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<emphasis id="9F96EAE3500EFF8FFF4C4F17FEE9F916" bold="true" box="[199,334,1657,1683]" pageId="6" pageNumber="267">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named for its presence in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Measurements presented in 
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Dorsal and ventral plates large (
<figureCitation id="35D92A74500EFF8FFC9E4FAFFC18F95E" box="[789,959,1729,1756]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[152,255,1856,1880]" captionTargetBox="[206,1377,180,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-23@8.[206,1382,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Atelopsalis mediterranea sp. nov.: Line art illustrations of female (A–C, E–N) (FDHAL-24/87) and male (D) (FDHAL-24/89) A Idiosoma, dorsal view B Idiosoma, ventral view C Right ocular plate D Idiosoma, ventral view E Gnathosoma, dorsal view F Gnathosoma, ventral view G Leg I, dorso-lateral view H Leg II, medial view I Leg III, medial view J Leg IV, medial view K Tarsus I, lateral view L Tarsus II, lateral view M Tarsus III, medial view N Tarsus IV, lateral view. Scale bars: 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14033580" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14033580/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="267">Figs. 4A, B, D</figureCitation>
). AD have “U” shaped raised areolae (one anterior and two posterior) with large alveolus which are modified rosetta pores surrounded by canaliculi. Posterior two areolae one-two pore wide. Middle of AD with reticulate and each mesh subdivided. Pair of ds-1 posterior to glp-1. Ds-2 on the anterior part of OC, at 0.17 of OC total length and situated between two corneae. Posterior margin of AD and anterior margin of PD truncate. OC with two large corneae (
<figureCitation id="35D92A74500EFF8FFC3F4E3FFBABF8EE" box="[948,1036,1873,1899]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[152,255,1856,1880]" captionTargetBox="[206,1377,180,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-23@8.[206,1382,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Atelopsalis mediterranea sp. nov.: Line art illustrations of female (A–C, E–N) (FDHAL-24/87) and male (D) (FDHAL-24/89) A Idiosoma, dorsal view B Idiosoma, ventral view C Right ocular plate D Idiosoma, ventral view E Gnathosoma, dorsal view F Gnathosoma, ventral view G Leg I, dorso-lateral view H Leg II, medial view I Leg III, medial view J Leg IV, medial view K Tarsus I, lateral view L Tarsus II, lateral view M Tarsus III, medial view N Tarsus IV, lateral view. Scale bars: 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14033580" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14033580/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="267">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
), large areolae and gland pores. OC posteriorly extending beyond the insertion of leg III. Ds-3 on the cuticular membranous between AD and PD. PD with two costae and one alveolus pore wide, middle of PD with reticulate and each mesh subdivided. Ds-4 at 0.22 and ds-5 at 0.58 of PD total length. Adanal setae on anal cone. All ventral plates separate (
<figureCitation id="35D92A74500EFF8FFB2A4ED3FA8DF852" box="[1185,1322,1981,2007]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[152,255,1856,1880]" captionTargetBox="[206,1377,180,1826]" captionTargetId="figure-23@8.[206,1382,179,1830]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Atelopsalis mediterranea sp. nov.: Line art illustrations of female (A–C, E–N) (FDHAL-24/87) and male (D) (FDHAL-24/89) A Idiosoma, dorsal view B Idiosoma, ventral view C Right ocular plate D Idiosoma, ventral view E Gnathosoma, dorsal view F Gnathosoma, ventral view G Leg I, dorso-lateral view H Leg II, medial view I Leg III, medial view J Leg IV, medial view K Tarsus I, lateral view L Tarsus II, lateral view M Tarsus III, medial view N Tarsus IV, lateral view. Scale bars: 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14033580" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14033580/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="267">Figs. 4B, D</figureCitation>
). Anterior epimeral plate with three pairs of setae, one pair on the second coxal long (40). There are two porose areolae with rosetta pores and a few single pore near epimeral vesicles (22). Posterior epimeral plates with one dorsal and three ventral setae and three porose areolae with rosetta pores. GA has three pairs of pgs and one pair of anterior sgs. GA anteriorly truncated. Distance between GO and GA is 63.
