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Kazemi &amp; Beaulieu
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(
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. Dorsal shield suboval, reticulated throughout, covering almost all dorsal idiosoma, leaving exposed a narrow lateral band of soft cuticle which bears four pairs of marginal setae (
<emphasis id="B968D468DB22BC44FAD8F939A490F930" box="[1353,1428,1734,1758]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="514">R1R2</emphasis>
,
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); shield with 37 pairs of short, needle-like dorsal setae, setae
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and unpaired setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB22BC44FB5AF916A5E0F8EE" box="[1227,1252,1769,1792]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="514">Jx</emphasis>
absent, with 21 pairs of pore-like structures, including six pairs of gland pores (
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and
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present). Sternal shield longer than wide (length/width ratio ≈1.35), reticulate throughout except for a narrow smooth area posteriorly; anterolateral arms of shield broadly fused to endopodals between coxae III, and posterior margin of shield slightly convex. Epigynal shield tongue-shaped, only slightly widened posteriorly, with eight cells surrounded by a Λ-shaped line, with cell borders sinuous. Post-stigmatic region of peritrematal shield short, extending slightly beyond level of mid-coxa IV. Soft opisthogastric cuticle with ten pairs of short setae, with alveoli surrounded by relatively thick sclerotised rings. Anal shield somewhat pear-shaped, broadly rounded anteriorly; anal opening almost entirely on anterior half of shield; cribrum spicules not extending significantly anteriorly. Peritremes long, reaching anterior margin of coxae I. Epistome margin rounded, with variously sized denticles. Deutosternum with six rows of 1720 denticles. Fixed digit of chelicera with seven teeth. Internal malae with two pairs of lateral fringed projections in addition to the pair of long median projections. Palp apotele 2-tined. Femur II with
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seta thickened, tarsi II-IV with most subapical setae thickened or spine-like; setae
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,
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on tarsus II,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FC65FEDDA530FED5" box="[1012,1076,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">pl23</emphasis>
on tarsus IV, and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FB6BFEDDA41AFED5" box="[1274,1310,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">pl1</emphasis>
on tibia IV apically blunt, spur-like; tarsus IV with
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slightly longer than other setae, otherwise without significantly elongate setae,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FED2FE98A069FE6E" box="[323,365,359,384]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ad3</emphasis>
and
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very short; most dorsal setae of genu IV and tibia IV short.
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<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF56FE75A0B2FE4D" bold="true" box="[199,438,394,419]" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Description. Female</emphasis>
(n=2).
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FD9BFE75A3C2FE4D" box="[522,710,394,419]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Dorsal idiosoma</emphasis>
(
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). Idiosoma 486494 long, 266271 wide. Dorsal shield 486494 long, 247252 wide, suboval, reticulate throughout, more distinctly on opisthonotal region, and with cells more elongate between setae
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and
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; shield broadest at level of setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FC25FE2FA2CAFE06" box="[948,974,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">r3</emphasis>
, ratio of widths at the level of
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FAB5FE2FA43AFE06" box="[1316,1342,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">r3</emphasis>
/
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FAD4FE2FA464FE06" box="[1349,1376,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">S3</emphasis>
=1.2; shield covering most of dorsal idiosoma, leaving exposed a narrow marginal band of soft cuticle. Dorsal shield with 37 pairs of short setae, setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FDB5FDE9A368FDC0" box="[548,620,534,558]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Px23</emphasis>
absent, setae
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,
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,
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,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FC35FDE9A2DEFDC0" box="[932,986,534,558]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">r23</emphasis>
,
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longest (2025),
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shortest (68), other setae 1217 long;
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FE37FDC7A0C0FDA1" box="[422,452,568,591]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Z5</emphasis>
usually with 12 minute barbs. Setae
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(1214),
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FBBEFDC7A54BFDBE" box="[1071,1103,568,592]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">R4</emphasis>
(1415),
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FB2CFDC7A5D9FDA1" box="[1213,1245,568,591]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">R5</emphasis>
(1112) and one pair of poroids (
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FECAFDA5A094FD9D" box="[347,400,602,627]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">idR3</emphasis>
