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Universidade de São Paulo
Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”
Taxonomy of Rhodacaroidea mites (Acari: Mesostigmata)
Raphael de Campos Castilho
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor in Science.
Area of concentration: Entomology
Piracicaba
2012
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Raphael de Campos Castilho
Engenheiro Agrônomo
Taxonomy of Rhodacaroidea mites (Acari: Mesostigmata)
Adviser:
Prof. Dr. GILBERTO JOSÉ DE MORAES
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor in Science.
Area of concentration: Entomology
Piracicaba
2012
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Tese (Doutorado) - - Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”, 2012.
1. Ácaros predadores 2. Classificação 3. Ácaros de solo 4. Controle biológico I. Título
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To GOD
Source of perseverance and life,
To my mother
Sonia Regina de Campos
For her love, tenderness and comprehension.
To my partner
Karina Cezarete Semençato
for her love, patience and unfailing support to me
Offer
To Prof. Dr. Gilberto José de Moraes
For his valuable guidance, friendship and recognition of my
work
Special thanks
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Ackanowledgements
To Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de São
Paulo (USP), and especially to ―Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia‖ for providing
all intellectual and material support necessary for the proper development of this work;
I am especially grateful to Carlos H. W. Flechtman (ESALQ/USP, Brazil), for his
valuable suggestions and for help with translation of German, Latim, French and English
papers;
To Italo Delalibera Jr. (ESALQ/USP, Brazil) for participating in the whole process of
the Doctorate training;
To Bruce Halliday (CSIRO, Australia) for his scientific and intelectual input;
To Maurice Sabelis, Izabela Lesna and Farid Faraji (Section Population Biology,
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics-IBED, University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands) for their logistical support and valuable help in my ―Doctorate Sandwich‖;
To Bruce Halliday (CSIRO, Australia), João Paulo Z. Narita (ESALQ/USP, Brazil)
and Mahdi Jalaeian (Research Center of Khorasan Razavi, Iran) for coauthoring several
papers, resulting from this research;
To Hans Klompen (Ohio State University, Columbus, USA) and Debbie Creel (USDA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, USA) for valuable information
about the location of Hurlbutt‘s type specimens;
To Giuseppino Sabbatini and Roberto Nannelli (Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia
Agraria, Florence, Italy) for providing photos of species described by A. Berlese;
To María L. Moraza (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, Spain), E.A.
Ueckermann (ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa) and Evert E. Lindquist
(Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Canada) for important personal information.
To Jason Dunlop (Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde, Berlin,
Germany), Axel Christian (Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany),
Anne Baker (Natural History Museum, London, England) and Pieter Theron (North-West
University - Potchefstroom Campus, Souh Africa) for providing access to types for this study.
To Acarologia (Serge Kreiter); Bydraes van die P.U. vir C.H.O., Reeks B:
Natuurwetenskappe (Frikkie van Niekerk, North West University); Deutsche Entomologische
Zeitschrift (Hannelore Hoch); Dopovidi Akademii Nauki Ukrainskoi RSR, Seriya B. (Galina
I. Shcherbak); Entomologist‘s Monthly Magazine (Ian Johnson, Pemberley Books); Hong
Kong University Press (Christy Leung); Systematic and Applied Acarology (Zhi-Qiang
Zhang); The Canadian Entomologist (Evert E. Lindquist); Zoologischer Anzeiger (Natalie
David, Elsevier) for permission to reproduce their figures.
To Frédéric Beaulieu (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Canada), María L. Moraza
(Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, Spain), Shahrooz Kazemi (Tarbiat Modares
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University, Iran) and Carlos H. W. Flechtmann (ESALQ/USP, Brazil) for their numerous
suggestions for the improvement of several papers, resulting from this research;
To Eliot W. Kitajima (ESALQ/USP), for his help in the SEM examination of the
mites;
To Abd-Allah Afifi, Ahmed Fouly, Bruce Halliday, Dariusz J. Gwiazdowicz, Heinrich
Schatz, Li-Ming Ma, Pavel Klimov, Peter Masan, Tetsuo Gotoh for providing copies of hard
papers;
To USP COMUT-Librarians for providing copies of many papers;
To Lásaro V. F. da Silva (ESALQ/USP, Brazil), for logístic supporte and laboratory
help;
To my friends of Acarology Laboratory of ESALQ/USP, Ana C. Cavalcanti, Alberto
D. G. Alvarado, Aníbal R. Oliveira, Camila Dainese, Daiane H. Nunes, Daniel C. Oliveira,
Diana M. Rueda, Edmilson S. Silva, Érika P. J. Britto, Fernanda de C. N. Esteca, Fernando R.
da Silva, Geraldo J. N. de Vasconcelos, Grazielle F. Moreira, Jandir C. Santos, João Paulo Z.
Narita, John J. S. Ausique, Leocádia S. Martinez, Letícia H. Azevedo, Marcos R. Bellini,
Marina F. C. Barbosa, Natasha Iwanicki, Olivia S. Camargo, Paula C. Lopes, Peterson R.
Demite, Ralf V. Araújo, Renan V. da Silva, Renata A. P. Freire, Renata A. Simões, Samuel
Roggia, Sheila Spongoski, Tatiane M. M. G. Castro, Thiago R. Castro, Vanessa S. Duarte and
Vitalis W. Wekesa for their help, support and friendship;
To colleagues of ―Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia‖ of ESALQ/USP for
support and friendship;
To laboratory and administrative staff of ―Departamento de Entomologia e
Acarologia‖ of ESALQ/USP, Carolina D. Jorge, Claudete A. A. Marques, José L. F. Piedade,
Josenilton L. Mandro, Maria Marta Coletti, Marinalda S. Zambon, Regina C. B. de Moraes,
Rosâgela A. da Silva and Vera L. Durrer;
To Silvia M. Zinsly and Maria da Glória E. da Silva (Library of ESALQ/USP) for the
corrections of the references;
and for those who in one way or and other helped me in this work.
Special ackanowledgements
To my family, especially my father, Luis Carlos Castilho, and my brother, Vinicius de
Campos Castilho, and to the relatives of Karina C. Semençato, for their warm support and
love;
To dear researchers of Embrapa Algodão, Carlos Alberto Domingues da Silva and
José Ednilson Miranda, and Edmilson Santos Silva, of ―Universidade Federal de Alagoas‖,
for their continuous and strong encouragement in my academic activities.
This work was supported by CAPES and CNPq, Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. 11
RESUMO ................................................................................................................................. 13
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 15
References ............................................................................................................................. ...17
2 CATALOGUE OF THE MITE FAMILY RHODACARIDAE OUDEMANS, WITH
NOTES ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE RHODACAROIDEA (ACARI:
MESOSTIGMATA) ........................................................................................................... 19
Abstract ............................................................................................................................ ...19
Resumo ............................................................................................................................ ...20
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... ...20
2.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................... ...25
2.3 Results ....................................................................................................................... ...28
2.4 Discussion .................................................................................................................. ...99
References ..................................................................................................................... ...100
3 CATALOGUE OF THE MITE FAMILIES DIGAMASELLIDAE,
LAELAPTONYSSIDAE, OLOGAMASIDAE AND TERANYSSIDAE (ACARI:
RHODACAROIDEA: MESOSTIGMATA), AND A KEY TO THE WORLD GENERA
OF THESE FAMILIES .................................................................................................... 121
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...121
Resumo .......................................................................................................................... ...121
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. ...122
3.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...126
3.3 Results ..................................................................................................................... ...128
References ..................................................................................................................... ...365
4 REVISION OF THE GENERA Interrhodeus, Pennarhodeus and Poropodalius (ACARI:
RHODACARIDAE) ......................................................................................................... 409
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...409
Resumo .......................................................................................................................... ...409
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. ...409
4.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...410
4.3 Results ..................................................................................................................... ...410
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4.4 Discussion ................................................................................................................ ...456
References ...................................................................................................................... ...457
5 REVISION OF THE GENUS Protogamasellopsis (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA:
RHODACARIDAE) ......................................................................................................... 459
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...459
Resumo........................................................................................................................... ...459
5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. ...459
5.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...461
5.3 Results ...................................................................................................................... ...461
References ...................................................................................................................... ...482
6 RHODACARIDAE MITES (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA: RHODACAROIDEA) FROM
THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW GENUS
AND THREE NEW SPECIES ......................................................................................... 485
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...485
Resumo........................................................................................................................... ...485
6.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. ...485
6.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...486
6.3 Results ...................................................................................................................... ...486
6.4 Discussion ................................................................................................................ ...503
References ...................................................................................................................... ...503
7 TWO NEW SPECIES OF RHODACARIDAE (MESOSTIGMATA:
RHODACAROIDEA) FROM IRAN ............................................................................... 507
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...507
Resumo........................................................................................................................... ...507
7.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. ...507
7.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...508
7.3 Results ...................................................................................................................... ...508
7.4 Discussion ................................................................................................................ ...517
References ...................................................................................................................... ...517
8 A NEW SPECIES OF Gamasiphis (ACARI: OLOGAMASIDAE) FROM BRAZIL,
WITH A KEY TO SPECIES FROM THE NEOTROPICAL REGION .......................... 521
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...521
Resumo........................................................................................................................... ...521
8.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. ...521
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8.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...522
8.3 Results ..................................................................................................................... ...523
References ..................................................................................................................... ...537
9 THREE NEW SPECIES OF Gamasiphis (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA:
OLOGAMASIDAE) FROM BRAZIL, WITH COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
ABOUT Gamasiphis plenosetosus KARG AND A KEY TO THE WORLD SPECIES OF
THE GENUS .................................................................................................................... 541
Abstract .......................................................................................................................... ...541
Resumo .......................................................................................................................... ...541
9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. ...542
9.2 Materials and methods ............................................................................................. ...542
9.3 Results ..................................................................................................................... ...543
9.4 Discussion ................................................................................................................ ...570
References ..................................................................................................................... ...572
10 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................... 579
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ABSTRACT
Taxonomy of Rhodacaroidea mites (Acari: Mesostigmata)
The mite superfamily Rhodacaroidea is a member of the order Mesostigmata. The
families Digamasellidae Evans, Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley,
Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae Oudemans and Teranyssidae Halliday constitute this
superfamily. The main morphological characteristic considered in this study for inclusion of
mites in the Rhodacaroidea is the insertion of seta st4 on the sternal shield. These mites have
been found in soil, litter, rodent nests, mosses, lichens, termite nests, on Coleoptera [mainly
bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)] and in galleries made by them in tree trunks.
Digamasellids, ologamsids and rhodacarids are commonly mentioned in the literature as
predators of nematodes, small insects, mites and springtails, and at least one species, appears
to have potential as a biological control agent against insect and mite pests in the soil. The
taxonomic concepts of the families belonging to Rhodacaroidea are confusing do to the
frequent taxonomic changes over time. As a consequence, it has been quite often difficult to
determine to which family a determined species of this group belongs. Several authors
contributed significantly to the taxonomic knowledge of Rhodacaroidea, but few are still
professionally active. The general objective of this thesis was to establish the bases to
facilitate the identification of Rhodacaroidea mites. Diagnoses of the genera of Rhodacaridae,
a key for their identification and an updated list of the species within each genus were
prepared. This family is presently composed of 148 species arranged in 15 genera. A
dichotomous key to the genera as well as updated and complemented lists of the species
within each genus of Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae, Ologamasidae and Teranyssidae
were also prepared. Digamasellidae is composed of 277 species arranged in 11 genera,
Laelaptonyssidae, 8 species in one genus, Ologamasidae 450 species in 44 genera and
Teranyssidae, a single species. The species of the rhodacarid genera Interrhodeus Karg,
Pennarhodeus Karg, Poropodalius Karg and Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis were
examined and a characterization of the genera, diagnoses of each species, complementary
descriptions of some species and a key to help in the separation of the species of each genus
were provided. The re-examination of those species allowed the conclusion that they are
correctly placed in the Rhodacaridae. Also as result of this work, a new genus and five new
species of Rhodacaridae and four new species of Ologamasidae were described and new
records of mites of those groups were determined, as the result of analyses of mites from
southern Brazil and Iran. A taxonomic key to separate the 60 species of Gamasiphis
(Ologamasidae) described from different parts of the world was prepared. The study
conducted represents a significant contribution to the knowledge of the taxonomy of
Rhodacaroidea.
Keywords: Soil mites; Predators; Biological control; Digamasellidae; Laelaptonyssidae;
Ologamasidae; Rhodacaridae; Teranyssidae
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RESUMO
Taxonomia de ácaros Rhodacaroidea (Acari: Mesostigamata)
Os ácaros da superfamília Rhodacaroidea são membros da ordem Mesostigmata. As
famílias Digamasellidae Evans, Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley,
Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae Oudemans e Teranyssidae Halliday constituem esta
superfamília. A principal característica morfológica considerada neste estudo para a inclusão
de ácaros em Rhodacaroidea é a inserção de seta st4 no escudo esternal. Estes ácaros são
encontrados no solo, folhedo, ninhos de roedores, musgos, liquens, ninhos de cupins, em
Coleoptera [principalmente besouros de casca (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)] e em galerias
feitas por estes em troncos de árvores. Os Digamasellidae, Ologamsidae e Rhodacaridae são
comumente citados na literatura como predadores de nematóides, pequenos insetos, ácaros e
Collembola. Pelo menos uma espécie parece ter potencial como agente de controle biológico
contra insetos e ácaros pragas que ocorrem no solo. Os conceitos taxonômicos das famílias
pertencentes à Rhodacaroidea são confusos devido às mudanças taxonômicas freqüentes ao
longo do tempo. Como conseqüência, freqüentemente, é difícil de se determinar a que família
uma determinada espécie deste grupo pertence. Vários autores contribuíram
significativamente para o conhecimento taxonômico das espécies de Rhodacaroidea, mas
poucos desses ainda estão profissionalmente ativos. O objetivo geral desta tese foi estabelecer
as bases para facilitar a identificação de ácaros Rhodacaroidea.. A elaboração da diagnose dos
gêneros de Rhodacaridae, uma chave para a identificação destes e uma lista atualizada das
espécies dentro de cada gênero foram preparadas. Esta família é atualmente composta por 148
espécies distribuídas em 15 gêneros. Uma chave dicotômica para a separação dos gêneros,
bem como uma atualização e complementação das listas das espécies dentro de cada gênero
de Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae, Ologamasidae e Teranyssidae também foram
preparadas. Digamasellidae é composta de 277 espécies de 11 gêneros, Laelaptonyssidae, 8
espécies de um gênero, Ologamasidae 450 espécies de 44 gêneros e Teranyssidae, uma única
espécie. As espécies de Interrhodeus Karg, Pennarhodeus Karg, Poropodalius Karg e
Protogamasellopsis Evans e Purvis, todos Rhodacaridae, foram examinadas, realizando-se a
caracterização dos gêneros, a diagnose de cada espécie, descrições complementares de
algumas espécies e uma chave para ajudar na separação das espécies de cada gênero. A re-
avaliação dessas espécies permitiu a conclusão de que estas estão corretamente colocadas em
Rhodacaridae. Também como resultado deste trabalho, um novo gênero e cinco novas
espécies de Rhodacaridae assim como quatro novas espécies de Ologamasidae foram descritas
e novos registros de ácaros desses grupos foram estabelecidos, como resultado do estudo de
ácaros do sudeste do Brasil e Iran. Uma chave taxonômica para separar as 60 espécies de
Gamasiphis (Ologamasidae) descritas de diferentes partes do mundo foi preparada. O estudo
realizado representa uma significativa contribuição para o conhecimento da taxonomia de
Rhodacaroidea.
Palavras-chave: Ácaros de solo; Predadores; Controle biológico; Digamasellidae;
Laelaptonyssidae; Ologamasidae; Rhodacaridae; Teranyssidae
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1 INTRODUCTION
The mite superfamily Rhodacaroidea is a member of the order Mesostigmata. In a
recent publication, Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009) considered Digamasellidae Evans,
Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae
Oudemans and Teranyssidae Halliday to constitute superfamily. The main morphological
characteristic considered in this study for inclusion of mites in the Rhodacaroidea is the
insertion of seta st4 on the sternal shield. Members of all of these families, except the
ologamasid Oriflammella Halliday and the members of Halolaelapidae, have this
characteristic. The latter family is in need of a detailed revision to determine whether or not it
should be included as Rhodacaroidea. Therefore, Halolaelapidae is not considered in this
study.
Digamasellidae, Ologamasidae and Rhodacaridae mites have been found in soil, litter,
rodent nests, mosses, lichens, and other types of organic matter in contact with the soil. In
addition, digamasellids have been found on Coleoptera, mainly bark beetles (Curculionidae:
Scolytinae), and in galleries made by them in tree trunks. Digamasellids, ologamsids and
rhodacarids are commonly mentioned in the literature as predators of nematodes, small
insects, mites and springtails (KARG, 1971; LEE, 1974; MOSER, 1975; ENDA; TAMURA,
1977; WALTER; HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988; ABOU-EL-SOUD; SHOEIB, 2000; BEAULIEU;
WALTER, 2007). At least one species, Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann (Rhodacaridae), appears to have potential as a biological control agent against
insect and mite pests in the soil (CASTILHO et al., 2009).
Laelaptonyssidae and Teranyssidae mites have been found from termite nests, but the
details of the relationship between those organisms are not known. Krantz (2000) suggested
laelaptonyssid to be phoretic on termites rather than parasitic, feeding on nematodes in the
termites' nest material.
However, the taxonomic concepts of the families belonging to Rhodacaroidea are
confusing, leading to a very complex taxonomic history because of the frequent changes over
time. As a consequence, it has been quite often difficult to determine to which family a
determined species of this group belongs. Most descriptions of species and other taxonomic
works on mites of this group referred and still refer to most species as Rhodacaridae.
The whole world is going through a lack of specialists in the taxonomy of many
different types of organisms, and the same has been observed in relation to mites of this
group. Several authors contributed significantly to the taxonomic knowledge of
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Rhodacaroidea species, namely C. Willmann, W. Hirschmann, P.A.J. Ryke, G.C. Loots, E.E.
Linquist, W. Karg, D.C. Lee, G.I. Shcherbak, J. Wiśniewski, R.B. Halliday and others.
However, few of those are still active.
Rhodacaroids as a group have potential as biological control agents of soil pests
(CASTILHO et al., 2009) and are commonly found in tropical regions (MINEIRO;
MORAES, 2001; SILVA; MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004). However, the success of the search
process to the use of predators depends on the correct identification of the organisms
involved. A question then arises: how to change this situation in order to facilitate the
identification of species of this group?
The general objective of this thesis is to establish the bases to facilitate the
identification of Rhodacaroidea mites. Therefore, specific objectives were established:
Review the literature concerning the taxonomy of Rhodacaridae, to present a new
characterisation of the family and the included genera, to construct keys for identification of
genera, as well as to update and complement the a list of the species considered to belong to
the Rhodacaridae, with relevant taxonomic information about each;
Review the literature concerning the taxonomy of Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae,
Ologamasidae and Teranyssidae, to construct a key for the identification of genera of these
groups, as well as to update and complement the lists of species considered to belong to the
these families, with relevant taxonomic information about them;
Provide redescriptions of Interrhodeus Karg, Pennarhodeus Karg; Poropodalius Karg and
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis and their included species, and the preparation of keys
for identification of species of these genera;
Provide the description of one new genus and three new species, and report the rhodacarid
species found in surveys conducted in southeastern Brazil;
Provide the description of two new species of Rhodacaridae found in surveys conducted in
Iran;
Provide the description of four new species of Gamasiphis (Ologamasidae) from
Piracicaba, Brazil and a taxonomic key to separate the world species of this genus.
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2 CATALOGUE OF THE MITE FAMILY RHODACARIDAE OUDEMANS, WITH
NOTES ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE RHODACAROIDEA (ACARI:
MESOSTIGMATA)
Abstract
The Rhodacaridae Oudemans are free living, cosmopolitan, edaphic mites, which are
considered in the literature to be predators. The taxonomic concept of the family has changed
considerably over time, making it very difficult for non-taxonomists to decide on the correct
placement of many species. Even taxonomists sometimes find it difficult to determine
whether a given species belongs to this family or not, because many of the old descriptions
are not sufficiently detailed. Also, the family placement of some genera has been very
unstable. A historic review of the literature on the classification of the Rhodacaridae is
presented. Diagnoses are given for the families of Rhodacaroidea is given, followed by a
checklist of genera and sub-genera for each family. The families included are Digamasellidae
Evans, Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, Ologamasidae Ryke,
Rhodacaridae and Teranyssidae Halliday. Diagnoses are given for the genera of
Rhodacaridae, and a key for their identification, derived from a standardized database of
character states. Finally, a list of species within each genus of this family was updated and
complemented, giving relevant taxonomic information about the respective types, and
providing references to nomenclatural changes, synonymy, and redescriptions of each species.
In total, 148 rhodacarid species and one subspecies are listed in this work, arranged in 15
genera. The most diverse genera are Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt and Rhodacarus Oudemans,
each with about 20% of the valid species. Five of the genera are monotypic. Taxonomic
confusion surrounds some groups of species, especially in the genus Rhodacarus. It appears
that Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese, R. coronatus Berlese, R. pallidus Hull, R. reconditus
Athias-Henriot and R. roseus Oudemans have often been misidentified, and these species are
in need of detailed revision.
Keywords: Catalogue; Dichotomous key; Rhodacaroidea; Soil mites; Taxonomy
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Resumo
Rhodacaridae Oudemans são ácaros de vida livre, cosmopolitas, edáficos e
considerados na literatura como predadores. O conceito taxonômico da família mudou
consideravelmente ao longo do tempo, tornando-se muito difícil para não-taxonomistas
decidir a classificação correta de muitas espécies. Mesmo para taxonomistas, às vezes é difícil
determinar se uma determinada espécie pertence a esta família ou não, porque muitas das
descrições antigas não são suficientemente detalhadas. Além disso, a classificação de alguns
gêneros da família tem sido muito instável. Uma revisão da literatura sobre a classificação dos
Rhodacaridae é apresentada. Diagnósticos são dados para as famílias de Rhodacaroidea,
seguindo-se pela apresentação de uma lista de gêneros e sub-gêneros para cada família. As
famílias incluídas são Digamasellidae Evans, Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae
Womersley, Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae e Teranyssidae Halliday. Diagnósticos e uma
chave para a identificação são dados para os gêneros de Rhodacaridae. Estes foram
elaborados tendo como base um banco de dados padronizado da caracterização das espécies.
Por fim, uma lista de espécies de cada gênero foi atualizada e complementada, fornecendo
informações taxonômicas relevantes sobre os respectivos tipos, e fornecendo referências a
mudanças nomenclaturais, sinonímias e redescrições de cada espécie. No total, 148 espécies e
uma subespécie de Rhodacaridae arranjados em 15 gêneros estão listadas neste trabalho. Os
gêneros mais diversos são Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt e Rhodacarus Oudemans, cada um com
cerca de 20% das espécies válidas. Cinco dos gêneros são monotípicos. Incertezas ainda
existem em relação a alguns grupos de espécies, especialmente em Rhodacarus.
Aparentemente, Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese, R. coronatus Berlese, R. pallidus Hull, R.
reconditus Athias-Henriot e R. roseus Oudemans têm sido freqüentemente identificados
incorretamente. Essas espécies necessitam de uma revisão detalhada.
Palavras-chave: Catálogo; Chave dicotômica; Rhodacaroidea; Ácaros de solo; Taxonomia
2.1 Introduction
The mite family Rhodacaridae Oudemans is a member of the superfamily
Rhodacaroidea in the order Mesostigmata. The Rhodacaridae are free living, cosmopolitan
edaphic mites found mainly in the top few centimetres of the mineral soil layer. They are
often reported in ecological surveys of the arthropod fauna of agricultural soils (for example
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EL TITI, 1984, 1986; KOEHLER, 1991), but they are also found in mosses, lichens, leaf
litter, and other types of organic matter in contact with the soil. Rhodacarids are commonly
mentioned in the literature as predators, but very few papers have dealt with their feeding
behaviour. Some species have been found to feed on Collembola, nematodes and mites
(KARG, 1971; LEE, 1974; WALTER; HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988), and at least one species,
Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, appears to have potential as a
biological control agent for insect and mite pests in soil (CASTILHO et al., 2009).
The taxonomic concept of the Rhodacaridae has changed considerably over time,
making it difficult for non-taxonomists to understand which species belong to this group.
Quite often, taxonomists also have difficulty in determining whether or not a described
species belongs to this family, given that many of the old descriptions are not sufficiently
detailed.
Oudemans (1902) established Rhodacarinae as a subfamily of Parasitidae Oudemans,
to contain his new genus and species Rhodacarus roseus Oudemans, 1902. Halbert (1915)
raised the subfamily to family level. Willmann (1935) described two new genera of
Rhodacaridae, Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935 and Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935.
Oudemans (1939a) included Rhodacarellus in his newly-created family Gamasolaelaptidae
Oudemans, but Vitzthum (1941) and Baker and Wharton (1952) included all three genera in
their concept of Rhodacaridae. Evans (1957) extended the concept of the Rhodacaridae,
including in this family all genera of Mesostigmata having a three-tined palp tarsal claw and a
divided dorsal shield, namely Leitneria Evans, 1957, Rhodacarus, Rhodacarellus,
Halolaelaps Berlese and Trouessart, 1889, Saprolaelaps Leitner, 1946, Euryparasitus
Oudemans, 1902 and Cyrtolaelaps Berlese, 1887. He made no reference to Rhodacaropsis.
Willmann (1959) described the new genus Rhodacaroides Willmann, 1959,
presumably in the Rhodacaridae, although he did not clearly state its family placement. Two
new genera of Rhodacaridae were described in the early 1960s: Allogamasellus Athias-
Henriot, 1961 and Evanssellus Ryke, 1961a. Ryke (1961b) described Gamaselliphis Ryke,
1961b as a subgenus of Cyrtolaelaps, and this subgenus was raised to generic status by Lee
(1970).
Ryke (1962a) further expanded the concept of Rhodacaridae, including in this family
all genera of Mesostigmata whose deutonymphs had separate podonotal and opisthonotal
shields, even when the palp tarsal claw was two-tined. He divided the family into two
subfamilies, Rhodacarinae, containing species whose adults also had separate podonotal and
opisthonotal dorsal shields, and Ologamasinae, whose adults had these shields fused. His
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subfamily Rhodacarinae included Antennoseius Berlese, 1916, Asca von Heyden, 1826,
Cyrtolaelaps, Evanssellus, Halolaelaps, Leitneria, Longoseius Chant, 1961, Rhodacarus,
Saintdidieria Oudemans, 1939b and Saprolaelaps. In this concept, the subfamily
Ologamasinae included Antennolaelaps Womersley, 1956a, Epiphis Berlese, 1916,
Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904, Gamasiphoides Womersley, 1956b, Gamasitus Womersley,
1956b, Hydrogamasus Berlese, 1892, Laelaptiella Womersley, 1956b, Megaliphis Willmann,
1938, Micriphis Berlese, 1914, Neogamasiphis Trägårdh, 1952, Ologamasus Berlese, 1888,
Onchogamasus Womersley, 1956a, Pachyseius Berlese, 1910, Parasitiphis Womersley,
1956b, Periphis Berlese, 1914, Physallolaelaps Berlese, 1908, Queenslandolaelaps
Womersley, 1956a, Sessiluncus Canestrini, 1898 and Trachygamasus Berlese, 1906. Ryke
(1962a) classified Rhodacarellus and Rhodacaropsis as sub-genera of Rhodacarus, and
Gamasellus Berlese, 1892, Digamasellus Berlese, 1905, Euryparasitus and Gamaselliphis as
sub-genera of Cyrtolaelaps. This very inclusive concept of Rhodacaridae included many
genera that are now placed in other families.
Evans (1963) analysed the leg chaetotaxy of the free-living Gamasina, including the
Rhodacaridae. In the initial part of that publication, he included the following genera in this
family: Asca, Cyrtolaelaps, Digamasellus, Euryparasitus, Gamasellus, Gamasiphis,
Halolaelaps, Hydrogamasus, Ologamasus, Rhodacarellus, Rhodacarus and Sessiluncus.
However, after reviewing the leg chaetotaxy of these and other genera, he considered that
Asca, Halolaelaps and Digamasellus probably did not belong to the same group as the other
genera, which he called the Rhodacarus-group. The latter was characterised as having the
following leg chaetotaxy: coxa 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter 6, 5, 5, 5; femur 13, 11, 6, 6; genu 13, 11,
9, 10; and tibia 14, 10, 8, 10. Evans (1963) followed Ryke (1962a) in considering
Rhodacaropsis a subgenus of Rhodacarus, but treated Rhodacarellus as a genus.
Karg (1965) used a more restricted concept of this family. He considered the
Rhodacaridae as mites having scleronoduli on the podonotal shield and males with a hook-
shaped spermatodactyl, a group that included Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915, Protogamasellus
Karg, 1962, Rhodacarus and Rhodacarellus. He described Dendroseius Karg, 1965 as
subgenus of Dendrolaelaps; this subgenus was raised to genus level by Hirschmann (1974).
Between 1965 and 1968, several new genera of Rhodacaridae were described:
Notogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965, with sub-genera Notogamasellus (Notogamasellus)
Loots and Ryke, 1965 and Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus) Loots and Ryke, 1965,
Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke, 1966, Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967,
Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967, Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1968 and
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Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1968. Emberson (1968) reviewed the history of the
family, using a definition that included some genera that are now placed in other families.
Lee (1970) characterised the Rhodacaridae largely based on the type of leg
chaetotaxy used by Evans (1963) to define his Rhodacarus-group. In addition, he
characterised the family as including males and females with separate podonotal and
opisthonotal shields and the palp tarsal claw usually three-tined, never with associated hyaline
flap, and if two-tined, then with four ventral setae on tibia I; female with posteriorly truncate
genital shield separated from a conspicuous ventrianal shield; seta st4 usually on the sternal
shield (cited as sterno-metasternal shield); and male with distally free spermatodactyl;
presternal genital orifice; and seta av of femur II larger than that of the female and usually
considerably modified as a conspicuous spur. Lee (1970) considered that in this sense the
Rhodacaridae corresponded approximately to the Gamasellini of Hirschmann (1962),
Rhodacaridae plus Cyrtolaelapidae Berlese of Johnston (1968), Rhodacaridae (in part,
excluding Digamasellidae Evans) and Gamasellinae of Karg (1965) and Rhodacaridae (in
part, excluding some Ascidae Voigts and Oudemans, the Digamasellidae and the
Halolaelapidae Karg) of Ryke (1962a). Lee (1970) divided the family into six subfamilies:
Gamasiphinae, containing Euepicrius Womersley, 1942, Gamaselliphis, Gamasiphis,
Gamasiphoides, Hydrogamasus, Laelaptiella and the new genus Caliphis Lee, 1970;
Laelaptonyssinae, containing Laelaptonyssus Womersley, 1956b; Ologamasinae, containing
Allogamasellus, Cyrtolaelaps, Euryparasitus, Evanssellus, Gamasellus, Heterogamasus
Trägårdh, 1907, Heydeniella Richters, 1907, Hydrogamasellus Hirschmann, 1966,
Laelogamasus Berlese, 1905, Neogamasellevans, Notogamasellus, Ologamasus, Parasitiphis,
Periseius Womersley, 1961, Rhodacaroides, and the new genera Acugamasus Lee, 1970,
Cymiphis Lee, 1970, Geogamasus Lee, 1970, Hiniphis Lee, 1970, Litogamasus Lee, 1970,
Pilellus Lee, 1970, Pyriphis Lee, 1970, and Rykellus Lee, 1970; Rhodacarinae, containing
Afrogamasellus, Rhodacarellus, Rhodacaropsis and Rhodacarus; Sessiluncinae, containing
Antennolaelaps, Gamasellevans, Gamasellopsis, Gamasitus, Onchogamasus,
Paragamasellevans, Queenslandolaelaps, Sessiluncus and Stylochirus Canestrini and
Canestrini, 1882; and Tangaroellinae, containing Tangaroellus Luxton, 1968.
In the 1970s, the following new genera of Rhodacaridae were described: Athiasella
Lee, 1973a, Solugamasus Lee, 1973a, Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974, Mediorhodacarus
Shcherbak, 1976 and Orientolaelaps Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977.
Krantz (1978) characterised the Rhodacaridae as having a three-tined palp tarsal
claw; podonotal shield not fused to opisthonotal shield; adults usually with distinctive
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scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; anterior portion of sternal shield weakly defined, usually
carrying seta st1; ten setae each on genu and tibia IV; adult male with spermatodactyl often
recurved basally and with seta st5 on sternogenital shield (cited as sterno-metasterno-genital
shield). This concept of Rhodacaridae, corresponded to the strict sense of Johnston (1968) and
to the Rhodacarinae of Lee (1970). Actually, Johnston (1968) did not discuss the
characteristics and the constitution of the group, but just provided a re-drawn illustration of
details of the female and the male of R. roseus, the type species of Rhodacarus. Krantz (1978)
also characterised the Rhodacaroidea for the first time, including in this superfamily the
families Rhodacaridae, Digamasellidae and Ologamasidae Ryke. The superfamily was
considered to consist of mites with undivided sternal shield that generally bears four pairs of
setae, and the genital shield usually rounded anteriorly and not fused with the ventrianal
shield. It was considered that in some Rhodacaroidea seta st4 could be inserted in the
unsclerotised integument and seta st1 could be inserted on a weakly defined anteromarginal
extension of the sternal shield.
Shcherbak (1980) characterised the Rhodacaridae as a family whose adults and
deutonymphs had the dorsal idiosoma covered by two shields of subequal sizes; podonotal
shield with three or four scleronoduli, which in deutonymphs were sometimes difficult to
discern; female with undivided sternal shield (referred to as fused sternal and metasternal
shields) bearing four pairs of setae; females and males with seven pairs of setae on the venter
of the opisthosoma in addition to the three circumanal setae; epistome usually with three
processes of equal or different lengths; males with spermatodactyl S-shaped, basally fused to
movable cheliceral digit and apically free and with femur II bearing a spine-like seta.
Apparently referring to both sexes, she mentioned that Rhodacaridae have the hypostomal
setae simple in all developmental stages, and a deutosternal groove with six to eight
transverse rows of denticles. She divided Rhodacaridae into three subfamilies: Rhodacarinae,
containing Mediorhodacarus, Rhodacaropsis and Rhodacarus; Rhodacarellinae, containing
Rhodacarellus and the new genus Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak, 1980; and Dendrolaelapinae,
containing Dendrolaelaps, Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist, 1975, Dendroseius Karg, 1965,
Longoseius, Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann, 1974, Orientolaelaps, and two new genera,
Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980 and Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980.
Shcherbak (1980) also described Multidentorhodacarus as a subgenus of
Rhodacarus, and this subgenus was raised to genus level by Karg (2000b). However,
Shcherbak (1980) did not designate a type species for Multidentorhodacarus, so the name is
not available from that date (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 13.3).
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Karg (2000b) was the first to both publish a diagnosis of this genus and specify its type
species, so the authorship of this name becomes Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000b.
Shcherbak (1983) also described the new genus Dendrolobatus Shcherbak, 1983 in
Rhodacaridae.
Evans and Purvis (1987) described the genus Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis,
1987 in the family Ascidae. This genus was transferred to Rhodacaridae by Karg (1994a).
Further valuable discussions about this genus were presented by Karg (1994b) and Halliday;
Walter and Lindquist (1998), and it is here considered to belong to the Rhodacaridae. Six
other new genera have been described since then: Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and
Theron, 1988; Pachymasiphis Karg, 1996, Interrhodeus Karg, 2000, Pennarhodeus Karg,
2000, Poropodalius Karg, 2000 and Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes, 2010. The original
descriptions of the genera Interrhodeus, Pennarhodeus and Poropodalius were brief and
lacked some important details, but recent re-examination of these genera has confirmed that
they are correctly placed in the Rhodacaridae (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012).
Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009) provided a revised classification of the
Mesostigmata, with an expanded concept of the Rhodacaroidea that included the
Digamasellidae, Halolaelapidae, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, Ologamasidae, Rhodacaridae
and Teranyssidae Halliday. Dowling and O‘Connor (2010) proposed an alternative hypothesis
in which the Rhodacaroidea as understood here is paraphyletic. However, until formal
taxonomic changes are made, we have used the classification of Lindquist; Krantz and Walter
(2009).
The purpose of this work is to review the literature concerning the taxonomy of
Rhodacaridae, to present a new characterisation of the family and the included genera, to
construct keys for identification of genera, as well as to update and complement the a list of
the species considered to belong to the Rhodacaridae, with relevant taxonomic information
about each. We also attempt a summary of the genus-level classification of the
Rhodacaroidea, to establish the family placement for every genus in the superfamily.
2.2 Materials and Methods
This publication includes papers published up to June 2011. The search for
information was initiated by considering the literature available in the personal reprint
collections of each of the authors. New references were detected by a search of electronic
databases and by the evaluation of references listed in each paper available to the authors. Of
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fundamental importance in the initial part of the work were the publication of Lee (1970) and
the Rhodacaridae database of Hallan (2005); the latter was consulted periodically between
March 2006 and June 2011.
After obtaining copies of all the literature cited in this publication, we constructed a
spreadsheet cross referencing each of the species considered to belong to Rhodacaridae, with
characteristics mentioned in the respective descriptions or redescriptions. We examined the
available types of Interrhodeus, Multidentorhodacarus, Pennarhodeus, Poropodalius and
Protogamasellopsis to complement the information available in the literature. The types of
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson) and Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski
and Hirschmann were not examined given their sufficiently detailed descriptions for the
purpose of this work. Despite our efforts, we were unable to examine the types of
Multidentorhodacarus denticulatus (Berlese), Multidentorhodacarus ruwenzoriensis (Loots),
Multidentorhodacarus sogdianus (Shcherbak) and Multidentorhodacarus thysi (Jordaan,
Loots and Theron). Missing information was added as much as possible to build a standard set
of characters that was used to characterise the whole family and the included genera. This
analysis made it necessary to move some species from one genus to another. The final
spreadsheet was then used to prepare a dichotomous key to the genera.
During our study of the Rhodacaridae, we also collected information about the
supraspecific taxa of other families of Rhodacaroidea. Thus, in this document we first present
diagnostic characteristics of each famly of the superfamily and a checklist of the genera and
sub-genera of the respective families. We then present a thorough diagnosis of the
Rhodacaridae and of each genus within this family, and a key to families of Rhodacaroidea
and genera of Rhodacaridae. The catalogue proper then includes a list of species of
Rhodacaridae, presented in alphabetical order of genera and of species within each genus. We
have not used intermediate categories such as subfamily, subgenus, or species groups, because
some species are not described in enough detail to allow these decisions to be done. For each
genus, the following information is provided:
Name and author;
Original designation of the genus (even if described at subgeneric level), author, year
of the original description, page on which the description begins, family in which the
genus was initially placed, type species, and further references to descriptions or re-
descriptions of the genus;
Synonyms, each followed by its author, page on which the corresponding original
description started, family in which the genus was initially placed, type species,
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reference to the paper in which each corresponding synonymy was established, type
species, and further references providing descriptive information about the junior
synonym.
For each species, the following information is provided:
Current generic combination of the species, with its author and date of description;
Name of the species in its original combination, with reference to the author, date, and
the page on which the description started;
References to subsequent literature on the species, including different combinations or
variations of the name, and including publications that provide information on the
morphology of the species, other than the original description;
Synonyms, each followed by its author, date, and page number, and the reference in
which the synonymy was established;
Type depository, the institution where the name-bearing type specimens are deposited.
The types of most species described by Hurlbutt (1974) were located in the US
National Museum, Beltsville, Maryland, but some have not been found;
Type locality (first mentioning the country – to be more geographically informative,
Saint Helena and Galapagos Islands were mentioned as such, without referring to the
country to which they belong – followed by the location within the country, from the
more specific to the more general geographic information); and habitat in which the
type specimens were collected. In some cases we have added complementary locality
information, in square brackets.
Occasionally a note is added after the details of a genus or species, to explain an
unusual or complicated taxonomic or nomenclatural problem.
The terminology used for anatomical structures is that of Evans and Till (1979). Lee
(1970), Shcherbak (1982) and Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1983) used different systems of
notation for the dorsal idiosomal chaetotaxy of Rhodacaroidea, but we have used the widely
accepted system developed by Lindquist and Evans (1965) and Lindquist (1994).
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2.3 Results
2.3.1 World genera and sub-genera of Rhodacaroidea
The Rhodacaridae and related families have had a very complex taxonomic history. In
order to provide a satisfactory summary of the genera of Rhodacaridae, it was necessary to
account for the placement of genera in all related families. We therefore present here a list of
the genera and sub-genera of Rhodacaroidea. We have tried to account for every genus-group
name that has been applied to taxa in the superfamily. The classification used here was
compiled from information in Lee (1970), Shcherbak (1980), Antony (1986), Silva (2007),
Halliday (2008a, 2008b), Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009) and other sources as cited.
Karg (1977) divided Afrogamasellus into five sub-genera. These are included in the checklist,
but they are not used in the list of species, because it is not possible to unambiguously assign
every species in the genus to one of the sub-genera. Antony (1986) introduced the new genus
name Mediodacarellus, but that name is here considered to be unavailable for nomenclatural
purposes.
Many of the genera listed here in other families have been placed in the
Rhodacaridae by previous authors, but are here excluded for various reasons. The genera that
are here placed in the Ologamasidae have a three-tined palp tarsal claw, seta st4 on sternal
shield, and genu and tibia IV with 9-10 setae each, but they are distinguished from
Rhodacaridae by lacking scleronoduli (present in some Gamasellus and some Rhodacaroides)
and desclerotised punctate bands on the dorsal and ventral shields. As in the Rhodacaridae,
genera here placed in the Digamasellidae also have separate podonotal and opisthonotal
shields (notal shield entire in Lindquistoseius Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969 and Panteniphis
Willmann, 1949), seta st4 on sternal shield, and scleronoduli usually present (absent in
Digamasellus, Lindquistoseius, Panteniphis and Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1984), but they have
two-tined palp tarsal claw, lack desclerotised punctate bands on the dorsal and ventral shields,
and each of their genu and tibia IV has only 6-8 setae. The genera that are here placed in the
Halolaelapidae have a three-tined palp tarsal claw, separate podonotal and opisthonotal
shields, and genu IV with 9-10 setae, but they have seta st4 on metasternal shield or on the
soft integument posterior to sternal shield, lack scleronoduli and desclerotised punctate bands
on the dorsal and ventral shields, and their tibia IV has 8-10 setae. Laelaptonyssus (and its
senior synonym Starkovia Lombardini, 1947) is considered to belong to Laelaptonyssidae, as
mentioned by Womersley (1956b) when he described the genus. Despite having a three-tined
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palp tarsal claw and seta st4 on sternal shield, species in this genus do not have completely
separated podonotal and opisthonotal shields, lack scleronoduli and desclerotised and punctate
bands on the dorsal and ventral shields, and each of their genu and tibia IV has 7-10 setae.
Teranyssus Halliday, 2006 is considered to belong to Teranyssidae, as mentioned by Halliday
(2006) when he described the genus. Despite having seta st4 on sternal shield, species in this
genus have a two-tined palp tarsal claw, entire dorsal shield, lack scleronoduli and
desclerotised punctate bands on the dorsal and ventral shields, and their genu and tibia IV
have 11 and 10 setae, respectively.
Antennoseius, Asca, Protogamasellus [including Protogamasellus
(Protogamasellodes) Evans and Purvis, 1987], Pachyseius and Trachygamasus are excluded
from the Rhodacaroidea, either because they have two-tined palp tarsal claw, lack
scleronoduli (present in some Protogamasellus) and desclerotised punctate bands on dorsal
and ventral shields, do not have completely separate podonotal and opisthonotal shields, and
mainly because have seta st4 on metasternal shield or on the soft integument posterior to
sternal shield.
Tangaroellus was provisionally placed in the Rhodacaridae by Luxton (1968), Lee
(1970) and Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009). However, it is here considered incertae
sedis, following Halliday; Walter and Lindquist (1998). Despite having separate podonotal
and opisthonotal shields, and genu and tibia IV each with ten setae, the single species in this
genus has a two-tined palp tarsal claw, lacks scleronoduli and desclerotised punctate bands on
the dorsal and ventral shields, has a fully sclerotised sternal shield with only three pairs of
setae, and seta st4 on soft integument posterior to sternal shield. It therefore does not fit the
concept of Rhodacaridae as understood here.
Instabilty in the concept of the family Rhodacaridae means that some species that
were originally placed in this family are now placed elsewhere. Examples are Rhodacaropsis
angustiventris Athias-Henriot 1961, Rhodacaropsis cognatus Athias-Henriot 1961,
Rhodacaropsis massula Athias-Henriot 1961 [transferred to Protogamasellus (Ascidae) by
Lindquist and Evans (1965)], and Rhodacarus costai Sheals 1962 [transferred to
Rhodacaroides (Ologamasidae) by Lee (1970)].
In the families Digamasellidae and Ologamasidae, our arrangement of taxa does not
imply any taxonomic statements about their validity or lack of it, and is not the result of
taxonomic research on our part. We list these names only as they appear in the literature, as a
point of reference for future taxonomic revisions.
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Rhodacaroidea Oudemans, 1902
Digamasellidae Evans, 1957
Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Daeleidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1990
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) Halbert, 1915
Dendrolaelaps (Disetodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Duplodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991b
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Majestidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989a
Dendrolaelaps (Monodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989b
Dendrolaelaps (Presepodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Stanidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993a
Dendrolaelaps (Xylodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993b
Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist, 1975
Dendrolobatus Shcherbak, 1983
Dendroseius Karg, 1965
Digamasellus Berlese, 1905a
= Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) Hirschmann, 1974
Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980
Lindquistoseius Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969
Longoseius Chant, 1961
Longoseius (Longoseius) Chant, 1961
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) Lindquist, 1975
Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann, 1974
Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980
Orientolaelaps Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a
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Panteniphis Willmann, 1949
Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1984
Halolaelapidae Karg, 1965
Halodarcia Karg, 1969
Halolaelaps Berlese and Trouessart, 1889
= Saintdidieria Oudemans, 1939b
= Saprolaelaps Leitner, 1946
= Saprogamasellus Willmann, 1957
= "Halogamasellus" Błaszak and Ehrnsberger, 1995 (unavailable name)
= Haloseius Błaszak and Ehrnsberger, 1998
Leitneria Evans, 1957
Leitneria (Leitneria) Evans, 1957
Leitneria (Saproseius) Karg, 1965
Saprosecans Karg, 1964
Laelaptonyssidae Womersley, 1956b
Starkovia Lombardini, 1947
= Laelaptonyssus Womersley, 1956b
= Puchihlungia Samšiňák, 1964
Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962
Acugamasus Lee, 1970
Acuphis Karg, 1998
Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Antennolaelaps Womersley, 1956a
= Stylogamasus Womersley, 1956a
Athiasella Lee, 1973a
Caliphis Lee, 1970
Cymiphis Lee, 1970
Cyrtolaelaps Berlese, 1887
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= Protolaelaps Trägårdh, 1912
Desectophis Karg, 2003a
Euepicrius Womersley, 1942
Euryparasitus Oudemans, 1902
= Eurylaelaps Oudemans, 1902 (lapsus)
Evanssellus Ryke, 1961a
Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967a
Gamaselliphis Ryke, 1961b
Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellus Berlese, 1892a
Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904
= Micriphis Berlse, 1914
= Heteroiphis Trägårdh, 1952
= Neogamasiphis Trägårdh, 1952
Gamasiphoides Womersley, 1956b
Gamasitus Womersley, 1956b
Geogamasus Lee, 1970
Heterogamasus Trägårdh, 1907
Heydeniella Richters, 1907
Hiniphis Lee, 1970
Hydrogamasellus Hirschmann, 1966
Hydrogamasus Berlese, 1892b
Laelaptiella Womersley, 1956b
Laelogamasus Berlese, 1905b
Litogamasus Lee, 1970
Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967b
Notogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965
Ologamasus Berlese, 1888
= Hologamasus Berlese, 1892a (incorrect subsequent spelling)
= Ologamasellus Berlese, 1914
Onchogamasus Womersley, 1956a
Oriflammella Halliday, 2008a
Parasitiphis Womersley, 1956b
= Austrohydrogamasus Hirschmann, 1966
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Periseius Womersley, 1961
Periseius (Periseius) Womersley, 1961
Periseius (Psammonsella) Haq, 1965
Pilellus Lee, 1970
Podonotogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965
Pyriphis Lee, 1970
Queenslandolaelaps Womersley, 1956a
Rhodacaroides Willmann, 1959
Rhodacaroides (Rhodacaroides) Willmann, 1959
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) Karg, 1977
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) Karg, 1977
Rykellus Lee, 1970
Sessiluncus G. Canestrini, 1898
Solugamasus Lee, 1973a
Stylochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882 (justified emendation following Berlese,
1882)
= Stilochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882
= Iphidosoma Berlese, 1892c
= Physallolaelaps Berlese, 1908
= Gamasiphis (Periphis) Berlese, 1914
= Gamasiphis (Epiphis) Berlese, 1916b
= Gamasiphis (Megaliphis) Willmann, 1938
Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902
Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) Karg, 1977
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) Karg, 1977
Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1968
Afrogamasellus (Afrogamasellus) Loots and Ryke, 1968
= Afrogamasellus (Jugulogamasellus) Karg, 1977
Afrogamasellus (Podalogamasellus) Karg, 1977
Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Interrhodeus Karg, 2000
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Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak, 1976
Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak, 1980
Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000
Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1968
= Paragamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1968 (lapsus)
Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988
Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius Karg, 2000
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis, 1987
= Rhodacarella Moraza, 2004
Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935
Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935
Rhodacarus Oudemans, 1902
Teranyssidae Halliday, 2006
Teranyssus Halliday, 2006
Unplaced
Tangaroellus Luxton, 1968
Nomina nuda
Pachymasiphis Karg, 1996
2.3.2 Definition of the family Rhodacaridae
Adult females
Movable digit of chelicera with 2-6 teeth, fixed digit with 3-15 teeth. Palp tarsal claw three-
tined. Epistome with anterior section either triangular; or with an anterocentral extension that
may be of about uniform width along its length, narrower or wider at the base, often flanked
by one or more pairs of anterolateral extensions, these extensions longer, as long as, or shorter
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than anterocentral extension; margin serrate or smooth. Hypostome with seta h2 about in
transverse line with h3, or both arranged roughly in longitudinal line with seta h1 (no
reference is made to this characteristic in most descriptions of rhodacarid species, making it
impossible to refer to it in the characterisation of each genus).
Idiosoma elongate or oval. Podonotal shield not fused to opisthonotal shield, except
in Afrogamasellus luberoensis Loots, in which a groove is present at the line of fusion.
Podonotal shield smooth or ornamented; with or without punctate band along posterior
margin; with or without a transverse or V-shaped line between setae j4 and j5; with 14-23
pairs of setae; 0-4 scleronoduli present between setae j5 and j6 (in Poropodalius basisetae
Karg, between setae j6 and z6). Opisthonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with or without
punctate band along anterior margin and with 14-20 pairs of setae.
Dorsal idiosoma with 0-8 pairs of setae on soft integument along lateral margins of
podonotal shield, and 0-5 pairs of setae on soft integument along lateral margins of
opisthonotal shield (Protogamasellopsis has 6-10 pairs of setae on soft integument along
lateral margins of opisthonotal shield).
Ventral idiosoma with 0-4 pairs of presternal plates, some of which may be partially
subdivided. Sternal shield (also referred by other authors as sterno-metasternal shield) longer
than wide or as long as wide, with 3-4 pairs of setae; anterior margin distinct or not; when
indistinct, the region of the sternal shield anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) is lightly
sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight, concave, convex or with spine-like central
projection; seta st1 on presternal plate or on either lightly sclerotised or well sclerotised
regions of sternal shield; seta st4 always inserted on sternal shield. Genital shield extending
posteriorly beyond hind margin of coxa IV; longer, as long as or shorter than length of its
posterior margin; the latter straight, concave or convex; with a pair of lateral setae.
Opisthogastric integument with or without lightly sclerotised plates between genital and
ventrianal shields. Ventral and anal shields fused to form a ventrianal shield. Ventrianal shield
longer than wide, as long as wide or wider than long, smooth or ornamented, with 1-8 pairs of
preanal setae in addition to paranal and postanal setae; anterior margin straight, concave or
convex. With 0-6 pairs of setae on soft integument around ventrianal shield. With 0-3 pairs of
rounded, elongate or triangular metapodal plates. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level
of coxa II, except in Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi Ma and Rhodacarellus yalujiangensis Ma, in
which the peritreme extends anteriorly to mid-level of coxa I (but these species are probably
not Rhodacaridae). Peritrematal shield distinct or not; anteriorly fused or not fused to
podonotal shield.
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Leg I with or without pretarsus; legs II-IV with pretarsi similar to each other; seta pl4
of tarsus IV present or absent. Genu IV with ten setae (2-2/1,3/1-1) and tibia IV with ten setae
(2-1/1,3/1-2).
Adult males. Spermatodactyl often recurved basally. Seta st5 inserted on sternogenital shield.
2.3.3 Definitions of world genera of Rhodacaridae
Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 2-5 and 4-6 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process of
chelicera shaped like a long cylindrical brush. Epistome with an anterocentral extension that
may be of about uniform width along its length, narrower or wider at the base; usually flanked
by one or more pairs of anterolateral extensions longer, as long as or shorter than the
anterocentral extension [with anterior region triangular in A. euungulae (Karg)]. Idiosoma
elongate or oval. Podonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with or without punctate band
along posterior margin, with 21-23 pairs of setae, two pairs of which along anterior margin,
without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four scleronoduli between setae j5
and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield with 0-2 pairs of setae.
Opisthonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with or without punctate band along anterior
margin and with 18-20 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal
shield with 0-1 pair of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level between anterior margin
of coxa III and median region of coxa II. Peritrematal shield anteriorly fused or not fused to
podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior
margin indistinct and posterior margin straight, concave or with central spine-like projection.
Genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight. Opisthogastric
integument without plates between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer
than wide, smooth or ornamented, with 5-7 pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight,
slightly concave or slightly convex. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 0-2 pairs of
setae. With 1-2 pairs of rounded or elongate metapodal plates; when with two pairs, these
separated or partially fused. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent (present in A.
camaxiloensis).
Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke
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Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 3-4 and 5-6 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process of
chelicera shaped like a long cylindrical brush. Epistome with anterior region triangular; or
with an anterocentral extension wider at the base, not flanked by anterolateral extensions
[with an anterocentral extension narrower at the base, flanked by a pair of anterolateral
extensions in A. congoensis (Ryke and Loots) and A. uviraensis (Ryke and Loots)]. Idiosoma
elongate or oval. Podonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with or without punctate band
along posterior margin, with 18-23 pairs of setae, two pairs of which along anterior margin,
without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four scleronoduli between setae j5
and j6 (absent in A. luberoensis kalibuensis Loots). Soft integument along lateral margins of
podonotal shield with 0-1 pair of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with or
without punctate band along anterior margin and with 17-20 pairs of setae. Soft integument
along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 0-3 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending
anteriorly to level between anterior margin of coxa III and median region of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield anteriorly fused or not fused to podonotal shield. With 0-1 pair of
presternal plates. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin distinct and posterior
margin straight, concave or with central spine-like projection. Genital shield as long as or
shorter than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight. Opisthogastric integument
without plates between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide,
smooth or ornamented, with 5-7 pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight or concave.
Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 0-2 pairs of setae. With 1-2 pairs of rounded,
elongate or triangular metapodal plates; when with two pairs, these separated or partially
fused. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and four teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with anterior region
triangular. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield smooth, with punctate band along posterior
margin, with 14 pairs of setae, two pairs of which along anterior margin, without transverse
line between setae j4 and j5 and with two scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft
integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield with eight pairs of setae. Opisthonotal
shield smooth, with punctate band along anterior margin and with 14 pairs of setae. Soft
integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with five pairs of setae. Peritreme
greatly reduced, not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV. Peritrematal shield indistinct.
Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and
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posterior margin concave. Genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter
straight. Opisthogastric integument with two lightly sclerotised plates between genital and
ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, mostly smooth, except for a punctate
anteromedian lobe and for few diagonal lateral striae; with five pairs of preanal setae. Soft
integument around ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae. With a pair of metapodal plates
subdivided into a small anterior fragment and a larger posterior fragment. Pretarsus I present.
Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Interrhodeus Karg
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with four and five teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a serrate anterocentral
extension about uniform width along its length, flanked by a pair of serrate anterolateral
extensions slightly longer than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal
shield ornamented, with punctate band along posterior margin, with 22 pairs of setae, two
pairs of which along anterior margin, without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and
without distinct scleronoduli. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield
without setae. Opisthonotal shield ornamented, with punctate band along anterior margin and
with 20 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield without
setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to median level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield not fused
to podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior
margin indistinct and posterior margin straight. Genital shield longer than length of its
posterior margin; the latter straight. Opisthogastric integument without plates between genital
and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, ornamented, with five pairs of
preanal setae; anterior margin straight. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with two
pairs of setae. With a pair of elongate metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus
IV absent.
Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with four and nine teeth, respectively. Form of arthrodial
process of chelicera unknown. Epistome with an anterocentral extension wider at the base,
totally smooth or with distal half slightly serrate, and flanked by a pair of smooth or slightly
serrate anterolateral extensions shorter than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate.
Podonotal shield smooth, with punctate band along posterior margin, with 23 pairs of setae,
four pairs of which along anterior margin, with transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and
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with four scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of
podonotal shield without setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth, without punctate band along
anterior margin and with 16 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of
opisthonotal shield with three pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of anterior
margin of coxa III. Peritrematal shield indistinct. With two pairs of presternal plates. Sternal
shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin convex. Genital
shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter convex. Opisthogastric integument
without plates between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide,
ornamented, with five pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin slightly convex. Soft integument
around ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae. With a pair of elongate metapodal plates.
Pretarsus I absent. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 4-5 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth anterocentral
extension about uniform width along its length, flanked by a pair of serrate anterolateral
extensions shorter than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield
smooth, with punctate band along posterior margin, with 22 pairs of setae, three pairs of
which along anterior margin, with transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four
scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal
shield with a pair of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth, without punctate band along anterior
margin and with 15 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal
shield with four pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of
coxa II. Peritrematal shield indistinct. Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than
wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin convex. Genital shield longer than
length of its posterior margin; the latter convex. Opisthogastric integument without plates
between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with five
pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin slightly concave. Soft integument around ventrianal
shield with two pairs of setae. Without metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus
IV absent.
Multidentorhodacarus Karg
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 4-6 and 9-15 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with an anterocentral
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extension slightly wider at the base, smooth or with the distal half slightly serrate, and flanked
by at least a pair of smooth or serrate anterolateral extensions shorter than the anterocentral
extension. Idiosoma elongate or slightly oval. Podonotal shield smooth, with or without
punctate band along posterior margin, with 21-23 pairs of setae, four pairs of which along
anterior margin, with V-shaped line posterior of setae j4, z3 and s2 and with three
scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal
shield with 0-1 pair of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth, with or without punctate band along
anterior margin and with 16-19 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of
opisthonotal shield with 1-3 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level between
median region of coxa III and posterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematal shield not fused to
podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior
margin indistinct and posterior margin straight or with spine-like central projection. Genital
shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight or convex. Opisthogastric
integument without plates between genital and ventrianal shield. Ventrianal shield longer than
wide, smooth, with 4-5 pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin slightly convex, concave or
straight. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 2-3 pairs of setae. With or without a
pair of elongate metapodal plates. Pretarsus I absent. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and five teeth. respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with an anterocentral
extension wider at the base; with one to several pairs of spines along its median region; not
flanked by anterolateral extensions. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield ornamented, with
punctate band along posterior margin, with 21-22 pairs of setae, three pairs of which along
anterior margin, without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four scleronoduli
between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield without
setae. Opisthonotal shield ornamented, with punctate band along anterior margin and with 15-
20 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 0-3 pairs
of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematal
shield anteriorly fused or not fused to podonotal shield. With a pair of presternal plates.
Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin distinct and posterior margin concave.
Genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight. Opisthogastric
integument without plates between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer
than wide, ornamented, with six pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin slightly concave. Soft
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integument around ventrianal shield with a pair of setae. With or without a pair of elongate
metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV present.
Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and Theron
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and five teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera shaped like a long cylindrical brush. Epistome with anterior region triangular.
Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield ornamented, without punctate band along posterior
margin, with 21 pairs of setae, three pairs of which along anterior margin, without transverse
line between setae j4 and j5 and with four scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft
integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield without setae. Opisthonotal shield
ornamented, without punctate band along anterior margin and with 15 pairs of setae. Soft
integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae. Peritreme
extending anteriorly to median level of coxa III. Peritrematal shield not fused to podonotal
shield. With a pair of presternal plates. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin
indistinct and posterior margin straight. Genital shield longer than length of its posterior
margin; the latter convex. Opisthogastric integument with three lightly sclerotised plates
between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, ornamented, with
seven pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight. Soft integument around ventrianal shield
without setae. With two pairs of rounded and one pair of elongate metapodal plates. Pretarsus
I absent. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV present.
Pennarhodeus Karg
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 3-5 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe or three-pointed. Epistome with a
smooth anterocentral extension that may be of about uniform width along its length or slightly
wider at the base, and flanked by a pair of smooth or serrate anterolateral extensions shorter
than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield ornamented, with
punctate band along posterior margin, with 22-23 pairs of setae, two pairs of which along
anterior margin, without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and without distinct
scleronoduli. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield without setae.
Opisthonotal shield ornamented, with punctate band along anterior margin and with 15 pairs
of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 4-5 pairs of setae.
Peritreme extending anteriorly to level between anterior margin of coxa III and median region
of coxa II. Peritrematal shield not fused to podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent. Sternal
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shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin straight or
slightly concave. Genital shield longer or shorter than length of its posterior margin; the latter
straight. Opisthogastric integument with or without lightly sclerotised plates between genital
and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield wider than long, ornamented, with five pairs of
preanal setae; anterior margin straight or slightly convex. Soft integument around ventrianal
shield with two pairs of setae. With a pair of rounded metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present.
Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Poropodalius Karg
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and five teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth anterocentral
extension that may be of about uniform width along its length or wider at the base, and
flanked by a pair of smooth or serrate anterolateral extensions shorter than the anterocentral
extension. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield ornamented, with punctate band along
posterior margin, with 21-22 pairs of setae, two pairs of which along anterior margin, without
transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6
(between setae j6 and z6 in P. basisetae). Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal
shield with 1-2 pairs of setae. Opisthonotal shield ornamented, with punctate band along
anterior margin and 15 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal
shield with 4-5 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of median region of coxa
II. Peritrematal shield not fused to podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield
longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin straight or concave.
Genital shield longer or shorter than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight.
Opisthogastric integument with or without lightly sclerotised plates between genital and
ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield wider than long, ornamented, with 5-6 pairs of preanal
setae; anterior margin concave or straight. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with two
pairs of setae. With a pair of variously shaped metapodal plates (without metapodal plates in
P. acutus Karg). Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with two and 6-8 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process of
chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with anterior region acuminate.
Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield smooth, with or without punctate band along posterior
margin, with 16 pairs of setae, three pairs of which along anterior margin, without transverse
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line between setae j4 and j5 and without distinct scleronoduli. Soft integument along lateral
margins of podonotal shield with 5-6 pairs of setae and an elongate plate running from the
level of z1 to the level of z4, bearing or not seta r3. Opisthonotal shield smooth, with or
without punctate band along anterior margin and with 15 pairs of setae. Soft integument along
lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 6-10 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly
to level of median region of coxa II. Peritrematal shield not fused to podonotal shield. With 0-
4 pairs of transverse series of presternal plates, each series consisting of 1-2 platelets. Sternal
shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin concave. Genital
shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight. Opisthogastric integument
with two pairs of setae and with or without lightly sclerotised plates between genital and
ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with 1-2 pairs of preanal setae;
anterior margin convex. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 3-4 pairs of setae. With
0-3 pairs of elongate or rounded metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV
present.
Rhodacarellus Willmann
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 2-6 and 4-7 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process of
chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth or serrate
anterocentral extension that may be of about uniform width along its length or wider at the
base, and usually flanked by at least a pair of smooth or serrate anterolateral extensions
longer, as long as or shorter than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate or oval.
Podonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with punctate band along posterior margin, with 16-
23 pairs of setae, 2-3 pairs of which along anterior margin, entire or with a lateral fissure at
level of setae z1, z2 and z3, without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 and with four
scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal
shield with 0-6 pairs of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth or ornamented, with punctate band
along anterior margin and with 15-20 pairs of setae. Soft integument along lateral margins of
opisthonotal shield with 0-5 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level between
anterior margin of coxa III and median region of coxa II [peritreme extending anteriorly to
median region of coxa I in R. liuzhiyingi and R. yalujiangensis (but these species are probably
not Rhodacaridae)]. Peritrematal shield anteriorly fused or not fused to podonotal shield.
Presternal plates absent. Sternal shield longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and
posterior margin concave. Genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter
straight or convex. Opisthogastric integument with or without lightly sclerotised plates
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between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield as long as wide, smooth or
ornamented, with 3-8 pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight or slightly concave. Soft
integument around ventrianal shield with 0-4 pairs of setae. With 1-2 pairs of elongate or
rounded metapodal plates; when with two pairs, these separated or partially fused. Pretarsus I
present. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
Rhodacaropsis Willmann
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 5-9 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a anterocentral extension
wider at the base, totally smooth or with distal half slightly serrate, and flanked by a pair of
smooth anterolateral extensions shorter than the anterocentral extension. Idiosoma elongate.
Podonotal shield smooth, with or without punctate band along posterior margin, with 21-22
pairs of setae, four pairs of which along anterior margin, with transverse line between setae j4
and j5 and with three scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral
margins of podonotal shield with 1-2 pairs of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth, with or
without punctate band along anterior margin and with 15-19 pairs of setae. Soft integument
along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 0-5 pairs of setae. Peritreme greatly reduced,
not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV. Peritrematal shield absent or restricted to a band
along peritreme. With two pairs of presternal plates. Sternal shield longer than wide, with
anterior margin distinct and posterior margin convex. Genital shield longer than length of its
posterior margin; the latter convex. Opisthogastric integument without plates between genital
and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with 4-7 pairs of preanal
setae; anterior margin straight or convex. Soft integument around ventrianal shield with 0-3
pairs of setae. With a pair of rounded metapodal plates. Pretarsus I present. Seta pl4 of tarsus
IV absent.
Rhodacarus Oudemans
Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 5-6 teeth, respectively. Arthrodial process
of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with an anterocentral
extension that may be of about uniform width along its length or wider at the base, totally
smooth or with distal half serrate, and flanked by at least a pair of smooth or serrate
anterolateral extensions shorter than the anterocentral extension (with anterior region
triangular in R. rhodacaropsis Ryke). Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield smooth, with or
without punctate band along posterior and lateral margins, with 18-23 pairs of setae, four
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pairs of which along anterior margin, with or without V-shaped line posterior of setae j4, z3
and s2 and with three scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Soft integument along lateral
margins of podonotal shield with 0-4 pairs of setae. Opisthonotal shield smooth, with or
without punctate band along anterior margin and with 14-19 pairs of setae. Soft integument
along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 0-6 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending
anteriorly to level between median region of coxa III and posterior margin of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield anteriorly fused or not fused to podonotal shield. Presternal plates absent
(with a pair of presternal plates in R. berrisfordi Loots and R. rhodacaropsis). Sternal shield
longer than wide, with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin straight or with a
central spine-like projection. Genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the
latter straight or convex. Opisthogastric integument with or without lightly sclerotised plates
between genital and ventrianal shields. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with 4-6
pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin straight, slightly or distinctly convex. Soft integument
around ventrianal shield with 1-3 pairs of setae. With 1-2 pairs of elongate or rounded
metapodal plates. Pretarsus I absent. Seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent.
2.3.4 Key to world families of Rhodacaroidea and genera of Rhodacaridae (adult
females)
1. Seta st4 on metasternal shield or on soft integument .......... Halolaelapidae [Fig. 2.1 A-B]
- Seta st4 on sternal shield [except for Oriflammella (Ologamasidae), which has st4 on
metasternal platelets, but has the dorsal shield setae strongly pilose and mounted on
long stalks] ........................................................................................................................ 2
2. With anal shield, without preanal setae.................................. Teranyssidae [Fig. 2.2 A-C]
- With ventrianal shield, with 1-9 pairs of preanal setae .................................................. ...3
3. With attenuate chelicera; palp with 4 segments (fused tibia and tarsus) ............................
......................................................................................... Laelaptonyssidae [Fig. 2.3 A-C]
- With normal chelicera, not attenuate; palp with 5 segments ......................................... ...4
4. Palp tarsal claw two-tined; genu and tibia IV with six or eight setae .................................
............................................................................................ Digamasellidae [Fig. 2.4 A-D]
- Palp tarsal claw three-tined; genu and tibia IV with nine or ten setae .............................. 5
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st4
A B
Figure 2.1 - Halolaelaps posidonis Halliday [after Halliday, 2008] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma
Figure 2.2 - Teranyssus howardensis Halliday – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial)
view of chelicera
Figure 2.3 - Starkovia lacticolus (Halliday) – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial)
view of chelicera
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A B
C
D
Figure 2.4 - Digamasellus australis Lindquist [after Lindquist, 1975] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma;
C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
5. Usually without densely sclerotised strutuctures between setae j5 and j6 (scleronoduli);
podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused or not; without desclerotised bands of punctate
integument ............................................................................ Ologamasidae [Fig. 2.5 A-D]
- With scleronoduli (except in Interrhodeus, Protogamasellopsis and Pennarhodeus);
podonotal and opisthonotal shields not fused (except in Afrogamasellus luberoensis);
usually with desclerotised bands of punctate integument along posterior margin of
podonotal, anterior margin of opisthonotal, anterior margin of sternal, posterior margin
of genital and anterior margin of ventrianal shields ................................ Rhodacaridae...6
Figure 2.5 - Neogamasellevans ornata Karg [after Karg, 1975] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C.
Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
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6. Peritreme greatly reduced, not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV ................................ 7
- Peritreme extending anteriorly at least to level of median region of coxa III ................... 8
7. Podonotal shield with 14 pairs of setae, without transverse line between setae j4 and j5
and with two scleronoduli..................... Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes [Fig. 2.6 A-D]
- Podonotal shield with 21-22 pairs of setae, with transverse line between setae j4 and j5
and with three scleronoduli................................ Rhodacaropsis Willmann [Fig. 2.7 A-D]
Figure 2.6 - Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C.
Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
Figure 2.7 - Rhodacaropsis cheungae Luxton [after Luxton, 1992] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma;
C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
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8. Podonotal shield with 16 pairs of setae; ventrianal shield with one or two pairs of
preanal setae ................................... Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis [Fig. 2.8 A-D]
- Podonotal shield with 17 or more pairs of setae (Rhodacarellus arcanus with 16);
ventrianal shield with at least four pairs of preanal setae ................................................. 9
Figure 2.8 - Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral
idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
9. Scleronoduli absent; arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like
fringe or three-pointed..................................................................................................... 10
- Scleronoduli present or absent; arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a short
coronet-like fringe or shaped like a long cylindrical brush) (if scleronoduli absent, in
Afrogamasellus luberoensis kalibuensis, arthrodial process shaped like a long
cylindrical brush) ............................................................................................................ 11
10. Podonotal and opisthonotal setae serrated .................. Pennarhodeus Karg [Fig. 2.9 A-D]
- Podonotal and opisthonotal setae smooth ................... Interrhodeus Karg [Fig. 2.10 A-D]
11. Podonotal shield with three scleronoduli; arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a
short coronet-like fringe .................................................................................................. 12
- Podonotal shield with four scleronoduli; arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a
short coronet-like fringe or shaped like a long cylindrical brush.................................... 13
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Figure 2.9 - Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial)
view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
Figure 2.10 - Pennarhodeus decoris Karg – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view
of chelicerae; D. Epistome
12. Fixed cheliceral digit with at least nine teeth……………………………………………..
. ......................................................................Multidentorhodacarus Karg [Fig. 2.11 A-D]
- Fixed cheliceral digit with at most six teeth ........ Rhodacarus Oudemans [Fig. 2.12 A-D]
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Figure 2.11 - Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C.
Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
Figure 2.12 - Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C.
Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
13. With two pairs of presternal plates............. Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak [Fig. 2.13 A-D]
- With 0-1 pair of presternal plates .................................................................................... 14
14. Arthrodial process of chelicera shaped like a long cylindrical brush ............................. 15
- Arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe...................... 17
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Figure 2.13 - Mediorhodacarus tetranodulosus Shcherbak [after Shcherbak, 1976] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B.
Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
15. With three pairs of metapodal plates; basitarsus IV with four setae (seta pl4 present) .......
............................................ Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and Theron [Fig. 2.14 A-D]
- With 1-2 pairs of metapodal plates; basitarsus IV with three setae (seta pl4 absent,
except in Afrodacarellus camaxiloensis) ......................................................................... 16
Figure 2.14 - Pararhodacarus intermedius Jordaan, Loots and Theron [after Jordaan; Loots and Theron, 1988] –
A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
16. Epistome with anterior region triangular or with an anterocentral extension wider at the
base, not flanked by anterolateral extensions [in A. congoensis (Ryke and Loots) and A.
uviraensis (Ryke and Loots) anterior region of epistome with an anterocentral extension
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narrower at the base, flanked by a pair of anterolateral extensions]; with 0-1 pair of
presternal plates; sternal shield with anterior margin distinct; genital shield as long as or
shorter than length of its posterior margin………………………………………………...
………………………………………..Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke [Fig. 2.15 A-D]
- Epistome with an anterocentral extension that may be of about uniform width along its
length, narrower or wider at the base; usually flanked by one or more pairs of
anterolateral extensions [A. euungulae (Karg), with anterior region triangular]; without
presternal plates; sternal shield with anterior margin indistinct and with region anterior
to first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; genital shield longer
than length of its posterior margin ..... …………Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt [Fig. 2.16 A-D]
Figure 2.15 - Afrogamasellus isthmus Hurlbutt [after Hurlbutt, 1974] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma;
C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
Figure 2.16 - Afrodacarellus femoratus Hurlbutt [after Hurlbutt, 1974] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral
idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
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17. Podonotal shield with a transverse line between setae j4 and j5 .........................................
................................................................... Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak [Fig. 2.17 A-D]
- Podonotal shield without transverse line between setae j4 and j5 ................................... 18
Figure 2.17 - Minirhodacarellus minimus (Karg) [after Karg, 1961] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma;
C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
18. Epistome with an anterocentral extension (with one to several pairs of spines along its
median region) wider at the base, not flanked by anterolateral extensions; basitarsus IV
with four setae (pl4 present) ............ Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke [Fig. 2.18 A-D]
- Epistome with a smooth or serrate anterocentral extension that may be of about uniform
width along its length or wider at the base, usually flanked by at least a pair of smooth
or serrate anterolateral extensions; basitarsus IV with three setae (pl4 absent) .............. 19
Figure 2.18 - Paragamasellevans michaeli Loots and Ryke [after Loots and Ryke, 1968] – A. Dorsal idiosoma;
B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
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19. Podonotal shield ornamented; with a pair of roundish metapodal plates (indistinct or
absent em P. acutus Karg)…………………. ............ Poropodalius Karg [Fig. 2.19 A-D]
- Podonotal shield smooth (ornamented in R. unicus Karg); with a pair of elongate
metapodal plates (if second pair of metapodal plates are present, this are rounded and
small .................................................................. Rhodacarellus Willmann [Fig. 2.20 A-D]
Figure 2.19 - Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma; C. Lateral (antiaxial)
view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
Figure 2.20 - Rhodacarellus epigynialis Sheals [after Sheals, 1956] – A. Dorsal idiosoma; B. Ventral idiosoma;
C. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae; D. Epistome
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2.3.5 Catalogue of world species of Rhodacaridae
Genus Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, 1974: 589 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Afrodacarellus femoratus Hurlbutt, 1974, by original designation.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans)
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus).— Karg, 2003b: 26; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
Type species: Afrogamasellus camaxiloensis Loots, 1969, by original designation.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus).— Karg, 2003b: 26; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
Type species: Afrogamasellus squamosus Karg, 1977, by original designation.
