Pachylaelaps similis Mašán & Halliday, new name

Pachylaelaps reticulata Hafez & Nasr, 1982: 4 . Type locality: Egypt. Junior primary homonym.

not Pachylaelaps (Onchodellus) reticulatus Berlese, 1904: 452 .

Notes. This species appears to be similar to Onchodellus . However the description states that it has three strong spurs on tarsus II. We cannot place it in any genus until that observation is confirmed.