotised (thick, as indicated by the brownish tint), rounded dorsal shield (more elongate in some
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,
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, SK pers. obs.), bearing attenuate (slender) dorsal setae; an epigynal shield broadly expanded anteriorly; a pair of sclerotised presternal platelets; endopodals, exopodals and sternal shield more or less coalesced anteriorly; well-developed endopodals mesad coxae IIIIV; relatively broad peritrematal shield; parapodal plate thicker than usual; a gnathotectum somewhat triangular (less acuminate in
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), finely denticulate (more sparingly in
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); and a deutosternal groove with few denticles per row (
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;
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; FB &amp; SK, pers. obs.
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on
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spp. from
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,
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and
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).
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, at least some
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB2085A6AB96FBCC" box="[1142,1265,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Ololaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have a band of sclerotised cuticle extending anteriorly from the podal plates between coxae I and II, and flanking coxae I laterally (
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&amp;
<collectingMunicipality id="6BFE384BFF9F0C29CE4D821EAE3AFB8B" box="[283,349,1088,1111]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Loots</collectingMunicipality>
, 1987; we have seen such a cuticular band, although weakly sclerotised, in some specimens of at least two species examined by us, FB &amp; SK
</bibRefCitation>
).
<collectingCounty id="62FBDABDFF9F0C29CDEB823BADA9FBA0" box="[701,718,1125,1148]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">It</collectingCounty>
is possible that this band extends and dorsally surrounds the gnathosomal base (but observation is difficult in this dark, crowded region), just as the series of (more conspicuous) sclerites do in
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CE8E82F2AD19FB18" box="[472,638,1196,1220]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Persicolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE8E82F2AD19FB18" box="[472,638,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CDDB82F2AC6FFB18" box="[653,776,1196,1220]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Ololaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CDDB82F2AC6FFB18" box="[653,776,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Ololaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is otherwise readily distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB8782F2AA10FB18" box="[1233,1399,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its epigynal shield hyperdeveloped posteriorly and fused to the anal shield, the presence of setae
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st
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</emphasis>
in adult female, more slender leg setae, as well as by not having several other features characterising
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBF082AAAA2BFAD0" box="[1190,1356,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
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(#2, 4, 6, 7,
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genus diagnosis above).
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</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33FF1BAFF9F0C29CF918362AFB8F801" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B9AA231FF9F0C29CF918362AFB8F801" blockId="3.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">
Although also exhibiting many differences from
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC738362ACACFA88" box="[805,971,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, species of
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB3B8362AB8FFA88" box="[1133,1256,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Oloopticus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBA98362AAF3FA88" box="[1279,1428,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Laelaspisella</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CFC1833EAE58FAA4" box="[151,319,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Pogonolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE2D833EAD4EFAA4" box="[379,553,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Reticulolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
share with it a salient attribute: the absence of metasternal setae (
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;
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;
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Nemati
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CD4B83DBAD36FA40" box="[541,593,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 2013
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CDE783DAAB75FA41" author="Nemati" box="[689,1042,1412,1437]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Nemati, A. &amp; Gwiazdowicz, D. J. (2016) A new genus and species of Laelapidae from Iran with notes on Gymnolaelaps Berlese and Laelaspisella Marias &amp; Loots (Acari: Mesostigmata). Zookeys, 549, 23 - 49. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 549.6891" type="journal article" year="2016">Nemati &amp; Gwiazdowicz, 2016</bibRefCitation>
;
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Joharchi
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBDE83DBABDCFA40" box="[1160,1211,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 2016
</bibRefCitation>
). Except for
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CFC183F6AE75FA1C" box="[151,274,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Oloopticus</emphasis>
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, which has a well-developed sternal shield (and apparently bearing deep pits at the region usually occupied by
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE788392AE28FA38" box="[302,335,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">st4</emphasis>
), the absence of
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st
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in these genera and
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC6E8392ACB9FA38" box="[824,990,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be a result of a marked anterior expansion of the epigynal shield, leaving too little space, and little functional role (being so close to another pair of setae,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CF8A804AAF9AF9F0" box="[220,253,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">st3</emphasis>
) for them to develop. An intermediate stage may be exhibited by