01. Afrodacarellus bakeri (Hurlbutt, 1974)
Afrogamasellus bakeri Hurlbutt, 1974: 586.
Mediodacarellus bakeri.— Antony, 1986: 152.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, track from Morningside to the top of Mount
Bondwa, Uluguru Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 1450 m, 1 December 1967, in rotting
log at edge of rain forest.
NOTE: Mediodacarellus is not available for nomenclatural purposes, and is used here for
information only.
02. Afrodacarellus bipilosus (Karg, 1979)
Afrogamasellus bipilosus Karg, 1979: 207.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) bipilosus.— Karg, 1979: 207; Karg, 2003b: 27.
Latogamasellus bipilosus.— Antony, 1986: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarische Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Mount Piltriquitron [= Cerro Piltriquitron],
El Bolsón, Rio Negro, 19 October 1961, in leaf litter.
03. Afrodacarellus camaxiloensis (Loots, 1969)
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Afrogamasellus camaxiloensis Loots, 1969a: 60.
Afrogamasellus camaxiloensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Loots, 1971: 3.
Afrodacarellus camaxiloensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 591; Antony, 1986: 151.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) camaxiloensis.— Karg, 1977: 345; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Angola, Tshihumbwe River, branch of the Lubalo
River, Camaxilo, Lunda, 6 July 1962, in forest soil.
04. Afrodacarellus citri (Loots, 1969)
Afrogamasellus citri Loots, 1969a: 75.
Afrogamasellus citri.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 588; Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 396.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) citri.— Karg, 1977: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Nelspruit, [Mpumalanga], 1965, in soil
under Citrus sp. [Rutaceae].
05. Afrodacarellus concavus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus concavus Hurlbutt, 1974: 596.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 2120 m, 1 May 1968, in humus and lichens under
Philippia [Ericaceae].
06. Afrodacarellus euungulae (Karg, 2003)
Afrogamasellus euungulae Karg, 2003a: 245.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Cardy [= Carchi?], 1989, in prairie soil.
07. Afrodacarellus femoratus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus femoratus Hurlbutt, 1974: 593.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, in the upper part of a valley between the
Morogoro Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, Morogoro, alt. 1100 m, 30
August 1967, on leaves and twigs under clump of trees.
08. Afrodacarellus filofissus (Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009)
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) filofissus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, on the road from Caracas to La Guaira,
1973, in litter and soil.
09. Afrodacarellus furculatus (Karg, 1979)
Afrogamasellus furculatus Karg, 1979: 208.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) furculatus.— Karg, 1979: 207; Karg, 2003b: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarische Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Mount Piltriquitron [= Cerro Piltriquitron],
El Bolsón, Rio Negro, 16 May 1961, in soil with grass under a tree trunk.
10. Afrodacarellus kivuensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) kivuensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 141.
Afrogamasellus kivuensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33.
Afrodacarellus kivuensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 591.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) kivuensis.— Karg, 1977: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Mont Kabobo,
Kyimbi, Katanga, October 1958, in soil.
11. Afrodacarellus leleupi (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) leleupi Ryke and Loots, 1966: 139.
Afrogamasellus leleupi.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33.
Afrodacarellus leleupi.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 591.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) leleupi.— Karg, 1977: 344.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Kivu Province, 27
December 1950, in soil.
12. Afrodacarellus longipodus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus longipodus Hurlbutt, 1974: 594.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, hill south of Morogoro Agricultural College,
[Morogoro], alt. 900 m, 26 April 1968, in soil under patch of trees.
13. Afrodacarellus lubalensis (Loots, 1969)
Afrogamasellus lubalensis Loots, 1969a: 79.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) lubalensis.— Karg, 1979: 206; Karg, 2003b: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Angola, Tshihumbwe River, branch of the Lubalo
River, Camaxilo, Lunda, 6 July 1962, in forest soil.
14. Afrodacarellus lunguensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) lunguensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 149.
Afrogamasellus lunguensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 1; Lee, 1970: 33.
Afrodacarellus lunguensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 590.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) lunguensis.— Karg, 1977: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Lac Lungue, Kivu
Province, May 1958, in soil in bamboo forest [Poaceae].
15. Afrodacarellus lupangaensis Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus lupangaensis Hurlbutt, 1974: 602.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, base of Mount Lupanga, Uluguru Mountains,
Morogoro, alt. 1350 m, 30 October 1966, in leaf litter and humus from regenerated
rain forest.
16. Afrodacarellus machadoi (Loots, 1969)
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Afrogamasellus machadoi Loots, 1969a: 65.
Afrodacarellus machadoi.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 598.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) machadoi.— Karg, 1977: 344; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Angola, by Tshihumbwe River, branch of the Lubalo
River, Camaxilo, Lunda, 6 July 1962, in forest soil.
17. Afrodacarellus minutus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus minutus Hurlbutt, 1974: 609.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, in the upper part of a valley between the
Morogoro Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, near Morogoro, alt. 1150
m, 22 May 1968, on leaves and twigs under clump of trees.
18. Afrodacarellus mongii (Hurlbutt, 1974)
Afrogamasellus mongii Hurlbutt, 1974: 574.
Afrogamasellus mongii.— Antony, 1986: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, near Marangu track, Mount Kilimanjaro, alt.
2100 m, 10 June 1972, in forest litter.
19. Afrodacarellus mossi Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus mossi Hurlbutt, 1974: 606.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, alt. 2120 m, 10 June 1968, in moss on branch of tree.
20. Afrodacarellus msituni Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus msituni Hurlbutt, 1974: 604.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, in the upper part of a valley between the
Morogoro Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, [Morogoro], alt. 1100 m,
23 January 1968, on dead grass stems and soil near clump of trees.
21. Afrodacarellus myersi (Loots, 1969)
Afrogamasellus myersi Loots, 1969a: 77.
Afrogamasellus myersi.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) meyersi [sic].— Karg, 1979: 207.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) myersi.— Karg, 2003b: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Nelspruit, [Mpumalanga], 1965, in soil
under Citrus sp. [Rutaceae].
22. Afrodacarellus ngorongoroensis Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus ngorongoroensis Hurlbutt, 1974: 597.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, rim of Ngorongoro Crater, [Arusha Region],
alt. 2300 m, 3 January 1968, among twigs and bits of wood under trees.
23. Afrodacarellus novembus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus novembus Hurlbutt, 1974: 602.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, near path through rain forest, track from
Morningside to the top of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru Mountains, [Morogoro], alt.
1500 m, 4 November 1967, in soil and on fern roots [Pteridophyta].
24. Afrodacarellus pili Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus pili Hurlbutt, 1974: 600.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 2120 m, 10 June 1968, on leaves and humus from elfin
forest.
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25. Afrodacarellus pocsi Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrodacarellus pocsi Hurlbutt, 1974: 607.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 2125 m, 30 May 1972, in moss on branch of tree.
26. Afrodacarellus reticulatus (Loots, 1969)
Afrogamasellus reticulatus Loots, 1969a: 68.
Afrodacarellus reticulatus.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 591.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) reticulatus.— Karg, 1977: 344; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Angola, Tshihumbwe River, branch of the Lubalo
River, Camaxilo, Lunda, 6 July 1962, in forest soil.
27. Afrodacarellus ruwenzoriensis (Loots, 1969)
Afrogamasellus ruwenzoriensis Loots, 1969a: 71.
Afrodacarellus ruwenzoriensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 594.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) ruwenzoriensis.— Karg, 1977: 344; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uganda, near Nyinabitaba, Ruwenzori, alt. 8650 feet,
1952, in soil.
28. Afrodacarellus squamosus (Karg, 1977)
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) squamosus Karg, 1977: 345.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) squamosus.— Karg, 1979: 207; Karg, 2003b: 27.
Latogamasellus squamosus.— Antony, 1986: 154.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarische Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, near Norquinco and El Bolsón, Rio Negro,
23 February 1961, in leaf litter of Mulinum spinosum [Apiaceae].
29. Afrodacarellus succinctus (Berlese, 1916)
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Gamasellus succinctus Berlese, 1916a: 160.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) succinctus.— Ryke, 1962b: 48; Ryke and Loots, 1966: 124.
Afrogamasellus succinctus.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33; Hurlbutt, 1974: 571.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) succinctus.— Karg, 1977: 344.
Gamasellus succinctus.— Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 404.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: East Africa, on unspecified substrate.
30. Afrodacarellus unospinae (Karg, 2003)
Afrogamasellus unospinae Karg, 2003b: 27.
Afrogamasellus (Latogamasellus) unospinae.— Karg, 2003b: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Calderon, 1990, in litter under bamboo forest
[Poaceae].
Genus Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1968
Afrogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Afrogamasellus.— Loots, 1969a: 60; Loots, 1969b: 359; Loots, 1969c: 182; Lee, 1970: 30;
Hurlbutt, 1974: 568; Karg, 1977: 343; Loots, 1979: 2; Karg, 2003b: 26; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
Afrogamasellus (Afrogamasellus).— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) franzi Loots and Ryke, 1968, by original
designation.
Afrogamasellus (Podalogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Afrogamasellus (Podalogamasellus).— Karg, 2003b: 26; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 65.
Type species: Gamasellus tetrastigma Berlese, 1916a, by original designation.
Afrogamasellus (Jugulogamasellus) Karg, 1977: 345 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans)
[objective junior synonym of Afrogamasellus (Afrogamasellus)].
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) franzi Loots and Ryke, 1968, by original
designation.
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NOTE: Karg (1977) designated as type of Afrogramasellus (Jugulogamasellus) the species
designated by Loots and Ryke (1968) as type of the Afrogamasellus, which makes that
subgenus an objective junior synonym of Afrogramasellus (Afrogamasellus).
31. Afrogamasellus celisi Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus celisi Loots, 1969b: 367.
Afrogamasellus celisi.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], near Lubero,
Kivu Province, 3 July 1957, in soil.
32. Afrogamasellus congoensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) uviraensis congoensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 146.
Afrogamasellus uviraensis congoensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2 (implicit); Lee, 1970: 33.
Afrodacarellus congoensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 590.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], near Lake
Tanganyika, Uvira, Kivu Province, January 1960, in soil.
33. Afrogamasellus evansi Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus evansi Loots, 1969b: 377.
Afrogamasellus evansi.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uganda, near Nyinabitaba, Ruwenzori, alt. 8650 feet,
1952, in soil.
34. Afrogamasellus franzi (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) franzi Ryke and Loots, 1966: 124.
Afrogamasellus franzi.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33; Loots, 1971: 3; Hurlbutt,
1974: 571.
Afrogamasellus (Jugulogamasellus) franzi.— Karg, 1977: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Kenya, on western side of Mount Meru, alt. 2600 m, 9
July 1962, in moss and litter in a Hagenia forest [Rosaceae].
35. Afrogamasellus franzoides Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus franzoides Hurlbutt, 1974: 573.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, upper part of a valley between the Morogoro
Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, Morogoro, alt. 3600 feet, 12 June
1966, in soil under tree.
36. Afrogamasellus isthmus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus isthmus Hurlbutt, 1974: 576.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, adjacent to Morogoro River, Morogoro, alt.
550 m, 11 May 1966, in duff under bushes and trees.
37. Afrogamasellus kahusiensis Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus kahusiensis Loots, 1969b: 372.
Afrogamasellus kahusiensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Kaleke, northeast
of Kahusi, Kivu Province, 29 June 1951, in soil.
38. Afrogamasellus kilimanjaroensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) kilimanjaroensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 133.
Afrogamasellus kilimanjaroensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33; Hurlbutt, 1974:
573.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, above Maskame, Mount Kilimanjaro, alt.
2400 m, in mosses on trees in a mountain forest.
39. Afrogamasellus latigynia Hurlbutt, 1974
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Afrogamasellus latigynia Hurlbutt, 1974: 575.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, upper part of a valley between the Morogoro
Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, Morogoro, alt. 1100 m, 12 June 1966,
in soil under tree.
40. Afrogamasellus lokelei Van Daele, 1976
Afrogamasellus lokelei Van Daele, 1976: 339.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Chair of Zoology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University
of Ghent, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Yangambi, 1
November 1974, in litter at the base of a decaying banana plant [Musaceae].
41. Afrogamasellus lootsi Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus lootsi Hurlbutt, 1974: 578.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, adjacent to Morogoro River, Morogoro, alt.
550 m, 15 February 1968, on dead leaves, twigs and in humus under bushes and
trees.
42. Afrogamasellus luberoensis luberoensis Loots, 1968
Afrogamasellus luberoensis luberoensis Loots, 1968: 366.
Afrogamasellus luberoensis luberoensis.— Antony, 1986: 147.
Afrogamasellus luberoensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 569 (part).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], near Kakolwe
River, Lubero, Kivu Province, 21 December 1953, in soil.
42a. Afrogamasellus luberoensis kalibuensis Loots, 1968
Afrogamasellus luberoensis kalibuensis Loots, 1968: 370.
Afrogamasellus luberoensis kalibuensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Antony, 1986: 147.
Afrogamasellus luberoensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 569 (part).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], near
Kaliba River, Ruwenzori, 23 January 1954, in soil.
43. Afrogamasellus lyamunguensis Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus lyamunguensis Hurlbutt, 1974: 581.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, Lyamungu Research and Training Centre,
Lyamungu, [Hai, Kilimanjaro Region], alt. 1300 m, 9 June 1972, fine fragments of
leaves and twigs in forest.
44. Afrogamasellus maskamensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) maskamensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 135.
Afrogamasellus maskamensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33; Hurlbutt, 1974:
583.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, above Maskame, Mount Kilimanjaro, alt.
2300 m, July 1962, in forest soil.
45. Afrogamasellus mitigatus (Berlese, 1923)
Gamasellus mitigatus Berlese, 1923: 250.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) mitigatus.— Ryke, 1962b: 46.
Afrogamasellus mitigatus.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 571.
Gamasellus mitigatus.— Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 257.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: East Africa, on unspecified substrate.
46. Afrogamasellus muhiensis Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus muhiensis Loots, 1969b: 369.
Afrogamasellus muhiensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Mount Muhi,
Kivu Province, July 1955, in soil humus.
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47. Afrogamasellus nyinabitabaensis Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus nyinabitabaensis Loots, 1969b: 381.
Afrogamasellus nyinabitabaensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uganda, near Nyinabitaba, Ruwenzori, alt. 8650 feet,
1952, in soil.
48. Afrogamasellus paratruncatus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus paratruncatus Hurlbutt, 1974: 585.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 6900 feet, 1 May 1968, in moss.
49. Afrogamasellus quadrisigillatus (Berlese, 1916)
Gamasellus quadrisigillatus Berlese, 1916a: 160.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) quadrisigillatus.— Ryke, 1962b: 48; Ryke and Loots, 1966: 124.
Afrogamasellus quadrisigillatus.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33; Hurlbutt, 1974:
571.
Gamasellus quadrisigillatus.— Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 348.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: East Africa, on unspecified substrate.
50. Afrogamasellus rugegensis Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus rugegensis Loots, 1969b: 375.
Afrogamasellus rugegensis.— Lee, 1970: 34; Hurlbutt, 1974: 570.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Rwanda, Rugege Forest, May 1951, in soil.
51. Afrogamasellus tetrastigma (Berlese, 1916)
Gamasellus tetrastigma Berlese, 1916a: 161.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) tetrastigma.— Ryke, 1962b: 46.
Afrogamasellus tetrastigma.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Loots, 1969b: 361; Lee, 1970: 34;
Loots, 1971: 3; Hurlbutt, 1974: 571.
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Afrogamasellus (Podalogamasellus) tetrastigma.— Karg, 1977: 345.
Gamasellus tetrastigma.— Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 414.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: East Africa, on unspecified substrate.
52. Afrogamasellus truncatus Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus truncatus Hurlbutt, 1974: 583.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, upper part of a valley between the Morogoro
Regional Forestry Office and Mount Lupanga, above Morogoro, alt. 1100 m, 18
January 1967, on dead leaves and twigs under clump of trees.
53. Afrogamasellus uluguruensis Hurlbutt, 1974
Afrogamasellus uluguruensis Hurlbutt, 1974: 578.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History Acari Collection,
Beltsville, Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Mount Bondwa, Uluguru
Mountains, [Morogoro], alt. 1500 m, in leaf litter from rain forest.
54. Afrogamasellus uviraensis (Ryke and Loots, 1966)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) uviraensis uviraensis Ryke and Loots, 1966: 143.
Afrogamasellus uviraensis.— Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2; Lee, 1970: 33.
Afrodacarellus uviraensis.— Hurlbutt, 1974: 590.
Afrogamasellus (Foliogamasellus) uviraensis.— Karg, 1977: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: [Democratic Republic of the Congo], near Lake
Tanganyika, Uvira, Kivu Province, November 1959, in soil.
Genus Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 387 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010, by original
designation.
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55. Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 389.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São
Paulo, Brazil.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Pirassununga, São Paulo, 3 May 2000, in soil
under Psidium guajava [Myrtaceae].
Genus Interrhodeus Karg, 2000
Interrhodeus Karg, 2000a: 258 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
56. Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000
Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000a: 259.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, La Selva, 11 June 1993, in soil.
Genus Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak, 1976
Mediorhodacarus Shcherbak, 1976: 949 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Mediorhodacarus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 37.
Type species: Mediorhodacarus tetranodulosus Shcherbak, 1976, by original
designation.
57. Mediorhodacarus tetranodulosus Shcherbak, 1976
Mediorhodacarus tetranodulosus Shcherbak, 1976: 951.
Mediorhodacarus tetranodulosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Lanzheron Beach, Odessa, 11 July 1974, in
sand (depth 30-40 cm), 3 metres from the water edge.
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Genus Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak, 1980
Minirhodacarellus Shcherbak, 1980: 92 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Minirhodacarellus.— Karg, 1993: 336.
Type species: Rhodacarellus minimus Karg, 1961, by original designation.
58. Minirhodacarellus minimus (Karg, 1961)
Rhodacarellus minimus Karg, 1961: 128.
Rhodacarus minimus.— Hirschmann, 1962: 49; Karg, 1971: 317.
Rhodacarellus minimus.— Emberson 1968: 156; Lee, 1970: 37; Bregetova and Shcherbak,
1977b: 275; Antony, 1986: 148.
Minirhodacarellus minimus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 92; Karg, 1993: 336.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische Zentralanstalt der
Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Berlin, in cultivated soil and pasture.
Genus Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000
Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000b: 144 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus) Shcherbak, 1980: 72 (nomen nudum).
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus).— Karg, 1996: 170 (nomen nudum).
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic].— Karg, 1998: 186 (nomen nudum).
Multidentorhodacarus.— Karg, 2000a: 259 (nomen nudum).
Type species: Rhodacarus denticulatus Berlese, 1920 (by original designation, Karg,
2000b).
NOTE: Multidentorhodacarus was not made available by Shcherbak (1980) because a type
species for the subgenus was not fixed (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature,
Article 13.3). The name did not become available until Karg (2000b) published a description
of Multidentorhodacarus as a genus, and stated that its type species was M. denticulatus
(Berlese, 1920). The names of species described in the genus Multidentorhodacarus before
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2000 are available, even though the genus name was not available at the time (International
Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 11.9.3.1).
59. Multidentorhodacarus ananasi (Ryke, 1962)
Rhodacarus ananasi Ryke, 1962c: 82.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) ananasi.— Loots, 1969a: 50.
Rhodacarus ananasi.— Lee, 1970: 29.
Multidentorhodacarus ananasi.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Bathurst, June 1956, in soil of pineapple
fields [Bromeliaceae].
60. Multidentorhodacarus angustacuminis (Karg, 1998)
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic] angustacuminis Karg, 1998: 187.
Multidentorhodacarus angustacuminis.— Karg, 2000b: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta, Pichincha
Province, alt. 4100 m, 14 April 1989, in moss and withered plant debris from under
bushes.
61. Multidentorhodacarus brevicuspidis Karg, 2000
Multidentorhodacarus brevicuspidis Karg, 2000c: 211.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, near La Selva, December 1993, in soil.
62. Multidentorhodacarus brevisetosus Karg, 2000
Multidentorhodacarus brevisetosus Karg, 2000c: 212.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, near La Selva, August 1993, in soil.
63. Multidentorhodacarus denticulatus (Berlese, 1920)
Rhodacarus denticulatus Berlese, 1920: 164.
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Rhodacarus denticulatus.— Willmann, 1951: 119; Athias-Henriot, 1961: 499; Emberson,
1968: 156; Lee, 1970: 29; Karg, 1971: 318; Shcherbak and Furman, 1975: 47;
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 266; Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 111; Karg,
1993: 331; Karg, 1996: 170; Karg, 1998: 187.
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus) denticulatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 72; Farrier and
Hennessey, 1993: 133.
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic] denticulatus.— Karg, 1998: 187.
Multidentorhodacarus denticulatus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
Rhodacarus guevarai Guevara-Benitez, 1974: 207 (synonymy by Shcherbak, 1980: 72).
TYPE DEPOSITORY of M. denticulatus: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria,
Florence, Italy; of R. guevarai: Laboratorio de Acarología del Instituto ―Lopez-
Neyra‖ de Parasitologia de Granada, Granada, Spain.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT of M. denticulatus: Indonesia, Semarang, Java, and
USA, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, on unspecified substrate; of R. guevarai:
Spain, Jardín Experimental del Instituto ―Lopez-Neyra‖ de Parasitologia de Granada,
[Armilla], Granada, June 1971, in soil under Piptatherum miliaceum [Poaceae].
NOTE: Shcherbak and Furman (1975) listed M. ruwenzoriensis Loots, 1969 as a synonym of
M. denticulatus, but Shcherbak (1980) considered this synonymy as questionable
(see below). Emberson (1968) also pointed out that Berlese's original type series was
probably heterogeneous.
64. Multidentorhodacarus differentis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Multidentorhodacarus differentis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Puerto Napo and Ahuano Tenatol,
1990, in litter of a cacao plantation [Sterculiaceae].
65. Multidentorhodacarus minutocorpus (Karg, 1998)
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic] minutocorpus Karg, 1998: 186.
Multidentorhodacarus minutocorpus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Pia Santa Rosa, near San Francisco, Pichincha
Province, alt. 2990 m, 13 April 1989, in moss and soil from a roadside.
66. Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 392.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São
Paulo, Brazil.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Piracicaba, São Paulo, 11 November 2000, in
soil under Syagrus oleracea [Arecaceae].
67. Multidentorhodacarus pennacornutus Karg, 2000
Multidentorhodacarus pennacornutus Karg, 2000a: 259.
Multidentorhodacarus pennacornutus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1975, in litter.
68. Multidentorhodacarus ruwenzoriensis (Loots, 1969)
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) ruwenzoriensis Loots, 1969a: 54.
Multidentorhodacarus ruwenzoriensis.— Karg, 2000b: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uganda, near Nyabitaba, Ruwenzori, alt. 8650 feet,
1952, in soil.
NOTE: Shcherbak and Furman (1975) synonymised R. ruwenzoriensis with R. denticulatus.
However, Shcherbak (1980) stated that these two species were very similar, but the
synonymy could not be confirmed until they were examined more closely. We
therefore treat these two species as separate for the moment.
69. Multidentorhodacarus sogdianus (Shcherbak, 1980)
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus) sogdianus Shcherbak, 1980: 74.
Multidentorhodacarus sogdianus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tajikistan, Ramidskoe Valley, Gissar Range, 23 April
1978, in soil under rock along a brook.
70. Multidentorhodacarus squamosus Karg, 2000
Multidentorhodacarus squamosus Karg, 2000b: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, La Selva, March 1993, in primary forest.
71. Multidentorhodacarus sublapideus (Ryke, 1962)
Rhodacarus sublapideus Ryke, 1962c: 82.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) sublapidius [sic].— Loots, 1969a: 50.
Rhodacarus sublapideus.— Lee, 1970: 29.
Multidentorhodacarus sublapideus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, University campus, Potchefstroom,
March 1960, in soil in termite‘s nest under stone.
72. Multidentorhodacarus tertius (Karg, 1996)
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus) tertius Karg, 1996: 171.
Multidentorhodacarus tertius.— Karg, 2000b: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, near Lifou, 20 February 1977, in
primary forest.
73. Multidentorhodacarus thysi (Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988)
Rhodacarus thysi Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988: 279.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, 20 km south of Kuruman, Northern Cape,
30 October 1977, in soil under Tarchonanthus sp. [Asteraceae].
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74. Multidentorhodacarus triramulus (Karg, 1998)
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic] triramulus Karg, 1998: 187.
Multidentorhodacarus triramulus.— Karg, 2000b: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Rio Guajalito, Las Palmeras, Pichincha
Province, alt. 1850 m, 18 April 1989, in moss from the vertical river bank.
Genus Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1968
Paragamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1968: 3 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Paragamasellevans.— Loots, 1969c: 183; Lee, 1970: 193; Loots, 1979: 2.
Type species: Paragamasellevans michaeli Loots and Ryke, 1968, by original
designation.
75. Paragamasellevans michaeli Loots and Ryke, 1968
Paragamasellevans michaeli Loots and Ryke, 1968: 5.
Paragamasellevans michaeli.— Loots, 1971: 7; Silva, 2007: 84.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, Transvaal, 1963, in
forest soil.
76. Paragamasellevans vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1968
Paragamasellevans vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1968: 12.
Paragamasellevans vandenbergi.— Antony, 1986: 146; Silva, 2007: 84.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, Transvaal, 1963, in
forest soil.
Genus Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988
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Pararhodacarus Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988: 275 (described in Rhodacaridae
Oudemans).
Type species: Pararhodacarus intermedius Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988, by
original designation.
77. Pararhodacarus intermedius Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988
Pararhodacarus intermedius Jordaan, Loots and Theron, 1988: 276.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, 28 km north of Kuruman, Northern Cape,
2 December 1977, in soil under Tarchonanthus sp. [Asteraceae].
Genus Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000
Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000a: 255 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
78. Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg, 2000
Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg, 2000c: 211.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, 3 August 1993, in soil and litter.
NOTE: Species described based only an adult male.
79. Pennarhodeus decoris Karg, 2000
Pennarhodeus decoris Karg, 2000a: 255.
Pennarhodeus decoris.— Karg, 2000c: 211.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in soil.
80. Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000
Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000a: 255.
Pennarhodeus pennatus.— Karg, 2000c: 211.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in soil.
81. Pennarhodeus turris Karg, 2000
Pennarhodeus turris Karg, 2000a: 257.
Pennarhodeus turris.— Karg, 2000c: 211.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in soil.
NOTE: Species described based only an adult male.
Genus Poropodalius Karg, 2000
Poropodalius Karg, 2000a: 252 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Poropodalius.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
Type species: Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
82. Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000a: 253.
Poropodalius acutus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Sierra Esperon, 1977, in soil.
83. Poropodalius basisetae Karg, 2000
Poropodalius basisetae Karg, 2000a: 255.
Poropodalius basisetae.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in litter.
84. Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000a: 253.
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Poropodalius crispus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in litter.
85. Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000a: 252.
Poropodalius hexapennatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in soil.
86. Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, near the street from Caracas to La Guaira,
1973, in litter and soil.
Genus Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis, 1987
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis, 1987: 855 (described in Ascidae Voigts and
Oudemans).
Protogamasellopsis.— Karg, 1994a: 123; Karg, 1994b: 207; Halliday et al., 1998: 2; Karg,
2007: 123.
Type species: Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987, by original
designation.
Rhodacarella Moraza, 2004: 2 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans) (synonymy, following
M.L. Moraza, personal communication, 2007).
Type species: Rhodacarella cavernicola Moraza, 2004, by monotypy.
87. Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987
Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987: 856.
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Protogamasellopsis corticalis.— Karg, 1994a: 124; Karg, 1994b: 208; Shaw, 1999: 45; Karg,
2007: 124.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Saint Helena [South Atlantic island], Jamestown, public
gardens, under the dead bark of a Citrus sp. [Rutaceae] (possibly imported from
Cape Province, South Africa).
88. Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972)
Protogamasellus dioscorus Manson, 1972: 437.
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus.— Evans and Purvis, 1987: 855; Karg, 1994a: 123; Karg,
1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 124; Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 397.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Collection of the Department of Agriculture, Levin, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Auckland International Airport, 19 June
1969, intercepted on yam [Dioscoreaceae] from Tonga.
89. Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg, 1994b: 208.
Protogamasellopsis granulosus.— Karg, 2007: 124.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, Cueva Bella Vista, Bella Vista,
Santa Cruz, 15-25 May 1985, in trap with manure.
90. Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg, 1994b: 210.
Protogamasellopsis leptosomae.— Karg, 2007: 123.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, Puntudo, Santa Cruz, 10 March
1985, in litter of fern [Pteridophyta] and pieces of wood.
91. Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991a: 189.
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Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis.— Karg, 1993: 369; Karg, 1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 123;
Castilho et al., 2009: 165.
Rhodacarella cavernicola Moraza, 2004: 4 (synonymy, following M.L. Moraza, personal
communication, 2007).
TYPE DEPOSITORY of P. posnaniensis: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life
Sciences, Poznań, Poland; of R. cavernicola: Florida Collection of Arthropods,
Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT of P. posnaniensis: Poland, Poznań, July to August
1989, in litter of Phoenix sp. [Aracaceae] in greenhouse; of R. cavernicola: USA,
Kartchner Caverns State Park, Cochise County, Arizona, 19 May 1990, on bat guano.
92. Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994a: 123.
Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis.— Karg, 1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 123.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, Fernandina, 18 March 1985, in litter
of grass and sand in coastal area.
93. Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg, 2000
Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg, 2000a: 252.
Protogamasellopsis transversus.— Karg, 2007: 123.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Cotopaxi Province, 1973, in paramo.
Genus Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935
Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935: 429 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Rhodacarellus.— Evans, 1957: 221; Sheals, 1958: 302; Lee, 1970: 36; Karg, 1971: 323;
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 272; Evans and Till, 1979: 206; Shcherbak, 1980:
76; Fouly, 1992: 436; Karg, 1993: 336.
Type species: Rhodacarellus subterraneus Willmann, 1935, by original designation.
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94. Rhodacarellus apophyseus Karg, 1971
Rhodacarellus apophyseus Karg, 1971: 324.
Rhodacarellus apophyseus.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 279; Shcherbak, 1980: 86;
Karg, 1993: 339.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische Zentralanstalt der
Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, near Halberstadt, Holtemme, 5 September
1963, flood plain.
95. Rhodacarellus arcanus (Athias-Henriot, 1961)
Rhodacaropsis arcanus Athias-Henriot, 1961: 497.
Rhodacarellus arcanus.— Loots, 1969a: 47; Lee, 1970: 37; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b:
276; Shcherbak, 1980: 91; Shcherbak, 1982: 63.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, l'Oued Bouzaréah, 3 January 1961, in soil
under Laurus nobilis [Lauraceae].
96. Rhodacarellus citri Fouly, 1992
Rhodacarellus citri Fouly, 1992: 436.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Collection of Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture,
Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura
University, Mansoura, 1990-91, in 10 cm depth from soil surface under Citrus sp.
orchards [Rutaceae].
97. Rhodacarellus corniculatus Willmann, 1935
Rhodacarellus corniculatus Willmann, 1935: 432.
Rhodacarellus corniculatus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 486; Karg, 1961: 128; Lee, 1970: 37;
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 280; Shcherbak, 1980: 79; Krantz, 1986: 634;
Karg, 1993: 340.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Leipzig, in forest soil on the edge of a
stream.
98. Rhodacarellus epigynialis Sheals, 1956
Rhodacarellus epigynialis Sheals, 1956: 102.
Rhodacarellus epigynialis.— Sheals, 1958: 302; Athias-Henriot, 1961: 486; Karg, 1961: 128;
Lee, 1970: 37; Karg, 1971: 325; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 275; Shcherbak,
1980: 83; Karg, 1993: 336.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Scotland, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, June 1951-
October 1952, in soil of old grassland.
99. Rhodacarellus francescae Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarellus francescae Athias-Henriot, 1961: 491.
Rhodacarellus francescae.— Hirschmann, 1962: 50; Lee, 1970: 37; Bregetova and
Shcherbak, 1977b: 276; Shcherbak, 1980: 89; Shcherbak, 1982: 63.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, l'Oued Bouzaréah, 3 January 1961, in soil
under Laurus nobilis [Lauraceae].
100. Rhodacarellus kreuzi Karg, 1965
Rhodacarellus kreuzi Karg, 1965: 296.
Rhodacarellus kreuzi.— Lee, 1970: 37; Karg, 1971: 326; Shcherbak and Furman, 1975: 50;
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 280; Shcherbak, 1980: 85; Karg, 1993: 340.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische Zentralanstalt der
Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, near Delitzsch, Lemsel, Leipzig, 1960, in
flooded pasture.
101. Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi Ma, 1995
Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi Ma, 1995: 50.
Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi.— Ma, 2005: 17.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Baicheng, Jilin Province, July-September 1993,
under the decomposed bark of poplar [Salicaceae].
NOTE: This species is only provisionally placed in this genus, given the absence of key
morphological information about the species in the original description. When the
specimens are examined in detail, we believe this species will be transferred to the
family Digamasellidae.
102. Rhodacarellus maxidactylus Karg, 2000
Rhodacarellus maxidactylus Karg, 2000c: 208.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, 1 November 1993, in soil.
103. Rhodacarellus moneli Solomon, 1978
Rhodacarellus moneli Solomon, 1978: 85.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Romania, Voinesti (Iaşi) forest, Iasi, 1976, in litter of
carpineto-fagetum association.
104. Rhodacarellus montanus Shcherbak, 1980
Rhodacarellus montanus Shcherbak, 1980: 92.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Turkmenistan, summit of Mountain Dushak, alt. 2000
m, 17 May 1978, in soil under Juniperus seravschanica [Cupressaceae].
105. Rhodacarellus perspicuus Halašková, 1959
Rhodacarellus epigynialis perspicuus Halašková, 1959: 98.
Rhodacarellus perspicuus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 486; Karg, 1971: 324; Bregetova and
Shcherbak, 1977b: 279; Shcherbak, 1980: 84; Karg, 1993: 336.
Rhodacarellus epigynialis perspicuus.— Lee, 1970: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Czech Republic, Strančice, Řičany, South Prague, 15
January 1956, in soil of a Picea excelsa vulgaris [Pinaceae] forest sparsely covered
with Oxalis acetosella [Oxalidaceae].
106. Rhodacarellus shandongensis Ma, 2008
Rhodacarellus shandongensis Ma, 2008: 127.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology,
Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Tai‘an (36°15'N, 117°08'E), Shandong Province,
15 July 2000, under bark of tree.
NOTE: This species is only provisionally placed in this genus, given the absence of key
morphological information about the species in the original description. When the
specimens are examined in detail, we believe this species will be transferred to the
family Digamasellidae.
107. Rhodacarellus silesiacus Willmann, 1936
Rhodacarellus silesiacus Willmann, 1936: 282.
Rhodacarellus silesiacus.— Sheals, 1958: 302; Athias-Henriot, 1961: 488; Karg, 1961: 128;
Hirschmann, 1962: 49; Emberson, 1968: 160; Lee, 1970: 37; Karg, 1971: 324; Lee,
1973a: 3; Shcherbak and Furman, 1975: 50; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 279;
Shcherbak, 1980: 80; Krantz, 1986: 634; Farrier and Hennessey, 1993: 132; Karg,
1993: 339; Meng et al., 2007: 242.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, near Hundsfeld, Mähwiese; Germany,
Waldenburg, Bergland; [Poland], Breslau [Wrocław]; in pasture and prairie.
108. Rhodacarellus subterraneus Willmann, 1935
Rhodacarellus subterraneus Willmann, 1935: 430.
Rhodacarellus subterranus [sic].— Schweizer, 1961: 89.
Rhodacarellus subterraneus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 488; Karg, 1961: 127; Lee, 1970: 37;
Karg, 1971: 324; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 276; Shcherbak, 1980: 78;
Shcherbak, 1982: 63; Farrier and Hennessey, 1993: 132; Karg, 1993: 339.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Leipzig, Saxony, in forest soil of a riparian
zone.
109. Rhodacarellus tadchikistanicus Shcherbak, 1980
Rhodacarellus tadchikistanicus Shcherbak, 1980: 87.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tajikistan, Ramidskoe Valley, Gissar Range, 23 April
1978, in soil under rock along a stream.
NOTE: Species described based on the stages of protonymph, deutonymph and adult male.
110. Rhodacarellus tebeenus Hafez and Nasr, 1979
Rhodacarellus tebeenus Hafez and Nasr, 1979: 78.
Rhodacarellus tebeenus.— Zaher, 1986: 17.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, El-Tebeen, Helwan, Cairo Governate, in soil
cultivated with banana [Musaceae].
111. Rhodacarellus unicus Karg, 2000
Rhodacarellus unicus Karg, 2000a: 251.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, 1976, in soil.
112. Rhodacarellus vervacti (Athias-Henriot, 1961)
Rhodacaropsis vervacti Athias-Henriot, 1961: 497.
Rhodacarellus vervacti.— Lee, 1970: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, road to Gué-de-Constantine, Baraki, May-June
1959, in soil under Scolymus spp. [Asteraceae].
NOTE: This species was described only from the deutonymph. Lee (1970) placed it in
Rhodacarellus, apparently based only on the original description.
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113. Rhodacarellus yalujiangensis Ma, 2003
Rhodacarellus yalujiangensis Ma, 2003: 85.
Rhodacarellus yalujiangensis.— Ma, 2005: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Linjiang County, Jilin Province, 2 August 1999,
under decomposed bark.
NOTE: This species is only provisionally placed in this genus, given the absence of key
morphological information about the species in the original description. When the
specimens are examined in detail, we believe this species will be transferred to the
family Digamasellidae.
Genus Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935
Rhodacaropsis Willmann, 1935: 426 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaropsis).— Loots, 1969a: 56; Loots, 1969c: 182; Loots, 1979: 2.
Rhodacaropsis.— Lee, 1970: 37; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 270; Shcherbak, 1980:
32; Luxton, 1992: 237; Karg, 1993: 336.
Type species: Rhodacaropsis inexpectatus Willmann, 1935, by original designation.
114. Rhodacaropsis attenuatus (Loots, 1969)
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaropsis) attenuatus Loots, 1969a: 56.
Rhodacaropsis attenuatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 33; Antony, 1986: 151; Luxton, 1992: 241.
Rhodacaropsis attenuata.— Krantz, 1986: 634.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Blauwberg Beach, Cape Town, [Western
Cape], 1966, in soil in the intertidal zone.
115. Rhodacaropsis botosaneanui (Petrova and Beron, 1973)
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaropsis) botosaneanui Petrova and Beron, 1973: 317.
Rhodacaropsis botosaneanui.— Shcherbak, 1980: 33; Krantz, 1986: 634; Luxton, 1992: 241.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Mite Collection of the Institute of Zoology of the Bulgarian Academy
of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, 4 April 1969, in
sand of track that separates the Rio Miel and Atlantic Ocean.
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NOTE: Species described based only on adult males.
116. Rhodacaropsis cheungae Luxton, 1992
Rhodacaropsis cheungae Luxton, 1992: 238.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Hong Kong, Cape d‘Aguilar, in beach sand.
117. Rhodacaropsis cubanus (Petrova and Beron, 1973)
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaropsis) cubanus Petrova and Beron, 1973: 319.
Rhodacaropsis cubanus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 33; Luxton, 1992: 242; Farrier and Hennessey,
1993: 133.
Rhodacaropsis cubana.— Krantz, 1986: 634.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Mite Collection of the Institute of Zoology of the Bulgarian Academy
of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, 4 April 1969, in
sand of track that separates the Rio Miel and Atlantic Ocean.
118. Rhodacaropsis inexpectatus Willmann, 1935
Rhodacaropsis inexpectatus Willmann, 1935: 427.
Rhodacaropsis inexpectatus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 491; Emberson, 1968: 157; Lee, 1970:
38; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 271; Shcherbak, 1980: 33; Antony, 1986: 151;
Krantz and Ainscough, 1990: 618; Luxton, 1992: 242; Karg, 1993: 336; Farrier and
Hennessey, 1993: 133.
Rhodacaropsis inexpectata.— Krantz, 1986: 634.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Kiel Harbour, in coastal groundwater.
119. Rhodacaropsis ponticus Shcherbak, 1980
Rhodacaropsis ponticus Shcherbak, 1980: 34.
Rhodacaropsis ponticus.— Karg, 1993: 336.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Fox Bay, near Kara Dag Mountain, Black Sea
littoral, Crimea, in sand (depth 2-13 cm), 7 metres from the water edge.
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Genus Rhodacarus Oudemans, 1902
Rhodacarus Oudemans, 1902: 5 (described in Parasitidae Oudemans).
Rhodacarus.— Evans, 1957: 221; Sheals, 1958: 298; Ryke, 1962c: 81; Loots, 1969a: 49:
Loots, 1969c: 182; Loots, 1979; 2; Lee, 1970: 26; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b:
259; Shcherbak, 1980: 39; Karg, 1993: 331.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus).— Shcherbak, 1980: 42.
Type species: Rhodacarus roseus Oudemans, 1902, by monotypy.
120. Rhodacarus aequalis Karg, 1971
Rhodacarus aequalis Karg, 1971: 322.
Rhodacarus aequalis.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 267; Karg, 1993: 335; Kalúz,
1994: 675.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) aequalis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 71.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische Zentralanstalt der
Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Krägenriss, near Wörlitz, 13 April 1967, in
humus.
121. Rhodacarus agrestis Karg, 1971
Rhodacarus agrestis Karg, 1971: 322.
Rhodacarus agrestis.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 269; Karg, 1993: 335; Kalúz, 1994:
675.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) agrestis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 70.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische Zentralanstalt der
Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Harz, Halberstadt, 11 October 1967, in
cultivated soil.
122. Rhodacarus angustiformis Willmann, 1951
Rhodacarus angustiformis Willmann, 1951: 119.
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Rhodacarus angustiformis.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 498; Lee, 1970: 29; Karg, 1971: 318;
Karg, 1993: 331.
Rhodacarus angustiformes [sic].— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 269; Shcherbak, 1980:
42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Leitha, Purbach am Neusiedlersee,
Burgenland, in litter.
123. Rhodacarus berrisfordi Loots, 1969
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) berrisfordi Loots, 1969a: 50.
Rhodacarus berisfordi [sic].— Shcherbak, 1980: 202.
Rhodacarus berrisfordi.— Antony, 1986: 149.
Rhodacarus berresfordi [sic].— Krantz, 1986: 634.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Dundo, Angola.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Durban Beach, Durban, [Kwazulu-Natal],
1966, in soil in the upper intertidal zone.
124. Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese, 1920
Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese, 1920: 164.
Rhodacarus pallidus f. calcarulatus.— Sheals, 1958: 299.
Rhodacarus calcarulatus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 269; Castagnoli
and Pegazzano, 1985: 57; Karg, 1993: 335; Kalúz, 1994: 675.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) calcarulatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 67.
Rhodacarus elbius Karg, 1971: 322 (synonymy by Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 269).
TYPE DEPOSITORY of R. calcarulatus: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria,
Florence, Italy; of R. elbius: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung – Biologische
Zentralanstalt der Deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu
Berlin, Kleinmachnow, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT of R. calcarulatus: Italy, Portici, Napoli, in moss; of R.
elbius: Germany, margin of Elbe River, Vockerode, [Wittenberg], 1967, in humus.
NOTE1: Sheals (1958) considered R. calcarulatus to be a junior synonym of Rhodacarus
pallidus Hull, naming it Rhodacarus pallidus f. calcarulatus. In the same
publication, he mentioned that T. pallidus had a V-shaped groove posterior to setae
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j4, z3 and s2, and that R. pallidus f. calcarulatus did not have it. Thus, we understand
that those species should not be considered synonyms.
NOTE2: Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese sensu Athias-Henriot (1961) and Karg (1971) were
misidentifications of R. reconditus Athias-Henriot, 1961 (see below). The two
species may be distinguished by the V-shaped groove in the podonotal shield - absent
in R. calcarulatus, present in R. reconditus.
125. Rhodacarus clavulatus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarus clavulatus Athias-Henriot, 1961: 502.
Rhodacarus clavulatus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Guevara-Benitez, 1974: 210; Karg, 1993: 334.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) clavulatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 47.
Rhodacarus ancorae Karg, 1971: 320 (synonymy by Shcherbak, 1980: 47).
TYPE DEPOSITORY of R. clavulatus: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des
Hautes Études, Paris, France; of R. ancorae: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung –
Biologische Zentralanstalt der Deutschen Akademie der
Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT of R. clavulatus: Algeria, Bouzareah valley, 3 January
1961, in soil and litter under Laurus nobilis [Lauraceae]; of R. ancorae: Germany,
Kemnitztal, near Oelsnitz, 26 September 1967, in moss.
126. Rhodacarus coronatus Berlese, 1920
Rhodacarus coronatus Berlese, 1920: 165.
Rhodacarus (?) coronatus [sic].— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 502.
Rhodacarus coronatus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Karg, 1971: 321; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b:
261; Shcherbak, 1977: 76; Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 91; Karg, 1993: 333.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) coronatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 50.
Rhodacarus (?) coronatus forma simplex Athias-Henriot, 1961: 502 (unavailable
infrasubspecific name, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Articles 15.2
and 45.6.3).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Firenze, Boboli and Vallombrosa, in moss.
NOTE: Athias-Henriot (1961) provisionally identified specimens from Italy as Rhodacarus
(?) coronatus, and from Algeria as Rhodacarus (?) coronatus forma simplex. This
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ambiguity suggests that the name Rhodacarus coronatus conceals more than one
species, and all identifications under this name must be considered as unconfirmed.
127. Rhodacarus cuneatus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarus cuneatus Athias-Henriot, 1961: 499.
Rhodacarus cuneatus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Karg, 1971: 321; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b:
264; Karg, 1993: 332.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) cuneatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 57.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, Bouzaréah, January-March 1958, in litter.
128. Rhodacarus fatrensis Kalúz, 1994
Rhodacarus fatrensis Kalúz, 1994: 675.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Slovak National Museum, Bratislava, Slovakia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Slovakia, State Nature Reserve Šrámková, National
Park Malá Fatra montains, 2 June 1982, on unspecified substrate.
129. Rhodacarus furmanae Shcherbak, 1975
Rhodacarus furmanae Shcherbak, in Shcherbak and Furman, 1975: 50.
Rhodacarus furmanae.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 264; Karg, 1993: 332.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) furmanae.— Shcherbak, 1980: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Velikomikhaylovskiy District, Odessa Region,
4 September 1965, in soil.
130. Rhodacarus gracilis Shcherbak, 1980
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) gracilis Shcherbak, 1980: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Turkmenistan, summit of Mountain Dushak, alt. 2000
m, 17 May 1978, in soil with roots of Juniperus sp. [Cupressaceae].
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131. Rhodacarus haarlovi Shcherbak, 1977
Rhodacarus haarlovi Shcherbak, 1977: 79.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) haarlovi.— Shcherbak, 1980: 53.
Rhodacarus haarlovi.— Karg, 1993: 333.
Rhodacarus roseus.— Haarlov, 1957: 19 (misidentification, according to Shcherbak, 1977:
79).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lithuania, Klaipeda County, 25 September 1964, soil in
sugar beet field [Chenopodiaceae].
132. Rhodacarus laureti Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarus laureti Athias-Henriot, 1961: 501.
Rhodacarus laureti.— Lee, 1970: 29; Karg, 1993: 335.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) laureti.— Shcherbak, 1980: 46.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, l'Oued Bouzaréah valley, 3 January 1961, in
soil under Laurus nobilis [Lauraceae].
NOTE: Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977): 269 suggested that R. roseus sensu Sheals (1958)
could be a misidentification of R. laureti.
133. Rhodacarus longisetosus Shcherbak, 1980
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) furmanae longisetosus Shcherbak, 1980: 64.
Rhodacarus longisetosus.— Karg, 1993: 332.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Alushta, Crimea, 16 November 1960, in soil
under stone.
134. Rhodacarus mandibularis Berlese, 1920
Rhodacarus mandibularis Berlese, 1920: 165.
Rhodacarus mandibularis.— Lee, 1970: 29; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 261;
Shcherbak, 1977: 74; Castagnoli and Pegazzano, 1985: 239; Karg, 1993: 333.
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Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) mandibularis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 48.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence and Udine, in moss and humus.
NOTE: Sheals (1958) considered this species to be a junior synonym of R. roseus. However,
in subsequent publications they have been considered as different species (e.g.
Shcherbak, 1980; Karg, 1993). We agree with this conclusion, on the basis of the
redescriptions of R. roseus by Lee (1970) and of R. mandibularis by Shcherbak
(1980).
135. Rhodacarus mandibularosimilis Shcherbak and Kadite, 1979
Rhodacarus mandibularosimilis Shcherbak and Kadite, 1979: 84.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) mandibularosimilis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 55.
Rhodacarus mandibularosimilis.— Karg, 1993: 333.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Lyutezh, Kiev Region, in soil (0-5 cm) of
mixed forest.
136. Rhodacarus marksae Domrow, 1957
Rhodacarus marksae Domrow, 1957: 200.
Rhodacarus marksae.— Lee, 1970: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Low Isles [Great Barrier Reef, Queensland],
Green Ant Island, 24 August 1954, on leaf mould.
137. Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 394.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São
Paulo, Brazil.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Cananéia, São Paulo, 12 July 2000, in soil under
Bactris setosa [Arecaceae].
138. Rhodacarus olgae Shcherbak, 1975
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Rhodacarus olgae Shcherbak, in Shcherbak and Furman, 1975: 47.
Rhodacarus olgae.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 264; Karg, 1993: 332.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) olgae.— Shcherbak, 1980: 59; Shcherbak, 1982: 63.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Shelekhovo, Ananievskiy District, Odessa
Region, 19 September 1965, in forest soil (depth of 10-20 cm).
139. Rhodacarus pallidus Hull, 1918
Rhodacarus pallidus Hull, 1918: 57.
Rhodacarus roseus var. pallidus.— Halbert, 1920: 115.
Rhodacarus pallidus f. typica Sheals, 1958: 299.
Rhodacarus (?) pallidus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 501.
Rhodacarus pallidus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 267; Krantz, 1986:
634; Karg, 1993: 334; Farrier and Hennessey, 1993: 133.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) pallidus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 44.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: England, Allendale (cited as West Allendale),
Tynedale, [Northumberland], under deeply embedded stones with Pergamasus
hamatus [Acari: Parasitidae].
NOTE1: Sheals (1958) considered R. calcarulatus to be a junior synonym of Rhodacarus
pallidus Hull, naming it Rhodacarus pallidus f. calcarulatus. In the same
publication, he mentioned that T. pallidus had a V-shaped groove posterior to setae
j4, z3 and s2, and that R. pallidus f. calcarulatus did not have it. Thus, we understand
that those species should not be considered synonyms. Krantz (1986) drew attention
to possible misidentifications of this species, and ambiguity over its doubtful
synonymy with R. calcarulatus, as suggested by Sheals (1958).
NOTE2: The species reported by Willmann (1935): 422 as Rhodacarus pallidus Hull was
described as Rhodacarus willmanni Karg, 1993: 333.
140. Rhodacarus reconditus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarus reconditus Athias-Henriot, 1961: 503.
Rhodacarus reconditus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 261; Karg, 1993:
333.
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Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) reconditus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 57.
Rhodacarus calcarulatus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 501; Karg, 1971: 321 (misidentification).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Spain, Isla Cies Norte, 26 July 1955, under cut Ulex
europaeus [Fabaceae].
141. Rhodacarus rhodacaropsis Ryke, 1962
Rhodacarus rhodacaropsis Ryke, 1962c: 83.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) rhodacaropsis.— Loots, 1969a: 50.
Rhodacarus rhodacaropsis.— Lee, 1970: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Potchefstroom, March 1960, in humus
under trees on river bank.
NOTE: This species is only provisionally placed in this genus.
142. Rhodacarus roseus Oudemans, 1902
Rhodacarus roseus Oudemans, 1902: 50.
Genus and species unknown, number 81.— Oudemans, 1896: 136.
Rhodacarus roseus f. typica Sheals, 1958: 299.
Rhodacarus roseus.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 498; Hirschmann, 1962: 49; Lee, 1970: 29;
Karg, 1971: 322; Lee, 1973a: 2; Lee, 1973b: 141; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b:
267; Evans and Till, 1979: 206; Zaher, 1986: 16; Krantz, 1986: 634; Fouly and
Nawar, 1990: 336; Krantz and Ainscough, 1990: 618; Farrier and Hennessey, 1993:
133; Karg, 1993: 334.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) roseus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 43.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Museum of Natural History – Naturalis, Leiden, Netherlands.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Netherlands, Haarlem, on decaying leaves.
NOTES: Sheals (1958) recognised two forms of Rhodacarus roseus - R. roseus f. typica, with
a V-shaped groove on the podonotal shield, and R. roseus f. simplex, without a
groove. Sheals' R. roseus f. typica appears to match R. roseus, but his R. roseus f.
simplex remains unidentified. Schweizer (1961) illustrated R. roseus without a
podonotal groove, so the identity of those specimens must also be considered as
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doubtful. The name Rhodacarus roseus has been used in a large number of
publications reporting faunistic and ecological studies of soil arthropods (e.g. Block,
1966; Costa, 1966; Lee, 1973b; Sardar and Murphy, 1987). In view of the difficulty
of identifying R. roseus and related species, it seems likely that this name has been
applied to a number of different species. Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977) suggested
that R. roseus sensu Sheals (1958) could be a misidentification of R. laureti. Sheals
(1958) also considered Rhodacarus roseus to be a senior synonym of R.
mandibularis. However, we follow other recent authors in considering these to be
two different species (see under R. mandibularis).
143. Rhodacarus salarius Karg, 1993
Rhodacarus salarius Karg, 1993: 334.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Simonsberg, near Husum, [Nordfriesland,
Schleswig-Holstein], 7 December 1987, in salt marshes on the North Sea coast, 4-8
cm deep.
144. Rhodacarus solimani Fouly and Nawar, 1990
Rhodacarus solimani Fouly and Nawar, 1990: 337.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Giza, Egypt.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Giza, in debris under pear trees [Rosaceae].
145. Rhodacarus strenzkei Willmann, 1957
Rhodacarus strenzkei Willmann, 1957: 166.
Rhodacarus strenzkei.— Athias-Henriot, 1961: 498; Karg, 1971: 322; Bregetova and
Shcherbak, 1977b: 265; Krantz, 1986: 634; Karg, 1993: 332.
Rhodacarus stenzkei [sic].— Lee, 1970: 29.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) strenzkei.— Shcherbak, 1980: 56.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, margin of Eider River, Kiel, in soil.
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NOTE: Lombardini (1962) described a small variety of this species from Italy, as
"Rhodacarus strenzkei Willmann var. strictior n. var.". The name strictior is not
available from this paper, because it is infrasubspecific (International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature, Articles 15.2 and 45.6.3). It has not been used by later
authors, so it remains unavailable.
146. Rhodacarus tribaculatus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Rhodacarus tribaculatus Athias-Henriot, 1961: 501.
Rhodacarus tribaculatus.— Lee, 1970: 29; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 269; Karg,
1993: 335; Kalúz, 1994: 675.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacarus) tribaculatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: France, Port Provençal, Ajaccio, Corsica, April 1957, in
litter of Cistus sp. (Cistaceae).
147. Rhodacarus willmanni Karg, 1993
Rhodacarus willmanni Karg, 1993: 333.
Rhodacarus pallidus.— Willmann, 1935: 422; Karg, 1971: 320 (misidentification).
Rhodacarus roseus var. pallidus.— Willmann, 1935: 422 (misidentification).
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Kiel Harbour, in coastal groundwater.
NOTE: This species was described on the basis of the specimens previously identified by
Willmann (1935): 422 as Rhodacarus pallidus Hull.
148. Rhodacarus zaheri Fouly and Nawar, 1990
Rhodacarus zaheri Fouly and Nawar, 1990: 336.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Agricultural Zoology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Giza, Egypt.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Giza, in debris under pear trees [Rosaceae].
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2.4 Discussion
We have attempted to compile a complete list of all species of the Rhodacaridae, and
to place them in a coherent generic classification. We may have missed some species that are
presently placed in other families and should be transferred to the Rhodacaridae, or were
published in papers that we have overlooked. However, we believe that the present catalogue
will provide a useful foundation for future taxonomic research, and will help in the
identification of the Rhodacaridae that are frequently collected in ecological studies of the soil
fauna.
In this compilation we draw attention to some areas where detailed research will be
necessary to resolve taxonomic problems. Taxonomic confusion surrounds some groups of
species, especially in the genus Rhodacarus. It appears that Rhodacarus calcarulatus, R.
coronatus, R. pallidus, R. reconditus and R. roseus have often been misidentified, and all of
these species are in need of detailed revision. It is very likely that some published records of
R. roseus actually refer to other species, given the several citations of this species on different
continents despite the insufficient information available about the morphology of this species
(LEE, 1973b). Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977) drew attention to the very subtle differences
that separate some species, including R. clavulatus, R. ancorae, R. pallidus, and R. laureti,
and their possible misidentification.
Most species of Rhodacarus have a transverse V-shaped groove across the podonotal
shield (e.g. R. roseus, R. pallidus) while others do not (e.g. R. calcarulatus, R. tribaculatus).
Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977) used this character in their key to species, and Kalúz (1994)
recognised the roseus-group, with a podonotal groove, and the calcarulatus-group, without a
groove. It is not clear whether this character has any real taxonomic value, and if so, at what
level.
Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi and Rhodacarellus yalujiangensis are the only rhodacarid
species with the peritreme extending anteriorly to the median region of coxa I; in other
species, it reaches at most the median region of coxa II. The median notch at the anterior
margin of the opisthonotal shield, the longer Z5 and S5 in relation to other opisthonotal setae,
the paired lightly sclerotised and punctate anterior areas of the sternal shield and the elongate
and medially constricted ventrianal shield suggest these species to belong to Dendrolaelaps
(Digamasellidae). Conclusive placement of these species requires the determination of the
number of tines of the palp tarsal claw and the number of setae on genu and tibia IV, which
are not described in the original descriptions of the species. Rhodacarellus shandongensis
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shares most of those characteristics, except that the peritreme is longer, reaching the median
region of coxa III; also for this species, characteristics of of the palp tarsal claw and setal
counts are not known. When these three species are examined more closely, we believe that
they will be transferred to the Digamasellidae.
There are many published records of rhodacarids identified only to the genus level,
including, among others, Rhodacarellus sp., Rhodacaroides sp., and Rhodacarus sp., in
records compiled by Farrier and Hennessey (1993), and Rhodacaroides new species from
Australia (HEATWOLE; DONE; CAMERON, 1981). A future taxonomic revision of the
family should include identification of these taxa. We have also commented on some cases of
possible synonymy that have not been resolved, and on some species for which the adult
female is not yet known. There are some questions about the familial placement of some
genera, especially Paragamasellevans and Tangaroellus, and these would benefit from further
study. A convincing phylogenetically-based classification of the Rhodacaroidea will only be
possible when all the speces listed here have been re-examined in more detail than they have
in the past.
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3 CATALOGUE OF THE MITE FAMILIES DIGAMASELLIDAE,
LAELAPTONYSSIDAE, OLOGAMASIDAE AND TERANYSSIDAE (ACARI:
RHODACAROIDEA: MESOSTIGMATA), AND A KEY TO THE WORLD GENERA
OF THESE FAMILIES
Abstract
The taxonomic concepts of Digamasellidae Evans, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley,
Ologamasidae Ryke and Teranyssidae Halliday, families belonging to Rhodacaroidea, are
confusing and have changed considerably over time, making it difficult to determine to which
family a determined species of this group belongs. A brief historic review of the literature on
the classification of these families is presented. A dichotomous key to the genera is provided,
derived from a standardised database of character states. A list of species within each genus
was updated and complemented, giving relevant taxonomic information about the respective
types, and providing references to nomenclatural changes, synonymy and redescriptions of
each species. In total, 277 digamasellid species and one subspecies arranged in 11 genera,
eight laelaptonyssid species arranged in one genus, 450 ologamasid species arranged in 44
genera and one teranyssid species are listed in this work.
Keywords: Catalogue; Soil mites; Taxonomy
Resumo
Os conceitos taxonômicos de Digamasellidae Evans, Laelaptonyssidae Womersley,
Ologamasidae Ryke e Teranyssidae Halliday, famílias pertencentes a Rhodacaroidea, são
confusos e têm mudado consideravelmente ao longo do tempo, tornando difícil determinar a
qual família pertence uma determinada espécie deste grupo. Uma breve revisão histórica da
literatura sobre a classificação dessas famílias é apresentada. Uma chave dicotômica para os
gêneros é fornecida, derivada de um banco de dados padronizado da caracterização das
espécies. Uma lista de espécies de cada gênero foi atualizada e complementada, fornecendo
informações taxonômicas relevantes sobre os respectivos tipos, e fornecendo referências a
mudanças nomenclaturais, sinonímias e redescrições de cada espécie. No total, 277 espécies
de Digamasellidae arranjadas em 11 gêneros, oito espécies de Laelaptonyssidae arranjadas em
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um gênero, 450 espécies de Ologamasidae arranjadas em 44 gêneros e uma espécie de
Teranyssidae estão listadas neste trabalho.
Palavras-chave: Catálogo; Ácaros de solo; Taxonomia
3.1 Introduction
The mite families Digamasellidae Evans, Halolaelapidae Karg, Laelaptonyssidae
Womersley, Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae Oudemans and Teranyssidae Halliday are
considered today to be the member of the superfamily Rhodacaroidea (LINDQUIST;
KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009).
The taxonomic concept of the families belonging to Rhodacaroidea are confusing and
have changed considerably over time, making it difficult to determine which family belongs a
determined species of this group. Most descriptions of species and other works on this group
referred and still refers to most species of this group as Rhodacaridae.
Krantz (1978) named and characterised the Rhodacaroidea for the first time, including
in this superfamily the families Digamasellidae, Ologamasidae and Rhodacaridae. The
superfamily was considered to consist of mites with undivided sternal shield that generally
bearing four pairs of setae, genital shield usually rounded anteriorly and not fused with the
ventrianal shield. It was considered that in some Rhodacaroidea seta st4 could be inserted in
the unsclerotised integument and seta st1 could be inserted on a weakly defined
anteromarginal extension of the sternal shield.
Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009) provided an expanded concept of the
Rhodacaroidea including the Digamasellidae, Halolaelapidae, Laelaptonyssidae,
Ologamasidae, Rhodacaridae and Teranyssidae. Dowling and OConnor (2010) proposed an
alternative hypothesis in which the Rhodacaroidea as understood here would be paraphyletic.
However, until formal taxonomic changes are made, we have used the classification of
Lindquist; Krantz and Walter (2009).
Rhodacaridae was the first supra-generic taxon of Rhodacaroidea created, when
Oudemans (1902a) established Rhodacarinae as a subfamily of Parasitidae Oudemans, to
contain his new genus and species Rhodacarus roseus Oudemans, 1902. Halbert (1915) raised
the subfamily to family level. As understood today, Rhodacaridae contains 158 described
species distributed in 15 genera (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012).
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Evans (1957) created and characterised the Digamasellidae as a family whose
chelicerae are dentate; palp tarsal claw two-tined; epistome produced into a long median
process; dorsal shield in both sexes completely divided into two shields of approximately
equal sizes and with more than 23 pairs of setae; female genital shield female truncated
posteriorly or very slightly convex, with no more than one pair of setae and lying close to a
ventrianal shield or remote from an anal shield; male with sternogenital shield and a separate
ventrianal or anal shield; leg II in the male spurred; setae added to the shield (or shields) in
the deutonymphal stage. He included in this family Asca von Heyden, 1826 and Digamasellus
Berlese, 1905b.
Digamasellidae presently contains 277 described species distributed in the following
11 genera: Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915, Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist, 1975, Dendroseius
Karg, 1965, Digamasellus, Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980, Longoseius Chant, 1961,
Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann, 1974, Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980, Orientolaelaps
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b, Panteniphis Willmann, 1949, Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1989.
Revisionary works referring to mites of this group were published by Leitner (1949),
Hirschmann (1960), Karg (1971), Linquist (1975), Shcherbak (1980) and Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski (1982).
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982, 1989b, 1989c, 1989d, 1990, 1991b, 1993b,
1993c) divided Dendrolaelaps into 14 sub-genera. These are not considered further in this
work, because it is not possible to unambiguously assign every species in the genus to the
respective sub-genera.
Digamasellidae mites have been found in soil, litter, on Coleoptera or in galleries
made by them in tree trunks, rodent nests, and other types of organic matter in contact with
the soil. Digamasellids are commonly mentioned in the literature as predators, which some
species have been found to feed on first stages of Coleoptera, Collembola, nematodes and
mites (KARG, 1971; MOSER, 1975; ENDA; TAMURA, 1977; ABOU-EL-SOUD; SHOEIB,
2000).
Ryke (1962c) included in Rhodacaridae all genera of Mesostigmata whose
deutonymphs had separate podonotal and opisthonotal shields, and palp tarsal claw two- or
three-tined. He divided the family into two subfamilies, Rhodacarinae, containing species
whose adults also had separate podonotal and opisthonotal dorsal shields, and a new
subfamily, Ologamasinae, whose adults had these shields fused. In this concept, the subfamily
Ologamasinae included Antennolaelaps Womersley, 1956a, Epiphis Berlese, 1916b,
Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904, Gamasiphoides Womersley, 1956b, Gamasitus Womersley,
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1956b, Hydrogamasus Berlese, 1892c, Laelaptiella Womersley, 1956b, Megaliphis
Willmann, 1938, Micriphis Berlese, 1914, Neogamasiphis Trägårdh, 1952, Ologamasus
Berlese, 1888, Onchogamasus Womersley, 1956a, Pachyseius Berlese, 1910b, Parasitiphis
Womersley, 1956b, Periphis Berlese, 1914, Physallolaelaps Berlese, 1908,
Queenslandolaelaps Womersley, 1956a, Sessiluncus G. Canestrini, and Trachygamasus
Berlese, 1906.
Ologamasidae presently contains 450 described species distributed in the following 44
genera: Acugamasus Lee, 1970, Acuphis Karg, 1998, Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot, 1961a,
Antennolaelaps, Athiasella Lee, 1973, Caliphis Lee, 1970, Cymiphis Lee, 1970, Cyrtolaelaps
Berlese, 1887b, Desectophis Karg, 2003, Euepicrius Womersley, 1942, Euryparasitus
Oudemans, 1902a, Evanssellus Ryke, 1961a, Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967a,
Gamaselliphis Ryke, 1961b, Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke, 1966, Gamasellus Berlese,
1892f, Gamasiphis, Gamasiphoides, Gamasitus, Geogamasus Lee, 1970, Heterogamasus
Trägårdh, 1907, Heydeniella Richters, 1907, Hiniphis Lee, 1970, Hydrogamasellus
Hirschmann, 1966b, Hydrogamasus, Laelaptiella, Laelogamasus Berlese, 1905a,
Litogamasus Lee, 1970, Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967b, Notogamasellus Loots
and Ryke, 1965, Ologamasus, Onchogamasus, Oriflammella Halliday, 2008, Parasitiphis,
Periseius Womersley, 1961, Pilellus Lee, 1970, Podonotogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965,
Pyriphis Lee, 1970, Queenslandolaelaps, Rhodacaroides Willmann, 1959, Rykellus Lee,
1970, Sessiluncus, Solugamasus Lee, 1973 and Stylochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini,
1882.
Lee (1970) conducted an extensive revision of the genera placed today in
Ologamasidae, but he considered them all as members of Rhodacaridae. The family was
divided into six subfamilies, three of which have genera considered to belong to
Ologamasidae as the family is here understood: Gamasiphinae, containing Caliphis,
Euepicrius, Gamaselliphis, Gamasiphis, Gamasiphoides, Hydrogamasus and Laelaptiella;
Ologamasinae, containing Acugamasus, Allogamasellus, Cymiphis, Cyrtolaelaps,
Euryparasitus, Evanssellus, Gamasellus, Geogamasus, Heterogamasus, Heydeniella,
Hiniphis, Hydrogamasellus, Laelogamasus, Litogamasus, Neogamasellevans,
Notogamasellus, Ologamasus, Parasitiphis, Periseius, Pilellus, Pyriphis, Rhodacaroides and
Rykellus; and Sessiluncinae, containing Antennolaelaps, Gamasellevans, Gamasellopsis,
Gamasitus, Onchogamasus, Paragamasellevans, Queenslandolaelaps, Sessiluncus and
Stylochirus. The other subfamilies were Rhodacarinae, containing Afrogamasellus,
Rhodacarellus, Rhodacaropsis and Rhodacarus (today genera of Rhodacaridae);
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Laelaptonyssinae, containing Laelaptonyssus Womersley, 1956b (today in Laelaptonyssidae);
and Tangaroellinae, containing Tangaroellus Luxton, 1968 (today genus incertae sedis).
A first list of species of Ologamasidae was presented by Silva (2007). He included in
this family 383 species arranged in 45 genera.
Ologamasidae mites are found in soil, litter, mosses, lichens, rodent nests, and other
types of organic matter in contact with the soil. These are some of the most common
Mesostigmata in the soils of São Paulo State, Brazil (MINEIRO; MORAES, 2001; SILVA;
MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004). Ologamasids are commonly mentioned in the literature as
predators, some species having been found to feed on Collembola, nematodes and mites
(KARG, 1971; LEE, 1974; WALTER; HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988; BEAULIEU; WALTER,
2007).
Womersley (1956b) erected the new family Laelaptonyssidae, with the new genus
Laelaptonyssus. Lee (1970) and Halliday (1987) placed Laelaptonyssus in the Rhodacaridae,
in a subfamily Laelaptonyssinae. However, Halliday (1998) and Krantz (2000) reverted to
original usage of the family Laelaptonyssidae. Castilho; Moraes and Halliday (2012) verified
that Laelaptonyssus is junior synonym of Starkovia Lombardini, 1947. So actually this family
contains eight species in a single genus, Starkovia.
Mites of this family were described from termite nests. Starkovia mites are often
found riding on the heads or bodies of termites, dying soon after the death of their hosts
(WANG; POWER; O‘CONNOR, 2002), which suggests an intimate relationship, but the
details of that relationship is not known. Krantz (2000) suggested Starkovia to be phoretic on
termites rather than parasitic, feeding on nematodes in the termites' nest material.
Halliday (2006) erected Teranyssidae, to contain his new genus and species
Teranyssus howardensis Halliday, 2006. T. howardensis is presently the single species of the
family. It was also described from termite nests, but the nature of this relationship between the
mite and the termites is not known.
The last family to be included in Rhodacaroidea was Halolaelapidae, by Lindquist;
Krantz and Walter (2009). This family consists of 80 species in four genera. This group is in
need of a detailed revision to determine whether or not it should be included as
Rhodacaroidea, mainly because seta st4 of members of this family is inserted on the soft
integument rather than on the sternal shield, a characteristic shared by all other
Rhodacaroidea, except Oriflammella. Therefore, Halolaelapidae is not considered in this
study.
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The purpose of this work is to review the literature concerning the taxonomy of
Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae, Ologamasidae and Teranyssidae, to construct a key for the
identification of genera of these groups, as well as to update and complement the lists of the
species considered to belong to the these families, with relevant taxonomic information about
them.
3.2 Materials and Methods
This chapter includes papers published up to December 2011. The search for
information was initiated by considering the literature available in the reprint collection of
Prof. C.H.W. Flechtmann and Prof. G.J. de Moraes, of Departamento de Entomologia e
Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de
São Paulo (USP). New references were detected by searches in electronic databases and by
the evaluation of references listed in each paper available. Many publications were obtained
with the help of the librarian of ‖Biblioteca Central, ESALQ-USP‖, as well as by direct
contacts with authors and collaborators from different countries. Of fundamental importance
in the initial part of the work were the publications of Lee (1970), Silva (2007) and the
Rhodacaroidea database of Hallan (2005); the latter was consulted periodically between
March 2006 and June 2011.
After obtaining copies of all the literature cited in this publication, we constructed a
spreadsheet in an attempt to standardize the morphological characteristics of each of the
species considered to belong to Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae, Ologamasidae and
Teranyssidae, based on information from the respective descriptions and/or redescriptions.
Missing information was added as much as possible to build a standard set of characters. This
analysis made it necessary to move some species from one genus to another. The final
spreadsheet was then used to prepare a dichotomous key to the genera.
The list of species proper includes all members of Digamasellidae, Laelaptonyssidae,
Ologamasidae and Teranyssidae, presented in alphabetical order within each taxonomic
group. We have not used intermediate categories such as subfamily, subgenus, or species
groups, because some species are not described in sufficient detail to allow these decisions to
be taken. For each genus, the following information is provided:
Name and author;
Original designation of the genus (even if described at subgeneric level), author, year
of the original description, page on which the description begins, family in which the
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genus was initially placed, type species, and further references to descriptions or re-
descriptions of the genus;
Synonyms, each followed by its author, page on which the corresponding original
description started, family in which the genus was initially placed, type species,
reference to the paper in which each corresponding synonymy was established, type
species, and further references providing descriptive information about the junior
synonym.
For each species, the following information is provided:
Current generic combination of the species, with its author and date of description;
Name of the species in its original combination, with reference to the author, date, and
the page on which the description started;
References to subsequent literature on the species, including different combinations or
variations of the name, and including publications that provide information on the
morphology of the species, other than the original description;
Synonyms, each followed by its author, date, and page number, and the reference in
which the synonymy was established;
Type depository, the institution where the name-bearing type specimens are deposited;
Type locality (first mentioning the country – to be more geographically informative,
Saint Helena, Galapagos Islands, Puerto Rico and Hawaii were mentioned as such,
without referring to the country to which they belong – followed by the location
within the country, from the more specific to the more general geographic
information); and habitat in which the type specimens were collected. In some cases
we have added complementary locality information, in square brackets.
Occasionally a note is added after the details of a genus or species, to explain unusual
or complicated taxonomic or nomenclatural problems.
The terminology used for anatomical structures is that of Evans and Till (1979). Lee
(1970), Shcherbak (1982a) and Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1983) used different systems of
notation for the dorsal idiosomal chaetotaxy of Rhodacaroidea, but we have used the widely
accepted system developed by Lindquist and Evans (1965) and Lindquist (1994).
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3. 3 Results
3.3.1 Key to world families of Rhodacaroidea and genera of Digamasellidae,
Laelaptonyssidae, Ologamasidae and Teranyssidae (adult females)
1. Seta st4 on metasternal shield or on soft integument .................................. Halolaelapidae
- Seta st4 on sternal shield [if on metasternal platelets (Oriflammella, Ologamasidae),
dorsal shield setae strongly pilose and set on long stalks] ................................................ 2
2. With anal shield, without preanal setae ..................... Teranyssidae – Teranyssus Halliday
- With ventrianal shield, with 1-9 pairs of preanal setae .................................................. ...3
3. With attenuate chelicera; palp with 4 segments (fused tibia and tarsus) .............................
.......................................................................... Laelaptonyssidae – Starkovia Lombardini
- With normal chelicera, not attenuate; palp with 5 segments .......................................... ...4
4. Palp tarsal claw two-tined; genu and tibia IV with six or eight setae .................................
........................................................................................................ Digamasellidae……..6
- Palp tarsal claw three-tined; genu and tibia IV with nine or ten setae .............................. 5
5. Usually without densely sclerotised strutuctures between setae j5 and j6 (scleronoduli);
podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused or not; without desclerotised bands of punctate
integument ...................................................................................... Ologamasidae……..16
- With scleronoduli (except in Interrhodeus, Protogamasellopsis and Pennarhodeus);
podonotal and opisthonotal shields not fused (except in Afrogamasellus luberoensis);
usually with desclerotised bands of punctate integument along posterior margin of
podonotal, anterior margin of opisthonotal, anterior margin of sternal, posterior margin
of genital and anterior margin of ventrianal shields .................................... Rhodacaridae
6. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused ...................................... Panteniphis Willmann
- Podonotal and opisthonotal shields totally separated ...................................................... 7
7. Seta Zv1 on ventrianal shield; anal opening conspicuously enlarged, longer than 1/5 the
length of the ventrianal shield ........................................................ Digamasellus Berlese
- Seta Zv1 on unsclerotised integument next to anterior margin of ventrianal shield; anal
opening not enlarged, shorter than 1/5 the length of the ventrianal shield ...................... 8
8. Posterior margin of idiosoma bilobed ..................................... Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist
- Posterior margin of idiosoma rounded ............................................................................ 9
9. Epistome with anterior region triangular; podonotal shield with 23 pairs of setae (seta r6
present) ............................................................ Orientolaelaps Bregetova and Shcherbak
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- Epistome with two or three anterior extensions; podonotal shield with less than 23 pairs
of setae (seta r6 absent) .................................................................................................. 10
10. Movable cheliceral digit with at least five teeth ............................................................ 11
- Movable cheliceral digit with 1-4 teeth ......................................................................... 13
11. Scleronoduli absent ......................................................................... Pontiolaelaps Luxton
- Scleronoduli present ....................................................................................................... 12
12. Spermatheca opening at base of coxa III ....................... Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann
- Spermatheca opening at base of coxa IV .................................. Insectolaelaps Shcherbak
13. Movable cheliceral digit with three teeth; anterior margin of the opisthonotal shield
without median notch ..................................................................................................... 14
- Movable cheliceral digit with one, two or four teeth; anterior margin of the opisthonotal
shield usually with median notch ................................................................................... 15
14. With seven rows of deutosternal denticles; setae r4 and r5 on unsclerotised integument
along lateral margins of podonotal shield ............................................. Dendroseius Karg
- With six rows of deutosternal denticles; setae r4 and r5 on podonotal shield....................
