Lepidocunaxoides Kalúz & Ermilov, 2019

Kalúz, Stanislav & Ermilov, Sergey G., 2019, A new genus of Pulaeini (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) from South-East Asia, Zootaxa 4619 (2), pp. 382-390 : 383

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4619.2.12
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:BBD44CBE-C380-452A-BE93-BAB42697AE26
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treatment provided by	Plazi (2019-06-19 03:59:24, last updated 2019-09-25 22:22:49)
scientific name	Lepidocunaxoides Kalúz & Ermilov
status	gen. nov.

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Genus Lepidocunaxoides Kalúz & Ermilov , gen. nov.

Type species: Lepidocunaxoides robustus Kalúz & Ermilov , sp. nov.

Taxonomy. The general characters for the genus Lepidocunaxoides gen. nov. within the tribe Pulaeini are: Palp femurogenu with 6 setae; palp tibiotarsus with 5 setae; setal formula for telofemora 5-5-4-3 sts; cheliceral setae present; setae f 2 absent. Unique features for this new genus that distinguish it from other genera of Pulaeini include: sternal plate separated from coxae III–IV by paired ventrolateral plates resembling wings of butterfly, three paired platelets around the genital plates, and basifemora I–IV setal formula 3-5-3-2.