Leptotrombidium shanghaense Wen and Lu, 1984

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139. Leptotrombidium shanghaense Wen and Lu, 1984

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) shanghaense Wen and Lu, 1984: 65 , fig. II-13; Li, Wang & Chen 1997: 171, fig. 2-1-91.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNB; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; PL/SB; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-8-6-6-4- 2; DS = 28; VS = 34; NDV = 62; Ip = 608–785; AW 58–71, PW 68–80, SB 29–35, ASB 25–28, PSB 10–13, SD 39, AP 18–21, AM 44–50, AL 35–43, PL 56–70, S 50–70, H 58–68, D min 45–50, D max 50–68, V min 21–30, V max 48– 58, pa 262, pm 248, pp 275.

Type data. China, from Apodemus agrarius (Pallas) .

Remarks. The species differs from L. allosetum in slightly longer AM and PL setae only and can be a variant of intraspecific variability within the latter.

Species group 6 (fD = 2H-8-6-6-4(6)-…, fPp = N/N/BNB)

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNB; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM> AL, rarely PL> AL> AM or AM> PL> AL; SB/PL, SB-PL or PL/SB; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-8-6-6-4(6)-…; DS = 24–43; VS = 22–50; NDV = 49–88; Ip = 571–1051; AW 50–95, PW 63–119, SB 23–47, ASB 19–42, PSB 8–25, SD 32–60, AP 18–38, AM 33–72, AL 27– 51, PL 37–84, S 39–85, H 37–73, D min 29–57, D max 33–69, V min 20–39, V max 22–61, pa 191–351, pm 168–333, pp 185–369. India, Malaysia, China (Yunnan Province, Fujian Province), and Japan.