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC81804AAB35F9F0" box="[983,1106,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Ololaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, for which seta
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CA55804AAA43F9F0" box="[1283,1316,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">st4</emphasis>
is inserted in the posterolateral margins of an otherwise normal sternal shield, near setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB448066AB54F98C" box="[1042,1075,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">st3</emphasis>
. Setae
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBDE8066ABCFF98C" box="[1160,1192,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">st4</emphasis>
are also lost in some species of the insect-associated laelapid genera
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CD918003AC05F9A8" box="[711,866,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Myrmozercon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC228003AC8DF9A8" box="[884,1002,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Urozercon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CB7F8003ABA4F9A8" box="[1065,1219,1629,1652]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Dinogamasus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB7F8003ABA4F9A8" box="[1065,1219,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Dinogamasus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CFC18021AEACF944" author="Klimov" box="[151,459,1663,1688]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Klimov, P. B. &amp; OConnor, B. M. (2004) North American bee-associated mites: potential threats to native and introduced pollinators. Available from: http: // insects. ummz. lsa. umich. edu / beemites / (date of access June 2016)" type="book chapter" year="2004">Klimov &amp; OConnor, 2004</bibRefCitation>
;
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Ghafarian
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CD0380DFADEDF944" box="[597,650,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 2013
</bibRefCitation>
). The sternal shield is also broader than long in
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CA4C80DEAAF2F944" box="[1306,1429,1664,1688]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Ololaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CA4C80DEAAF2F944" box="[1306,1429,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Ololaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CFC180FAAE4AF960" box="[151,301,1700,1724]" class="Arachnida" family="Dermanyssidae" genus="Laelaspisella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CFC180FAAE4AF960" box="[151,301,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Laelaspisella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE2A80FAAD43F960" box="[380,548,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Pogonolaelaps</emphasis>
, and concave posteriorly (also in
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CCBA80FAABFDF960" box="[1004,1178,1700,1724]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Reticulolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CCBA80FAABFDF960" box="[1004,1178,1700,1724]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Reticulolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), seemingly also to accommodate the anterior expansion of the epigynal shield, a correlation seen in some members of many other genera of laelapids or relatives, especially associated with insects (e.g.
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<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CC8380B2ABE5F8D8" box="[981,1154,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Pneumolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CBC280B2AA7FF8D8" box="[1172,1304,1772,1796]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Holostaspis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBC280B2AA7FF8D8" box="[1172,1304,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Holostaspis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CA7C80B2AAF2F8D8" box="[1322,1429,1772,1796]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Laelaspis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CA7C80B2AAF2F8D8" box="[1322,1429,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Laelaspis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CFC1814EAE77F8F4" box="[151,272,1808,1832]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Bisternalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CFC1814EAE77F8F4" box="[151,272,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Bisternalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, insect-associated
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CEA6814EAD1AF8F4" box="[496,637,1808,1832]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CEA6814EAD1AF8F4" box="[496,637,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Gaeolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CDC4814EAB2FF8F4" authority="Michael" authorityName="Michael" box="[658,1096,1807,1832]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gymnolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="myrmophila">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CDC4814EACAEF8F4" box="[658,969,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Gymnolaelaps myrmophila</emphasis>
(Michael)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CB0F814EAA6AF8F4" box="[1113,1293,1808,1832]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Melittiphisoides" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB0F814EAA6AF8F4" box="[1113,1293,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Melittiphisoides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CA75814EAE16F891" authority="Berlese" authorityName="Berlese" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Melittiphis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="alvearius">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CA75814EAF98F890" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Melittiphis alvearius</emphasis>
(Berlese)
</taxonomicName>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CE2B816BAD3EF891" author="Evans" box="[381,601,1844,1869]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Evans, G. O. &amp; Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 14, 107 - 370." type="journal article" year="1966">Evans &amp; Till, 1966</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CD30816AAC53F890" author="Baker" box="[614,820,1844,1869]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Baker, E. W., Delfinado-Baker, M. &amp; Reyes Ordaz, F. (1983) Some laelapid mites (Laelapidae: Mesostigmata) found in nests of wasps and stingless bees. International Journal of Acarology, 9, 3 - 10." type="journal article" year="1983">
Baker
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CDE7816BAD84F890" box="[689,739,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 1983