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Measurements for 
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(in micrometers).
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Length
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Length
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Length Width
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<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD8748AAFDF0FE5F" box="[524,599,452,474]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">215</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F48AAFD47FE5F" box="[676,736,452,474]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">115</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB748AAFC37FE5F" box="[828,912,452,474]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">202–204</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC5048AAFB88FE5F" box="[987,1071,452,474]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">105–107</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF248AAFB3AFE5F" box="[1145,1181,452,474]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">188</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A48AAFAEAFE5F" box="[1297,1357,452,474]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">130</td>
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<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204885FE56FD84" box="[171,497,491,513]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">Gnathosoma</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874885FDF0FD84" box="[524,599,491,513]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">47</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4885FD47FD84" box="[676,736,491,513]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">33</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74885FC37FD84" box="[828,912,491,513]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">42–44</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504885FB88FD84" box="[987,1071,491,513]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">43–45</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24885FB3AFD84" box="[1145,1181,491,513]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">40</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4885FAEAFD84" box="[1297,1357,491,513]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">36</td>
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<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204B7CFE56FDAD" box="[171,497,530,552]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">AD</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874B7CFDF0FDAD" box="[524,599,530,552]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">83</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4B7CFD47FDAD" box="[676,736,530,552]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">67</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74B7CFC37FDAD" box="[828,912,530,552]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">77–80</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504B7CFB88FDAD" box="[987,1071,530,552]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">56–58</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24B7CFB3AFDAD" box="[1145,1181,530,552]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">70</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4B7CFAEAFDAD" box="[1297,1357,530,552]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">59</td>
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<tr id="13D234B3500F0076FF204B54FAEAFDD5" box="[171,1357,570,592]" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">
<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204B54FE56FDD5" box="[171,497,570,592]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">OC</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874B54FDF0FDD5" box="[524,599,570,592]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">60</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4B54FD47FDD5" box="[676,736,570,592]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">22</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74B54FC37FDD5" box="[828,912,570,592]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">63</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504B54FB88FDD5" box="[987,1071,570,592]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">15–17</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24B54FB3AFDD5" box="[1145,1181,570,592]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">33</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4B54FAEAFDD5" box="[1297,1357,570,592]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">16</td>
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<tr id="13D234B3500F0076FF204B0FFAEAFDF2" box="[171,1357,609,631]" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">
<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204B0FFE56FDF2" box="[171,497,609,631]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">PD</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874B0FFDF0FDF2" box="[524,599,609,631]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">115</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4B0FFD47FDF2" box="[676,736,609,631]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">84</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74B0FFC37FDF2" box="[828,912,609,631]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">111–113</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504B0FFB88FDF2" box="[987,1071,609,631]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">74–76</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24B0FFB3AFDF2" box="[1145,1181,609,631]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">93</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4B0FFAEAFDF2" box="[1297,1357,609,631]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">70</td>
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<tr id="13D234B3500F0076FF204BE6FAEAFD1B" box="[171,1357,648,670]" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">
