Mortelmansia Fain, 1959

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Genus Mortelmansia Fain, 1959

Mortelmansia Fain 1959e: 470 ; 1964c: 453.

Type species: Mortelmansia longus Fain, 1959 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. ADULTS. Idiosoma 3–4 times as long as wide. Tarsi III–IV with well developed pretarsi in females and with strongly reduced pretarsi in males. Idiosomal setation (see Table 1): setae ps3 absent in males; alveoli e1 and h1 present or absent; setae se, 1a, 3a, h2 all filiform; si, c2, 4a, g all alveoli or microsetae. Leg setation (see Tables 2 and 3): setae r III–IV and kT IV absent; setae d I–IV, cG I, mG I–II, vF I–II all filiform, setae d I–IV subequal or longer to respective tarsi; r I–II alveoli; all other setae short spines. Female. Bursa copulatrix narrow. Posterogynal fold with or without sclerites. Opisthogastric shield entire, distinctly developed.

MALE. Aedeagus narrow.

Species included: M. brevis , M. duboisi , M. longus .

Host range and distribution. Three known species of this genus have been collected from the nasal passages of South American primates ( Primates ) of the families Cebidae and Callitrichidae (see Table 6).