Reticulolaelaps jilinensis ( Ma, 2004 ) Nemati & Khalili-Moghadam & Gwiazdowicz, 2019

Nemati, Alireza, Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan & Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J., 2019, A review of the genus Reticulolaelaps Costa and redescription of R. elsae (Joharchi, Babaeian & Jalalizand) comb. nov., Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (2), pp. 77-99 : 93-94

Note on Reticulolaelaps jilinensis ( Ma, 2004) comb. nov.

Pseudoparasitus jilinensis Ma, 2004: 18 .

Pseudoparasitus jilinensis .— Ren & Guo, 2008: 329.

This species was described from forest soil in Changchun city, Jilin Province, China ( Ma, 2004). It possesses a dorsal shield covering the whole dorsum and bearing 35 pairs of smooth setae, with presternal shields, sternal shield with anterior surface reticulated, concave posteriorly, bearing three pairs of setae and iv1–3. Setae St4 absent. Genitoventral shield expanded posterior to coxae IV bearing five pairs of setae including st5. Podal plate posterior to coxa IV enlarge, triangular with sharp posterior tip. Peritreme long with wide peritrematal shield free posteriorly. Epistome smooth or with irregular teeth anteriorly. The characters of corniculi and internal malae similar to species of Reticulolaelaps . In the original description there was no reference to membranous flaps. According to the above explanation, until precise checking of the type materials, we consider this species provisionally in Reticulolaelaps and it is not included in the key.