) on soft lateral cuticle. Dorsal shield with 16 pairs of discernible poroids (oval-shaped symbols) and six pairs of gland pores (circular symbols).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF56FD60A083FD56" box="[199,391,671,696]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Ventral idiosoma</emphasis>
(
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). Tritosternum with a narrow columnar base, 3233 long, 1011 wide at base, 78 wide at apex, and two free pilose laciniae (6871). Presternal area weakly sclerotised, granulate-lineate. Sternal shield 146150 long, 109111 wide, distinctly reticulate throughout except for a narrow smooth area posteriorly; anterior margin of shield straight, posterior margin slightly convex with a small median depression; anterolateral corners broadly fused to endopodal platelets between coxae I-II, bearing gland pores
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FBDDFCD5A570FCAD" box="[1100,1140,810,835]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">gvb</emphasis>
; shield bearing three pairs of smooth setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FEC0FCB1A076FC88" box="[337,370,846,870]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">st1</emphasis>
(2425),
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(2627) and
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(2628), and two pairs of poroids,
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slit-like and
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sub-oval. Metasternal setae (2628) and poroids
<date id="FFA22EBADB21BC47FDCBFC8FA379FC66" box="[602,637,880,904]" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">
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on soft cuticle (
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asymmetrically captured by sternal shield in one specimen). Epigynal shield tongue-shape, very slightly broadened posteriorly, 166169 long, and 8183 from
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to posterior margin, 7072 wide; anterior hyaline margin slightly convex, irregular, covering posterior smooth area of sternal shield; epigynal shield with a Λshape line delimiting posteriorly eight cells with sinuous borders; setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF06FC04A1B3FBFC" box="[151,183,1019,1042]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">st5</emphasis>
(2021) on lateral margins of shield, almost at level of posterior edge of coxae IV. Paragenital poroids
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on soft cuticle, near level of coxae IV posterior edges. Anal shield somewhat pear-shaped, anterior margin of shield broadly rounded, 6770 long, 5658 wide, lineate-reticulate anteriorly and laterally; circumanal setae smooth, postanal seta (2022) longer than para-anal setae (1516); cribrum well developed, with three rows of spicules (four medially), the two anteriormost rows only slightly extending anteriorly of postanal seta; anal opening located almost entirely on anterior half of shield; para-anal gland pores
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FC03FB57A2BEFB2E" box="[914,954,1192,1216]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">gv3</emphasis>
on lateral shield margins at level of the posterior edge of anal opening. Peritrematal shields relatively well developed throughout, anteriorly fused to dorsal shield behind setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FEE6FB11A094FAE8" box="[375,400,1262,1286]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">z1</emphasis>
, bearing one pair of gland pores near external margin of shield at level of anterior edge of coxae III and one pair of poroids at level of posterior edge of coxae II; poststigmatic region with a longitudinal line from stigmata to shield apex, and with two pairs of poroids and one pair of gland pores. Peritremes long (236243), reaching anterior margin of coxae I. Exopodal platelet between coxae II-III well developed, exopodal between coxae III-IV fused to parapodal. Opisthogastric soft integument with pair of primary metapodal platelets moderately small, narrow, laterad of
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FDA3FA64A378FA5D" box="[562,636,1435,1459]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ZV12</emphasis>
; 23 additional pair(s) of minute metapodal platelets anterior to and inbetween
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF6CFA41A028FA38" box="[253,300,1470,1494]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ZV1</emphasis>
and primary metapodals; paragenital platelets minute, at level of
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FB8FFA41A548FA38" box="[1054,1100,1470,1494]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ZV1</emphasis>
; five pairs of poroids and 10 pairs of short, needle-like setae
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FE6AFA1FA346FA19" box="[507,578,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">JV15</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FDC1FA1FA39FFA19" box="[592,667,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ZV15</emphasis>
, 1420 long.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF56F9FDA052F9F5" box="[199,342,1538,1563]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Gnathosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Anterior margin of epistome somewhat rounded, with about 17 variously sized teeth (
<figureCitation id="132714FFDB21BC47FF70F9DAA03CF9D0" box="[225,312,1573,1598]" captionStart="FIGURES 29 34" captionStartId="16.[151,264,1890,1913]" captionTargetBox="[197,1412,198,1816]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[181,1425,186,1844]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURES 29 34. Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Female. 29. Dorsal idiosoma; 30. Ventral idiosoma; 31. Epistome; 32. Subcapitulum; 33. Chelicera; 34. Palp." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/228204/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Fig. 31</figureCitation>
). Corniculi horn-like, 4547 long. Salivary stylets narrow and apically pointed, aligned beneath corniculi. Internal malae fringed, with a pair of adjacent median pilose projections, flanked by two pairs of shorter and thinner lateral projections. Labrum acuminate, pilose, considerably longer than corniculi. Hypostomal and capitular setae smooth,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FE3AF972A0C3F948" box="[427,455,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">h3</emphasis>