. .................................................................................................. Oligodentatus Shcherbak
15. Trochanter III with five setae; genu and tibia III with eight or nine setae; basitarsi II and
III each with four setae, and basitarsi IV usually with three or four setae .........................
…………………………………………………………………….Dendrolaelaps Halbert
- Trochanter III with four setae; genu and tibia III with seven setae or less; basitarsi II and
III each with two or three setae, and basitarsi IV usually with one to three setae
............................................................................................................... Longoseius Chant
16. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields totally separated; epistome never with club-shaped
antero-medial extension; peritremal shield fused or not fused posteriorly to exopodal
shield [if fused, connection between them wider than width of peritreme] ................... 17
- Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused [if not fused (some Geogamasus), epistome
with club-shaped antero-medial extension, and peritremal and exopodal shields fused by
a narrow connection posterior to stigma] ....................................................................... 37
17. Dorsal shield setae set on long stalks .............................................. Oriflamellla Halliday
- Dorsal shield setae not set on stalks ............................................................................... 18
18. All dorsal idiosomal setae densely pilose ...................................... Laelogamasus Berlese
- Dorsal idiosomal setae not densely pilose ..................................................................... 19
19. Opisthonotal and ventrianal shields fused ..................................................................... 20
- Opisthonotal and ventrianal shields not fused ............................................................... 24
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20. Presternal plates absent and pretarsus I absent .............................. Euepicrius Womersley
- Presternal plates present and pretarsus I present ........................................................... 21
21. With one pair of presternal plates ...................................................... Gamaselliphis Ryke
- With two pairs of presternal plates ................................................................................ 22
22. Opithogastric region without latero-diagonal fissure; peritreme extending anteriorly to
anterior margin of coxa II .............................................................................. Hiniphis Lee
- Opithogastric region with a distinct latero-diagonal fissure; peritreme extending
anteriorly to region of coxa I ......................................................................................... 23
23. Peritremal shield fused only to exopodal shield near coxa IV .............. Desectophis Karg
- Peritremal shield fused to exopodal shield near coxa IV and ventrianal shield ................
………………………………………………………………………………Acuphis Karg
24. Dorsal podosomal region with at least 28 pairs of setae .............................................. 25
- Dorsal podosomal region with less than 25 pairs of setae ............................................. 27
25. Dorsal opisthosomal region with more than 30 pairs of setae ........................ Pilellus Lee
- Dorsal opisthosomal region with less than 21 pairs of setae ......................................... 26
26. Podonotal shield with 32 pairs and one odd seta (posterior and mediad to j3); trocanther
IV with six, genu III with ten and tibia III with nine setae……………………………….
....................................................................................... Notogamasellus Loots and Ryke
- Podonotal shield with 28 pairs of setae; trocanther IV with five, genu III with nine and
tibia III with eight setae ..........................................Podonotogamasellus Loots and Ryke
27. Peritreme extending anteriorly to median region of coxa III ............................................
……………………………………………………………Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot
- Peritreme extending anteriorly at least to median region of coxa II ............................. 28
28. Seta j1 distinctly longer than r3 and Z5 ..................................... Heterogamasus Trägårdh
- Seta j1 shorter than r3 and Z5 ........................................................................................ 29
29. Without presternal plates. ................................................................. Cyrtolaelaps Berlese
- With 1-5 pairs of presternal plates. ................................................................................ 30
30. With one pair of presternal plates [if with two pairs (Rhodacaroides aegypticus),
peritremal shield not fused with exopodal shield near coxa IV] ................................... 31
- With 2-5 pairs of presternal plates [if with two pairs, peritremal shield fused with
exopodal shield near coxa IV] ....................................................................................... 34
31. Seta j1 on prominent protuberance. ....................................................... Evanssellus Ryke
- Seta j1 not set on protuberance ...................................................................................... 32
32. Dorsal shields with some setae pilose and/ or spatulate ......................... Acugamasus Lee
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- Dorsal shields without pilose or spatulate setae ............................................................. 33
33. Peritremal shield not fused with exopodal shield near coxa IV .........................................
…………………………………………………………………Rhodacaroides Willmann
- Peritremal shield fused with exopodal shield near coxa IV ...... Euryparasitus Oudemans
34. Sternal shield fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV ................ Periseius Womersley
- Sternal shield not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV ........................................ 35
35. Dorsal opisthosomal region with 12 pairs of setae ................................ Solugamasus Lee
- Dorsal opisthosomal region with more than 12 pairs of setae ....................................... 36
36. With 2-3 pairs of presternal plates ..................................................... Gamasellus Berlese
- With five pairs of presternal plates ........................................................ Litogamasus Lee
37. With a distinct and complete line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields
........................................................................................................................................ 38
- Line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields generally indistinct [if
distinct (Onchogamasus communis), then interrupted between setae j6] ...................... 39
38. Line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields straight; peritremal shield
and exopodal shield near coxa IV not fused ................... Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke
- Line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields V-shaped; peritremal shield
and exopodal shield near coxa IV fused ....................................................... Rykellus Lee
39. Dorsal shield with more than 50 pairs of setae ............................................. Caliphis Lee
- Dorsal shield with less than 45 pairs of setae ................................................................ 40
40. Dorsal shield not fused with ventrianal shield [if fused (some Gamasiphoides), with two
pairs of presternal plates, sternal shield not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV,
and exopodal shield near coxae II-III interrupted at level of median region of coxa III]
........................................................................................................................................ 41
- Dorsal shield fused with ventrianal shield; 1-2 pairs of presternal plates; sternal shield
fused or not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV; exopodal shield near coxae II-III
interrupted or not at level of median region of coxa III ................................................. 53
41. Peritreme sinuous ................................................................... Antennolaelaps Womersley
- Peritreme straight ........................................................................................................... 42
42. Genu I with 12 setae (two ventral setae) .......................... Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke
- Genu I with 13 setae (three ventral setae) ...................................................................... 43
43. Peritremal shield not fused with exopodal shield [if fused (Onchogamasus communis),
with a distinct line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields, except for
region between setae j6] ................................................................................................. 44
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- Peritremal shield fused with exopodal shield; line of fusion between podonotal and
opisthonotal shields indistinct ....................................................................................... 47
44. Sternal shield not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV; epistome with club-shaped
antero-medial extension. ............................................ Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke
- Sternal shield fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV shield; epistome without club-
shaped antero-medial extension. .................................................................................... 45
45. Genu III with nine setae (two ventral setae) and genu IV with ten setae (five dorsal and
two ventral setae) ................................................................... Onchogamasus Womersley
- Genu III with eight setae (one ventral seta) and genu IV with eight or nine setae (four or
five dorsal and one ventral setae) .................................................................................. 46
46. Pretarsus I pedunculate. ................................................................. Gamasitus Womersley
- Pretarsus I sessile ....................................................................... Sessiluncus G. Canestrini
47. With two pairs of presternal plates ........................................ Gamasiphoides Womersley
- With one pair of presternal plates, partially fused or not fused to sternal shield .......... 48
48. Seta st3 mediad and slightly posterior to st2 .......................... Pachymasiphis Karg, 1996
- Seta st3 approximately in longitudinal line with st2 and st4 ......................................... 49
49. Connection between peritremal and exopodal shields behind stigma narrower than
peritreme ........................................................................................................................ 50
- Connection between peritremal and exopodal shields behind stigma wider than
peritreme ........................................................................................................................ 51
50. Peritreme extending anteriorly to anterior margin of coxa II ................. Geogamasus Lee
- Peritreme extending anteriorly to region of coxa I ..................... Parasitiphis Womersley
51. Sternal shield fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV; epistome with three
extensions, the antero-medial club-shaped .................... Queenslandolaelaps Womersley
- Sternal shield not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV; epistome not as above .. 52
52. Dorsal podosomal region with less than 21 pairs of setae; peritreme extending anteriorly
to anterior margin of coxa II ....................................................................... Athiasella Lee
- Dorsal podosomal region with more than 20 pairs of setae; peritreme extending
anteriorly to region of coxa I or to median region of coxa III ...........................................
…………………………………………………………….Hydrogamasellus Hirschmann
53. Peritremal shield not fused with exopodal shield near coxa IV .................................... 54
- Peritremal shield fused with exopodal shield near coxa IV .......................................... 55
54. With two pairs of presternal plates; peritreme extending anteriorly to region of coxa I….
..................................................................................................... Laelaptiella Womersley
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- With one pair of presternal plates; peritreme extending anteriorly to median region of
coxa II............................................................ Stylochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini
55. Sternal shield fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV. ............................................. 56
- Sternal shield not fused with endopodal shield near coxa IV ........................................ 58
56. Exopodal shield near coxae II-III entire; with 0-3 pairs of presternal plates .....................
..............................................................................................................Gamasiphis Berlese
- Exopodal shield near coxae II-III interrupted on median region of coxa III; with one pair
of presternal plates ......................................................................................................... 57
57. Dorsal and ventrianal shields with some pilose setae .................................. Cymiphis Lee
- Dorsal and ventrianal shields with smooth setae ............................. Heydeniella Richters
58. With two pairs of presternal plates................................................ Hydrogamasus Berlese
- With one pair of presternal plates .................................................................................. 59
59. Setae j1 e r3 inserted on prominent protuberance. ........................................ Pyriphis Lee
- Setas j1 e r3 not inserted on protuberance. ....................................... Ologamasus Berlese
3.3.2 Catalogue of world species of Digamasellidae Evans
Genus Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915
Dendrolaelaps Halbert, 1915: 68 [described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also referred to as
Gamasidae Leach, name mentioned in the original description of the genus].
Dendrolaelaps.— Lindquist, 1975: 14; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 282.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps).— Lindquist, 1975: 15; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
66.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 43.
Punctodendrolaelaps.— Karg, 1993c: 351.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps punctatulus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 62.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps sellnicki Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
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Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 89.
Cornodendrolaelaps.— Karg, 1993c: 354.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps cornutulus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 107.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps apophyseus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Disetodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 115.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps disetus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 118.
Type species: Digamasellus foveolatus Leitner, 1949, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Presepodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 135.
Type species: Gamasellus (Digamasellus) presepum Berlese, 1918, by original
designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Majestidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989b: 317.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Majestidendrolaelaps) majesticus Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1989, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Luxtondendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989c: 325.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Luxtondendrolaelaps) luxtoni Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1989, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Monodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989d: 117.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Monodendrolaelaps) monodentatus Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1989, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Daeleidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1990: 284.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps bidentatus Van Daele, 1977, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Duplodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991b: 403.
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Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Duplodendrolaelaps) duplodens Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1991, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Stanidendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993b: 290.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Stanidendrolaelaps) stanislavi Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1993, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Xylodendrolaelaps) Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993c: 322.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Xylodendrolaelaps) xylophilus Wiśniewski and
Hirschmann, 1993, by original designation.
001. Dendrolaelaps aberratus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) aberratus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 90.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarischess Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Baeza and Quito, 1971, from
unspecified substrate.
002. Dendrolaelaps abietis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps abietis Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps abietis.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Karg, 1971: 328; Shcherbak, 1980: 118;
Karg, 1993c: 347.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) abietis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Zell, Schwarzwald, on stump of Abies sp.
[Pinaceae].
003. Dendrolaelaps acornutosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps acornutosimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps acornutosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12;
Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 22;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 27; Karg, 1993c: 348.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) acornutosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 77.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Zell, Schwarzwald, on stumps of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae], Abies sp. [Pinaceae] and Fagus sp. [Fagaceae]; Germany, Bückeberg, on
stump of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae]; Switzerland, Pontresina, [Maloja], on stump of
Pinus sp. [Pinaceae].
NOTE1: Karg (1971): 340 considered D. acornutosimilis as junior synonymy of
Dendrolaelaps septentrionalis (Sellnick, 1958), but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski
(1982): 77 revoked that synonymy.
NOTE2: Shcherbak (1980): 118 considered D. acornutosimilis as junior synonymy of
Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 77
revoked that synonymy.
004. Dendrolaelaps acornutus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps acornutus Hirschmann, 1960: 4.
Dendrolaelaps acornutus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 22; Hirschmann, 1971f: 27;
Karg, 1971: 330; Shcherbak, 1980: 118; Karg, 1993c: 349.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) acornutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bückeberg, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae]; Germany, Lüneburg, on stump of Picea sp.; Germany, Nuremberg, on
stumps of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae] and Betula sp. [Betulaceae], on Ernoporus fagi
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and in gallery of Dryocoetes autographus
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Germany, Oberstdorf, in gallery of D.
autographus; Germany, Süderlügum, Schleswig-Holstein, on Myelophilus piniperda
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and Dendroctonus micans [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Germany, Bonn, on root of Robinia pseudacacia
[Fabaceae].
005. Dendrolaelaps adelaideae Womersley, 1954
Dendrolaelaps adelaideae Womersley, 1954: 113.
Dendrolaelaps adelaideae.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) adelaideae.— Ryke, 1962a: 110.
137
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps ?) adelaideae [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 60.
Dendrolaelaps concinna Womersley, 1954: 115 [junior synonymy by Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 60].
Dendrolaelaps concinna.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) concinnus.— Ryke, 1962a: 110.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. adelaideae: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia; D.
concinna: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. adelaideae: Australia, Adelaide, May 1952, from
frass of bark-boring beetles Ips sp. [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; D.
concinna: Australia, Adelaide, May 1951, from frass of bark-boring beetles Ips sp..
006. Dendrolaelaps aegypticus Metwally and Mersal, 1985
Dendrolaelaps aegypticus Metwally and Mersal, 1985 apud Mostafa, 2011: 855.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Unknown.
007. Dendrolaelaps apophyseosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps apophyseosimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps apophyseosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16;
Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 330; Karg, 1993c: 348.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) apophyseosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) apophyseosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 111.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stumps of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae] and Alnus sp. [Betulaceae]; Switzerland, Ofenpass, on stump of Pinus
mugo [Pinaceae]; Germany, Lüneburg, on stump of Picea sp.; Germany, Fürth, in
gallery of Scolytus ratzeburgi [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 136 considered D. apophyseosimilis as junior synonymy of
Dendrolaelaps disetosimilis Hirschmann, 1960, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski
(1982): 111 revoked that synonymy.
008. Dendrolaelaps apophyseus Hirschmann, 1960
138
Dendrolaelaps apophyseus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps apophyseus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Karg, 1971: 331;
Shcherbak, 1980: 138; Karg, 1993c: 349.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) apophyseus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) apophyseus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
110.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, on stumps of Picea sp. [Pinaceae] and Pinus
sp. [Pinaceae], and in galleries of Ips typographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae], Hylurgops palliates [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and
Dryocoetes autographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Switzerland,
Pontresina, [Maloja], on stump of Larix sp. [Pinaceae].
009. Dendrolaelaps arenarioides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) arenarioides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 129.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Central Europe, in sand of sea shore, on roots of Cakile
maritime [Brassicaceae], on algae, humus of Scirpus sp. [Cypercaceae] and in beech
Fagus sp. [Fagaceae] litter.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 144 as
Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg, 1971.
010. Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg, 1971
Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg, 1971: 339.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) arenarius.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) arenarius.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 129.
Dendrolaelaps arenarius.— Karg, 1993c: 351.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Darss, [Fischland-Darss-Zingst Peninsula], 5
September 1967, on roots of Ammophila sp. [Poaceae].
139
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 144 as Dendrolaelaps arenarius Karg,
1971 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) arenarioides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 129.
011. Dendrolaelaps arvicolus (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus arvicolus Leitner, 1949: 61.
Digamasellus arvicolus.— Franz, 1954: 341.
Dendrolaelaps arvicolus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann,
1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26; Karg, 1971: 338;
Shcherbak, 1980: 101; Huhta, 1982: 226.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) arvicolus.— Ryke, 1962a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) arvicolus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) arvicolus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 51.
Punctodendrolaelaps arvicolus.— Karg, 1993c: 353.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Admont, [Styria], in arable soil (10-17 cm).
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 101 considered Dendrolaelaps insignis Hirschmann, 1960 as
junior synonymy of D. arvicolus, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 51 revoked
that synonymy.
012. Dendrolaelaps australicornutus Hirschmann, 1972
Dendrolaelaps australicornutus Hirschmann, 1972: 31.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) australicornutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 85.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Ibirama, [Santa Catarina State], 1964, in phloem
of Araucaria angustifolia [Araucariaceae] damaged by various insects.
013. Dendrolaelaps baixuelii Ma, 1997
Dendrolaelaps baixuelii Ma, 1997b: 137.
Dendrolaelaps baixuelii.— Ma, 2001b: 13; Ma, 2005a: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Baicheng (45°37‘N, 122°49‘E), Jilin Province, 6
August 1994, on rotten dregs of Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
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014. Dendrolaelaps balazyi Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) balazyi Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 101.
Cornodendrolaelaps balazyi.— Karg, 1993c: 355.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Taborz, [Olsztyn], September 1961, under bark
of Picea sp. [Pinaceae] in gallery of an unidentified beetle [Coleoptera].
015. Dendrolaelaps bengalensis Pramanik and Raychaudhuri, 1978
Dendrolaelaps bengalensis Pramanik and Raychaudhuri, 1978: 33.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) bengalensis.— Hirschmann, 1983b: 72.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of
Calcutta, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 7
August 1974, in soil litter.
016. Dendrolaelaps bhattacharyyai Hirschmann, 1974
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) bhattacharyyai Hirschmann, 1974: 52.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) bhattacharyyai.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 114.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Kameng Elephant Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
(cited as North-East Frontier Agency), 23 December 1965, under bark of a dead tree.
NOTE1: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Bhattacharyya (1969): 69 as
allotype adult male of Digamasellus orientalis Bhattacharyya, 1969.
NOTE2: Described from the adult male.
017. Dendrolaelaps bidentatus Van Daele, 1977
Dendrolaelaps bidentatus Van Daele, 1977: 199.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) bidentatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
114.
Dendrolaelaps bidentatus.— Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1990: 271; Karg, 1993c: 350.
Dendrolaelaps (Daeleidendrolaelaps) bidentatus.— Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1990: 284.
141
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Chair of Zoology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University
of Ghent, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, Ghent, [East Flanders], 12 February 1976, on
substrate of Dracaena fragrans var. massangeana [Ruscaceae] in glasshouses.
018. Dendrolaelaps bisetus (Berlese, 1891)
Zercon bisetus Berlese, 1891: LVIII, 7.
Cyrtolaelaps bisetus.— Oudemans, 1902a: 29.
Gamasellus bisetus.— Berlese, 1920a: 23; Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) bisetus.— Ryke, 1962a: 91.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) bisetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 59.
Cyrtolaelaps captator Berlese, 1892c: LXVIII, 8 [junior synonymy by Berlese, 1920a: 6].
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) captator.— Berlese, 1892f: 61.
Gamasellus captator.— Schweizer, 1922: 34.
Dendrolaelaps captator.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) captator.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: P. bisetus and C. captator: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia
Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: P. bisetus: Italy, Portici, Province of Naples, in
grooves; C. captator: Italy, Portici, Province of Naples, in forest litter.
019. Dendrolaelaps brasiliensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) brasiliensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, in
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 96.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Cotia, [São Paulo State], 16 January 1975, on
Bothynus deiphobus [Coleoptera: Dynastidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
020. Dendrolaelaps brevipilis (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus brevipilis Leitner, 1949: 62.
Digamasellus brevipilis.— Franz, 1954: 341; Willmann, 1951: 143.
Dendrolaelaps brevipilis.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann,
1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 332; Karg, 1993c: 350; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 347.
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Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) brevipilis.— Ryke, 1962a: 109.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) brevipilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) brevipilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 128.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Admont, [Styria], in nest of Talpa europaea
[Mammalia: Talpidae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 145 as Dendrolaelaps brevipilis (Leitner,
1949) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) brevipiloides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 128.
021. Dendrolaelaps brevipiloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) brevipiloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 128.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine; and Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Karagandy
Province, in soil and litter of a mixed forest, in compost and in rodent nests
[Mammalia: Rodentia].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 145 as
Dendrolaelaps brevipilis (Leitner, 1949).
022. Dendrolaelaps camponoti Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) camponoti Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983a: 109.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Śnieżnik Mountain, Miedzylesie, 17 May 1979,
in a tree nest of Camponotus herculeanus [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
023. Dendrolaelaps capensis (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) capensis Berlese, 1920b: 161.
Dendrolaelaps capensis.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) capensis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
? Dendrolaelaps capensis [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
143
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cape of Good Hope, [Atlantic Coast of Africa], in
humus.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Ryke (1962a): 92 as Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) capensis
(Berlese, 1921) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) rykei
Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
024. Dendrolaelaps carolinensis McGraw and Farrier, 1969
Dendrolaelaps carolinensis McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 105.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) carolinensis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) carolinensis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
102.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Wake County, North Carolina, 31 March 1966,
on Dendroctonus terebrans [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] attacking Pinus
taeda [Pinaceae].
025. Dendrolaelaps casualis Huhta and Karg, 2010
Dendrolaelaps casualis Huhta and Karg, 2010: 346.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, Finland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Finland, Kittilä, Ylläs, Lapland, 5 August 2005, on a
dry toilet compost [= dry human feces?] on the roadside by a popular tourist route.
026. Dendrolaelaps coleopterophilus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus coleopterophilus Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps coleopterophilus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 9; Hirschmann, 1971c: 14; Shcherbak,
1980: 122.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) coleopterophilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) coleopterophilus [sic].— Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 104.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae], and under the elytra of Elater sanguineus [Coleoptera: Elateridae] and
Pyrochroa sp. [Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
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027. Dendrolaelaps comatus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps comatus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps comatus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann,
1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26; Karg, 1971: 337;
Shcherbak, 1980: 110.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) comatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) comatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 55.
Punctodendrolaelaps comatus.— Karg, 1993c: 352.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, on stumps of Picea sp. [Pinaceae] and Pinus
sp. [Pinaceae], and in galleries of Ips typographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae], Hylurgops palliates [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae],
Dendroctonus micans [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and Pityokteines
curvidens [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
028. Dendrolaelaps cornutodaelei Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cornutodaelei Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 86.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, in Merelbeke and Ghent, [East Flanders], 23
July 1982, intercepted on cuttings of Dracaena fragrans [Ruscaceae] imported from
Brazil.
029. Dendrolaelaps cornutohirschmanni Wiśniewski, 1979
Dendrolaelaps cornutohirschmanni Wiśniewski, 1979a: 150.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cornutohirschmanni.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
87.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Potasze, Poznań County, 20 July 1975, under
bark of Picea abies [Pinaceae] in galleries of unidentified Coleoptera.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
030. Dendrolaelaps cornutulus Hirschmann, 1960
145
Dendrolaelaps cornutulus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps cornutulus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 14; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28;
Karg, 1971: 338; Shcherbak, 1980: 123.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cornutulus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) cornutulus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 96.
Cornodendrolaelaps cornutulus.— Karg, 1993c: 363.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, on stumps of Picea sp. [Pinaceae], Abies sp.
[Pinaceae], Fagus sp. [Fagaceae], Quercus sp. [Fagaceae], Betula sp. [Betulaceae],
Alnus sp. [Betulaceae] and Sorbus sp. [Rosaceae], and in galleries of Dendroctonus
micans [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Franz (1954): 341 cited Digamasellus cornutulus Hirschmann n. sp., but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
031. Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer, 1886)
Sejus cornutus Kramer, 1886: 257.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) cornutus.— Berlese, 1892f: 61.
Dendrolaelaps cornutus.— Halbert, 1923: 366; Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b:
13; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 22;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 27; Karg, 1971: 330.
Digamasellus cornutus.— Schweizer, 1961: 137.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) cornutus.— Ryke, 1962a: 103.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cornutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
Dendrolaelaps bicornis Hull, 1918: 57 [junior synonymy by Halbert, 1923: 366].
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) bicornis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 88.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. cornutus: Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg, Germany; D. bicornis:
British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. cornutus: Germany, from unspecified substrate; D.
bicornis: England, Allendale [cited as West Allendale], Tynedale [cited as Tyne
Province], under bark of fallen trees.
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NOTE1: Specimens reported by Vitzthum (1926b): 411 as Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer,
1886) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) vitzthumicornutus
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
NOTE2: Specimens reported by Hirschmann (1960): 6 as Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer,
1886) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) nostricornutus Hirschmann
and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
NOTE3: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 114 as Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer,
1886) sensu Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps)
shcherbakaecornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
NOTE4: Described from the larve and adult male.
032. Dendrolaelaps crassipes (Schweizer, 1961)
Digamasellus crassipes Schweizer, 1961: 141.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) crassipes.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Alp Stabelchod (alt. 1,963 m), Swiss
National Park, under lumber.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
033. Dendrolaelaps crassitarsalis (Willmann, 1951)
Digamasellus crassitarsalis Willmann, 1951: 142.
Dendrolaelaps crassitarsalis.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann,
1971e: 19; Karg, 1971: 332; Shcherbak, 1980: 141; Karg, 1993c: 351.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) crassitarsalis.— Ryke, 1962a: 109.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) crassitarsalis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) crassitarsalis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
133.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Wangerooge Island, [Friesland], 19 June
1949, in soil with grass in a horse pasture.
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 141 considered Dendrolaelaps rectus Karg, 1962 as junior
synonymy of D. crassitarsalis, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 134 revoked
that synonymy.
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034. Dendrolaelaps cubae Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Disetodendrolaelaps) cubae Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993a: 75.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, 4
April 1987, under tree bark.
035. Dendrolaelaps cylindricus (Berlese, 1918)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) cylindricus Berlese, 1918: 135.
Dendrolaelaps cylindricus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) cylindricus.— Ryke, 1962a: 104.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cylindricus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62: Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 88.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: ―North America, Cl. Crosby, Columbia‖ [sic], on
humus and litter.
036. Dendrolaelaps debilipes (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) debilipes Berlese, 1920b: 160.
Dendrolaelaps debilipes.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) debilipes.— Ryke, 1962a: 104.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) debilipes.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) debilipes.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982 : 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Columbia, in humus.
037. Dendrolaelaps disetosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps disetosimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps disetosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 331;
Shcherbak, 1980: 136; Karg, 1993c: 349.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) disetosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) disetosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 111.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]
and in galleries of Dryocoetes autographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 136 considered Dendrolaelaps apophyseosimilis Hirschmann,
1960 as junior synonymy of D. disetosimilis, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982):
111 revoked that synonymy.
038. Dendrolaelaps disetus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus disetus Hirschmann, 1954a: 107.
Digamasellus disetus.— Hirschmann, 1954b: 247
Dendrolaelaps disetus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann, 1971c:
16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28; Karg,
1971: 331; Shcherbak, 1980: 138.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) disetus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Disetodendrolaelaps) disetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 116.
Cornodendrolaelaps disetus.— Karg, 1993c: 354.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Fagus sp.
[Fagaceae]; Germany, Belchen, Schwarzwald, on stump of Fagus sp..
039. Dendrolaelaps doljensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) doljensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991a: 230.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Romania, Jiu River, [Dolj], 22 July 1988, in detritus of
Quercus cerris [Fagaceae] in a hillside erosion by a cave.
040. Dendrolaelaps duplodens Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
Dendrolaelaps (Duplodendrolaelaps) duplodens Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991b: 404.
Cornodendrolaelaps duplodens.— Karg, 1993c: 361.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Głuszyca, Wałbrzych, 18 March 1990, in litter
of Acer sp. [Sapindaceae].
149
041. Dendrolaelaps eichhorni Wiśniewski, 1980
Dendrolaelaps eichhorni Wiśniewski, 1980: 7.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) eichhorni.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 53.
Punctodendrolaelaps eichhorni.— Karg, 1993c: 352.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Śnieżnik Landscape Park (alt. 750 m),
Międzygórze, 16 August 1979, in tree nests of Camponotus herculeanus
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
042. Dendrolaelaps elaterophilus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus elaterophilus Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps elaterophilus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 9; Hirschmann, 1971b: 14; Hirschmann,
1971c: 14; Shcherbak, 1980: 122.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) elaterophilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) elaterophilus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
99.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bremen, on stump of Quercus sp.
[Fagaceae]; Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae], under the elytra
of Spondylis buprestoides [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae], Tetropium luridum
[Coleoptera: Cerambycidae], Rhagium bifasciatum [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae],
Elater balteatus [Coleoptera: Elateridae] and Elater sanguineus [Coleoptera:
Elateridae].
NOTE: Described from the protonymph and deutonymph.
043. Dendrolaelaps fageticola (Schmölzer, 1995)
Cornodendrolaelaps fageticola Schmölzer, 1995a: 500.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, circuit ―Kolsche auf der Petzen‖, north of the
peak Feistritzer (alt. 1,375 m), Karawanken, Carinthia, 2 August 1990, in litter of a
beech Fagus sp. [Fagaceae] wood at the edge of a mixed forest of beech Fagus sp. and
spruce Picea sp. [Pinaceae] in an area surrounding a cottage.
150
044. Dendrolaelaps fallacoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) fallacoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 54.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine; Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast; Kazakhstan,
Karaganda, Karagandy Province; in dung, carrion cane, soil under the trees of an oak
forest, old stumps, litter and soil under mushroom.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 107 as
Dendrolaelaps fallax (Leitner, 1949).
045. Dendrolaelaps fallax (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus fallax Leitner, 1949: 60.
Digamasellus fallax.— Hirschmann, 1954a: 106; Franz, 1954: 341.
Dendrolaelaps fallax.— Hirschmann, 1960: 6; Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b:
13; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 26; Karg, 1971: 337.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) fallax.— Ryke, 1962a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) fallax.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) fallax.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 54.
Punctodendrolaelaps fallax.— Karg, 1993c: 352.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Zell am See, in
compost with predominance of evergreen aciculate litter.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 107 as Dendrolaelaps fallax (Leitner,
1949) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) fallacoides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 54.
046. Dendrolaelaps forcipiformis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps forcipiformis Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps forcipiformis.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Karg, 1971:
337; Shcherbak, 1980: 130.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) forcipiformis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
151
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) forcipiformis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
102.
Cornodendrolaelaps forcipiformis.— Karg, 1993c: 360.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]
and in gallery of Ips typographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
047. Dendrolaelaps formicarius (Huhta and Karg, 2010)
Punctodendrolaelaps formicarius Huhta and Karg, 2010: 339.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, Finland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Finland, Kisko, 3 May 2005, in a hill of the ant
Formica rufa [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
048. Dendrolaelaps fossilis Hirschmann, 1971
Dendrolaelaps fossilis Hirschmann, 1971g: 69.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) fossilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
? Dendrolaelaps fossilis [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 149.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Mexico, Rancho San Jose Buenavista, south slope of
Cerro Balumtun, Las Cruces landslide, Chiapas, in amber of late Oligocene to early
Miocene age.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
049. Dendrolaelaps foveolatosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps foveolatosimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps foveolatosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17;
Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 328; Shcherbak, 1980: 148; Karg, 1993c: 347.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) foveolatosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) foveolatosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
152
NOTE: Sellnick (1958): 22 cited Digamasellus foveolatosimilis Hirschmann 1950, but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
050. Dendrolaelaps foveolatus (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus foveolatus Leitner, 1949: 55.
Digamasellus toveolatus [sic].— Leitner, 1949: 59.
Digamasellus foveolatus.— Franz, 1954: 341.
Dendrolaelaps foveolatus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann,
1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28; Karg, 1971: 332;
Shcherbak, 1980: 147; Karg, 1993c: 350.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) foveolatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) foveolatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) foveolatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 126.
Dendrolaelaps hirschmanni Karg, 1962: 40 [junior synonymy by Karg, 1971: 341].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. foveolatus: Unknown; D. hirschmanni: Institut für
Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. foveolatus: Austria, Admont, [Styria], in arable soil
(3 cm); D. hirschmanni: Germany, Experimental Field of Biologische Zentralanstalt of
Kleinmachnow, [Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg], in grassland soil.
051. Dendrolaelaps frenzeli (Willmann, 1936)
Digamasellus frenzeli Willmann, 1936: 277.
Digamasellus frenzeli.— Leitner, 1949: 59; Willmann, 1951: 142.
Dendrolaelaps frenzeli.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Karg, 1993c: 351.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) frenzeli.— Ryke, 1962a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) frenzeli.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) frenzeli.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 132.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) helvetiae Hirschmann, 1974: 50 [junior synonymy by
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 132].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. frenzeli: Unknown; D. helvetiae: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel,
Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. frenzeli: Poland, Hundsfeld, Wroclaw, in dry
meadow; D. helvetiae: Switzerland, Swiss National Park, S-chanf, [Maloja,
Graubünden], in soil of abandoned grassland.
153
NOTE: Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) helvetiae Hirschmann, 1974 was described on the
basis of specimens reported by Schweizer (1961): 138 as Digamasellus oudemansi
(Halbert, 1915).
052. Dendrolaelaps fukikoae Ishikawa, 1977
Dendrolaelaps fukikoae Ishikawa, 1977: 102.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) fukikoae.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 97.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Sugeta, Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, 3 July 1976, on
Monochamus alternatus [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae].
053. Dendrolaelaps glareoli Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) glareoli [sic] Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, in
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 94
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Wielkopolska National Park, [Wielkopolska],
17 July 1970, on hairs of Clethrionomys glareolus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
054. Dendrolaelaps halaskovae Schmölzer, 1995
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) halaškovae Schmölzer, 1995b: 99.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Vellacher Kotschna Reserve, Carinthia, 2 July
1992, in soil under Alnetum incanae [Betulaceae] from a mixed pine forest, and in a
humid area with Brachypodium silvaticum [Poaceae], Aegopodium podagraria
[Apiaceae] and Taraxacum paludosum [Asteraceae].
055. Dendrolaelaps halophilus (Willmann, 1951)
Digamasellus halophilus Willmann, 1951: 143.
Digamasellus halophilus.— Hirschmann, 1954a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps halophilus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 22; Hirschmann, 1971f: 27;
Karg, 1971: 330; Shcherbak, 1980: 120; Karg, 1993c: 348.
154
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) halophilus.— Ryke, 1962a: 110.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) halophilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 84.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Westturm, Wangerooge Island, [Friesland], 6
October 1949, on Salicornia sp. [Amaranthaceae] in a salt marsh outside the bird
sanctuary.
056. Dendrolaelaps heterotrichus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps heterotrichus Hirschmann, 1960: 9.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) heterotrichus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) heterotrichus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 112.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae]
and in galleries of Hylurgops palliates [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
057. Dendrolaelaps hunteri Wiśniewski, 1979
Dendrolaelaps hunteri Wiśniewski, 1979a: 158.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) hunteri.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 88.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Swietokrzyskie Nationalpark, Debno, 7
November 1974, under bark of Abies alba [Pinaceae] in galleries of Pityokteines
vorontzovi [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
058. Dendrolaelaps hurlbutti Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) hurlbutti Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 87.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Bowie, Maryland, 15 April 1960, from
unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
155
059. Dendrolaelaps imitopraetarsalis Ma and Lin, 2005
Dendrolaelaps imitopraetarsalis Ma and Lin, 2005: 350.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Plant Protection of Fujian Academy of Agricultural
Science, Fuzhou, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Songshan Mountain (34.55°N, 113.05°E),
Dengfeng County, Henan Province, 17 July 2002, in nest of magpie [Aves: Corvidae].
060. Dendrolaelaps insignis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps insignis Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps insignis.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) insignis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) insignis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 51.
Punctodendrolaelaps insignis.— Karg, 1993c: 353.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae].
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 101 considered D. insignis as junior synonymy of Dendrolaelaps
arvicolus (Leitner, 1949), but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 51 revoked that
synonymy.
061. Dendrolaelaps isochetus Shcherbak and Bregetova, 1980
Dendrolaelaps isochetus Shcherbak and Bregetova, in Shcherbak, 1980: 164.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps ?) isochetus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
126.
Dendrolaelaps isochetus.— Karg, 1993c: 348.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, Dzharkurgan, 15 June 1966, in litter of
saksaul Haloxylon sp. [Amaranthaceae] in a desert.
062. Dendrolaelaps krantzi Wiśniewski, 1979
Dendrolaelaps krantzi Wiśniewski, 1979a: 152.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) krantzi.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 87.
156
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Potasze, Poznań County, 13 June 1974, under
bark of Pinus sylvestris [Pinaceae] in galleries of Myelophilus piniperda [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
063. Dendrolaelaps laetus Shcherbak, 1980
Dendrolaelaps laetus Shcherbak, 1980: 120.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) laetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 85.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Yunakovskoe Forest, Sumy Oblast, 17 July
1971, on a rotten stump of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae].
064. Dendrolaelaps langi Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) langi Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 91.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Vietnam, Lai Khe, 50 km north of Ho Chi Minh City, 2
June 1968, on legs and prothorax of longhorn beetle [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] from
a rubber [Euphorbiaceae] plantation.
NOTE1: Reported as Digamasellus sp. by Lang (1978): 58.
NOTE2: Described from the deutonymph.
065. Dendrolaelaps lasiophilus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps lasiophilus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps lasiophilus.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) lasiophilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) lasiophilus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 106.
Cornodendrolaelaps lasiophilus.— Karg, 1993c: 362.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, in nest of Lasius fuliginosus
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
157
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 156 considered D. lasiophilus as junior synonymy of
Dendrolaelaps populi Hirschmann, 1960, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982):
106 revoked that synonymy.
066. Dendrolaelaps latior (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus latior Leitner, 1949: 59.
Digamasellus latior.— Franz, 1954: 342.
Dendrolaelaps latior.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) latior.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) latior.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) latior.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 57.
Punctodendrolaelaps latior.— Karg, 1993c: 353; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Admont, [Styria], in old compost.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 103 as Dendrolaelaps latior (Leitner,
1949) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) latioroides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 57.
067. Dendrolaelaps latioroides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) latioroides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 57.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Novosibirsk and Chita Oblasts, on decaying
plant debris, hay, straw, leaves, fruits, soil and in ant nest [Hymenoptera].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 103 as
Dendrolaelaps latior (Leitner, 1949).
068. Dendrolaelaps latoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) latoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 97.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Voronezh Oblast; Russia, Buryatia; Russia,
Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, under bark of Picea sp. [Pinaceae] and Quercus sp.
[Fagaceae].
158
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 125 as
Dendrolaelaps latus Hirschmann, 1960.
069. Dendrolaelaps latus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps latus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps latus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) latus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) latus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 97.
Cornodendrolaelaps latus.— Karg, 1993c: 362.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Zell, Schwarzwald, on stumps of Abies sp.
[Pinaceae] and Fagus sp. [Fagaceae]; Germany, Bielefeld, on stump of Betula sp.
[Betulaceae]; Sweden, Jämtland, on bark of Salix caprea [Salicaceae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 125 as Dendrolaelaps latus Hirschmann,
1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) latoides Hirschmann
and Wiśniewski, 1982: 97.
070. Dendrolaelaps lemani (Schweizer, 1961)
Digamasellus lemani Schweizer, 1961: 139.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) lemani.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) lemani.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 101.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Rhone River Delta, Villeneuve, 20 May
1918, under tree bark.
071. Dendrolaelaps lindquisti Wiśniewski, 1979
Dendrolaelaps lindquisti Wiśniewski, 1979a: 155.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cornutolindquisti Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 87
[objective synonymy — unjustified replacement name].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Potasze, Poznań County, 20 July, 1975, under
bark of Picea abies [Pinaceae] in galleries of Dryocoetes autographus [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
159
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
072. Dendrolaelaps liujingyuani Ma, 2008
Dendrolaelaps liujingyuani Ma, 2008: 129.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology,
Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Lushan Mountain (29°32‘N, 115°55‖E), Jiangxi
Province, 29 August 1983, under tree bark.
073. Dendrolaelaps longiductus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) longiductus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993c: 331.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 14 December 1987,
intercepted on wood of Entandrophragma cylindricum [Meliaceae] imported from
Cameroon.
074. Dendrolaelaps longifallax Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps longifallax Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) longifallax.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) longifallax.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 54.
Punctodendrolaelaps longifallax.— Karg, 1993c: 352.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Pontresina, [Maloja], on stump of Larix
sp. [Pinaceae].
075. Dendrolaelaps longiusculus (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus longiusculus Leitner, 1949: 61.
Digamasellus longiusculus.— Franz, 1954: 342.
Dendrolaelaps longiusculus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann,
1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 328; Shcherbak, 1980: 131.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) longiusculus.— Ryke, 1962a: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) longiusculus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
160
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) longiusculus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
103.
Cornodendrolaelaps longiusculus.— Karg, 1993c: 354.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Admont, [Styria], in compost.
NOTE: Reported by Shcherbak (1980): 131 and Karg (1971): 328 as Dendrolaelaps
longiusculus Hirschmann, 1960, and by Karg (1993c): 354 as Cornodendrolaelaps
longiusculus (Hirschmann, 1960).
076. Dendrolaelaps louisianae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps ?) louisianae [sic] Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, 26 April 1966, phoretic
under the wing of Hylobius pales [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
077. Dendrolaelaps lusikisikiae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) lusikisikiae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 91.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Lusikisiki, Transkei, 1979, from a coastal
evergreen forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
078. Dendrolaelaps luxtoni Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Dendrolaelaps (Luxtondendrolaelaps) luxtoni Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989c: 326.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Valva, New South Wales, 22 June 1983, in
wet kelp [Phaeophyceae].
079. Dendrolaelaps macfarlanei (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) macfarlanei Ryke, 1962a: 100.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) macfarlanei.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 86.
161
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: England, Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature
Reserve, Cumbria, 1957, on oak Quercus sp. [Fagaceae].
080. Dendrolaelaps magnus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Stanidendrolaelaps) magnus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993b: 305.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 19 April 1985, intercepted
under bark of Entandrophragma cylindricum [Meliaceae] imported from Cameroon.
081. Dendrolaelaps majesticus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Dendrolaelaps (Majestidendrolaelaps) majesticus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989b: 317.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, 4 April 1987,
under tree bark.
082. Dendrolaelaps markewitschi Shcherbak, 1980
Dendrolaelaps markewitschi Shcherbak, 1980: 151.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) markewitschi.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
129.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Dnieper River, Cherkasy Oblast, 29 July 1976,
in nest of Riparia riparia [Aves: Hirundinidae] on a sandy soil by a river.
083. Dendrolaelaps marylandae (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus marylandae Hurlbutt, 1967: 509.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) marylandae.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) marylandae.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
65.
162
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, Maryland, 4
September 1959, in humus from a deciduoud forest.
084. Dendrolaelaps medius Shcherbak, 1980
Dendrolaelaps medius Shcherbak, 1980: 161.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) medius.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 106.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Ussurisky State Nature Reserve, Primorsky
Krai, 15 July 1977, on rotten wood of Ulmus sp. [Ulmaceae].
085. Dendrolaelaps metwallyi El-Halawany and Abdel-Samad, 1991
Dendrolaelaps metwallyi El-Halawany and Abdel-Samad, 1991: 180.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, Sidi Krier District, Alexandria, in debris under
fig trees.
086. Dendrolaelaps modestus Barilo, 1989
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) modestus Barilo, 1989: 138.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, 10
October 1985, in litter.
087. Dendrolaelaps monodentatus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Dendrolaelaps (Monodendrolaelaps) monodentatus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989d:
117.
Dendrolaelaps monodentatus.— Karg, 1993c: 350; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 346.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Bielinek Nature Reserve, [Gmina Cedynia], 10
April 1988, in litter of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae].
163
088. Dendrolaelaps moseri (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus moseri Hurlbutt, 1967: 514.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) moseri.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 77; Shcherbak, 1984: 40.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Delaware, Ohio, 1 February 1965, in galleries of
Scolytus multistriatus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
089. Dendrolaelaps moserisimilis Shcherbak, 1984
Dendrolaelaps moserisimilis Shcherbak, 1984: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Poltava, 4 April 1976, under bark of a poplar
Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
090. Dendrolaelaps myiaphilus (Karg, 2002)
Punctodendrolaelaps myiaphilus Karg, 2002: 238.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Tyresta National Park, Stockholm, 14 April-5
June 2000, on the gall midge Polyardis silvalis [Diptera: Cecidomyiidae] from a
devastated forest area.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
091. Dendrolaelaps myrmecophilus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps myrmecophilus Hirschmann, 1960: 17.
Dendrolaelaps myrmecophilus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15;
Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26; Karg, 1971: 338; Shcherbak, 1980:
133.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) myrmecophilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) myrmecophilus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 104.
Cornodendrolaelaps myrmecophilus.— Karg, 1993c: 362.
164
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
092. Dendrolaelaps natans (Pintchuk, 1972)
Leioseius natans Pinchuk, 1972a: 60.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Parasitology SSR Moldova, Kishinev,
Moldova.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Moldova, Pashkany, 3 December 1968, in nest of Sorex
araneus [Mammalia: Soricidae].
093. Dendrolaelaps neocornutus (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus neocornutus Hurlbutt, 1967: 510.
Dendrolaelaps neocornutus.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 111.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) neocornutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Knoxville, Mississipi, 27 November 1964, in
galleries of Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Pinus
taeda [Pinaceae].
094. Dendrolaelaps neodisetosimilis McGraw and Farrier, 1969
Dendrolaelaps neodisetosimilis McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 115.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) neodisetosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) neodisetosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 112.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Yadkin County, North Carolina, 30 May 1966,
on Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] attacking Pinus
echinata [Pinaceae].
095. Dendrolaelaps neodisetus (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus neodisetus Hurlbutt, 1967: 518.
165
Dendrolaelaps neodisetus.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 117.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) neodisetus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Disetodendrolaelaps) neodisetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 117.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Bude, Mississipi, 29 September 1964, in galleries
of Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Pinus taeda
[Pinaceae].
096. Dendrolaelaps neozwoelferi Hirschmann, 1983
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) neozwoelferi Hirschmann, 1983c: 128.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Unspecified type locality and substrate.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Baker et al. (1958): 58 as
Digamasellidae.
097. Dendrolaelaps nikolai Shcherbak, 1978
Dendrolaelaps nikolai Shcherbak, 1978b: 665.
Dendrolaelaps nikolai.— Shcherbak, 1980: 149.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) nikolai.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 128.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Selenge River, Kabansky District, Buryatia, 26
July 1977, from an old aspen [Populus sp. (Salicaceae)] in a river floodplain.
098. Dendrolaelaps ningxiaensis Ma and Bai, 2009
Dendrolaelaps ningxiaensis Ma and Bai, 2009: 75.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology,
Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Yinchuan (38°28‘N, 106°32‘E), Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region, 9 April 1990, in a hayrick.
099. Dendrolaelaps nostricornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) nostricornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
166
Dendrolaelaps nostricornutus.— Karg, 1993c: 349.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, under bark of Acer sp. [Sapindaceae],
Robinia sp. [Fabaceae], Tilia sp. [Malvaceae] and Ulmus sp. [Ulmaceae]; on stumps of
Carpinus sp. [Betulaceae], Fagus sp. [Fabaceae], Picea sp. [Pinaceae], Pinus sp.
[Pinaceae], Quercus sp. [Fabaceae] and Sorbus sp. [Rosaceae]; in galleries of
Ernopocerus fagi, Ips sexdentatus, Leperesinus fraxini, Pissodes piceae, Scolytus
scolytus and Tomicus piniperda [all Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Hirschmann (1960): 6 as
Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer, 1886).
100. Dendrolaelaps oblitus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) oblitus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 84.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, on unspecified substrate.
101. Dendrolaelaps oligochetus Shcherbak, 1980
Dendrolaelaps oligochetus Shcherbak, 1980: 132.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) oligochetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
103.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukranie, Lyutezh, Kiev Oblast, 26 July 1976, in soil (0-
5 cm) from a mixed forest.
102. Dendrolaelaps ophidiotrichus Luxton, 1982
Dendrolaelaps ophidiotrichus Luxton, 1982: 331.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Waikato, North Island, July 1967, from
peat pasture soils.
103. Dendrolaelaps opticus Barilo, 1989
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) opticus Barilo, 1989: 140.
167
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, 6
November 1984, in cow manure.
104. Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915
Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915: 68.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) oudemansi.— Vitzthum, 1926b: 424.
Dendrolaelaps oudemansi.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) oudemansi.— Ryke, 1962a: 103.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) oudemansi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 76.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The National Museum, Dublin, Ireland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ireland, Westport, [Mayo County], under bark of
decayed trees; Ireland, Achill Island, on fallen pinecones; Ireland, Friarstown, under
bark of fir Abies sp. [Pinaceae] trees.
NOTE1: Specimens reported by Schweizer (1961): 138 as Digamasellus oudemansi (Halbert,
1915) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) helvetiae Hirschmann, 1974:
50.
NOTE2: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 113 as Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert,
1915 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) oudemansiformis Hirschmann
and Wiśniewski, 1982: 76.
NOTE3: Shcherbak (1980): 118 considered Digamasellus septentrionalis Sellnick, 1958 as
junior synonymy of D. oudemansi, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 77
revoked that synonymy.
NOTE4: Shcherbak (1980): 118 considered Dendrolaelaps acornutosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
as junior synonymy of D. oudemansi, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 77
revoked that synonymy.
105. Dendrolaelaps oudemansiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) oudemansiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 76.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
168
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in litter of
coniferous forests, under bark of old stumps of different tree species, in humus and
grass debris.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 113 as
Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915.
106. Dendrolaelaps papuae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps ?) papuae [sic] Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Guinea, on Batocera sp. [Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
107. Dendrolaelaps paradoxa Shcherbak, 1982
Dendrolaelaps paradoxa Shcherbak, 1982b: 74.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps ?) paradoxa [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
131.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast, 9 June 1977, in litter
and nest of Riparia riparia [Aves: Hirundinidae].
108. Dendrolaelaps passalorum (Pearse and Wharton, 1936)
Zercon passalorum Pearse and Wharton, in Pearse et al., 1936: 477.
Dendrolaelaps passalorum.— Delfinado and Baker, 1975: 50.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) passalorum.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
100.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Duke Forest, Durham County, North Carolina, 19
August 1934, under wings of Odontotaenius disjunctus (cited as Passalus cornutus)
[Coleoptera: Passalidae].
109. Dendrolaelaps peruensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
169
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) peruensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989a: 327.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Peru, Qiroz Junin, 5 November 1933, on unidentified
Curculionidae [Coleoptera] deposited in the beetle collection of ―Drozda Kollection‖
of Muzeum Górnoślaskie, Bytom, Poland.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
110. Dendrolaelaps piriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) piriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 52.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Buryatia, on old stumps of Cedrus sp.
[Pinaceae], Fagus sp. [Fagaceae], Larix sp. [Pinaceae] and Prunus cerasifera
[Rosaceae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 107 as
Dendrolaelaps trapezoides Hirschmann, 1960.
111. Dendrolaelaps populi Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps populi Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps populi.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann,
1971e: 21; Karg, 1971: 336.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) populi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) populi [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
105.
Cornodendrolaelaps populi.— Karg, 1993c: 359.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, on stump of Populus sp.
[Salicaceae].
NOTE1: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 156 as Dendrolaelaps populi Hirschmann,
1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) populoides [sic]
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 105.
NOTE2: Shcherbak (1980): 156 considered Dendrolaelaps lasiophilus Hirschmann, 1960 as
junior synonymy of D. populi, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 106 revoked
that synonymy.
170
112. Dendrolaelaps populoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) populoides [sic] Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
105.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, on stump of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae] and in
nest of Lasius fuliginosus [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 156 as
Dendrolaelaps populi Hirschmann, 1960.
113. Dendrolaelaps posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) posnaniensis [sic] Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, in
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 93
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Poznań, 15 January 1984, in litter of Populus
sp. [Salicaceae].
114. Dendrolaelaps praetarsalis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1985
Dendrolaelaps praetarsalis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1985: 71.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologischen Museum, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Hafen, Hamburg, 12 June 1962, intercepted
on Brazil nuts [Lecythidaceae] imported from Manaus, Brazil.
115. Dendrolaelaps presepum (Berlese, 1918)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) presepum Berlese, 1918: 136.
Digamasellus presepum.— Leitner, 1949: 57; Hirschmann, 1954a: 107; Franz, 1954: 342.
Dendrolaelaps presepum.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann,
1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 336; Shcherbak, 1980: 160.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) presepum.— Ryke, 1962a: 91.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) presepum.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Presepodendrolaelaps) presepum.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
136; Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983b: 124.
171
Cornodendrolaelaps presepum.— Karg, 1993c: 359; Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995:
19.
Leioseius codrensis Pinchuk, 1972a: 63 [junior synonymy by Shcherbak, 1980: 160].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. presepum: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence,
Italy; L. codrensis: Institute of Zoology and Parasitology SSR Moldova, Kishinev,
Moldova.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. presepum: Italy, Florence, Tuscany, in litter of grass
from a stable; L. codrensis: Ukraine, Lozovaya Forest, Kharkiv, 11 July 1969, in nest
of Muscardinus avellanarius [Mammalia: Rodentia: Gliridae].
116. Dendrolaelaps procornutoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) procornutoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, in Leningrad Oblast and in Buryatia, under bark
of Betula sp. [Betulaceae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 117 as
Dendrolaelaps procornutus Hirschmann, 1960.
117. Dendrolaelaps procornutus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps procornutus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps procornutus.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Karg, 1971: 330.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) procornutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 79; Karg, 1993c: 348.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp.
[Pinaceae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 117 as Dendrolaelaps procornutus
Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) procornutoides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 79.
118. Dendrolaelaps proprius Shcherbak, 1985
Dendrolaelaps proprius Shcherbak, 1985b: 68.
172
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Maly Khamardaban montain ridge (southern
boundary), Buryatia, 17 July 1977, on birch [Betula sp. (Betulaceae)] in a mountain of
taiga.
119. Dendrolaelaps proteae (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) proteae Ryke, 1962a: 94.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) proteae.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) proteae.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
114.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Grabouw, [Western Cape], January 1955,
from a closed dry flower of Protea mellifera [Proteaceae].
120. Dendrolaelaps punctatosimilis Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps punctatosimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps punctatosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15;
Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Karg, 1971: 337; Shcherbak, 1980:
128.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) punctatosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) punctatosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
99.
Cornodendrolaelaps punctatosimilis.— Karg, 1993c: 360.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, in gallery of Ips typographus
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
121. Dendrolaelaps punctatulus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps punctatulus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps punctatulus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann,
1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26;
Karg, 1971: 338; Shcherbak, 1980: 102.
173
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) punctatulus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) punctatulus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 49.
Punctodendrolaelaps punctatulus.— Karg, 1993c: 353.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, on stumps of Betula sp. [Betulaceae], Fagus
sp. [Fagaceae], Picea sp. [Pinaceae], Pinus sp. [Pinaceae] and Quercus sp. [Fagaceae];
Germany, Munich, in gallery of Hylesinus fraxini [Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae]; Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Sellnick (1958): 22 cited Digamasellus punctatulus Hirschmann, 1950, but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
122. Dendrolaelaps punctatus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus punctatus Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps punctatus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971b: 14; Hirschmann,
1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28;
Karg, 1971: 337; Shcherbak, 1980: 127.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) punctatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) punctatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 98.
Cornodendrolaelaps punctatus.— Karg, 1993c: 359.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stumps of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae] and Pinus sp. [Pinaceae], in gallery of Dryocoetes autographus
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and under the elytra of Tetropium luridum
[Coleoptera: Cerambycidae]; Germany, Flossenbürg, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae]; Austria, Admont, [Styria], on stump of Picea sp..
NOTE: Franz (1954): 342 cited Digamasellus punctatus Hirschmann n. sp., but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
123. Dendrolaelaps puntperivi (Schweizer, 1961)
Digamasellus puntperivi Schweizer, 1961: 140.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) puntperivi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) puntperivi.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 66.
Punctodendrolaelaps puntperivi.— Karg, 1993c: 352.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
174
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, the waterfront of Spöl River, Punt Periv,
Swiss National Park, in drenched moss.
124. Dendrolaelaps quadricrinus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadricrinus Berlese, 1920b: 162.
Dendrolaelaps quadricinus [sic].— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) quadricrinus.— Ryke, 1962a: 105.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) quadricinus [sic].— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) quadricrinus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982 :
59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, in humus.
125. Dendrolaelaps quadripilus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus quadripilus Berlese, 1920b: 159.
Dendrolaelaps quadripilus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) quadripilus.— Ryke, 1962b: 53.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) quadripilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) quadripilus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 59.
Gamasellus quadripilus.— Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, San Vincenzo and Pisa, Tuscany, in humus.
126. Dendrolaelaps quadritorus (Robillard, 1971)
Digamasellus quadritorus Robillard, 1971: 1763.
Dendrolaelaps quadritorus.— Lindquist, 1975: 32.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) quadritorus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
100.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, 28 June 1967, from inner
bark of Pinus elliotii [Pinaceae] with Ips grandicollis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Scolytinae].
175
127. Dendrolaelaps rackae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) rackae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 65.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologischen Museum, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Obergünzburg, [Ostallgäu], 7-11 September
1973, on Cheilotrichia cinerascens [Diptera: Limoniidae]; Germany, Eichholz (near
Kempten), [Allgäu], 15 September 1973, on C. cinerascens; Germany, Kempten,
[Allgäu], 30 June 1962, on C. cinerascens; Austria, Lunz am See, 27 June 1970, on C.
cinerascens; Germany, Birgsau, Allgäu Alps, 15-19 September 1974, on Cheilotrichia
staryi [Diptera: Limoniidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
128. Dendrolaelaps rasmii Nasr and Mersal, 1986
Dendrolaelaps rasmii Nasr and Mersal, 1986 apud Abou-El-Soud and Shoeib, 2000: 45.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Unknown.
129. Dendrolaelaps rectus Karg, 1962
Dendrolaelaps rectus Karg, 1962: 36.
Dendrolaelaps rectus.— Karg, 1971: 332; Karg, 1993c: 351.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) rectus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) rectus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 134.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Experimental Field of Biologische
Zentralanstalt of Teltow, [Potsdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg], in grassland soil.
NOTE: Shcherbak (1980): 141 considered D. rectus as junior synonymy of Dendrolaelaps
crassitarsalis (Willmann, 1951), but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 134
revoked that synonymy.
130. Dendrolaelaps remotus Karg, 1977
Dendrolaelaps remotus Karg, 1977: 347.
? Dendrolaelaps remotus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 145.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarischess Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
176
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, valley of Rio Azul, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 8 August 1961, in litter from a Nothofagus dombeyi [Nothofagaceae] forest.
131. Dendrolaelaps reticulatus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) reticulatus Berlese, 1920b: 161.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) reticulatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 103.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) reticulatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Digamasellus reticulatus.— Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, in litter with coniferous bark.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
132. Dendrolaelaps reticulosus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps reticulosus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps reticulosus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 14; Hirschmann,
1971c: 14; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28;
Karg, 1971: 336; Shcherbak, 1980: 159.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) reticulosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) reticulosus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 104.
Cornodendrolaelaps reticulosus.— Karg, 1993c: 355.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stumps of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae] and Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]; Germany, Erlangen, in compost.
133. Dendrolaelaps rotoni (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus rotoni Hurlbutt, 1967: 508.
Dendrolaelaps rotoni.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 128.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) rotoni.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) rotoni.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 55.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
177
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, in galleries of
Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Pinus taeda
[Pinaceae]; USA, Hardin, Texas, 2 September 1963, on inner bark of Pinus taeda.
134. Dendrolaelaps rotundus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps rotundus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps rotundus.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338; Shcherbak, 1980: 106.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) rotundus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) rotundus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 58.
Punctodendrolaelaps rotundus.— Karg, 1993c: 354; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
135. Dendrolaelaps ruhmi Hirschmann, 1972
Dendrolaelaps rühmi Hirschmann, 1972: 31.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) rühmi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) rühmi [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
106.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Lonquimay, [Malleco Province], 1961-1963, in
rotten phloem of Araucaria araucana [Araucariaceae], under the elytra of Araucarius
medius [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cossoninae] and Araucarius minor [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Cossoninae] in A. araucana, and in galleries of A. minor in A.
araucana; Chile, Nahuelbuta National Park, [Araucanía Region], 1961-1963, under
the elytra of A. minor in A. araucana, and in galleries of A. minor in A. araucana.
136. Dendrolaelaps rykei Hirschmann, 1974
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) rykei Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
? Dendrolaelaps rykei [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 148.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Potchefstroom, [North West], July and
August 1952, in a decaying straw heap, in a sheep‘s fold and in humus.
178
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Ryke (1962a): 92 as Cyrtolaelaps
(Digamasellus) capensis (Berlese, 1921).
137. Dendrolaelaps samsinaki Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) samsinaki Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 127.
Dendrolaelaps samsinaki.— Karg, 1993c: 350.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Czech Republic, Kdanice, Sobotka, 24 October 1961, in
nest of Lasius fuliginosus [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
138. Dendrolaelaps saprophilus Huhta, 1982
Dendrolaelaps saprophilus Huhta, 1982: 225.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) saprophilus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 52.
Dendrolaelaps saprophilus.— Ma and Bai, 2009: 75.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Finland, Tikkurila (ca. 20 km north of Helsinki), 1977,
in a mixture of fresh activated sewage sludge and crushed bark.
139. Dendrolaelaps schauenburgi (Schweizer, 1961)
Digamasellus schauenburgi Schweizer, 1961: 139.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) schauenburgi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) schauenburgi.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
50.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Schauenburger Fluh, Jura Mountains, on
rotten roots in a forest.
NOTE: Described from the nymph and adult male.
140. Dendrolaelaps schweizeri Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps schweizeri Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps schweizeri.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 14; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971:
339; Shcherbak, 1980: 155.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) schweizeri.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
179
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) schweizeri.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
66.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Schöhsee, Schleswig-Holstein, in soil of a
shore meadow.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph and adult male.
141. Dendrolaelaps sellnicki Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps sellnicki Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps sellnicki.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 14; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26;
Karg, 1971: 337; Shcherbak, 1980: 152.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) sellnicki.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) sellnicki.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 64.
Punctodendrolaelaps sellnicki.— Karg, 1993c: 353.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae]; Germany, Schöngeising, Oberbayern, in bee nest
[Hymenoptera].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 152 as adult female of Dendrolaelaps
sellnicki Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps)
sellnickiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 64.
142. Dendrolaelaps sellnickiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Sellnickidendrolaelaps) sellnickiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
64.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Karagandy Province, in
hollows of rotten wood, in overrotten compost and in nests of red wood ant and wild
bees [Hymenoptera].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 152 as adult
female of Dendrolaelaps sellnicki Hirschmann, 1960.
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143. Dendrolaelaps septentrionalis (Sellnick, 1958)
Digamasellus septentrionalis Sellnick, 1958: 19.
Dendrolaelaps septentrionalis.— Hirschmann, 1960: 4; Karg, 1971: 330; Karg, 1993c: 348.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) septentrionalis.— Ryke, 1962a: 110.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) septentrionalis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 76.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Järvsö, [Ljusdal], 22 May 1953, on rye leaves
[Poaceae]; Sweden, 13 June – 28 July 1953, on leaves and ears of grasses and cereals.
NOTE1: Karg (1971): 340 considered Dendrolaelaps acornutosimilis Hirschmann, 1960 as
junior synonymy of D. septentrionalis, but Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 77
revoked that synonymy.
NOTE2: Shcherbak (1980): 118 considered Digamasellus septentrionalis Sellnick, 1958 as
junior synonymy of Dendrolaelaps oudemansi Halbert, 1915, but Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski (1982): 77 revoked that synonymy.
144. Dendrolaelaps serratus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps serratus Hirschmann, 1960: 27.
Dendrolaelaps serratus.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 16.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) serratus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) serratus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
106.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
145. Dendrolaelaps shcherbakaecornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) shcherbakaecornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast, under bark of coniferous
trees, in galleries of various bark beetles [Coleoptera].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 114 as
Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer, 1886) sensu Hirschmann, 1960.
181
146. Dendrolaelaps shennongjiaensis Ma and Liu, 2003
Dendrolaelaps shennongjiaensis Ma and Liu, in Ma, Liu and Ye, 2003: 252.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Hubey Academy of Medical Science,
Wuhan, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Shenongjia (31°15‘N, 109°56‘E, alt. 400 m),
Hubei Province, 16 August 1999, from bat nesting area [Mammalia: Chiroptera].
147. Dendrolaelaps sibiriae Wiśniewski and Michalski, 1983
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps ?) sibiriae [sic] Wiśniewski and Michalski, 1983: 101.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Ust-Kut, [Irkutsk Oblast], 5 July 1969, under
the elytra of Monochamus sutor [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae]; Russia, Kirensk,
[Irkutsk Oblast], 20-21 July 1969, under the elytra of M. sutor; Russia, Tunkinskij,
Buryatia, 28 July 1969, under the elytra of Trichius fasciatus [Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
148. Dendrolaelaps simplicis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
Dendrolaelaps (Monodendrolaelaps) simplicis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991a: 223.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, near Oder River, Bielinek, 20 August 1988, in
litter of Acer sp. [Sapindaceae], Fagus sp. [Fagaceae] and Quercus sp. [Fagaceae].
149. Dendrolaelaps sinodendronis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Dendrolaelaps sinodendronis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989a: 331.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Bulgaria, near Kamchiya River, 15 July 1983, on
Sinodendron cylindricum [Coleoptera: Lucanidae] deposited in the beetle collection of
Zoologisches Institut der Jagiellonischen Universität, Kraków, Poland.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
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150. Dendrolaelaps sitalaensis (Bhattacharyya, 1978)
Digamasellus sitalaensis Bhattacharyya, 1978: 82.
? Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) sitalaensis [sic].— Hirschmann, 1983b: 71.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Sitala, Rajpur Sonarpur, South 24 Parganas
District, West Bengal, 17 November 1963, in soil under grass.
151. Dendrolaelaps songshanensis Ma and Lin, 2005
Dendrolaelaps songshanensis Ma and Lin, 2005: 350.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Plant Protection of Fujian Academy of Agricultural
Science, Fuzhou, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Songshan Mountain (34°55‘N, 113°05‘E),
Dengfeng County, Henan Province, 15 July 2002, in tree hole.
152. Dendrolaelaps stammeri Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps stammeri Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps stammeri.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 28;
Karg, 1971: 332; Karg, 1993c: 350.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) stammeri.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) stammeri.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 130.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Lippe, on the inner side of a dike.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 156 as Dendrolaelaps stammeri
Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps)
stammeriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 130.
153. Dendrolaelaps stammeriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) stammeriformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
130.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, in decaying plant debris on the bank of a
canal.
183
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 156 as
Dendrolaelaps stammeri Hirschmann, 1960.
154. Dendrolaelaps stanislavi Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Stanidendrolaelaps) stanislavi Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993b: 291.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 14 December 1987,
intercepted under bark of Entandrophragma cylindricum [Meliaceae] imported from
Cameroon.
155. Dendrolaelaps strenzkei (Hirschmann, 1958)
Digamasellus strenzkei Hirschmann, in Sellnick, 1958: 21.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) strenzkeiformis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 56
[objective junior synonym— unjustified replacement name].
Punctodendrolaelaps strenzkeiformis.— Karg, 1993c: 353; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Mora and Orsa, [Dalama], 30 May 1953, on
roots, stems and leaf sheaths of cereal crops.
NOTE: Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960: 7 is a junior homonym of Digamasellus
strenzkei Hirschmann, in Sellnick, 1958: 21, as Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 56
considered them distinct species of the same genus.
156. Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps strenzkei.— Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 468; Hirschmann, 1971c: 14; Hirschmann,
1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 26; Karg, 1971: 338;
Shcherbak, 1980: 105.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) strenzkei.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) strenzkei.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 56.
Punctodendrolaelaps strenzkei.— Karg, 1993c: 354; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, Jämtland, in nest of Formica rufa
[Hymenoptera: Formicidae] and on grass; Germany, Süseler Moor, Ostholstein, in
cow manure; Germany, Berlin, from a potato field.
NOTE: Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960: 7 is a junior homonym of Digamasellus
strenzkei Hirschmann, in Sellnick, 1958: 21, as Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 56
considered them distinct species of the same genus. Conversely to the interpretation of
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 56, the species in need of a new name is
Dendrolaelaps strenzkei Hirschmann, 1960.
157. Dendrolaelaps tauricus Shcherbak, 1983
Dendrolaelaps tauricus Shcherbak, 1983: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Karadag Nature Reserve, Crimea, 7 August
1980, in soil with rotten wood under an ash tree Fraxinus sp. [Oleaceae].
158. Dendrolaelaps tenuipiloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) tenuipiloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 83.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast and Kamchatka, on stumps
of Alnus sp. [Betulaceae] and Pinus sp. [Pinaceae], and under the bark of Betula sp.
[Betulaceae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 116 as
Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus Hirschmann, 1960.
159. Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 13; Hirschmann,
1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 27;
Karg, 1971: 330; Karg, 1993c: 349.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) tenuipilus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 83.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
185
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stumps of Alnus sp.
[Betulaceae] and Picea sp. [Pinaceae]; Germany, Blauen, Schwarzwald, on stump of
Picea sp..
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 116 as Dendrolaelaps tenuipilus
Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) tenuipiloides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 83.
160. Dendrolaelaps transkeiensis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) transkeiensis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 92.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Lusikisiki, Transkei, 1979, from coastal
evergreen forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
161. Dendrolaelaps transportabilis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) transportabilis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993c:
317.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 19 April 1985, intercepted
under bark of logs imported from Cameroon.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
162. Dendrolaelaps transvaalensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) transvaalensis Ryke, 1962a: 100.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) transvaalensis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) transvaalensis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Boskop, [North West], June 1958, from
damp soil.
163. Dendrolaelaps trapezoides Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps trapezoides Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
186
Dendrolaelaps trapezoides.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Karg, 1971: 338.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) trapezoides.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) trapezoides.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 52.
Punctodendrolaelaps trapezoides.— Karg, 1993c: 353.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bielefeld, on stump of Fagus sp. [Fagaceae];
Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Alnus sp. [Betulaceae]; Switzerland, Ofenpass,
[Graubünden], on stump of Pinus mugo [Pinaceae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 107 as Dendrolaelaps trapezoides
Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) piriformis
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 52.
164. Dendrolaelaps tritrichus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps tritrichus Hirschmann, 1960: 22.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) tritrichus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) tritrichus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 57.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Sweden, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
165. Dendrolaelaps tuberosus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps tuberosus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps tuberosus.— Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Shcherbak, 1980: 113.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) tuberosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) tuberosus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
138.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bremen, under bark.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
166. Dendrolaelaps tumulus Luxton, 1982
Dendrolaelaps tumulus Luxton, 1982: 328.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
187
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Waikato, North Island, July 1967, from
peat pasture soils.
167. Dendrolaelaps uncinatus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps uncinatus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps uncinatus.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971:
337; Shcherbak, 1980: 129.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) uncinatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) uncinatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 102.
Cornodendrolaelaps uncinatus.— Karg, 1993c: 360.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp.
[Pinaceae].
168. Dendrolaelaps undulatus Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps undulatus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps undulatus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 14; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Karg, 1971:
336; Shcherbak, 1980: 125.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) undulatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) undulatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 101.
Cornodendrolaelaps undulatus.— Karg, 1993c: 355.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, on stump of Populus sp.
[Salicaceae] and in nest of Lasius fuliginosus [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
169. Dendrolaelaps validulus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) validulus Berlese, 1920b: 163.
? Gamasellus (di) validulus [sic].— Lombardini, 1941: 183.
Dendrolaelaps validulus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 5.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) validulus.— Ryke, 1962a: 90.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) validulus.— Hirschmann, 1974 : 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) validulus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982 : 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Somalia, from a forest.
188
170. Dendrolaelaps varipunctatus (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus varipunctatus Hurlbutt, 1967: 521.
Dendrolaelaps varipunctatus.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 131.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) varipunctus [sic].— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Dendrolaelaps (Cornodendrolaelaps) varipunctatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
98.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, in galleries of
Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Pinus taeda
[Pinaceae].
171. Dendrolaelaps vermicularis Ma, 2001
Dendrolaelaps vermicularis Ma, 2001a: 231.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Dunhua Conty (43°21‘N, 128°13‘E), Jilin
Province, August 1990, in forest soil.
172. Dendrolaelaps viator (Vitzthum, 1921)
Gamasellus viator Vitzthum, 1921: 7.
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) viator.— Vitzthum, 1923: 117.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) viator.— Ryke, 1962a: 106.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) viator.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, lower Elbe River, downstream of Hamburg,
July 1914, on Bombus sp. [Hymenoptera: Apidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
173. Dendrolaelaps vitzthumicornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) vitzthumicornutus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 80.
Dendrolaelaps vitzthumicornutus.— Karg, 1993c: 349.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
189
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Waidhofen an der Thaya, May 1921, in gallery
of Scolytus laevis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Ulmus montanus
[Ulmaceae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Vitzthum (1926b): 411 as
Dendrolaelaps cornutus (Kramer, 1886).
174. Dendrolaelaps wangfengzheni Ma, 1995
Dendrolaelaps wangfengzheni Ma, 1995: 52.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Baicheng, Jilin Province, July to September
1993, under the decomposed bark of poplar Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
175. Dendrolaelaps wengrisae Wiśniewski, 1979
Dendrolaelaps wengrisae Wiśniewski, 1979b: 53.
Dendrolaelaps (Punctodendrolaelaps) wengrisae.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 50.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, near Poznań, 1961, in nest of Formica
polyetena [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982): 50 suspected Dendrolaelaps punctatulus
Hirschmann, 1960 sensu Shcherbak (1980): 102 to correspond to Dendrolaelaps
(Punctodendrolaelaps) wengrisae Wiśniewski, 1979.
176. Dendrolaelaps willmanni Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps willmanni Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps willmanni.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19; Hirschmann,
1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 332; Shcherbak, 1980: 149; Karg, 1993c: 350.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) willmanni.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Foveodendrolaelaps) willmanni.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 132.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, in cow manure.
177. Dendrolaelaps xylophilus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993
Dendrolaelaps (Xylodendrolaelaps) xylophilus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1993c: 322.
190
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 14 December 1987,
intercepted on wood of Entandrophragma cylindricum [Meliaceae] imported from
Cameroon.
178. Dendrolaelaps zaheri Metwally and Mersal, 1985
Dendrolaelaps zaheri Metwally and Mersal, 1985.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Unknown.
NOTE: Description not seen.
179. Dendrolaelaps zwoelferi Hirschmann, 1960
Dendrolaelaps zwoelferi Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps zwoelferi.— Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Karg, 1971: 330; Shcherbak, 1980: 143;
Karg, 1993c: 349.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) zwoelferi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Apophyseodendrolaelaps) zwoelferi.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
113.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Schöngeising, in bee [Hymenoptera] nest;
Germany, Berlin, on grass seeds.
Genus Dendrolaelaspis Lindquist, 1975
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) Lindquist, 1975: 16 (described in Digamasellidae Evans).
Dendrolaelaspis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 175.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis).— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 137.
