Gaeolaelaps mirzakhaniae, Khalesi & Kazemi, 2018

Khalesi, Talat & Kazemi, Shahrooz, 2018, A new species and new record of Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, Acarologia 58 (3), pp. 628-639 : 629

Gaeolaelaps mirzakhaniae n. sp. Kazemi & Khalesi

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Diagnosis (adult female and male) — Dorsal shield partly covering dorsal idiosoma, narrowing from level of setae r3 to that of gland pore gd9, then sharply tapering until a rounded posterior end, shield bearing 39 pairs of setae, including px2-3, and seven pairs of gland pores (gd1-2, gd4-5, gd6, gd8-9), shield reticulated posterior to level of setae j6-s5. Adult female sternal shield longer than broad, shield smooth medially, reticulate laterally, gv1 present near posterior margin of shield. Peritremes long, anteriorly reaching to mid-level of coxae I. Palp tarsal claw two-tined. Deutosternal groove with four anterior rows of denticles wider than two posterior rows. Cribrum with anteriormost rows of spicules extending to anterior level of para-anal setae. Male with holoventral shield; spermatodactyl short and apically curved dorsally; male also differs from female by its dorsal shield posteriorly relatively broader than that of female (relative width at level of r3/gd 9 in male=1.8, in female=2); internal malae (lateral projections absent).