<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204BE6FE56FD1B" box="[171,497,648,670]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">AE</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874BE6FDF0FD1B" box="[524,599,648,670]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">76</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4BE6FD47FD1B" box="[676,736,648,670]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">120</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74BE6FC37FD1B" box="[828,912,648,670]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">67–70</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504BE6FB88FD1B" box="[987,1071,648,670]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">100–102</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24BE6FB3AFD1B" box="[1145,1181,648,670]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">70</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4BE6FAEAFD1B" box="[1297,1357,648,670]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">116</td>
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<tr id="13D234B3500F0076FF204BDEFAEAFD43" box="[171,1357,688,710]" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">
<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204BDEFE56FD43" box="[171,497,688,710]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">PE</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874BDEFDF0FD43" box="[524,599,688,710]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">107</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4BDEFD47FD43" box="[676,736,688,710]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">37</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74BDEFC37FD43" box="[828,912,688,710]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">90–92</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504BDEFB88FD43" box="[987,1071,688,710]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">22</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24BDEFB3AFD43" box="[1145,1181,688,710]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">83</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4BDEFAEAFD43" box="[1297,1357,688,710]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">26</td>
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<tr id="13D234B3500F0076FF204BB9FAEAFD68" box="[171,1357,727,749]" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">
<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204BB9FE56FD68" box="[171,497,727,749]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">GA</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874BB9FDF0FD68" box="[524,599,727,749]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">110</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4BB9FD47FD68" box="[676,736,727,749]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">80</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74BB9FC37FD68" box="[828,912,727,749]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">103, 104</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504BB9FB88FD68" box="[987,1071,727,749]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">77</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FBF24BB9FB3AFD68" box="[1145,1181,727,749]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">50</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4BB9FAEAFD68" box="[1297,1357,727,749]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">50</td>
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<th id="50035DCF500F0076FF204B90FE56FC91" box="[171,497,766,788]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">GO</th>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD874B90FDF0FC91" box="[524,599,766,788]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">38</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FD2F4B90FD47FC91" box="[676,736,766,788]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">23</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FCB74B90FC37FC91" box="[828,912,766,788]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">31</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FC504B90FB88FC91" box="[987,1071,766,788]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">24</td>
<td id="50035DCF500F0076FA9A4B90FAEAFC91" box="[1297,1357,766,788]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">-</td>
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Gnathosoma short, as long as 0.34 times of the gnathosoma length (
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). Rostrum triangular. Ventral gnathosomal base with a pair of porose areolae which have 8–10 large alveolous with modified rosetta pores surrounded by canaliculi. Basal pair of maxillary setae long, apical pair of setae short. Palps slender, three segmented. P1 4, P2 11, P3 5. P1 and P2 without setae. P3 with 1 basal seta, 1 apical setula and 2 apical spurs.
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Leg I (
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) longer and wider than the following legs. Leg chaetotaxy (
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) from trochanter to tarsus (solenidion and parambulacral setae excluded): leg I: 1, 2, 5, 4, 8, 6; leg II: 1, 2, 5, 4, 7, 4; leg III: 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4; leg IV: 0, 2, 3, 3, 5, 3. Telofemur I (
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) wide, with one spiniform lamella (see arrowhead) but no spines. Telofemur I and tibia I are almost equal in length. Tibiae I to IV with 0, 2, 1, 1 bipectinate setae. Tibia I with two spines (
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). Tibia II (
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) with posterior medial spine (see arrowhead). Tarsus I (
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) with 3 dorsal setae, dorsolateral solenidion (6 long) and famulus, 3 ventral setae and pair of parambulacral setae. Tarsus II (
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) with one ventral, three dorsal and a pair of parambulacral setae. Solenidion on tarsus II is situated dorsolaterally and 13. Tarsi III (
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) and tarsi IV (
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) with 4 and 3 dorsal setae, respectively, but no ventral setae and pair of parambulacral setae. Tarsi I–IV with two lateral claws and one median claw. Lateral claws with accessory process, lateral claws of legs II–IV with pecten.
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE3500FFF8EFF4C4C0EFEAEFAFE" bold="true" box="[199,265,1376,1403]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">Male.</emphasis>
Male is similar to female except for the genital plate and much longer setae on AE and PE (
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). GO surrounded by 10 pgs and four pairs of sgs are present, only anterior two of them arising from alveolus. GO 32 long, 23 wide. Distance between edges of GA and GO 47, equalling 0.63 of GO length. Spermatopositor 55 long, 38 wide, extending beyond GO and but not reaching anterior margin of GA.