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CC16816AABE0F890" author="Delfinado-Baker" box="[832,1159,1844,1869]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Delfinado-Baker, M., Baker, E. W. &amp; Flechtmann, C. H. W. (1984) Acari domum Meliponinarum brasiliensium habitantes. V. Two new genera and species of Laelapidae (Mesostigmata: Acari) from stingless bee nests. International Journal of Acarology, 10, 3 - 10." type="journal article" year="1984">
Delfinado-Baker
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CB52816BAB50F890" box="[1028,1079,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 1984
</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CBC2816AAA12F890" author="Kazemi" box="[1172,1397,1844,1869]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Kazemi, S., Rajaei, A. &amp; Beaulieu, F. (2014) Description of three Gaeolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) mites from Iran, including two new species, a revised generic concept, and notes on significant morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3861 (6), 501 - 530. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3861.6.1" type="journal article" year="2014">
Kazemi
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CBA5816BAA42F890" box="[1267,1317,1844,1868]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">et al</emphasis>
., 2014
</bibRefCitation>
) or vertebrates (
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CE708106AEDBF8AC" box="[294,444,1880,1904]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Androlaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE708106AEDBF8AC" box="[294,444,1880,1904]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Androlaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF9F0C29CE9B8107ADE7F8AC" box="[461,640,1881,1904]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Haemogamasus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF9F0C29CE9B8107ADE7F8AC" box="[461,640,1881,1904]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="490">Haemogamasus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CDC58109AC62F8AC" author="Till" box="[659,773,1879,1904]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Till, W. M. (1963) Ethiopian mites of the genus Androlaelaps Berlese s. lat. (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 10, 1 - 104." type="journal article" year="1963">Till, 1963</bibRefCitation>
) and more strikingly in dermanyssids, macronyssids and hirstionyssids (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CE148122AD44F849" author="Evans" box="[322,547,1916,1941]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Evans, G. O. &amp; Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 14, 107 - 370." type="journal article" year="1966">Evans &amp; Till, 1966</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF9F0C29CD668123ADBBF848" author="Domrow" box="[560,732,1916,1940]" pageId="3" pageNumber="490" refString="Domrow, R. (1988) Acari Mesostigmata parasitic on Australian vertebrates: an annotated checklist, keys and bibliography. Invertebrate Taxonomy, 1, 817 - 948." type="journal article" year="1988">Domrow, 1988</bibRefCitation>
), for which this may represent an adaptation for an increased capacity for engorgement in blood by having the opisthogastric region mostly covered by soft cuticle (Radovsky, 1969).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33FF1BAFF980C2ECF9186C6AF8BFE71" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" type="reference_group">
<paragraph id="8B9AA231FF980C2ECF9186C6AF8BFE71" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,501]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECF9186C6AD7BFF6C" authority="Pogonolaelaps" authorityName="Pogonolaelaps" box="[199,540,152,176]" class="Arachnida" family="Dermanyssidae" genus="Laelaspisella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECF9186C6AE3BFF6C" box="[199,348,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Laelaspisella</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECE2286C6AD7BFF6C" box="[372,540,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Pogonolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECD3386C6AC74FF6C" box="[613,787,152,176]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Reticulolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECD3386C6AC74FF6C" box="[613,787,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Reticulolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
share an additional feature with
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECBED86C6AA06FF6C" box="[1211,1377,152,176]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Persicolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECBED86C6AA06FF6C" box="[1211,1377,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: the presence of two ventral setae on genu IV. This character also occurs in several disparate laelapid genera (e.g.
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECFC186BEAE24FF24" box="[151,323,224,248]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Pneumolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECFC186BEAE24FF24" box="[151,323,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Pneumolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECE0086BEAEA8FF24" box="[342,463,224,248]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Melittiphis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECE0086BEAEA8FF24" box="[342,463,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Melittiphis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and some
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECD0A86BEADD2FF24" box="[604,693,224,248]" class="Arachnida" family="Ascidae" genus="Laelaps" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECD0A86BEADD2FF24" box="[604,693,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Laelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECDA286BFACE9FF24" box="[756,910,225,248]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Myrmozercon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECDA286BFACE9FF24" box="[756,910,225,248]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Myrmozercon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species,
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF980C2ECCAB8681AA68FF24" author="Shaw" box="[1021,1295,223,248]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refString="Shaw, M. D. &amp; Seeman, O. D. (2009) Two new species of Myrmozercon (Acari: Laelapidae) from Australian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 2025, 43 - 55." type="journal article" year="2009">Shaw &amp; Seeman, 2009</bibRefCitation>
), as well as several genera of macronyssids (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF980C2ECD5C875AAD8EFEC1" author="Evans" box="[522,745,260,285]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refString="Evans, G. O. &amp; Till, W. M. (1965) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part 1. External morphology. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 13, 247 - 294." type="journal article" year="1965">Evans &amp; Till, 1965</bibRefCitation>
), and a few species of
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECCAF875AAB1EFEC7" box="[1017,1145,260,283]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Hypoaspis</emphasis>
s. lat. that are difficult to classify (e.g.
