Laelaptiella Womersley

Castilho, Raphael C., Silva, Edmilson S., De, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2016, Catalogue of the family Ologamasidae Ryke (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 4197 (1), pp. 1-147 : 17

Laelaptiella Womersley (6 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 2–3 and 2–6 teeth, respectively. Epistome convex and serrated or with an anteromedian extension wider at base, flanked by one pair of large anterolateral extensions, as long as anteromedian extension. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and posterior and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma elongate or suboval, 360–484 µm long and 180–344 µm wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused, forming holonotal shield. Dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate. Podonotal region of dorsum with 22–23 pairs of setae, of which 22–23 pairs on podonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield. Opisthonotal region with 19–21 pairs of setae, of which 19–21 pairs on opisthonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield. Seta j 1 not on prominent protuberance, as long as or shorter than r 3 and Z 5. Holonotal and ventrianal shields fused. Two pairs of presternal platelets present. Sternal shield not fused or fused only by a narrow strip to endopodal shield near coxa IV; seta st 3 mediad to imaginary line between st 1, st 2 and st 4. Opisthogaster without platelets between genital and ventrianal shields; with 7–8 pairs of setae on ventrianal shield and without setae on soft integument around ventrianal shield; post-anal seta longer than or as long as para-anal seta. Peritreme with straight or smoothly curved margins, extending anteriorly to level of coxa I. Peritrematal shield not fused posteriorly to exopodal shield near coxa IV. Exopodal shields near coxae II–III–III fused (divided at median level of coxa III in L. media ). With a pair of rounded metapodal platelets. All legs with pretarsi. Genua I, III and IV and tibia IV with 13, 9, 10 and 10 setae, respectively.