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE3500FFF8EFF4C4C9EFEC4F98E" bold="true" box="[199,355,1520,1547]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="268">Deutonymph.</emphasis>
Dorsal and ventral plates and porose areolae on plates less developed than adults (
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). OC posteriorly not extending to level of leg III insertions. GA is rounded with four pgs. Ventral gnathosomal base with a pair of alveolous porose areola, each has seven alveolous with modified rosetta pores surrounded by canaliculi. Tectum truncate. Rostrum triangular, extending beyond P-2. Rostral setae at tip of rostrum (
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). Leg chaetotaxy (
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to L) from trochanter to tarsus (bipectinated setae between parentheses, parambulacral setae and solenidia excluded): leg I: 1, 2, 4, 4, 7, 4; leg II: 1, 2, 3, 3, 7(1), 5; leg III: 0, 1, 3, 3, 4, 4; leg IV: 0, 0, 1, 1, 3, 3. Tibiae II to IV with 0, 1, 1, 1 bipectinate setae, respectively.
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35000FF81FF134E2EFEB9F8DD" bold="true" box="[152,286,1856,1880]" pageId="8" pageNumber="269">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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ov.: Line art illustrations of female 
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(FDHAL-24/87) and male 
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(FDHAL-24/89) 
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Idiosoma, dorsal view 
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Idiosoma, ventral view 
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Right ocular plate 
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Idiosoma, ventral view 
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Gnathosoma, dorsal view 
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Gnathosoma, ventral view 
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Leg I, dorso-lateral view 
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Leg II, medial view 
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Leg III, medial view 
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Leg IV, medial view 
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Tarsus I, lateral view 
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Tarsus II, lateral view 
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Tarsus III, medial view 
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Tarsus IV, lateral view. Scale bars: 50 µm.
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35001FF80FF134E75FEBFF8B1" bold="true" box="[152,280,1819,1844]" pageId="9" pageNumber="270">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
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ov.: Line art illustrations of female 
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(FDHAL-24/87) and deutonymph 
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(FDHAL-24/91) 
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Genua I, ventral view 
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Telofemur I, dorsal view 
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Tibia I, ventral view 
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Tibia II, ventral view 
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Tibia III, ventral view 
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Idiosoma, dorsal view 
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Idiosoma, ventral view 
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Gnathosoma, ventral view 
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Leg I, medial view 
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35001FF80FACE4E0AFAF5F8F9" bold="true" box="[1349,1362,1892,1916]" pageId="9" pageNumber="270">J</emphasis>
Leg II, medial view 
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35001FF80FE914EE6FE89F825" bold="true" box="[282,302,1928,1952]" pageId="9" pageNumber="270">K</emphasis>
Leg III, medial view. Scale bars: 50 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="E5F8657A5002FF83FF4C49D5FD25FAB4" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="AD5D36F15002FF83FF4C49D5FEAEFD00" blockId="10.[151,1437,187,1329]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FF4C49D5FE9CFF50" bold="true" box="[199,315,187,213]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FECE49D5FE66FF50" box="[325,449,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Atelopsalis</emphasis>
Trouessart, 1896
</taxonomicName>
is a widely distributed genus, found from intertidal zone to abyssal depths and represented with eight species from all oceans (
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): 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FC5149B1FB41FF7C" authority="Bartsch 1973" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1973" box="[986,1254,223,249]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="newelli">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FC5149B1FBEDFF7C" box="[986,1098,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. newelli</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FBDA49B1FB41FF7C" author="Bartsch, I." box="[1105,1254,223,249]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="51 - 78" refId="ref7722" refString="Bartsch, I. (1973) Halacaridae (Acari) von der Josephinebank und der grossen Meteorbank aus dem ostlichen Nordatlantik. II. Die Halacaridae aus den Bodengreiferproben. Meteor Forschungs-Ergebnisse, Reihe D, 15, 51 - 78." type="journal article" year="1973">Bartsch 1973</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FA9749B1FA3BFF7D" box="[1308,1436,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. tricuspis</emphasis>