(4649)&gt;
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FDABF972A351F948" box="[570,597,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">h1</emphasis>
(3437)&gt;
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FD58F971A3E0F94B" box="[713,740,1678,1701]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">pc</emphasis>
(2627)&gt;
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FCC6F972A277F948" box="[855,883,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">h2</emphasis>
(1921). Deutosternal groove with six rows of 1720 denticles each; lateral margins of deutosternum subparallel (
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). Basal segment of chelicerae 5052 long, second segment 140143 long, 4648 wide; fixed digit of chelicera 4042 long, with seven teeth, including subapical offset tooth (gabelzhan), followed by two small teeth, and four larger teeth proximal to the short and setiform pilus dentilis; dorsal seta short and setiform. Movable digit of chelicera 4850 long, bidentate (
<figureCitation id="132714FFDB21BC47FAABF8E8A48BF8DE" box="[1338,1423,1815,1840]" captionStart="FIGURES 29 34" captionStartId="16.[151,264,1890,1913]" captionTargetBox="[197,1412,198,1816]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[181,1425,186,1844]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURES 29 34. Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Female. 29. Dorsal idiosoma; 30. Ventral idiosoma; 31. Epistome; 32. Subcapitulum; 33. Chelicera; 34. Palp." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/228204/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Fig. 33</figureCitation>
). Palp 146149 long, palp chaetotaxy normal for
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB21BC47FD2DF8C5A23FF8BD" box="[700,827,1850,1875]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="14" pageNumber="515" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Laelapidae</taxonomicName>
; all setae smooth,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FB81F8C5A530F8BD" box="[1040,1076,1850,1875]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">al1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FBFFF8C5A596F8BD" box="[1134,1170,1850,1875]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">al2</emphasis>
on palpgenu and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FAF0F8C5A473F8BD" box="[1377,1399,1850,1875]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">al</emphasis>
on palpfemur thick and subspatulate,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FD8CF8A2A33DF898" box="[541,569,1885,1910]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">ad</emphasis>
on palpfemur slightly thickened, somewhat spine-like; palptarsus apotele 2- tined, anterior tine with spatulate hyaline margin (
<figureCitation id="132714FFDB21BC47FD56F880A21FF876" box="[711,795,1919,1944]" captionStart="FIGURES 29 34" captionStartId="16.[151,264,1890,1913]" captionTargetBox="[197,1412,198,1816]" captionTargetId="figure@16.[181,1425,186,1844]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="FIGURES 29 34. Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Female. 29. Dorsal idiosoma; 30. Ventral idiosoma; 31. Epistome; 32. Subcapitulum; 33. Chelicera; 34. Palp." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/228204/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Fig. 34</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB21BC46FF56F85BA030FDBE" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,2014]" lastBlockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="516" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FF56F85BA1F8F855" box="[199,252,1956,1979]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Legs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132714FFDB21BC47FE9AF85DA08AF855" box="[267,398,1954,1979]" captionStart="FIGURES 35 40" captionStartId="17.[151,264,1801,1824]" captionTargetBox="[157,1434,201,1755]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[151,1436,193,1779]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURES 35 40. Gaeolaelaps ahangarani Female. 35. Leg I, posterolateral view; 36 38. Legs II-IV, dorsal view; 39. Ambulacrum I; 40. Ambulacrum II." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/228205/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">Figs 3540</figureCitation>
). Leg chaetotaxy normal for
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB21BC47FD44F85DA254F855" box="[725,848,1954,1979]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="14" pageNumber="515" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Laelapidae</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="B968D468DB21BC47FCF0F85BA29BF855" box="[865,927,1956,1979]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="515">sensu</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB21BC47FC36F85CA586F855" author="Evans" box="[935,1154,1954,1979]" pageId="14" pageNumber="515" 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>
). Legs IIIII with largest claws and pulvillus, and broadest ambulacral stalk; leg I with narrowest stalk, claws and pulvillus; lengths of legs I- IV 435438, 335341, 289292 and 432440, respectively. Lengths of femora
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FBB6FF67A552FF5E" box="[1063,1110,152,176]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1970-01">I 70</date>
73,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FB01FF67A5CCFF5E" box="[1168,1224,151,176]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1957-02">II 57</date>
59,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FA93FF67A441FF5E" box="[1282,1349,151,176]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1956-03">III 56</date>
59,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FAEEFF67A1B7FF3D" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1989-04">IV 89</date>
92; genua
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FEA4FF44A066FF3D" box="[309,354,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1962-01">I 62</date>
65,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FE0BFF44A0D4FF3D" box="[410,464,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1962-02">II 62</date>
