Leptotrombidium turdicola Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

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301. Leptotrombidium turdicola Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) turdicola Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 330 , pl. 51.

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) muntiaci Xiang and Wen, 1984d: 238 , fig. III-42, syn. nov.; Li, Wang & Chen 1997: 152, fig. 2-1-67.

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) suense Wen, 1984g: 67 , fig. II-14, syn. nov.; Li, Wang & Chen 1997: 178, fig. 2-1-102.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL = AM> AL; SB/PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-10-10- 10-8-6-4; DS = 50; VS = 36; NDV = 86; Ip = 800–825; AW 68–72, PW 77–84, SB 30–32, ASB 31–33, PSB 14– 16, SD 45–48, AP 30–33, AM 62–66, AL 49–54, PL 60–67, S 88–94, H 62–64, D min 43–47, D max 55–60, V min 36– 38, V max 50–52, pa 273–283, pm 235–247, pp 287–295.

L. muntiaci : fD = 2H-10-[9-2]-11-8-4-4; DS = 50; VS = 36; NDV = 86; Ip = 791–859; AW 68–74, PW 79–90, SB 29–33, ASB 30–34, PSB 15–17, SD 47, AP 29–33, AM 53–64, AL 42–54, PL 51–64, S 80–86, H 53–64, D min 38–43, D max 45–55, V min 26–35, V max 38–43, pa 263–293, pm 240–255, pp 288–313.

L. suense : fD = 2H-10-10-10-8-2-2; DS = 44; VS = 50; NDV = 94; Ip = 728–824; AW 68–79, PW 78–88, SB 26–33, ASB 25–33, PSB 14–20, SD 46, AP 27–31, AM 58–68, AL 43–56, PL 56–73, S 66–87, H 61–73, D min 39– 53, D max 53–63, V min 25–35, V max 48–60, pa 242, pm 235, pp 284.

Type data. Malaysia, Pahang State, from Turdus obscurus Gmelin ( L. turdicola ); China, Yunnan Province, from Muntiacus sp. ( L. muntiaci ); China, Shanghai, from Apodemus agrarius (Pallas) ( L. suense ).

Remarks. Differences of L. muntiaci and L. suense from L. turdicola are not evident. Descriptions of these forms do not allow their discrimination. Therefore, I consider L. muntiaci and L. suense as synonyms of L. turdicola .