Trouessart, 1896
</taxonomicName>
from Josephine Seamount (North Eastern Atlantic) (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FC2F486DFBE3FE98" author="Bartsch, I." box="[932,1092,259,285]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="51 - 78" refId="ref7722" refString="Bartsch, I. (1973) Halacaridae (Acari) von der Josephinebank und der grossen Meteorbank aus dem ostlichen Nordatlantik. II. Die Halacaridae aus den Bodengreiferproben. Meteor Forschungs-Ergebnisse, Reihe D, 15, 51 - 78." type="journal article" year="1973">Bartsch, 1973</bibRefCitation>
), 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FBD2486DFAF9FE98" authority="Bartsch, 1977" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1977" box="[1113,1374,259,285]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aliger">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FBD2486DFB1CFE98" box="[1113,1211,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. aliger</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FB48486DFAF9FE98" author="Bartsch, I." box="[1219,1374,259,285]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="1 - 108" refId="ref7765" refString="Bartsch, I. (1977) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XX. Halacaridae (Acari). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 65, 1 - 108." type="journal article" year="1977">Bartsch, 1977</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from Galapagos Islands (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FEE54849FDA1FEC4" author="Bartsch, I." box="[366,518,295,321]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="1 - 108" refId="ref7765" refString="Bartsch, I. (1977) Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XX. Halacaridae (Acari). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 65, 1 - 108." type="journal article" year="1977">Bartsch 1977</bibRefCitation>
), 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FD934849FCBEFEC4" authority="Bartsch, 1982" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1982" box="[536,793,295,321]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ridens">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FD934849FDDCFEC4" box="[536,635,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. ridens</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FD0B4849FCBEFEC4" author="Bartsch, I." box="[640,793,295,321]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="435 - 457" refId="ref7794" refString="Bartsch, I. (1982) Weitere Halacaridae (Acari) aus dem Kanal von Mocambique. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 23, 435 - 457." type="journal article" year="1982">Bartsch, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FCD14849FC49FEC4" box="[858,1006,295,321]" name="Mozambique" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
(West Indian Tropical) (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FB734849FA37FEC4" author="Bartsch, I." box="[1272,1424,295,321]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="435 - 457" refId="ref7794" refString="Bartsch, I. (1982) Weitere Halacaridae (Acari) aus dem Kanal von Mocambique. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 23, 435 - 457." type="journal article" year="1982">Bartsch 1982</bibRefCitation>
), 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FF1C4825FE14FEE0" authority="Bartsch, 1985" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1985" box="[151,435,330,357]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pacifica">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FF1C4825FEB7FEE0" box="[151,272,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FE9C4825FE14FEE0" author="Bartsch, I." box="[279,435,330,357]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="269 - 277" refId="ref7858" refString="Bartsch, I. (1985) Zur Halacaridenfauna (Halacaridae, Acari) der Philippinen. Beschreibung von drei neuen Arten. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 82, 269 - 277." type="journal article" year="1985">Bartsch, 1985</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from Mactan Island, 
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FD2E4825FC84FEE0" box="[677,803,331,357]" name="Philippines" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Philippines</collectingCountry>
(southwestern 
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FC474825FB92FEE0" box="[972,1077,331,357]" name="Australia" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Australia</collectingCountry>
) (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FBC04825FB43FEE0" author="Bartsch, I." box="[1099,1252,330,357]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="269 - 277" refId="ref7858" refString="Bartsch, I. (1985) Zur Halacaridenfauna (Halacaridae, Acari) der Philippinen. Beschreibung von drei neuen Arten. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 82, 269 - 277." type="journal article" year="1985">Bartsch 1985</bibRefCitation>