63,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FD96FF44A34CFF3D" box="[519,584,187,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1938-03">III 38</date>
,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FDC5FF44A391FF3D" box="[596,661,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1962-04">IV 62</date>
67; tibiae
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FC83FF44A23BFF3D" box="[786,831,187,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1970-01">I 70</date>
72,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FCE7FF44A2AFFF3D" box="[886,939,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1951-02">II 51</date>
54,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FC75FF44A521FF3D" box="[996,1061,187,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1938-03">III 38</date>
,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FBA0FF44A570FF3D" box="[1073,1140,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1962-04">IV 62</date>
; tarsi I 116119,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FAA4FF44A46FFF3D" box="[1333,1387,186,211]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1973-02">II 73</date>
76,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FF06FF21A1DCFF18" box="[151,216,221,246]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="1983-03">III 83</date>
86, IV 113121. Leg setae mostly thin and moderately long, except: trochanter I with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB2EFF22A5D1FF18" box="[1215,1237,221,246]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FA9FFF22A42EFF18" box="[1294,1322,221,246]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad</emphasis>
short and slightly thickened; trochanter II with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDA9FF00A34AFEF6" box="[568,590,255,280]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al</emphasis>
slightly thickened; trochanter IV with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB90FEFFA52DFEF6" box="[1025,1065,256,280]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv1</emphasis>
slightly thickened; femur II with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF06FEDBA1B6FED5" box="[151,178,292,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF78FEDDA017FED5" box="[233,275,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd1</emphasis>
slightly thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE63FEDDA318FED5" box="[498,540,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad3</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDC2FEDDA373FED5" box="[595,631,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al2</emphasis>
short; femur III with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCFCFEDDA287FED5" box="[877,899,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC2AFEDDA2E1FED5" box="[955,997,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad1</emphasis>
thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FBF9FEDDA596FED5" box="[1128,1170,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB30FEDDA5B9FED5" box="[1185,1213,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB65FEDDA40EFED5" box="[1268,1290,290,315]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl</emphasis>
short; femur IV with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF64FEBAA01BFEB0" box="[245,287,325,350]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEC9FEB9A076FEB3" box="[344,370,326,349]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av</emphasis>
slightly thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDC0FEBAA37FFEB0" box="[593,635,325,350]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD1BFEBAA3A2FEB0" box="[650,678,325,350]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD4FFEBAA3F0FEB0" box="[734,756,325,350]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl</emphasis>
short; genu II with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC44FEBAA2FBFEB0" box="[981,1023,325,350]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd2</emphasis>
slightly thickened, and genua III-IV with ventrals slightly thickened; tibiae II-III with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD72FE96A3FAFE6E" box="[739,766,361,384]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv</emphasis>
thickened; tibia IV with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FBBFFE96A54DFE6E" box="[1070,1097,361,384]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB19FE96A5A6FE6E" box="[1160,1186,361,384]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv</emphasis>
thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FABCFE98A455FE6E" box="[1325,1361,359,384]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl1</emphasis>
thick, somewhat spur-like,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE12FE75A0CDFE4D" box="[387,457,394,419]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd23</emphasis>
very short; tarsus II with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD63FE75A236FE4D" box="[754,818,394,419]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al23</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCFAFE75A2AEFE4D" box="[875,938,394,419]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl23</emphasis>
slightly thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB1AFE74A5B7FE4D" box="[1163,1203,395,419]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB7DFE74A411FE4D" box="[1260,1301,395,419]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv1</emphasis>
stout, spurlike (apically blunt),
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE1AFE52A0ABFE28" box="[395,431,429,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al1</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE51FE52A0E0FE28" box="[448,484,429,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl1</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDB1FE52A346FE28" box="[544,578,429,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">md</emphasis>
stout and spine-like,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCAEFE51A25AFE2B" box="[831,862,430,453]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">mv</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCFEFE51A29CFE28" box="[879,920,430,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av2</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC45FE51A2F8FE28" box="[980,1020,430,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv2</emphasis>
