Promacrolaelaps propomacrus Joharchi et al., 2013

Joharchi, Omid & Halliday, Bruce, 2020, Supplementary descriptions of thirteen species of soil mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), Persian Journal of Acarology 9 (1), pp. 23-42 : 37-40

Promacrolaelaps propomacrus Joharchi et al., 2013 ( Figs. 63–67 )

Promacrolaelaps propomacrus Joharchi, Halliday & Beyzavi, 2013: 380 .

Material examined

Holotype borrowed from YIAU and three paratypes (ARS-20191222-4b, c and d) borrowed from JAZM.

holotype) – 52. Dorsal idiosoma; 53. Ventral idiosoma.

Figures 54–62. DIC micrographs of Myrmozercon karajensis Joharchi, Halliday, Saboori & Kamali, 2011 (female holotype) – 54. Dorsal idiosoma; 55. Ventral idiosoma; 56. Sternal shield; 57. Posterior of dorsal shield and postanal seta; 58. Palp in dorsal view, showing spinelike pd of palpfemur; 59. Leg I (trochanter-genu) in dorsal view; 60. Leg II (femur-tibia) in dorsal view; 61. Leg III (femur-tibia) in dorsal view; 62. Leg IV (femur-tibia) in dorsal-lateral view.

Notes

Promacrolaelaps propomacrus was described from Iran ( Joharchi et al. 2013) where it was found on the adult of Propomacrus bimucronatus (Pallas) ( Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae ). Nemati et al. (2018) placed this specie in Hypoaspis . Joharchi et al. (2019) returned it to Promacrolaelaps and fully compared this genus with other morphologically similar hypoaspidine genera associated with scarab beetles. We now supplement the original description with photomicrographs of the dorsal shield ( Fig. 63 ), ventral idiosoma ( Fig. 64 ), legs ( Figs. 65–66 ) and peritreme ( Fig. 67 ). Joharchi et al. (2013) stated that the tibia of the palp has 12 setae, but we now correct that to 14 setae. The holotype has been transferred from YIAU to JAZM (slide number ARS-20191222-4a) to make it more accessible.

Figures

Figures 63–67. DIC micrographs of Promacrolaelaps propomacrus Joharchi, Halliday & Beyzavi, 2013 (female holotype) – 63. Dorsal idiosoma; 64. Ventral idiosoma; 65. Legs II & III in dorsal view; 66. Legs III & IV in dorsal