), 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FB734825FE91FE0C" authority="Bartsch, 2002" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="2002" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="meteorensis">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FB734825FA3AFEE1" box="[1272,1437,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. meteorensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FF1C4801FE91FE0C" author="Bartsch, I." box="[151,310,367,393]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="29 - 45" refId="ref7896" refString="Bartsch, I. (2002) Halacarids from the Great Meteor Seamount (Northeastern Atlantic). Description of new species of Agauopsis, Atelopsalis and Halacarus and redescription of H. spiniger Bartsch (Arachnida: Acari: Halacaridae). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 99, 29 - 45." type="journal article" year="2002">Bartsch, 2002</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from Great Meteor Seamount (North Eastern Atlantic) (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FC494801FBFAFE0C" author="Bartsch, I." box="[962,1117,367,393]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="29 - 45" refId="ref7896" refString="Bartsch, I. (2002) Halacarids from the Great Meteor Seamount (Northeastern Atlantic). Description of new species of Agauopsis, Atelopsalis and Halacarus and redescription of H. spiniger Bartsch (Arachnida: Acari: Halacaridae). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 99, 29 - 45." type="journal article" year="2002">Bartsch 2002</bibRefCitation>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FB2A4801FEBAFE28" authority="Pepato &amp; Tiago, 2004" authorityName="Pepato &amp; Tiago" authorityYear="2004" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="atlantica">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FB2A4801FA80FE0C" box="[1185,1319,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. atlantica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FABB4801FEBAFE28" author="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G." pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="145 - 148" refId="ref8914" refString="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G. (2004) Atelopsalis atlantica sp. n., a new species of halacarid mites from the south-eastern Brazilian coast (Acari, Halacaridae). Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 10, 145 - 148." type="journal article" year="2004">Pepato &amp; Tiago, 2004</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FED448FDFE04FE28" box="[351,419,403,429]" name="Brazil" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FE3A48FDFD05FE28" author="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G." box="[433,674,403,429]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="145 - 148" refId="ref8914" refString="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G. (2004) Atelopsalis atlantica sp. n., a new species of halacarid mites from the south-eastern Brazilian coast (Acari, Halacaridae). Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 10, 145 - 148." type="journal article" year="2004">Pepato &amp; Tiago 2004</bibRefCitation>
) and 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FD5548FDFB51FE28" authority="Chatterjee, Pesic &amp; De Troch, 2009" authorityName="Chatterjee, Pesic &amp; De Troch" authorityYear="2009" box="[734,1270,403,429]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="zanzibari">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FD5548FDFCC3FE28" box="[734,868,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. zanzibari</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FCE048FDFB51FE28" author="Chatterjee, T. &amp; Pesic, V. &amp; De Troch, M." box="[875,1270,403,429]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="193 - 197" refId="ref8212" refString="Chatterjee, T., Pesic, V. &amp; De Troch, M. (2009) A new species of the genus Atelopsalis (Acari, Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cahiers De Biologie Marine, 50 (2), 193 - 197." type="journal article" year="2009">Chatterjee, Pesic &amp; De Troch, 2009</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
from 
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FAB248FDFA3AFE28" box="[1337,1437,403,429]" name="Tanzania" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Zanzibar</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingCountry id="D5F576615002FF83FF1448D9FEA0FE54" box="[159,263,439,465]" name="Tanzania" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
) (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FE9448D9FDB9FE54" author="Chatterjee, T. &amp; Pesic, V. &amp; De Troch, M." box="[287,542,439,465]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="193 - 197" refId="ref8212" refString="Chatterjee, T., Pesic, V. &amp; De Troch, M. (2009) A new species of the genus Atelopsalis (Acari, Halacaridae) from Zanzibar, Tanzania. Cahiers De Biologie Marine, 50 (2), 193 - 197." type="journal article" year="2009">
Chatterjee 
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE1548D9FE76FE54" box="[414,465,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">et al</emphasis>
. 2009
</bibRefCitation>
). The genus is recognized by small-sized idiosoma, well-developed idiosomal plates, alveolous pores on anterior dorsal plate, large epimeral vesicles on anterior epimeral plate, three segmented palps and enlarged and armoured leg I with spine like projection (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FC0B4891FBF5FD9C" author="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G." box="[896,1106,511,537]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="145 - 148" refId="ref8914" refString="Pepato, A. &amp; Tiago, C. G. (2004) Atelopsalis atlantica sp. n., a new species of halacarid mites from the south-eastern Brazilian coast (Acari, Halacaridae). Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 10, 145 - 148." type="journal article" year="2004">
Pepato 
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FC5D4891FBAFFD9C" box="[982,1032,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">et al</emphasis>
. 2004
</bibRefCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FBD54891FB5FFD9C" author="Bartsch, I." box="[1118,1272,511,537]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="1 - 104" refId="ref8002" refString="Bartsch, I. (2006) Halacaroidea (Acari): a guide to marine genera. Organisms, Diversity &amp; Evolution, 6 (Electronic Supplement 6) 1 - 104. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. ode. 2005.07.001" type="journal article" year="2006">Bartsch 2006</bibRefCitation>
). 