thick; tarsus III with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB6FFE52A43AFE28" box="[1278,1342,429,454]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl23</emphasis>
slightly thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE82FE30A039FE06" box="[275,317,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEDDFE30A071FE06" box="[332,373,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE15FE2FA0A9FE06" box="[388,429,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv2</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE74FE30A30DFE06" box="[485,521,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al3</emphasis>
thickened,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD1CFE2FA3D5FE06" box="[653,721,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">av12</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD71FE2FA220FE06" box="[736,804,464,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pv12</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCA5FE30A277FE06" box="[820,883,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">al12</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC13FE2EA2A7FE06" box="[898,931,465,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">mv</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC4AFE30A2FBFE06" box="[987,1023,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl1</emphasis>
thickened, somewhat spine-like,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FAEBFE30A498FE06" box="[1402,1436,463,488]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">md</emphasis>
stout, spine-like; tarsus IV with most setae thickened and of moderate length, and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FBD2FE0DA587FDE5" box="[1091,1155,498,523]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl23</emphasis>
somewhat spur-like,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FAE9FE0DA498FDE5" box="[1400,1436,498,523]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl3</emphasis>
half as long as
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEACFDEAA066FDC0" box="[317,354,533,558]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl2</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEFEFDEAA09DFDC0" box="[367,409,533,558]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd2</emphasis>
slightly longer than other setae,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC94FDEAA234FDC0" box="[773,816,533,558]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad3</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCF4FDEAA28BFDC0" box="[869,911,533,558]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd3</emphasis>
short and thin. Coxa I bearing two gland pores (
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF31FDC6A1BFFDBE" box="[160,187,569,592]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">gc</emphasis>
) (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3065BF1DB20BC46FF56FDA5A437FD56" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB20BC46FF56FDA5A437FD56" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF56FDA5A0B4FD9D" bold="true" box="[199,432,602,627]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Material examined.</emphasis>
<typeStatus id="54A7B6D8DB20BC46FE27FDA5A327FD9D" box="[438,547,602,627]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
: female, northern
<collectingCountry id="F30B48EADB20BC46FD7CFDA4A219FD9C" box="[749,797,603,626]" name="Iran" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Iran</collectingCountry>
, Mazandaran Province, Tonekabon County, Tirom Forest (40˚ 62' 69&quot; N; 47˚ 11' 26&quot; E),
<quantity id="4CE4A59FDB20BC46FE6AFD82A355FD7B" box="[507,593,637,662]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.465" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" unit="m" value="1465.0">1465 m</quantity>
above sea level, from decayed wood of Beech trees,
<date id="FFA22EBADB20BC46FB23FD81A43BFD78" box="[1202,1343,638,662]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" value="2010-06-02">2 June 2010</date>
, coll. Y. Ahangaran, deposited in ACISTE. One
<typeStatus id="54A7B6D8DB20BC46FDC5FD5FA3B1FD56" box="[596,693,672,696]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
female with same collection data, deposited in ACISTE.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3065BF1DB20BC46FF56FD3DA2F8FD10" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB20BC46FF56FD3DA2F8FD10" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF56FD3DA04AFD35" bold="true" box="[199,334,706,731]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named in honour of Yazdanfar Ahangaran (General Office of Natural Resources of Mazandaran Province, Nowshahr,
<collectingCountry id="F30B48EADB20BC46FD8BFD19A34FFD10" box="[538,587,742,766]" name="Iran" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Iran</collectingCountry>
), for his help in collecting these mites.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3065BF1DB20BC46FF56FCF8A3CBF855" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB20BC46FF56FCF8A471FC45" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF56FCF8A03FFCCE" bold="true" box="[199,315,775,800]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FED2FCF8A359FCCE" box="[323,605,775,800]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ahangarani">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FED2FCF8A359FCCE" box="[323,605,775,800]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can most readily be distinguished from all other species in the genus by the following combination of characters: very short dorsal setae, particularly so in the opisthonotal region; the absence of
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE85FCB1A05FFC88" box="[276,347,846,870]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
; only three pairs of marginal setae on soft lateral cuticle; epigynal shield with posterior cells with sinuous borders; an anal shield broadly rounded anteriorly, with the anus almost entirely in the anterior half of shield; and modified leg setae, such as
