Lemurnyssus Fain, 1957

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Genus Lemurnyssus Fain, 1957

Lemurnyssus Fain 1957a: 470, 1959e: 11 , 1964c: 456.

Type species: Lemurnyssus galagoensis Fain, 1957 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. ADULTS. Idiosoma about 3 times as long as wide. Opisthogastric shields paired, strongly reduced. Tarsi III–IV with well developed pretarsi. Idiosomal setation (see Table 1): se, 1a, 3a, h2 all filiform; c2, g both alveoli; 4a microsetae; ps 3 in males present, microsetae; other setae absent. Leg setation (see Tables 2 and 3): all setae present. Setae d I–IV, cG I–II, mG I–II, vF I–II all filiform, setae d I–IV subequal or longer to respective tarsi; all other setae short spines. Female. Bursa copulatrix strongly thickened. Posterogynal fold without sclerites.

MALE. Aedeagus distinctly thickened.

Species included: type species only.

Host range and distribution. The single described species of this genus was recorded from the nasal passages of Galago moholi Smith ( Primates : Galagidae ) from tropical Africa ( Fain 1957a) (see Table 6).