Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi & Halliday, 2012

Joharchi, Omid & Halliday, Bruce, 2020, Supplementary descriptions of thirteen species of soil mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (1), pp. 23-42 : 32

Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi & Halliday, 2012 ( Figs. 44–49 )

Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi & Halliday , in Joharchi et al., 2012: 2007 .

Material examined Holotype (ARS-20131018-5a) borrowed from JAZM.

Notes

Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi and Halliday, 2012 was described from Iran ( Joharchi et al. 2012) where it was found in nests of Tetramorium caespitum (L.) ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae ). Joharchi et al. (2012) did not provide any illustrations for legs, and in their illustration of the chelicera ( Joharchi et al. 2012, Fig. 2G ), the dentition is not clear. We have re-examined the holotype of this species, and herein provide additional figures to rectify this ( Figs. 44–49 ). Joharchi et al. (2012) stated that the tibia of the palp has 12 setae, but we now correct that to 14 setae.

Figures

Figures 44–49. DIC micrographs of Laelaspis pennatus Joharchi & Halliday, 2012 (female holotype) – 44. Dorsal idiosoma; 45. Ventral idiosoma; 46. Enlarged dorsal setae; 47. Subcapitulum; 48. Chelicera; 49. Legs III & IV in ventrolateral view.

Figures 1–6. DIC micrographs of Coleolaelaps costai Joharchi & Halliday, 2011 (female holotype) – 1. Dorsal idiosoma; 2. Ventral idiosoma; 3. Legs I & II in dorsal view; 4. Epistome; 5. Legs III & IV in dorsal view; 6. Peritrematal