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDDDFC6DA388FC45" box="[588,652,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl23</emphasis>
of tarsus IV and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCDCFC6DA275FC45" box="[845,881,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pl1</emphasis>
of tibia IV spur-like, and
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB05FC6DA5BAFC45" box="[1172,1214,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ad3</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB5DFC6DA5F2FC45" box="[1228,1270,914,939]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">pd3</emphasis>
very short.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB20BC46FF56FC49A0A3FB2E" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">
Many other
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FEC5FC4AA0E6FC20" box="[340,482,949,974]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEC5FC4AA0E6FC20" box="[340,482,949,974]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have short dorsal setae, but the large majority of them possess
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB50FC49A40CFC20" box="[1217,1288,950,974]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
setae, rarely have the anal opening positioned as anteriorly as in the new species (based on species descriptions), and have other distinctive characters. For instance,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FDA3FC04A272FBFD" authority="Rosario (1981)" authorityName="Rosario" authorityYear="1981" box="[562,886,1018,1043]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tenuisetus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDA3FC04A347FBFC" box="[562,579,1019,1042]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDC2FC03A3C7FBFD" box="[595,707,1020,1043]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">tenuisetus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FD5DFC05A272FBFD" author="Rosario" box="[716,886,1018,1043]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Rosario, R. M. T. (1981) Philippine Hypoaspidinae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Philippine Entomologist, 5, 23 - 82." type="journal article" year="1981">Rosario (1981)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
has short setae, but seems to possess
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FABFFC04A471FBFD" box="[1326,1397,1019,1043]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
(at least on one side; the illustration is difficult to interpret), and has an epigynal shield considerably expanded posteriorly (nearly parallel-sided in
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FDBBFBBFA3C8FBB6" box="[554,716,1087,1112]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ahangarani">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDBBFBBFA33FFBB9" box="[554,571,1088,1111]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDD8FBC0A3C8FBB6" box="[585,716,1087,1112]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and a subtriangular anal shield that is relatively flat anteriorly.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FF06FB9DA301FB95" authority="Karg, 1982" authorityName="Karg" authorityYear="1982" box="[151,517,1122,1147]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="analis">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF06FB9DA06BFB95" box="[151,367,1122,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps analis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FEEFFB9CA0F9FB95" author="Karg" box="[382,509,1123,1147]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" 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>
)
</taxonomicName>
has a broader, more oval dorsal shield,
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC2FFB9CA2EDFB95" box="[958,1001,1123,1147]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px2</emphasis>
present, and a broader anal shield with anus located on its posterior half.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FD84FB7AA26BFB70" authority="Karg, 1979" authorityName="Karg" authorityYear="1979" box="[533,879,1157,1182]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gleba">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD84FB7AA3EDFB70" box="[533,745,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps gleba</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FD60FB79A26BFB70" author="Karg" box="[753,879,1158,1182]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Karg, W. (1979) Die Gattung Hypoaspis Canestrini 1884 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 106, 65 - 104." type="journal article" year="1979">Karg, 1979</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(=
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FC01FB79A585FB70" authority="Karg, 1978" authorityName="Karg" authorityYear="1978" box="[912,1153,1157,1182]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="glabra">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC01FB79A2A5FB73" box="[912,929,1158,1181]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC3EFB7AA2FDFB70" box="[943,1017,1157,1182]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">glabra</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FB93FB79A585FB70" author="Karg" box="[1026,1153,1158,1182]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Karg, W. (1978) Zur Kenntnis der Milbengattung Hypoaspis, Androlaelaps und Reticulaelaps (Acarina, Parasitiformes, Dermanyssidae). Zoologische Jahrbuch der Systematik, 105, 1 - 32." type="journal article" year="1978">Karg, 1978</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
) has
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB2FFB79A401FB70" box="[1214,1285,1158,1182]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
setae as well as shortened peritremes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA3087ADB20BC46FF56FB35A443F96D" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1979]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">
The few
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FEBDFB35A0BEFB0D" box="[300,442,1226,1251]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEBDFB35A0BEFB0D" box="[300,442,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species lacking