Type species: Digamasellus angulosus Willmann, 1936, by original designation.
Dendrolobatus Shcherbak, 1983: 74 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans) [junior synoym].
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) longisetosus Shcherbak, 1977, by
original designation.
191
180. Dendrolaelaspis angulosus (Willmann, 1936)
Digamasellus (?) angulosus [sic] Willmann, 1936: 280.
Digamasellus angulosus.— Leitner, 1949: 59; Willmann, 1951: 142; Franz, 1954: 341;
Hurlbutt, 1967: 498.
Dendrolaelaps angulosus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 8; Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 467; Hirschmann,
1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 19;
Karg, 1971: 338.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) angulosus.— Ryke, 1962a: 109.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) angulosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) angulosus.— Lindquist, 1975: 16; Shcherbak, 1978a: 1437;
Karg, 1979: 205; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 143.
Dendrolaelaspis angulosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 178; Karg, 1993c: 345; Karg, 1998: 189;
Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, in Hundsfeld and Waldenburger, 1933 and
1934, in meadows.
181. Dendrolaelaspis baculus Karg, 2003
Dendrolaelaspis baculus Karg, 2003: 244.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Pichincha Province, 1990, in soil.
182. Dendrolaelaspis baloghi (Hirschmann, 1974)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) baloghi Hirschmann, 1974: 54.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) baloghi.— Lindquist, 1975: 43; Shcherbak, 1978a: 1437;
Karg, 1979: 205; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
Dendrolaelaspis baloghi.— Shcherbak, 1980: 178; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 69.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río Province, 24
January 1970, in litter from evergreen forest.
192
183. Dendrolaelaspis bistilus (Karg, 1979)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) bistilus Karg, 1979: 201.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) bistilus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 142.
Dendrolaelaspis bistilus.— Karg, 1998: 188; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Arroyo Negro, Rio Negro Province, 6
March 1961, in litter.
184. Dendrolaelaspis bregetovae (Shcherbak, 1978)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) bregetovae Shcherbak, 1978a: 1434.
Dendrolaelaspis bregetovae.— Shcherbak, 1980: 179; Karg, 1993c: 344; Karg, 1998: 189;
Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) bregetovae.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Luzsky District, Kirov Oblast, 12 May 1960, on
a tussock of moss on a meadow on the shore of a river.
185. Dendrolaelaspis brevisetosus (Shcherbak, 1978)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) brevisetosus Shcherbak, 1978a: 1436.
Dendrolaelaspis brevisetosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 178; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) brevisetosus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Panama, Lerida Farm, Boquete District, Chiriquí
Province, 14 March 1959, in litter.
186. Dendrolaelaspis cienfuegi (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) cienfuegi Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989b: 310.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, 4 April 1987,
under tree bark.
193
187. Dendrolaelaspis crassilaciniae (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) crassilaciniae Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983a: 103.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Biedrusko Botanic Garden, Oborniki, 11 April
1983, under bark of Robinia sp. [Fagaceae]; Poland, Czolowo Botanic Garden, Babki,
8 May 1983 and 7 July 1983, under bark of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae] and Populus sp.
[Salicaceae].
188. Dendrolaelaspis eucrinis (Karg, 1979)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) eucrinis Karg, 1979: 203.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) eucrinis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 142.
Dendrolaelaspis eucrinis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Mount Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 19 September 1961, in litter of Libocedrus [Cupressaceae] and Lomatia
[Proteaceae] forest.
189. Dendrolaelaspis geminus Karg, 1998
Dendrolaelaspis geminus Karg, 1998: 188.
Dendrolaelaspis geminus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta, Pichincha
Province, 14 April 1989, in moss and withered plant-debris under bushes.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
190. Dendrolaelaspis hungaricus (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) hungaricus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 141.
Dendrolaelaspis hungaricus.— Karg, 1993c: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Hungary, from unspecified substrate.
191. Dendrolaelaspis lindquisti (Shcherbak, 1978)
194
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) lindquisti Shcherbak, 1978a: 1435.
Dendrolaelaspis lindquisti.— Shcherbak, 1980: 178; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
Dendrolaelaspis (Dendrolaelaspis) lindquisti.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: México, 3 miles north of San Cristóbal de las Casas,
Chiapas, on mushrooms on the rotting bark of a log.
192. Dendrolaelaspis lobatus (Shcherbak and Chelebiev, 1977)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) lobatus Shcherbak and Chelebiev, 1977: 471.
Dendrolaelaspis lobatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 180; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 69.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) lobatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Kazakhstan, Botanical Garden, Karaganda, Karagandy
Province, 14 May 1976, in compost.
193. Dendrolaelaspis longisetosus (Shcherbak, 1977)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) longisetosus Shcherbak, in Shcherbak and Gomelauri,
1977: 210.
Dendrolaelaspis longisetosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 181; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) longisetosus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 142.
Dendrolobatus longisetosus.— Shcherbak, 1983: 74.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, Shiraki, 24 May 1960, in nest of Microtus
socialis [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
194. Dendrolaelaspis miniangulosus (Shcherbak, 1978)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) miniangulosus Shcherbak, 1978a: 1437.
Dendrolaelaspis miniangulosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 178; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
195
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) miniangulosus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: México, 30 miles east of San Cristóbal de las Casas,
Chiapas, 4 May 1969, on Polyporaceae fungus on an oak deck.
195. Dendrolaelaspis orientalis (Bhattacharyya, 1969)
Digamasellus orientalis Bhattacharyya, 1969: 69.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) orientalis.— Lindquist, 1975: 17; Shcherbak, 1978a: 1437;
Karg, 1979: 205; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 142.
Dendrolaelaspis orientalis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 177; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Kameng Elephant Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh
(cited as North-East Frontier Agency), 23 December 1965, under bark of a dead tree.
NOTE: Specimens reported as allotype adult male of Digamasellus orientalis Bhattacharyya,
1969 were described as Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) bhattacharyyai Hirschmann,
1974: 52.
196. Dendrolaelaspis piscis (Karg, 1979)
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) piscis Karg, 1979: 203.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaspis) piscis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 142.
Dendrolaelaspis piscis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Mount Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 10 June 1961, in litter.
197. Dendrolaelaspis poltavae Shcherbak and Sklar, 1983
Dendrolaelaspis poltavae Shcherbak and Sklar, 1983: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, Poltava, 12 April 1983, under bark of a
Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
198. Dendrolaelaspis sexsetosus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
196
Dendrolaelaspis sexsetosus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Puerto Napo and Ahuano, [Napo
Province], 1990, in litter of cacao [Sterculiaceae] plantation.
Genus Dendroseius Karg, 1965
Dendrolaelaps (Dendroseius) Karg, 1965: 297 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Dendrolaelaps (Dendroseius).— Karg, 1971: 317.
Dendroseius.— Lindquist, 1975: 12; Shcherbak, 1980: 172.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps scotarius Sheals, 1958, by original designation
(objective junior synonym of Digamasellus reticulatus Sheals, 1956).
199. Dendroseius amoliensis Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav and Karg, 2006
Dendroseius amoliensis Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav and Karg, 2006: 64.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Museum of Natural History, Leiden, Netherlands.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Iran, Amol, [Māzandarān Province], 25 August 2004, in
soil and debris.
200. Dendroseius badenhorsti (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) badenhorsti Ryke, 1962a: 96.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) badenhorsti.— Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
Dendroseius badenhorsti.— Lindquist, 1975: 42; Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav and Karg, 2006: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Viljoenskroon, March 1958, in manure.
201. Dendroseius congoensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1992
Dendroseius congoensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1992: 63.
Dendroseius congoensis.— Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav and Karg, 2006: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
197
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Port of Szczecin, 14 March 1989, intercepted
under bark of Entandrophragma cylindricum [Meliaceae] imported from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
202. Dendroseius gujarati Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Dendroseius gujarati Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989a: 319.
Dendroseius gujarati.— Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav and Karg, 2006: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Dhrangadhra, Gujarat, 8 August 1986, on
unidentified Scarabaeidae [Coleoptera].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
203. Dendroseius reticulatus (Sheals, 1956)
Digamasellus reticulatus Sheals, 1956: 101.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendroseius) reticulatus.— Karg, 1971: 327.
Dendroseius reticulatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 173; Karg, 1993c: 342; Faraji, Sakenin-Chelav
and Karg, 2006: 66.
Digamasellus scotarius Sheals, 1958: 304 [objective junior synonym by Shcherbak, 1980:
172 — unjustified replacement name].
Dendrolaelaps scotarius.— Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 468.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) scotarius.— Ryke, 1962a: 111.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendroseius) scotarius.— Karg, 1965: 297.
Dendroseius scotarius.— Lindquist, 1975: 12.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Scotland, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, June 1951-
October 1952, in soil of old grassland.
Genus Digamasellus Berlese, 1905
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) Berlese, 1905b: 234 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae
Oudemans (also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
198
Digamasellus.— Leitner, 1949: 51; Lindquist, 1975: 13; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a:
286.
Type species: Gamasellus (Digamasellus) perpusillus Berlese, 1905, by original
designation [junior synonym of Digamasellus punctum Berlese, 1904].
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) Hirschmann, 1974: 60 [objective junior synoym by
Lindquist, 1975: 40].
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) punctum Berlese, 1904, by original
designation.
204. Digamasellus australis Lindquist, 1975
Digamasellus australis Lindquist, 1975: 21.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, One Tree Island, Capricorn Islands Group,
off east coast of Queensland, 3 August 1969, from relatively dry humus of Sesuvium
portulacastrum [Aizoaceae], to which guano was added by seabirds, near margin of a
brackish pond.
205. Digamasellus punctum (Berlese, 1904)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) punctum Berlese, 1904: 262.
Dendrolaelaps punctum.— Hirschmann, 1960: 6; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann,
1971d: 19; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 339.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) punctum.— Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
Digamasellus punctum.— Lindquist, 1975: 13; Karg, 1993c: 346; Bernini, Castagnoli and
Nannelli, 1995: 20.
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) perpusillus Berlese, 1905b: 234 [junior synonymy by Lindquist,
1975: 13].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) perpusillus.— Berlese, 1910a: 199; Schweizer, 1922: 34.
Digamasellus perpusillus.— Leitner, 1949: 57; Franz, 1954: 342.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) perpusillus.— Ryke, 1962a: 89.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: D. punctum and G. perpusillus: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia
Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: D. punctum: Italy, Florence, in piled manure; G.
perpusillus: Italy, Tiarno, Province of Trento, on rotten wood.
199
206. Digamasellus variabilis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989
Digamasellus variabilis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989b: 305.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cuba, Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, 4 April 1987,
under tree bark.
Genus Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980
Insectolaelaps Shcherbak, 1980: 192 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps).— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 31.
Insectolaelaps.— Karg, 1993c: 368.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps armatus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 38 [junior
synonymy by Karg, 1993c: 368].
Type species: Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadrisetus Berlese, 1920, by original
designation.
207. Insectolaelaps armatus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus armatus Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps armatus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann,
1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 25; Karg, 1971: 337.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) armatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps armatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 197; Karg, 1993c: 368.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) armatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 34.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae]; Germany, Sieber, on stump of Picea sp. and in gallery of Ips typographus
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Germany, Bückeberg, on stump of Picea sp.;
Austria, Admont, [Styria], on stump of Picea sp..
200
NOTE1: Specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1967): 507 as Digamasellus armatus (Hirschmann)
were described as Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) neoarmatus Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 34.
NOTE2: Specimens reported by McGraw and Farrier (1969): 100 as Dendrolaelaps armatus
Hirschmann were described as Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) latoarmatus
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 35.
NOTE3: Specimens reported by Ishikawa (1980): 31 as Dendrolaelaps armatus Hirschmann
were described as Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) japanoarmatus Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 35.
NOTE4: Franz (1954): 341 cited Digamasellus armatus Hirschmann n. sp., but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that constitutes a nomen nudum.
208. Insectolaelaps bialowiezae (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) bialowiezae Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Bialowieza Nationalpark, [Podlaskie
Voivodeship], 1 June 1980, on Cerambycidae [Coleoptera].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
209. Insectolaelaps euarmatus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps euarmatus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps euarmatus.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann,
1971e: 20; Karg, 1971: 335.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) euarmatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps euarmatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 199; Karg, 1993c: 368.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) euarmatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 36.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bielefeld, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae];
Germany, Bückeberg, in gallery of Dryocoetes autographus [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
210. Insectolaelaps eustructurus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps eustructurus Hirschmann, 1960: 21.
201
Dendrolaelaps eustructurus.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 16
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) eustructurus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) eustructurus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, under the elytra of Hylurgus
ligniperda [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
211. Insectolaelaps hirsutus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps hirsutus Hirschmann, 1960: 21.
Dendrolaelaps hirsutus.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 16.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) hirsutus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps hirsutus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 192.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) hirsutus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, under the elytra of Hylurgus
ligniperda [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
212. Insectolaelaps ipidoquadrisetus (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983)
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) ipidoquadrisetus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983b:
124.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, August 1965, on inner bark
of Pinus taeda [Plantae: Pinaceae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1967): 502 as
Digamasellus quadrisetosimilis (Hirschmann and Rühm, 1955).
213. Insectolaelaps japanoarmatus (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) japanoarmatus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, in phoretic association with beetles [Coleoptera].
202
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Ishikawa (1980): 31 as
Dendrolaelaps armatus Hirschmann, 1960.
214. Insectolaelaps javae (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps ?) javae [sic] Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1989a: 322.
‗TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences,
Poznań, Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Java, on Thyrsia sp. [Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae] deposited in the beetle collection of Bereich Biologie der Sektion
Forstwirtschaft, Tharandt, Germany.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
215. Insectolaelaps kielczewskii (Skorupski and Gwiazdowicz, 1992)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) kielczewskii Skorupski and Gwiazdowicz, 1992: 225.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Pieniny National Park, 4 September 1991, on
fir [Abies sp. (Pinaceae)] bark; Poland, Białowieża Forest, 17 June 1990, in galleries
of Coleoptera under bark of spruce [Picea sp. (Pinaceae)]; Poland, Forestry Kalina,
Kaczory Forest District, 20 July 1991, in galleries of Coleoptera under bark of spruce
[Picea sp.]; Poland, Oborniki Wlkp. Forest District, 5 May 1992, on stump of Pinus
sp. [Pinaceae]; Poland, Wielkopolska National Park, Forestry Osowa Góra, 5 May
1992, under bark of Pinus sp..
216. Insectolaelaps latoarmatus (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) latoarmatus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Beaufort County, North Carolina, on
Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] attacking Pinus
echinata [Pinaceae]; USA, Yadkin County, North Carolina, on Ips avulses
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] attacking Pinus taeda [Pinaceae]; USA,
Amelia County, Virginia, on Ips grandicollis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]
attacking Pinus virginiana [Pinaceae].
203
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by McGraw and Farrier (1969): 100 as
Dendrolaelaps armatus Hirschmann, 1960.
217. Insectolaelaps latopini (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) latopini Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 36.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) latopini.— Wiśniewski, 1984: 120.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, along the Black Sea, in litter,
under bark of Picea sp. [Pinaceae] and under wings of Hylastes sp. [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 196 as
Insectolaelaps pini (Hirschmann, 1960).
218. Insectolaelaps neoarmatus (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) neoarmatus Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 34.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Moscow, Latah, Idaho, in galleries of
Dendroctonus pseudotsugae [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1967): 507 as
Digamasellus armatus (Hirschmann).
219. Insectolaelaps nidiphilus (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) nidiphilus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983a: 109.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Forestry Czolowo, Babki Forest District, 8 May
1983, in bird nest on a broken Pinus sp. [Pinaceae].
220. Insectolaelaps pini (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus pini Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps pini.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12;
Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 25; Karg, 1971: 337.
204
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) pini.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps pini.— Karg, 1993c: 368.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) pini.— Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1982: 36.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]
and under the elytra of Hylurgus ligniperda [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]
and Hylastes sp. [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 196 as Insectolaelaps pini (Hirschmann,
1960) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) latopini Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 36.
221. Insectolaelaps pinisimilis (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps pinisimilis Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps pinisimilis.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 15.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) pinisimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) pinisimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 37.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Sieber, in gallery of Ips laricis [Coleoptera:
Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Germany, Süderlügum, Schleswig-Holstein, in galleries of
Hylastes ater [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and Dendroctonus micans
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
222. Insectolaelaps quadrisetoides (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) quadrisetoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast and Primorsky Krai, under
bark and in galleries of Ips sp. [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 193 as
Insectolaelaps quadrisetus (Berlese, 1920).
223. Insectolaelaps quadrisetosimilis (Hirschmann and Rühm, 1955)
Digamasellus quadrisetosimilis Hirschmann and Rühm, 1955: 235.
Dendrolaelaps quadrisetosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1960: 15; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15.
205
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) quadrisetosimilis.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps quadrisetosimilis.— Shcherbak, 1980: 192; Karg, 1993c: 368.
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) quadrisetosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
41; Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983b: 123.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Sieber, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae];
Germany, Bückeberg, on stump of Picea sp..
NOTE1: Described from the deutonymph.
NOTE2: Specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1967): 502 as Digamasellus quadrisetosimilis
(Hirschmann and Rühm, 1955) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps)
ipidoquadrisetus Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1983b: 124.
NOTE3: The specimens reported as Digamasellus quadrisetosimilis (Hirschmann, 1960) by
Hurlbutt (1967): 502 were re-identified as Dendrolaelaps quadrisetus (Berlese, 1920)
by McGraw and Farrier (1969): 121, with what Hirschmann and Wiśniewski (1982):
42 did not agree.
224. Insectolaelaps quadrisetus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadrisetus Berlese, 1920b: 159.
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadrisetus.— Vitzthum, 1923: 115.
Dendrolaelaps quadrisetus.— Vitzthum, 1926b: 425; Oudemans, 1936: 194; Hirschmann,
1960: 5; McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 121; Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann,
1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21;
Hirschmann, 1971f: 25; Karg, 1971: 330.
Digamasellus quadrisetus.— Schweizer, 1949: 33; Franz, 1954: 342; Hirschmann and Rühm,
1955: 235; Hurlbutt, 1967: 499.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) quadrisetus.— Ryke, 1962a: 104.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) quadrisetus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Insectolaelaps quadrisetus.— Karg, 1993c: 368.
Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) quadrisetus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 40.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, Tuscany, in litter of conifers.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 193 as Insectolaelaps quadrisetus (Berlese,
1920) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Ipidodendrolaelaps) quadrisetoides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 42.
206
225. Insectolaelaps volnyi (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) volnyi Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991a: 227.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Pedang Mountains, on Xylotrupes sp.
[Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae] deposited in the Coleoptera collection of Entomologické
Oddělení, The Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
226. Insectolaelaps zvoleniensis (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Insectolaelaps) zvoleniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, in Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1984: 88.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Slovakia, Kováčová, Zvolen District, September 1983,
under the elytron of Cucujus cinnabarinus sp. [Coleoptera: Cucujidae], in galleries of
Coleoptera under bark of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae], under bark of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae]
and in nest of Formica polyctena [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph and adult male.
Genus Longoseius Chant, 1961
Longoseius Chant, 1961: 11 (described in Digamasellidae Evans).
Longoseius.— Lindquist, 1975: 18; Shcherbak, 1980: 170; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 149.
Longoseius (Longoseius).— Lindquist, 1975: 19; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 155.
Type species: Longoseius cuniculus Chant, 1961, by original designation.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) Lindquist, 1975: 21 (described in Digamasellidae Evans).
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus).— Shcherbak, 1980: 164.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus).— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 156.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps longulus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
207
227. Longoseius aberrans (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps aberrans Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps aberrans.— Hirschmann, 1971e: 20.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) aberrans.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) aberrans.— Lindquist, 1975: 21; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 157.
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus) aberrans.— Shcherbak, 1980: 169.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, on stump of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
228. Longoseius brachypoda (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus brachypoda Hurlbutt, 1967: 525.
Dendrolaelaps brachypoda.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 103.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) brachypoda.— Hirschmann, 1974: 63.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) brachypoda.— Lindquist, 1975: 21; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 157.
Dendrolaelaps brachipoda [sic].— Shcherbak, 1980: 169.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Elizabeth, Louisiana, in vacated galleries of
Dendroctonus frontalis [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in the inner bark of
Pinus taeda [Pinaceae].
229. Longoseius cuniculus Chant, 1961
Longoseius cuniculus Chant, 1961: 11.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) cuniculus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 66.
Longoseius (Longoseius) cuniculus.— Lindquist, 1975: 20; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 155.
Longoseius cuniculus.— Hurlbutt, 1967: 527; Lindquist, 1975: 24; Shcherbak, 1980: 170.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Orono, Maine, 20 July 1959, in galleries of
Monochamus notatus [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] in pine.
208
230. Longoseius longuloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) longuloides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 156.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine, on stumps of Quercus sp. [Fagaceae] and of
other conifers and hardwoods, in litter of a Quercus forest, on stumps, and in galleries
of Cerambyx sp. [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] and Elater sp. [Coleoptera: Elateridae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 165 as
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus) longulus Hirschmann, 1960.
231. Longoseius longulus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps longulus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps longulus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann,
1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 19; Karg, 1971: 342.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) longulus.— Hirschmann, 1974 : 62.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) longulus.— Lindquist, 1975: 21; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 156.
Longoseius longulus.— Karg, 1993c: 366.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, on stumps of Betula sp.
[Betulaceae], Fagus sp. [Fagaceae] and Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]; Germany, Nuremberg,
under the elytra of Cerambyx sp. [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] and Elater sp.
[Coleoptera: Elateridae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 165 as Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus)
longulus Hirschmann, 1960 were described as Longoseius (Longoseiulus) longuloides
Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 156.
232. Longoseius longus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Digamasellus longus Hirschmann, 1954b: 247.
Dendrolaelaps longus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 15; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) longus.— Hirschmann, 1974 : 62.
Longoseius (Longoseius) longus.— Lindquist, 1975: 20; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
156.
209
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Sieber, Herzberg am Harz, on stump of Picea
sp. [Pinaceae]; Germany, Erlangen, under the elytra of Elater sanguineus [Coleoptera:
Elateridae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
233. Longoseius nobilis (Barilo, 1989)
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus) nobilis Barilo, 1989: 140
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, gardens east of Samarkand, Samarqand
Province, 22 October 1984, in the dust of a hollow plant of Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
234. Longoseius ornatosimilis (Shcherbak, 1980)
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus) ornatosimilis Shcherbak, 1980: 167.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) ornatosimilis.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 157.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Selenge River, Kabansky District, Buryatia, 26
July 1977, on rotting bark of birch wood [Betulaceae] in the mouth of the river.
235. Longoseius ornatus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps ornatus Hirschmann, 1960: 8.
Dendrolaelaps ornatus.— Hirschmann, 1971c: 14; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Karg, 1971: 341.
Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) ornatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 62.
Longoseius (Longoseiulus) ornatus.— Lindquist, 1975: 21; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 157.
Dendrolaelaps (Longoseiulus) ornatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 167.
Longoseius ornatus.— Karg, 1993c: 363.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bückeberg, on stump of Quercus sp.
[Fagaceae]; Germany, Erlangen, under the elytra of Pyrochroa coccinea [Coleoptera:
Pirochroidae].
210
Genus Multidendrolaelaps Hirschmann, 1974
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) Hirschmann, 1974: 61 (described in Parasitiformes
Reuter).
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps).— Lindquist, 1975: 41; Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 19.
Multidendrolaelaps.— Shcherbak, 1980: 182; Karg, 1993c: 366.
Type species: Dendrolaelaps ulmi Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 24 [junior
synonymy by Karg, 1993c: 366].
Type species: Dendrolaelaps euepistomus Hirschmann, 1960, by original designation.
236. Multidendrolaelaps acriluteus (Athias-Henriot, 1961)
Dendrolaelaps acriluteus Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 468.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) acriluteus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps ?) acriluteus [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski,
1982: 28.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, l‘École Nationale d‘Agriculture, Argel, on
vegetable and ornamental crops.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
237. Multidendrolaelaps baddeley (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) baddeley Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1984: 97.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Lusikisiki, Transkei, 1979, from coastal
evergreen forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
238. Multidendrolaelaps bakeri (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) bakeri Hirschmann and Wiśniewski 1982: 30.
211
Multidendrolaelaps bakeri.— Shcherbak, 1985a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Washington, District of Columbia, 25 July 1958,
under bark of black locust Robinia pseudoacacia [Fabaceae].
239. Multidendrolaelaps bispinosus (Karg, 1971)
Dendrolaelaps bispinosus Karg, 1971: 331.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) bispinosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 24.
Multidendrolaelaps bispinosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 188; Karg, 1993c: 367; Huhta and Karg,
2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Wiesenburg, Potsdam-Mittelmark, on rotten
tree stump in a forest of Fagus [Fagaceae] with Rhododendron [Ericaceae].
240. Multidendrolaelaps camerunis (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) camerunis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984: 149.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cameroon, Barombi Lake, [Meme], on Chloridolum sp.
[Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] and on unidentified Cerambycidae [Coleoptera] deposited
in the beetle collection of ―Bewnnigsen‖ of ―Zoologisches Institut der Polnischen
Akademie der Wissenschaften‖, Warsaw, Poland.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
241. Multidendrolaelaps carinthiacus Schmölzer, 1995
Multidendrolaelaps carinthiacus Schmölzer, 1995a: 500.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Heiliger-Geist-Gatter (alt. 1,400 m), Saint
Leonhard, Karawanken, Carinthia, 28 July 1979, from the upper soil layer on the edge
of a meadow with a predominance of Arnica montana [Asteraceae].
242. Multidendrolaelaps daelei (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
212
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) daelei Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, Ghent, 19 May 1982, intercepted in boxes
with seeds of Kentia palm Howea sp. [Arecaceae] imported from Lord Howe Island
[Pacific Ocean].
243. Multidendrolaelaps epistospinosus Shcherbak, 1985
Multidendrolaelaps epistospinosus Shcherbak, 1985a: 33.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and
Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Pasadena, Newfoundland, 2 August 1976, in
old Polyporus [Fungi: Polyporaceae] with moss and lichens on trunk of birch Betula
sp. [Betulaceae].
244. Multidendrolaelaps euepistomoides (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) euepistomoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ukraine; and Russia, Kamchatka, Russian Far East,
among decaying birch bark.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 183 as
Multidendrolaelaps eupistomus [sic] (Hirschmann, 1960).
245. Multidendrolaelaps euepistomosimilis (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) euepistomosimilis Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
28.
Multidendrolaelaps euepistomosimilis.— Shcherbak, 1985a: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Poland, Lopunchowko Forest, Brzezna, 8 and 29 July
1980, in nests of Formica fusca [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
246. Multidendrolaelaps euepistomus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps euepistomus Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
213
Dendrolaelaps euepistomus.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16; Hirschmann,
1971d: 18; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21; Hirschmann, 1971f: 25; Karg, 1971: 337.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) euepistomus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) euepistomus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 27.
Multidendrolaelaps euepistomus.— Shcherbak, 1985a: 34; Karg, 1993c: 367; Huhta and
Karg, 2010: 346.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Picea sp.
[Pinaceae]; Germany, Bückeberg, on stumps of Fagus sp. [Fagaceae], Pinus sp.
[Pinaceae] and Quercus sp. [Fagaceae]; Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Alnus sp.
[Betulaceae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Shcherbak (1980): 183 as Multidendrolaelaps eupistomus [sic]
(Hirschmann, 1960) were described as Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps)
euepistomoides Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 27.
247. Multidendrolaelaps hurlbutti Shcherbak, 1985
Multidendrolaelaps harlbutti Shcherbak, 1985a: 31.
Multidendrolaelaps hurlbutti.— Shcherbak, 1985a: 32.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and
Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Pasadena, Newfoundland, 30 July 1976, in
small polyporous fungi on the bark of a log.
248. Multidendrolaelaps hexaspinosus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Dendrolaelaps hexaspinosus Hirschmann, 1954a: 107.
Dendrolaelaps hexaspinosus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 6; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann,
1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 24; Karg, 1971: 330.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) hexaspinosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann
and Wiśniewski, 1982: 23.
Multidendrolaelaps hexaspinosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 190; Karg, 1993c: 367; Huhta and
Karg, 2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
214
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stumps of Fagus sp.
[Fagaceae] and Picea sp. [Pinaceae], and in galleries of Hylurgops palliates
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae]; Austria, Admont, [Styria], on Dryocoetes
autographus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae].
NOTE: Franz (1954): 342 cited Digamasellus hexaspinosus Hirschmann n. sp., but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
249. Multidendrolaelaps inconstans Shcherbak, 1985
Multidendrolaelaps inconstans Shcherbak, 1985a: 28.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and
Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Information Centre Area, Kouchibouguac
National Park, New Brunswick, 7 August 1977, under bark of Pinus strobus
[Pinaceae] infested with Ips pini [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] and
Pityogenes hopkinsi [Coleoptera: Scolytidae].
250. Multidendrolaelaps isodentatus (Hurlbutt, 1967)
Digamasellus isodentatus Hurlbutt, 1967: 504.
Dendrolaelaps isodentatus.— McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 108.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) isodentatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) isodentatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 29.
Multidendrolaelaps isodentatus.— Shcherbak, 1985a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Hardin, Texas, 2 September 1963, on inner bark
of Pinus taeda [Pinaceae].
251. Multidendrolaelaps kargi (Hirschmann, 1966)
Dendrolaelaps kargi Hirschmann, 1966c: 39.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) kargi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
? Dendrolaelaps kargi [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 147.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
Garden Cove, in nest of Eudyptes chrysocome (cited as Euclyptes chrysocome) [Aves:
215
Spheniscidae]; Macquarie Island, Isthmus Sand, on drift wood; Macquarie Island,
North Head, on Agrostis magellanca [Poaceae].
252. Multidendrolaelaps kribii (Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) kribii Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1984: 151.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań,
Poland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Cameroon, Kribi, on Pseudhammus oculifrons (cited as
Chloridolum oculifrons) [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae] deposited in the beetle collection
of ―Bennigsen‖ of ―Zoologisches Institut der Polnischen Akademie der
Wissenschaften‖, Warsaw, Poland.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
253. Multidendrolaelaps manualkrantzi (Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982)
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) manualkrantzi Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 163.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) manualkrantzi.— Hirschmann, 1983c: 128.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Applegate, Oregon, 6 January 1961, on
Physiphora demandata (cited as Chrysomyza demandata) [Diptera: Otitidae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Krantz (1970): 108 as Digamasellus
sp., and by Krantz (1978): 175 as Dendrolaelaps sp..
254. Multidendrolaelaps multidentatus (Leitner, 1949)
Digamasellus multidentatus Leitner, 1949: 62.
Digamasellus multidentatus.— Franz, 1954: 342.
Dendrolaelaps multidentatus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 7; Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 467;
Hirschmann, 1971d: 18; Karg, 1971: 336; Hirschmann, 1971e: 21.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) multidentatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 109.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) multidentatus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
Multidendrolaelaps multidentatus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 185; Karg, 1993c: 366; Huhta and
Karg, 2010: 346.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) multidentatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982:
27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
216
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Säusenstein, Melk District, in compost.
255. Multidendrolaelaps putte Huhta and Karg, 2010
Multidendrolaelaps putte Huhta and Karg, 2010: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, Finland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Finland, Lammi, 7 September 2007, on decaying trunk
of aspen Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
256. Multidendrolaelaps querci (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps querci Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps querci.— Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 15; Hirschmann,
1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 24.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) querci.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982 : 22.
Multidendrolaelaps querci.— Shcherbak, 1980: 186; Karg, 1993c: 367; Huhta and Karg,
2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Hasbruch, [Oldenburg], on stump of Quercus
sp. [Fagaceae].
NOTE: Described from the protonymph, deutonymph and adult male.
257. Multidendrolaelaps schusteri (Hirschmann, 1966)
Dendrolaelaps schusteri Hirschmann, 1966c: 39.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) schusteri.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
? Dendrolaelaps schusteri [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 147.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
Camp Hill, in grassland soil and in litter of Poa halmitoni [Poaceae]; Macquarie
Island, Aerial Cove, on Colobanthus muscoides [Caryophyllaceae]; Macquarie Island,
Nuggets Point, in litter of Stilbocarpa sp. [Areliaceae], Cotula sp. [Asteraceae] and
Colobanthus sp. [Caryophyllaceae].
258. Multidendrolaelaps spinosus (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps spinosus Hirschmann, 1960: 6.
217
Dendrolaelaps spinosus.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 10; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann,
1971c: 16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971f: 24; Karg, 1971: 328.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) spinosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 22.
Multidendrolaelaps spinosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 185; Shcherbak, 1985a: 30; Karg, 1993c:
367; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Oberstdorf, on stump of Alnus sp.
[Betulaceae]; Germany, Erlangen, in a nest of Myrmica ruginodis [Hymenoptera:
Formicidae] and under the elytron of Lamia textor [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae].
258a. Multidendrolaelaps spinosus elongatus Shcherbak, 1985
Multidendrolaelaps spinosus elongatus Shcherbak, 1985a: 30.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and
Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta,
2-5 September 1980, in strips of small bracket fungi on spruce [Picea sp.
(Pinaceae)].
259. Multidendrolaelaps subcorticalis Huhta and Karg, 2010
Multidendrolaelaps subcorticalis Huhta and Karg, 2010: 344.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Museum, University of Turku, Finland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Finland, Parainen, 28 March 1983, in old scolytid
[Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] galleries under bark of pine [Pinaceae].
260. Multidendrolaelaps templei (Hunter, 1970)
Digamasellus templei Hunter, 1970: 59.
? Dendrolaelaps templei [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 147.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Heard Island [Southern Ocean], Polly Gully, 6 February
1965, from burrow of Pachyptila desolata [Aves: Procellariidae].
261. Multidendrolaelaps tetraspinosus (Hirschmann, 1954)
Dendrolaelaps tetraspinosus Hirschmann, 1954a: 107.
218
Dendrolaelaps tetraspinosus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 6; McGraw and Farrier, 1969: 128;
Hirschmann, 1971a: 10; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c: 16;
Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 24; Karg, 1971:
330.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) tetraspinosus.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann
and Wiśniewski, 1982: 22.
Multidendrolaelaps tetraspinosus.— Shcherbak, 1980: 191; Shcherbak, 1985a: 25; Karg,
1993c: 367; Huhta and Karg, 2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen, on stump of Picea sp. [Pinaceae];
Germany, Nuremberg, on stump of Pinus sp. [Pinaceae]; Austria, Admont, [Styria], on
stump of Abies sp. [Pinaceae]; Germany, Schönau im Schwarzwald, in gallery of
Pissodes piceae [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae].
NOTE: Franz (1954): 342 cited Digamasellus tetraspinosus Hirschmann n. sp., but did not
characterize it morphologically; thus, that citation constitutes a nomen nudum.
262. Multidendrolaelaps trispinosus Shcherbak, 1985
Multidendrolaelaps trispinosus Shcherbak, 1985a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and
Nematodes, Ottawa, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario,
16 June 1971, on stump of Acer sp. [Sapindaceae] or [sic] Ulmus sp. [Ulmaceae].
263. Multidendrolaelaps ulmi (Hirschmann, 1960)
Dendrolaelaps ulmi Hirschmann, 1960: 7.
Dendrolaelaps ulmi.— Hirschmann, 1971a: 11; Hirschmann, 1971b: 12; Hirschmann, 1971c:
16; Hirschmann, 1971d: 17; Hirschmann, 1971e: 20; Hirschmann, 1971f: 24; Karg,
1971: 330.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) ulmi.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61; Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 23.
Multidendrolaelaps ulmi.— Shcherbak, 1980: 188; Shcherbak, 1985a: 28; Karg, 1993c: 367;
Huhta and Karg, 2010: 345.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
219
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Erlangen and Munich, in gallery of Scolytus
scolytus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae] in Ulmus sp. [Ulmaceae].
264. Multidendrolaelaps unispinatus (Ishikawa, 1977)
Dendrolaelaps unispinatus Ishikawa, 1977: 99.
Dendrolaelaps (Epistodendrolaelaps) unispinatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 30.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Ikata, Nishiuwa District, Ehime Prefecture, 9
July 1976, on Monochamus alternatus [Coleoptera: Cerambycidae].
265. Multidendrolaelaps watsoni (Hirschmann, 1966)
Dendrolaelaps watsoni Hirschmann, 1966c: 38.
Dendrolaelaps (Multidendrolaelaps) watsoni.— Hirschmann, 1974: 61.
? Dendrolaelaps watsoni [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 146.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
Aerial Cove, on Colobanthus sp. [Caryophyllaceae]; Macquarie Island, Gadget Gully,
in moss; Macquarie Island, Wireless Hill, in moss; Macquarie Island, Garden Cove, in
litter of Pleurophyllum sp. [Asteraceae]; Macquarie Island, North Head, on algae on
rocks.
Genus Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980
Oligodentatus Shcherbak, 1980: 173 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Dendrolaelaps (Oligodentatus).— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 18.
Type species: Oligodentatus tridentatus Shcherbak and Bregetova, 1980, by original
designation.
266. Oligodentatus certus Barilo, 1989
Oligodentatus certus Barilo, 1989: 142.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
220
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, 15
October 1986, in cow manure.
267. Oligodentatus fimetarius (Karg, 1965)
Dendrolaelaps fimetarius Karg, 1965: 297.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) fimetarius.— Karg, 1971: 335.
Dendrolaelaps (Tridendrolaelaps) fimetarius.— Hirschmann, 1974: 60.
Oligodentatus fimetarius.— Shcherbak, 1980: 175.
Dendrolaelaps (Oligodentatus ?) fimetarius [sic].— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 18.
Punctodendrolaelaps fimetarius.— Karg, 1993c: 351.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung.— Biologische Zentralanstalt der
deutschen Akademie der Landwirtschaftswissenschaften zu Berlin, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Manschnow, [Märkisch-Oderland,
Brandenburg], 1962, in one- year-old manure.
268. Oligodentatus shcherbakae Barilo, 1989
Oligodentatus shcherbakae Barilo, 1989: 141.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Samarqand Province, 27
January 1985, in the dust of a hollow plant of Populus sp. [Salicaceae].
269. Oligodentatus tridentatus Shcherbak and Bregetova, 1980
Oligodentatus tridentatus Shcherbak and Bregetova, in Shcherbak, 1980: 174.
Dendrolaelaps (Oligodentatus) tridentatus.— Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Sakhalin Islands, 1 May 1959, in nest of
Pteromys volans [Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae].
Genus Orientolaelaps Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977
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Orientolaelaps Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 175 (described in Rhodacaridae
Oudemans).
Orientolaelaps.— Shcherbak, 1980: 200.
Type species: Orientolaelaps eutamiasi Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977, by original
designation.
270. Orientolaelaps eutamiasi Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977
Orientolaelaps eutamiasi Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977b: 175.
Orientolaelaps eutamiasi.— Shcherbak, 1980: 201.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, summit of Sikhote-Alin, Primorsky Kray, 6
June 1961, from nest of Eutamias sibiricus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae].
Genus Panteniphis Willmann, 1949
Panteniphis Willmann, 1949: 342 (described in Parasitiformes Reuter).
Panteniphis.— Athias-Henriot, 1969: 70; Bregetova, 1977: 183; Hirschmann, 1983a: 18;
Karg, 1993c: 369.
Panteniphis (Panteniphis).— Hirschmann, 1983a: 18.
Type species: Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949, by original designation.
Lindquistoseius Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969: 109 (described in Ascidae Oudemans) [junior
synonymy by Hurlbutt, 1975: 36].
Panteniphis (Lindquistoseius).— Hurlbutt, 1975: 36; Hirschmann, 1983a: 19.
Type species: Lindquistoseius africanus Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969, by original
designation.
271. Panteniphis africanus Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969
Lindquistoseius africanus Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969: 109.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museu do Dundo, Lunda-Norte, Angola.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Angola, Tshitengo River (7°40‘S, 21°45‘E), affluent of
the Luango River and subafluente of the Kasai River, Lunda, 6 February 1963, in
forest soil.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1975): 36 as Panteniphis (Lindquistoseius) africanus
(Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969) were described as Panteniphis (Lindquistoseius)
tanzaniae Hirschmann, 1983a: 19.
272. Panteniphis athiasae Hirschmann, 1983
Panteniphis (Panteniphis) athiasae Hirschmann, 1983a: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: France, Station F/150, few km east of Lormes, Morvan,
30 May 1966, in a marshy meadow.
NOTE1: Described on the basis of specimen reported by Athias-Henriot (1969): 72 as adult
male of Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949.
NOTE2: Described from the adult male.
273. Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949
Panteniphis mirandus Willmann, 1949: 344.
Panteniphis mirandus.— Hirschmann, 1983a: 18; Karg, 1993c: 369; Gwiazdowicz, 2000:
465.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Panten, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-
Holstein, July-August 1943, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Specimen reported by Athias-Henriot (1969): 72 as adult male of Panteniphis
mirandus Willmann, 1949 was described as Panteniphis (Panteniphis) athiasae
Hirschmann, 1983a: 18.
274. Panteniphis tanzaniae Hirschmann, 1983
Panteniphis (Lindquistoseius) tanzaniae Hirschmann, 1983a: 19.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, near Lyamungu Research and Training
Centre (alt. 1,300 m), Mount Kilimanjaro, 9 June 1972, on dead leaves and sticks in a
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forest patch; Tanzania, near Morogoro (alt. 1,000 m), 18 January 1967, on dead grass
near a stream; Tanzania, near Morogoro (alt. 1,100 m), 30 August 1967, in litter the
edge of a clearing; Tanzania, near Morogoro (alt. 550 m), 26 March 1968, in litter
under bushes.
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Hurlbutt (1975): 36 as Panteniphis
(Lindquistoseius) africanus (Genis, Loots and Ryke, 1969).
Genus Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1989
Pontiolaelaps Luxton, 1989: 413 (described in Digamasellidae Evans).
Type species: Dendrolaelaps (Pontiolaelaps) crenatus Luxton, 1984, by original
designation.
Dendrolaelaps (Pontiolaelaps) Luxton, 1984: 83 (nomen nudum).
NOTE: Pontiolaelaps was described as a subgenus of Dendrolaelaps by Luxton (1984): 83,
but the name was not made available because the type species of the subgenus was not
fixed (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 13.3). The name only
became available when Luxton (1989): 413 raised it to genus level and defined
Dendrolaelaps (Pontiolaelaps) crenatus Luxton, 1984 as type species.
275. Pontiolaelaps crenatus (Luxton, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Pontiolaelaps) crenatus Luxton, 1984: 84.
Pontiolaelaps crenatus.— Luxton, 1989: 415.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Omaha Cove, Leigh, North Auckland, 5
December 1968, in the intertidal zone of a sheltered rock platform.
276. Pontiolaelaps salinus Luxton, 1989
Pontiolaelaps salinus Luxton, 1989: 413.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, below [sic] Marine Biology Laboratory,
Portobello, Otago Peninsula, February 1968, on the alga Bostrychia sp.
[Rhodomelaceae].
277. Pontiolaelaps terebratus (Luxton, 1984)
Dendrolaelaps (Pontiolaelaps) terebratus Luxton, 1984: 92.
Pontiolaelaps terebratus.— Luxton, 1989: 415.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, opposite Goat Island, Leigh, North
Auckland, 5 December 1968, from Elminius sp. [Crustacea: Balanidae] on rock of an
exposed rock platform.
Species incertae sedis
001. Asca muricata Fox, 1947
.Asca muricata Fox, 1947: 600
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) muricatus.— Ryke, 1961a: 109.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomological Collection of the School of Tropical Medicine, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Puerto Rico, San Juan, 16 May 1947, from Rattus
norvegicus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
002. Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) armatus Berlese, 1904
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) armatus Berlese, 1904: 279.
Digamasellus armatus.— Hirschmann, 1954b: 246; Franz, 1954: 341.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) armatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
Gamasellus spalacis Oudemans, 1912: 261 [objective synonym — unjustified replacement
name].
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) spalacis.— Ryke, 1962b: 52.
Gamasellus spalacis.— Lee, 1970: 150.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Museum of Natural History – Naturalis, Leiden, Netherlands.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bremen, in a mole nest [Mammalia:
Talpidae].
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NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Oudemans (1904): 78 as adult male
of Parasitus spinipes (Koch).
003. Digamasellus arcuatus Willmann, 1939
Digamasellus arcuatus Willmann, 1939: 456.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) arcuatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Glatzer Schneeberg, between Czech Republic and
Poland, in soil.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
004. Digamasellus gradatus Willmann, 1938
Digamasellus gradatus Willmann, 1938: 159.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) gradatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 106.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Slovakia, Kremnica (cited as Körmöcbánya), 25 May
1933, in soil.
005. Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920
Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920: 117.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) inermis.— Ryke, 1962a: 103.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The National Museum, Dublin, Ireland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ireland, Malahide, February and September 1919, in
fissures and between flakes [sic] on the seashore in an intertidal zone.
006. Gamasellus (di) claviger Lombardini, 1941
Gamasellus (di) claviger Lombardini, 1941: 183.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) claviger.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Somalia, Caschei, 20 July 1939, on Onitis alexis
[Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae] near a river.
007. Gamasellus (Di) cultriger Lombardini, 1940
Gamasellus (Di) cultriger Lombardini, 1940: 13.
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Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) cultriger.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, under the elytron of a passalid beetle
[Coleoptera].
NOTE: Described from the nymph.
008. Gamasellus (Digamasellus) gracilis Berlese, 1920
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) gracilis Berlese, 1920b: 159.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) gracilis.— Ryke, 1962a: 104.
Digamasellus gracilis.— Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 19.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, Tuscany, in litter of conifers.
009. Gamasellus (Digamasellus) innumerus Berlese, 1920
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) innumerus Berlese, 1920b: 161.
Dendrolaelaps innumerus.— Hirschmann, 1960: 9.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) innumerus.— Ryke, 1962a: 105.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Java Island, under wings of Copridis molussi
[sic] [= Catharsius molossus ?] [Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae]; South Africa, Cape of
Good Hope, on C. hamadryadis [sic] [= Heliocopris hamadryas ?] [Coleoptera:
Scarabaeidae].
010. Gamasellus (Digamasellus) rhodacaroides Berlese, 1920
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) rhodacaroides Berlese, 1920b: 162.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) rhodacaroides.— Ryke, 1962a: 105.
Digamasellus rhodacaroides.— Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, Tuscany, in litter and humus in pots in a
greenhouse.
011. Gamasellus (Digamasellus) simplex Berlese, 1920
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) simplex Berlese, 1920b: 163.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) simplex.— Ryke, 1962a: 106.
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Digamasellus simplex.— Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Portici, Province of Naples, in moss.
012. Panteniphis rhombus Ma and Lin, 2007
Panteniphis rhombus Ma and Lin, 2007: 7.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Medical Entomology Gallery, Institute of Microbiology and
Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Hua‘an (25°00‘N, 117°34‘E), Fujian Province,
23 October 1996, in tree holes.
Nomina nuda
001. Digamasellus nidophilus Hirschmann, 1958
Digamasellus nidophilus Hirschmann, in Sellnick, 1958: 22.
NOTE: The author did not provide any morphological characteristics about the species,
constituting a nomen nudum.
Species previously considered in genera of Digamasellidae and now placed in other
families
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) seminudus Ryke, 1962a: 98 [Gamasellodes seminudus (Ascidae)
— Hurlbutt, 1967: 498].
Digamasellus circuliformis Leitner, 1949: 59 [junior synonymy of Gamasellodes bicolor
(Berlese, 1918) (Ascidae) — Bernhard, 1963: 105].
? Digamasellus concina [sic] Womersley, 1942: 159 [Gamasellus concinus (Ologamasidae)
— Lee, 1970: 131].
? Digamasellus punctatus [sic] Womersley, 1942: 160 [Acugamasus punctatus
(Ologamasidae) — Lee, 1970: 142].
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? Digamasellus semipunctatus [sic] Womersley, 1942: 163 [Acugamasus semipunctatus
(Ologamasidae) — Lee, 1970: 142].
Digamasellus shealsi Costa, 1962: 486 [junior synonymy of Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese,
1918) (Ascidae) — Hurlbutt, 1970: 475].
Digamasellus tasmanicus Womersley, 1956b: 538 [Gamasellus tasmanicus (Ologamasidae)
— Lee, 1970: 137].
? Digamasellus tragardhi [sic] Womersley, 1942: 161 [Gamasellus tragardhi (Ologamasidae)
— Lee, 1970: 135].
Gamasellus americanus Garman, 1948: 9 [junior synonym of Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese,
1918) (Ascidae) — Hurlbutt, in Baker, Delfinado and Abbatiello, 1976: 63].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) bicolor Berlese, 1918: 135 [Gamasellodes bicolor (Ascidae) —
Hurlbutt, 1970: 475].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) magnituberculatus Vitzthum, 1925: 5 [Asca magnituberculatus
[sic] (Ascidae) — Wharton, 1946: 180].
Gamasus racovitzai Trouessart, 1903: 8 [cited as Gamasellus (Digamasellus) racovitzai.—
Berlese, 1917: 5] [Hydrogamasellus racovitzai (Ologamasidae) — Lee, 1970].
3.3.3 Catalogue of world species of Laelaptonyssidae Womersley
Genus Starkovia Lombardini, 1947
Starkovia Lombardini, 1947: 175 (described in Parasitidae Womersley).
Type species: Starkovia termitophila Lombardini, 1947, by monotypy.
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Laelaptonyssus Womersley, 1956b: 543 (described in Laelaptonyssidae Womersley) [junior
synonymy]
Laelaptonyssus.— Lee, 1970: 72; Halliday, 1987: 85; Krantz, 2000: 26; Halliday, 2006: 29.
Type species: Laelaptonyssus mitis Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
Puchihlungia Samšiňák, 1964: 39 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans) [junior synonymy
of Laelaptonyssus by Lee, 1970: 72].
Type species: Puchihlungia chinensis Samšiňák, 1964, by original designation.
001. Starkovia chinensis (Samšiňák, 1964)
Puchihlungia chinensis Samšiňák, 1964: 39.
Laelaptonyssus chinensis.— Lee, 1970: 74; Halliday, 1987: 86; Krantz, 2000: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, near Kao-Ho, Guangdong [cited as Kanton
Province], 1963, on Coptotermes formosanus [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae].
002. Starkovia darwiniensis (Halliday, 1987)
Laelaptonyssus darwiniensis Halliday, 1987: 89.
Laelaptonyssus darwiniensis.— Krantz, 2000: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Darwin, Northern Territory, July 1984, in
nest of Coptotermes acinaciformis [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae].
003. Starkovia hallidayi (Krantz, 2000)
Laelaptonyssus hallidayi Krantz, 2000: 31.
Laelaptonyssus hallidayi.— Halliday, 2006: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brindabella Range, Australian Capital
Territory, 31 May 1978, in nest of Porotermes adamsoni [Isoptera: Termopsidae].
004. Starkovia lacticolus (Halliday, 2006)
Laelaptonyssus lacticolus Halliday, 2006: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Tallaganda State Forest, near Captain's Flat
(35°38'S 149°33'E), New South Wales, 10 August 1989, in nest of Coptotermes
lacteus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
005. Starkovia lenzi (Halliday, 1987)
Laelaptonyssus lenzi Halliday, 1987: 86.
Laelaptonyssus lenzi.— Krantz, 2000: 29; Halliday, 2006: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Termeil, near Batemans Bay, New South
Wales, 16 November 1983, in nest of Coptotermes lacteus [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae].
006. Starkovia mitis (Womersley, 1956)
Laelaptonyssus mitis Womersley, 1956b: 543.
Laelaptonyssus mitis.— Lee, 1970: 74; Krantz, 2000: 29; Halliday, 1987: 85.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Department of Zoology, University of
Western Australia, [Perth], October 1950, from a housefly colony.
007. Starkovia setosus (Krantz, 2000)
Laelaptonyssus setosus Krantz, 2000: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Stoneville, Washington County, Mississippi, 2
July 1999, associated with Reticulitermes flavipes [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae].
008. Starkovia termitophila Lombardini, 1947
Starkovia termitophila Lombardini, 1947: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Lake Albano, [Roma Province], 1947, in nest of
Reticulitermes lucifugus [Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae] under a stone on the banks of the
lake.
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Species previously considered in a genus of Laelaptonyssidae and now placed in another
family
Laelaptonyssus phytoseioides Baker and Johnston, 1959: 275 [Treatia phytoseioides
(Otopheidomenidae) — Krantz and Khot, 1962: 535].
3.3.4 Catalogue of world species of Ologamasidae Ryke
Genus Acugamasus Lee, 1970
Acugamasus Lee, 1970: 139 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Acugamasus.— Karg, 1977: 342; Karg, 1993a: 52; Karg, 1997b: 38.
Type species: Digamasellus punctatus Womersley, 1942, by original designation.
001. Acugamasus cursor Lee, 1970
Acugamasus cursor Lee, 1970: 142.
Acugamasus cursor.— Karg, 1993a: 53; Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Beauchamp Falls, near Beech Forest, Otway
Ranges, Victoria, 9 December 1965, on moss on rocks and rotting tree stumps.
002. Acugamasus drakensbergensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) drakensbergensis Ryke, 1962b: 24.
Acugamasus drakensbergensis.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Champagne Castle, [Drakensberg],
KwaZulu-Natal, January 1944, on forest floor.
003. Acugamasus elachyaspis Lee, 1973
Acugamasus elachyaspis Lee, 1973: 21.
Acugamasus elachyaspis.— Karg, 1993a: 54; Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Grange Golf Club (approximately 1.5 km
from the sea), Adelaide, South Australia, 23 May 1965, on moss.
004. Acugamasus grahami (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) grahami Ryke, 1962b: 38.
Acugamasus grahami.— Lee, 1970: 144; Halliday, 2005: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research, Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Bathurst, [Eastern Cape], January 1956,
in bush soil cores.
005. Acugamasus hluhluwensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) hluhluwensis Ryke, 1962b: 23.
Acugamasus hluhluwensis.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, KwaZulu-
Natal, 1941, on forest floor.
006. Acugamasus knysnaensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) knysnaensis Ryke, 1962b: 32.
Acugamasus knysnaensis.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Knysna Forest, December 1943, on forest
floor.
007. Acugamasus losovensis (Pinchuk, 1972)
Gamasellus losovensis Pinchuk, 1972b: 69.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Parasitology SSR Moldova, Chişinău,
Moldova.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Moldova, Chişinău, 20 April 1969, in nest of Apodemus
agrarius [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
008. Acugamasus macrosetosus (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) macrosetosus Ryke, 1962b: 30.
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Acugamasus macrosetosus.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Knysna Forest, December 1943, on forest
floor.
009. Acugamasus montanus (Willmann, 1936)
Cyrtolaelaps montanus Willmann, 1936: 273.
Gamasellus montanus.— Franz, 1954: 340; Hirschmann, 1962: 49; Lee, 1970: 131; Karg,
1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 302; Davydova, 1982: 9; Karg, 1993c:
371.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) montanus.— Ryke, 1962b: 54.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Glatzer Schneeberg (alt. 1,200 m), between Czech
Republic and Poland, 6 May 1934 and 25 August 1934, in soil of Avena sp. [Poaceae]
meadows.
NOTE1: Hirschmann (1962): 52 considered Gamasellus silvestris Halašková, 1958 as junior
synonymy of Acugamasus montanus (Willmann, 1936), but Davydova (1982): 9
revoked that synonymy.
NOTE2: Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977a): 302 considered Gamasellus alifanovi Davydova,
1970: 82 as junior synonymy of Acugamasus montanus (Willmann, 1936), but
Davydova (1982): 9 revoked that synonymy.
NOTE3: The specimens identified by Ishikawa (1983): 113 as Gamasellus montanus
(Willmann) belong to a different species of Gamasellus (not of Acugamasus).
010. Acugamasus natalensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) natalensis Ryke, 1962b: 27.
Acugamasus natalensis.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, High Flats, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal,
December 1943, South Africa, on forest floor.
011. Acugamasus nepotulus (Berlese, 1908)
Gamasellus nepotulus Berlese, 1908: 13.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) nepotulus.— Ryke, 1962b: 44.
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Gamasellus nepotulus.— Lee, 1970: 131.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Rosignano, from unspecified substrate.
012. Acugamasus neotasmanicus (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) neotasmanicus Ryke, 1962b: 36.
Acugamasus neotasmanicus.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, December
1943, from unspecified substrate.
013. Acugamasus paranatalensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) paranatalensis Ryke, 1962b: 30.
Acugamasus paranatalensis.— Lee, 1970: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Champagne Castle, [Drakensberg],
KwaZulu-Natal, January 1944, on forest floor.
014. Acugamasus parvipectus Karg, 1977
Acugamasus parvipectus Karg, 1977: 342.
Acugamasus parvipectus.— Karg, 1993a: 54; Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cuesta El Melón, [Valparaíso Province], 3
November 1965, in humus under bushes.
015. Acugamasus plumitergus Karg, 1997
Acugamasus plumitergus Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Panié (alt. 400 m), 1977, on
moss and fern roots [Pteridophyta].
016. Acugamasus punctatus (Womersley, 1942)
? Digamasellus punctatus [sic] Womersley, 1942: 160.
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Cyrtolaelaps punctatus.— Womersley, 1961: 194.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) punctatus.— Ryke, 1962b: 54.
Acugamasus punctatus.— Lee, 1970: 142; Lee, 1973: 20; Karg, 1993a: 54; Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, June 1935, from
unspecified substrate; Australia, Long Gully, Belair National Park, South Australia,
August 1938, from unspecified substrate.
017. Acugamasus semipunctatus (Womersley, 1942)
? Digamasellus semipunctatus [sic] Womersley, 1942: 163.
Digamasellus semipunctatus.— Womersley, 1956b: 538.
Cyrtolaelaps semipunctatus.— Womersley, 1961: 194.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) semipunctatus.— Ryke, 1962b: 55.
Acugamasus semipunctatus.— Lee, 1970: 142; Lee, 1973: 23; Karg, 1993a: 54; Karg, 1997b:
38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Bridgewater, South Australia, August 1942,
on moss.
018. Acugamasus tuberculatus Karg, 1993
Acugamasus tuberculatus Karg, 1993a: 52.
Acugamasus tuberculatus.— Karg, 1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter in
a cave.
019. Acugamasus watsoni (Hirschmann, 1966)
Gamasellus (Gamasellus) watsoni Hirschmann, 1966c: 29.
Acugamasus watsoni.— Lee, 1970: 142; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 318; Karg, 1993a: 53; Karg,
1997b: 38.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island, [between Australia and Antarctica],
in grassland soil; in litter of Stilbocarpa sp. [Areliaceae], Pleurophyllum sp.
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[Asteraceae], Colobanthus sp. [Caryophyllaceae], Stellaria media [Caryophyllaceae],
Poa foliosa [Poaceae] and Festuca erecta [Poaceae]; in soil with Cotula plumosa
[Asteraceae].
Genus Acuphis Karg, 1998
Acuphis Karg, 1998: 192 (described in Ologamasidae Ryke).
Acuphis.— Karg, 2006: 163; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
Type species: Acuphis euarcus Karg, 1998, by original designation.
020. Acuphis euarcus Karg, 1998
Acuphis euarcus Karg, 1998: 193.
Acuphis euarcus.— Karg, 2006: 163; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, 53 km from Otavalo (alt. 2,850 m), Província
de Imbabura, 20 April 1989, on moss hanging from trees.
021. Acuphis octornatus Karg, 1998
Acuphis octornatus Karg, 1998: 193.
Acuphis octornatus.— Karg, 2006: 163; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Rio Guajalito (alt. 1,850 m), Las Palmeras,
Pichincha Province, 18 April 1989, in litter and upper soil of primary forest.
022. Acuphis tetrapennatus Karg, 2006
Acuphis tetrapennatus Karg, 2006: 162.
Acuphis tetrapennatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Flavio Alfaro, [Manabi Province], 20 April
1990, in litter in a cacao [Sterculiaceae] plantation.
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Genus Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Allogamasellus Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 473 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Allogamasellus.— Lee, 1970: 144.
Type species: Allogamasellus aquafortensis Athias-Henriot, 1961, by original
designation.
023. Allogamasellus aquafortensis Athias-Henriot, 1961
Allogamasellus aquafortensis Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 475.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, near the bridge of l‘Oued Hamiz, Bordj el
Kiffan [cited as Fort de l‘Eau], [Algiers], 17 February 1958, in a disturbed fragment of
Oleo-Lentiscetum [communities] on sandstone rock.
024. Allogamasellus squalidus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Allogamasellus squalidus Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 475.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Algeria, Mechta Baiou, Batna, 24 June 1959, on roots
of Phillyrea media [Oleaceae].
Genus Antennolaelaps Womersley, 1956
Antennolaelaps Womersley, 1956a: 112 (described in Neoparasitidae Oudemans).
Antennolaelaps.— Ryke, 1962c: 159; Lee, 1970: 178; Karg, 1993a: 45.
Type species: Antennolaelaps affinis Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
Stylogamasus Womersley, 1956a: 113 [junior synonymy by Lee, 1970: 178].
Type species: Stylogamasus convexa Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
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025. Antennolaelaps affinis Womersley, 1956
Antennolaelaps affinis Womersley, 1956a: 112.
Antennolaelaps affinis.— Lee, 1970: 183; Karg, 1993a: 48.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Queensland, 31 May to 10 June
1949, in litter.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
026. Antennolaelaps alveolaris Karg, 1993
Antennolaelaps alveolaris Karg, 1993a: 46.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Île des Pius [= Île des Pins?], 24
February 1977, from unspecified substrate.
027. Antennolaelaps aremenae Lee, 1973
Antennolaelaps aremenae Lee, 1973: 30.
Antennolaelaps aremenae.— Karg, 1993a: 48.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the First Waterfall, Waterfall Gully,
Adelaide, South Australia, 24 May 1968, on moss.
028. Antennolaelaps brevisetae Karg, 1996
Antennolaelaps brevisetae Karg, 1996: 172.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, 1977, in humus between
roots.
029. Antennolaelaps celox Lee, 1973
Antennolaelaps celox Lee, 1973: 32.
Antennolaelaps celox.— Karg, 1993a: 48.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 9 May to 4 July 1968, on moss and plant litter.
030. Antennolaelaps convexus (Womersley, 1956)
Stylogamasus convexa Womersley, 1956a: 113.
Antennolaelaps convexus.— Lee, 1970: 183; Karg, 1993a: 47.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Queensland, 31 May to 10 June
1949, in soil debris.
031. Antennolaelaps heterosetae Karg, 1993
Antennolaelaps heterosetae Karg, 1993a: 45.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, E. d‘Amien [=Napué Amien?], near a
house.
032. Antennolaelaps testudo Lee, 1970
Antennolaelaps testudo Lee, 1970: 184.
Antennolaelaps testudo.— Karg, 1993a: 48; Halliday, 2001: 303.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, near Brisbane, Queensland, 7
September 1966, on moss.
NOTE: According to Lee (1970): 184, the specimens reported by Domrow (1957): 202 as
Sessiluncus heterotarsus (Canestrini, 1897) are Antennolaelaps testudo.
Genus Athiasella Lee, 1973
Athiasella Lee, 1973: 10 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Athiasella.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 306; Karg, 1993a: 56.
Type species: Hydrogamasus dentatus Womersley, 1942, by original designation.
Heydeniella - dentata-complex.— Lee, 1970: 101.
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033. Athiasella australica (Womersley, 1942)
Hydrogamasus australicus Womersley, 1942: 153.
Hydrogamasus australicus.— Womersley, 1956b: 529.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) australicus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Heydeniella australica.— Lee, 1970: 105; Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella australica.— Lee, 1973: 10; Karg, 1993a: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, October 1934, on
moss.
034. Athiasella biconi Karg, 1993
Athiasella biconi Karg, 1993a: 57.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, E. d‘Amien [= Napué Amien?], 1977,
in a house.
035. Athiasella caverna Halliday, 2001
Athiasella caverna Halliday, 2001: 303.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Caves Reserve, between 3 Dolines Valley
and Wiburds Bluff, Jenolan Caves, New South Wales, 20 April 1993, in decomposing
leaf litter on the ground surface from sites adjacent to cave entrance.
036. Athiasella coniuncta Karg, 1993
Athiasella coniuncta Karg, 1993a: 58.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
037. Athiasella dentata (Womersley, 1942)
Hydrogamasus dentatus Womersley, 1942: 149.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) dentatus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
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Heydeniella dentata.— Lee, 1970: 105; Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella dentata.— Lee, 1973: 10; Karg, 1993a: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges and Long Gully, South
Australia, August and September 1938, on moss.
038. Athiasella goei (Lee, 1970)
Heydeniella goei Lee, 1970: 108.
Heydeniella goei.— Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella goei.— Lee, 1973: 10; Karg, 1993a: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: England, Chislehurst Caves, Kent, 20 February 1955,
under mats of fur-like mould on decaying wooden pit props in chalk-mine.
039. Athiasella hami Karg, 1993
Athiasella hami Karg, 1993a: 60.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
040. Athiasella longiseta Lee and Hunter, 1974
Athiasella longiseta Lee and Hunter, 1974: 308.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Courrejolles Peninsula, Campbell Island,
13 February 1963, on moss and lichen on rocks.
041. Athiasella markmitchelli (Lee, 1970)
Heydeniella markmitchelli Lee, 1970: 109.
Heydeniella markmitchelli.— Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella markmitchelli.— Lee, 1973: 10; Karg, 1993a: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Flinders Ranges, near Wilmington, South
Australia, 25 September 1958, on moss.
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042. Athiasella pecten Lee and Hunter, 1974
Athiasella pecten Lee and Hunter, 1974: 310.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Tucker Cove, Campbell Island, 1
February 1963, on Dracophyllum sp. [Ericaceae] leaf mould.
043. Athiasella relata (Womersley, 1942)
Hydrogamasus relatus Womersley, 1942: 151.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) relatus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Heydeniella relata.— Lee, 1970: 105; Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella relata.— Lee, 1973: 11; Karg, 1993a: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Glen Osmond, South Australia, June and July
1934, on moss.
NOTE: According to Lee (1973): 11, the specimens reported by Womersley (1956b): 530 as
Hydrogamasus relatus Womersley, 1942 were misidentified.
044. Athiasella relicta (Womersley, 1942)
Hydrogamasus relictus Womersley, 1942: 152.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) relictus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Heydeniella relicta.— Lee, 1970: 105; Karg, 1976c: 199.
Athiasella relicta.— Lee, 1973: 10; Karg, 1993a: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, October 1934, on
moss; Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, 1935, on moss; Australia, Glen Osmond,
South Australia, 1935, on pine needles.
044a. Athiasella relicta major (Womersley, 1942)
Hydrogamasus relictus var. major Womersley, 1942: 153.
Heydeniella relicta var. major.— Lee, 1970: 105.
Athiasella relicta var. major.— Lee, 1973: 10.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Sassafras, Victoria, December 1931,
on moss; New Zealand, Bourke‘s Bush, Waimamaku, Auckland, October
1938, from unspecified substrate.
045. Athiasella scaphosternum Lee and Hunter, 1974
Athiasella scaphosternum Lee and Hunter, 1974: 310.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Saint Col Peak (alt. 250 m), Campbell
Island, 23 February 1963, on tussock base.
046. Athiasella sellaris Karg, 1996
Athiasella sellaris Karg, 1996: 186.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, January 1977, in litter
accumulated in a rock fissure.
047. Athiasella stefani Halliday, 2001
Athiasella stefani Halliday, 2001: 303.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Caves Reserve, between 3 Dolines Valley
and Wiburds Bluff, Jenolan Caves, New South Wales, 20 April 1993, in decomposing
leaf litter on the ground surface from sites adjacent to cave entrance.
048. Athiasella tridentata (Karg, 1976)
Heydeniella tridentata Karg, 1976c: 193.
Athiasella tridentata.— Karg, 1993a: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Collipulli, Malleco Province, 27 October 1965,
under stones.
049. Athiasella tuberculata Karg, 1993
Athiasella tuberculata Karg, 1993a: 60.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
050. Athiasella viripileus Lee and Hunter, 1974
Athiasella viripileus Lee and Hunter, 1974: 308.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, summit of Mount Dumas (alt. 500 m),
Campbell Islands, 6 February 1963, under stones.
Genus Caliphis Lee, 1970
Caliphis Lee, 1970: 52 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Caliphis calvus Lee, 1970, by original designation.
051. Caliphis calvus Lee, 1970
Caliphis calvus Lee, 1970: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Lena Valley Track, Mount Wellington, near
Hobart, Tasmania, 14 December 1966, on moss.
052. Caliphis eugenitalis Karg, 1993
Caliphis eugenitalis Karg, 1993a: 56.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter,
on moss and between roots on rocks.
053. Caliphis hickmani (Womersley, 1956)
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) hickmani Womersley, 1956b: 519.
Caliphis hickmani.— Lee, 1970: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Wellington (alt. 3,000 feet),
Tasmania, 27 July 1943, from unspecified substrate.
054. Caliphis minisetae (Karg, 1993)
Gamasiphis minisetae Karg, 1993b: 173
Gamasiphis minisetae.— Karg, 1995: 16.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
055. Caliphis novaezelandiae (Womersley, 1956)
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) novae-zelandiae Womersley, 1956b: 524.
Caliphis novaezelandiae.— Lee, 1970: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Beachlands, North Island, March 1949,
from unspecified substrate.
056. Caliphis queenslandicus (Womersley, 1956)
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) queenslandicus Womersley, 1956b: 522.
Caliphis queenslandicus.— Lee, 1970: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland, 29 to 31
January 1949, from unspecified substrate.
057. Caliphis schusteri (Hirschmann, 1966)
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) schusteri Hirschmann, 1966c: 42.
Caliphis schusteri.— Lee, 1970: 53; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 299.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island, [between Australia and Antarctica],
in litter of Stilbocarpa sp. [Areliaceae], Cotula sp. [Asteraceae], Pleurophyllum sp.
[Asteraceae], Colobanthus sp. [Caryophyllaceae], Poa foliosa [Poaceae] and Festuca
erecta [Poaceae]; on moss; in grassland soil; on rocks.
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058. Caliphis tamborinensis (Womersley, 1956)
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) hickmani var. tamborinensis Womersley, 1956b: 521.
Caliphis tamborinensis.— Lee, 1970: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Tamborine, Queensland, 14 May
1952, on card placed on the ground in the scrub.
Cymiphis Lee, 1970
Cymiphis Lee, 1970: 90 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Ologamasus cymosus Lee, 1966, by original designation.
Ologamasus - cymosus-group.— Lee, 1966: 211.
059. Cymiphis cymosus (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus cymosus Lee, 1966: 212.
Cymiphis cymosus.— Lee, 1970: 91.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Botanical Gardens, Wellington, North
Island, December 1960, on leaf mould.
060. Cymiphis dumosus (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus dumosus Lee, 1966: 219.
Cymiphis dumosus.— Lee, 1970: 91.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Botanical Gardens, Wellington, North
Island, December 1960, on leaf mould.
061. Cymiphis leptosceles (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus leptosceles Lee, 1966: 217.
Cymiphis leptosceles.— Lee, 1970: 91.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Khandallah, Wellington, North Island,
19 December 1961, on leaf mould.
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062. Cymiphis mansoni (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus mansoni Lee, 1966: 213.
Cymiphis mansoni.— Lee, 1970: 92.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Botanical Gardens, Wellington, North
Island, December 1960, on leaf mould.
063. Cymiphis nucilis (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus nucilis Lee, 1966: 220.
Cymiphis nucilis.— Lee, 1970: 92.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Botanical Gardens, Wellington, North
Island, December 1960, on leaf mould.
064. Cymiphis validus (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus validus Lee, 1966: 222.
Cymiphis validus.— Lee, 1970: 92.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Waimamaku, North Island, 21 October
1938, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
065. Cymiphis watsoni (Hirschmann, 1966)
Gamasiphis watsoni Hirschmann, 1966c: 41.
Cymiphis watsoni.— Lee, 1970: 92; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 312.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
in Garden Cove, First Gully, Gadget Gully and Nugget Point, in litter of Stilbocarpa
sp. [Areliaceae].
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Cyrtolaelaps Berlese, 1887
Cyrtolaelaps Berlese, 1887b: 5 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also
referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Cyrtolaelaps.— Berlese, 1892b: 3; Berlese, 1892f: 60; Berlese, 1913b: 86; Vitzthum, 1931a:
142; Vitzthum, 1943: 758; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 64; Lee, 1970: 146; Karg, 1971:
349; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 302; Karg, 1993c: 370.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtalaelaps).— Ryke, 1962b: 4; Ryke, 1962c: 156.
Type species: Gamasus mucronatus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881, by
subsequent monotypy.
Protolaelaps Trägårdh, 1912: 563 (described in Parasitidae Oudemans) [junior synonymy by
Vitzthum, 1931a: 142].
Type species: Gamasellus (?) brevispinosus Trägårdh, 1910, by original designation.
066. Cyrtolaelaps aster (Berlese, 1918)
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) aster Berlese, 1918: 137.
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) aster.— Schweizer, 1922: 35.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) aster.— Ryke, 1962b: 9.
Cyrtolaelaps aster.— Lee, 1970: 150; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a:
305; Karg, 1993c: 370.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Asuni, Sardinia, in nest of Microtus agrestis
(cited as Murium agrestium) [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
NOTE: Specimens reported by Schweizer (1961): 91 as Cyrtolaelaps aster (Berlese, 1918)
were described as Cyrtolaelaps chiropterae Karg, 1971: 349.
067. Cyrtolaelaps berlesei Chelebiev, 1984
Cyrtolaelaps berlessei [sic] Chelebiev, 1984: 140.
Cyrtolaelaps berlesei.— Chelebiev, 1984: 141.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Karagandy Province, 4 July
1984, in the nest of Spermophilus erythrogenys (cited as Citellus erythrogenys)
[Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
068. Cyrtolaelaps chiropterae Karg, 1971
Cyrtolaelaps chiropterae Karg, 1971: 349.
Cyrtolaelaps chiropterae.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 304; Chelebiev, 1984: 140;
Karg, 1993c: 370.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Grotte de chemin de fer, Gorges de
l´Areuse, Canton of Neuchâtel, in bat detritus [Animalia: Chiroptera].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Schweizer (1961): 91 as
Cyrtolaelaps aster (Berlese, 1918).
069. Cyrtolaelaps kasakstanicus (Chelebiev, 1978)
Euryparasitus kasakstanicus Chelebiev, 1978: 1273.
Euparasitus [sic] kasakstanicus.— Chelebiev, 1978: 1276.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Kazakhstan, Saran, 14 April 1973, in nest of Lagurus
lagurus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
070. Cyrtolaelaps minor Willmann, 1952
Cyrtolaelaps minor Willmann, 1952: 422.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) minor.— Ryke, 1962b: 10.
Cyrtolaelaps minor.— Lee, 1970: 150; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a:
305; Chelebiev, 1984: 141; Karg, 1993c: 370.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Hamburg, 1 January 1937, in nest of
Apodemus flavicollis [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
071. Cyrtolaelaps mucronatus (G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881)
Gamasus mucronatus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881: 1081.
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Gamasus mucronatus.— G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 54; G. Canestrini, 1885: 78.
Cyrtolaelaps mucronatus.— Berlese, 1887b: 5; Berlese, 1892f: 60; Trägårdh, 1912: 566;
Willmann, 1935: 7; Willmann, 1941: 20; Willmann, 1952: 422; Schweizer, 1961: 90;
Lee, 1970: 150; Karg, 1971: 349; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 305; Chelebiev,
1984: 141; Karg, 1993c: 370.
? Cyrtolaelaps mucronatus [sic].— Berlese, 1892f: 61.
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) mucronatus.— Berlese, 1918: 188; Halbert, 1923: 365; Vitzthum,
1926a: 7.
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) murcronatus [sic].— Schweizer, 1922: 35.
Cyrtolaelaps (Protolaelaps) mucronatus.— Sellnick, 1940: 26.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) mucronatus.— Ryke, 1962b: 5; Ryke, 1962c: 157.
Asca affinis Oudemans, 1902a: 45 [junior synonymy by Wilmann, 1935: 8].
Asca affinis.— Oudemans, 1904: 92; Sellnick, 1940: 26.
Gamasellus (?) brevispinosus [sic] Trägårdh, 1910: 422 [suspected junior synonymy by
Trägårdh, 1912: 566; junior synonymy by Berlese, 1918: 188].