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FA874891FE9EFDB8" author="Durucan, F. &amp; Boyaci, Y. O." pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="10 - 13" refId="ref8639" refString="Durucan, F. &amp; Boyaci, Y. O. (2017) First record of the genus Atelopsalis (Acari: Halacaridae) from Turkey. Natural and Engineering Sciences, 2 (3), 10 - 13. https: // doi. org / 10.28978 / nesciences. 348327" type="journal article" year="2017">Durucan and Boyaci (2017)</bibRefCitation>
reported this species under the name of 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FD744B4DFB27FDB8" authority="Bartsch, 1985" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1985" box="[767,1152,546,573]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pacifica">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FD744B4DFC7AFDB8" box="[767,989,547,573]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Atelopsalis pacifica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FC6F4B4DFB27FDB8" author="Bartsch, I." box="[996,1152,546,573]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="269 - 277" refId="ref7858" refString="Bartsch, I. (1985) Zur Halacaridenfauna (Halacaridae, Acari) der Philippinen. Beschreibung von drei neuen Arten. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut, 82, 269 - 277." type="journal article" year="1985">Bartsch, 1985</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
for the Turkish halacarid fauna, but after careful re-examination, the present identified this species as 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FC744B29FABDFDE4" box="[1023,1306,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Atelopsalis mediterranea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FAA84B29FAD9FDE4" bold="true" box="[1315,1406,583,609]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="84A557985002FF83FAA84B29FAD9FDE4" box="[1315,1406,583,609]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in this study.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AD5D36F15002FF83FF4C4BE1FDE6FC68" blockId="10.[151,1437,187,1329]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
At a first glance, the new species, 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FDC54BE1FCCEFD2C" authorityName="Durucan" authorityYear="2024" box="[590,873,655,681]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mediterranea" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FDC54BE1FCCEFD2C" box="[590,873,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">Atelopsalis mediterranea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FCFA4BE1FC74FD2C" bold="true" box="[881,979,655,681]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="84A557985002FF83FCFA4BE1FC6AFD2C" box="[881,973,655,681]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
</emphasis>
is similar to 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FBE24BE1FB44FD2C" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1985" box="[1129,1251,655,681]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pacifica">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FBE24BE1FB44FD2C" box="[1129,1251,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FA974BE1FA3BFD2D" authorityName="Trouessart" authorityYear="1896" box="[1308,1436,655,681]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tricuspis">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FA974BE1FA3BFD2D" box="[1308,1436,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. tricuspis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
due to similar raised areolae on idiosoma dorsal, ventral and gnathosoma ventral, rosetta pores wides on AD and PD (
<bibRefCitation id="C9734B005002FF83FF474BB9FECFFD74" author="Bartsch, I." box="[204,360,727,753]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" pagination="51 - 78" refId="ref7722" refString="Bartsch, I. (1973) Halacaridae (Acari) von der Josephinebank und der grossen Meteorbank aus dem ostlichen Nordatlantik. II. Die Halacaridae aus den Bodengreiferproben. Meteor Forschungs-Ergebnisse, Reihe D, 15, 51 - 78." type="journal article" year="1973">Bartsch 1973</bibRefCitation>
). However, 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FE784BB9FD0CFD74" authorityName="Durucan" authorityYear="2024" box="[499,683,727,753]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mediterranea" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE784BB9FD0CFD74" box="[499,683,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. mediterranea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FD3F4BB9FCA8FD74" bold="true" box="[692,783,727,753]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="84A557985002FF83FD3F4BB9FCA8FD74" box="[692,783,727,753]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
clearly differs from both species by having much longer setae especially on OC, AE, PE and leg I and II (see arrowheads on 
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). Solenidion II (14) (
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) is also clearly much longer than 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE374A71FD90FCBC" box="[444,567,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FDFA4A71FD55FCBD" box="[625,754,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. tricuspis</emphasis>
