Laelaspis
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Ordo: Mesostigmata
Familia: Laelapidae
Name
Laelaspis Berlese – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Laelaps (Laelaspis) Berlese 1903[1]: 13.
Type species
Laelaps astronomicus Koch, 1839, by original designation.
Diagnosis
See Joharchi et al. (2011)[2].
Notes on the genus
Laelaspis belongs to a group of genera of Laelapidae in which the genital shield of the female is greatly expanded, so that its posterior margin abuts the anal shield and its lateral margins extend outward behind coxae IV. The expanded genito-ventral shield in these genera captures at least two pairs of ventral setae in addition to the genital setae on the the extreme edges of the shield. Laelaspis is distinguished from Gymnolaelaps by its two-tined palp tarsal claw, the absence of pre-sternal shields, and the presence of two distinct Λ-shaped lines on the genital shield. Laelaspis differs from Pseudoparasitus because Pseudoparasitus has at least two pairs of setae on the surface of the genital shield, well separated from the edges of the shield, while all the genital setae of Laelaspis and Gymnolaelaps are on the extreme edges of the shield.
Taxon Treatment
- Joharchi, O; Jalaeian, M; Paktinat-Saeej, S; Ghafarian, A; 2012: A new species and new records of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari, Laelapidae) from Iran ZooKeys, 208: 17-25. doi
Other References
- ↑ Berlese A (1903) Diagnosi di alcuni nuove specie di Acari italiani, mirmecofili e liberi. Zoologischer Anzeiger 27: 12-28.
- ↑ Joharchi O, Halliday B, Saboori A, Kamali K (2011) New species and new records of mites of the family Laelapidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) associated with ants in Iran. Zootaxa 2972: 22-36.