Protolaelaps brevispinosus.— Trägårdh, 1912: 566.
Gamasellus alienus Hull, 1918: 78 [junior synonymy apud Ryke, 1962b: 6].
Gamasellus rubicundus Hull, 1918: 78 [junior synonymy apud Ryke, 1962b: 5].
Gamasellus major Pinchuk, 1972b: 67 [junior synonymy by Bregetova and Shcherbak,
1977a: 305].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: C. mucronatus: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria,
Florence, Italy; A. affinis: National Museum of Natural History – Naturalis, Leiden,
Netherlands; G. brevispinosus: Naturhistorika Riksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; G.
alienus: British Museum (Natural History) London, England; G. rubicundus: British
Museum (Natural History) London, England; G. major: Institute of Zoology and
Parasitology SSR Moldova, Chişinău, Moldova.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: C. mucronatus: Italy, Padua, 23 March 1881, on
equine´s feces; A. affinis: Netherlands, Utrecht, in humus and on Mustela vulgaris and
Mustela putorius [Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae]; G. brevispinosus: Sweden,
Säkok, 12 July 1907, in nest of lemmings [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae]; G.
alienus: England, Allendale [cited as West Allendale], Tynedale [cited as Tyne
Province], in nests of moles [Mammalia: Talpidae] and on moss; G. rubicundus:
England, Ninebanks, [Northumberland], under a dead fowl; G. major: Moldova,
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Chişinău, 20 April 1969, in nest of Apodemus agrarius [Mammalia: Rodentia:
Muridae].
072. Cyrtolaelaps qinghaiensis Ma, 1988
Cyrtolaelaps qinghaiensis Ma, 1988: 149.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: First Institute of Endemic Diseases Research, Jilin Province, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Heka (35°54‘N, 100°00‘E), Xinghai, Qinghai
Province, August 1961, in nest of Marmota himalayana [Mammalia: Rodentia:
Sciuridae].
073. Cyrtolaelaps rectus (Berlese, 1920)
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) rectus Berlese, 1920b: 163.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) rectus.— Ryke, 1962b: 9.
Cyrtolaelaps rectus.— Lee, 1970: 151.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Columbia, Missouri, 1904-1906, in humus.
074. Cyrtolaelaps spurius (Holzmann, 1969)
Euryparasitus spurius Holzmann, 1969: 51.
Cyrtolaelaps spurius.— Lee, 1970: 150.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Central Europe, in nest of moles [Mammalia: Talpidae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
075. Cyrtolaelaps subnudus (Berlese, 1918)
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) subnudus Berlese, 1918: 138.
Gamasellus (Protolaelaps) subnudus? [sic].— Halbert, 1923: 365.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) subnudus.— Ryke, 1962b: 11.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, in poultry [Animalia: Aves] manure.
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Genus Desectophis Karg, 2003
Desectophis Karg, 2003: 238 (described in Gamasiphidae Lee).
Desectophis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 217.
Type species: Desectophis magnosimilis Karg, 2003, by original designation.
076. Desectophis eulateris (Karg, 1998)
Acuphis eulateris Karg, 1998: 193.
Acuphis eulateris.— Karg, 2006: 163.
Desectophis eulateris.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta (alt. 4,100 m),
Pichincha Province, 14 April 1989, on moss from the soil beside water-course.
077. Desectophis flagellatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
Desectophis flagellatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 217.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Volcán Guagua Pichincha [cited as Aguagua
volcano], Pichincha Province, 1987, in soil and plant detritus from a depression
temporarily filled with water.
078. Desectophis magnosimilis Karg, 2003
Desectophis magnosimilis Karg, 2003: 239.
Desectophis magnosimilis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Imbabura Province, 1989, in litter and moss.
079. Desectophis pulcher Karg, 2003
Desectophis pulcher Karg, 2003: 241.
Desectophis pulcher.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 218.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Tenatol (= Tena?), 1990, in litter.
Genus Euepicrius Womersley, 1942
Euepicrius Womersley, 1942: 170 (described in Macrochelidae Vitzthum).
Euepicrius.— Womersley, 1956a: 104; Lee, 1966: 206; Lee, 1970: 55; Karg, 1993a: 42; Karg,
1997a: 80.
Type species: Euepicrius filamentosus Womersley, 1942, by original designation.
080. Euepicrius bipeltatus Karg, 1997
Euepicrius bipeltatus Karg, 1997a: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Panié (alt. 400 m), 1977, on
moss.
081. Euepicrius brevicruris Karg, 1993
Euepicrius brevicruris Karg, 1993a: 42.
Euepicrius brevicruris.— Karg, 1997a: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Mandjelia (alt. 650 m), February
1977, in soil of a deciduous forest.
082. Euepicrius caesariatus Lee and Hunter, 1974
Euepicrius caesariatus Lee and Hunter, 1974: 299.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Ranui Island, Auckland Islands, 3
January 1963, on Metrosideros [Myrtaceae] leaf mould.
083. Euepicrius femuralis Karg, 1993
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Euepicrius femuralis Karg, 1993a: 44.
Euepicrius femuralis.— Karg, 1997a: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, E. d‘Amien [= Napué Amien?], near a
house.
084. Euepicrius filamentosus Womersley, 1942
Euepicrius filamentosus Womersley, 1942: 170.
Euepicrius filamentosus.— Lee, 1973: 8; Karg, 1993a: 44; Karg, 1997a: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Glen Osmond, South Australia, June 1933
and July 1935, on moss; Australia, Long Gully, South Australia, August 1938, on
moss.
NOTE: According to Lee (1973): 8, an adult female of an undescribed species from
Waimamaku, New Zealand, was incorrectly identified as E. filamentosus in the
original description
085. Euepicrius lootsi Lee, 1970
Euepicrius lootsi Lee, 1970: 57.
Euepicrius lootsi.— Karg, 1993a: 45; Karg, 1997a: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, beside Wannon River, near Yarram Gap,
Grampians, Victoria, 14 May 1966, on moss and grass.
086. Euepicrius multipori Karg, 1993
Euepicrius multipori Karg, 1993a: 42.
Euepicrius multipori.— Karg, 1997a: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, E. d‘Amien [= Napué Amien?], in a
house.
087. Euepicrius queenslandicus Womersley, 1956
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Euepicrius queenslandicus Womersley, 1956a: 105.
Euepicrius queenslandicus.— Karg, 1993a: 44; Karg, 1997a: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Brisbane, Queensland, between
May and July 1949, in litter.
Genus Euryparasitus Oudemans, 1902
Euryparasitus Oudemans, 1902a: 30 (described in Parasitidae Oudemans).
Eurylaelaps.— Oudemans, 1902a: 8 [lapsus for Euryparasitus Oudemans, 1902].
Euryparasitus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Vitzthum, 1943: 757; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 71;
Lee, 1970: 151; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 305; Hagele et al., 2005: 3.
Cyrtolaelaps (Euryparasitus).— Ryke, 1962c: 157; Ryke, 1962a: 112.
Type species: Gamasus terribilis Michael, 1886, by subsequent monotypy (junior
synonymy of Gamasus emarginatus Koch, 1839).
088. Euryparasitus calcarator (Banks, 1910)
Gamasus calcarator Banks, 1910: 4.
Parasitus calcarator.— Banks, 1915: 83.
Euryparasitus calcarator.— Lee, 1970: 154; Hennessey and Farrier, 1988: 16; Hagele et al.,
2005: 14.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge,
USA
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Falls Church, Virginia, November 1909, in nest
of field mouse [Mammalia: Rodentia].
089. Euryparasitus changanensis Gu and Huang, 1992
Euryparasitus changanensis Gu and Huang, 1992: 202.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Sanitation and Anti-Epidemic Station, Linyi, Shaanxi Province,
China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Changan (34º16‘N, 108º89‘E), Shaanxi
Province, 10 October 1982, in nest of Cricetus triton [Mammalia: Rodentia:
Cricetidae].
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090. Euryparasitus citelli Bai, Chen and Gu, 1988
Euryparasitus citelli Bai, Chen and Gu, 1988: 369.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Endemic Disease Control, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Haiyuan (36.5°N, 105.6°E), Ningxia Hui
Autonomous Region, April 1985, in nest of Spermophilus alaschanicus (cited as
Citellus alaschanicus) [Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae].
091. Euryparasitus davydovae Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1978
Euryparasitus davydovae Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1978: 1576.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Kalarsky District, Chita Region, Siberia, 9 July
1962, in nest of Clethrionomys rutilus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
092. Euryparasitus emarginatus (Koch, 1839)
Gamasus emarginatus Koch, 1839a: 17.
Poecilochirus emarginatus.— Berlese, 1892d: 4.
Parasitus emarginatus.— Oudemans, 1904: 75.
Gamasus (?) emarginatus [sic].— Berlese, 1906: 266.
Gamasus (Gamasus?) emarginatus [sic].— Berlese, 1906: 279.
Euryparasitus emarginatus.— Oudemans, 1913a: 165; Oudemans, 1936: 195; Willmann,
1941: 20; Lee, 1970: 154; Davydova, 1970: 88; Zuevsky, 1971: 1407; Karg, 1971:
351; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 307; Karg, 1993c: 371.
Cyrtolaelaps (Euryparasitus) emarginatus.— Ryke, 1962c: 157; Ryke, 1962a: 113.
Gamasus setiger Koch, 1839b: 2 [junior synonymy apud Oudemans 1936: 196].
Gamasus terribilis Michael, 1886: 265 [junior synonymy by Oudemans, 1913a: 165].
Gamasus (Eugamasus) horribilis [sic].— Berlese, 1892f: 62.
Eurylaelaps [sic] terribilis.— Oudemans, 1902a: 8.
Euryparasitus terribilis.— Oudemans, 1902a: 30; Oudemans, 1904: 83; Oudemans, 1913b: 4.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: E. emarginatus: Unknown.; Gamasus setiger: Unknown.; G.
terribilis: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: E. emarginatus: Germany, Frauenholz, near
Regensburg, on moss on forest soil; Gamasus setiger: Germany, Frauenholz, near
Regensburg, in wet forest soil; G. terribilis: England, December 1885, in mole nest
[Mammalia].
NOTE1: Specimens reported by Trägårdh (1912): 549 as Euryparasitus terribilis (Michael,
1886) were described as Euryparasitus tragardhi Bregetova, in Bregetova and
Shcherbak (1977a): 307.
NOTE2: Species reported by Koch (1879): 119 as Gamasus emarginatus (Koch, 1839) was
renamed by Trägård, (1901): 61 as Cyrtolaelaps kochi, presently placed in Veigaia
(Veigaiidae).
093. Euryparasitus goncharovi Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1976
Euryparasitus goncharovi Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1976: 927.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Kalarsky District, Chita Region, Siberia, 8
September 1964, in a rodent nest [Mammalia: Rodentia].
094. Euryparasitus laxiventralis Gu and Guo, 1995
Euryparasitus laxiventralis Gu and Guo, 1995: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Parasitology, Medical School, Nanjing University,
Nanjing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Sinan, Guizhou Province, November 1988, off
Rattus norvegicus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
095. Euryparasitus longicheta Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1978
Euryparasitus longicheta Bondarchuk and Buyakova, 1978: 1578.
Euryparasitus longicheta.— Hagele et al., 2005: 10.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Kalarsky District, Chita Region, Siberia, 26
October 1960, associated with Eutamias sibericus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
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096. Euryparasitus maseri Whitaker and Klompen, 2005
Euryparasitus maseri Whitaker and Klompen, in Hagele et al., 2005: 12.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Acarology Laboratory at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,
USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, 10 km southeast of Whitehorse Ranch (43°15'N
117°40'W), Malheur, Oregon, 19 August 1976, on Onychomys leucogaster
[Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
097. Euryparasitus medius Zuevsky, 1971
Euryparasitus medius Zuevsky, 1971: 1406.
Euryparasitus medius.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous
Okrug, 16 September 1965, on Clethrionomys rutilus [Mammalia: Rodentia:
Muridae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
098. Euryparasitus occidentalis Hagele, Kaufman, Whitaker and Klompen, 2005
Euryparasitus occidentalis Hagele, Kaufman, Whitaker and Klompen, 2005: 5.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Acarology Laboratory at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,
USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, 11.5 miles southwest of Hope (49°23'N,
121°26'W), British Columbia, 8 July 1973, on Neurotrichus gibbsii [Mammalia:
Talpidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
099. Euryparasitus pagumae Ishikawa, 1988
Euryparasitus pagumae Ishikawa, 1988: 14.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Zoology, National Science Museum (Natural History),
Tokyo, Japan.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Saredani, Nakayama, Lyo District, Ehime
Prefecture, Island of Shikoku, 9 December 1981, from mine adits of a nest of Paguma
larvata [Mammalia: Carnívora: Viverridae].
100. Euryparasitus taojiangensis Ma, 1982
Euryparasitus taojiangensis Ma, 1982: 115.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: First Institute of Endemic Diseases Research, Jilin Province, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Gansu Province, 5 June 1960, on Microtus sp.
[Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
101. Euryparasitus tori Davydova, 1970
Euryparasitus tori Davydova, 1970: 87.
Euryparasitus tori.— Zuevsky, 1971: 1407; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Lake Teletskoye, vicinity of Mount Kolushtu,
[Altai Mountains], July 1963, on red vole [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
102. Euryparasitus tragardhi Bregetova, 1977
Euryparasitus tragardhi Bregetova, in Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: France, Pietralbello Cave, Ponte-Leccia, Morosaglia,
Corsica, 9 January 1907, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE1: Described from the deutonymph and adult male.
NOTE2: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Trägårdh (1912): 549 as
Euryparasitus terribilis (Michael, 1886).
Genus Evanssellus Ryke, 1961
Evanssellus Ryke, 1961a: 245 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Heterogamasus (Evanssellus).— Lee, 1967: 505.
Evanssellus.— Ryke, 1962c: 157; Lee, 1970: 154.
Type species: Evanssellus foliatus Ryke, 1961, by original designation.
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103. Evanssellus foliatus Ryke, 1961
Evanssellus foliatus Ryke, 1961a: 245.
Heterogamasus (Evanssellus) foliatus.— Lee, 1967: 510.
Evanssellus foliatus.— Lee, 1970: 155; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 320.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida Section of the British Museum (Natural History), London,
England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Queenstown, July 1954, in beech litter.
104. Evanssellus medusa (Lee, 1967)
Heterogamasus (Evanssellus) medusa Lee, 1967: 510.
Evanssellus medusa.— Lee, 1970: 155.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Hordern Vale, Cape Otway, Victoria, 28
August 1965, on moss and litter among tree ferns [Pteridophyta] and Eucalyptus
[Myrtaceae].
Genus Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 212 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Gamasellevans.— Lee, 1970: 184.
Type species: Gamasellevans epigynialis Loots and Ryke, 1967, by original
designation.
105. Gamasellevans bispermadactylus Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans bispermadactylus Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 229.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, from forest floor
of the evergreen indigenous montane forest.
106. Gamasellevans epigynialis Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans epigynialis Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 213.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Agricultural Research Institute,
Potchefstroom, between September 1962 and September 1963, in pasture soil.
107. Gamasellevans evansi Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans evansi Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 223.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, from forest floor
of the evergreen indigenous montane forest.
108. Gamasellevans magoebaensis Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans magoebaensis Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 234.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, from forest floor
of the evergreen indigenous montane forest.
109. Gamasellevans reticulatus Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans reticulatus Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 237.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, from forest floor
of the evergreen indigenous montane forest.
110. Gamasellevans spermadactylus Loots and Ryke, 1967
Gamasellevans spermadactylus Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 219.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Agricultural Research Institute,
Potchefstroom, between September 1962 and September 1963, in pasture soil.
111. Gamasellevans vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1967
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Gamasellevans vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1967a: 232.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, from forest floor
of the evergreen indigenous montane forest.
Genus Gamaselliphis Ryke, 1961
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) Ryke, 1961b: 99 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis).— Ryke, 1962c: 157.
Gamaselliphis.— Lee, 1970: 57.
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) potchefstroomensis Ryke, 1961, by
original designation.
112. Gamaselliphis cathkini (Ryke, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) cathkini Ryke, 1961b: 107.
Gamaselliphis cathkini.— Lee, 1970: 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Cathkin Peak, [Drakensberg], September
1943, on forest floor.
113. Gamaselliphis grahamstowni (Ryke, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) grahamstowni Ryke, 1961b: 105.
Gamaselliphis grahamstowni.— Lee, 1970: 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Grahamstown, October 1943, in humus.
114. Gamaselliphis lawrencei (Ryke, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) lawrencei Ryke, 1961b: 107.
Gamaselliphis lawrencei.— Lee, 1970: 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, High Flats, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal,
September 1943, from unspecified substrate.
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115. Gamaselliphis montanellus (Ryke, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) montanellus Ryke, 1961b: 103.
Gamaselliphis montanellus.— Lee, 1970: 59.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Cathkin Peak, [Drakensberg], September
1943, on forest floor.
116. Gamaselliphis potchefstroomensis (Ryke, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) potchefstroomensis Ryke, 1961b: 101.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamaselliphis) potchefstroomensis.— Ryke, 1962c: 157.
Gamaselliphis potchefstroomensis.— Lee, 1970: 59; Halliday, 2005: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Potchefstroom, August 1952 and January
1959, in humus.
Genus Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellopsis Loots and Ryke, 1966: 551 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Gamasellopsis.— Lee, 1970: 186.
Type species: Gamasellopsis curtipilus Loots and Ryke, 1966, by original designation.
117. Gamasellopsis curtipilus Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellopsis curtipilus Loots and Ryke, 1966: 552.
Gamasellopsis curtipilus.— Hirschmann, 1968: 22.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, in soil of the
indigenous evergreen forest.
118. Gamasellopsis longipilus Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellopsis longipilus Loots and Ryke, 1966: 558.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, in soil of the
indigenous evergreen forest.
119. Gamasellopsis magoebaensis Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellopsis magoebaensis Loots and Ryke, 1966: 559.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, in the forest floor.
120. Gamasellopsis vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1966
Gamasellopsis vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1966: 562.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, 1963, in the forest floor.
Genus Gamasellus Berlese, 1892
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) Berlese, 1892f: 61 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae
Oudemans (also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Gamasellus.— Berlese, 1906: 101; Berlese, 1917: 5; Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Vitzthum, 1943:
758; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 64; Lee, 1970: 129; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and
Shcherbak, 1977a: 299; Davydova, 1982: 5; Karg, 1993c: 370.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus).— Ryke, 1962b: 14; Ryke, 1962c: 157.
Type species: Gamasus falciger G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881, by subsequent
designation by Berlese, 1906: 101.
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) Davydova, 1982: 32.
Type species: Gamasellus silvestris Halašková, 1958, by original designation.
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) Davydova, 1982: 60.
Type species: Gamasellus vibrissatus Emberson, 1967, by original designation.
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121. Gamasellus acutus Karg, 1997
Gamasellus acutus Karg, 1997a: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, 2 December 1965, in soil trap in a dry
shrubbery.
122. Gamasellus alexandrovae Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) alexandrovae Davydova, 1982: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Molokovka, Chita Oblast, Siberia, 28 May
1975, in litter of a larch-birch forest.
123. Gamasellus alpinus Schweizer, 1949
Gamasellus falciger var. alpinus Schweizer, 1949: 34.
Gamasellus alpinus.— Schweizer, 1961: 93; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak,
1977a: 301; Karg, 1993c: 371.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) alpinus.— Ryke, 1962b: 56.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Alp Tablasot (alt. 2,761 m), on moss on a
rock.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
124. Gamasellus bellavistae Emberson, 1967
Gamasellus bellavistae Emberson, 1967: 298.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Lyman Entomological Museum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Morgan Arboretum, [McGill University
Macdonald Campus, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue], Quebec, 17 March 1965, on moss.
125. Gamasellus borealis (Koch, 1879)
Gamasus borealis Koch, 1879: 120.
Cyrtolaelaps borealis.— Trägårdh, 1901: 61.
Gamasellus borealis.— Lee, 1970: 131.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Yenisei River, Cape Schaitanskoj, Siberia,
1875, from unspecified substrate.
126. Gamasellus caucasicus Bregetova and Troitsky, 1981
Gamasellus caucasicus Bregetova and Troitsky, 1981: 76.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, near Village Tagardon, Kurtatinskoe Valley,
Caucasus Mountains, 24 September 1974, in litter of Carpinus sp. [Betulaceae] in a
forest.
127. Gamasellus changbaiensis Bei and Yin, 1995
Gamasellus changbaiensis Bei and Yin, 1995: 63.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University,
Shenyang, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province, 25
September 1986, on moss.
128. Gamasellus concinus (Womersley, 1942)
? Digamasellus concina [sic] Womersley, 1942: 159.
Digamasellus concinnus.— Womersley, 1956b: 537.
Cyrtolaelaps concinnus.— Womersley, 1961: 194.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) concinnus.— Ryke, 1962b: 54.
Gamasellus concinnus.— Lee, 1970: 131; Lee, 1973: 15.
Gamasellus concinus.— Halliday, 1998: 180.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Long Gully, South Australia, August 1938,
on moss.
NOTE: In the original description, the species name was spelled as concina, but according to
Womersley (1956b): 537 this was a lapsus calumi, then he changed it to concinnus.
Halliday (1998): 180 restored the original spelling because he did not consider that a
lapsus calumi had occurred.
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129. Gamasellus cooperi (Womersley, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps cooperi Womersley, 1961: 194.
Gamasellus cooperi.— Lee, 1970: 131.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection
Area, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, October 1951, on moss of the littoral zone.
NOTE: Described based on specimens reported by Womersley (1956b): 537 as Digamasellus
trägårdhi Womersley, 1942.
130. Gamasellus cophinus Lee, 1973
Gamasellus cophinus Lee, 1973: 17.
Gamasellus cophinus.— Karg, 1997a: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 7 June 1968 – 12 September 1968, on moss.
131. Gamasellus davydovae Vinnik, 1993
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) davydovae Vinnik, 1993: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, beyond the pass of Hino, Kintrishi Reserve
(alt. 1,900 m), Adjara, 15 August 1988, in litter of a beech [Fagaceae] forest.
132. Gamasellus deepdalensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) deepdalensis Ryke, 1962b: 18.
Gamasellus deepdalensis.— Lee, 1970: 131; Hurlbutt, 1979: 174.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Deepdale, KwaZulu-Natal, August 1940,
on forest floor.
133. Gamasellus discutatus (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus discutatus Lee, 1966: 226.
Gamasellus discutatus.— Lee, 1970: 137.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, 2-6 miles north of Sardine Creek (just south
of the Australian Alps), Victoria, 23 November 1959, in leaf litter.
134. Gamasellus dunhuaensis Ma, 2003
Gamasellus dunhuaensis Ma, 2003: 313.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Dunhua (43°21‘N, 128°13‘E), Jilin Province,
August 1990, in forest soil.
135. Gamasellus exiquns Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) exiquns Davydova, 1982: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, ridge of Kumrach, Kamchatka, 5 June 1978, in
litter, moss and lichen of tundra.
136. Gamasellus ezoensis Ishikawa, 1983
Gamasellus ezoensis Ishikawa, 1983: 114.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Mount Asahidake (alt. 1,600 m), Hokkaido, 6
July 1970, in litter of Pinus pumila [Pinaceae].
137. Gamasellus falciger (G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881)
Gamasus falciger G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881: 1080.
Gamasus falciger.— G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 53; G. Canestrini, 1885: 77.
Cyrtolaelaps falciger.— Berlese, 1892a: 4.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) falciger.— Berlese, 1892f: 61; Ryke, 1962b: 16; Ryke, 1962c:
157.
Gamasellus falciger.— Berlese, 1906: 278; Schweizer, 1922: 34; Vitzthum, 1931a: 142;
Baker and Wharton, 1952: 64; Ryke, 1958: 121; Lee, 1970: 131.
Gamasus hungaricus Supino, 1894: 195 [junior synonymy by Berlese, 1906: 282].
Gamasus hungaricus.— Tietze, 1899: 195
Cyrtolaelaps sertatus Willmann, 1941: 21 [junior synonymy by Ryke, 1962b: 16].
Gamasellus sertatus.— Lee, 1970: 131.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: G. falciger: Unknown.; G. hungaricus: Unknown.; G. sertatus:
Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: G. falciger: Italy, Oliero, near Bassano del Grappa, 16
May 1881, on moss; G. hungaricus: Hungary; C. sertatus: Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Dubrava, 30 March 1913, from unspecified substrate.
138. Gamasellus falculatus Athias-Henriot, 1961
Gamasellus falculatus Athias-Henriot, 1961a: 504.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Laboratoire d‘Acarologie de l‘École Pratique des Hautes Études,
Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Corse Island, Porto Pollo Road, near Stillico,
Vizzavona, 1957, in litter under Fagus sp. [Fagaceae].
139. Gamasellus grishinae Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) grishinae Davydova, 1982: 55.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Uspenka, Tuva Republic, 16 June 1976, from a
foodplain forest.
140. Gamasellus grossi Lee, 1973
Gamasellus grossi Lee, 1973: 19.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Grange Golf Course, Adelaide, South
Australia, 10 June 1965, on moss.
141. Gamasellus heteropilus (Karg, 1977)
Allogamasellus heteropilus Karg, 1977: 339.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Nevados de Payachatas, [Parque Nacional Lauca,
Parinacota Province], 29 November 1965, in muddy soil under bushes.
142. Gamasellus humosus Ishikawa, 1969
Gamasellus humosus Ishikawa, 1969: 48.
Gamasellus humosus.— Ishikawa, 1983: 116.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, ―Otanomosu-no-taira‘ (alt. 1,750 m), western
side of Mount Shiga, Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, 19 October 1967, in soil and
litter of a coniferous forest.
143. Gamasellus kurilensis Bregetova and Troitsky, 1981
Gamasellus kurilensis Bregetova and Troitsky, 1981: 78.
Gamasellus (Gamasellus) kurilensis.— Klimov, 1998: 14.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Paramushir, Kuril Islands, 14 September 1968,
in litter.
144. Gamasellus lanceolatus Liang and Ishikawa, 1989
Gamasellus lanceotatus [sic] Liang and Ishikawa, 1989: 143.
Gamasellus lanceolatus.— Liang and Ishikawa, 1989: 143.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Environmental and Resources Biology, Fudan
University, Shangai, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Qi-li-ting (alt. 960 m), West Tian-mu Mountain,
Zhejiang Province, 2 September 1989, in litter of evergreen broadleaved and
coniferous trees such as Litsea auriculata [Lauraceae] and Cryptomeria fortunei
[Cupressaceae].
145. Gamasellus lativentralis Ishikawa, 1983
Gamasellus lativentralis Ishikawa, 1983: 118.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Daisen Mountain, Tottori Prefecture, 29
September 1969, in litter.
146. Gamasellus leggetti (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) leggetti Ryke, 1962b: 19.
Gamasellus leggetti.— Lee, 1970: 131.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research, Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Texas, 9 February 1956, in litter.
147. Gamasellus litoprothrix (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus litoprothrix Lee, 1966: 227.
Gamasellus litoprothrix.— Lee, 1970: 137.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Turtons Track, Otway Ranges, Victoria, 18
January 1962, in leaf litter and moss.
148. Gamasellus morogoroensis Hurlbutt, 1979
Gamasellus morogoroensis Hurlbutt, 1979: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History, Beltsville,
Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, near Morningside (alt. 1,330 m), south of
Morogoro, 24 May 1972, in litter and twigs from patch of trees.
149. Gamasellus muscosus Hurlbutt, 1979
Gamasellus muscosus Hurlbutt, 1979: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History, Beltsville,
Maryland, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, summit of Bondwa Peak (alt. 2,120 m),
Uluguru Mountains, Morogoro, 30 May 1972, on moss cushion of elfin forest.
150. Gamasellus nivalis Schweizer, 1949
Gamasellus nivalis Schweizer, 1949: 34.
Gamasellus nivalis.— Schweizer, 1961: 94; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak,
1977a: 302; Karg, 1993c: 371.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) nivalis.— Ryke, 1962b: 55.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Switzerland, Alp Tablasot (alt. 2,850 m), Schadler (alt.
2,950 m) and Piz Lischana (alt. 3,109 m), on moss and other low-growing plants.
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151. Gamasellus orientalis Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) orientalis Davydova, 1982: 50.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Shkotovsky District, Primorsky Territory, 18
August 1978, from a mixed forest.
152. Gamasellus peninsularis Ishikawa, 1976
Gamasellus peninsularis Ishikawa, 1976: 246.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Malaysia, Pasoh Forest Reserve, 31 January 1971, in
soil.
153. Gamasellus plumatilis Karg, 1993
Gamasellus plumatilis Karg, 1993a: 41.
Gamasellus plumatilis.— Karg, 1997a: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Île des Pius [= Île des Pins?], 24
February 1977, in litter.
154. Gamasellus plumosus Ishikawa, 1983
Gamasellus plumosus Ishikawa, 1983: 112.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Mount Naragara (alt. 900 m), Ehime Prefecture,
23 November 1968, in litter of Fagus crenata [Fagaceae].
155. Gamasellus puberulus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) puberulus Davydova, 1982: 47.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Shkotovsky District, Primorsky Territory, 5
August 1978, in litter of a mixed forest.
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156. Gamasellus pulcherimus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) pulcherimus Davydova, 1982: 70.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Ussuriysky Reserve, Primorsky Territory, 31
July 1978, in a rot tree stump in a mixed forest.
157. Gamasellus pyriformis Berlese, 1916
Gamasellus pyriformis Berlese, 1916a: 161.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) pyriformis.— Ryke, 1962b: 44.
Gamasellus pyriformis.— Lee, 1970: 138; Hurlbutt, 1979: 175; Karg, 1997a: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: East Africa, in soil and litter.
158. Gamasellus quartornatus Karg, 1997
Gamasellus quartornatus Karg, 1997a: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Col des Rousettes, 1977, in litter.
159. Gamasellus quintornatus Karg, 1996
Gamasellus quintornatus Karg, 1996: 186.
Gamasellus quintornatus.— Karg, 1997a: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, in litter.
160. Gamasellus radicolus (Karg, 1977)
Allogamasellus? radicolus [sic] Karg, 1977: 341.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 23 November 1965, from
moist leaf litter.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
161. Gamasellus robustipes Berlese, 1908
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Gamasellus robustipes Berlese, 1908: 13.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) robustipes.— Ryke, 1962b: 52.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Florence, from unspecified substrate.
162. Gamasellus sexornatus Karg, 1997
Gamasellus sexornatus Karg, 1997a: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
163. Gamasellus shcherbakae Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) shcherbakae Davydova, 1982: 67.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Tandinsky District, Tyva Republic, 12 July
1976, in a Caragana [Fabaceae] brushwood.
164. Gamasellus shongweniensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) shongweniensis Ryke, 1962b: 20.
Gamasellus shongwiensis [sic].— Lee, 1970: 131.
Gamasellus shongweniensis.— Hurlbutt, 1979: 174.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Shongweni Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, July
1940, on forest floor.
165. Gamasellus silvaticus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) silvaticus Davydova, 1982: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Algaysky Reserve, [Saratov Oblast], 15
September 1965, in litter and soil in a cedar woodland.
166. Gamasellus silvestris Halašková, 1958
Gamasellus silvestris Halašková, 1958: 347.
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Gamasellus (Eurysellus) silvestris.— Davydova, 1982: 36.
Gamasellus alifanovi Davydova, 1970: 82 [junior synonymy by Davydova, 1982: 9].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: G. silvestris: Author´s private collection; G. alifanovi: Siberian
Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: G. silvestris: Czech Republic, Herlíkovice, Vrchlabí, 27
February 1955, in soil of spruce forest; G. alifanovi: Russia, Yamalo-Nenets
Autonomous Okrug, 14 August 1965, in lichens.
NOTE1: Hirschmann (1962): 52 considered Gamasellus silvestris Halašková, 1958 as junior
synonymy of Acugamasus montanus (Willmann, 1936), but Davydova (1982): 9
revoked that synonymy.
NOTE2: Bregetova and Shcherbak (1977a): 302 considered Gamasellus alifanovi Davydova,
1970 as junior synonymy of Acugamasus montanus (Willmann, 1936), but Davydova
(1982): 9 revoked that synonymy.
166a. Gamasellus silvestris italicus Lombardini, 1962
Gamasellus silvestris v. italica Lombardini, 1962: 193.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITA: Italy, Malga Coltrondo, Comelico Superiore,
Belluno, 27 August 1959, in soil.
167. Gamasellus simpliciseta Liang and Ishikawa, 1989
Gamasellus simpliciseta Liang and Ishikawa, 1989: 149.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Environmental and Resources Biology, Fudan
University, Shangai, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Qi-li-ting (alt. 960 m), West Tian-mu Mountain,
Zhejiang Province, 2 September 1989, in litter of evergreen broadleaved and
coniferous trees such as Litsea auriculata [Lauraceae] and Cryptomeria fortunei
[Cupressaceae].
168. Gamasellus southcotti (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus southcotti Lee, 1966: 232.
Gamasellus southcotti.— Lee, 1970: 137.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Gogerley‘s Point (about 20 miles south of
Sydney), New South Wales, 7 August 1965, from Eucalyptus [Myrtaceae] leaf litter
and grass.
169. Gamasellus spiricornis (G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882)
Gamasus spiricornis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 52.
Gamasus spiricornis.— G. Canestrini, 1885: 77.
Cyrtolaelaps spiricornis.— Berlese, 1892c: 9.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) spiricornis.— Berlese, 1892f: 61; Ryke, 1962b: 50.
Gamasellus spiricornis.— Berlese, 1906: 288; Schweizer, 1922: 34; Cooreman, 1943: 18;
Schweizer, 1961: 92; Karg, 1971: 350; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 301; Karg,
1993c: 370.
Gamasellus (?) spiricornis [sic].— Trägårdh, 1910: 425.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Trento, August, in litter.
170. Gamasellus sternopunctatus Vinnik, 1993
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) sternopunctatus Vinnik, 1993: 29.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, Kintrishi Reserve (alt. 800 m), Adjara, 22
August 1988, on the roots of plants in a fissure of an old chestnut.
171. Gamasellus taeniatus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) taeniatus Davydova, 1982: 45.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Stolby Reserve, Krasnoyarsk Territory, 25 June
1974, in rocky soil from an elevation in a taiga region.
172. Gamasellus tasmanicus (Womersley, 1956)
Digamasellus tasmanicus Womersley, 1956b: 538.
Cyrtolaelaps tasmanicus.— Womersley, 1961: 194.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) tasmanicus.— Ryke, 1962b: 55.
Gamasellus tasmanicus.— Lee, 1970: 137.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Wellington, Tasmania, 27 July 1943,
on moss.
173. Gamasellus tengkuofani (Bai, Yan and Wei, 2010)
Euryparasitus tengkuofani Bai, Yan and Wei, in Bai et al., 2010: 174.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military
Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Liupan Mountain Natural Reserve (106°13‘N,
35°30‘E, alt. 2,140 m), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 4 June 2006, on Apodemus
peninsulae [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
174. Gamasellus tianmuensis Liang and Ishikawa, 1989
Gamasellus tianmuensis Liang and Ishikawa, 1989: 147.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Environmental and Resources Biology, Fudan
University, Shangai, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Qi-li-ting (alt. 960 m), West Tian-mu Mountain,
Zhejiang Province, 2 September 1989, in litter of evergreen broadleaved and
coniferous trees such as Litsea auriculata [Lauraceae] and Cryptomeria fortunei
[Cupressaceae].
175. Gamasellus tindalei (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus tindalei Lee, 1966: 230.
Gamasellus tindalei.— Lee, 1970: 137.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Ginini (alt. 5,700 feet, northern edge
of Australian Alps), Australian Capital Territory, 17 October 1965, on moss and litter
among ―snow grass‖ near ―snow gums‖ [Eucalyptus niphophila (Myrtaceae)].
176. Gamasellus tragardhi (Womersley, 1942)
? Digamasellus tragardhi [sic] Womersley, 1942: 161.
Cyrtolaelaps trägårdhi.— Womersley, 1961: 194.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) tragardhi.— Rike, 1962b: 55.
Gamasellus tragardhi.— Lee, 1970: 135; Lee, 1973: 20.
278
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Adelaide, June 1935, on moss.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Womersley (1956b): 537 as Digamasellus trägårdhi
Womersley, 1942 were described as Cyrtolaelaps cooperi Womersley, 1961: 194.
177. Gamasellus tschucotensis Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) tschucotensis Davydova, 1982: 39.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 25 September
1972, in soil.
178. Gamasellus tundriensis Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) tundriensis Davydova, 1982: 75.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Taymyr Peninsula, 1 August 1977, on moss in
tundra.
179. Gamasellus tuvinycus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) tuvinycus Davydova, 1982: 58.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Tandinsky District, Tyva Republic, 2 July
1976, in litter under a Caragana [Fabaceae] thicket bush.
180. Gamasellus uluguruensis Hurlbutt, 1979
Gamasellus uluguruensis Hurlbutt, 1979: 181.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: United States National Museum of Natural History, Beltsville,
Maryland, USA
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Tanzania, Uluguru Mountains (alt. 1,600 m), 16
September 1966, on dead leaves from forest floor.
181. Gamasellus venustus Ishikawa, 1983
Gamasellus venustus Ishikawa, 1983: 117.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
279
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Machigasawa, Mount Tanigawa, Gunma
Prefecture, 17 November 1976, in litter of Fagus crenata [Fagaceae].
182. Gamasellus vibrissatus Emberson, 1967
Gamasellus vibrissatus Emberson, 1967: 294.
Gamasellus vibrissatus.— Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 301; Ma, Kuang and Lin, 2007:
246.
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) vibrissatus.— Davydova, 1982: 64.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Lyman Entomological Museum, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Canada, Canadian International Paper Company Tree
Farm, Harrington, Quebec, 31 October 1964, in litter of Abies sp. [Pinaceae] and
Picea mariana [Pinaceae].
183. Gamasellus villosus Davydova, 1982
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) villosus Davydova, 1982: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Sharypovsky District, Krasnoyarsk Territory,
14 July 1978, in litter of a mixed forest.
184. Gamasellus virgosus (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus virgosus Lee, 1966: 233.
Gamasellus virgosus.— Lee, 1970: 137.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Gogerley‘s Point (about 20 miles south of
Sydney), New South Wales, 7 August 1965, from Eucalyptus [Myrtaceae] leaf litter
and grass.
185. Gamasellus virguncula (Lee, 1973)
Onchogamasus virguncula Lee, 1973: 34
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 5 August 1968, in plant litter.
186. Gamasellus volkovi Davydova, 1982
280
Gamasellus (Brevisellus) volkovi Davydova, 1982: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Hehtsirsky reserve, Khabarovsk Territory, 25
October 1979, in litter of a Pinus [Pinaceae] forest.
187. Gamasellus xini Liang and Ishikawa, 1989
Gamasellus xini Liang and Ishikawa, 1989: 144.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Environmental and Resources Biology, Fudan
University, Shangai, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Qi-li-ting (alt. 960 m), West Tian-mu Mountain,
Zhejiang Province, 2 September 1989, in litter of evergreen broadleaved and
coniferous trees such as Litsea auriculata [Lauraceae] and Cryptomeria fortunei
[Cupressaceae].
188. Gamasellus yastrebtsovi Vinnik, 1993
Gamasellus (Eurysellus) yastrebtsovi Vinnik, 1993: 31.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute of Zoology and Biology of the All-Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences (AUAS), Kiev, Ukraine.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, Hino, Kintrishi Reserve (alt. 2,050 m), Adjara,
16 August 1988, in remains of a fallen tree.
189. Gamasellus yosiianus Ishikawa, 1999
Gamasellus yosiianus Ishikawa, 1999: 20.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Zoology, National Science Museum (Natural History),
Tokyo, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, Mawaribuchi-do Cave (alt. 810 m), Enchi,
Odamiyama, Oda-chô, Kamiukena, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, 5 May 1990, in a
limestone cave.
Genus Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904
Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904: 261 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also
referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
281
Gamasiphis.— Berlese, 1906: 101; Berlese, 1914: 137; Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Womersley,
1942: 155; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73; Trägårdh, 1952: 54;
Ryke, 1962c: 159; Bregetova, 1977a: 308; Lee, 1970: 42; Zaher, 1986: 32; Karg,
1987: 302; Karg, 1990: 321; Karg, 1993b: 169; Karg, 1993c: 373; Karg, 1995: 15;
Karg, 1996: 173; Karg, 1997a: 73; Karg, 1998: 196; Karg, 2007: 125; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 83; Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 32.
Gamasiphis (Gamasiphis).— Trägårdh, 1952: 55; Womersley, 1956b: 518.
Type species: Gamasus pulchellus Berlese, 1887, by monotypy.
Ologamasellus (Micriphis) Berlese, 1914: 140 [junior synonymy by Lee, 1970: 42].
Ologamasus (Micriphis).— Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73.
Micriphis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Type species: Gamasiphis gamasellus Berlese, 1913, by monotypy.
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) Trägårdh, 1952: 55 [junior synonymy by Ryke, 1962c: 160].
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis).— Womersley, 1956b: 526.
Heteroiphis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Bhattacharyya, 1968: 530.
Type species: Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) arcuatus Trägårdh, 1952, by original
designation.
Neogamasiphis Trägårdh, 1952: 57 [junior synonymy by Lee, 1970: 42].
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis).— Womersley, 1956b: 517.
Neogamasiphis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Type species: Neogamasiphis hamifer Trägårdh, 1952, by original designation.
190. Gamasiphis adanalis Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis adanalis Karg, 1990: 327.
Gamasiphis adanalis.— Karg, 1993b: 187; Karg, 1997a: 77; Karg, 2007: 125; Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
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191. Gamasiphis aduncus Ma, 2004
Gamasiphis aduncus Ma, 2004: 23.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Changchun (43°54‘N, 125°18‘E), Jilin Province,
15 June 1990, in a forest humus.
192. Gamasiphis anguis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis anguis Karg, 1993b: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter
between roots on a rock.
193. Gamasiphis appendicularis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis appendicularis Karg, 1993b: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
194. Gamasiphis arcuatus Trägårdh, 1952
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) arcuatus Trägårdh, 1952: 55.
Heteroiphis arcuatus.— Bhattacharyya, 1968: 530.
Gamasiphis arcuatus.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 305; Karg, 1990: 333; Karg, 1993b: 172;
Karg, 1996: 174.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: French Polynesia, Arihiri, Pare, Tahiti, 16 March 1934,
from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
195. Gamasiphis ardor Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis ardor Karg, 1993b: 176.
Gamasiphis ardor.— Karg, 1997a: 74.
283
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter
and moss between roots on a rock.
196. Gamasiphis australicus Womersley, 1956
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) australicus Womersley, 1956b: 527.
Gamasiphis australicus.— Lee, 1970: 50; Lee, 1973: 3; Karg, 1987: 305; Karg, 1990: 333;
Karg, 1993b: 172; Karg, 1996: 175.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mylor, South Australia, 28 June 1948, on
moss.
NOTE: According to Lee (1970): 50, specimens reported by Domrow (1957): 202 as
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) australicus are Gamasiphis setosus Womersley, 1956.
197. Gamasiphis bengalensis Bhattacharyya, 1966
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) bengalensis Bhattacharyya, 1966: 151.
Gamasiphis bengalensis.— Lee, 1970: 49; Bhattacharyya, 1978: 83; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg,
1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 182; Karg, 1996: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Author´s private collection.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Pond Sitala, Sonarpur, 24 Parganas District, West
Bengal, 2 December 1963, in litter under decaying Pistia stratiotes [Araceae].
198. Gamasiphis benoiti Loots, 1980
Gamasiphis benoiti Loots, 1980: 748.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Seychelles [Indian Ocean], Morne Blanc, Mahé Centre,
24-25 August 1972, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
199. Gamasiphis breviflagelli Karg, 1996
Gamasiphis breviflagelli Karg, 1996: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
284
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, 29 January 1977, in litter
beetwen rocks.
200. Gamasiphis brevigenitalis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis brevigenitalis Karg, 1993b: 187.
Gamasiphis brevigenitalis.— Karg, 1997a: 75.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
201. Gamasiphis caper Karg, 1995
Gamasiphis caper Karg, 1995: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Mandjelia (alt. 600 m), 1977, in
litter of a deciduous forest.
202. Gamasiphis conciliator Berlese, 1916
Gamasiphis (Periphis) conciliator Berlese, 1916a: 159.
Gamasiphis (Periphis) conciliator.— Berlese, 1923b: 123.
Gamasiphis conciliator.— Lee, 1970: 50; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 333; Karg, 1993b:
182; Karg, 1996: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Panié, from unspecified
substrate.
203. Gamasiphis coniunctus Karg, 1995
Gamasiphis coniunctus Karg, 1995: 17.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Mandjelia (alt. 600 m), 1977, in
litter of a deciduous forest.
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204. Gamasiphis decoris Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis decoris Karg, 1990: 327.
Gamasiphis decoris.— Karg, 1993b: 183; Karg, 1998: 197; Karg, 2007: 126; Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
205. Gamasiphis denticus Hafez and Nasr, 1979
Gamasiphis denticus Hafez and Nasr, 1979: 80.
Gamasiphis denticus.— Zaher, 1986: 34.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo
University, Giza, in debris under orange [Rutaceae] trees.
206. Gamasiphis elegantellus Berlese, 1910
Gamasiphis elegantellus Berlese, 1910b: 253.
Gamasiphis elegantellus.— Berlese, 1913a: 81; Berlese, 1914: 143; Lee, 1970: 49; Karg,
1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 182; Karg, 1996: 179; Karg, 2007: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Bogor [cited as Buitenzorg], Java, in humus.
207. Gamasiphis ellipticus Karg, 1996
Gamasiphis ellipticus Karg, 1996: 176.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, in humus beetwen roots.
208. Gamasiphis elongatellus Berlese, 1910
Gamasiphis elongatellus Berlese, 1910c: 372.
Gamasiphis elongatellus.— Berlese, 1913a: 81; Berlese, 1914: 142; Lee, 1970: 49; Karg,
1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 183.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
286
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Semarang, Java, from unspecified substrate.
209. Gamasiphis erinaceus Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis erinaceus Karg, 1993b: 185.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
210. Gamasiphis euincisus Karg, 1996
Gamasiphis euincisus Karg, 1996: 175.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Panié (alt. 400 m), 1977, on
roots in a deciduous forest.
211. Gamasiphis eumagnus Karg, 1996
Gamasiphis eumagnus Karg, 1996: 176.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, 29 January 1977, in litter
beetwen rocks.
212. Gamasiphis flagelli Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis flagelli Karg, 1993b: 177.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter
between roots on a rock.
213. Gamasiphis foliatus Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis foliatus Karg, 1993b: 173.
Gamasiphis foliatus.— Karg, 1995: 16.
287
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
214. Gamasiphis fornicatus Lee, 1970
Gamasiphis fornicatus Lee, 1970: 51.
Gamasiphis fornicatus.— Lee, 1973: 4; Karg, 1987: 307; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 186.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Remarkable, South Australia, 9
August 1966, on moss amongst Pteridium sp. [Pteridophyta] and Eucalyptus sp.
[Myrtaceae] trees in a gully.
215. Gamasiphis furcatus Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis furcatus Karg, 1990: 322.
Gamasiphis furcatus.— Karg, 1993b: 187; Karg, 1997a: 75; Karg, 2007: 125; Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
216. Gamasiphis gamasellus Berlese, 1913
Gamasiphis gamasellus Berlese, 1913a: 80.
Ologamasellus (Micriphis) gamasellus.— Berlese, 1914: 140.
Ologamasus (Micriphis) gamasellus.— Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73.
Micriphis gamasellus.— Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Gamasiphis gamasellus.— Lee, 1970: 51; Karg, 1987: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Semarang, Java, in humus.
217. Gamasiphis gandensius Van Daele, 1975
Gamasiphis gandensius Van Daele, 1975: 267.
288
Gamasiphis gandensius.— Karg, 1987: 305; Karg, 1990: 333; Karg, 1993b: 172; Karg,
1993c: 373; Karg, 1996: 175.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoology Museum, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, Heusden, Ghent, 14-15 September 1974, in
litter of azalea [Ericaceae] culture in an outdoor nursery.
218. Gamasiphis hamatellus Karg, 1998
Gamasiphis hamatellus Karg, 1998: 196.
Gamasiphis hamatellus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Rio Guajalito (alt. 1,850 m), Las Palmeras,
Pichincha Province, 18 April 1989, on moss from a rocky roadside.
219. Gamasiphis hamifer (Trägårdh, 1952)
Neogamasiphis hamifer Trägårdh, 1952: 57.
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) hamifer.— Womersley, 1956b: 526.
Neogamasiphis hamifer.— Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Gamasiphis hamifer.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 333; Karg, 1993b: 179;
Karg, 2007: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Flint Island [Pacific Ocean], 16 October 1934, under
coconut trash; Rapa Island [Pacific Ocean], 16 July 1935, from ground with land-
shells.
220. Gamasiphis hemicapillus Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis hemicapillus Karg, 1990: 327.
Gamasiphis hemicapillus.— Karg, 1993b: 183; Karg, 1998: 197; Karg, 2007: 126; Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
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221. Gamasiphis holocapillus Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis holocapillus Karg, 1990: 322.
Gamasiphis holocapillus.— Karg, 1993b: 172; Karg, 1996: 173; Castilho, Moraes and Narita,
2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
222. Gamasiphis hyalinus Karg, 2003
Gamasiphis hyalinus Karg, 2003: 242.
Gamasiphis hyalinus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Costa Rica, La Selva, Heredia Province, April 1993, in
soil.
223. Gamasiphis illotus Fox, 1949
Gamasiphis illotus Fox, 1949: 37.
Gamasiphis illotus.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 307; Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomological Collection of the School of Tropical Medicine, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Puerto Rico, Santurce, San Juan, 1947, from Rattus
norvegicus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
224. Gamasiphis incisus Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis incisus Karg, 1993b: 170.
Gamasiphis incisus.— Karg, 1996: 175.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter,
moss and between roots on a rock.
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225. Gamasiphis incudis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis incudis Karg, 1993b: 172.
Gamasiphis incudis.— Karg, 1995: 16.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
226. Gamasiphis indicus Bhattacharyya, 1978
Gamasiphis indicus Bhattacharyya, 1978: 82.
Gamasiphis indicus.— Karg, 2007: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Sitala, Sonarpur, 24 Parganas District, West
Bengal, 13 August 1971, from unspecified substrate.
227. Gamasiphis krieli Van Driel, Loots and Marais, 1977
Gamasiphis krieli Van Driel, Loots and Marais, 1977: 318.
Gamasiphis krieli.— Karg, 1987: 307; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 183; Karg, 2007: 126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Saint Helena Island [Atlantic Ocean], High Peak, April
1967, in soil.
228. Gamasiphis lanceolatus Karg, 1987
Gamasiphis lanceolatus Karg, 1987: 301.
Gamasiphis lanceolatus.— Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 183; Karg, 1993c: 373; Karg,
1998: 197; Karg, 2007: 126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Rostock, 22 July 1982, in soil of a cucumber
[Curcubitaceae] crop in a greenhouse.
229. Gamasiphis lenifornicatus Lee, 1973
Gamasiphis lenifornicatus Lee, 1973: 4.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
291
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 24 April 1969, in plant litter.
230. Gamasiphis longiorsetosus Karg, 1997
Gamasiphis longiorsetosus Karg, 1997a: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 January 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
231. Gamasiphis longirimae Karg, 1997
Gamasiphis longirimae Karg, 1997a: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Panié (alt. 400 m), 1977,
between moss and ferns [Pteridophyta].
232. Gamasiphis macrorbis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis macrorbis Karg, 1993b: 180.
Gamasiphis macrorbis.— Karg, 1996: 179; Karg, 2007: 126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
233. Gamasiphis maheensis Loots, 1980
Gamasiphis maheensis Loots, 1980: 745.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Seychelles [Indian Ocean], Morne Blanc (alt. 667 m),
Mahé Centre, 24-25 August 1972, from unspecified substrate.
234. Gamasiphis mediosetosus Karg, 2003
Gamasiphis mediosetosus Karg, 2003: 242.
292
Gamasiphis mediosetosus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, 1990, in soil.
235. Gamasiphis minoris Karg, 1996
Gamasiphis minoris Karg, 1996: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, 1977, on moss with
coniferous needles on a rock.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
236. Gamasiphis novipulchellus Ma and Yin, 1998
Gamasiphis novipulchellus Ma and Yin, 1998: 319.
Gamasiphis novipuljchellus [sic].— Ma, 2004: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Liangshui Natural Reserve (47°10‘N,
128°53‘E), Heilongjiang Province, August 1995, in forest soil.
237. Gamasiphis ovoides Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis ovoides Karg, 1993b: 185.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Poindimié, 30 January 1977, in litter
on a rock.
238. Gamasiphis parpulchellus Nasr and Mersal, 1986
Gamasiphis parpulchellus Nasr and Mersal, 1986 apud Zaher, 1986: 35.
Gamasiphis parpulchellus.— Zaher, 1986: 35.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, Giza and El Qualyobia, in litter.
239. Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010
293
Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 32.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, ―Salvador de Toledo Piza Junior‖ building,
campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (22°42‘30‖S,
47°38‖00‖W), Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo State, July 2008, in
litter and soil of a inner garden.
240. Gamasiphis pilosellus Berlese, 1913
Gamasiphis pilosellus Berlese, 1913a: 81.
Gamasiphis pilosellus.— Vitzthum, 1931b: 65; Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg, 1990:
334; Karg, 1993b: 182; Karg, 1996: 179.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Semarang, Java, in humus.
241. Gamasiphis pinguis Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis pinguis Karg, 1990: 330.
Gamasiphis pinguis.— Karg, 1993b: 183; Karg, 2007: 125; Castilho, Moraes and Narita,
2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
242. Gamasiphis pinnatus Karg, 1998
Gamasiphis pinnatus Karg, 1998: 196.
Gamasiphis pinnatus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta (alt. 4,100 m),
Pichincha Province, 14 April 1989, on moss and withered plant-debris under bushes.
294
243. Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994
Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994b: 210.
Gamasiphis plenosetosus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, near Media Luna (alt. 590 m), Santa
Cruz Island, 6 February 1985, in litter, roots and wood pieces in a Miconia sp.
[Melastomataceae] area.
244. Gamasiphis productellus Berlese, 1923
Gamasiphis productellus Berlese, 1923a: 250.
Gamasiphis productellus.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, from unspecified substrate.
245. Gamasiphis pulchellus (Berlese, 1887)
Gamasus pulchellus Berlese, 1887a: 4.
Gamasus (Hologamasus) pulchellus.— Berlese, 1892f: 62.
Gamasiphis pulchellus.— Berlese, 1904: 261; Berlese, 1906: 287; Lee, 1970: 49; Bregetova,
1977a: 308; Hafez and Nasr, 1979: 78; Zaher, 1986: 33; Karg, 1987: 306; Hennessey
and Farrier, 1988: 17; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 182; Karg, 1993c: 373; Karg,
1996: 179; Ma and Yin, 1998: 319; Halliday, 2005: 42.
Laelaps bermudaensis Ewing, 1920: 287 [junior synonymy by Hennessey and Farrier, 1988:
17].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: G. pulchellus: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence,
Italy; L. bermudaensis: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,
Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: G. pulchellus: unspecified type locality, in humus; L.
bermudaensis: Bermuda Islands [Atlantic Ocean], Pembroke Parish, from Musa sp.
[Musaceae] and Cedrus sp. [Pinaceae] plantations.
246. Gamasiphis quadruplicis Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis quadruplicis Karg, 1990: 332.
295
Gamasiphis quadruplicis.— Karg, 1993b: 180; Karg, 1996: 179; Castilho, Moraes and Narita,
2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
247. Gamasiphis saccus Lee, 1973
Gamasiphis saccus Lee, 1973: 7.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near First Waterfall, Waterfall Gully,
Adelaide, South Australia, 21 June 1968, on moss.
248. Gamasiphis setosus Womersley, 1956
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) setosus Womersley, 1956b: 521.
Gamasiphis setosus.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 333; Karg, 1993b: 176;
Karg, 1995: 16.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Carney‘s Creek, Queensland, 19 February
1951, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: According to Lee (1970): 50, specimens reported by Domrow (1957): 202 as
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) australicus Womersley, 1956 are Gamasiphis setosus.
249. Gamasiphis sextus Vitzthum, 1921
Gamasiphis (Gamasiphis) sextus Vitzthum, 1921: 10.
Gamasiphis sextus.— Karg, 1971: 352; Karg, 1987: 306; Karg, 1990: 334; Karg, 1993b: 182;
Karg, 1993c: 373; Karg, 1996: 179; Karg, 2007: 126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Author´s private collection.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Weimar, in a greenhouse where orchids
[Orchidaceae] were grown.
250. Gamasiphis silvestris Karg, 2007
Gamasiphis silvestris Karg, 2007: 124.
Gamasiphis silvestris.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
296
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Calderón and Quevedo, 1990, in
litter in a rainforest.
251. Gamasiphis spinulosus Karg, 1995
Gamasiphis spinulosus Karg, 1995: 19.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Mandjelia (alt. 600 m), 1977, in
litter of a deciduous forest.
252. Gamasiphis superardor Karg, 1993
Gamasiphis superardor Karg, 1993b: 180.
Gamasiphis superardor.— Karg, 1996: 179; Karg, 2007: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 30 January 1977, in litter of a
cave.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
253. Gamasiphis trituberosus Karg, 1990
Gamasiphis trituberosus Karg, 1990: 325.
Gamasiphis trituberosus.— Karg, 1993b: 187; Karg, 1997a: 77; Karg, 2007: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Lesser Antilles [Caribbean Region (cited as Central
America)], Saint Lucia, 1980, in soil.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
254. Gamasiphis turgicalcareus Ma, 2009
Gamasiphis turgicalcareus Ma, 2009: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng, China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Zunyi (27°43‘N, 106°51‘E), Guizhou Province,
10 June 2004, in leaf litter.
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255. Gamasiphis uncifer Trägårdh, 1931
Gamasiphis uncifer Trägårdh, 1931a: 604.
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) uncifer.— Womersley, 1956b: 526.
Gamasiphis uncifer.— Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 307.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Juan Fernández Islands [South Pacific Ocean],
Robinson Crusoe Island [cited as Masatierra], among dry leaves.
256. Gamasiphis undulatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Gamasiphis undulatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 83.
Gamasiphis undulatus.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 41.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, near Loreto, 1990, in litter of a coffee
[Rubiaceae] plantation.
257. Gamasiphis vinculi Karg, 1994
Gamasiphis vinculi Karg, 1994a: 122.
Gamasiphis vinculi.— Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, near Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz
Island, 16 April 1985, in moist litter of a Scalesia sp. [Asteraceae] area.
Genus Gamasiphoides Womersley, 1956
Gamasiphis (Gamasiphoides) Womersley, 1956b: 528 (described in Neoparasitidae
Oudemans).
Gamasiphoides.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 59; Karg, 1976d: 3; Karg, 1993a: 48; Karg,
1996: 180; Halliday, 2005: 42; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 19.
Type species: Gamasiphis (Gamasiphoides) propinqua Womersley, 1956, by original
designation.
298
258. Gamasiphoides acanthioides Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
Gamasiphoides acanthioides Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 19.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Pirapora do Bom Jesus [cited as Bom Jesus de
Pirapora], [São Paulo State], 1970, in humus.
259. Gamasiphoides aitkeni Lee, 1970
Gamasiphoides aitkeni Lee, 1970: 63.
Gamasiphoides aitkeni.— Karg, 1976d: 4; Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg, 1996: 183; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near Glenelg River, near Nelson, Victoria, 28
January 1965, on moss and litter under shrubs in a cliff (top of 100 feet).
260. Gamasiphoides baloghi Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides baloghi Karg, 1976d: 16.
Gamasiphoides baloghi.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg, 1996: 183; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a:
26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, road to Valdivia, La Unión, 26 October 1965, in
litter.
261. Gamasiphoides brevisetis Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides brevisetis Karg, 1976d: 10.
Gamasiphoides brevisetae [sic].— Karg, 1976d: 10.
Gamasiphoides brevisetis.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg, 1996: 182; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, near Lauca River, Tarapacá Region, 1 December
1965, in soil trap.
262. Gamasiphoides caudatae Karg, 1996
299
Gamasiphoides caudatae Karg, 1996: 183.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Lifou, [Loyalty Islands], 20 February
1977, in jungle.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
263. Gamasiphoides coniunctus Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides coniunctus Karg, 1976d: 15.
Gamasiphoides coniunctus.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg, 1996: 183; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2011a: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cuesta El Melón, [Valparaíso Province], 3
November 1965, under stones.
264. Gamasiphoides costai Lee and Hunter, 1974
Gamasiphoides costai Lee and Hunter, 1974: 302.
Gamasiphoides costai.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Ocean Island, Auckland Islands, 29
December 1962, on Stilbocarpa [Araliaceae] leaf mould.
265. Gamasiphoides femoralis (Banks, 1916)
Cyrtolaelaps femoralis Banks, 1916: 228.
Gamasiphis femoralis.— Womersley, 1942: 156; Lee, 1970: 49; Karg, 1987: 302; Karg,
1990: 333; Karg, 1993b: 173; Karg, 1995: 16.
Gamasiphis (Neogamasiphis) femoralis.— Womersley, 1956b: 518.
Gamasiphoides femoralis.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 302
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Evandale, Tasmania, in nest of
Rhytidoponera metallica (cited as Ectatomma metallicum) [Hymenoptera:
Formicidae].
300
266. Gamasiphoides gamasiphioides (Sheals, 1962)
Hydrogamasus gamasiphioides Sheals, 1962: 85.
Gamasiphoides gamasiphoides [sic].— Balogh, 1963: 487; Karg, 1976d: 4; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2011a: 25.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) gamasiphioides.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Gamasiphoides gamasiphioides.— Lee, 1970: 63; Karg, 1993a: 51.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Villa Mascardi, Parque Nacional Nahuel
Huapi, 4 March 1959, on Nothofagus dombeyi [Nothofagaceae].
267. Gamasiphoides leptogenitalis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphoides leptogenitalis Karg, 1993a: 48.
Gamasiphoides leptogenitalis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
268. Gamasiphoides linealis Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides linealis Karg, 1976d: 13.
Gamasiphoides linealis.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg, 1996: 182; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a:
25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Caquena, Tarapacá, 28 February 1965, in a moist
soil with manure.
269. Gamasiphoides longocuspis Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides longocuspis Karg, 1976d: 6.
Gamasiphoides longocuspis.— Karg, 1993a: 50; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Sapahuira [= Zapahuira?] (alt. 3,100 m),
Tarapacá, 1 December 1965, in soil trap.
270. Gamasiphoides longosetis Karg, 1976
301
Gamasiphoides longosetis Karg, 1976d: 5.
Gamasiphoides longisetis [sic].— Karg, 1976d: 5.
Gamasiphoides longosetis.— Karg, 1993a: 50; Karg, 1996: 180; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, base of Volcán Guallatiri, 29 November 1965,
under stones.
271. Gamasiphoides longoventris Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides longoventris Karg, 1976d : 12.
Gamasiphoides longoventris.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, foothill of Volcán Guallatiri, 29 December 1965,
under stones.
272. Gamasiphoides lootsi Halliday, 2005
Gamasiphoides lootsi Halliday, 2005: 42.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Collection of Mites, ARC Plant Protection Research
Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Hermanus, Western Cape, 28 August
1994, on clover Trifulium sp. [Fabaceae] and weeds.
273. Gamasiphoides macquariensis (Hirschmann, 1966)
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) macquariensis Hirschmann, 1966c: 25.
Gamasiphoides macquariensis.— Lee, 1970: 63; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 304; Karg, 1976d: 4;
Karg, 1993a: 50; Karg, 1996: 182; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 25.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
in litter of Pleurophyllum sp. [Asteraceae] in a subplateau.
274. Gamasiphoides octosetae Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides octosetae Karg, 1976d: 8.
Gamasiphoides octosetae.— Karg, 1993a: 50; Karg, 1996: 182; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2011a: 25.
302
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, 5 km from Cóncon, direction from Quintero,
Valparaiso Province, 10 October 1965, on humid rotten reed by the sea.
275. Gamasiphoides postanalis Karg, 1993
Gamasiphoides postanalis Karg, 1993a: 50.
Gamasiphoides postanalis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
276. Gamasiphoides procerus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
Gamasiphoides procerus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 24.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Paraguay, 50 m above Acaray waterfall, Ciudad del
Este [cited as Puerto Presidente Stroessner], 1965, in litter and soil from a liana
shrubbery.
277. Gamasiphoides propinquus (Womersley, 1956)
Gamasiphis (Gamasiphoides) propinqua Womersley, 1956b: 528.
Gamasiphoides propinqua.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 63; Karg, 1976d: 4; Karg, 1993a:
52; Karg, 1996: 183; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 26.
Gamasiphoides propinquus.— Lee, 1973: 8.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Belair National Park, Belair, South Australia,
September 1938, on moss.
278. Gamasiphoides rykei Halliday, 2005
Gamasiphoides rykei Halliday, 2005: 45.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Collection of Mites, ARC Plant Protection Research
Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
303
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, 18
August 1994, on clover Trifulium sp. [Fabaceae] and weeds in a roadside picnic area.
279. Gamasiphoides setosus Karg, 1976
Gamasiphoides setosus Karg, 1976d: 18.
Gamasiphoides setosus.— Karg, 1993a: 51; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011a: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, north slope of Cerro San Cristobal [cited as
Mount San Cristobal], Santiago, 26 September 1965, under stones.
Genus Gamasitus Womersley, 1956
Gamasitus Womersley, 1956b: 531 (described in Neoparasitidae Oudemans).
Gamasitus.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 187.
Type species: Gamasitus obscurus Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
280. Gamasitus obscurus Womersley, 1956
Gamasitus obscurus Womersley, 1956b: 531.
Gamasitus obscura.— Womersley, 1956b: 532.
Gamasitus obscurus.— Lee, 1970: 188.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Wellington, Tasmania, 2 December
1934, on moss.
Genus Geogamasus Lee, 1970
Geogamasus Lee, 1970: 92 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Geogamasus.— Karg, 1976a: 23; Karg, 1997a: 68; Karg, 1998: 189; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2011b: 214.
Type species: Geogamasus skoshi Lee, 1970, by original designation.
281. Geogamasus apophyseus Karg, 1976
304
Geogamasus apophyseus Karg, 1976a: 30.
Geogamasus apophyseus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cerillos, Santiago Province, 3 October 1965, in
soil.
282. Geogamasus arcus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus arcus Karg, 1976a: 33.
Geogamasus arcus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 23 November 1965, in moist
litter.
283. Geogamasus ardoris Karg, 1976
Geogamasus ardoris Karg, 1976a: 42.
Geogamasus ardoris.— Karg, 1997a: 69; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, El Manzano, Santiago Province, 30 October
1965, under equine excrements and under stones.
284. Geogamasus bicirrus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus bicirrus Karg, 1976a: 25.
Geogamasus bicirrus.— Karg, 1998: 191; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Arica, Arica Province, 20 November 1965, on
moss.
285. Geogamasus bisetosus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus bisetosus Karg, 1976a: 39.
Geogamasus bisetosus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 2 December 1965, in an
irrigation canal.
305
286. Geogamasus brevisetosus Karg, 1997
Geogamasus brevisetosus Karg, 1997a: 70.
Geogamasus brevisetosus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Quebrada La Plata, Maipú, Santiago Province,
28 September 1965, from unspecified substrate.
287. Geogamasus brevitondentis Karg, 1998
Geogamasus brevitondentis Karg, 1998: 189.
Geogamasus brevitondentis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Antisana (alt. 3,300 m), Pichincha Province,
15 April 1989, on dry moss and soil from rocks about 150 m above the level of the
brook, in an earthworm experimental station.
288. Geogamasus cochlearis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus cochlearis Karg, 1976a: 29.
Geogamasus cochlearis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Sapahuira [= Zapahuira?], Tarapacá, 1 December
1965, in soil trap.
289. Geogamasus coxalis (Sheals, 1962)
Gamasellus coxalis Sheals, 1962: 95.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) coxalis.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Geogamasus coxalis.— Lee, 1970: 95.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Puerto Blest, Parque Nacional Nahuel
Huapi, 7 March 1959, from unspecified substrate.
290. Geogamasus cuneatus Karg, 1998
Geogamasus cuneatus Karg, 1998: 191.
306
Geogamasus cuneatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Antisana (alt. 3,300 m), Pichincha Province,
15 April 1989, on scale-moss from a vertical wall in an earhworm experiment station.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
291. Geogamasus delamarei (Sheals, 1962)
Hydrogamasus delamarei Sheals, 1962: 89.
Hydrogamasus delamarea [sic].— Balogh, 1963: 489.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) delamarei.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Geogamasus delamarei.— Lee, 1970: 95; Karg, 1976a: 47; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b:
215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, from
unspecified substrate.
292. Geogamasus diffindentis Karg, 1997
Geogamasus diffindentis Karg, 1997a: 68.
Geogamasus diffindentis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Monts Koghi, 23 February 1977, from
unspecified substrate.
293. Geogamasus fibularis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus fibularis Karg, 1976a: 40.
Geogamasus fibularis.— Karg, 1997a: 70; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Panama, Cristóbal, [Colon], 12 September 1965, under
stones and branches in the coast.
294. Geogamasus filicuspidis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus filicuspidis Karg, 1976a: 24.
307
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 23 November 1965, in moist
litter.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
295. Geogamasus flagellatus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus flagellatus Karg, 1976a: 37.
Geogamasus flagellatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 2 December 1965, in soil trap
in a dry river bed.
296. Geogamasus foliaceus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus foliaceus Karg, 1976a: 44.
Geogamasus foliaceus.— Karg, 1997a: 69; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, La Unión, [Ranco Province], 26 October 1965,
in moist soil in a deep valley.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
297. Geogamasus forcipis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus forcipis Karg, 1976a: 33.
Geogamasus forcipis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá, 1
December 1965, in soil trap in a wet place.
298. Geogamasus fornix Halliday, 2001
Geogamasus fornix Halliday, 2001: 305.
Geogamasus fornix.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Bow Cave, Jenolan Caves, New South
Wales, 14 May 1988, in decomposing leaf litter along the sides of subterranean
streams inside the cave.
308
299. Geogamasus furcatius Karg, 1976
Geogamasus furcatius Karg, 1976a: 34.
Geogamasus furcatius.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Concón, Valparaiso Province, 10 October 1965,
on herbs.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
300. Geogamasus howardi Lee, 1970
Geogamasus howardi Lee, 1970: 96.
Geogamasus howardi.— Lee, 1973: 12; Karg, 1976a: 46; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b:
215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Mount Burr, South Australia, 30 May 1966,
in plant litter and soil in a Pinus radiata [Pinaceae] forest.
301. Geogamasus incisus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus incisus Karg, 1976a: 24.
Geogamasus incisus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Pelchuquin, Valdivia Province, 25 October 1965,
in moist soil.
302. Geogamasus levispiritus Karg, 1998
Geogamasus levispiritus Karg, 1998: 191.
Geogamasus levispiritus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta (alt. 4,100 m),
Pichincha Province, 14 April 1989, in felt-like debris from under dicotyledon plant
with big leaves and lilac flowers.
303. Geogamasus longifolii Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
309
Neogamasellevans longifolii Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, near Maracay, 1973, in detritus and soil in a
forest next to the park of the University.
304. Geogamasus longisetosus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus longisetosus Karg, 1976a: 35.
Geogamasus longisetosus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá,
25 November 1965, in peaty soil with gravel.
305. Geogamasus minimus Lee, 1973
Geogamasus minimus Lee, 1973: 12.
Geogamasus minimus.— Karg, 1976a: 46; Karg, 1997a: 68; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b:
215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 1968-1969, on moss or plant litter.
306. Geogamasus monocuspidis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus monocuspidis Karg, 1976a: 32.
Geogamasus monocuspidis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
on wet grass.
307. Geogamasus pentaspinosus Karg, 1979
Geogamasus pentaspinosus Karg, 1979: 212.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 24 April 1961, from a pasture at the edge of a Libocedrus [Cupressaceae]
forest.
310
308. Geogamasus pisciformis Karg, 1997
Geogamasus pisciformis Karg, 1997a: 70.
Geogamasus pisciformis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
on moist moss.
309. Geogamasus pugionis Karg, 1976
Geogamasus pugionis Karg, 1976a: 39.
Geogamasus pugionis.— Karg, 1997a: 69; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 215.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
in leaf litter under bushes on rocks.
310. Geogamasus reticulatus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus reticulatus Karg, 1976a: 36.
Geogamasus reticulatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
in litter under bushes.
311. Geogamasus skoshi Lee, 1970
Geogamasus skoshi Lee, 1970: 95.
Geogamasus skoshi.— Karg, 1976a: 47; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 216.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán,
Tucumán, November 1957, in soil.
312. Geogamasus trispinosus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus trispinosus Karg, 1976a: 27.
Geogamasus trispinosus.— Karg, 1998: 191; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
311
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Sapahuira [= Zapahuira?], Tarapacá, 24
November 1965, in peaty soil.
313. Geogamasus tuberosus Karg, 1976
Geogamasus tuberosus Karg, 1976a: 29.
Geogamasus tuberosus.— Karg, 1998: 191; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 214.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
under stones.
Genus Heterogamasus Trägårdh, 1907
Heterogamasus Trägårdh, 1907: 2 (family not specified in the description).
Heterogamasus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Lee, 1970: 156; Karg, 1977: 334.
Heterogamasus (Heterogamasus).— Lee, 1967: 500.
Type species: Heterogamasus claviger Trägårdh, 1907, by subsequent monotypy.
314. Heterogamasus calcarellus Lee, 1967
Heterogamasus (Heterogamasus) calcarellus Lee, 1967: 505.
Heterogamasus calcarellus.— Lee, 1970: 157; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 321.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cordillera Darwin, Isla Grande de Tierra del
Fuego, 27 February and 1 March 1962, in litter of a Nothofagus sp. [Nothofagaceae]
forest.
315. Heterogamasus claviger Trägårdh, 1907
Heterogamasus claviger Trägårdh, 1907: 2.
Heterogamasus (Heterogamasus) claviger.— Lee, 1967: 501.
Heterogamasus claviger.— Lee, 1970: 157; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 321.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorika Riksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Falkland Islands [South Atlantic Ocean], east of Port
Stanley, 25 February 1902, under stones.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
312
316. Heterogamasus euarmatus Karg, 1977
Heterogamasus euarmatus Karg, 1977: 337.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, km 636 of the Panamerican Road, near
Collipulli, Malleco Province, 27 October 1965, under manure.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
317. Heterogamasus inermus Karg, 1977
Heterogamasus inermus Karg, 1977: 335.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cuesta El Melón, [Valparaíso Province], 3
November 1965, in moist soil.
318. Heterogamasus spinosissimus (Balogh, 1963)
Gamasellus (?) spinosissimus [sic] Balogh, 1963: 489.
Heterogamasus (Heterogamasus) spinosissimus.— Lee, 1967: 501.
Heterogamasus spinosissimus.— Lee, 1970: 157.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron (alt. 1,150 m), El Bolson,
Rio Negro Province, 16 November 1961, in litter from Maytenus boaria
[Celastreaceae] forest with Berberis darwinii [Berberidaceae] and Nothofagus
antarctica [Nothofagaceae], near a spring.
Genus Heydeniella Richters, 1907
Heydeniella Richters, 1907: 281 (described in Parasitidae Oudemans).
Heydeniella.— Lee, 1970: 96.
Heydeniella crozentensis-complex.— Lee, 1970: 97.
Heydeniella (in part).— Karg, 1976c: 193.
Type species: Heydeniella crozetensis Richters, 1907, by subsequent monotypy.
319. Heydeniella crozetensis Richters, 1907
313
Heydeniella crozetensis Richters, 1907: 281.
Gamasiphis crozetensis.— Trägårdh, 1907: 10.
Heydeniella crozetensis.— Lee, 1970: 100; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 312; Karg, 1976c: 199.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: According to Lee (1970): 100, specimen probably destroyed.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Crozet Islands [southern Indian Ocean], Île de la
Possession, from unspecified substrate.