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. There are also disparities between 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FB054A71FAAEFCBC" box="[1166,1289,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
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and the new species, according to 
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, there is a single pore on AE at the level of the epimeral vesicles in 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FAA84A2DFA3BFCD8" box="[1315,1436,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
while there are 5–10 pores on AE at the level of the epimeral vesicles in the new species, the frontal process are not extending anteriorly in the new species both adults and deutonymph while this frontal process clearly extending anteriorly in 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FEA34AC1FE05FC4C" box="[296,418,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The new species has one spiniform lamella on telofemur I (
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), while two spiniform lamellae on telofemur I in 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE4A4ABDFD9DFC68" box="[449,570,979,1005]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. pacifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AD5D36F15002FF83FF4C4A99FD25FAB4" blockId="10.[151,1437,187,1329]" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">
The new species is distinguished from 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FD014A99FCB7FB94" box="[650,784,1015,1041]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. atlantica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by having larger areolae on OC, shorter frontal process, narrower costae on AD and PD, less number of areolae between epimera I and II and posterior part of AE. 
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<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FA0F4D75FF58FBDC" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. zanzibari</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be easily distinguished from any species of the genus having four costae on PD and 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FB634D51FAEAFBDC" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1982" box="[1256,1357,1087,1113]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ridens">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FB634D51FAEAFBDC" box="[1256,1357,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. ridens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FA0F4D51FF4FFBF8" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1973" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="newelli">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FA0F4D51FF4FFBF8" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. newelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has no costae on PD of the genus, while the new species has a pair of costae on PD. 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FB234D0DFAEBFBF9" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="2002" box="[1192,1356,1123,1149]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="meteorensis">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FB234D0DFAEBFBF9" box="[1192,1356,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. meteorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has no rosette pores on ventrolateral part of gnathosoma, while the present new species have rosetta pores on ventrolateral part of gnathosomal base. Additionally, posterior part of OC blunt in 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FC2A4DC5FBE2FB41" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="2002" box="[929,1093,1195,1221]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="meteorensis">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FC2A4DC5FBE2FB41" box="[929,1093,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. meteorensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
while OC tapering posteriorly in the new species. 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FEFE4DA1FE41FB6C" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1973" box="[373,486,1231,1257]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="newelli">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FEFE4DA1FE41FB6C" box="[373,486,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. newelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from the new species by lacking frontal process, cornea on OC and areolae on OC, AE, PE. 
<taxonomicName id="6AE24D725002FF83FE2C4D9DFDAEFA88" authorityName="Bartsch" authorityYear="1977" box="[423,521,1267,1293]" class="Arachnida" family="Halacaridae" genus="Atelopsalis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="271" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aliger">
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE2C4D9DFDAEFA88" box="[423,521,1267,1293]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">A. aliger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has no areolae near posterolateral area of AE, while the new species have areolae posterolateral of AE (Chattejee 
<emphasis id="9F96EAE35002FF83FE714C79FD95FAB4" box="[506,562,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="271">et al.</emphasis>
2009).
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