Androlaelaps azarae, Lareschi & Savchenko, 2021

Lareschi, Marcela & Savchenko, Ekaterina, 2021, Validation of the names of four species of laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) parasitic on sigmodontine rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae), Zootaxa 5072 (3), pp. 298-300 : 298-299

Androlaelaps azarae sp. nov.

Androlaelaps azarae Lareschi, 2020 : 100500, Figs 1–2, (unavailable name).

Androlaelaps azarae was described on the basis of the female, male and deutonymph. It may be recognised by the proximal seta on coxa I more than twice as long as the distal seta on coxa I in females, males and deutonymphs; adults with the distance j5–j5 similar to the distance j6–j6 and to half the distance z5–z5; and females with st3 less than 1.5 times length of st1. See Lareschi, 2020 for the full description.

Type material. HOLOTYPE: female (LTU 814-2) ex Akodon azarae, Estación Álzaga , Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º51´35.5”S, 59º58´20.5”W). PARATYPES: male ( LTU 814-6) ex Akodon azarae, Estación Álzaga , Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º51´35.5”S, 59º58´20.5”W); 7 females ex A. azarae ( LTU 813-1/2; LTU 814-1/3-4; LTU 815-1/2), Estación Álzaga, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º51´35.5”S, 59º58´20.5”W); 2 females ( PPA 647-1/2), ex A. azarae, Paso de Los Algarrobos, La Pampa Province, Argentina (36°40′59″S, 66°54′00″W); 8 males ex A. azarae ( LTU 768-1 and LTU 762-1), Arroyo de las Brusquitas y Ruta Provincial 11, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (38º 13.59´4”S, 57º 46´44.4”W); 1 male ex A. azarae ( LTU 816-1), Estación Álzaga, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º 51´35.5”S, 59º 58´20.5”W); 1 male ex A. azarae ( PPA 647-1) Paso de Los Algarrobos, La Pampa Province, Argentina (36°40′59″S y 66°54′00″W); 3 males ex A. azarae ( CG 669-1 and CG 658-1/2), Calle 143 y Diagonal 630, Arana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (35°0′25.28″S, 57°54′33.56″W); 1 deutonymphs ex A. azarae ( LTU 812-1), Estación Álzaga, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º51´35.5”S, 59º58´20.5”W); 1 deutonymphs ex A. azarae ( CG 674-1), Calle 143 y Diagonal 630 Arana, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (35°0′25.28″S, 57°54′33.56″W).

Etymology. The name of this species refers to its occurrence on rodent of A. azarae .

Type host. Akodon azarae Fischer ( Cricetidae : Sigmodontinae) ( LTU 814, field number).

Type locality. Estación Álzaga , Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (37º51´35.5”S, 59º58´20.5”W) .