320. Heydeniella leei Karg, 1976
Heydeniella leei Karg, 1976c: 194.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, La Unión, [Ranco Province], 29 October 1965,
under manure.
321. Heydeniella loricata (Trägårdh, 1907)
Gamasiphis loricatus Trägårdh, 1907: 10.
Heydeniella loricata.— Lee, 1970: 101; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 312; Karg, 1976c: 199.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorika Riksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Falkland Islands [South Atlantic Ocean], east of Port
Stanley, 25 February 1902, under stones.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
322. Heydeniella sherrae Lee and Hunter, 1974
Heydeniella sherrae Lee and Hunter, 1974: 312.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Rose Island, Auckland Islands, 8 January
1963, in a rabbit burrow.
323. Heydeniella womersleyi Lee and Hunter, 1974
Heydeniella womersleyi Lee and Hunter, 1974: 314.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Ocean Island, Auckland Islands, 29
December 1962, on Stilbocarpa [Araliaceae] leaf mould.
314
Genus Hiniphis Lee, 1970
Hiniphis Lee, 1970: 157 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Hiniphis hinnus Lee, 1970, by original designation.
324. Hiniphis bipala Lee, 1973
Hiniphis bipala Lee, 1973: 24.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 5 or 12 August 1968, in plant litter.
325. Hiniphis hinnus Lee, 1970
Hiniphis hinnus Lee, 1970: 159.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near Beech Forest, Otway Ranges, Victoria,
9 December 1965, on moss in a Pinus radiata [Pinaceae] plantation.
Genus Hydrogamasellus Hirschmann, 1966
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) Hirschmann, 1966b: 6 (described in Eugamasidae
Hirschmann).
Hydrogamasellus.— Lee, 1970: 110; Karg, 1976b: 37; Karg, 1997a: 64; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 79.
Type species: Hydrogamasus antarcticus Trägårdh, 1907, by original designation.
326. Hydrogamasellus antarcticus (Trägårdh, 1907)
Hydrogamasus antarcticus Trägårdh, 1907: 12.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) antarcticus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7; Hunter, 1970: 61.
Hydrogamasus antarcticus.— Hunter, 1967a: 35; Hunter, 1967b: 31.
Hydrogamasellus antarcticus.— Lee, 1970: 115; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 316; Karg, 1976b:
53; Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Naturhistorika Riksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
315
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Paulet Island [Antarctic Peninsula], 15 January 1902, in
wet moss.
NOTE: Specimens reported by Womersley (1937): 17 as Hydrogamasus antarcticus were
described as Parasitiphis aurora Lee, 1970: 123.
327. Hydrogamasellus antennatus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus antennatus Karg, 1976b: 41.
Hydrogamasellus antennatus.— Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
on moss.
328. Hydrogamasellus armatissimus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus armatissimus Karg, 1976b: 37.
Hydrogamasellus armatissimus.— Karg, 1997a: 64; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Collipulli, Malleco Province, 27 October 1965,
under manure.
329. Hydrogamasellus avium Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus avium Karg, 1976b: 49.
Hydrogamasellus avium.— Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Collipulli, Malleco Province, 27 October 1965,
under stones.
330. Hydrogamasellus brevipilus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus brevipilus Karg, 1976b: 52.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, road to Valdivia, La Unión, [Ranco Province],
26 October 1965, between litter and pieces of wood.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
331. Hydrogamasellus brevispiritus Karg, 1998
316
Hydrogamasellus brevispiritus Karg, 1998: 191.
Hydrogamasellus brevispiritus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, between Pifo and Papallacta (alt. 4,100 m),
Pichincha Province, 14 April 1989, on moss from the soil.
332. Hydrogamasellus bullarmatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Hydrogamasellus bullarmatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 81.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, near Paramo, 1973, in detritus, litter and
moss.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
333. Hydrogamasellus calculus Karg, 1997
Hydrogamasellus calculus Karg, 1997a: 67.
Hydrogamasellus calculus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 83.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
under stones in a stream.
334. Hydrogamasellus cicatricosus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus cicatricosus Karg, 1976b: 44.
Hydrogamasellus cicatricosus.— Karg, 1997a: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, foothill of Volcán Guallatiri, 29 November 1965,
under stones.
335. Hydrogamasellus coleoptratus (Berlese, 1888)
Hypoaspis coleoptratus Berlese, 1888: 198.
Ologamasellus coleoptratus.— Berlese, 1916a: 162.
317
Hydrogamasellus coleoptratus.— Lee, 1970: 116; Karg, 1976b: 53; Karg, 1997a: 67; Karg
and Schorlemmer, 2009: 83.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Buenos Aires, under tree bark.
336. Hydrogamasellus conchatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Hydrogamasellus conchatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, University, Maracay, 1973, in forest litter
and humus.
337. Hydrogamasellus contingentis Karg, 1997
Hydrogamasellus contingentis Karg, 1997a: 67.
Hydrogamasellus contingentis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, road to Quintero, Concón, Valparaiso Province,
10 October 1965, under tree bark lying on the shore in a meadow near a creek.
338. Hydrogamasellus crozetensis (Richters, 1907)
Gamasellus crozetensis Richters, 1907: 279.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) crozetensis – Ryke, 1962b: 51.
Hydrogamasellus richtersi Lee, 1970: 115 [objective synonym — unjustified replacement
name for Gamasellus crozetensis Richters, 1907].
Hydrogamasellus crozetensis.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 316.
Hydrogamasellus richtersi.— Karg, 1976b: 52; Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg, 1998: 192; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: According to Lee (1970): 100, specimen probably destroyed.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Crozet Islands [southern Indian Ocean], Île de la
Possession, on moss.
339. Hydrogamasellus gaussi Lee, 1970
Hydrogamasellus gaussi Lee, 1970: 115.
318
Hydrogamasellus gaussi.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 316; Karg, 1976b: 53; Karg, 1997a: 65;
Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: According to Lee (1970): 100, specimen probably destroyed..
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Crozet Islands [southern Indian Ocean], Île de la
Possession, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Hydrogamasellus gaussi is a replacement name for Neoparasitus crozetensis Richters,
1907: 279 which became a junior homonym of Hydrogamasellus crozetensis
(Richters, 1907): 279, originally described (as Gamasellus crozetensis) on the same
page, but immediately before N. crozetensis.
340. Hydrogamasellus iaculi Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Hydrogamasellus iaculi Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 80.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Aracariguana [= Araçariguama, São Paulo
State?], 1970, in humus.
341. Hydrogamasellus longopilus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus longopilus Karg, 1976b: 50.
Hydrogamasellus longopilus.— Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, road to Valdivia, La Unión, [Ranco Province],
26 October 1965, between litter and pieces of wood.
342. Hydrogamasellus multospinosus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus multospinosus Karg, 1976b: 47.
Hydrogamasellus multospinosus.— Karg, 1997a: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 83.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cerro El Roble, Cordillera de la Costa, 29
September 1965, in litter.
343. Hydrogamasellus nasutus Karg, 1976
Hydrogamasellus nasutus Karg, 1976b: 45.
Hydrogamasellus nasutus.— Karg, 1997a: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 83.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Farellones, Santiago Province, 6 October 1965,
in litter.
344. Hydrogamasellus racovitzai (Trouessart, 1903)
Gamasus racovitzai Trouessart, 1903: 8.
Gamasellus racovitzai.— Trägårdh, 1907: 7; Hunter, 1970: 61.
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) racovitzai.— Berlese, 1917: 5.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) racovitzai.— Ryke, 1962b: 50; Hunter, 1967a: 35; Hunter, 1967b:
33.
Hydrogamasellus racovitzai.— Lee, 1970: 116; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 316; Karg, 1976b: 52;
Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg, 1998: 192; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
Zercon tuberculatus Trägårdh, 1907: 17 [junior synonymy by Hunter, 1967a: 35].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: H. racovitzai: Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; Z.
tuberculatus: Naturhistorika Riksmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: H. racovitzai: Gerlache Strait [Antarctic Peninsula], on
moss; Z. tuberculatus: Graham Land [Antarctic Peninsula], Mount Bransfield, 7
December 1902, on moss.
344a. Hydrogamasellus racovitzai neorcadensis Trouessart, 1912
Gamasellus racovitzai neo-orcadensis Trouessart, 1912: 86.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) racovitzai neo-orcadensis.— Ryke, 1962b: 50.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Laurie Island [Antarctic Circle], 18 December
1903, on moss on a cliff.
NOTE: Lee (1970): 117 suggested that this subspecies is the same as the nominal
subspecies
345. Hydrogamasellus stipulae Karg, 1998
Hydrogamasellus stipulae Karg, 1998: 191.
Hydrogamasellus stipulae.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Antisana (alt. 3,300 m), Pichincha Province,
15 April 1989, on dry moss and soil from rocks, ca. 150 m above the level of a brook
in an earthworm experiment station.
346. Hydrogamasellus striatus (Sheals, 1962)
Hydrogamasus striatus Sheals, 1962: 87.
Hydrogamasus striatus.— Balogh, 1963: 489.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) striatus.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Hydrogamasellus striatus.— Lee, 1970: 115; Karg, 1976b: 52; Karg, 1997a: 64; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, from
unspecified substrate.
347. Hydrogamasellus topali (Balogh, 1963)
Hydrogamasus topali Balogh, 1963: 489.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) topali.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Hydrogamasellus topali.— Lee, 1970: 115; Karg, 1976b: 53; Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron (alt. 360 m), El Bolson,
Rio Negro Province, 30 March 1961, in litter from a Libocedrus [Cupressaceae],
Lomatia [Proteaceae] and Aristotelia [Elaeocarpaceae] stand.
348. Hydrogamasellus ubatubaensis (Hirschmann, 1966)
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) ubatubaensis Hirschmann, 1966c: 31.
Hydrogamasellus ubatubaensis.— Lee, 1970: 115.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Ubatuba, [São Paulo State], on rocky coast.
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Genus Hydrogamasus Berlese, 1892
Hydrogamasus Berlese, 1892c: 5 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also
referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Hydrogamasus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton, 1952:
73; Ryke, 1962c: 160; Hirschmann, 1966b: 7; Lee, 1970: 64.
Hydrogamasus (Hydrogamasus).— Hirschmann, 1966b: 10.
Type species: Gamasus littoralis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881, by subsequent
designation (70.3 of International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) by Lee
(1970): 64, in replacement of Gamasus salinus Laboulbène, 1851, which had
been transferred to Pergamasus (Parasitidae) by Oudemans (1936): 163, but
which had been designated as the type species of Hydrogamasus by Vitzthum
(1943): 756; see explanation under Hydrogamasus littoralis.
349. Hydrogamasus giardi (Berlese and Trouessart, 1889)
Sejus giardi Berlese and Trouessart, 1889: 4.
Gamasus giardi.— Moniez, 1889: 193.
Hydrogamasus giardi.— Berlese, 1892c: 5; Berlese, 1892f: 72; Halbert, 1915: 65; Halbert,
1920: 121; Lee, 1970: 68; Karg, 1971: 352.
Hydrogamasus (Hydrogamasus) giardi.— Hirschmann, 1966c: 27.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: France, Wimereux, [Pas-de-Calais], on Balanus
balanoides [Crustacea: Archaeobalanidae].
350. Hydrogamasus kensleri Luxton, 1967
Hydrogamasus kensleri Luxton, 1967: 76.
Hydrogamasus kensleri.— Lee, 1970: 69; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 306.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Dominion Museum, Wellington, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Waimaru, Takatu Peninsula, North
Auckland, December 1964, in rock fissures on the upper shore.
351. Hydrogamasus littoralis (G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881)
Gamasus litoralis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881: 1078.
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Gamasus littoralis.— G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 48; G. Canestrini, 1885: 72;
Moniez, 1889: 186.
Hydrogamasus littoralis.— Berlese, 1892c: 6; Berlese, 1892f: 72; Halbert, 1920: 120; Lee,
1970: 68; Karg, 1993c: 374.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Lido de Venezia, under stones washed by salt
water in a lagoon.
NOTE1: In the original description, the species name was spelled as Gamasus litoralis. G.
Canestrini and R. Canestrini (1882): 537 unjustifiably (Article 33.3 of the fourth
edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) changed it to Gamasus
littoralis. All subsequent publications on the species used G. Canestrini and R.
Canestrini (1882)´s proposed spelling. Thus, because of the prevailing usage, G.
Canestrini and R. Canestrini (1882) spelling is maintained in this catalog.
NOTE2: Gamasus salinus Laboulbène, 1851: 297 had been regarded as senior synonym of
Gamasus littoralis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1881 by Oudemans (1902b): 286,
but Oudemans (1936): 163 revoked that synonymy and transferred the former species
to Pergamasus (Parasitidae).
352. Hydrogamasus vitzthumi Hirschmann, 1966
Hydrogamasus (Hydrogamasus) vitzthumi Hirschmann, 1966c: 25.
Hydrogamasus vitzthumi.— Lee, 1970: 68.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Porto di Duino, between algae on the jetty.
Genus Laelaptiella Womersley, 1956
Laelaptiella Womersley, 1956b: 512 (described in Ascaidae Oudemans).
Gamasiphis (Laelaptiella).— Domrow, 1957: 202.
Laelaptiella.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 70; Karg, 1976d: 21; Karg, 1993a: 54.
Type species: Laelaptiella anomala Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
353. Laelaptiella anomala Womersley, 1956
Laelaptiella anomala Womersley, 1956b: 512.
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Gamasiphis (Laelaptiella) anomala.— Domrow, 1957: 203.
Laelaptiella anomala.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 72; Karg, 1976d: 21; Karg, 1993a: 56.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, June 1935, from
unspecified substrate.
354. Laelaptiella cultrata Karg, 1993
Laelaptiella cultrata Karg, 1993a: 54.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Koumac, 15 February 1977, in litter of
a cave.
355. Laelaptiella eupodalia Karg, 1996
Laelaptiella eupodalia Karg, 1996: 180.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Hienghène, 1977, in litter.
356. Laelaptiella mackerrasae (Domrow, 1957)
Gamasiphis (Laelaptiella) mackerrasae Domrow, 1957: 202.
Laelaptiella mackerrasae.— Lee, 1970: 72; Karg, 1976d: 22; Karg, 1993a: 54.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,
19 August 1954, on leaf mould on cay.
357. Laelaptiella media Karg, 1976
Laelaptiella media Karg, 1976d: 22.
Laelaptiella media.— Karg, 1993a: 56.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cuesta El Melón, [Valparaíso Province], 3
November 1965, in litter.
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Genus Laelogamasus Berlese, 1905
Gamasus (Laelogamasus) Berlese, 1905a: 167 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae
Oudemans (also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Gamasus (Laelogamasus).— Berlese, 1906: 113.
Laelogamasus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Oudemans, 1939: 21; Vitzthum, 1943: 758; Baker
and Wharton, 1952: 64; Lee, 1970: 159.
Type species: Gamasus (Laelogamasus) simplex Berlese, 1905, by monotypy.
358. Laelogamasus simplex (Berlese, 1905)
Gamasus (Laelogamasus) simplex Berlese, 1905a: 167.
Gamasus (Laelogamasus) simplex.— Berlese, 1906: 115.
Laelogamasus simplex.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 64; Lee, 1970:
160.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) simplex.— Ryke, 1962b: 51.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Bogor [cited as Buitenzorg], Java, from
unspecified substrate.
Genus Litogamasus Lee, 1970
Litogamasus Lee, 1970: 160 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps setosus Kramer, 1898, by original designation.
359. Litogamasus falcipes Lee and Hunter, 1974
Litogamasus falcipes Lee and Hunter, 1974: 322.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Campbell Island, 1967, on rocky shore.
360. Litogamasus setosus (Kramer, 1898)
Cyrtolaelaps setosus Kramer, 1898a: 22.
Cyrtolaelaps (Cyrtolaelaps) setosus.— Ryke, 1962b: 10.
Litogamasus setosus.— Lee, 1970: 163; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 322.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Ushuaia, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego,
27 and 30 October 1892 and 9 December 1892, under stones at the mouth of the creek
above the flood line; in seashore; lowest low tide beach.
Genus Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967
Neogamasellevans Loots and Ryke, 1967b: 13 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Neogamasellevans.— Lee, 1970: 117; Karg, 1975: 117; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 70;
Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 211.
Type species: Neogamasellevans preendopodalis Loots and Ryke, 1967, by original
designation.
361. Neogamasellevans ammonis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Neogamasellevans ammonis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 71.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Paraguay, Botanical Garden, Asunción, 1966, in litter
and soil from a jungle.
362. Neogamasellevans armata Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Neogamasellevans armata Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 71.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Paraguay, Ciudad del Este [cited as Puerto Presidente
Stroessner], 1965, in litter of a thick jungle.
363. Neogamasellevans brevisetosa Karg, 1997
Neogamasellevans brevisetosa Karg, 1997a: 71.
Neogamasellevans brevisetosa.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Región de Tarapacá, 25 November 1965, in soil
trap.
364. Neogamasellevans brevitremata Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans brevitremata Karg, 1975: 125.
Neogamasellevans brevitremata.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá,
29 November 1965, on slimy algae sample from a small puddle with nematodes.
365. Neogamasellevans dentata Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans dentata Karg, 1975: 120.
Neogamasellevans dentata.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 74.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá, 1
December 1965, in soil trap under bushes in the northern highlands.
366. Neogamasellevans furcatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
Neogamasellevans furcatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 211.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, near Maracay, 30 March 1973, in detritus
and soil in a forest next to the park of the University.
367. Neogamasellevans gracilis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011
Neogamasellevans gracilis Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011b: 213.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Venezuela, near Maracay, 30 March 1973, in detritus
and soil in a forest next to the park of the University.
368. Neogamasellevans longipes Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
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Neogamasellevans longipes Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 70.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, near Barueri, [São Paulo State], 1970, in humus.
369. Neogamasellevans longocalcaris Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans longocalcaris Karg, 1975: 118.
Neogamasellevans longocalcaris.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 74.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá, 1
December 1965, in soil trap in a valley leading to the banks of the Lauca River in the
northern highlands.
370. Neogamasellevans macrochela Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans macrochela Karg, 1975: 127.
Neogamasellevans macrochela.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Sapahuira [= Zapahuira?] (alt. 3,100 m),
Tarapacá, 1 December 1965, in soil trap.
371. Neogamasellevans ornata Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans ornata Karg, 1975: 130.
Neogamasellevans ornata.— Karg, 1997a: 72; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, foothill of Volcán Guallatiri, 29 November 1965,
from unspecified substrate.
372. Neogamasellevans preendopodalis Loots and Ryke 1967
Neogamasellevans preendopodalis Loots and Ryke 1967b: 14.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) preendopodalis.— Hirschmann, 1968: 23.
Neogamasellevans praeendopodalis [sic].— Karg, 1975: 134.
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Neogamasellevans preendopodalis.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, in soil litter.
373. Neogamasellevans serrata Karg, 1975
Neogamasellevans serrata Karg, 1975: 131.
Neogamasellevans serrata.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 73.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Campamento Experimental Misituni, Tarapacá,
29 November 1965, in nematode samples from llama dung, near a water puddle.
374. Neogamasellevans xylebori Van Daele, 1976
Neogamasellevans xylebori Van Daele, 1976: 330.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoology Museum, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent,
Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, Merebelke, near Ghent, 18 February 1976, on
stems of Dracaena fragrans var. massangeana [Ruscaceae] cultivated under glass.
Genus Notogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965
Notogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965: 465 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Notogamasellus (Notogamasellus).— Loots and Ryke, 1965: 465; Lee, 1970: 164.
Type species: Notogamasellus (Notogamasellus) vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1965,
by original designation.
375. Notogamasellus vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1965
Notogamasellus (Notogamasellus) vandenbergi Loots and Ryke, 1965: 467.
Notogamasellus (Notogamasellus) vandenbergi.— Lee, 1970: 164.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, Limpopo [cited as
Transvaal], 1962 and 1963, in soil of the indigenous forest.
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Genus Ologamasus Berlese, 1888
Gamasus (Ologamasus) Berlese, 1888: 194 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae
Oudemans (also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Gamasus (Hologamasus).— Berlese, 1892f: 62.
Gamasus (Ologamasus).— Berlese, 1906: 242.
Ologamasus.— Berlese, 1913b: 202; Berlese, 1914: 137; Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Baker and
Wharton, 1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 84; Karg, 1976c: 185; Silva, Moraes
and Krantz, 2007: 61; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 74.
Ologamasus (Ologamasus).— Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73.
Type species: Gamasus aberrans Berlese, 1888, by subsequent designation by
Oudemans (1936): 165 in replacement of Gamasus calcaratus Koch, the type
species of Holoparasitus Oudemans, 1936: 164 (mentioned in Parasitidae
Oudemans).
Ologamasellus Berlese, 1914: 139 [junior synonymy by Oudemans, 1939: 22].
Ologamasellus.— Berlese, 1916a: 162.
Ologamaselus [sic].— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142.
Type species: Gamasus aberrans Berlese, 1888, by original designation.
376. Ologamasus aberrans (Berlese, 1888)
Gamasus aberrans Berlese, 1888: 194.
Gamasus (Hologamasus) aberrans.— Berlese, 1892f: 62.
Gamasellus aberrans.— Berlese, 1906: 274.
Ologamasellus aberrans.— Berlese, 1914: 139.
Ologamasus aberrans.— Oudemans, 1936: 165; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Ryke, 1962c: 160;
Lee, 1970: 89; Karg, 1976c: 186; Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007: 67; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Matto-grosso [= Mato Grosso? or Mato Grosso
do Sul?], under tree bark.
377. Ologamasus brevidigitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
330
Ologamasus brevidigitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 74.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, near Barueri, [São Paulo State], 1971, in humus.
378. Ologamasus brevisetosus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Ologamasus brevisetosus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 78.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ecuador, Cotopaxi, 1973, in litter, moss and detritus of
a paramo [= páramo, Spanish term for a Neotropical habitat of high altitude].
379. Ologamasus cananeiae Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007
Ologamasus cananeiae Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007: 61.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Cananéia, São Paulo State, 11 October 2000, in
forest litter.
380. Ologamasus cavei Sheals, 1962
Ologamasus cavei Sheals, 1962: 92.
Hydrogamasellus cavei.— Lee, 1970: 116; Karg, 1976b: 52; Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, from
unspecified substrate.
381. Ologamasus distorta (Karg, 1976)
Heydeniella distorta Karg, 1976c: 197.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, on the road to Valdivia, La Unión, [Ranco
Province], 26 October 1965, from unspecified substrate.
382. Ologamasus foliatus Karg, 1976
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Ologamasus foliatus Karg, 1976c: 186.
Ologamasus foliatus.— Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009:
79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Bofedal de Bacuyo [=Bofedal de Parinacota?],
Tarapacá, 26 November 1965, between algae.
383. Ologamasus lanceolatus (Karg, 1976)
Hydrogamasellus lanceolatus Karg, 1976b: 41.
Hydrogamasellus lanceolatus.— Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, La Unión, [Ranco Province], 26 October 1965,
in litter.
384. Ologamasus latoventer Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Ologamasus latoventer Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Paraguay, Botanical Garden, Asunción, 1966, in wet
soil-moss from shrubbery along a brooklet.
385. Ologamasus mahunkai (Karg, 1979)
Heydeniella mahunkai Karg, 1979: 208.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 13 November 1961, in litter at the lower edge of a Nothofagus pumilio
[Nothofagaceae] forest.
386. Ologamasus membranosus Karg, 1976
Ologamasus membranosus Karg, 1976c: 188.
Ologamasus membranosus.— Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Caquena, Tarapacá, 28 November 1965, in moist
soil under manure.
387. Ologamasus microcrinis (Karg, 1979)
Hydrogamasellus microcrinis Karg, 1979: 210.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 16 November 1961, in litter in a Maytenus boaria [Celastreaceae] forest
near a source.
388. Ologamasus postpilus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Ologamasus postpilus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 77.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, near Barueri, [São Paulo State], 1970, in humus.
389. Ologamasus simplicior (Berlese, 1914)
Ologamasellus simplicior Berlese, 1914: 140.
Ologamasus simplicior.— Lee, 1970: 89, Karg, 1976c: 192; Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007:
67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, La Plata [Buenos Aires Province], from
unspecified substrate.
390. Ologamasus simplicitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Ologamasus simplicitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 74.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, near Barueri, [São Paulo State], 1971, in nest of
Camponotus rufipes [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
391. Ologamasus striolatosimilis Karg, 1976
Ologamasus striolatosimilis Karg, 1976c: 190.
333
Ologamasus striolatosimilis.— Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007: 67; Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, foothill of Volcán Guallatiri, 29 November 1965,
under stones.
392. Ologamasus striolatus (Berlese, 1916)
Ologamasellus striolatus Berlese, 1916a: 163.
Ologamasus striolatus.— Lee, 1970: 90; Karg, 1976c: 192; Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007:
67; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 79.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, La Plata and Olavarría, Buenos Aires
Province, under stones.
393. Ologamasus testudinis (Karg, 1976)
Hydrogamasellus testudinis Karg, 1976b: 39.
Hydrogamasellus testudinis.— Karg, 1997a: 65; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 82.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Cuesta El Melón, [Valparaíso Province], 3
November 1965, on herbs.
394. Ologamasus trituberculatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Ologamasus trituberculatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 76.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Aracari-guana [=Araçariguama?, São Paulo
State], 1970, in humus.
Genus Onchogamasus Womersley, 1956
Onchogamasus Womersley, 1956a: 108 (described in Pseudoparasitidae Vitzthum).
Onchogamasus.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 188.
Type species: Onchogamasus communis Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
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395. Onchogamasus communis Womersley, 1956
Onchogamasus communis Womersley, 1956a: 108.
Onchogamasus communis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 190.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Queensland, 21 May to 2 June
1949, in soil debris.
396. Onchogamasus heterosetae Karg, 1996
Onchogamasus heterosetae Karg, 1996: 172.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, E. d‘Amien [= Napué Amien?], 24
February 1977, in a house.
397. Onchogamasus pumilio Lee, 1970
Onchogamasus pumilio Lee, 1970: 191.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Formby Bay, Yorke Peninsula, South
Australia, 3 November 1965, on moss beneath white mallee, Eucalyptus sp.
[Myrtaceae], scrub.
398. Onchogamasus quasicurtipilus Lee, 1970
Onchogamasus quasicurtipilus Lee, 1970: 193.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Otway Ranges, Victoria, 28 August 1965, on
moss and litter beneath tree ferns [Pteridophyta] and Eucalyptus sp. [Myrtaceae].
Genus Oriflammella Halliday, 2008
Oriflammella Halliday, 2008: 43 (described in Ologamasidae Ryke).
Type species: Oriflammella lutulenta Halliday, 2008, by original designation.
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399. Oriflammella lutulenta Halliday, 2008
Oriflammella lutulenta Halliday, 2008: 44.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Wishing Tree Track (28°14‘S, 153°08‘E),
O‘Reilly‘s, Lamington National Park, Queensland, 25 October 2006, in leaf litter in a
subtropical rainforest.
Genus Parasitiphis Womersley, 1956
Parasitiphis Womersley, 1956b: 535 (described in Pseudoparasitidae Vitzthum).
Parasitiphis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 118.
Type species: Parasitiphis littoralis Womersley, 1956, by original designation.
Hydrogamasus (Austrohydrogamasus) Hirschmann, 1966b: 10 [junior synonymy by Lee,
1970: 118].
Type species: Hydrogamasus (Austrohydrogamasus) watsoni Hirschmann, 1966, by
original designation.
400. Parasitiphis aurora Lee, 1970
Parasitiphis aurora Lee, 1970: 123.
Parasitiphis aurora.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 316.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica],
28 October 1913, between tidemarks.
NOTE: Described based on specimens reported by Womersley (1937): 17 as Hydrogamasus
antarcticus Trägårdh, 1907.
401. Parasitiphis brunneus (Kramer, 1898)
Laelaps brunneus Kramer, 1898a: 24.
Parasitiphis brunneus.— Lee, 1970: 121; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 318.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Ushuaia, [Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego],
27 October and 13 November 1892, in roots of mangrove in a sea beach.
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402. Parasitiphis jeanneli (André, 1947)
Gamasellus jeanneli André, 1947: 70.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) jeanneli.— Ryke, 1962b: 55.
Parasitiphis jeanneli.— Lee, 1970: 124; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 318.
Hydrogamasus (Austrohydrogamasus) watsoni Hirschmann, 1966c: 25 [junior synonymy by
Lee, 1970: 124].
Hydrogamasus (Austrohydrogamasus) watsoni.— Hunter, 1970: 62.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: P. jeanneli: Muséum National d‘Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; H.
(A.) watsoni: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: P. jeanneli: Kerguelen Islands [Indian Ocean], Port
Hopeful, Port Louison and Île du Port, 10, 13 and 18 February 1939, on stones at low
tide; Macquarie Island [between Australia and Antarctica], on algae on coastal rocks;
under rocks on the beach; in mud; in nest of Pachyptila desolata [Aves:
Procellariidae]; in litter of Colobanthus muscoides [Caryophyllaceae], Poa annina and
Poa foliosa [Poaceae].
403. Parasitiphis littoralis Womersley, 1956
Parasitiphis littoralis Womersley, 1956b: 536.
Parasitiphis littoralis.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 123.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, mouth of American River, Kangaroo Island,
South Australia, January 1946, on littoral zone.
Genus Periseius Womersley, 1961
Periseius Womersley, 1961: 198 (described in Neoparasitidae Oudemans).
Periseius.— Hirschmann, 1966a: 2; Lee, 1970: 166; Karg, 1994a: 125.
Periseius (Periseius).— Hirschmann, 1966a: 5; Lee, 1970: 166.
Type species: Periseius littorale Womersley, 1961, by original designation [junior
synonym of Periseius hammeni (Womersley, 1961)].
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Psammonsela Haq, 1965: 413 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans) [junior synonymy by
Hirschmann, 1966a: 5].
Periseius (Psammonsela).— Hirschmann, 1966a: 5; Lee, 1970: 168.
Type species: Psammonsella nobskae Haq, 1965, by original designation.
404. Periseius brasiliensis Hirschmann, 1966
Periseius (Periseius) brasiliensis Hirschmann, 1966c: 37.
Periseius (Periseius) braziliensis [sic].— Lee, 1970: 167.
Periseius brasiliensis.— Karg, 1994a: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, Recife, [Pernambuco State], in coastal soil.
405. Periseius hammeni (Womersley, 1961)
Cyrtolaelaps hammeni Womersley, 1961: 190.
Periseius hammeni.— Lee, 1970: 167; Karg, 1994a: 125.
Periseius (Periseius) hammeni.— Lee, 1970: 167.
Periseius littorale Womersley, 1961: 198 [junior synonymy by Lee, 1970: 167].
TYPE DEPOSITORY: P. hammeni and P. littorale: Leiden Museum, Leiden, Netherlands.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: P. hammeni and P. littorale: New Guinea, near the
Royal Netherlands Naval Base, Biak Island, 1953, on Cladophora socialis
[Cladophoraceae] and red algae [Eukaryote: Rhodophyta] on the stones in the
intertidal zone.
406. Periseius nobskae (Haq, 1965)
Psammonsella nobskae Haq, 1965: 413.
Periseius nobskae – Hirschmann, 1966a: 2; Karg, 1994a: 125.
Periseius (Psammonsella) nobskae.— Hirschmann, 1966a: 5; Lee, 1970: 169.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Nobska Beach, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in
beach sand.
407. Periseius plumosus Karg, 1994
Periseius plumosus Karg, 1994a: 124.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Galapagos Islands, Fernandina Island, 18 March 1985,
on grass and dry sand in a riparian zone.
408. Periseius schusteri Hirschmann, 1966
Periseius (Psammonsella) schusteri Hirschmann, 1966c: 37.
Periseius (Psammonsella) schusteri.— Lee, 1970: 169.
Periseius schusteri.— Karg, 1994a: 125.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Hirschmann‘s Milbensammlung, Nuremberg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Croatia, Saint Andrew's Island, Rovinj, in sand and
gravel; Greece, Epidaurus, Argolis, Peloponnese; Greece, Nea Krini, Thessaloniki Urban
Area; France, Carro and Marseille.
Genus Pilellus Lee, 1970
Pilellus Lee, 1970: 169 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) rykei Hunter, 1967, by original designation.
409. Pilellus rugipellis Lee and Hunter, 1974
Pilellus rugipellis Lee and Hunter, 1974: 324.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomology Division, DSIR, Auckland, New Zealand.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Zealand, Hooker Hills, Auckland Island, 11
February 1963, on moss Dicronoloma billardieri [Dicranaceae].
410. Pilellus rykei (Hunter, 1967)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) rykei Hunter, 1967b: 34.
Gamasellus rykei.— Hunter, 1970: 61.
Pilellus rykei.— Lee, 1970: 170; Lee and Hunter, 1974: 324.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Sandwich Islands [Southern Atlantic Ocean],
Candlemas Island, 15 March 1964, on Polytrichum alpinum [Polytrichaceae] mat.
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Genus Podonotogamasellus Loots and Ryke, 1965
Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus) Loots and Ryke, 1965: 471 (described in
Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus).— Lee, 1970: 165.
Type species: Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus) magoebaensis Loots and Ryke,
1965, by original designation.
411. Podonotogamasellus magoebaensis (Loots and Ryke, 1965)
Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus) magoebaensis Loots and Ryke, 1965: 471.
Notogamasellus (Podonotogamasellus) magoebaensis.— Lee, 1970: 165.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institute for Zoological Research of the Potchefstroom University,
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Magoebaskloof, Limpopo [cited as
Transvaal], 1962 and 1963, in soil in the indigenous forest.
Genus Pyriphis Lee, 1970
Pyriphis Lee, 1970: 125 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Ologamasus pyrenoides Lee, 1966, by original designation.
412. Pyriphis pyrenoides (Lee, 1966)
Ologamasus pyrenoides Lee, 1966: 222.
Pyriphis pyrenoides.— Lee, 1970: 126.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Beachamps Falls, Otway Ranges, Victoria,
19 January 1962, from ―antarctic beech‖ (Nothofagus cunninghamii) [Nothofagaceae]
litter.
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Queenslandolaelaps Womersley, 1956
Queenslandolaelaps Womersley, 1956a: 109 (described in Neoparasitidae Oudemans).
Queenslandolaelaps.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 195.
Type species: Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi Womersley, 1956, by original
designation.
413. Queenslandolaelaps berlesei Womersley, 1956
Queenslandolaelaps berlesei Womersley, 1956a: 111.
Neogamasellevans berlesei.— Lee, 1970: 203.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Queensland, 31 May to 10 June
1949, in soil debris.
414. Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi Womersley, 1956
Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi Womersley, 1956a: 109.
Queenslandolaelaps vitzthumi.— Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Brookfield, Queensland, 31 May to 10 June
1949, in soil debris.
Genus Rhodacaroides Willmann
Rhodacaroides Willmann, 1959: 97 (presumed to be described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaroides).— Ryke, 1962c: 156.
Rhodacaroides.— Lee, 1970: 170; Karg, 1977: 328; Karg, 1979: 197.
Rhodacaroides (Rhodacaroides).— Karg, 1977: 329; Karg, 1979: 198.
Type species: Rhodacaroides aegyptiacus Willmann, 1959, by original designation.
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) Karg, 1977: 329.
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides).— Karg, 1979: 198.
Type species: Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) calidus Karg, 1977, by original
designation [cited as Rhodacarus calidus].
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Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) Karg, 1977: 330.
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides).— Karg, 1979: 198.
Type species: Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) coniunctus Karg, 1977, by original
designation.
415. Rhodacaroides aegyptiacus Willmann, 1959
Rhodacaroides aegyptiacus Willmann, 1959: 98.
Rhodacarus (Rhodacaroides) aegyptiacus.— Ryke, 1962c: 156.
Rhodacaroides aegyptiacus.— Lee, 1970: 172.
Rhodacaroides (Rhodacaroides) aegyptiacus.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologisches Institut der Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, Hurghada, coast of the Red Sea, 28 March 1956,
in coastal groundwater.
416. Rhodacaroides brevispiritus Karg, 1977
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) brevispiritus Karg, 1977: 331.
Rhodacaroides brevispiritus.— Karg, 1977: 331.
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) brevispiritus.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa, Tarapacá, 2 December 1965, on the
bushes at the edge of a marsh.
417. Rhodacaroides calidus Karg, 1977
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) calidus Karg, 1977: 330.
Rhodacarus calidus.— Karg, 1977: 329.
Rhodacaroides calidus.— Karg, 1977: 329.
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) calidus.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, La Rinconada, Santiago Province, 28
September1965, on moss and soil on rocks.
418. Rhodacaroides coniunctus Karg, 1977
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) coniunctus Karg, 1977: 333.
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Rhodacaroides coniunctus.— Karg, 1977: 332.
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) coniunctus.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa (alt. 1,000 m), Tarapacá, 2 December
1965, in soil trap.
419. Rhodacaroides costai (Sheals, 1962)
Rhodacarus costai Sheals, 1962: 85.
Rhodacaroides costai.— Lee, 1970: 203.
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) costai.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Parque Nacional Los Arrayanes, 2 May
1959, in soil.
420. Rhodacaroides crinitus Karg, 1979
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) crinitus Karg, 1979: 199.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, Cerro Piltriquitron, El Bolson, Rio Negro
Province, 24 April 1961, in soil of a pasture at the edge of a Libocedrus
[Cupressaceae] forest.
421. Rhodacaroides leptinochaetus (Ma, 2005)
Gamasellus leptinochaetus Ma, 2005b: 538.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Base of Plague and Brucellosis Control, Baicheng City,
China.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: China, Tai‘an (36°15‘N, 117°08‘E), Shandong
Province, July 2000, under fallen leaves.
422. Rhodacaroides levis Karg, 1977
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) levis Karg, 1977: 333.
Rhodacaroides levis.— Karg, 1977: 334.
Rhodacaroides (Nodacaroides) levis.— Karg, 1979: 198.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Chile, Azapa (alt. 2,000 m), Tarapacá, 2 December
1965, in soil trap.
423. Rhodacaroides minyaspis Lee, 1973
Rhodacaroides minyaspis Lee, 1973: 26.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty (alt. 715 m),
Adelaide, South Australia, 12 August 1968, in plant litter.
424. Rhodacaroides unguellus Karg, 1979
Rhodacaroides (Tenacaroides) unguellus Karg, 1979: 200.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Ungarisches Naturwissenschaftliches Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Argentina, foothill of Cerro Pirque, Chubut Province, 3
April 1961, under stones in a meadow.
Genus Rykellus Lee, 1970
Rykellus Lee, 1970: 126 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Rykellus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
Type species: Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) darglensis Ryke, 1962, by original
designation.
425. Rykellus brevipellitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Rykellus brevipellitus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 69.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, near Barueri, [São Paulo State], 1971, in nest of
Camponotus rufipes [Hymenoptera: Formicidae].
426. Rykellus darglensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) darglensis Ryke, 1962b: 39.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) darglensis.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Rykellus darglensis.— Lee, 1970: 127; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 70.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Dargle, KwaZulu-Natal, November 1942,
in litter.
427. Rykellus nkandhlaensis (Ryke, 1962)
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) nkandhlaensis Ryke, 1962b: 42.
Gamasellus (Hydrogamasellus) nkandhlaensis.— Hirschmann, 1966b: 7.
Rykellus nkandhlaensis.— Lee, 1970: 127; Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 70.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Nkandhla Forest, KwaZulu-Natal,
November 1940, in litter.
Genus Sessiluncus G. Canestrini, 1898
Sessiluncus G. Canestrini, 1898: 486 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae Oudemans
(also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)].
Gamasellus (Sessiluncus).— Berlese, 1905a: 168.
Sessiluncus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Vitzthum, 1943: 758; Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970:
175; Bregetova, 1977a: 311; Nasr and Afifi, 1984: 17; Zaher, 1986: 30.
Type species: Gamasus heterotarsus G. Canestrini, 1897, by subsequent monotypy.
428. Sessiluncus abalaae Datta and Bhattacharjee, 1991
Sessiluncus abalaae Datta and Bhattacharjee, 1991: 721.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Jorhat, Assam, 4 March 1984, in leaf litter.
429. Sessiluncus aegypticus Nasr and Afifi, 1984
Sessiluncus aegypticus Nasr and Afifi, 1984: 18.
Sessiluncus aegypticus.— Zaher, 1986: 31.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Egypt, Mallawi, Minya Governorate, in soil cultivated
with sugar cane Saccharum officinarum L. [Poaceae].
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430. Sessiluncus bengalensis Bhattacharyya, 1977
Sessiluncus bengalensis Bhattacharyya, 1977a: 47.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Uluberia, Howrah District, West Bengal, 12
March 1965, in soil litter of straw and cowdung.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
431. Sessiluncus calcuttaensis Bhattacharyya, 1977
Sessiluncus calcuttaensis Bhattacharyya, 1977a: 44.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Esplanade, Calcutta, West Bengal, 11 June 1965,
in soil mixed with grass roots.
432. Sessiluncus cavensis Willmann, 1940
Sessiluncus cavensis Willmann, 1940: 213.
Sessiluncus cavensis.— Willmann, 1941: 23; Lee, 1970: 178; Bregetova, 1977a: 314; Nasr
and Afifi, 1984: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Petrinja, 25 March 1913, in a
cave.
433. Sessiluncus colchicus Bregetova, 1977
Sessiluncus colchicus Bregetova, 1977a: 314.
Sessiluncus colchicus.— Nasr and Afifi, 1984: 18.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Akhun Montain, Krasnodar, 19 March 1962,
near the trunk of a hornbeam, Carpinus sp. [Betulaceae].
434. Sessiluncus femoralis Bhattacharyya, 1977
Sessiluncus femoralis Bhattacharyya, 1977a: 46.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Bandel, Hooghly District, West Bengal, 16
February 1966, in straw litter.
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435. Sessiluncus heterotarsus (G. Canestrini, 1897)
Gamasus heterotarsus G. Canestrini, 1897: 473.
Sessiluncus heterotarsus.— G. Canestrini, 1898: 486; Ryke, 1962c: 160; Lee, 1970: 178;
Nasr and Afifi, 1984: 18.
Gamasellus (Sessiluncus) heterotarsus.— Berlese, 1905a: 168; Vitzthum, 1926a: 5.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Papua New Guinea, Madang [cited as Friedrich-
Wilhelmshafen], from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: According to Lee (1970): 184, the specimens reported by Domrow (1957): 202 as
Sessiluncus heterotarsus are Antennolaelaps testudo Lee, 1970.
436. Sessiluncus holostaspoides Canestrini, 1884
Gamasus holostaspoides Canestrini, 1884 apud Bregetova, 1977a: 314.
Sessiluncus holostaspoides.— Bregetova, 1977a: 314.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy apud Bregetova, 1977a: 314.
437. Sessiluncus hungaricus Karg, 1964
Sessiluncus hungaricus Karg, 1964: 73.
Sessiluncus hungaricus.— Lee, 1970: 178; Bregetova, 1977a: 313; Karg, 1993c: 378.
Sessiluncus hangaricus [sic].— Nasr and Afifi, 1984: 17.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Hungary, Tihany, 24 July 1962, in litter under oak,
Quercus sp. [Fagaceae] bushes.
438. Sessiluncus indicus Bhattacharyya, 1977
Sessiluncus indicus Bhattacharyya, 1977a: 43.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, India.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Botanical Garden, Shibpur, Howrah District,
West Bengal, 24 December 1964, in soil beneath Musa sp. [Musaceae].
439. Sessiluncus leei Datta and Bhattacharjee, 1991
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Sessiluncus leei Datta and Bhattacharjee, 1991: 724.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: India, Lumding, Assam, 8 March 1984, in leaf litter.
440. Sessiluncus oculatus Vitzthum, 1935
Sessiluncus oculatus Vitzthum, 1935: 150.
Sessiluncus oculatus.— Bhattacharyya, 1965: 151; Lee, 1970: 178; Bhattacharyya, 1977a: 47.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: French Polynesia, Papara-Tal, four miles from the
coast, Tahiti, 21 December 1928, on Zingiber sp. [Zingiberaceae].
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
441. Sessiluncus reticulatus Loots, 1980
Sessiluncus reticulatus Loots, 1980: 750.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Musée Royal de l‘Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Seychelles [Indian Ocean], Morne Blanc, Mahé Centre
(alt. 667 m), 24-25 August 1972, from unspecified substrate.
Genus Solugamasus Lee, 1973
Solugamasus Lee, 1973: 28 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans).
Type species: Solugamasus mustela Lee, 1973, by original designation.
442. Solugamasus mustela Lee, 1973
Solugamasus mustela Lee, 1973: 28.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, near First Waterfall, Waterfall Gully,
Adelaide, South Australia, 9 May 1968 and 30 January 1969, on moss and plant litter.
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Genus Stylochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882
Stilochirus G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 56 [described in Parasitidae Oudemans
(also referred to as Gamasidae Leach), mentioned in the original description of the
genus as family Gamasini Canetrini and Fanzago].
Stilochirus.— G. Canestrini, 1885: 57.
Stylochirus.— Berlese, 1892e: 13; Berlese, 1892f: 45; Lee, 1970: 198; Karg, 1971: 351;
Bregetova, 1977a: 310; Mašán and Kaluz, 2001: 488.
Type species: Stilochirus rovennensis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882, by
subsequent monotypy.
Iphidosoma Berlese, 1892d: 5 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also
referred to as Gamasidae Leach)] [junior synonymy by Mašán and Kaluz, 2001: 484].
Iphidosoma.— Karg, 1971: 119; Bregetova, 1977b: 563; Karg, 1993c: 94; Mašán and
Halliday, 2010: 98.
Type species: Holostapis fimetaria Müller, 1860, by subsequent designation.
Physallolaelaps Berlese, 1908: 13 [described in Parasitidae Oudemans (also referred to as
Gamasidae Leach), mentioned in the original description of the genus as Gamasidi]
[junior synonymy by Lee, 1970: 198].
Physallolaelaps.— Athias-Henriot, 1961b: 256; Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Type species: Physallolaelaps ampulliger Berlese, 1908, by monotypy.
Gamasiphis (Periphis) Berlese, 1914: 142 (described in Cyrtolaelaptini Berlese) [junior
synonymy by Lee, 1970: 198].
Periphis.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Oudemans, 1939: 22; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and
Wharton, 1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Gamasiphis (Periphis).— Trägårdh, 1952: 54; Womersley, 1956b: 517.
Type species: Iphis haemisphaericus Koch, 1839, by monotypy.
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Gamasiphis (Epiphis) Berlese, 1916b: 302 [presumed to be described in Parasitidae
Oudemans (also referred to as Gamasidae Leach)] [junior synonymy by Lee, 1970:
198].
Epiphis.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Oudemans, 1939: 22; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and
Wharton, 1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 159; Kethley, 1983: 2600.
Gamasiphis (Epiphis).— Womersley, 1956b: 517.
Type species: Gamasiphis (Epiphis) rarior Berlese, 1916, by monotypy.
Gamasiphis (Megaliphis) Willman, 1938: 161 (described in Parasitidae Oudemans) [junior
synonymy by Lee, 1970: 198].
Megaliphis.— Oudemans, 1939: 21; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73;
Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Gamasiphis (Megaliphis).— Trägårdh, 1952: 55; Womersley, 1956b: 517.
Type species: Gamasiphis (Megaliphis) giganteus Willmann, 1938, by monotypy.
NOTE: In the original description, the genus name was spelled as Stilochirus. Berlese (1882):
2 unjustifiably (Article 33.3 of the fourth edition of the International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature) changed it to Stylochirus. All subsequent publications on
the species of this genus used Berlese‘s proposed spelling. Thus, because of the
prevailing usage, Berlese‘s spelling is maintained in this catalog.
443. Stylochirus ampulliger (Berlese, 1908)
Physallolaelaps ampulliger Berlese, 1908: 13.
Physallolaelaps ampulliger.— Berlese, 1913a: 84; Athias-Henriot, 1961b: 257; Ryke, 1962c:
160.
Stylochirus ampulliger.— Lee, 1970: 200.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Vallombrosa, [Reggelo, Florense Province], from
unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the adult male.
444. Stylochirus caucasicus Bregetova, 1977
Stylochirus caucasicus Bregetova, 1977a: 311.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-
Petersburg, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, Lagodekhi Nature Reserve, 6 October 1960,
from unspecified substrate.
445. Stylochirus fimetarius (Müller, 1859)
Holostapis fimetaria Müller, 1860: 182.
Poecilochirus fimetarius.— G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 57; G. Canestrini, 1885:
98.
Iphidosoma fimetarium.— Berlese, 1892d: 5; Willmann, 1941: 31; Karg, 1971: 121;
Bregetova, 1977b: 564; Karg, 1993c: 95.
Gamasoides fimetarium.— Schweizer, 1922: 34.
Iphidiosoma [sic] fimetarium.— Schweizer, 1961: 144.
Stylochirus fimetarius.— Mašán and Kaluz, 2001: 484; Mašán and Halliday, 2010: 98.
Copriphis janetscheki Schmölzer, 1956: 544 [junior synonymy by Kethley, 1983: 2599].
Copriphis janetski [sic].— Kethley, 1983: 2599.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: S. fimetarius: Author´s private collection; C. janetscheki: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: S. fimetarius: Czech Republic, Brno [cited as Brünn],
Moravia [cited as Mähren]; Czech Republic, Sudetes [cited as Sudeten], on Aphodius
fimetarius [Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae], Molytes germanus [Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Molytinae] and Carabus glabratus [Coleoptera: Carabidae]; C. janetscheki: France,
the steep ridge to Le Flambeau, Refuge Temple-Ecrins, [Écrins National Park],
Dauphiné Alps, 31 July 1951, in patches of grass under a vertical wall in a Curvuletum
area.
446. Stylochirus giganteus (Willmann, 1938)
Gamasiphis (Megaliphis) giganteus Willmann, 1938: 161.
Megaliphis giganteus.— Oudemans, 1939: 21; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker and Wharton,
1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 160; Willmann, 1953: 456.
Stylochirus giganteus.— Lee, 1970: 200; Karg, 1971: 351; Karg, 1993c: 376; Mašán and
Kaluz, 2001: 488.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Slovakia, Skalka Berg (alt. 1,188 m), Kremnica, from
unspecified substrate.
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447. Stylochirus haemisphaericus (Koch, 1839)
Iphis haemisphaericus Koch, 1839d: 16.
Eumaeus hemisphaericus [sic].— Koch, 1842: 95.
Gamasiphis (Periphis) haemisphaericus.— Berlese, 1914: 142.
Periphis haemisphaericus.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Willman, 1938: 149.
Periphis hemisphaericus [sic].— Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 160.
Stylochirus haemisphaericus.— Lee, 1970: 201.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, in marshy meadows near ditches or water
containers.
448. Stylochirus minor (Willmann, 1953)
Megaliphis minor Willmann, 1953: 456.
Stylochirus minor.— Lee, 1970: 200; Karg, 1971: 351; Karg, 1993c: 378; Mašán and Kaluz,
2001: 488.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Grieswiesalm, 15 May 1940, in litter of
Calluna [Ericaceae], Vaccinium [Ericaceae] and Rosa [Rosaceae].
449. Stylochirus rarior (Berlese, 1916)
Gamasiphis (Epiphis) rarior Berlese, 1916b: 303.
Epiphis rarior.— Vitzthum, 1931a: 142; Oudemans, 1939: 22; Vitzthum, 1943: 756; Baker
and Wharton, 1952: 73; Ryke, 1962c: 159; Kethley, 1983: 2600.
Stylochirus rarior.— Lee, 1970: 201.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Columbia, Missouri, 1904-1906, on leaf mould.
450. Stylochirus rovennensis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882
Stilochirus rovennensis G. Canestrini and R. Canestrini, 1882: 56.
Stilochirus rovennensis.— G. Canestrini, 1885: 100.
Stylochirus rovennensis.— Berlese, 1892e: 13; Lee, 1970: 200; Bregetova, 1977a: 310;
Mašán and Kaluz, 2001: 488.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
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TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Monte Rovenna, Val di Non, Province of Trento,
on moss.
Species incertae sedis
001. Asca muricata Fox, 1947
.Asca muricata Fox, 1947: 600
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) muricatus.— Ryke, 1961a: 109.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Entomological Collection of the School of Tropical Medicine, San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Puerto Rico, San Juan, 16 May 1947, from Rattus
norvegicus [Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae].
002. Cyrtolaelaps dama Berlese, 1905
Cyrtolaelaps dama Berlese, 1905a: 168.
Cyrtolaelaps dama.— Ryke, 1962b: 13.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Tjibodas, from unspecified substrate.
003. Cyrtolaelaps paraster Costa, 1961
Cyrtolaelaps paraster Costa, 1961: 275.
Cyrtolaelaps paraster.— Lee, 1970: 150; Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977a: 304; Chelebiev,
1984: 141.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Parasitology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Israel, Mishmar HaEmek, 3 January 1956, in nest of
Microtus guentheri [Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae].
004. Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) armatus Berlese, 1904
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) armatus Berlese, 1904: 279.
Digamasellus armatus.— Hirschmann, 1954b: 246; Franz, 1954: 341.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) armatus.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
Gamasellus spalacis Oudemans, 1912: 261 [objective synonym — unjustified replacement
name].
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Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) spalacis.— Ryke, 1962b: 52.
Gamasellus spalacis.— Lee, 1970: 150.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: National Museum of Natural History – Naturalis, Leiden, Netherlands.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Bremen, in a mole nest [Mammalia:
Talpidae].
NOTE: Described on the basis of specimens reported by Oudemans (1904): 78 as adult male
of Parasitus spinipes (Koch).
005. Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) grabouwensis Ryke, 1964
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) grabouwensis Ryke, 1964: 351.
Gamasellus grabouwensis.— Lee, 1970: 135.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Department of Parasitology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Africa, Grabouw, Western Cape [cited as Cape
Province], January 1955, in a dry flower of Protea mellifera [Proteaceae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
006. Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus?) iphidiformis Berlese, 1904.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus?) iphidiformis [sic] Berlese, 1904: 261.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Boboli Gardens, Florence, in litter.
007. Gamasellus curvicrinus Berlese, 1911
Gamasellus curvicrinus Berlese, 1911: 433.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) curvicrinus.— Ryke, 1962b: 52.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Indonesia, Java, on a unidentified Chrysomelidae
[Coleoptera].
008. Gamasellus gressitti Hunter, 1970
Gamasellus gressitti Hunter, 1970: 63.
Litogamasus gressitti.— Lee and Hunter, 1974: 324.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: South Georgia [southern Atlantic Ocean], Fresh Water
Bay, Bird Island, 7 April 1963, from Pachyptila desolata [Aves: Procellariidae].
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009. Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920
Gamasellus inermis Halbert, 1920: 117.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) inermis.— Ryke, 1962a: 103.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: The National Museum, Dublin, Ireland.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Ireland, Malahide, February and September 1919, in
fissures and between flakes [sic] on the seashore in an intertidal zone.
010. Gamasellus mycophagus Cooreman, 1942
Gamasellus mycophagus Cooreman, 1942: 11.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) mycophagus.— Ryke, 1962b: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Belgium, Gembloux, September 1942, in Inonotus
hispidus [Fungi: Hymenochaetaceae] in decomposition.
011. Gamasellus vulgaris Vitzthum, 1918
Gamasellus vulgaris Vitzthum, 1918: 9.
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) vulgaris.— Ryke, 1962b: 53.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Author´s private collection.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Germany, Weimar, 1913, on Stomoxys calcitrans
[Diptera: Muscidae] and in litter; Sofia, Bulgaria, 1913, on Musca domestica [Diptera:
Muscidae].
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
012. Gamasellus (Di) cultriger Lombardini, 1940
Gamasellus (Di) cultriger Lombardini, 1940: 13.
Cyrtolaelaps (Digamasellus) cultriger.— Ryke, 1962a: 107.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Brazil, under the elytron of a passalid beetle
[Coleoptera].
NOTE: Described from the nymph.
013. Gamasus rotundatus Dugès, 1834
Gamasus rotundatus Dugès, 1834: 29.
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Gamasus rotundatus.— Lucas, 1840: 481.
Sessiluncus ? rotundatus [sic].— Oudemans, 1936: 203.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Unspecified type locality and substrate.
014. Hologamasus quinquedentatus Ewing, 1920
Hologamasus quinquedentatus Ewing, 1920: 290.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington,
District of Columbia, USA.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: USA, Ithaca, New York, under a stone.
015. Hydrogamasus japonicus Ishikawa, 1969
Hydrogamasus japonicus Ishikawa, 1969: 54.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Biological Laboratory of Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College,
Matsuyama, Japan.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Japan, ―Otanomosu-no-taira‘, Mount Shiga, Shiga
Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, 16 August 1967, in soil and litter of a coniferous forest.
016. Iphidosoma communis Nikolsky, 1981
Iphidosoma communis Nikolsky, 1981: 17.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Ussuriysky Reserve, Primorsky Territory, in
litter in the coniferous-deciduous forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
017. Iphidosoma heterochaetum Nikolsky, 1981
Iphidosoma heterochaetum Nikolsky, 1981: 14.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Ussuriysky Reserve, Primorsky Territory, in
litter of the coniferous-deciduous forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
018. Iphidosoma multiclavatum Willmann, 1953
Iphidosoma multiclavatum Willmann, 1953: 458.
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Iphidosoma multiclavatum.— Karg, 1971: 119; Bregetova, 1977b: 564; Karg, 1993c: 94.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Munich, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Austria, Kapruner Tal, 14 July 1939, in humus, litter
and rotten branches on a slope above a waterfall.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
019. Iphidosoma ovatum Berlese, 1892
Iphidosoma ovatum Berlese, 1892d: 5.
Iphidosoma ovatum.— Karg, 1971: 121; Bregetova, 1977b: 563; Karg, 1993c: 94.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Italy, Vallombrosa, [Reggelo, Florence Province], on
moss.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
020. Iphidosoma physogastris Karg, 1971
Iphidosoma physogastris Karg, 1971: 121.
Iphidosoma physogastris.— Bregetova, 1977b: 563; Karg, 1993c: 95.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Institut für Pflanzenschutzforschung Kleinmachnow, Kleinmachnow,
Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Central Europe, on moss, humus and litter in a
coniferous [Pinophyta] forest.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
021. Iphidosoma razumovae Bregetova, 1977
Iphidosoma razumovae Bregetova, 1977b: 564.
Iphidosoma razumovae.— Karg, 1993c: 95; Peverieri, Gwiazdowicz and Sammarone, 2007:
174.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Unknown.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Georgia, from unspecified substrate.
NOTE: Described from the deutonymph.
022. Iphidosoma verrucosa Nikolsky, 1990
Iphidosoma verrucosa Nikolsky, 1990: 41.
Iphidosoma verrucosa.— Nikolsky, 1992: 111.
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TYPE DEPOSITORY: Siberian Zoological Museum, Novosibirsk, Russia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Russia, Irbit River, Ubsunur Hollow, Tuva Republic,
12 July 1976, in forest litter under willow Salix sp. [Salicaceae] and Caragana
[Fabaceae] of a floodplain.
023. Leioseius crassipes (Berlese, 1910)
Ameroseius crassipes Berlese, 1910c: 370.
Lasioseius (Leioseius) crassipes.— Berlese, 1916a: 33.
Leioseius crassipes.— Halliday, 1998: 118.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, on Brontispa froggatti [junior synonym of
Brontispa longissima] [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae].
NOTE: Bernhard (1963): 164 did not considered it to belong to Leioseius, but probably to
Ameroseius; Halliday (1998): 182 questioned its generic placement; Halliday (1997):
179 and Halliday, Walter and Lindquist (1998): 25 transferred it to Ologamasidae.
024. Lobocephalus acuminatus Kramer, 1898
Lobocephalus acuminatus Kramer, 1898b: 418.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: German East Africa [corresponding today to Burundi,
Rwanda and Tanganyika], January 1888, from unspecified substrate.
Nomina nuda
001. Cyrtolaelaps leitnerae Franz, 1954
Cyrtolaelaps leitnerae Franz, 1954: 338.
NOTE: A nomen nudum was created when this name was used by Franz, 1954 without giving
a description or figure for the species.
002. Gamasiphis tylophagous El-Borolosy and El-Banhawy, 1999
Gamasiphis tylophagous El-Borolosy and El-Banhawy, in El-Banhawy et al., 1999: 25.
Genus Pachymasiphis Karg, 1996
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Pachymasiphis Karg, 1996: 183.
Type species: not fixed.
NOTE: Pachymasiphis was described by Karg, 1996: 183, but the name was not made
available because the type species of the genus was not fixed (International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature, Article 13.3).
003. Pachymasiphis maior Karg, 1996
Pachymasiphis maior Karg, 1996: 185.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Mont Mandjelia (alt. 600 m), 1977, in
litter of a deciduous forest
004. Pachymasiphis porulatus Karg, 1996
Pachymasiphis porulatus Karg, 1996: 184.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Arachnida und Myriapoda Sammlung (cited as Arachnologische
Sammlung), Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: New Caledonia, Lifou, [Loyalty Islands], 1977, in leaf
litter of a primary forest.
Species previously considered in genera of Ologamasidae and now placed in other
families
Cyrtolaelaps agilis Berlese, 1916b: 299 [Veigaia agilis (Veigaiidae) — Evans, 1955: 584].
Cyrtolaelaps (?) aurantiacus [sic] Berlese, 1903b: 241 [Gamasolaelaps aurantiacus
(Veigaiidae) — Berlese, 1903b: 241].
Cyrtolaelaps bouvieri Berlese, 1916a: 158 [Veigaia bouvieri (Veigaiidae) — Evans, 1955:
577].
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Cyrtolaelaps capreolus Berlese, 1905a: 168 [Veigaia capreolus (Veigaiidae) — Vitzthum,
1925: 5].
Cyrtolaelaps captator Berlese, 1892c: 8 [junior synonym of Dendrolaelaps
(Punctodendrolaelaps) bisetus (Berlese, 1891) (Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann and
Wiśniewski, 1982: 59].
Cyrtolaelaps exiguus Berlese, 1916b: 300 [Veigaia exiguus (Veigaiidae) — Evans, 1955:
584].
Cyrtolaelaps goliathus Berlese, 1910c: 372 [junior synonym of Eugamasus immanis (Berlese,
1904) (Parasitidae) — Ryke, 1962b: 13].
Cyrtolaelaps gracilipes Banks, 1916: 228 [Pseudoparasitus gracilipes (Laelapidae) —
Halliday, 1998: 129].
Cyrtolaelaps grandipes Berlese, 1916b: 298 [Veigaia grandipes (Veigaiidae) — Ryke, 1962b:
12].
Cyrtolaelaps herculeanus Berlese, 1903b: 240 [Veigaia herculeana (Veigaiidae) —
Oudemans, 1905: 6].
Cyrtolaelaps humilis Hull, 1918: 75 [Veigaia humilis (Veigaiidae) — Evans, 1955: 583].
Cyrtolaelaps ibex Berlese, 1905b: 233 [Veigaia ibex (Veigaiidae) — Evans, 1955: 583].
Cyrtolaelaps kochi Tragardh, 1901: 61 [Veigaia kochi (Veigaiidae) — Willmann, 1932: 160]
NOTE: Name proposed to replace the species described by Koch (1879): 119 as Gamasus
emarginatus.
Cyrtolaelaps mitis Berlese, 1916b: 300 [Veigaia mitis (Veigaiidae) — Ryke, 1962b: 12].
Cyrtolaelaps nemorensis var. planicola Berlese, 1892a: 6 [Veigaia planicola (Veigaiidae) —
Evans, 1955: 583].
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Cyrtolaelaps pusillus Berlese, 1916b: 301 [Veigaia pusilla (Veigaiidae) — Ryke, 1962b: 12].
Cyrtolaelaps transisalae Oudemans, 1902a: 28 [Veigaia transisalae (Veigaiidae) —
Trägårdh, 1931b: 13].
Cyrtolaelaps (Gamasellus) punctum Berlese, 1904: 262 [Digamasellus punctum
(Digamasellidae) — Lindquist, 1975: 13].
Gamasellus aeronauta Vitzthum, 1918: 12 [Halolaelaps aeronautus (Halolaelapidae) —
Karg, 1971: 296].
Gamasellus americanus Garman, 1948: 9 [junior synonym of Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese,
1918) (Ascidae) — Hurlbutt, in Baker, Delfinado and Abbatiello, 1976: 63].
Gamasellus mitigatus Berlese, 1923a: 250 [Afrogamasellus mitigatus (Rhodacaridae) —
Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2].
Gamasellus octoclavatus Vitzthum, 1918: 14 [Halolaelaps octoclavatus (Halolaelapidae) —
Karg, 1971: 296].
Gamasellus quadripilus Berlese, 1920b: 159 [Dendrolaelaps quadripilus (Digamasellidae) —
Hirschmann, 1974: 61].
Gamasellus quadrisigillatus Berlese, 1916a: 160 [Afrogamasellus quadrisigillatus
(Rhodacaridae) — Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2].
Gamasellus succinctus Berlese, 1916a: 160 [Afrogamasellus succinctus (Rhodacaridae) —
Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2].
Gamasellus tetrastigma Berlese, 1916a: 161 [Afrogamasellus tetrastigma (Rhodacaridae) —
Loots and Ryke, 1968: 2].
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Gamasellus viator Vitzthum, 1921: 7 [Dendrolaelaps (Dendrolaelaps) viator
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 82].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) bicolor Berlese, 1918: 135 [Gamasellodes bicolor (Ascidae) —
Hurlbutt, 1970: 475].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) capensis Berlese, 1920b: 161 [Dendrolaelaps capensis
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1960: 1].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) cylindricus Berlese, 1918: 135 [Dendrolaelaps cylindricus
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1960: 1].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) debilipes Berlese, 1920b: 160 [Dendrolaelaps debilipes
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1974: 62].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) gracilis Berlese, 1920b: 159 [Digamasellus gracilis
(Digamasellidae) — Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 18].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) innumerus Berlese, 1920b: 161 [Dendrolaelaps innumerus
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1960: 1].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) magnituberculatus Vitzthum, 1925: 5 [Asca magnituberculata
(Ascidae) — Wharton, 1946: 180].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) perpusillus Berlese, 1905: 234 [junior synonym of Digamasellus
punctum (Berlese, 1904) (Digamasellidae) — Lindquist, 1975: 13].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) presepum Berlese, 1918: 136 [Dendrolaelaps presepum
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1960: 1].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadricrinus Berlese, 1920b: 162 [Dendrolaelaps quadricrinus
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1974: 62].
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Gamasellus (Digamasellus) quadrisetus Berlese, 1920b: 159 [Insectolaelaps quadrisetus
(Digamasellidae) — Shcherbak, 1980: 193].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) reticulatus Berlese, 1920b: 161 [Dendrolaelaps reticulatus
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1974: 62].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) rhodacaroides Berlese, 1920b: 162 [Digamasellus rhodacaroides
(Digamasellidae) — Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) simplex Berlese, 1920b: 163 [Digamasellus simplex
(Digamasellidae) — Bernini, Castagnoli and Nannelli, 1995: 20].
Gamasellus (Digamasellus) validulus Berlese, 1920b: 163 [Dendrolaelaps validulus
(Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann, 1960: 1].
Gamasellus (Sessiluncus) eremita Berlese, 1918: 137 [Arctoseius eremitus (Ascidae) —
Evans, 1958: 223].
Gamasellus (Sessiluncus) latus Berlese, 1905a: 168 — Pachylaelapidae.
Gamasellus (Sessiluncus) solitarius Berlese, 1905a: 169 — Pachylaelapidae.
Gamasus calcaratus Koch, 1839c: 6 (cited as Ologamasus calcaratus.— Berlese, 1920a: 8)
— [Holoparasitus calcaratus (Parasitidae) — Oudemans, 1936: 165].
Gamasus cervus Kramer, 1876: 83 (cited as Cyrtolaelaps cervus.— Berlese, 1892c: 10) —
[Veigaia cervus (Veigaiidae) — Oudemans, 1905: 6].
Gamasus nemorensis Koch, 1839a: 18 (cited as Cyrtolaelaps nemorensis.— Berlese, 1892a:
5) — [Veigaia nemorensis (Veigaiidae) — Oudemans, 1905: 6].
Gamasus salinus Laboulbène, 1851: 297 (cited as Hydrogamasus salinus.— Oudemans,
1902b: 286; Hirschmann, 1966c: 28; Karg, 1971: 352) — [Pergamasus salinus
(Parasitidae) — Oudemans, 1936: 163].
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Gamasus (Hologamasus) pollicipatus Berlese, 1903b: 238 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) calcaratus var. siculus Berlese, 1906: 248 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) calcaratus (?) var. excisus Berlese, 1906: 249 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) inornatus Berlese, 1906: 257 (cited as Ologamasus inornatus –
Berlese, 1916a: 156) — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) pollicipatus var. apenninorum Berlese, 1906: 253 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) pollicipatus var. cultriger Berlese, 1906: 256 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) pollicipatus var. excipuliger Berlese, 1906: 252 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) pollicipatus var. peraltus Berlese, 1906: 256 — Parasitidae.
Gamasus (Ologamasus) pollicipatus var. pseudoperforatus Berlese, 1906: 254 — Parasitidae.
Holoparasitus coronarius Karg, 1971: 355 (cited as Ologamasus coronarius.— Schmölzer,
1991: 350) — [Holoparasitus coronarius (Parasitidae) — Karg, 1993c: 388].
Hydrogamasus silvestrii Berlese, 1903a: 27 [junior synonym of Pergamasus hamatus (Koch)
(Parasitidae) — Berlese, 1906: 289.
Iphidosoma belovae Davydova, 1975: 113 [Poecilochirus belovae (Parasitidae) — Mašán,
1999: 523].
Iphidosoma bennwili Schweizer, 1961: 145 [junior synonym of Uroiphis scabratus Berlese
(Eviphididae) — Mašán and Halliday, 2010: 91].
Iphidosoma insolentis Ma, 1997a: 39 [Alloseius insolentis (Eviphididae) — Mašán and
Halliday, 2009: 50].
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Iphidosoma pratensis Karg, 1965: 263 [Alloseius pratensis (Eviphididae) — Mašán and
Halliday, 2009: 50].
Ologamasus absoloni Willmann, 1940: 212 [junior synonym of Holoparasitus
hemisphaericus (Vitzthum) (Parasitidae) — Witaliñski, 2006: 17].
Ologamasus hemisphaericus Vitzthum, 1923: 101 [Holoparasitus hemisphaericus
(Parasitidae) — Witaliñski, 2006: 17].
Ologamasus karawankianus Schmölzer, 1991: 349 [Holoparasitus karawankianus
(Parasitidae) — Karg, 1993c: 389].
Ologamasus longisetosus Schmölzer, 1995b: 102 [Holoparasitus longisetosus (Parasitidae)
— Schmölzer, 1998: 119].
Ologamasus rotulifer Willmann, 1940: 212 — Parasitidae.
Ologamasus (Ologamasiphis) minimus Holzmann, 1969: 49 [Holoparasitus minimus
(Parasitidae) — Karg, 1971: 360].
Ologamasus (Ologamasus) intermedius Holzmann, 1969: 50 — Parasitidae.
Parasitus sexclavatus Oudemans, 1903: 74 (cited as Gamasellus sexclavatus.— Oudemans,
1905: 6) — [Halolaelaps sexclavatus (Halolaelapidae) — Karg, 1971: 285].
Seius excisus Koch, 1879: 122 (cited as Cyrtolaelaps excisus.— Trägårdh, 1901: 61) —
[Gamasolaelaps excisus (Veigaiidae) — Halbert, 1920: 114].
Zercon bisetus Berlese, 1891: 7 (cited as Cyrtolaelaps bisetus.— Oudemans, 1902a: 29) —
[Dendrolaelaps bisetus (Digamasellidae) — Hirschmann and Wiśniewski, 1982: 59].
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3.3.5 Catalogue of world species of Teranyssidae Halliday
Genus Teranyssus Halliday, 2006
Teranyssus Halliday, 2006: 33 (described in Teranyssidae Halliday).
Type species: Teranyssus howardensis Halliday, 2006, by original designation.
001. Teranyssus howardensis Halliday, 2006
Teranyssus howardensis Halliday, 2006: 33.
TYPE DEPOSITORY: Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
TYPE LOCALITY AND HABITAT: Australia, Howard Springs, 21 km SE of Darwin,
Northern Territory, 7 July 1985, in nest of Mastotermes darwiniensis [Isoptera:
Mastotermitidae].
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4 REVISION OF THE GENERA Interrhodeus, Pennarhodeus and Poropodalius
(ACARI: RHODACARIDAE)
Abstract
The genera Interrhodeus Karg, Pennarhodeus Karg and Poropodalius Karg are
redescribed on the basis of one species of Interrhodeus, four species of Pennarhodeus and
five species of Poropodalius, including the type species of each genus. All species are
redescribed on the basis of the type specimens, and keys for the separation of the species of
the latter two genera are provided. Re-examination of these species shows that these three
genera are correctly placed in the family Rhodacaridae.
Keywords: Rhodacaroidea; Soil mites; Taxonomy
Resumo
Os gêneros Interrhodeus Karg, Pennarhodeus Karg e Poropodalius Karg são
redescritos com base em uma espécie de Interrhodeus, quatro espécies de Pennarhodeus e
cinco espécies de Poropodalius, incluindo as espécies tipo de cada gênero. Todas as espécies
são redescritas com base em espécimes-tipo. As chaves para a separação das espécies dos dois
últimos gêneros são fornecidas. A reavaliação dessas espécies mostra que esses três gêneros
estão corretamente colocados na família Rhodacaridae.
Palavras-chave: Rhodacaroidea; Ácaros de solo; Taxonomia
4.1 Introduction
The Rhodacaridae Oudemans is a family of free living edaphic mites found mainly in
the top few centimetres of the soil surface. They have been commonly mentioned in the
literature as predators (LEE, 1970; LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009). The limited
information available in the literature shows that they can feed on insect larvae, springtails,
nematodes and mites (KARG, 1971; LEE, 1974; WALTER; HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988;
CASTILHO et al., 2009).
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The genera of Rhodacaridae have often been confused with each other and with
genera in several related families. That instability has been partly caused by incomplete
descriptions that do not define important diagnostic features of the taxa. The genera
Interrhodeus Karg, Pennarhodeus Karg and Poropodalius Karg consist of one, four and five
described species respectively. All of these species have been reported only from Central or
South America (KARG, 2000a, 2000b; KARG; SCHORLEMMER, 2009). The original
descriptions of these species and their respective genera are not sufficiently detailed, making
it difficult to decide whether these genera really belong to the Rhodacaridae. Thus, a re-
examination of the types of those species was considered necessary to allow the completion of
a catalogue of the Rhodacaridae (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012), and to allow
the correct identification of mites of those groups in the American continent. The objective of
this paper is to provide redescriptions of these genera and their included species, and the
preparation of keys for identification of species of Pennarhodeus and Poropodalius.
4.2 Material and methods
The type specimens of species of these genera were borrowed from the
Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin
(MNHB) and the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz, Görlitz (SMNG), both in
Germany. They were examined under a phase contrast microscope provided with a camera
lucida, in the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The specimens were illustrated and
measurements were taken of structures considered taxonomically important. In the following
redescriptions, setal nomenclature is based on Lindquist and Evans (1965). Measurements of
each structure are given in micrometres (µm) and as a range (or a single value when
measurement did not vary) representing the variation among all individuals examined. Leg
length was measured from the proximal edge of the coxa to the tip of the pretarsus.
4.3 Results
Genus Interrhodeus Karg
Interrhodeus Karg, 2000a: 258.
Type species: Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
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Diagnosis (adult female): Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe;
epistome with a serrate antero-medial projection of about uniform width, flanked on each side
by a slightly longer and serrate projection; seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and distinctly
postero-mediad to h2; podonotal shield with 22 pairs of setae (setae s1 and r1 absent) and
without scleronoduli; opisthonotal shield with 20 pairs of setae; all dorsal idiosomal setae
smooth; laciniae of tritosternum separated from each other only in the distal half; presternal
shields absent; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae in addition to the circum-anal setae;
unsclerotised integument around ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae; with a pair of
elongate metapodal plates; peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II; pretarsus I
present; seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent. Numbers of setae on legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1;
trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 10; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsus II-IV:
18, 18, 17.
Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000
Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg, 2000a: 259.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6953 T, IB1418905, La Selva, Heredia, Costa Rica
(10°26‘0‖N 84°1‘0‖W), elev. 50-150 m, Coll. Alas, 6-XI-1993, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46010, [Costa
Rica INBIO CRI001418905]. Paratypes: one female, 6954, IB1418902, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46011,
[Costa Rica INBIO CRI001418902]; one female, 6955, IB1418922, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46012,
[Costa Rica INBIO CRI001418922]; one female, 6956, IB1419397, Ex. Hernandia
didymantha Hernandiaceae, 12-X-1994, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46013, [Costa Rica INBIO
CRI001419397]; one female, 6957, IB1422099, Suampo experimental, 20-I-1995, ZMB Kat.
Nr. 46014, [Costa Rica INBIO CRI001422099]; one deutonymph, D-N 6958, IB1419233,
SSO 350m, 3-IX-1993, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46015, [Costa Rica INBIO CRI001419233]; one
deutonymph, D-N 6959, IB1418871, ZMB Kat. Nr. 46016, [Costa Rica INBIO
CRI001418871] (for all paratypes, other data as for holotype). (in MNHB).
Diagnosis of adult: As for the genus.
Adult female (Fig. 4.1 A-F) (holotype and four paratypes): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal,
hypostomal, subcapitular and leg setae smooth.
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Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 34 long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 4.1A); movable cheliceral digit 35 long, with four teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe.
Epistome with a serrate antero-medial projection of about uniform width and provided with
two apical denticles, flanked on each side by a slightly longer, triangular and serrate
projection (Fig. 4.1B); margin of epistome smooth between antero-medial and antero-lateral
projections, and serrate laterad to antero-lateral projections. Deutosternal denticles in eight
rows, with seven to 13 denticles each; anterior row anteriorly convex, other rows straight and
roughly transverse, second last row narrow (Fig. 4.1C). Measurements of setae: h1 14-17, h2
13-15, h3 10-12, sc 11-14.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.1D): Podonotal shield ornamented with roundish markings, except
for a punctate band along posterior margin; 158-163 long and 171-185 wide at widest point;
with 22 pairs of setae (setae s1 and r1 absent); without scleronoduli and with five pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Opisthonotal shield imbricate, with roundish markings behind
setae Z4 and a punctate band along anterior margin; 131-146 long and 135-142 wide at widest
point; with 20 pairs of setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Measurements of
setae: j1 17-19, j2 18-19, j3 15-16, j4 13-15, j5 14-15, j6 13-14, z1 18-19, z2 16-18, z3 14-15,
z4 14-15, z5 12-14, z6 12-13, s2 15-16, s3 14-15, s4 14-15, s5 13-15, s6 12-13, r2 14-15, r3
18-20, r4 13-14, r5 13-14, r6 14-15, J1 12-13, J2 12-13, J3 12-14, J4 13-15, J5 15-16, Z1 13-
14, Z2 13-14, Z3 13-15, Z4 15-16, Z5 19-21, S1 12-14, S2 12-13, S3 14-15, S4 16-17, S5 19-
20, R1 12-13, R2 12-14, R3 14-15, R4 16-17, R5 19-20.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.1E): Base of tritosternum 14-21 long and 12-13 wide proximally
(Fig. 4.1F); laciniae 43-51 long, separated for about half of their total length, pilose. Sternal
shield lightly reticulate and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of
lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 88-
93 long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 73-77 wide at widest point;
with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Triangular remnants of exopodal shield
distinguishable between coxae II-III and III-IV. Elongate remnant of endopodal shield
distinguishable adjacent to coxa IV and slightly anterior to it. Genital shield with light striae
parallel to lateral margins, and a punctate band along most of its slightly convex posterior
margin; longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 45-
48. Unsclerotised integument posterolaterad to st5 with a pair of lyrifissures. Ventrianal shield
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Figure 4.1 - Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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reticulate, except for a punctate band along anterior margin; 91-102 long and 90-102 wide at
widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv3, Zv1 and Zv2) in
addition to circum-anal setae; post-anal seta as long as para-anal setae; lyrifissures not
distinguishable. Unsclerotised integument around ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae
(Jv5 and Zv3) and a pair of elongate metapodal plates. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-
level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield fused with a section of exopodal shield next to coxa IV.
Measurements of setae: st1 18-20, st2 17-18, st3 16-18, st4 14-16, st5 14-15, Jv1 14-15, Jv2
15-16, Jv3 16-17, Jv5 14-16, Zv1 13-14, Zv2 15-16, Zv3 14-15, para-anal 15-16, post-anal 16-
18.
Legs: Lengths: I: 303-312; II: 223-234; III: 203-220; IV: 281-295. Pretarsi I-IV similar in
shape and length, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded
pulvillar lobes.
Deutonymph (Fig. 4.2 A-B) (two paratypes): Shape of setae as in adult female.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 28-29 long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth,
and a setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 28-30 long, with four teeth in addition
to apical tooth. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome,
deutosternum and position of hypostomal setae as in female. Measurements of setae: h1 16,
h2 12-13, h3 10, sc 14-15.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.2A): Podonotal shield imbricate laterad to j setal series and with
roundish markings between j series; 132-133 long and 143-147 wide at widest point; with 21
pairs of setae (setae s1 and r1 absent); without scleronoduli and with five pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with a pair
of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield mostly imbricate, except for a narrow band of roundish
markings along anterior margin; 110-122 long and 104 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of
setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Measurements of setae: j1 16-17, j2 18, j3
15, j4 13, j5 13-14, j6 11-13, z1 15-16, z2 15-16, z3 12-13, z4 12-13, z5 11-12, z6 11-12, s2
13, s3 12-13, s4 13, s5 12-13, s6 12, r2 13-14, r3 16-17, r4 11, r5 11-12, r6 11, J1 11-12, J2
11, J3 10-11, J4 11, J5 12, Z1 11-12, Z2 10-11, Z3 11-12, Z4 13-14, Z5 19-21, S1 11-12, S2
10-11, S3 10-11, S4 13, S5 15, R1 9-10, R2 8, R3 8-9, R4 10, R5 12-14.
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Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.2B): Base of tritosternum 15-17 long and 11-13 wide proximally;
laciniae 40-41 long, otherwise as in adult female. Sternal shield smooth, narrowing behind
coxae II, with slightly rounded posterior margin; approximately 119-123 long and 58-59 wide
at widest point; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Setae st5 inserted on
unsclerotised integument at level of posterior end of sternal shield. Ventrianal shield
imbricate; 45-56 long along midline and 57-58 wide at widest point; with two pairs of setae
(Jv2 and Jv3) in addition to circum-anal setae; post-anal seta about as long as para-anal setae.
Unsclerotised integument around ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (Jv1, Jv4 and Zv1-
Zv3). Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield indistinct.
Measurements of setae: st1 17-18, st2 16-17, st3 13-14, st4 11-13, st5 9-11, Jv1 11-13, Jv2 12,
Jv3 13, Jv4 10-11, Zv1 10-11, Zv2 10-11, Zv3 8-9, para-anal 13-15, post-anal 15-16.
Legs: Lengths: I: 267-271; II: 198-201; III: 180-181; IV: 236-241. Leg chaetotaxy and
pretarsi as in adult female.
Figure 4.2 - Interrhodeus brevicornus Karg. Deutonymph. A. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma. Lyrifissures
enlarged for improved visibility
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Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, 52 adult female
paratypes and seven deutonymph paratypes. The following characteristics appear in the
original description and illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of
female type specimens: movable cheliceral digit with three teeth in addition to apical tooth;
most anterior row of deutosternal denticles roughly transverse; podonotal shield imbricate,
with 21 pairs of setae, and with structures suggesting the presence of scleronoduli [Karg
(2000a) mentioned that scleronoduli were not clear]; unsclerotised integument laterad to
podonotal shield with two pairs of setae; sternal shield smooth; exopodal shield consisting of
a single structure between coxae II-IV; no endopodal shields; genital shield smooth;
lyrifissures present only on podonotal (two pairs) and sternal shields (three pairs). No
information was provided about the tritosternum. The only measurements provided in the
original description referred to the length of the idiosoma (270-290), width of the idiosoma
(140-180), length of seta J5 (cited as I5) (18), range of lengths of other dorsal idiosomal setae
(15-16) and length of all st setae (18). Leg setal counts were given only for tibia IV (10 setae)
and genu IV (10 setae).
The deutonymph was illustrated in the original description of the species, but not
described (Figure 23 in Karg, 2000a). The following characteristics are present in the original
illustrations of the deutonymph, but do not agree with our observations of the paratype
specimens: podonotal shield smooth and with 23 pairs of setae; opisthonotal shield reticulate;
ventrianal shield smooth; with a longitudinal line extending from the anterior end of the
peritreme to the level of coxa I; lyrifissures present only on the sternal shield (two pairs).
Genus Pennarhodeus Karg
Pennarhodeus Karg, 2000a: 255.
Pennarhodeus.— Karg, 2000b: 211.
Type species: Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
Diagnosis (adult female and male): Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like
fringe (except P. decoris, arthrodial process elongate, with three points); epistome with a
smooth antero-medial projection either of about uniform width or slightly wider proximally,
flanked on each side by a shorter projection whose lateral margins are smooth or lightly
serrate; seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and mediad to h2; setae dorsal, circumanal and Jv4
usually pilose and other setae smooth; podonotal shield with 22-23 pairs of setae and without
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scleronoduli (except male of P. brevipennatus, with two scleronoduli); unsclerotised
integument laterad to podonotal shield with zero or one pair of setae; opisthonotal shield with
15-17 pairs of setae; with four or five pairs of R setae on unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield in female and two to five pairs of R setae on unsclerotised integument
laterad to opisthonotal shield or on ventrianal shield in male; most dorsal idiosomal setae
pilose; presternal shields absent; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae in female and seven
to nine pairs of setae in male; unsclerotised integument along margins of ventrianal shield
with two pairs of setae in female and without setae in male; with a pair of rounded metapodal
plates in female and without metapodal plates in male; peritreme extending anteriorly to level
between anterior margin of coxa III and median region of coxa II; pretarsus I, a single, sessile,
curved claw; seta pl4 of tarsus IV absent. Numbers of setae on legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1;
trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 10 (9 in P. turris Karg); tibia: 14,
10, 8, 10 (9 in P. brevipennatus Karg); tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. Adult male with
spermatodactyl abruptly bent dorsally or ventrally and with one or two spur-like ventral setae
on each of femur, genu and tibia II.
Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg
Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg, 2000b: 211.
Specimens examined: Holotype male: La Selva, Costa Rica (10°26‘N 84°01‘W), elevation
50-150 m, Primario (indicated as soil sample in the original description), 3-VIII-1993, Coll.
B., SMNG 93/38525 (in SMNG).
Diagnosis (adult male): Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe;
epistome with antero-medial projection about 1.2 times as long as antero-lateral projections,
and with margin serrate laterad to antero-lateral projections; corniculi rather straight; dorsal
idiosomal setae pilose, except r3, Z5 and S5, feather-like; podonotal and opisthonotal shields
imbricate; with two crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; posterior margin of
opisthonotal shield slightly concave between setae Z5; seta R5 absent; sternogenital shield
lightly reticulate; unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields with
a subtriangular accessory platelet; peritreme extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin
of coxa II; with two spur-like ventral setae on each of femur, genu and tibia II.
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Adult male (Fig. 4.3 A-G) (holotype): Dorsal idiosomal setae (except r3, Z5 and S5), para-
anal and post-anal setae pilose; setae r3, Z5, S5 and Jv5 feather-like; hypostomal,
subcapitular, ventral idiosomal (except Jv5, para-anal and post-anal) and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 36 long; movable digit 37 long; teeth and pilus dentilis
not visible because of position of chelicera. Spermatodactyl 77 long, abruptly bent ventrally at
an acute angle, distal portion narrower than proximal portion (Fig. 4.3A). Arthrodial process
of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection
slightly wider at the base and provided with three apical denticles, flanked on each side by
shorter, smooth projection, each provided with four or five apical denticles (Fig. 4.3B);
margin of epistome with two or three large teeth between antero-medial and antero-lateral
projections and serrate laterad to antero-lateral projections. Deutosternal denticles in eight
rows, each with seven to 13 denticles; anterior row ―V‖ shaped, other rows straight and
transverse (Fig. 4.3C). Corniculi rather straight. Measurements of setae: h1 14, h2 10, h3 11,
sc 12.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.3D): Podonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 160 long and 173 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (seta r1
absent); with two crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and four pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with a pair
of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along anterior margin;
posterior margin slightly concave between setae Z5; 125 long and 141 wide at widest point;
with 18 pairs of setae and three pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Seta R1 on ventrianal
shield; seta R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 9, j2 8, j3 8, j4 10, j5 10, j6 11, z1 8, z2 not
seen (broken), z3 10, z4 10, z5 not seen (broken), z6 not seen (broken), s1 11, s2 9, s3 9, s4
11, s5 10, s6 10, r2 11, r3 15, r4 11, r5 not seen (broken), r6 14, J1 not seen (broken), J2 not
seen (broken), J3 not seen (broken), J4 11, J5 12, Z1 12, Z2 13, Z3 13, Z4 13, Z5 14, S1 12,
S2 11, S3 12, S4 12, S5 13, R1 8, R2 9, R3 10, R4 11.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.3E): Base of tritosternum 15 long and 12 wide proximally (Fig.
3F); laciniae 46 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternogenital
shield lightly reticulate, with indistinct anterior margin and punctate band along straight
posterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and
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Figure 4.3 - Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg. Male. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of spermatodactyl; B.
Epistome; C. Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum; G.
Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved
visibility
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punctate; approximately 132 long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and
65 wide at widest point; with five pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; distance
between st5-st5 28; genital opening on anterior margin of shield. Elongate remnant of
endopodal shield adjacent to coxa IV. Unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and
ventrianal shields with a subtriangular accessory platelet and punctate near anterior margin of
ventrianal shield. Ventrianal shield imbricate; 95 long and 170 wide at widest point and
extending to dorso-lateral region of idiosoma, but not fused to dorsal shield; with nine pairs of
setae (R1, Jv1-Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae, a distinguishable pore and
two distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta about as long as para-anal setae. Peritreme
extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematal shield extending
posteriorly beyond mid-level of coxa IV. Measurements of setae: st1 13, st2 11, st3 13, st4 11,
st5 11, Jv1 11, Jv2 12, Jv3 12, Jv4 11, Jv5 12, Zv1 11, Zv2 11, Zv3 9, para-anal 13, post-anal
13.
Legs: Lengths: I: 240; II: 204; III: 177; IV: 230. Genu IV with ten setae and tibia IV with nine
setae. With two spur-like ventral setae on each of femur, genu and tibia II (Fig. 3G). Pretarsus
I, a single, sessile, curved claw; pretarsi II-IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong
claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult male holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the holotype: margin of epistome smooth between antero-
medial and antero-lateral projections; podonotal shield with 22 pairs of setae and four
crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; unsclerotised integument laterad to
podonotal shield without setae; opisthonotal shield with 17 pairs of setae; unsclerotised
integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with a pair of setae. Karg (2000b) provided no
information about the hypostome, tritosternum, ventral idiosoma, lyrifissures and leg setal
counts. The only measurements provided in the original description referred to the length of
the idiosoma (290), width of idiosoma (180), length of seta Z5 (13), range of other dorsal
idiosomal setae (8-10), length of legs I (220), II (190), III (170) and IV (220).
Pennarhodeus decoris Karg
Pennarhodeus decoris Karg, 2000a: 255.
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Pennarhodeus decoris.— Karg, 2000b: 211.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6972 T, Kuba (= Cuba), 1976, Bodenpr. Nr. (soil
sample number) 48, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45977. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult female): Arthrodial process of chelicera elongate, three-pointed; epistome
with three, well separated projections, the antero-medial about 1.2 times as long as the antero-
lateral ones; epistome margin irregularly serrate; corniculi rather straight; dorsal idiosomal
setae pilose; podonotal and opisthonotal shields imbricate; without scleronoduli; seta R5
present; genital shield lightly reticulate; unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory platelet; peritreme extending anteriorly
to level of anterior margin of coxa III.
Adult female (Fig. 4.4 A-F) (holotype): Dorsal idiosomal setae, Jv5, para-anal and post-anal
setae pilose; hypostomal, subcapitular, ventral idiosomal setae (except Jv5, para-anal and
post-anal) and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Chelicerae narrow and elongate (Fig. 4.4A); fixed cheliceral digit 88 long, with
three teeth in addition to apical tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 90
long, with three teeth in addition to apical tooth. Arthrodial process of chelicerae elongate,
three-pointed. Epistome with three well separated projections; antero-medial projection
smooth of about uniform width and provided with two apical denticles; antero-lateral
projections slightly shorter, each provided with two or three lateral and three apical denticles
(Fig. 4.4B); epistome margin irregularly serrate. Deutosternal denticles in eight roughly
transverse rows, each with 11-16 denticles (Fig. 4.4C). With two pairs of rows of denticles
outside of the deutosternal groove, one between deutosternal denticle rows fifth and sixth and
the other in level with basal most row. Corniculi rather straight. Measurements of setae: h1
14, h2 10, h3 11, sc 12.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.4D): Podonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 217 long and 207 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (setae r1 and
r4 absent); without scleronoduli and with six pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
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Figure 4.4 - Pennarhodeus decoris Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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Opisthonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along anterior margin; 150 long and
208 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae (R2-R5); seta
R1 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 18, j2 25, j3 24, j4 26, j5 25, j6 24, z1 21, z2 27, z3 26,
z4 25, z5 25, z6 26, s1 17, s2 21, s3 25, s4 31, s5 31, s6 28, r2 29, r3 31, r5 27, r6 30, J1 26,
J2 27, J3 27, J4 32, J5 16, Z1 28, Z2 30, Z3 32, Z4 46, Z5 59, S1 32, S2 31, S3 32, S4 39, S5
48, R2 10, R3 7, R4 9, R5 8.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.4E): Base of tritosternum 19 long and 12 wide proximally (Fig.
4.4F); laciniae 45, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield smooth,
except for a few light longitudinal lines along margin of posterior half, anterior margin
indistinct; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate;
posterior margin slightly concave; approximately 115 long, including the lightly sclerotised
punctate region, 73 wide at widest point; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of
lyrifissures. Subtriangular remnants of exopodal shield present between coxae II-III and III-
IV. Genital shield lightly reticulate; longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxa IV;
distance between st5-st5 47; posterior margin straight. Unsclerotised integument between
genital and ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory platelet, with setae Jv1 and
Zv1 and a pair of rounded metapodal plates. Ventrianal shield reticulate; 108 long and 158
wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and
Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and three pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal
seta longer than para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of anterior margin of
coxa III. Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae:
st1 12, st2 15, st3 15, st4 11, st5 14, Jv1 12, Jv2 13, Jv3 17, Jv5 44, Zv1 12, Zv2 17, Zv3 23,
para-anal 24, post-anal 35.
Legs: Lengths: I: 280; II: 220; III: 201; IV: 279. Genu and tibia IV each with ten setae.
Pretarsus I, a single, sessile, curved claw; pretarsi II-IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair
of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult female holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the holotype: fixed cheliceral digit with two teeth in addition to
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apical tooth; epistome with antero-medial projection about as long as antero-lateral
projections; podonotal shield without punctate band along posterior margin and with 20 pairs
of setae; opisthonotal shield without punctate band along anterior margin and with 15 pairs of
setae; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with three pairs of setae; genital
shield smooth; peritrematal shield fused to podonotal shield; lyrifissures present only on
sternal shield (one pair). No information was provided about the tritosternum and leg setal
counts. The measurements provided in the original description referred to the length of the
movable cheliceral digit (90), length of the idiosoma (340), width of idiosoma (200), length of
setae j1 (cited as i1) (20), j5 (cited as i4) (25), r3 (cited as r5) (25), J1 (cited as I1) (25), Z4
(45), Z5 (53), S5 (50), range of all st (12-15), Jv5 (cited as V8) (45), post-anal (cited as Ps)
(35), range of other ventrianal setae (13-20), length of legs I (280), II (220), III (200) and IV
(280).
Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg
Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000a: 255.
Pennarhodeus pennatus.— Karg, 2000b: 211.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6973 T, Kuba (= Cuba), 1975, Bodenpr. (soil
sample) 8-9, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45980. Paratype male: 6974, Kuba (= Cuba), 1975, Bodenpr. (soil
sample) 11, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45981. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult female and male): Adult female and male with arthrodial process of
chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe; epistome with antero-medial projection about 1.2
times as long as antero-lateral projections, and with margin smooth laterad to anterolateral
extensions; podonotal shield mostly with roundish markings except for reticulate antero-
lateral region, without scleronoduli; dorsal idiosomal setae pilose, except seta z1, smooth;
opisthonotal shield reticulate; seta R5 present, inserted on unsclerotised integument outside
lateral margins of opisthonotal shield; no accessory platelet between genital/ sternogenital and
ventrianal shields; peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Adult female with
genital shield smooth. Adult male with sternogenital shield lightly reticulate; with a spur-like
ventral seta on each of femur, genu and tibia II.
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Adult female (Fig. 4.5 A-E) (holotype): Dorsal idiosomal setae (except z1), Jv5, para-anal
and post-anal setae pilose; setae z1, hypostomal, subcapitular, ventral idiosomal (except Jv5,
para-anal and post-anal) and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 35 long; movable cheliceral digit 36 long; teeth and pilus
dentilis not visible because of position of chelicera. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a
short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection of about uniform
width and provided with five apical denticles, flanked on each side by a shorter, smooth
projection, each provided with three apical denticles (Fig. 4.5A); margin of epistome with one
or two denticles between antero-medial and antero-lateral projections, and smooth laterad to
antero-lateral projections. Deutosternal denticles in eight transverse rows, each with eight to
12 denticles (Fig. 4.5B). With two pairs of rows of denticles outside of the deutosternal
groove, slightly anterior to the sixth and to the seventh deutosternal denticle rows,
respectively. Measurements of setae: h1 11, h2 8, h3 9, sc 9.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.5C): Podonotal shield mostly with roundish markings, except for
reticulate antero-lateral region and a punctate band along posterior margin; 156 long and 161
wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (setae r1 and r4 absent); without scleronoduli and
with five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Opisthonotal shield reticulate, except for a
punctate band along anterior margin; 146 long and 145 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of
setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Measurements of setae: j1 13, j2 14, j3
12, j4 11, j5 12, j6 13, z1 13, z2 12, z3 12, z4 13, z5 12, z6 14, s1 10, s2 13, s3 13, s4 14, s5
13, s6 12, r2 14, r3 20, r5 14, r6 15, J1 17, J2 17, J3 not seen (broken), J4 17, J5 9, Z1 18, Z2
18, Z3 18, Z4 17, Z5 16, S1 16, S2 15, S3 16, S4 17, S5 15, R1 6, R2 7, R3 7, R4 8, R5 9.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.5D): Base of tritosternum 15 long and 10 wide proximally (Fig.
4.5E); laciniae 31 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield
smooth and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1)
lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 87 long, including
the lightly sclerotised punctate region, 70 wide at widest point; with four pairs of setae and
three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield smooth; slightly shorter than wide; extending
posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 37; posterior margin straight.
Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1 and a
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Figure 4.5 - Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg. Female. A. Epistome; B. Hypostome; C. Dorsal idiosoma; D. Ventral
idiosoma; E. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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pair of rounded metapodal plates. Ventrianal shield reticulate; 88 long and 121 wide at widest
point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in
addition to circum-anal setae and three pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta
longer than para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 13,
st2 14, st3 12, st4 13, st5 12, Jv1 11, Jv2 12, Jv3 not seen (broken), Jv5 11, Zv1 11, Zv2 12,
Zv3 12, para-anal 15, post-anal 25.
Legs: Lengths: I: 242; II: 191; III: 161; IV: 232. Genu and tibia IV each with ten setae.
Pretarsus I, a single, sessile, curved claw; pretarsi II-IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair
of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Adult male (Fig. 4.6 A-C) (paratype): Shape of setae as in adult female.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 33 long; movable cheliceral digit 32 long; teeth and pilus
dentilis not visible because of position of chelicera. Spermatodactyl 48 long, abruptly bent
ventrally at an acute angle, tapering distally (Fig. 4.6A). Arthrodial process of chelicera with a
short coronet-like fringe. Epistome, deutosternum and position of hypostomal setae as in
female. Measurements of setae: h1 15, h2 8, h3 11, sc 9.
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield mostly with roundish markings, except for reticulate
antero-lateral region and a punctate band along posterior margin; 150 long and 162 wide at
widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (setae r1 and r4 absent); without scleronoduli and with
five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Opisthonotal shield reticulate, except for a punctate
band along anterior margin; 139 long and 146 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and
four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal
shield with five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Measurements of setae: j1 12, j2 14, j3 11, j4 10, j5 12,
j6 13, z1 12, z2 11, z3 11, z4 12, z5 13, z6 14, s1 9, s2 11, s3 12, s4 12, s5 13, s6 13, r2 12, r3
19, r5 12, r6 14, J1 16, J2 14, J3 15, J4 16, J5 10, Z1 16, Z2 17, Z3 17, Z4 16, Z5 14, S1 15,
S2 14, S3 15, S4 15, S5 13, R1 7, R2 7, R3 7, R4 8, R5 9.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.6B). Base of tritosternum 13 long and 10 wide proximally; laciniae
30 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternogenital shield lightly
reticulate, with indistinct anterior margin, a small punctate region posterolaterad to seta st4
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and a punctate band along straight posterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of
lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; approximately 129 long, including the
lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 69 wide at widest point; with five pairs of setae
and three pairs of lyrifissures; distance between st5-st5 22; genital opening on anterior margin
of shield. Ventrianal shield reticulate, except for a punctate band along anterior margin;
approximately 110 long and 126 wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with seven
pairs of setae (Jv1, Jv3, Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and two pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta longer than para-anal setae. Peritreme extending
anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme.
Measurements of setae: st1 11, st2 12, st3 11, st4 10, st5 10, Jv1 10, Jv2 not seen (broken),
Jv3 12, Jv5 11, Zv1 9, Zv2 10, Zv3 10, para-anal 15, post-anal 21.
Legs: Lengths: I: 247; II: 171; III: 168; IV: 225. Leg chaetotaxy as in adult female. With a
spur-like ventral seta on each of femur, genu and tibia II (Fig. 4.6C). Pretarsi as in adult
female.
Figure 4.6 - Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg. Male. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of spermatodactyl; B. Ventral
idiosoma; C. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, two adult female
paratypes and two adult male paratypes. The following characteristics appear in the original
description and illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of the
female holotype: podonotal shield ornamented only with roundish markings, with 24 pairs of
setae and structures resembling scleronoduli (illustrated by Karg, 2000a, but not mentioned in
the text); seta z1 pilose; opisthonotal shield imbricate; unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with three pairs of setae; genital shield longer than wide; peritrematal
shield fused with a section of exopodal shield next to coxa IV; lyrifissures present only on
sternal shield (three pairs). No information was provided about the tritosternum and leg setal
counts. The measurements provided in the original description referred to the length of the
idiosoma (280-300), width of idiosoma (130-140), length of setae j1 (cited as i1) (12), j5
(cited as i4) (10), r3 (cited as r5) (18), J1 (cited as I1) (17), J3 (cited as I3) (16), J5 (cited as
I5) (14), Z5 (13), S5 (16), range of hypostomal setae (12-16), length of legs I (250), II (200),
III (160) and IV (250).
For the adult male paratype, the only characteristics provided in the original
description referred to details of the spermatodactyl and ventral setae of femur, genu and tibia
II, as well as measurements for length (250-280) and width (140) of the idiosoma.
Pennarhodeus turris Karg
Pennarhodeus turris Karg, 2000a: 257.
Pennarhodeus turris.— Karg, 2000b: 211.
Specimens examined: Holotype male: 6963 T, Kleine Antillen (indicated as Pinar del Rio,
Cuba in the original description), 1980 (indicated as 1976 in the original description), Boden
– Streu Pr. (litter sample) 19, leg. Mahunka, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45976. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult male): Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe;
epistome with smooth margin, and with antero-medial projection about twice as long as
antero-lateral projections; podonotal shield mostly with roundish markings except for
reticulate antero-lateral region, without scleronoduli; with a narrow band projecting
posteriorly from region lateral to seta r3, bearing seta r4; dorsal idiosomal setae pilose, except
setae z1, z2, s1 and R1-R4, smooth; opisthonotal shield with polygons outlined by aligned
granules; seta R5 absent; sternogenital shield smooth; unsclerotised integument between
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sternogenital and ventrianal shields without accessory platelet; peritreme extending anteriorly
to mid-level of coxa II; with a spur-like ventral seta on each of femur, genu and tibia II.
Adult male (Fig. 4.7 A-G) (holotype): Dorsal idiosomal setae (except z1, z2, s1 and R1-R4),
Jv5, para-anal and post-anal setae pilose; setae z1, z2, s1, R1-R4, hypostomal, subcapitular,
ventral idiosomal (except Jv5, para-anal and post-anal) and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 52 long, with three teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 4.7A); movable cheliceral digit 51 long, with one tooth in addition
to apical tooth. Spermatodactyl 110 long, abruptly bent dorsally, distal portion approximately
parallel to proximal portion, and almost twice as long. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a
short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection, narrowed in
anterior one-third, with four apical denticles; flanked on each side by shorter, smooth
projection, each with five apical denticles (Fig. 4.7B); margin of epistome smooth between
antero-medial and antero-lateral projections and laterad to antero-lateral projections.
Deutosternal denticles in eight rows, each with 10-15 denticles; most anterior row shallow
―U‖ shaped, seventh row convex, other rows straight and transverse (Fig. 4.7C).
Measurements of setae: h1 18, h2 11, h3 15, sc 15.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.7D): Podonotal shield mostly with roundish markings, except for
reticulate antero-lateral region, and a punctate band along its posterior margin, between setae
s6; 188 long and 222 wide at widest point; with 23 pairs of setae (seta r1 absent); without
scleronoduli and with four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; with a narrow band projecting
posteriorly from region lateral to seta r3, bearing seta r4. Opisthonotal shield with polygons
defined by aligned granules, except for a punctate band along anterior margin; 177 long and
154 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae (R1-R4); seta
R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 20, j2 17, j3 16, j4 15, j5 15, j6 16, z1 15, z2 14, z3 15,
z4 16, z5 20, z6 16, s1 12, s2 17, s3 17, s4 16, s5 18, s6 19, r2 18, r3 28, r4 12, r5 20, r6 20,
J1 21, J2 20, J3 18, J4 20, J5 13, Z1 21, Z2 21, Z3 20, Z4 20, Z5 25, S1 22, S2 21, S3 22, S4
22, S5 21, R1 10, R2 10, R3 11, R4 10.
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Figure 4.7 - Pennarhodeus turris Karg. Male. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum; G. Anterolateral view of
femur, genu and tibia of leg II. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.7E): Base of tritosternum 20 long and 14 wide proximally (Fig.
4.7F); laciniae 63 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternogenital
shield smooth and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of
lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 148
long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, 74 wide at widest point; with five
pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; distance between st5-st5 34; genital opening on
anterior margin of shield. Ventrianal shield reticulate, except for a punctate band along
anterior margin, its anterior margin with a rounded protrusion, shield 125 long and 157 wide
at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with seven pairs of setae (Jv1, Jv3, Jv5 and Zv1-
Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal
seta longer than para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 15,
st2 15, st3 15, st4 13, st5 12, Jv1 16, Jv2 15, Jv3 16, Jv5 23, Zv1 14, Zv2 15, Zv3 15, para-anal
16, post-anal 22.
Legs: Lengths: I: 331; II: 267; III: 225; IV: 320. Genu IV with nine setae and tibia IV with ten
setae. With a spur-like ventral seta on each of femur, genu and tibia II (Fig. 7G). Pretarsus I, a
single, sessile, curved claw; pretarsi II-IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws
and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult male holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the holotype: podonotal shield ornamented only with roundish
markings, with 24 pairs of setae and structures resembling scleronoduli (illustrated by Karg,
2000a but not mentioned in the text). No information was provided about the hypostome,
tritosternum, ventral idiosoma, lyrifissures and leg setal counts. The measurements provided
in the original description referred to the length of the idiosoma (350), width of idiosoma
(200), length of setae j1 (cited as i1) (18), j5 (cited as i4) (15), z6 (cited as i5) (16), J1 (cited
as I1) (20), J2 (cited as I2) (20), J4 (cited as I4) (20), Z5 (25), S5 (20), length of legs I (320),
II (250), III (220) and IV (300).
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Key to Pennarhodeus species (known adult females)
1. Arthrodial process elongate, three-pointed; podonotal and opisthonotal shields
imbricate; genital shield lightly reticulate; unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory platelet; peritreme extending
anteriorly to level of anterior margin of coxa III ....... Pennarhodeus decoris Karg, 2000a
- Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe; podonotal shield mostly
with roundish markings, except for reticulate antero-lateral region, and opisthonotal
shield reticulate; genital shield smooth; unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields without accessory platelet; peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-
level of coxa II ......................................................... Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000a
Key to Pennarhodeus species (known adult males)
1. Epistome with margin serrate laterad to antero-lateral projections; podonotal shield
imbricate; with two crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; unsclerotised
integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields with a subtriangular accessory
platelet; with two spur-like ventral setae on each of femur, genu and tibia II ....................
……………………………………………….Pennarhodeus brevipennatus Karg, 2000b
- Epistome with margin smooth laterad to antero-lateral projections; podonotal shield
mostly with roundish markings, except for reticulate antero-lateral region; without
scleronoduli; unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields
without accessory platelet; with one spur-like ventral seta on each of femur, genu and
tibia II ................................................................................................................................ 2
2. Epistome with antero-medial projection about 1.2 times as long as antero-lateral
projections; opisthonotal shield reticulate; seta R5 present, inserted on unsclerotised
integument; sternogenital shield lightly reticulate ... Pennarhodeus pennatus Karg, 2000a
- Epistome with antero-medial projection about twice as long as antero-lateral
projections; opisthonotal shield with reticules of aligned granules; seta R5 absent;
sternogenital shield smooth ........................................... Pennarhodeus turris Karg, 2000a
Genus Poropodalius Karg, 2000
Poropodalius Karg, 2000a: 252.
Poropodalius.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
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Type species: Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000, by original designation.
Diagnosis (adult female and male): Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like
fringe; epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection, about uniform width or wider at the
base, flanked on each side by shorter projection, these either uniform width and smooth or
triangular and serrate; seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and mediad or slightly postero-mediad
to h2; dorsal idiosomal setae smooth or with distal half pilose; podonotal shield with 21-22
pairs of setae and four scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 (except P. basisetae, where
scleronoduli are between setae j6 and z6); unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal
shield with one or two pairs of setae; opisthonotal shield with 15 pairs of setae; with four or
five pairs of R setae on unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield in female and
on ventrianal shield in male; presternal shields absent; ventrianal shield with five or six pairs
of setae in female and 12 pairs of setae in male; unsclerotised integument along anterior
margin of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae in female and without setae in male; with
zero or one pair of metapodal plates in female and without metapodal plates in male;
peritreme extending anteriorly to level of median region of coxa II; pretarsus I either a single,
sessile, curved claw or an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded
pulvillar lobes, with the same length or shorter to pretarsi of legs II-IV; seta pl4 of tarsus IV
absent. Numbers of setae on legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6,
6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 10; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. Adult male with
spermatodactyl abruptly bent dorsally and with a spur-like ventral seta on each of femur, genu
and tibia II.
Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000a: 253.
Poropodalius acutus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6970 T, Kuba (= Cuba), 1977, Bodenprobe Nr. (soil
sample number) 1, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45925. Paratype male: 6971, Kuba (= Cuba), 1977,
Streudecke (litter sample), ZMB Kat. Nr. 45926. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult female): Epistome with smooth antero-lateral projections of about uniform
width; dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; podonotal shield lightly imbricate, with four crescent-
shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; opisthonotal and sternal shields lightly
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imbricate; unsclerotised integument between sternal and ventrianal shields without accessory
platelet; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to
circum-anal setae; peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme; pretarsi I-IV
similar in shape and length, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three
rounded pulvillar lobes.
Adult female (Fig. 4.8 A-D) (holotype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal, hypostomal,
subcapitular and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 30 long; movable digit 31 long; teeth and pilus dentilis
not visible because of position of chelicera. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short
coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection of about uniform width,
with four apical denticles, flanked on each side by shorter, smooth projection, each with two
to four apical denticles (Fig. 4.8A); margin of epistome smooth between antero-medial and
antero-lateral projections and serrate laterad to lateral projections. Deutosternal denticles in
seven rows, each with eight to 12 denticles; fifth row anteriorly convex, other rows straight
and transverse (Fig. 4.8B). Seta h3 posterior to h1 and slightly postero-mediad to h2.
Measurements of setae: h1 13, h2 not seen (broken), h3 not seen (broken), sc 10.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.8C): Podonotal shield lightly imbricate, except for a punctate band
along posterior margin; 137 long and 128 wide at widest point; with 21 pairs of setae (seta r1
absent); with four crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and five pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with two
pairs of setae (r3 and r4). Opisthonotal shield lightly imbricate, except for a punctate band
along anterior margin; 132 long and 131 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and five
pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield
with five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Measurements of setae: j1 11, j2 10, j3 9, j4 8, j5 8, j6 not
seen (broken), z1 9, z2 7, z3 9, z4 8, z5 not seen (broken), z6 8, s1 6, s2 5, s3 8, s4 8, s5 9, s6
8, r2 7, r3 13, r4 7, r5 8, r6 10, J1 8, J2 8, J3 8, J4 10, J5 12, Z1 9, Z2 9, Z3 10, Z4 13, Z5 19,
S1 9, S2 8, S3 10, S4 14, S5 18, R1 6, R2 not seen (broken), R3 5, R4 5, R5 5.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.8D): Tritosternum not seen (broken). Sternal shield lightly
imbricate and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures
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Figure 4.8 - Poropodalius acutus Karg. Female. A. Epistome; B. Dorsal idiosoma; C. Hypostome; D. Ventral
idiosoma. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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(iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 85 long,
including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, 79 wide at widest point; with four pairs
of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield lightly reticulate, except for a punctate
band along straight posterior margin; longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxae
IV; distance between st5-st5 42. Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal
shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1. Metapodal plates not distinguishable. Ventrianal shield
reticulate; 88 long and 101 wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of
setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and four pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 14,
st2 not seen (broken), st3 not seen (broken), st4 not seen (broken), st5 not seen (broken), Jv1
10, Jv2 not seen (broken), Jv3 not seen (broken), Jv5 17, Zv1 8, Zv2 not seen (broken), Zv3
11, para-anal 14, post-anal not seen (broken).
Legs: Lengths: I: 248; II: 177; III: 153; IV not suitable for measurement. Pretarsi I-IV similar
in shape and length, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded
pulvillar lobes.
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype and an adult male
paratype. The following characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of
the species, but do not agree with our observations of the female holotype (the paratype male
was not re-examined in this study): unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield
with two pairs of setae; genital shield smooth; a pair of rounded metapodal plates, containing
a circular structure; lyrifissures present only on podonotal shield (a pair) and sternal shield
(two pairs). No information was provided about the chelicera, hypostome, tritosternum and
leg setal counts. The only measurements provided for female in the original description
referred to the length of the idiosoma (260), width of idiosoma (140), range of dorsal
idiosomal setae (10-16), length of ventral idiosomal setae (10), length of legs I (250), II (170),
III (150) and IV (220).
Poropodalius basisetae Karg, 2000
Poropodalius basisetae Karg, 2000a: 255.
Poropodalius basisetae.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
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Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6966 T, Kleine Antillen (indicated as Cuba in the
original description), 1980 (indicated as 1976 in the original description), Streuschicht Pr.
(litter sample) 19, lg. Mahunka, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45927. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis of adult: Epistome with serrate, triangular antero-lateral projections; dorsal
idiosomal setae smooth; podonotal shield lightly imbricate, with four crescent-shaped
scleronoduli between setae j6 and z6; opisthonotal shield with anterior half lightly imbricate
and posterior half with indistinct roundish markings; sternal shield smooth; unsclerotised
integument between sternal and ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory
platelet; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to
circum-anal setae; peritrematal shield wider than peritreme, anterior and posterior ends
pointed; pretarsi I-IV similar in shape, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws,
and three rounded pulvillar lobes; pretarsus I about half as long as other pretarsi.
Adult female (Fig. 4.9 A-F) (holotype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal, hypostomal,
subcapitular and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 31 long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth (pilus
dentilis indistinguishable) (Fig. 4.9A); movable cheliceral digit 32 long, with three teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe.
Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection of about uniform width, with two apical
denticles, flanked on each side by shorter, triangular and serrate projection (Fig. 4.9B);
margin of epistome smooth between antero-medial and antero-lateral projections and serrate
laterad to antero-lateral projections. Deutosternal denticles in seven straight transverse rows,
each with eight to 12 denticles (Fig. 4.9C). Seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and mediad to h2.
Measurements of setae: h1 15, h2 12, h3 13, sc 13.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.9D): Podonotal shield lightly imbricate, except for a punctate band
along its posterior margin, between setae s6; 132 long and 129 wide at widest point; with 22
pairs of setae (seta r1 absent); with four crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j6 and z6
and five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal
shield with a pair of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield with anterior half lightly imbricate, and a
punctate band along anterior margin, and posterior half with indistinct roundish markings; 133
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Figure 4.9 - Poropodalius basisetae Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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long and 126 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four pairs of distinguishable
lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae
(R1-R4); seta R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 14, j2 18, j3 15, j4 16, j5 14, j6 14, z1 15,
z2 15, z3 16, z4 17, z5 15, z6 15, s1 12, s2 13, s3 15, s4 16, s5 15, s6 16, r2 9, r3 21, r4 9, r5
17, r6 21, J1 16, J2 18, J3 20, J4 24, J5 21, Z1 20, Z2 20, Z3 25, Z4 30, Z5 32, S1 20, S2 21,
S3 22, S4 27, S5 29, R1 8, R2 8, R3 10, R4 10.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.9E): Base of tritosternum 12 long and 9 wide proximally (Fig.
4.9F); laciniae 28 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield
smooth and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1)
lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 92 long, including
the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, 58 wide at widest point; with four pairs of setae
and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield lightly reticulate; shorter than wide; extending
posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 35; posterior margin straight.
Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate
accessory platelet and with setae Jv1 and Zv1; with a pair of elongate, curved metapodal
plates, each with a small median lobe on the convex paraxial margin. Ventrianal shield
reticulate; 84 long and 102 wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of
setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and four pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta as long as para-anal setae. Peritreme extending
anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield wider than peritreme, with pointed
anterior and posterior ends. Measurements of setae: st1 15, st2 16, st3 15, st4 13, st5 12, Jv1
11, Jv2 not seen (broken), Jv3 17, Jv5 26, Zv1 12, Zv2 16, Zv3 21, para-anal 17, post-anal 17.
Legs: Lengths: I: 231; II: 158; III: 156; IV: 210. Pretarsi I-IV similar in shape, an elongate
ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws, and three rounded pulvillar lobes; pretarsus I about
half as long as other pretarsi.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult female holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the holotype: podonotal shield reticulate, with 21 pairs of
setae, scleronoduli anterior to setae j6 (i5 in Karg's notation); unsclerotised integument laterad
to podonotal shield with a pair of setae; opisthonotal shield reticulate; genital shield smooth;
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metapodal plates very large and with a median constriction on the paraxial margin;
lyrifissures present only on sternal shield (two pairs). No information was provided about the
chelicera, hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal counts. The measurements provided in the
original description referred to the length of the idiosoma (220-250), width of idiosoma (100-
110), length of setae j1 (cited as i1) (13), j3 (cited as i2) (16), j5 (cited as i4) (15), r3 (cited as
r5) (16), J1 (cited as I1) (16), J2 (cited as I2) (18), J3 (cited as I3) (18), J5 (cited as I5) (20),
Z3 (22), Z4 (25), Z5 (27), S1-S5 (20), Jv5 (cited as V8) (25), post-anal (15), length of other
ventral idiosomal setae (20) and length of metapodal plate (17).
Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000a: 253.
Poropodalius crispus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6981 T, Kuba (= Cuba), 1975 (indicated as 1976 in
the original description), Bodenpr. (soil sample) 25-28 (indicated as litter sample number 48
in the original description), ZMB Kat. Nr. 45928. Paratypes: one male, 6982, Kuba (= Cuba),
1975, Bodenpr. (soil sample) 25-28, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45929; one male, 6980, Kuba (= Cuba),
1977, Bodenpr. (soil sample) 1, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45930. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult female and male): Epistome with smooth antero-lateral projections, widest
at the base; setae j1, z2-z6, s5, r3, r6, J2-J5, Z1-Z5, S2-S5 pilose in distal half; other dorsal
idiosomal setae smooth; podonotal shield with four small circular scleronoduli between setae
j5 and j6; peritrematal shield broad and long, extending anteriorly onto the dorsum but not
fused to podonotal shield; pretarsus I, a single, sessile, curved claw. Adult female with
podonotal shield mostly with series of short, wavy lines mostly aligned transversely or
diagonally; opisthonotal shield imbricate with many imbrications containing series of short
longitudinal lines; sternal shield lightly reticulate; unsclerotised integument between genital
and ventrianal shields with three transverse elongate accessory platelets; ventrianal shield
with six pairs of setae (Jv2-Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae. Adult male
with podonotal shield imbricate; opisthonotal shield imbricate with imbrications without
series of short, longitudinal lines; sternogenital shield lightly reticulate; unsclerotised
integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields with an ellipsoidal accessory platelet;
ventrianal shield with 12 pairs of setae (R1-R4, Jv1-Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-
anal setae; seta r4 on peritrematal shield.
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Adult female (Fig. 4.10 A-E) (holotype): Setae j2-j6, z1, s1-s4, s6, r2, r4, r5, J1, S1, R1-R4,
hypostomal, subcapitular, ventral idiosomal (except Jv5) and leg setae smooth; setae j1, z2-z6,
s5, r3, r6, J2-J5, Z1-Z5, S2-S5 and Jv5 pilose in distal half.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 66 long; movable cheliceral digit 68 long; teeth and pilus
dentilis not visible because of position of chelicera. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a
short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection, widest at the
base, with two apical denticles, flanked on each side by shorter, smooth projection, each with
three apical denticles (Fig. 4.10A); margin of epistome with two denticles between antero-
medial and antero-lateral projections and smooth laterad to antero-lateral projections.
Deutosternal denticles in eight rows, each with eight to 12 denticles; anterior row convex,
posterior row ―V‖ shaped, other rows straight and transverse (Fig. 4.10B). Seta h3 directly
posterior to h1 and slightly postero-mediad to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 24, h2 13, h3 not
seen (broken), sc 22.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.10C): Podonotal shield with series of very short, wavy lines mostly
transversely or diagonally aligned, except for a punctate band along posterior margin; 224
long and 260 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (seta r1 absent); with four small
circular scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with a pair of short setae (r4).
Opisthonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along its anterior margin, between
setae Z1; many imbrications containing series of short, longitudinal lines; shield 195 long and
258 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae (R1-R4); seta
R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 23, j2 23, j3 21, j4 23, j5 17, j6 20, z1 16, z2 21, z3 20,
z4 18, z5 20, z6 22, s1 14, s2 14, s3 15, s4 18, s5 20, s6 23, r2 20, r3 35, r4 10, r5 18, r6 27,
J1 19, J2 23, J3 22, J4 24, J5 17, Z1 23, Z2 23, Z3 30, Z4 32, Z5 35, S1 23, S2 23, S3 26, S4
30, S5 32, R1 10, R2 10, R3 13, R4 16.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.10D): Base of tritosternum 28 long and 15 wide proximally (Fig.
4.10E); laciniae 57 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield
lightly reticulate, with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures
(iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 123 long,
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Figure 4.10 - Poropodalius crispus Karg. Female. A. Epistome; B. Hypostome; C. Dorsal idiosoma; D. Ventral
idiosoma; E. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 103 wide at widest point; with four
pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield lightly reticulate; longer than wide;
extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 62; posterior margin straight.
Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal shields with three transverse
elongate accessory platelets, and with setae Jv1 and Zv1; with a pair of roundish metapodal
plates, each with a median constriction on the paraxial margin, and containing a circular
marking. Ventrianal shield reticulate; 124 long and 243 wide at widest point, not fused to
dorsal shield; with six pairs of setae (Jv2-Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae
and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta as long as para-anal setae.
Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield smooth, broad and
long, extending anteriorly onto the dorsum but not fused to podonotal shield. Measurements
of setae: st1 16, st2 22, st3 not seen (broken), st4 16, st5 15, Jv1 not seen (broken), Jv2 19,
Jv3 25, Jv4 25, Jv5 30, Zv1 16, Zv2 18, Zv3 16, para-anal 23, post-anal 24.
Legs: Lengths: I: 354; II: 298; III: 279; IV: 357. Pretarsus I, a sessile, curved claw; pretarsi II-
IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Adult male (Fig. 4.11 A-B) (two paratypes): Shape of setae as in adult female.
Gnathosoma: All structures damaged and unavailable for description.
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield imbricate, except for a punctate band along posterior
margin; 188 long and 195 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of setae (seta r1 absent); with
four circular scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and four pairs of distinguishable
lyrifissures. Seta r4 on distal end of peritrematal shield. Opisthonotal shield imbricate, except
for a punctate band along its anterior margin, between setae Z1; imbrications without series of
short, longitudinal lines; 146-161 long and 171-189 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of
setae and five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Setae R1-R4 inserted on ventrianal shield;
seta R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 16, j2 not seen (broken), j3 16, j4 15-16, j5 15, j6
16, z1 13-14, z2 16, z3 not seen (broken), z4 16-17, z5 not seen (broken), z6 16-17, s1 not seen
(broken), s2 14, s3 16, s4 16, s5 18, s6 17, r2 14, r3 not seen (broken), r4 8-9, r5 15, r6 18, J1
18-19, J2 20, J3 19-20, J4 21, J5 14-15, Z1 21, Z2 20, Z3 23-24, Z4 26, Z5 28, S1 20, S2 20,
S3 22-23, S4 22, S5 24, R1 9-10, R2 11, R3 15, R4 14.
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Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.11A): Tritosternum not seen (broken). Sternogenital shield lightly
reticulate and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures
(iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin straight; approximately 158 long,
including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 81 wide at widest point; with five
pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; distance between st5-st5 33-36; genital opening
on anterior margin of shield. Unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and ventrianal
shields with an ellipsoidal accessory platelet, punctate near anterior margin of ventrianal
shield. Ventrianal shield imbricate; 104-110 long and 192-201 wide at widest point, not fused
to dorsal shield; with 12 pairs of setae (R1-R4, Jv1-Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-
anal setae and four pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta as long as para-anal
setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield broad and
long, extending anteriorly onto the dorsum but not fused to podonotal shield. Measurements
of setae: st1 not seen (broken), st2 not seen (broken), st3 not seen (broken), st4 13, st5 12, Jv1
14, Jv2 15, Jv3 16-18, Jv4 16, Jv5 22, Zv1 not seen (broken), Zv2 15, Zv3 15-16, para-anal 16-
18, post-anal 20.
Figure 4.11 - Poropodalius crispus Karg. Male. A. Ventral idiosoma; B. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and
tibia of leg II. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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Legs: Lengths: I: 311; II: 220; III: 203-207; IV: 270. With a spur-like ventral seta on each of
femur, genu and tibia II (Fig. 4.11B). Pretarsi as in adult female.
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, one adult female
paratype and two adult male paratypes. The following characteristics appear in the original
description and illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of the
female holotype: margin of epistome smooth between antero-medial and antero-lateral
projections; setae j1, j6, z4-z6, s4-s5, r3, r5-r6, J1-J5, Z2-Z5, S1-S5 and Jv5 totally pilose,
other setae smooth; genital shield smooth; peritrematal shield ornamented; lyrifissures present
only on podonotal shield (one pair) and sternal shield (three pairs). No information was
provided about the chelicera, hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal counts. The measurements
provided in the original description referred to the length of the idiosoma (320-400), width of
idiosoma (200-250), length of setae j1 (cited as i1) (20), j4 (cited as i3) (20), j5 (cited as i4)
(20), r3 (cited as r5) (35), J1 (cited as I1) (17), J3 (cited as I3) (25), J4 (cited as I4) (25), Z3
(25), Z4 (30), Z5 (30), S4 (27), S5 (32), Jv5 (cited as V8) (30) and length of other ventral
idiosomal setae (25).
For the adult male paratypes, the only characteristics provided referred to details of
the spermatodactyl and ventral setae of femur, genu and tibia II, as well as measurements for
length (380) and width (230) of the idiosoma.
Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000
Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000a: 252.
Poropodalius hexapennatus.— Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 67.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 6976 T, Kuba (= Cuba), 1976, Bodenpr. (soil
sample) 48, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45932. Paratypes: one male, 6977, Kuba (= Cuba), 1976, Bodenpr.
(soils ample) 48, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45933; one male, 6978, Kuba (= Cuba), 1976, Bodenpr. (soil
sample) 20-24, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45934; one male, 6979, Kuba (= Cuba), 1977, Bodenpr. (soil
sample) 2, ZMB Kat. Nr. 45935. (in MHNB).
Diagnosis (adult female and male): Epistome with smooth antero-lateral projections of
about uniform width; setae r3, J4, J5, Z4, Z5, S5 pilose in distal half; other dorsal idiosomal
setae smooth; podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings and four small circular
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scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; opisthonotal shield lightly reticulate; pretarsus I, a
single, sessile, curved claw. Adult female with sternal shield lightly imbricate; unsclerotised
integument between sternal and ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory
platelet; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to
circum-anal setae; peritrematal shield broad and long, extending anteriorly onto the dorsum
but not fused to podonotal shield. Adult male with sternogenital shield with indistinct
roundish markings; no accessory platelet between sternogenital and ventrianal shields;
ventrianal shield with 12 pairs of setae (R1-R5, Jv1-Jv3, Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to
circum-anal setae; peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme.
Adult female (Fig. 4.12 A-E) (holotype): Dorsal idiosomal setae (except r3, J4, J5, Z4, Z5,
S5), hypostomal, subcapitular, ventral idiosomal (except post-anal) and leg setae smooth;
setae r3, J4-J5, Z4-Z5, S5 and post-anal setae pilose in distal half.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 67 long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth, and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 4.12A); movable cheliceral digit 66 long, with three teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe.
Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection slightly wider at the base and provided with
two apical denticles, flanked on each side by a shorter, smooth projection, each provided with
three apical denticles (Fig. 4.12B); margin of epistome with two denticles between antero-
medial and antero-lateral projections and smooth laterad to antero-lateral projections.
Deutosternum, hypostomal and subcapitular setae not visible.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.12C): Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings, except for
a punctate band along posterior margin; 201 long and 210 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs
of setae (seta r1 absent); with four small circular scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and five
pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with
a pair of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield lightly reticulate, except for a punctate band along
anterior margin; 167 long and 180 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four pairs
of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with
five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Measurements of setae: j1 20, j2 20, j3 18, j4 17, j5 16, j6 19, z1
16, z2 18, z3 18, z4 20, z5 19, z6 20, s1 16, s2 18, s3 18, s4 19, s5 20, s6 21, r2 18, r3 25, r4
12, r5 20, r6 22, J1 20, J2 21, J3 22, J4 23, J5 21, Z1 21, Z2 22, Z3 25, Z4 30, Z5 33, S1 20,
S2 20, S3 22, S4 26, S5 29, R1 11, R2 11, R3 12, R4 13, R5 12.
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Figure 4.12 - Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Dorsal idiosoma; D. Ventral idiosoma; E. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved
visibility
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Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.12D): Base of tritosternum 24 long and 14 wide proximally (Fig.
4.12E); laciniae 62 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternal shield
lightly imbricate and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of
lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately
103 long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 96 wide at widest point;
with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield lightly reticulate, except
for a punctate band along straight posterior margin; longer than wide; extending posteriorly
behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 50. Unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with a transverse elongate accessory platelet and with setae Jv1 and Zv1.
Metapodal plates irregular in shape, with a median constriction on the paraxial margin,
containing a circular marking. Ventrianal shield reticulate; 125 long and 152 wide at widest
point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in
addition to circum-anal setae and three pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta as
long as para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal
shield broad and long, extending anteriorly onto the dorsum but not fused to podonotal shield.
Measurements of setae: st1 17, st2 not seen (broken), st3 not seen (broken), st4 not seen
(broken), st5 17, Jv1 15, Jv2 not seen (broken), Jv3 20, Jv5 27, Zv1 14, Zv2 16, Zv3 15, para-
anal 20, post-anal 22.
Legs: Lengths: I: 332; II: 275; III: 226; IV: 310. Pretarsus I, a single, sessile, curved claw;
pretarsi II-IV, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar
lobes.
Adult male (Fig. 4.13 A-C) (three paratypes): Shape of setae as in adult female.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 42 long, with two teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 4.13A); movable cheliceral digit 41 long, with three teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Spermatodactyl 83 long, abruptly bent dorsally, distal portion
approximately parallel to proximal portion and double its length. Arthrodial process of
chelicera with a short coronet-like fringe. Epistome as in female. Deutosternum, hypostomal
and subcapitular setae not visible.
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings, except for a punctate
band along posterior margin; 176-192 long and 203-212 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs of
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setae (seta r1 absent); with four circular scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and five pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with a pair
of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield lightly reticulate, except for a punctate band along anterior
margin; 168-179 long and 179-187 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four pairs
of distinguishable lyrifissures. Setae R1-R5 inserted on ventrianal shield. Measurements of
setae: j1 17, j2 17, j3 16-18, j4 15-17, j5 13-15, j6 not seen (broken), z1 14, z2 14-16, z3 15-
18, z4 16-18, z5 14-18, z6 16, s1 14, s2 16-18, s3 17, s4 17-20, s5 16-20, s6 20, r2 16, r3 21-
27, r4 11-13, r5 16-18, r6 20-22, J1 15-20, J2 18-20, J3 14-18, J4 16-21, J5 15-18, Z1 15-21,
Z2 15-21, Z3 18-22, Z4 20-26, Z5 23-28, S1 15-20, S2 17-20, S3 18-22, S4 20-24, S5 21-25,
R1 8-12, R2 9-12, R3 12-14, R4 10-14, R5 11-15.
Figure 4.13 - Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg. Male. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Ventral
idiosoma; C. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.13B): Base of tritosternum 17 long and 11 wide proximally;
laciniae 51 long, separated for about 90% of their total length, pilose. Sternogenital shield
with indistinct roundish markings, indistinct anterior margin and a punctate band along
straight posterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised
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and punctate; approximately 136-154 long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate
region, and 73-84 wide at widest point; with five pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures;
distance between st5-st5 29-37; genital opening on anterior margin of shield. Unsclerotised
integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields without accessory platelet.
Ventrianal shield reticulate, except for a punctate band along anterior margin; 135-155 long
and 201-230 wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with 12 pairs of setae (R1-R5,
Jv1-Jv3, Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and three pairs of distinguishable
lyrifissures; post-anal seta as long as para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-
level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements
of setae: st1 15-16, st2 14-16, st3 16-17, st4 13-15, st5 13-15, Jv1 15, Jv2 12-15, Jv3 13-16,
Jv5 20-23, Zv1 15, Zv2 11-13, Zv3 11-14, para-anal 15-20, post-anal 16-21.
Legs: Lengths: I: 311; II: 270; III: 210-235; IV: 265-305. With a spur-like ventral seta on
each of femur, genu and tibia II (Fig. 4.13C). Pretarsi as in adult female.
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, 12 adult female
paratypes and 15 adult male paratypes. The following characteristics appear in the original
description and illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of the
holotype: epistome with antero-medial projection as long as antero-lateral projections;
podonotal shield ornamented with few irregular lines; unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with only two pairs of setae; setae S5 and post-anal smooth and setae j1,
r3, J4, J5, Z4, Z5 and Jv5 totally pilose; unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with five accessory platelets; unsclerotised integument laterad to ventrianal
shield with four pairs of setae; peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme;
lyrifissures only on podonotal shield (one pair) and sternal shield (three pairs). No
information was provided about the hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal counts. The
measurements provided in the original description referred to the length of the idiosoma (310-
360), width of idiosoma (170-190), length of setae r3 (cited as r5) (28), J4 (cited as I4) (25),
Z4 (28), Z5 (30), range of other dorsal idiosomal setae (18-20), length of all st 17, Jv5 (cited
as V8) (25), range of other ventrianal idiosomal setae (16-20), length of legs I (290), II (250),
III (230) and IV (310).
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For the male paratypes, the only characteristics provided referred to details of the
spermatodactyl and ventral setae of femur, genu and tibia II, as well as measurements for the
length (270-300) and width (150-190) of the idiosoma.
Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg and Schorlemmer
Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009: 66.
Specimens examined: Holotype female: 70161 T, Caracas, Venezuela, 1973, litter, soil,
ZMB Kat. Nr. 46165. (in MNHB).
Diagnosis (adult female): Epistome with smooth antero-lateral projections of about uniform
width; dorsal idiosomal setae smooth; podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings and
four crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6; opisthonotal shield lightly
imbricate; sternal shield with light reticulation along antero-lateral margin; no accessory
platelet between sternal and ventrianal shields; ventrianal shield with six pairs of setae (Jv2,
Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae; peritrematal shield narrow, not
extending beyond peritreme; pretarsi I-IV similar in shape, an elongate ambulacral stalk, a
pair of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes; pretarsus I about half as long as other
pretarsi.
Adult female (Fig. 4.14 A-C) (holotype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal, hypostomal,
subcapitular and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 31 long; movable cheliceral digit 32 long; teeth and pilus
dentilis not visible because of position of chelicera. Arthrodial process of chelicera with a
short coronet-like fringe. Epistome with a smooth antero-medial projection of about uniform
width, with two apical denticles, flanked on each side by shorter, smooth projection, each
with three apical denticles (Fig. 4.14A); margin of epistome smooth between antero-medial
and antero-lateral projections and serrate laterad to antero-lateral projections. Deutosternum,
hypostomal and subcapitular setae not visible.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 4.14B): Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings, except for
a punctate band along posterior margin; 130 long and 119 wide at widest point; with 22 pairs
of setae (seta r1 absent); with four crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6 and
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five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield
with a pair of setae (r4). Opisthonotal shield lightly imbricate, except for a punctate band
along anterior margin; 132 long and 125 wide at widest point; with 15 pairs of setae and four
pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield
with four pairs of setae (R1-R4); seta R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1 17, j2 not seen
(broken), j3 20, j4 not seen (broken), j5 20, j6 not seen (broken), z1 16, z2 18, z3 21, z4 not
seen (broken), z5 18, z6 23, s1 12, s2 not seen (broken), s3 22, s4 22, s5 21, s6 23, r2 21, r3
29, r4 12, r5 21, r6 24, J1 25, J2 not seen (broken), J3 not seen (broken), J4 25, J5 22, Z1 25,
Z2 not seen (broken), Z3 24, Z4 25, Z5 27, S1 25, S2 24, S3 25, S4 25, S5 25, R1 10, R2 10,
R3 14, R4 16.
Figure 4.14 - Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg. Female. A. Epistome; B. Dorsal idiosoma; C. Ventral idiosoma.
Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 4.14C): Tritosternum not seen (broken). Sternal shield with light
reticulation along antero-lateral margin and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to
the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin slightly
concave; approximately 77 long, including the lightly sclerotised and punctate region, and 61
wide at widest point; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield
with scanty reticulation and a punctate band along straight posterior margin; longer than wide;
extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 38. Unsclerotised integument
between genital and ventrianal shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1. Metapodal plates kidney-
shaped, with narrow posterior end, containing a circular marking. Ventrianal shield reticulate;
87 long and 101 wide at widest point, not fused to dorsal shield; with five pairs of setae (Jv2,
Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and three pairs of distinguishable
lyrifissures. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield narrow,
not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 not seen (broken), st2 not seen
(broken), st3 not seen (broken), st4 not seen (broken), st5 not seen (broken), Jv1 not seen
(broken), Jv2 not seen (broken), Jv3 not seen (broken), Jv5 24, Zv1 not seen (broken), Zv2 not
seen (broken), Zv3 not seen (broken), para-anal not seen (broken), post-anal not seen
(broken).
Legs: Lengths: I: 197; II: 152; III: 140; IV: 181. Pretarsi I-IV similar in shape, an elongate
ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes; pretarsus I about
half as long as other pretarsi.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult female holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the holotype: epistome with serrate anterior margin, a long
flagellum-like antero-medial projection and without antero-lateral projections; podonotal
shield reticulate; unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with two pairs of setae;
opisthonotal shield ornamented with transverse lines; genital shield smooth; ventrianal shield
with only a few weak transverse lines; lyrifissures present only on sternal shield (two pairs).
No information was provided about the chelicera, hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal
counts. The measurements provided in the original description referred to the length of the
idiosoma (249), width of idiosoma (140), length of setae j1 (cited as i1) (17), j2 (cited as z1)
(20), j3 (cited as i2) (19), j5 (cited as i4) (20), z1 (cited as s1) (15), z2 (17), z5 (cited as z4)
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(17), s2 (cited as r2) (10), r2 (cited as r3) (20), r6 (cited as r5) (25), J1 (cited as I1) (22), J4
(cited as I4) (25), J5 (cited as I5) (22), Z1-Z5 (24), S1 (23), S5 (25), length of all st (17), para-
anal (10), Jv5 (cited as lateral caudal setae) (22), length of other ventrianal idiosomal setae
(17), length of the ventrianal shield (81), width of ventrianal shield (102), length of legs I
(203), II (182), III (133) and IV (193).
Key to Poropodalius species (known adult females)
1. Dorsal idiosoma with at least one seta (r3) with distal half pilose; podonotal shield with
four circular scleronoduli; peritrematal shield broad and long, extending anteriorly onto
the dorsum but not fused to podonotal shield; pretarsus I, a single, sessile, curved claw ..
…………………………………………………………………………………………...2
- Dorsal idiosoma with all setae smooth; podonotal shield with four crescent-shaped
scleronoduli; peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme; pretarsus I, an
elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strong claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes ........ 3
2. Podonotal shield with series of short, wavy lines mostly transversely or diagonally
aligned; setae j1, z2-z5, s5, s6, r3 and r6 with distal half pilose, other podonotal setae
smooth; opisthonotal shield imbricate; sternal shield lightly reticulate; unsclerotised
integument between sternal and ventrianal shields with three transverse elongate
accessory platelets; ventrianal shield with six pairs of setae (Jv2-Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in
addition to circum-anal setae ....................................... Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000a
- Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings; only seta r3 with distal half pilose,
other podonotal setae smooth; opisthonotal shield lightly reticulate; sternal shield lightly
imbricate; unsclerotised integument between sternal and ventrianal shields with one
transverse elongate accessory platelet; ventrianal shield with five pairs of setae (Jv2,
Jv3, Jv5, Zv2 and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae…………………………………..
............................................................................Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000a
3. Epistome with serrate antero-lateral projections triangular; scleronoduli between setae
j6 and z6; sternal shield smooth; unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with one transverse elongate accessory platelet……………………….
................................................................................... Poropodalius basisetae Karg, 2000a
- Epistome with smooth antero-lateral projections of about uniform width; scleronoduli
between setae j5 and j6; sternal shield ornamented; unsclerotised integument between
genital and ventrianal shields without accessory platelet ................................................. 4
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4. Podonotal shield lightly imbricate; setae j3 and J1 not reaching the base of setae j4 and
J2, respectively; pretarsus I with the same size of other pretarsus………………………..
....................................................................................... Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000a
- Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings; setae j3 and J1 reaching the base of
setae j4 and J2, respectively; pretarsus I with half the size of other pretarsi………………
…………………………………Poropodalius medioflagelli Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009
Key to Poropodalius species (known adult males)
Information for P. acutus is based on Karg (2000a), as the type specimens were not
available for study.
1. Spermatodactyl more than five times longer than movable cheliceral digit .......................
....................................................................................... Poropodalius acutus Karg, 2000a
- Spermatodactyl 2-3 times longer than movable cheliceral digit ....................................... 2
2. Podonotal shield imbricate; setae j1, z2-z5, s5, s6, r3 and r6 with distal half pilose, other
podonotal setae smooth; opisthonotal shield imbricate; sternogenital shield lightly
reticulate; unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and ventrianal shields with
an ellipsoidal accessory platelet; ventrianal shield imbricate; with four pairs of setae R
on ventrianal shield; peritrematal shield broad and long, extending anteriorly onto the
dorsum but not fused to podonotal shield .................... Poropodalius crispus Karg, 2000a
- Podonotal shield with indistinct roundish markings; only seta r3 with distal half pilose,
other podonotal setae smooth; opisthonotal shield lightly reticulate; sternogenital shield
with light roundish markings; unsclerotised integument between sternogenital and
ventrianal shields without accessory platelet; ventrianal shield reticulate; with five pairs
of setae R on ventrianal shield; peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond
peritreme ............................................................ Poropodalius hexapennatus Karg, 2000a
4.4 Discussion
Re-examination of these species has shown that the genera Interrhodeus,
Pennarhodeus and Poropodalius are correctly placed in the family Rhodacaridae, on the basis
of the following character states: sternal shield with four pairs of setae and with a punctate
band along is anterior margin (in some Rhodacaridae st1 inserted on pre-sternal shields or on
lightly sclerotised anterior region of sternal shield); podonotal shield with a punctate band
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along its posterior margin, with 14-23 pairs of setae; opisthonotal shield with a punctate band
along its anterior margin, with 14-20 pairs of setae; ventral and anal shields of female fused to
form a ventrianal shield with 1-8 pairs of pre-anal setae in addition to circumanal setae; palp
tarsal claw three-tined; genu IV with 10 (rarely 9) setae, tibia IV with 10 (rarely 9) setae;
tarsus IV without pl4; and male with seta st5 inserted on sternogenital shield. Some of the
species in Interrhodeus and Pennarhodeus are unusual for Rhodacaridae in lacking
scleronoduli in the posterior part of the podonotal shield (the absence of scleronoduli in
rhodacarids may be more common than what has been reported). However, their other
characteristics are typical of the rhodacarids, and they will thus be included in the world-wide
catalogue of the family (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012). Interrhodeus is most
similar to Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, but the latter has species with the cheliceral arthrodial
process shaped like a long cylindrical brush, seta s1 present, podonotal shield with four
scleronoduli and tritosternum with laciniae separated for about 90% of their total length.
Pennrhodeus is also most similar to Afrodacarellus Hurlbutt, but the latter has species with
smooth dorsal setae [pilose in Afrodacarellus bipilosus (Karg)] and the cheliceral arthrodial
process as well as scleronoduli as previously mentioned. Poropodalius is most similar to
Rhodacarellus, but the latter has species with a smooth podonotal shield (ornamented in
Rhodacarellus unicus Karg), smooth idiosomal dorsal setae and a single pair of elongate
metapodal plates (rarely two, with the outer one small and rounded).
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5 REVISION OF THE GENUS Protogamasellopsis (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA:
RHODACARIDAE)
Abstract
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis is revised based on the examination of the types
or specimens collected in Brazil of the seven species of this genus. A characterization of the
genus, diagnoses of the species examined, complementary descriptions of some species and a
key to help in the separation of the species of this genus are provided.
Keywords: Rhodacaroidea; Soil mites; Taxonomy
Resumo
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis é revisado com base no exame dos tipos ou
espécimes coletados no Brasil das sete espécies deste gênero. Uma caracterização do gênero,
diagnoses das espécies examinadas, descrições complementares de algumas espécies e uma
chave para ajudar a separação das espécies deste gênero são apresentadas.
Palavras-chave: Rhodacaroidea; Ácaros de solo; Taxonomia
5.1 Introduction
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis are free living edaphic mites found mainly in
the top soil layers. They are predators and at least one species appears to have potential as
biological control agent for soil insect and mite pests (CASTILHO et al., 2009).
Evans and Purvis (1987) described this genus in the family Ascidae Oudemans, where
it was initially included as a member of the Protogamasellus-group together with
Protogamasellus (Protogamasellus) Karg and Protogamasellus (Protogamasellodes) Evans
and Purvis, then described. This classification was based on the form and location of the
opening of the spermatheca (base of coxae III), number of setae of tibia I (13 setae), the
unarmed nature of male legs II and the spermatodactyl with recurved tip. They considered that
the resemblances between species of the Protogamasellopsis and the Rhodacaridae (the
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colour, body form and sclerotization) was probably due to their common adaptations to life in
confined spaces and not necessarily because of close taxonomic relationship.
Karg (1994a) transferred Protogamasellopsis to Rhodacaridae, without presenting
arguments to support that decision, what was only done by Karg (1994b). According to the
latter publication, it should be included in that family because of the following characteristics:
setae j1, j2 and z1 inserted along anterior margin of podonotal shield; podonotal shield with a
punctate band along posterior margin; metasternal shield fused with sternal shield; post-anal
seta long; cheliceral digits long and epistome with long antero-medial extension.
Halliday; Walter and Lindquist (1998) presented further details about this genus. They
claimed that some character states used by Evans and Purvis (1987) to put
Protogamasellopsis in Ascidae were weak (some Rhodacaroidea have 13 setae on tibia I and
opening of the spermatheca located at the base of leg III; presence or absence of spine-like
setal armature on male leg II varies greatly in the Ascidae) and cited other character states to
support the inclusion of Protogamasellopsis in Rhodacaridae (palp tarsal claw three-tined;
coxa I with a dorsal spine; podonotal shield with desclerotised band of punctated cuticle
posterior to j6; seta st1 inserted on lightly sclerotised and punctate cuticle; female with st4
inserted on sternal shield; female with genital shield with a desclerotised band of punctate
cuticle along posterior margin; male with remnant of a separate platelet between the
sternogenital and ventrianal shields; male with Jv1 inserted on soft cuticle rather than on
ventrianal shield. In addition, Halliday; Walter and Lindquist (1998) cited that
Protogamasellopsis resembles the Rhodacaroidea in the shape of its epistome, the general
form of its gnathosoma, the position and relative lengths of its circum-anal setae, the
relatively slight extension of the genital shield‘s hyaline anterior margin anteriorly, and its
large, heavily sclerotised chelicerae. Although they agreed with Karg (1994a) and Karg
(1994b) in maintaining Protogamasellopsis in the Rhodacaridae, they considered
Protogamasellus to be an Ascidae.
Karg (2007) revised the Protogamasellus-group of Evans and Purvis (1987) and
included the genera Protogamasellopsis, Protogamasellus, Protogamasellodes and a new
genus Protofurcatus Karg in the group. But, differently from Evans and Purvis (1987), this
group was placed in Rhodacaridae.
Protogamasellopsis consists of seven described species (CASTILHO; MORAES;
HALLIDAY, 2012), wich have been reported mainly from South America (EVANS;
PURVIS, 1987; KARG, 1994a; KARG, 1994b; KARG, 2000; CASTILHO et al., 2009;
CASTILHO; MORAES, 2010). The descriptions of some of these species are not sufficiently
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detailed, making it difficult to decide to which group they really belong. Thus, a re-
examination of the types of those species was considered necessary to allow the conclusion of
a project to elaborate a catalog of the rhodacarid species (CASTILHO; MORAES;
HALLIDAY, 2012), and to allow the correct identification of mites of those groups in the
South American continent. The objectives of this paper were to provide a characterization of
the genus, diagnoses of the species examined, complementary descriptions of some species
and a key to help in the separation of the species of this genus.
5.2 Material and methods
The type specimens of species examined were borrowed from the British Museum
(Natural History), London, England and the Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für
Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany. They were examined under a phase
contrast microscope provided with a camera lucida, in the University of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. The specimens were illustrated and measurements were taken of structures
considered taxonomically important. In the following redescriptions, setal nomenclature is
based on Lindquist and Evans (1965). Measurements of each structure are given in
micrometres (µm) and as a range (or a single value when measurement did not vary)
representing the variation among the specimens examined. Leg length was measured from the
proximal edge of the coxa to the tip of the pretarsus.
