Holostaspis confusa Foà, 1900: 137

Özbek, Hasan Hüseyin, Doğan, Salih & Bal, Durmuş Ali, 2015, The genus Glyptholaspis Filipponi & Pegazzano (Acari: Macrochelidae) of Kelkit Valley (Turkey), with first description of male of the species G. saprophila Mašán, Turkish Journal of Zoology 39 (1), pp. 119-125 : 119

Holostaspis confusa Foà, 1900: 137 .

Specimens examined: 12 females, Turkey, Giresun, Çamoluk , 40°08′07″N, 38°48′37″E, alt. 1066 m, 24 November 2007, from litter under Juniperus sp .; 10 females, Turkey, Tokat, Erbaa-Taşova , 40°43′51″N, 36°23′37″E, alt. 210 m, 9 November 2008, from decaying grass ; 15 females and 3 males, Turkey, Gümüşhane; 40°16′31″N, 39°′37′20″E, alt. 1880 m, 16 November 2008, from litter under Astragalus sp .

Diagnosis

Female: Dorsal shield 1170–1290 long, 690–770 wide at the level of setae r4, shield having 28 pairs of setae and 1–2 unpaired setae between j6 and J2; dorsal setae j6, z5, z6, J5, and J2 distally denticles, other setae pilose; z1 shorter than j1; posterior margin of dorsal shield between setae Z5 with 5 distinct outgrowths; setae Z5 longer than