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECE788777AD27FE9C" authority="Evans &amp; Till" authorityName="Evans &amp; Till" box="[302,576,295,320]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Haemogamasus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="giffordi">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECE788777AE25FE9C" box="[302,322,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">H</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECE078776AEC3FE9C" box="[337,420,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">giffordi</emphasis>
Evans &amp; Till
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECD1A8777ACD7FE9C" authority="Voigts &amp; Oudemans" authorityName="Voigts &amp; Oudemans" box="[588,944,295,320]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Haemogamasus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lubrica">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECD1A8777AD07FE9C" box="[588,608,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">H</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECD398776ADA7FE9C" box="[623,704,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">lubrica</emphasis>
Voigts &amp; Oudemans
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECCEA8777ABD7FE9C" authority="Berlese" authorityName="Berlese" box="[956,1200,295,320]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Haemogamasus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="atomarius">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECCEA8777ACB7FE9C" box="[956,976,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">H</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECC888776AB28FEE3" box="[990,1103,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">atomarius</emphasis>
Berlese
</taxonomicName>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF980C2ECBEA8776AAF0FE9C" author="Evans" box="[1212,1431,295,320]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refString="Evans, G. O. &amp; Till, W. M. (1966) Studies on the British Dermanyssidae (Acari: Mesostigmata). Part II. Classification. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 14, 107 - 370." type="journal article" year="1966">Evans &amp; Till, 1966</bibRefCitation>
; van
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF980C2ECF918712AEB8FEB8" author="Aswegen" box="[199,479,332,356]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refString="Van Aswegen, P. I. M. &amp; Loots, G. C. (1970) A taxonomic study of the genus Hypoaspis Canestrini sens. lat. (Acari: Laelapinae) in the Ethiopian region. Publicacoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, 82, 167 - 213." type="journal article" year="1970">Aswegen &amp; Loots, 1970</bibRefCitation>
). This indicates the plasticity in the development of seta
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECB348713AB1BFEB8" box="[1122,1148,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">pv</emphasis>
of genu IV. Indeed, genu IV bears a
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECE4A872FAE50FE54" box="[284,311,369,392]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">pv</emphasis>
seta in members of various other gamasine families, while being absent in many others (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB4DFC0FF980C2ECA19872EAFB8FE71" author="Evans" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" refString="Evans, G. O. (1963 a) Observation on the chaetotaxy of the legs in the free-living Gamasina (Acari: Mesostigmata). Bulletin of British Museum (Natural History), Zoology, 10, 277 - 303." type="journal article" year="1963" yearSuffix="a">Evans, 1963a</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33FF1BAFF980C2ECF9187E9AEC2FE29" pageId="4" pageNumber="491" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B9AA231FF980C2ECF9187E9AEC2FE29" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,501]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECF9187E9AE29FE0C" bold="true" box="[199,334,439,464]" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Etymology.</emphasis>
The generic name
<taxonomicName id="4C25D9B2FF980C2ECD7E87E6ADA9FE0C" box="[552,718,440,464]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Persicolaelaps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="4" pageNumber="488" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="gen. nov.">
<emphasis id="B9517E23FF980C2ECD7E87E6ADA9FE0C" box="[552,718,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Persicolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
refers to the ancient name of
<collectingCountry id="F332E2A1FF980C2ECB7587E6AB34FE13" box="[1059,1107,440,463]" name="Iran" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Iran</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="F332E2A1FF980C2ECB0987E9ABC1FE0C" box="[1119,1190,439,464]" name="Iran" pageId="4" pageNumber="491">Persia</collectingCountry>
, the country of origin of the genus (feminine).
</paragraph>
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