Abrolophus khanjanii ( Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996 )

Saboori, Alireza, Hartmannh, Matthias, Hakimitabar, Masoud, Khademi, Narjes & Katouzian, Ahmad-Reza, 2018, Description of a new species of the genus Leptus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Iran and new data for two Abrolophus species, Acarologia 58 (3), pp. 746-753 : 752

Abrolophus khanjanii ( Haitlinger & Saboori, 1996)

Abrolophus khanjanii was described by Haitlinger & Saboori (1996) based on a single specimen. We re-examined the holotype and present amended data as follows:

Leg setal formula: Leg Ι: Ta– 1ω, 1ε, 2ζ, 1Cp, 22B; Ti– 2φ, 1κ, 13B; Ge– 1κ, 1σ, 11B; TFe–

8B; BFe– 4B; Tr– 2B; Cx– 1B.

Leg ΙΙ: Ta– 1ω, 2ζ, 1Cp, 19B; Ti– 2φ, 13B; Ge– 1κ, 1σ, 9B; TFe– 5B; BFe– 4B; Tr– 2B, Cx–

1B.

Leg ΙΙΙ: Ta– 1ζ, 20B; Ti–13B; Ge– 1σ, 9B; TFe– 5B; BFe– 4B; Tr– 2B; Cx– 1B.

Palpal tarsus with 8 setae and gnathosoma with two pairs of hypostomalae and one pair of galealae. Palpal femur with one projection whereas in figure 18 of original description, the projection was shown on palpal genu.