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDE4FB34A3B8FB0D" box="[629,700,1227,1251]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
setae that we are aware of are distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FB68FB34A498FB0D" box="[1273,1436,1226,1251]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ahangarani">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB68FB34A40EFB0C" box="[1273,1290,1227,1250]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FA88FB35A498FB0D" box="[1305,1436,1226,1251]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by at least a few characters.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FE48FB12A21FFAE8" box="[473,795,1261,1286]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="queenslandicus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE48FB12A21FFAE8" box="[473,795,1261,1286]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps queenslandicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FCC2FB11A56BFAE8" authority="Karg, 1965" authorityName="Karg" authorityYear="1965" box="[851,1135,1261,1286]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="angustus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCC2FB11A260FAEB" box="[851,868,1262,1285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCE2FB11A2D3FAEB" box="[883,983,1262,1285]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">angustus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FC77FB11A56CFAE8" author="Karg" box="[998,1128,1261,1286]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Karg, W. (1965) Larvalsystematische und phylogenetische Untersuchung sowie Revision des Systems der Gamasina Leach, 1915 (Acarina, Parasitiformes). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 41, 193 - 340." type="journal article" year="1965">Karg, 1965</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
have a posteriorly tapered dorsal shield, longer dorsal setae, a three-tined palp apotele, and a deutosternum narrowing posteriorly (based on
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FF06FACCA021FAA5" author="Costa" box="[151,293,1330,1355]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Costa, M. (1966) A redescription of Hypoaspis queenslandicus Womersley, 1956, comb. nov. Acari Mesostigmata with notes on the genus Hypoaspis Canestrini. Israel Journal of Zoology, 15, 141 - 147." type="journal article" year="1966">Costa, 1966</bibRefCitation>
). Based on the illustrations,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FDE9FACDA523FAA5" authority="Gu &amp; Bai, 1991" authorityName="Gu &amp; Bai" authorityYear="1991" box="[632,1063,1330,1355]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tengi">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FDE9FACDA24DFAA5" box="[632,841,1330,1355]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps tengi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FCCDFACCA51BFAA5" author="Gu" box="[860,1055,1330,1355]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Gu, Y. &amp; Bai, X. (1991) Two new species of Laelapidae from Yunnan, China (Acari: Gamasina). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 16, 181 - 185." type="journal article" year="1991">Gu &amp; Bai, 1991</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
may appear similar to the new species, but it has longer setae, a broader, subtriangular anal shield that is flatter anteriorly, a sternal shield truncate posteriorly, with
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEC5FA87A071FA7E" box="[340,373,1400,1424]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">st3</emphasis>
setae near the edge, a post-stigmatic region of peritrematal shield almost reaching the posterior margin of coxae IV (shorter in
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FE62FA64A390FA5D" box="[499,660,1434,1459]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ahangarani">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE62FA64A300FA5C" box="[499,516,1435,1458]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD83FA65A390FA5D" box="[530,660,1434,1459]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and a narrower deutosternal groove.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FBD6FA65A031FA38" authority="Liu &amp; Ma, 2003" authorityName="Liu &amp; Ma" authorityYear="2003" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wufengensis">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FBD6FA65A461FA5D" box="[1095,1381,1434,1459]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps wufengensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FAE2FA65A02AFA38" author="Liu" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Liu, J. &amp; Ma, L. (2003) Three new species of Gamasina from Western Hubei Province, China (Acari, Mesostigmata). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 28, 651 - 656." type="journal article" year="2003">Liu &amp; Ma, 2003</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
also has relatively short setae, but possesses an epigynal shield ornamented by circular lines posteriorly, seven rows of deutosternal denticles, and an acuminate epistome.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FC66FA20A493FA16" authority="Strong 1995" authorityName="Strong" authorityYear="1995" box="[1015,1431,1503,1528]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barbarae">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC66FA20A5F7FA16" box="[1015,1267,1503,1528]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps barbarae</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FA90FA1FA48BFA16" author="Strong" box="[1281,1423,1503,1528]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Strong, K. L. (1995) A new species of Hypoaspis (Acarina: Laelapidae) associated with funnel-web spiders (Araneae: Hexathelidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement, 52, 219 - 223." type="journal article" year="1995">Strong 1995</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, associated with funnel-web spiders, has a more oval dorsal shield, and much longer setae, and a subtriangular epistome. Other arthropod associates also lack
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD33F9D9A3EDF9D0" box="[674,745,1574,1598]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
(e.g.
