Leitneria Evans, 1957

Farahi, Sara, Shishehbor, Parviz & Nemati, Alireza, 2018, Some mesostigmatic mites (Acari: Parasitiformes) of Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, Persian Journal of Acarology 7 (4), pp. 323-344 : 327

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v7i4.38663
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4644756
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scientific name	Leitneria Evans, 1957
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Diagnosis

Leitneria genus bears small and fragmented platelets adjacent to the lateral margins of sternal shield alongside of anterior and posterior of coxae II ( Figs. 1 View Figure 1 , 2b View Figure 2 ). There is a depression at the posterior part of opisthogastric area (below anus) with ornamented decoration ( Fig. 1 View Figure 1 ). There are additional Zx setae between Z1 and Z2 on dorsal idiosoma ( Fig. 2a View Figure 2 ). Peritreme is wider at the beginning compared to its anterior part in Leitneria ( Fig. 2c View Figure 2 ), whereas in the genus Halolaelaps there are large and triangular plates on posterolateral of sternal shield, lacking extra Zx setae and peritreme becomes wider at anterior part.

References

Evans, G. O. (1957) An introduction to the British Mesostigmata (Acarina) with keys to families and genera. Journal of Linnean Society of London, Zoology, 43 (291): 203 - 259.