Ulyxes telemachus ( Domrow, 1964 ) Shaw, 2014

Shaw, Matthew D., 2014, Ulyxes, a new Australopapuan mite genus associated with arboreal nests (Acari: Laelapidae), Zootaxa 3878 (3), pp. 261-290 : 282-283

Ulyxes telemachus ( Domrow, 1964) new combination

( Figs 43–46 )

Haemolaelaps telemachus Domrow, 1964: 160 .

Haemolaelaps telemachus . — Beveridge & Barker, 1976; 1977: 198; 1988: 832; Lorch et al., 2007: 171.

Androlaelaps telemachus . — Halliday, 1998: 123.

Remarks. Ulyxes telemachus is found on the small carnivorous marsupials Antechinus stuartii sensu stricto and A. flavipes . These hosts are excellent climbers and they nest in cavities, typically in trees although they will use fallen logs too. U. telemachus appears to be strongly modified for host association having short legs, an almost glabrous dorsum, minute dorsal setae, and short leg setae. For feeding, its tiny cheliceral digits are probably used to take fluid directly from its host.

Figures

FIGURES 43–46. Ulyxes telemachus ex Antechinus stuartii, Kioloa, NSW. 43, female hypostomal area of gnathosoma, note broadened trochanteral setae (pointers), scale = 10 µm; 44, female habitus, dorsal view, note prominent gland pores (gd), scale = 100 µm; 45, female venter, scale = 100 µm; 46, male venter, scale = 100 µm.