New data on the knowledge of Gaeolaelaps mites (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)
Author
Nemati, Alireza
Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
Author
Gwiazdowicz, Dariusz J.
Poznan University of Life Sciences, Forestry Faculty, Wojska Polskiego 71 C, 60 - 625 Poznań, Poland.
Author
Khalili-Moghadam, Arsalan
Plant Protection Department, Agricultural College, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
text
Acarologia
2018
2018-07-24
58
3
710
734
http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184266
journal article
10.24349/acarologia/20184266
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Gaeolaelaps trifurcatoides
(
Yan and Ma, 1999
)
:
New Comb.
This species described and reported from
China
(
Yan and Ma 1999
;
Ren and Guo 2008
). The morphological traits are more similar to those of the genus
Gaeolaelaps
than those of
Androlaelaps
and should be assigned to it. In this species, epistome denticulate (smooth
Androlaelaps
in and never denticulate), presternal shield distinct and granulate
Androlaelaps
(with no definite presternal shields and usually contiguous with sternal shield and not granulate), sternal shield longer than wide (usually wider than long in
Androlaelaps
), the male fixed cheliceral digit multidentate, spermadactyle finger-like and curved distally (see above explanation concerning male chelicera). These characters show the consistency of this species with
Gaeolaelaps
genus.
On the other hand, the various traits of this species are very similar to the related characters of
G. angustus
.
Male and female cheliceral characters, number and distribution of dorsal shield setae; leg chaetotaxy as far as the relevant article is concerned: spine, spur-like and elongate setae on legs II and IV perfectly compatible with what exists in
G. angustus
[see the following explanation concerning
G. angustus
and
G. queenslandicus
characters and leg chaetotaxy appeared in (
Figures 13A and 13B
) herein]. By comparing the descriptions and figures of these species, we could find no distinguishing authentic morphological differences, therefore,
G. trifurcatoides
and
G. angustus
considered to be synonyms.