Leptotrombidium sialkotense Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

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103. Leptotrombidium sialkotense Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) imphalum sialkotense Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 260 , pl. 15. Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) jishoum Wen, Li, Zhang and Liao, 1988: 107 , figs. 1, 2, syn. nov.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: AM ≥ PL> AL; SB/PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-8-6-6-6- 4; DS = 30–32; VS = 28–32; NDV = 60–64; Ip = 657–702; AW 60–65, PW 69–73, SB 28–31, ASB 26–29, PSB 12–14, SD 38–42, AP 26–28, AM 48–56, AL 36–40, PL 47–53, S 68–72, H 48–54, D min 37–41, D max 46–52, V min 29–33, V max 44–46, pa 232–242, pm 195–210, pp 228–250.

L. jishoum : fD = 2H-8-6-8-6-2; DS = 30–37; VS = 21–28; NDV = 54–64; Ip = 597–705; AW 56–65, PW 65– 74, SB 25–33, ASB 23–29, PSB 13–16, SD 40, AP 24–30, AM 46–53, AL 36–45, PL 47–53, S 60–74, H 46–53, D min 35–46, D max 45–53, V min 27–33, V max 40–49, pa 187–240, pm 177–212, pp 203–255.

Type data. Pakistan, Punjab Province, Sialkot District, from Suncus sp. ( L. sialkotense ); China, Hunan Province, from Apodemus agrarius (Pallas) ( L. jishoum ).

Remarks. fD of L. jishoum (2H-8-6-8-6-2) was also reported as a variant of fD for L. sialkotense (Vercammen- Grandjean & Langston 1976). Other characters are identical in these two species, therefore, I consider the former as a synonym of the latter.