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FCB9F9D9A59CF9D0" authority="Hunter &amp; Yeh, 1969" authorityName="Hunter &amp; Yeh" authorityYear="1969" box="[808,1176,1573,1598]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disjuncta">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCB9F9D9A23DF9D3" box="[808,825,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCD7F9DAA2A9F9D0" box="[838,941,1573,1598]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">disjuncta</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FC22F9D9A59CF9D0" author="Hunter" box="[947,1176,1573,1598]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Hunter, P. E. &amp; Yeh, S. (1969) Hypoaspis (Geolaelaps) disjuncta (Acarina: Laelapidae) associated with the horned passalus beetles. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 4, 97 - 102." type="journal article" year="1969">Hunter &amp; Yeh, 1969</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FB33F9D9A429F9D0" box="[1186,1325,1573,1598]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="circularis">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB33F9D9A5B7F9D3" box="[1186,1203,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FB50F9DAA429F9D0" box="[1217,1325,1573,1598]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">circularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FAABF9D9A490F9D3" box="[1338,1428,1574,1597]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ruggi">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FAABF9D9A44FF9D3" box="[1338,1355,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FAC9F9D9A490F9D3" box="[1368,1428,1574,1597]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ruggi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FF57F9B7A0E6F98E" authority="Rosario, 1981" authorityName="Rosario" authorityYear="1981" box="[198,482,1607,1632]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rarosae">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF57F9B7A1D3F9B1" box="[198,215,1608,1631]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF74F9B6A03FF98E" box="[229,315,1609,1632]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">rarosae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D758BDB20BC46FED3F9B8A0E6F98E" author="Rosario" box="[322,482,1607,1632]" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" refString="Rosario, R. M. T. (1981) Philippine Hypoaspidinae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae). Philippine Entomologist, 5, 23 - 82." type="journal article" year="1981">Rosario, 1981</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
), but have fewer setae on the dorsal shield (&lt;37), longer setae, and often a more oval dorsal shield, a shorter, more compact sternal shield, and/or an epigynal shield with distinct ornamentation.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF56F972A0DBF948" box="[199,479,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shares characters with
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<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FD79F971A3FDF94B" box="[744,761,1678,1701]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FC96F972A26FF948" box="[775,875,1677,1702]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">aculeifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and relatives (see Discussion), such as the spinelike setae on tarsi, especially of legs II-III, the deutosternal groove with numerous denticles per row, and similarly shaped and ornamented dorsal, sternal, and epigynal shields (although these shields are similar in several other
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FF06F90AA021F8E0" box="[151,293,1781,1806]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FF06F90AA021F8E0" box="[151,293,1781,1806]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Gaeolaelaps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species). Like
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FE4DF909A366F8E0" box="[476,610,1781,1806]" class="Arachnida" family="Ascidae" genus="Laelaps" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aculeifer">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE4DF909A0E9F8E3" box="[476,493,1782,1805]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE6EF90AA366F8E0" box="[511,610,1781,1806]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">aculeifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it also has internal malae with two pairs of short lateral projections. However, it differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FE27F8E7A33FF8DE" box="[438,571,1815,1840]" class="Arachnida" family="Ascidae" genus="Laelaps" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aculeifer">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE27F8E7A0C3F8C1" box="[438,455,1816,1839]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE46F8E8A33FF8DE" box="[471,571,1815,1840]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">aculeifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and relatives by lacking
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FCCCF8E7A2A0F8DE" box="[861,932,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">Px23</emphasis>
setae, and having only three marginal setae laterad of the dorsal shield, a fixed cheliceral digit with fewer teeth proximal to the pilus dentilis, and shortened leg setae (see Diagnosis). At first glance, the sinuous borders of the cells of the epigynal shield appear as a fairly unique character of
<taxonomicName id="4C1C73F9DB20BC46FEE5F87FA31CF876" box="[372,536,1919,1944]" class="Arachnida" family="Laelapidae" genus="Gaeolaelaps" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Mesostigmata" pageId="15" pageNumber="516" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ahangarani">
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FEE5F87FA081F879" box="[372,389,1920,1943]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B968D468DB20BC46FE03F880A31CF876" box="[402,536,1919,1944]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="516">ahangarani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, we suspect that such ornamentation occurs in other species, which we may have overlooked, or that are still undescribed.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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