Despite our efforts, we were unable to examine the types of Protogamasellopsis
dioscorus (Manson) and Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann.
Thus, measurements given for those species were taken from specimens collected in Brazil.
For those species as well as for Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987, new
morphological information refers only to measurements, because the corresponding original
descriptions were considered sufficiently detailed to provide other informations.
5.3 Results
Genus Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis, 1987
Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis, 1987: 855 (described in Ascidae Voigts and
Oudemans).
Protogamasellopsis.— Karg, 1994a: 123; Karg, 1994b: 207; Halliday; Walter and Lindquist,
1998: 2; Karg, 2007: 123.
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Type species: Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987, by original
designation.
Rhodacarella Moraza, 2004: 2 (described in Rhodacaridae Oudemans) [synonym, according
to M.L. Moraza, personal communication, 2007].
Type species: Rhodacarella cavernicola Moraza, 2004, by original designation.
Diagnosis (adult female): Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with two and 6-8 teeth,
respectively. Arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe.
Epistome with anterior region acuminate. Seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and slightly anterior
and mediad to h2. Idiosoma elongate. Podonotal shield smooth, with or without punctate band
along posterior margin, with 16 pairs of setae, three pairs of which (j1, j2 and z1) along
anterior margin and without distinct scleronoduli. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
podonotal shield with 5-6 pairs of setae and an elongate plate running from the level of z1 to
the level of z4, bearing or not seta r3. Opisthonotal shield smooth, with or without punctate
band along anterior margin and with 15 pairs of setae. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with 6-10 pairs of setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of
coxa II. With 0-4 transverse groups of presternal plates, each group consisting of 1-2 platelets.
Sternal shield with anterior margin indistinct and posterior margin concave. Sclerotized
region of genital shield longer than length of its posterior margin; the latter straight.
Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal shields with two pairs of setae and
with or without lightly sclerotised plates. Ventrianal shield longer than wide, smooth, with 1-2
pairs of preanal setae; anterior margin convex. Unsclerotised integument laterad to ventrianal
shield with 3-4 pairs of setae. Opisthogastric region with 0-7 pairs of elongate, round or
subquadrate plates. Numbers of setae on segments of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6,
5, 5, 5; femur: 12, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 8, 9; tibia: 13, 10, 8, 9; tarsus: not counted, 18, 18,
17 (pl4 present). Pretarsi I-IV similar in shape and length, with elongate ambulacral stalk, a
pair of strongly sclerotized claws and three round pulvillar lobes.
Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987
Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987: 856.
Protogamasellopsis corticalis.— Karg, 1994a: 124; Karg, 1994b: 208; Shaw, 1999: 45; Karg,
2007: 124.
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Specimens examined: Adult female holotype, two adult female paratypes and one male
paratype collected in public gardens, Jamestown, Saint Helena [South Atlantic island], under
dead bark of a Citrus sp. plant [Rutaceae] (possibly imported from Cape Province, South
Africa). Types deposited at British Museum (Natural History), London, England.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome finely denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base of j4 and j5,
respectively; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae
(R1-R5 and UR1-UR5); without presternal plates; unsclerotized integument between genital
and ventrianal shields with three small accessory plates; opisthogastric region with one pair of
elongate and three pairs of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield.
Adult female (Adult female holotype and two adult female paratypes).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 80 (77-83) long; movable digit 77 (74-81) long.
Measurements of setae: h1 35 (35-36), h2 17 (16-17), h3 25 (24-25), sc 22 (21-23).
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield 225 (220-231) long and 136 (127-153) wide at widest
level. Opisthonotal shield 236-262 long and 86-92 wide at widest level. Measurements of
setae: j1 39 (38-41), j2 25 (23-26), j3 26 (25-27), j4 27 (27-28), j5 26 (25-27), j6 23 (22-24),
z1 22 (21-22), z2 25 (25-26), z3 26 (26-27), z4 26 (25-26), z5 26 (25-26), z6 29 (28-30), s2 24
(23-25), s3 25 (24-26), s4 27 (26-28), s5 27 (26-27), s6 27 (26-27), r2 29 (29-30), r3 35 (35-
36), r4 23 (22-23), r5 25 (24-26), r6 31 (31-32), J1 24 (23-25), J2 23 (22-25), J3 22 (21-23),
J4 25 (22-27), J5 12 (11-13), Z1 26 (26-27), Z2 24 (23-25), Z3 27 (25-28), Z4 32 (30-33), Z5
51 (50-52), S1 29 (28-30), S2 26 (25-28), S3 26 (25-26), S4 27 (25-30), S5 25 (25-26), R1 22
(21-24), R2 22 (21-23), R3 22 (21-23), R4 22 (21-23), R5 42 (41-43), UR1 21 (20-22), UR2
20 (19-21), UR3 24 (23-25), UR4 19 (19-20), UR5 24 (23-25).
Ventral idiosoma: Base of tritosternum 39 (37-42) long and 16 (15-16) wide proximally;
laciniae 106 (98-115) long, separated for about 70% of their total length. Sternal shield
approximately 137 (132-142) long, including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and
128 (127-129) wide at widest level. Distance between st5-st5 56 (55-57). Ventrianal shield
169 (167-171) long and 87 (86-88) wide at widest level. Measurements of setae: st1 31 (30-
32), st2 32 (32-33), st3 33 (33-34), st4 30 (29-31), st5 20 (20-21), Jv1 21 (20-22), Jv2 24 (24-
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25), Jv3 26 (26-27), Jv4 32 (31-33), Zv1 23 (23-24), Zv2 16 (15-17), Zv3 23 (23-24), para-
anal 35 (33-36), post-anal 58 (56-61).
Legs: Lengths: I: 392 (379-412); II: 297 (281-313); III: 251 (244-257); IV: 381 (372-396).
Male (one paratype).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 51 long; movable digit 49 long. Spermatodactyl 53 long.
Measurements of setae: h1 31, h2 14, h3 20, sc 21.
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield 176 long and 111 wide at widest level. Opisthonotal
shield 176 long and 78 wide at widest level. Measurements of setae: j1 32, j2 23, j3 22, j4 24,
j5 23, j6 20, z1 17, z2 23, z3 22, z4 21, z5 21, z6 23, s2 20, s3 20, s4 23, s5 22, s6 23, r2 24, r3
30, r4 16, r5 17, r6 28, J1 20, J2 19, J3 20, J4 21, J5 10, Z1 22, Z2 21, Z3 24, Z4 27, Z5 41,
S1 25, S2 22, S3 23, S4 25, S5 23, R1 15, R2 16, R3 16, R4 17, R5 32.
Ventral idiosoma: Base of tritosternum 31 long and 15 wide proximally; laciniae 82 long,
otherwise as in adult female. Sternogenital shield approximately 183 long and 107 wide at
widest level. Distance between st5-st5 38. Ventrianal shield 122 long along midline and 133
wide at widest level. Measurements of setae: st1 26, st2 26, st3 30, st4 25, st5 18, Jv1 18, Jv2
24, Jv3 28, Jv4 32, Zv1 20, Zv2 16, Zv3 22, para-anal 28, post-anal 47.
Legs: Lengths: I: 319; II: 238; III: 197; IV: 303.
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, nine adult female
paratypes and three male paratypes. The original description of this species is very detailed,
but the only measurements provided for the adult females were: length of the idiosoma 545-
625, length of the podonotal shield 250-290, width of the podonotal shield at the level of seta
s4 168-203, length of the opisthonotal shield 285-325, width of the opisthonotal shield 105-
115, length of seta J5 9.5-12, length of seta Z5 57-71, length of the ventrianal shield 190-215
and width of the ventrianal shield 99-110. The only measurement provided for the adult males
was the length of the idiosoma 430-450.
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Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972)
Protogamasellus dioscorus Manson, 1972: 437.
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus.— Evans and Purvis, 1987: 855; Karg, 1994a: 123; Karg,
1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 124; Castilho and Moraes, 2010: 397.
Specimens examined: Three females collected in Pirassununga, São Paulo State, Brazil, 1
November 2000, from soil under Psidium guajava [Myrtaceae]. Specimens deposited at
Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de
Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome finely denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base of j4 and j5,
respectively; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae
(R1-R5, UR1-UR5); without presternal plates; unsclerotized integument between genital and
ventrianal shields without accessory plates; opisthogastric region with one pair of elongate
and three pairs of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield plates.
Adult female
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 43 (37-48) long; movable digit 42 (36-47) long.
Measurements of setae: h1 29 (27-30), h2 12 (11-12), h3 28 (27-28), sc 22 (21-23).
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield 208 (206-209) long and 134 (133-135) wide at widest
level. Opisthonotal shield 226 (224-228) long and 81 (80-82) wide at widest level.
Measurements of setae: j1 37 (36-37), j2 26 (25-27), j3 27 (26-27), j4 26 (25-26), j5 22 (21-
22), j6 21 (20-21), z1 20 (20-19), z2 35 (34-35), z3 26 (25-26), z4 20, z5 26, z6 34 (33-35), s2
17 (16-17), s3 22 (22-23), s4 25 (24-26), s5 39 (38-40), s6 39 (38-39), r2 34 (33-34), r3 43
(42-43), r4 26, r5 33 (32-33), r6 38 (37-39), J1 24, J2 24 (23-24), J3 22 (21-22), J4 26 (25-
26), J5 13 (12-14), Z1 22 (21-23), Z2 25 (24-25), Z3 29 (29-30), Z4 36 (35-36), Z5 49 (48-
49), S1 38 (36-38), S2 32, S3 32 (31-33), S4 37 (36-37), S5 32 (31-33), R1 33 (32-33), R2 29
(28-29), R3 30, R4 33 (32-34), R5 37 (36-37), UR1 30 (28-31), UR2 30 (29-30), UR3 29 (27-
30), UR4 39, UR5 43 (42-43).
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Ventral idiosoma: Base of tritosternum 32 (29-34) long and 13 (12-13) wide proximally;
laciniae 84 (81-89) long, separated for about 70% of their total length. Sternal shield
approximately 121 (119-122) long, including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and
98 (94-101) wide at widest level. Distance between st5-st5 49 (48-49). Ventrianal shield 155
(152-157) long and 61 (59-62) wide at widest level. Measurements of setae: st1 23 (22-24),
st2 31 (30-31), st3 28 (27-29), st4 24 (23-24), st5 19 (18-19), Jv1 19 (18-19), Jv2 24 (23-24),
Jv3 30, Jv4 30 (30-31), Zv1 23 (22-23), Zv2 21, Zv3 35 (34-36), para-anal 29 (27-31), post-
anal 53 (51-56).
Legs: Lengths: I: 360 (357-362); II: 252 (240-265); III: 240 (232-247); IV: 370 (367-372).
Remarks.
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, 33 adult female
paratypes, 10 male paratypes, seven deutonymph paratypes, four protonymph paratypes and
two larva paratypes collected from New Zealand (Auckland International Airport), 19 June
1969, intercepted on yam [Dioscoreaceae] imported from Tonga. All types are deposited at
Collection of the Department of Agriculture, Levin, New Zealand.
The original description of this species is very detailed, but the only measurementes
provided were: adult females – length of the idiosoma 372-485, width of the idiosoma 158-
224; adult males – length of the idiosoma 348-393, width of the idiosoma 164-189;
deutonymphs – length of the idiosoma 342-367, width of the idiosoma 160-180; protonymph
– length of the idiosoma 296-332, width of the idiosoma 152-183; larva – length of the
idiosoma 250-263 and width of the idiosoma 181-197.
Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg, 1994b: 208.
Protogamasellopsis granulosus.— Karg, 2007: 124.
Specimen examined: Adult female holotype collected in Cueva Bella Vista, Bella Vista,
Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, 15 May 1985, in trap with manure. Type deposited at
Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base of j4 and j5,
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respectively [according Karg (1994b)]; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield
with six pairs of setae (R1-R5 and UR5) [according Karg (1994b)]; without presternal plates;
unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields without accessory plates
[according Karg (1994b)]; opisthogastric region with three pairs of round plates laterad to
ventrianal shield [according Karg (1994b)].
Adult female (Fig. 5.1 A-D) (holotype).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 69 long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 5.1A); movable cheliceral digit 67 long, with two teeth in addition
to apical tooth. Margin of epistome denticulate, except for a spine-like anterocentral
extension, smooth (Fig. 5.1B). Deutosternal denticles in eight straight transverse rows, with 7-
12 denticles each (Fig. 5.1C). Measurements of setae: h1 32, h2 15, h3 24, sc broken.
Figure 5.1 - Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome;
C. Hypostome; D. Tritosternum
Dorsal idiosoma: All structures damaged and inadequate for redescription.
Ventral idiosoma: Base of tritosternum 21 long and 14 wide proximally (Fig. 5.1D); laciniae
92, separated for about 70% of their total length, pilose. Without presternal plates. Sternal
shield smooth and with anterior margin indistinct; region anterior to the first pair of
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lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotized and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately
103 long, including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and 95 wide at widest level;
with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-
level of coxa II. All other structures of ventral idiosoma damaged and inadequate for
redescription. Measurements of setae: st1 26, st2 26, st3 broken, st4 25.
Legs: Lengths: I broken; II: broken; III: 195; IV: 295.
Remarks
This species was described only on the basis of the adult female holotype, which is
very damaged. The only structures possible to be observed in detail are the gnathosoma,
sternal shield, peritreme and legs III and IV.
The measurements provided for adult female in the original description were length of
the idiosoma 420, width of idiosoma 170, length of setae j1 (cited as i1) 30, j2 (cited as s1)
20, j3 (cited as i2) 17, j4 (cited as i3) 22, j5 (cited as i4) 22, j6 (cited as i5) 20, z1 (cited as r1)
17, z6 (cited as z3) 25, r2 (cited as r4) 25, J1 (cited as I1) 20, Z4 30, Z5 42, S1 25, range of
other dorsal setae 20-25, Jv3 (cited as V3) 30, Jv4 (cited as V8) 45, post-anal 45, range of
other ventral setae 20-25, length of legs I 340, II 250, III 210 and IV 310.
Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg, 1994b: 210.
Protogamasellopsis leptosomae.— Karg, 2007: 123.
Specimen examined: Adult female holotype collected in Puntudo, Santa Cruz, Galapagos
Islands, 10 March 1985, in litter of fern [Pteridophyta] and wood chips. Type deposited at
Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base
of j4 and j5, respectively; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with eight
pairs of setae (R1-R5 and UR3-UR5); with four transverse groups of presternal plates, each
consisting of 1-2 platelets; unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields
without accessory plates; opisthogastric region without plates laterad to ventrianal shield.
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Adult female (Fig. 5.2 A-F) (holotype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal, hypostomal, subcoxal
and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 95 long, with 7-8 teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 5.2A); movable cheliceral digit 91 long, with two teeth in addition
to apical tooth. Margin of epistome smooth (Fig. 5.2B). Deutosternal denticles in nine
straight and transverse rows, each with 9-13 denticles (Fig. 5.2C). Measurements of setae: h1
52, h2 22, h3 broken, sc 29.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5.2D): Podonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 209 long and 151 wide at widest level; with 16 pairs of setae (setae s1 and
r1 absent) and with five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad
to podonotal shield with five pairs of setae (s2-s4, r2 and r4) and an elongate plate running
from the level of z1 to the level of z4, bearing seta r3. Opisthonotal shield smooth, except for
a punctate band along anterior margin; 229 long and 81 wide at widest level; with 15 pairs of
setae and five pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
opisthonotal shield with eight pairs of setae (R1-R5 and UR3-UR5). Measurements of setae: j1
broken, j2 broken, j3 broken, j4 broken, j5 27, j6 27, z1 broken, z2 33, z3 29, z4 30, z5 30, z6
38, s2 32, s3 36, s4 35, s5 34, s6 33, r2 31, r3 42, r4 21, r5 34, r6 39, J1 27, J2 28, J3 26, J4
26, J5 16, Z1 27, Z2 28, Z3 35, Z4 42, Z5 59, S1 37, S2 26, S3 30, S4 45, S5 41, R1 27, R2 26,
R3 25, R4 20, R5 50, UR3 25, UR4 18, UR5 24.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 5.2E): Base of tritosternum 42 long and 17 wide proximally (Fig.
5.2F); laciniae 115 long, separated for about 70% of their total length, pilose. With four
transverse groups of presternal plates, each group consisting of 1-2 platelets. Sternal shield
smooth and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1)
lightly sclerotized and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately 99 long, including
the lightly sclerotized punctate region, 117 wide at widest level; with four pairs of setae and
three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield smooth, except for a punctate band along straight
posterior margin; sclerotized region slightly longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind
coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 52. Unsclerotised integument between genital and
ventrianal shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1. Ventrianal shield smooth; 174 long and 46 wide at
widest level, not fused to dorsal shield; with one pair of setae (Jv2) in addition to circum-anal
setae and one pair of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta longer than para-anal setae.
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Figure 5.2 - Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome;
C. Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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Unsclerotised integument laterad to ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae (Jv3, Jv4, Zv2
and Zv3) and without plates. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 34,
st2 33, st3 33, st4 31, st5 23, Jv1 26, Jv2 28, Jv3 30, Jv4 32, Zv1 25, Zv2 25, Zv3 20, para-anal
35, post-anal 71.
Legs: Lengths: I: 406; II: 296; III: 251; IV: 402.
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype. The following
characteristics appear in the original description and illustrations of the species, but do not
agree with our observations of the female holotype: epistome denticulate; opisthonotal shield
without a punctate band along anterior margin and with 13 pairs of setae; unsclerotised
integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with six pairs of setae; with three pairs of elongate
presternal plates (plates of each side not subdivided); unsclerotised integument laterad to
ventrianal shield with seven pairs of setae; peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa
III. No information was provided about the hypostome, tritosternum, lyrifissures and leg setal
counts. The measurements provided in the original description were: length of the idiosoma
400, width of idiosoma 140, range of length of dorsal setae 25-40, length of setae j1 (cited as
i1) 38, j5 (cited as i4) 25, r3 (cited as r5) 43, J1 (cited as I1) 25, J2 (cited as I2) 25, J3 (cited
as I3) 33, J4 (cited as I4) 25, J5 (cited as I5) 13, Z4 40, Z5 63, distance between J4 and Z5 55,
range of ventral setae 20-25, para-anal (cited as V4) 34, R5 (cited as V8) 22, length of legs I
430, II 310, III 250 and IV 380.
Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991: 189.
Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis.— Karg, 1993: 369; Karg, 1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 123;
Castilho et al., 2009: 165.
Rhodacarella cavernicola Moraza, 2004: 4 (junior synonymy, following M.L. Moraza,
personal communication, 2007).
Specimens examined: Three females collected in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil, 20
October 2011, from a colony established at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia,
Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo
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(USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. Specimens deposited at Departamento de
Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ/USP.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base of j4 and j5,
respectively; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae
(R1-R5 and UR1-UR5); with three transverse groups of presternal plates, each consisting of 1-
2 platelets; unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields with four
transversely elongate accessory plates; opisthogastric region with one pair of elongate and
three pairs of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield.
Adult female
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 91 (90-92) long, movable digit 84 (81-86) long.
Measurements of setae: h1 42 (41-44), h2 18 (18-19), h3 28 (25-31), sc 26 (26-27).
Dorsal idiosoma: Podonotal shield 232 (222-244) long and 161 (153-167) wide at widest
level. Opisthonotal shield 252 (243-259) long and 98 (96-100) wide at widest level.
Measurements of setae: j1 42 (41-43), j2 27 (26-28), j3 28 (26-30), j4 28 (27-30), j5 25 (24-
26), j6 23 (22-25), z1 22 (21-23), z2 28 (26-30), z3 28 (27-30), z4 27 (26-28), z5 28 (26-30),
z6 34 (32-35), s2 27 (25-29), s3 25 (24-26), s4 32 (31-33), s5 30 (28-31), s6 38 (36-40), r2 33
(31-35), r3 46 (43-49), r4 24 (23-25), r5 31 (30-33), r6 31 (29-32), J1 26 (25-28), J2 24 (21-
26), J3 25 (23-26), J4 25 (25-27), J5 15 (14-15), Z1 28 (27-30), Z2 27 (25-29), Z3 32 (30-35),
Z4 38 (35-41), Z5 57 (24-29), S1 34 (33-36), S2 32 (29-34), S3 30 (28-31), S4 31 (28-34) , S5
31 (29-33), R1 26 (24-27), R2 26 (24-27), R3 26 (24-29), R4 26 (24-29), R5 44 (41-46), UR1
20 (20-21), UR3 21 (20-21), UR3 28 (26-30), UR4 20 (20-21), UR5 32 (31-32).
Ventral idiosoma: Base of tritosternum 45 (44-46) long and 18 (16-19) wide proximally;
laciniae 122 (119-126) long, separated for about 70% of their total length. Sternal shield
approximately 106 (104-107) long, including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and
118 (114-121) wide at widest level. Distance between st5-st5 51 (49-52). Ventrianal shield
169 (166-173) long and 69 (64-73) wide at widest level. Measurements of setae: st1 31 (30-
31), st2 31 (30-32), st3 31 (30-31), st4 29 (27-31), st5 23 (21-24), Jv1 25 (23-26), Jv2 29 (27-
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31), Jv3 30 (28-32), Jv4 22 (21-24), Zv1 22 (21-23), Zv2 24 (22-25), Zv3 15 (15-16), para-
anal 36 (33-38), post-anal 70 (66-73).
Legs: Lengths: I: 433 (424-439); II: 299 (293-309); III: 275 (270-281); IV: 421 (411-428).
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, an unspecified
number of adult female, deutonymph and protonymph paratypes collected from Poznań,
Poland, July to August 1989, in litter of Phoenix sp. [Aracaceae] in a greenhouse. Holotype is
deposited at Department of Forest Protection, University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
The original description of this species is very detailed, but the only measurements
provided were the length and width of the idiosoma of adult female (respectively 485-545 and
190-260), deutonymph (415-460 and 185-225) and protonymph (265-335 and 140-150).
Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994
Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994a: 123.
Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis.— Karg, 1994b: 208; Karg, 2007: 123.
Specimens examined: Adult female holotype and one adult male paratype collected in
Fernandina, Galapagos Islands, 18 March 1985, in litter of grass and sand in coastal area.
Type deposited at Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde, Berlin,
Germany.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 not reaching the base of j4 and j5,
respectively; unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae
(R1-R5 and UR1-UR5); with four pairs of transverse groups of presternal plates, each group
consisting of 1-2 platelets; unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields
without accessory plates; opisthogastric region with three pairs of round plates laterad to
ventrianal shield.
Adult female (Fig. 5.3 A-D) (holotype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal, hypostomal, subcoxal
and leg setae smooth.
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Gnathosoma: Chelicera broken. Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth (Fig. 5.3A). Deutosternal denticles in eight rows, each with 9-
13 denticles; second row inverted V-shaped, other rows straight (Fig. 5.3B). Measurements of
setae: h1 39, h2 18, h3 27, sc 23.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5.3C): Podonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 219 long and 141 wide at widest level; with 16 pairs of setae (s1 and r1
absent) and with six pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
podonotal shield with six pairs of setae (s2-s4 and r2-r4) and with an elongate plate running
from the level of z1 to the level of s4. Opisthonotal shield smooth; 217 long and 88 wide at
widest level; with 15 pairs of setae and eight pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae (R1-R5 and
UR1-UR5). Measurements of setae: j1 36, j2 28, j3 29, j4 28, j5 30, j6 28, z1 23, z2 30, z3 31,
z4 31, z5 31, z6 36, s2 26, s3 24, s4 31, s5 26, s6 31, r2 32, r3 41, r4 22, r5 29, r6 36, J1 27,
J2 27, J3 26, J4 28, J5 17, Z1 28, Z2 31, Z3 35, Z4 40, Z5 55, S1 32, S2 34, S3 33, S4 35, S5
33, R1 26, R2 26, R3 27, R4 30, R5 44, UR1 21, UR2 21, UR3 29, UR4 20, UR5 26.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 5.3D): Tritosternum broken off. With four pairs of transverse groups
of presternal plates, each group consisting of 1-2 platelets. Sternal shield smooth and with
indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly
sclerotized and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately 97 long, including the
lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and 102 wide at widest level; with four pairs of setae
and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield smooth, except for a punctate band along straight
posterior margin; with a pair of distinguishable lyrifissures posterior to st5; sclerotized region
longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 56.
Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1.
Ventrianal shield smooth; 126 long and 71 wide at widest level, not fused to dorsal shield;
with one pair of setae (Jv2) in addition to circum-anal setae and without distinguishable
lyrifissures or pores; post-anal seta longer than para-anal setae. Unsclerotised integument
laterad to ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae (Jv3, Jv4, Zv2 and Zv3) and with three
pairs of round plates. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal
shield indistinct. Measurements of setae: st1 31, st2 32, st3 32, st4 31, st5 27, Jv1 27, Jv2 27,
Jv3 33, Jv4 32, Zv1 26, Zv2 17, Zv3 26, para-anal 36, post-anal 64.
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Figure 5.3 - Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg. Female. A. Epistome; B. Hypostome; C. Dorsal
idiosoma; D. Ventral idiosoma. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
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Legs: Lengths: I: 425; II: 289; III: 247; IV: 391.
Adult male (Fig. 5.4 A-C) (one paratype): Shape of setae as in adult female, except for a
spur-like ventral seta on tarsus IV (Fig. 5.4A).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 65 long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 5.4B); movable cheliceral digit 64 long, with one tooth in addition
to apical tooth. Spermatodactyl 72 long, at slight angle with axis of movable cheliceral digit
and abruptly bent distally. Epistome and deutosternum as in adult female. Measurements of
setae: h1, h2 broken, h3 broken, sc 21.
Dorsal idiosoma: Dorsal idiosoma similar to that of adult female, except for usclerotised
integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with five pairs of setae (R1-R5). Podonotal shield
204 long and 134 wide at widest level. Opisthonotal shield 209 long and 88 wide at widest
level. Measurements of setae: j1 broken, j2 29, j3 broken, j4 broken, j5 29, j6 28, z1 25, z2
and z3 broken, z4 30, z5 broken, z6 37, s2 25, s3 broken, s4 33, s5 broken, s6 34, r2 , r3 and
r4 broken, r5 27, r6 39, J1 26, J2 26, J3 27, J4 28, J5 16, Z1 30, Z2 33, Z3 38, Z4 39, Z5 63,
S1 35, S2 34, S3 36, S4 38, S5 35, R1 25, R2 26, R3 26, R4 28, R5 43.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 5.4C): Tritosternum broken. With four pairs of transverse groups of
presternal plates, each group consisting of 1-2 plates. Sternogenital shield smooth, with
indistinct anterior margin and a punctate band along straight posterior margin; region anterior
to the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotized and punctate; approximately 181 long,
including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and 106 wide at widest level; with five
pairs of setae and four pairs of lyrifissures; distance between st5-st5 43; genital opening on
anterior margin of shield. Ventrianal shield smooth; 150 long and 151 wide at widest level,
not fused to dorsal shield; with seven pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv4 and Zv1-Zv3) in addition to
circum-anal setae and two pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta longer than
para-anal setae. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II. Peritrematal shield
narrow, not extending beyond peritreme. Measurements of setae: st1 31, st2 36, st3 35, st4 32,
st5 25, Jv1 25, Jv2 31, Jv3 37, Jv4 33, Zv1 24, Zv2 26, Zv3 37, para-anal 37, post-anal 72.
Legs: Lengths: I: 415; II: 291; III: 255; IV: 403. Leg setal counts and pretarsi as in adult
female.
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Figure 5.4 - Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg. Male. A. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of
leg II; B. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicerae, with detail of spermatodactyl; C. Ventral idiosoma.
Lyrifissures enlarged for improved visibility
Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype, one adult female
paratype and one adult male paratype. The following characteristics appear in the original
description and illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of the
female holotype: unsclerotised integument laterad to podonotal shield with five pairs of setae;
unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with nine pairs of setae; with four pairs
of elongate presternal plates (plates of each side not subdivided); unsclerotised integument
laterad to ventrianal shield with six pairs of setae; lyrifissures present only on podonotal
shield (a pair of lyrifissures), opisthonotal shield (three pairs) and sternal shield (two pairs).
No information was provided about the leg setal counts. The measurements provided for adult
females were: length of the idiosoma 390-410, width of idiosoma 160-180, range of podonotal
setae 30-32, length of setae j1 (cited as i1) 35, Z3 38, Z4 25, Z5 50, other opisthonotal setae
35, st1-st4 32, st5 25, Jv3 and para-anal (cited as ventrianal setae) 33, post-anal 60, length of
ventrianal shield 140, width of ventrianal shield 60, length of peritrematal shield 80, length of
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legs I 400, II 300, III 250 and IV 400. For the adult male, the only characteristics provided in
the original description referred to details of the spermatodactyl, sternogenital shield and a
spur-like ventral setae of tarsus IV (length 17), as well as measurements for length of the
idiosoma 400, width of the idiosoma 170 and length of legs I 400, II 300, III 250 and IV 400.
Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg, 2000
Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg, 2000: 252.
Protogamasellopsis transversus.— Karg, 2007: 123.
Specimens examined: Adult female holotype and one female paratype collected in Cotopaxi
Province, Ecuador, 1973, in paramo [= páramo, Spanish term for a Neotropical habitat of high
altitude]. Type deposited at Arachnologische Sammlung des Museums für Naturkunde,
Berlin, Germany.
Diagnosis (adult female): Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like
anterocentral extension, smooth; setae j3 and j4 reaching the base of j4 and j5, respectively;
unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae (R1-R5 and
UR1-UR5); without presternal plates; unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal
shields without accessory plates; opisthogastric region with three pairs of round plates
posterior to coxa IV, and two pairs of round and two pairs of subquadrate plates laterad to
ventrianal shield.
Adult female (Fig. 5.5 A-F) (holotype and one paratype): Dorsal and ventral idiosomal,
hypostomal, subcoxal and leg setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 89-91 long, with seven teeth in addition to apical tooth
and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 5.5A); movable cheliceral digit 87-89 long, with two teeth
in addition to apical tooth. Margin of epistome denticulate except for spine-like anterocentral
extension, smooth (Fig. 5.5B). Deutosternal denticles in eight rows, each with 9-13 denticles
(Fig. 5C); most anterior row anteriorly inverted V-shaped, other rows straight. Measurements
of setae: h1 37-38, h2 19-20, h3 34-36, sc 26-27.
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Figure 5.5 - Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome;
C. Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 5.5D): Podonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 217-234 long and 176-192 wide at widest level; with 16 pairs of setae (setae
s1 and r1 absent) and with six pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument
laterad to podonotal shield with five pairs of setae (s2-s4, r2 and r4) and with an elongate
plate running from the level of z1 to the level of z4, bearing seta r3. Opisthonotal shield
smooth, except for a punctate band along anterior margin; 221-248 long and 102-125 wide at
widest level; with 15 pairs of setae and eight pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument laterad to opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of setae (R1-R5 and
UR1-UR5). Measurements of setae: j1 43, j2 35-36, j3 36, j4 35, j5 36, j6 30, z1 26-27, z2 45-
46, z3 37, z4 32, z5 32, z6 46, s2 34-35, s3 32-33, s4 47-49, s5 40, s6 43, r2 44-46, r3 52-53,
r4 30-32, r5 39-40, r6 48-50, J1 33, J2 33, J3 28, J4 31, J5 14-16, Z1 36, Z2 38, Z3 45, Z4 52,
Z5 66, S1 42, S2 42, S3 44, S4 48, S5 44-46, R1 33-35, R2 32, R3 32, R4 35, R5 54-55, UR1
28-30, UR2 28-30, UR3 40-41, UR4 26-27, UR5 33-35.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 5.5E): Base of tritosternum 25-29 long and 16-17 wide proximally
(Fig. 5.5F); laciniae 93-95 long, separated for about 70% of their total length, pilose. Without
presternal plates. Sternal shield smooth and with indistinct anterior margin; region anterior to
the first pair of lyrifissures (iv1) lightly sclerotized and punctate; posterior margin concave;
approximately 125-131 long, including the lightly sclerotized and punctate region, and 129-
136 wide at widest level; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield
smooth; sclerotized region slightly longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxae IV;
distance between st5-st5 60-61. Unsclerotised integument between genital and ventrianal
shields with setae Jv1 and Zv1. Ventrianal shield smooth; 158-160 long and 79-87 wide at
widest level, not fused to dorsal shield; with one pair of setae (Jv2) in addition to circum-anal
setae; post-anal seta longer than para-anal setae. Unsclerotised integument laterad to
ventrianal shield with four pairs of setae (Jv2, Jv4, Zv2 and Zv3) and with two pairs of round
and two pairs of subquadrate plates. Opisthogastric region with three pairs of small, round
plates posterior to coxa IV. Peritreme extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II.
Peritrematal shield extending posteriorly to posterior margin of coxa IV. Measurements of
setae: st1 broken, st2 broken, st3 39, st4 36-37, st5 28, Jv1 31-32, Jv2 38, Jv3 37-40, Jv4 37-
40, Zv1 26, Zv2 33-34, Zv3 22-25, para-anal 47-48, post-anal 75.
Legs: Lengths: I: 410; II: 302; III: 258-290; IV: 425-431.
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Remarks
This species was described on the basis of the adult female holotype and two adult
female paratypes. The following characteristics appear in the original description and
illustrations of the species, but do not agree with our observations of the adult female
holotype and an adult female paratype: podonotal shield with 19 pairs of setae; unsclerotised
integument laterad to podonotal shield with five pairs of setae; with three pairs of round
metapodal plates; opisthogastric region without plates posterior to coxa IV, and with three
pairs of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield; lyrifissures present only on podonotal shield
(a pair of lyrifissures) and sternal shield (three pairs). No information was provided about the
chelicera, hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal counts. The measurements provided in the
original description were: length of the idiosoma 420-450, width of idiosoma 150-180, length
of setae j1 (cited as i1) 40, j4 (cited as i3) 35, j5 (cited as i4) 35, r3 40, r5 50, J1-J2 (cited as
I1-I2) 25, J4 (cited as I4) 25, J5 (cited as I5) 10, Z3-Z4 25, Z5 60, R5 55, Jv3 (cited as V3) 40,
para-anal (cited as V4) 40, post-anal 70, length of legs I 420, II 310, III 280 and IV 400.
Key to Protogamasellopsis species (known adult females)
1. With presternal plates ........................................................................................................ 2
- Without presternal plates................................................................................................... 4
2. Margin of espistome totally smooth; with three pairs of UR setae (UR3-UR5)..................
. .................................................................... Protogamasellopsis leptosomae Karg, 1994a
- Margin of epistome denticulate except for a spine-like anterocentral extension, smooth;
with five pairs of UR setae (UR1-UR5) ............................................................................ 3
3. Unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields with four transversely
elongate accessory plates; opisthogastric region with one pair of elongate and three pairs
of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield………………………………………………..
. ............................. Protogamasellopsis posnaniensis Wiśniewski and Hirschmann, 1991
- Unsclerotized integument between genital and ventrianal shields without plates;
opisthogastric region with three pairs of round plates laterad to ventrianal shield .............
……………………………………….Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994a
4. Setae j3 and j4 about as long as distance between their bases and bases of j4 and j5,
respectively ................................................... Protogamasellopsis transversus Karg, 2000
- Setae j3 and j4 at most 0.6 times as long as distance between their bases and bases of j4
and j5, respectively............................................................................................................ 5
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5. Unsclerotized integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with five pairs of
setae (R1-R5). .............................................. Protogamasellopsis granulosus Karg, 1994b
- Unsclerotized integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 10 pairs of
setae (R1-R5, UR1-UR5) ................................................................................................... 6
6. Seta j5 at most half as long as distance between its base and base of j6; anterior margin
of opisthonotal shield with a pair of ellipsoidal structures ..................................................
…………………………………………...Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972)
- Seta j5 about as long as distance between its base and base of j6; anterior margin of
opisthonotal shield without ellipsoidal structures………………………………………...
. ...................................................... Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987
Key to Protogamasellopsis species (known adult males)
1. With presternal plates ......................... Protogamasellopsis praeendopodalis Karg, 1994a
- Without presternal plates ................................................................................................... 2
2. Seta j5 at most half as long as distance between its base and base of j6; anterior margin
of opisthonotal shield with a pair of ellipsoidal structures ..................................................
…………………………………………...Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972)
- Seta j5 about as long as distance between its base and base of j6; anterior margin of
opisthonotal shield without ellipsoidal structures………………………………………...
. ...................................................... Protogamasellopsis corticalis Evans and Purvis, 1987
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6 RHODACARIDAE MITES (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA: RHODACAROIDEA)
FROM THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF A NEW
GENUS AND THREE NEW SPECIES
Abstract
This paper reports the occurrence of five species of Rhodacaridae mites collected in
the State of São Paulo, Brazil. One of these corresponded to a new genus and a new species,
described as Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010; two correspond to new
species of known genera, described as Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes,
2010 and Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes, 2010; and two correspond to
described species, Afrogamasellus citri Loots, 1969 and Protogamasellopsis dioscorus
(Manson, 1972).
Keywords: Litter; Rhodacaroidea; Soil; Taxonomy
Resumo
Esse artigo reporta a ocorrência de cinco espécies de ácaros Rhodacaridae coletadas
no Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Uma dessas correspondeu a um novo gênero e espécie,
descrita como Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho e Moraes, 2010; dois corresponderam a
novas espécies de gêneros conhecidos, descritas como Multidentorhodacarus paulista
Castilho e Moraes, 2010 e Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho e Moraes, 2010; e dois
corresponderam a duas espécies descritas, Afrogamasellus citri Loots, 1969 e
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972).
Palavras-chave: Folhedo; Rhodacaroidea; Solo; Taxonomia
6.1 Introduction
Rhodacaridae are edaphic mites found mainly in the first few centimeters of the soil
surface. Despite the scarce information available on their feeding behavior (WALTER;
HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988; CASTILHO et al., 2009), rhodacarids are commonly mentioned in
the literature as predators (LEE, 1970; LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009).
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Mites of this family are mostly known from the northern hemisphere (EVANS;
SHEALS; MACFARLANE, 1968; WALLWORK, 1970; PRICE, 1973; EVANS; TILL,
1979; KRANTZ; AINSCOUGH, 1990; COLEMAN; CROSSLEY JR., 1996) and Africa
(RYKE, 1962; VAN DEN BERG; RYKE, 1967; LOOTS, 1969a; LOOTS, 1969b;
HURLBUTT, 1974). Recent studies mentioned the occurrence of these mites in Brazil
(GNASPINI-NETO, 1989; TRAJANO; GNASPINI-NETO, 1991; MINEIRO; MORAES,
2001; SILVA; MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004), although, in all of these studies the rhodacarids
have been mentioned only at the generic level.
At present, there is a growing interest towards the use of more sustainable methods to
control pest organisms in different parts of the world. One of the possible alternatives is the
use of biological control. The objective of this paper is to report the rhodacarid species found
in surveys conducted in southeastern Brazil, when searching for prospective predatory mites
to be evaluated as potential biological control agents of soil pests.
6.2 Materials and methods
Litter and soil samples were collected in different parts of the State of São Paulo and
taken to a laboratory where mites were extracted using a modified Berlese-Tullgren apparatus
(OLIVEIRA et al., 2001). Mites of the suborder Mesostigmata were mounted in Hoyer‘s
medium and later examined under a phase contrast microscope.
Rhodacarid mites were then identified to species, as subsequently reported in this
paper. In the following descriptions, setal nomenclature is based on Lindquist and Evans
(1965). All measurements are given in micrometres (µm); each measurement consists of the
average for the number of individuals indicated for each species, followed (in parentheses) by
the respective range.
6.3 Results
Binodacarus Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Type species: Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Diagnosis: Adult female and male characterized mainly by having: only 2 scleronoduli on the
podonotal shield, between setae j5 and j6; podonotal shield reduced laterally, so that setae z1,
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s2-s4 and r2-r5 are inserted on cuticle; a pair of elongate shields laterad of r3 and r4; and
greatly reduced peritreme (not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV).
Adult female: Fixed cheliceral digit with 4 teeth and movable cheliceal digit with 3 teeth, in
addition to the apical tooth of each digit. Palp chaetotaxy: 2-5-6-14-15; apotele 3-tined.
Deutosternal groove with 7 rows of denticles; with 6 pairs of ellipsoidal structures, apparently
corresponding to insertions of the ventral dilator muscles of the pharynx. Podonotal shield
with 14 pairs of setae (setae s1 and r1 absent; setae z1, s2-s4, r2-r5 on cuticle) and a pair of
crescent-shaped scleronoduli between setae j5 and j6. Cuticle along lateral margins of
podonotal shield with 2 pairs of elongated shields. Opisthonotal shield with 14 pairs of setae
(setae S4, R1-R5 on cuticle). Sternal shield longer than wide, with 4 pairs of setae and 3 pairs
of lyrifissures; seta st1 inserted in anterior punctate region of sternal shield; third pair of
lyrifissures on posterior margin of the shield. Genital shield longer than the length of its
straight posterior margin, extending posteriorly behind coxae IV. Cuticle between genital and
ventrianal shields with a pair of accessories shields. Cuticle between ventrianal and accessory
shields with 2 pairs of setae (Jv1 and Zv1). Ventrianal shield approximately as long as wide;
with 5 pairs of setae (Jv2-Jv4, Zv2-Zv3) in addition to circumanal setae. Peritreme greatly
reduced, not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV. Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxae: 2, 2, 2, 1;
trochanters: 6, 5, 5, 5; femora: 13, 10, 6, 6; genua: 13, 11, 9, 9; tibiae: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsi: not
counted, 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi, each with 3 rounded pulvillar lobes, elongate
ambulacral stalk and strongly sclerotized claws.
Adult male: Fixed cheliceral digit with 4 teeth and movable cheliceral digit with 1 tooth, in
addition to apical tooth of each digit. Spermatodactyl longer than movable cheliceral digit.
Pattern of podonotal and opisthonotal shields as in female, except that in some individuals
with a pair of contiguous scleronoduli mediad to those also observed in female. Sternogenital
shield with 5 pairs of setae and 3 pairs of lyrifissures. Ventrianal shield with 5 pairs of setae
(Jv1-Jv3, Zv1-Zv2) in addition to circumanal setae. Cuticle posterolaterad of ventrianal shield
with 2 pairs of setae (Jv4 and Zv4). Metapodal shields absent. Peritreme as in female.
Chaetotaxy of all legs as in female, but a ventral setae of each genu and tibia II thorn-like, and
a ventral seta of femur II rod-like. All legs with pretarsi.
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Etymology
The name Binodacarus refers to the presence of only two scleronoduli on the
podonotal shield. Gender masculine.
Remarks
Similarly to most Rhodacaroidea [except for Halolaelapidae; see Lindquist; Krantz
and Walter (2009)], mites of this genus have 4 pairs of sternal shield setae. This new genus is
placed in Rhodacaridae because of the following characteristics (in parentheses,
characteristics of other Rhodacaroidea): apotele 3-tined (2-tined in Digamasellidae, 3-tined in
Halolaelapidae, Laelaptonyssidae and Ologamasidae); scleronoduli present (absent in
Halolaelapidae, Laelaptonyssidae, most Ologamasidae, some Digamasellidae and some
Rhodacaridae); with desclerotized bands of punctate cuticle along posterior margin of
podonotal, anterior margin of opisthonotal, anterior margin of sternometasternal, posterior
margin of genital and anterior margin of ventrianal shields (desclerotized and punctuated
bands of cuticle absent in Digamasellidae, Halolaelapidae, Laelaptonyssidae and
Ologamasidae); genu I with 13 setae (12 in Digamasellidae and Halolaelapidae, 11 to 13 in
Laelaptonyssidae, 13 in Ologamasidae); tibia I with 14 setae (12 in Digamasellidae and
Halolaelapidae, 9 to 11 in Laelaptonyssidae, 14 in Ologamasidae); genu IV with 9 or 10 setae
(7 or 8 in Digamasellidae, 9 or 10 in Halolaelapidae, 7 to 10 in Laelaptonyssidae, 8 to 10 in
Ologamasidae); tibia IV with 9 or 10 setae (7 in Digamasellidae, 8 to 10 in Halolaelapidae, 7
to 10 in Laelaptonyssidae, 9 or 10 in Ologamasidae).
Females of the type species of the new genus differ from species in all other genera of
Rhodacaridae by having 2 scleronoduli (0, 3 or 4 scleronoduli in other genera); in addition, it
differs from species in most other genera of Rhodacaridae by having the following
combination of characteristics: anterior region of epistome triangular and with anterior margin
serrated (rather variable within the family), seta j2 not inserted in transverse line with setae j1
and z1 (in most other genera, these setae about transversely aligned), cuticle along lateral
margins of podonotal shield with 8 pairs of setae (up to 6 in other genera), cuticle along
lateral margins of opisthonotal shield with 6 pairs of setae (0 to 10 pairs in other genera),
peritreme not reaching anterior margin of coxa IV (in most other genera longer, reaching up
to anterior margin of coxa II) and genu and tibia IV with 9 setae each (9 or 10 setae in other
genera); species of no other genera display this combination of characteristics.
Short peritremes have also been reported for some species of each family of
Rhodacaroidea as well as for families of other superfamilies of parasitic and free-living
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Mesostigmata. In this superfamily, scleronoduli are known for most genera of Rhodacaridae
(absent in Pennarhodeus Karg and Protogamasellopsis Evans and Purvis), most genera of
Digamasellidae (absent in Digamasellus Berlese, Lindquistoseius Genis, Loots and Ryke,
Panteniphis Willmann and Pontiolaelaps Luxton) and are rarely present in Ologamasidae
(some Gamasellus Berlese and some Rhodacaroides Willmann). In those cases, 2 to 4
scleronoduli are found. Besides the Rhodacaroidea, scleronoduli have been reported only in
Protogamasellus (Ascoidea). Scleronoduli are absent in Halolaelapidae and Laelaptonyssidae.
Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Diagnosis: Adult female and male: This species can be distinguished from other rhodacarids
by the combination of characters given in the diagnosis of the genus.
Adult female (Fig. 6.1 A–E) (5 specimens measured): All setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs sharp-tipped.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 25 (23-26) long; movable cheliceral digit 26 (25-27)
long, with basal most tooth distinctly stronger; pilus dentilis and dorsal cheliceral seta
indistinct. Anterior region of epistome with a triangular projection; margin serrated.
Measurements of setae: h1 7 (6-7), h2 5 (5-6), h3 5 (5-6), h4 6 (5-6).
Dorsum of podosomal region: Podonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 114 (106-121) long and 90 (83-101) wide at widest level; apparently with 5
pairs of lyrifissures (anterolaterad of j2, anteromediad of z3, slightly posterior and mediad of
z5, anterolaterad of s6 and slightly posterior and mediad of r6). Cuticle laterad of r2 and r3
with a pair of punctate bands. Cuticle immediately anterior to podonotal shield with a
punctate band. Cuticle posteromediad of s2 with a pair of lyrifissures. Measurements of setae:
j1 7 (6-9), j2 6 (5-7), j3 4 (4-5), j4 5 (4-5), j5 4 (3-5), j6 4 (3-5), z1 5 (5-6), z2 5 (4-6), z3 5 (4-
6), z4 4 (3-5), z5 4 (4-5), z6 4 (4-5), s2 5 (4-5), s3 5 (4-6), s4 5 (4-6), s5 5 (4-6), s6 4 (4-5), r2
5, r3 5 (5-6), r4 5 (4-5), r5 4 (3-5), r6 5 (4-5).
Dorsum of opisthosomal region: Opisthonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band
along anterior margin and anterior third of lateral margins; 108 (98-118) long and 76 (66-88)
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Figure 6.1 - Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes. Female. A Dorsum of idiosoma; B. Venter of
idiosoma; C. Chelicera; D. Epistome; E. Hypostome
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wide at widest level; apparently with 7 pairs of lyrifissures (posterolaterad of J1, posterior to
and almost in longitudinal line with S1, posteromediad of J2, posterior to and almost in
longitudinal line with S3, slightly anterior to and laterad of J4, anterolaterad of J5, slightly
anterior to and laterad of Z5). Cuticle immediately anterior of opisthonotal shield,
anterolaterad of J1, with a pair of lyrifissures. Measurements of setae: J1 4 (3-4), J2 3, J3 3,
J4 3 (3-4), J5 4, Z1 4 (3-4), Z2 3 (3-4), Z3 3, Z4 5 (4-5), Z5 6 (5-6), S1 4 (3-4), S2 4, S3 5 (4-
6), S4 4 (4-5), S5 6, R1 4 (3-5), R2 4 (3-4), R3 5 (4-5), R4 5 (4-5), R5 6 (5-6).
Venter of idiosoma: Sternal shield smooth, except for a weakly sclerotized and punctate
region anterior to first pair of lyrifissures; approximately 75 (71-81) long, including the
weakly sclerotized and punctate region, and approximately 40 (34-43) wide at widest level;
anterior margin indistinct; posterior margin concave. Genital shield smooth, except for a
punctate band along straight posterior margin; distance between st5-st5 26 (24-28). Ventrianal
shield mostly smooth, except for a punctate anteromedian lobe and for few diagonal lateral
striae; 86 (81-93) long and 79 (71-89) wide at widest level; apparently with 4 pairs of
lyrifissures (posterior to and slightly laterad of Jv1, posterolaterad of Zv2, anteromediad of
Jv3 and anterior to and almost in longitudinal line with Jv4); cribrum just off posterior margin
of ventrianal shield (given that the ventrianal shield extends very far back, in most specimens
cribum indistinct for being at the transition between the dorsal and the ventral surfaces of the
idiosoma). Metapodal shield subdivided into a small anterior fragment and a larger posterior
fragment. Cuticle posterolaterad of st5 and mesad of metapodal shield with a pair of
lyrifissures. Measurements of setae: st1 8 (7-10), st2 8 (6-9), st3 7 (5-8), st4 7 (5-8), st5 5 (4-
6), Jv1 5 (5-6), Jv2 5 (4-6), Jv3 5 (4-6), Jv4 5 (5-6), Zv1 5 (4-6), Zv2 4 (3-5), Zv4 6 (5-7).
Peritreme: Peritrematal shield indistinct.
Spermatheca: Not distinguishable.
Legs: Lengths of legs: I – 181 (179-185), II – 118 (113-121), III – 89 (88-91), IV – 147 (145-
151).
Adult male (Fig. 6.2 A–C) (4 specimens measured). All setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs sharp-tipped.
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Gnathosoma: Epistome as in female. Fixed cheliceral digit 28 (24–32) long and movable
cheliceral digit 27 (23–31) long. Spermatodactyl 40 (39-41) long, abruptly curved at the base
and distally directed backwards; sharp-tipped. Measurements of setae: h1 6 (6-6), h2 5 (4-5),
h3 5 (5-6), h4 6 (5-7).
Dorsum of podosomal region: Podonotal shield 120 (106-126) long and 62 (52-73) wide at
widest level. Scleronoduli variable; in 2 specimens, similar to female; in other 2 specimens,
with a pair of contiguous scleronoduli mediad to those also observed in female; one or both of
the median scletonoduli incompletely formed. Measurements of setae: j1 5 (4-5), j2 4 (3-5), j3
5 (4-5), j4 5 (4-5), j5 3 (3-4), j6 3 (3-4), z1 4 (3-5), z2 4 (4-5), z3 5 (4-5), z4 4 (3-4), z5 4 (4-5),
z6 5 (5-6), s2 4 (3-4), s3 5 (4-6), s4 4 (3-4), s5 4 (3-5), s6 4 (4-5), r2 4 (3-4), r3 5 (4-5), r4 3
(3-4), r5 3 (2-3), r6 6 (5-6).
Dorsum of opisthosomal region: Opisthonotal shield 108 (99-117) long and 78 (61-88) wide
at widest level. Measurements of setae: J1 3 (3-4), J2 3 (3-3), J3 2 (2-3), J4 4 (3-4), J5 4 (4-
5), Z1 3 (3-4), Z2 3 (3-4), Z3 4 (3-4), Z4 5 (4-5), Z5 5 (4-5), S1 3 (3-4), S2 4 (4-5), S3 5 (4-5),
S4 4 (3-4), S5 5 (4-6), R1 4 (3-4), R2 4 (3-4), R3 4 (3-4), R4 3 (2-3), R5 5 (4-5).
Figure 6.2 - Binodacarus brasiliensis Castilho and Moraes. Male. A. Venter of idiosoma; B. Chelicera
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Venter of idiosoma: Sternogenital shield smooth, except for punctate and weakly sclerotized
regions anterior to first pair of lyrifissures and posterior to setae st5; approximately 114 (100-
122) long, including the weakly sclerotized and punctate regions, and approximately 36 (32-
39) wide at widest level. Cuticle posterolaterad of st5 with a pair of lyrifissures. Ventrianal
shield centrally smooth, with a partially punctate band along anterior margin and with
diagonal lateral striae; approximately 90 (79-98) long and approximately 79 (63-86) wide at
widest level; with 5 pairs of lyrifissures (slightly anterior to and mesad of Jv1, posterolaterad
of Zv1, anteromediad of Jv2, posterolaterad of Zv2 and posterior to and almost in longitudinal
line with Jv3); as in female, cribrum difficult to see for being at the transition between the
dorsal and the ventral surfaces of the idiosoma. Measurements of setae: st1 8 (6-10), st2 7 (5-
7), st3 6 (5-6), st4 5 (4-6), st5 4 (3-4), Jv1 4 (3-4), Jv2 3 (3-4), Jv3 4 (4-5), Jv4 4 (4-5), Zv1 3
(2-3), Zv2 3 (2-4), Zv4 5 (4-5).
Legs: Lengths of legs: I – 188 (164–200), II – 122 (101–136), III – 104 (86–114) and IV –
146 (115–159)..
Locality and type material
Holotype female and one paratype male from soil under Psidium guajava L.
(Myrtaceae) at Pirassununga, 3-V-2000; 2 paratype males from the same substrate and
locality, 27-VII-2000; 1 paratype female from soil under Campomanesia pubescens (DC.) O.
Berg (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antonio, 2-V-2000; 2 paratype males from soil under Myrcia
guianensis (Aublet) DC. (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antonio, 27-VIII-2000; 2 paratype females from
soil under M. guianensis at São Carlos, 25-VII-2000. All types collected by A.R. Oliveira and
deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura
―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
Etymology
This species is named after Brazil, the country of origin of this species.
Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Diagnosis: Adult female with podonotal shield containing a punctate band along posterior
margin and a pair of fissures laterad of setae s1, z2 and z3. Opisthonotal shield with a
punctate band along median third of anterior margin. Setae r5, R2 and R5 inserted on cuticle.
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Adult female (Fig. 6.3 A–F) (5 specimens measured): All setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs sharp-tipped.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 54 (52-55) long, with 11 teeth and a distinct pilus dentilis
in addition to apical tooth; 2 basal teeth distinctly stouter; movable cheliceral digit 49 (48-51)
long, with 5 teeth, in addition to apical tooth of each digit. Anterior margin of epistome with 3
extensions; median extension clavate, with distal half denticulate; lateral extensions triangular
to truncate, slightly less than half as long as median extension, each with 2-3 distal denticles;
margin of epistome laterad of lateral extensions denticulate. Deutosternal groove with 8 rows
of denticles. Measurements of setae: h1 11 (10-13), h2 10 (9-11), h3 11 (11-12), h4 11 (10-
12).
Dorsum of podosomal region: Podonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along
posterior margin; 138 (136-141) long and 147 (140-149) wide at widest level; with a V-
shaped suture adjacent and posterior to bases of setae j4 and s2; with a pair of fissures laterad
of setae s1, z2 and z3; with 22 pairs of setae (seta r1 absent; seta r5 on cuticle), 4 pairs of
which (j1, j2, z1, s1) next to anterior margin; with 3 crescent-shaped scleronoduli between
setae j5 and j6 and apparently with 6 pairs of lyrifissures (laterad of and about in transversal
line with j2, posterolaterad of j3, laterad of and about in transversal line with z3, anterior to
and about in longitudinal line with z4, anterolaterad of z5 and laterad of and about in
transversal line with j6). Measurements of setae: j1 13 (12-13), j2 14 (13-14), j3 17 (16-17), j4
16 (15-17), j5 16 (15-16), j6 16 (15-16), z1 7 (6-7), z2 11 (10-12), z3 19 (17-20), z4 18 (16-
19), z5 16 (15-16), z6 19 (18-20), s1 6 (6-7), s2 18 (17-19), s3 21 (19-22), s4 18 (17-19), s5
18 (17-18), s6 18 (18-19), r2 13 (12-15), r3 18 (17-19), r4 23 (22-24), r5 15 (14-16), r6 15
(14-16).
Dorsum of opisthosomal region: Opisthonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band
along median third of anterior margin; 129 (123-134) long and 94 (87-100) wide at widest
level; with 18 pairs of setae (setae R2 and R5 on cuticle) and apparently with 6 pairs of
lyrifissures (anterolaterad of J1, posteromesad of J1, posteromesad of J2, anterolaterad of S3,
posteromesad of S3 and posteromesad of J4). Measurements of setae: J1 17 (16-18), J2 16
(16-17), J3 17 (15-18), J4 17 (15-18), J5 13 (12-14), Z1 17 (16-18), Z2 17 (16-18), Z3 20 (18-
22), Z4 18 (17-20), Z5 22 (20-24), S1 18 (16-19), S2 18 (16-19), S3 17 (16-17), S4 18 (15-19),
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Figure 6.3 - Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes. Female. A. Dorsum of idiosoma; B. Venter of
idiosoma; C. Chelicera; D. Epistome; E. Hypostome; F. Variations of section of spermathecal
apparatus
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S5 21 (20-21), R1 13 (12-14), R2 12 (11-13), R3 9 (8-9), R4 12 (11-13), R5 14 (13-16).
Venter of idiosoma: Sternal shield smooth, except for a weakly sclerotized and punctuated
region whose posterior margin is slightly posterior to st1; approximately 89 (87-92) long,
including the weakly sclerotized and punctate region, and approximately 48 (44-53) wide at
widest level; anterior margin indistinct; posterior margin with small and sharp median
projection; with 4 pairs of setae and 3 pairs of lyrifissures (the third pair on posterior margin
of the shield). Genital shield smooth, except for a punctate band along convex posterior
margin; longer than length of posterior margin; extending posteriorly well behind coxae IV;
distance between st5-st5 31 (28-33). Cuticle posterolaterad of st5 with a pair of lyrifissures.
Ventrianal shield smooth, except for a punctate band along most of anterior margin; 90 (85-
93) long and 74 (67-81) wide at widest level; with 5 pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv3, Sv1-Sv2) in
addition to circumanal setae and apparently with 3 pairs of lyrifissures (posterolaterad of Zv1,
anterior to and about in longitudinal line with Zv2 and about in transversal line with Jv3);
ventrianal shield not fused to dorsal shield. Cuticle along lateral margins of ventrianal shield
with 2 pairs of setae (Zv3 and UR). With a pair of elongated metapodal shields. Measurements
of setae: st1 16 (15-17), st2 16 (15-17), st3 15 (14-15), st4 16 (14-17), st5 12 (11-12), Jv1 14
(13-14), Jv2 15 (14-15), Jv3 17 (16-18), Zv1 12 (11-13), Zv2 13 (12-14), Zv3 16 (15-16), UR
6 (7-6).
Peritreme: Extending anteriorly almost to level of anterior margin of coxa III. Peritrematal
shield indistinct.
Spermatheca: Tubular section of what seems to be part of spermathecal apparatus
distinguishable near coxa IV.
Legs: Lengths of legs: I – 246 (241-250), II – 177 (171-182), III – 165 (163-169), IV – 234
(231-237). Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxae: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanters: 6, 5, 5, 5; femora: 13, 10, 6,
6; genua: 13, 11, 9, 10; tibiae: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsi: not counted, 18, 18, 17. Pretarsi only on
legs II - IV.
Adult male: Not found.
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Locality and type material
Holotype female and 2 paratype females from soil under Syagrus oleracea (Mart.)
Becc. (Arecaceae) at Piracicaba, 11-XI-2000; 8 paratype females (17-V-2000) and 6 paratype
females (11-XI-2000) from soil under Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) at Piracicaba; 9
paratype females (17-V-2000), 6 paratype females (11-VIII-2000) and 5 paratype females
(11-XI-2000) from soil under Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman (Arecaceae) at
Piracicaba; 2 paratype females (16-II-2000), 1 paratype female (16-V-2000) and 1 paratype
female (10-VIII-2000) from soil under S. oleracea at São Pedro; 1 paratype female (11-VII-
2000) from litter under E. edulis at Pariquera-Açu; 3 paratype females (19-VII-2000) from
soil under Campomanesia pubescens (D.C.) O. Berg (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antônio; 1 paratype
female (2-V-2000) and 3 paratype females (26-VII-2000) from soil under Myrcia guianensis
(Aubletet) D.C. (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antônio; 2 paratype females (26-VII-2000) from soil
under Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antônio; 2 paratype females (27-VII-2000)
from soil under C. pubescens at Pirassununga; 3 paratype females (27-VII-2000) from soil
under M. guianensis at Pirassununga; 3 paratype females (27-VII-2000) from soil under P.
guajava at Pirassununga; 2 paratype fêmeas (25-VII-2000) from soil under M. guianensis at
São Carlos. All types collected by A.R. Oliveira and deposited at Departamento de
Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade
de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
Etymology
The term paulista means ―from the State of São Paulo‖, referring to the Brazilian state
where the type specimens were collected.
Remarks
As a member of Multidentorhodacarus Karg, the species here described has a large
number of teeth on the fixed cheliceral digit (other species generally only with up to 9 teeth),
a V-shaped suture adjacent and posterior to bases of setae j4 and s2, and setae j1, j2, z1 and s1
on anterior margin of podonotal shield, no pre-sternal shield and 3 scleronoduli.
Multidentorhodacarus paulista Castilho and Moraes, 2010 is similar to Multidentorhodacarus
ruwenzoriensis (Loots, 1969a), but the latter does not have the anterolateral fissures laterad of
setae s1, z2 and z3, lacks the punctate bands along the posterior margin of the podonotal and
the anterior margin of the opisthonotal shields, has the posterior margin of podonotal shield
rounded and setae r5 and R5 inserted on podonotal and opisthonotal shields, respectively.
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Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes, 2010
Diagnosis: Adult female with 6 pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae on the ventrianal
shield, median extension of anterior margin of epistome spatulate and mostly smooth, except
for 3 apical denticles, and with 3 podonotal scleronoduli transversely aligned..
Adult female (Fig. 6.4 A–E) (2 specimens measured). All setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs sharp-tipped.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 55-58 long, with 5 teeth in addition to apical tooth but
without distinct pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 61-63 long, with 3 teeth, in addition to
apical tooth of each digit. Anterior margin of epistome with 3 smooth extensions; median
extension spatulate, with 3 apical denticles; lateral extensions triangular, slightly less than half
as long as median extension. Deutosternal groove with 8 rows of.denticles. Measurements of
setae: h1 8-9, h2 8, h3 8-9, h4 11.
Dorsum of podosomal region: Podonotal shield smooth, except for a narrow punctate band
along bases of setae z6, s6, r5 and r6; 134-144 long and 145-149 wide at widest level; with 21
pairs of setae (seta r1 absent; setae r3 and r4 on cuticle), 4 pairs (j1, j2, z1, s1) on anterior
margin; with 3 transversally aligned, crescent-shaped scleronoduli immediately posterior to
setae j5; apparently with 7 pairs of lyrifissures (posteromesad of z1, posteromesad of j3,
anteromesad of s3, posterolaterad of j4, anterolaterad of j6, anterolaterad of r5 and
anteromesad of z6). Measurements of setae: j1 9, j2 8-9, j3 10-11, j4 10-11, j5 10, j6 10, z1 6,
z2 8, z3 6-7, z4 9-10, z5 10-11, z6 11, s1 4, s2 6-7, s3 5-6, s4 9-10, s5 10-11, s6 11, r2 6-7, r3
16, r4 6, r5 7-8, r6 11-12.
Dorsum of opisthosomal region: Opisthonotal shield smooth, except for a punctate band
along anterior margin; 143-151 long and 101-106 wide at widest level; with 19 pairs of setae
(seta R1 on cuticle); apparently with 7 pairs of lyrifissures (anteromesad of J1, posteromesad
of J2, posteromesad of Z2, posterolaterad of S3, laterad of and about in transversal line with
J3, anteromesad of S5 and anterior to and about in longitudinal line with J5). Measurements
of setae: J1 11, J2 10, J3 10-11, J4 14, J5 6-7, Z1 11, Z2 10, Z3 12, Z4 12, Z5 22-25, S1 8, S2
9, S3 8, S4 8, S5 9-11, R1 6-7, R2 6, R3 6, R4 7, R5 13-15.
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Figure 6.4 - Rhodacarus matatlanticae Castilho and Moraes. Female. A. Dorsum of idiosoma; B. Venter of
idiosoma; C. Chelicera; D. Epistome; E. Hypostome
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Venter of idiosoma: Sternal shield smooth, except for a weakly sclerotized and punctuated
region, whose posterior margin is slightly posterior to st1, and for a punctuated region around
st4; approximately 94-95 long, including the weakly sclerotized and punctate region, and
approximately 47-55 wide at widest level; anterior margin indistinct; posterior margin with
small and sharp median projection; with 4 pairs of setae and 3 pairs of lyrifissures (the third
pair on posterior margin of the shield). Genital shield smooth, except for a punctate band
along straight posterior margin; extending posteriorly well behind coxae IV; distance between
st5-st5 25-27; with 1 pair of pores posterolaterad of st5. Ventrianal shield smooth, except for a
punctate band along anterior margin; 92-102 long and 76-81 wide at widest level; with 6 pairs
of setae in addition to circumanal setae; apparently with 4 pairs of lyrifissures (posterior to
and about in longitudinal line with Zv1, posteromesad of Jv3, posteromesad of Zv3 and
anterolaterad of paraanals); ventrianal shield not fused to dorsal shield. Cuticle posterolaterad
of Zv2 apparently with a pair of lyrifissures. With a pair of ellipsoidal metapodal shields.
Cuticle anterolaterad of metapodal shields with a pair of lyrifissures. Measurements of setae:
st1 9-10, st2 9-10, st3 9-10, st4 9-10, st5 8-9, Jv1 10, Jv2 11-12, Jv3 11, Jv4 10, Zv1 8-9, Zv2
7-8.
Peritreme: Extending anteriorly almost to median level of coxa III. Peritrematal shield
indistinct.
Spermatheca: Not distinguishable.
Legs: Lengths of legs: I – 265-277, II – 177 189-192, III – 163-170, IV – 214-217.
Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxae: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanters: 6, 5, 5, 5; femora: 13, 10, 6, 6; genua:
13, 11, 9, 10; tibiae: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsi: not counted, 18, 18, 17. Pretarsi only on legs II - IV.
Adult male: Not found.
Locality and type material
Holotype female and 1 paratype female from soil under Bactris setosa (Arecaceae) at
Cananéia, 12-VII-2000. Types collected by A.R. Oliveira and deposited at Departamento de
Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade
de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
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Etymology
The term matatlanticae means ―from Mata Atlântica‖, referring to the Brazilian
vegetation type from which the type specimens were collected.
Remarks
As a member of the genus Rhodacarus Oudemans, the species here described has a
relatively small number of teeth on the fixed digit, setae j1, j2, z1 and s1 on anterior margin of
podonotal shield, no pre-sternal shield and 3 scleronoduli. Rhodacarus aequalis Karg, 1971,
Rhodacarus agrestis Karg, 1971 and Rhodacarus calcarulatus Berlese, 1920 are similar to
this new species. However, in those species the median extension of the anterior margin of the
epistome is thorn-like and distally serrated and slightly inflated; Zv3 is inserted on cuticle; and
there seems to be 1 (R. agrestis and R. calcarulatus) or 2 (R. aequalis) additional
opisthogastric setae posterolaterad of the ventrianal shield. Additionally, in R. calcarulatus
and R. agrestis the median podonotal scleronodulus is distinctly anterior to the lateral
scleronoduli.
Afrogamasellus citri Loots, 1969
Afrogamasellus citri Loots, 1969a: 75-77, Figs. 64-70; Hurlbutt, 1974: 588.
Remarks
The Brazilian specimen differs from the original description in that it has 3 instead of
4 scleronoduli. Otherwise, it fits well the original description of this species. Information not
given in the original description are subsequently provided, based on the specimen collected
in the present work.
Fixed cheliceral digit 24 long, with 5 teeth in addition to apical tooth; movable
cheliceral digit 25 long, with 3 teeth, in addition to apical tooth of each digit; h1 9, h2 7, h3 8,
h4 9. Podonotal shield 137 long and 121 wide at widest level; j1 9, j2 11, j3 12, j4 11, j5 10,
j6 11, z1 6, z2 6, z3 9, z4 12, z5 12, z6 13, s1 4, s2 6, s3 13, s4 16, s5 15, s6 15, r2 13, r3 17,
r4 7, r5 9, r6 16. Opisthonotal shield 129 long and 108 wide at widest level; J1 12, J2 12, J3
11, J4 14, J5 14, Z1 15, Z2 15, Z3 15, Z4 14, Z5 23, S1 15, S2 15, S3 14, S4 16, S5 17, R1 11,
R2 10, R3 10, R4 11. Sternal shield approximately 83 long, including the weakly sclerotized
and punctate region anterior to first pair of lyrifissures, and approximately 64 wide at widest
level. Distance st5-st5 44. Ventrianal shield 102 long and 89 wide at widest level; st1 13, st2
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13, st3 12, st4 11, st5 12, Jv1 12, Jv2 13, Jv3 13, Jv4 14, Zv1 13, Zv2 10, Zv3 14, Zv4 16.
Lengths of legs: I – 261, II – 172, III – 153, IV – 218.
Material examined:
One female from soil under Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) at Luis Antônio, 26-VII-
2000.
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus (Manson, 1972)
Protogamasellus dioscorus Manson, 1972: 437-444, Figs. 1-21.
Protogamasellopsis dioscorus, Evans and Purvis, 1987: 855.
Remarks
The specimens collected fit well the original description of this species. Information
not given in the original description are subsequently provided, based on the 3 female
specimens collected in the present work.
Fixed cheliceral digit 43 (37-48) long, with 5 teeth in addition to apical tooth; movable
cheliceral digit 42 (36-47) long, with 2 teeth, in addition to apical tooth of each digit; h1 29
(27-30), h2 12 (11-12), h3 28 (27-28), h4 22 (21-23). Podonotal shield 208 (206-209) long
and 134 (133-135) wide at widest level; j1 37 (36-37), j2 26 (25-27), j3 27 (26-27), j4 26 (25-
26), j5 22 (21-22), j6 21 (20-21), z1 20 (20-19), z2 35 (34-35), z3 26 (25-26), z4 20, z5 26, z6
34 (33-35), s1 17 (16-17), s2 22 (22-23), s3 25 (24-26), s4 39 (38-40), s5 38 (37-39), s6 39
(38-39), r2 34 (33-34), r3 43 (42-43), r4 26, r5 33 (32-33). Opisthonotal shield 226 (224-228)
long and 81 (80-82) wide at widest level; J1 24, J2 24 (23-24), J3 22 (21-22), J4 26 (25-26),
J5 13 (12-14), Z1 22 (21-23), Z2 25 (24-25), Z3 29 (29-30), Z4 36 (35-36), Z5 49 (48-49), S1
38 (36-38), S2 32, S3 32 (31-33), S4 37 (36-37), S5 32 (31-33), R1 33 (32-33), R2 29 (28-29),
R3 30, R4 33 (32-34), R5 37 (36-37), UR1 30 (28-31), UR2 30 (29-30), UR3 29 (27-30), UR4
39, UR5 43 (42-43). Sternal shield approximately 121 (119-122) long, including the weakly
sclerotized and punctate region anterior to first pair of lyrifissures, and approximately 98 (94-
101) wide at widest level. Distance st5-st5 49 (48-49). Ventrianal shield 155 (152-157) long
and 61 (59-62) wide at widest level; st1 23 (22-24), st2 31 (30-31), st3 28 (27-29), st4 24 (23-
24), st5 19 (18-19), Jv1 19 (18-19), Jv2 24 (23-24), Jv3 30, Jv4 30 (30-31), Zv1 23 (22-23),
Zv2 21, Zv3 35 (34-36). Lengths of legs: I – 360 (357-362), II – 252 (240-265), III – 240
(232-247), IV – 370 (367-372).
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Material examined
Three females from soil under Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae) at Pirassununga, 01-
XI-2000.
6.4 Discussion
Before the publication of this paper, only 15 of the ca. 144 rhodacarid species known
worldwide were described from South America, more specifically from Argentina, Ecuador
and Venezuela. The present paper gives the first description of a genus of this family from
South America. At this stage, it is difficult to estimate the diversity of this group in Brazil,
given the relatively small effort that has been dedicated to the knowledge of these mites in
this country. However, the fact that about 65% of the known rhodacarid species were
described from tropical and subtropical countries (R.C. Castilho, G.J. de Moraes and R.B.
Halliday, unpublished) suggests to be high the diversity of rhodacarids in Brazil, a large
country consisting of tropical and subtropical regions.
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7 TWO NEW SPECIES OF RHODACARIDAE (MESOSTIGMATA:
RHODACAROIDEA) FROM IRAN
Abstract
Multidentorhodacarus n. sp. 1 and Rhodacarellus n. sp. 2 (Acari: Mesostigmata:
Rhodacaroidea: Rhodacaridae) are described and figured. These are the first descriptions of
Rhodacaridae mites from Iran.
Keywords: Multidentorhodacarus; Rhodacarellus; Soil mites; Taxonomy
Resumo
Multidentorhodacarus n. sp. 1 e Rhodacarellus n. sp. 2 (Acari: Mesostigmata:
Rhodacaroidea: Rhodacaridae) são descritos e ilustrados. Estas são as primeiras descrições de
ácaros Rhodacaridae do Irã.
Palavras-chave: Multidentorhodacarus; Rhodacarellus; Ácaros de solo; Taxonomia.
7.1 Introduction
Rhodacaridae Oudemans is a family of widespread free living mites found in the soil
and in accumulations of decaying organic material such as compost, manure and tidal debris
(LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009). They have been found to feed on insect larvae,
springtails, nematodes and mites (KARG, 1971; LEE, 1974; SARDAR; MURPHY, 1987;
WALTER; HUNT; ELLIOTT, 1988; LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009). The
biology of mites of this group is poorly known, but at least one species has been reported as
potentially useful as a biological control agent of insect and mite pests in the soil
(CASTILHO et al., 2009).
The world-wide catalogue of Rhodacaridae included 148 species in 15 genus
(CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012). Multidentorhodacarus Karg and
Rhodacarellus Willmann are two of the most diverse genera of Rhodacaridae, with 16 and 20
described species, respectively (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012). The objective
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of this paper is to provide taxonomic descriptions of two new species of Rhodacaridae found
in surveys conducted in Iran.
7.2 Material and methods
Orchard soil samples were collected in different parts of Isfahan and Kerman
Provinces of center and south-east of Iran, respectively, and taken to a laboratory where mites
were extracted using a Berlese funnel. Mesostigmatid mites were mounted in Hoyer‘s
medium and later separated into families. Rhodacarid mites were separated into
morphospecies, and representative samples of each morphospecies were sent for examination
under a phase contrast microscope at Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖,
Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
The mites were identified to genera and determined to correspond to two new species.
They were illustrated with the use of a camera lucida and measurements were taken of
structures considered taxonomically important. In the following descriptions, setal
nomenclature is based on Lindquist and Evans (1965) as adapted to rhodacarid species by
Castilho and Moraes (2010), with modification in relation to the identification of s and r setae
for Multidentorhodacarus, considered necessary after our examination of most species of this
genus (unpublished). Measurements of each structure are given in micrometres, with the
average measurement for the individuals examined followed (in parentheses) by the
respective range (for variable measurement).
7.3 Results
Multidentorhodacarus Karg
Multidentorhodacarus Karg, 2000b: 144 (described in Rhodacaridae).
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus) Shcherbak, 1980: 72 (nomen nudum).
Rhodacarus (Multidentorhodacarus).— Karg, 1996: 170 (nomen nudum).
Rhodacarus (Multidentrhodacarus) [sic].— Karg, 1998: 186 (nomen nudum).
Multidentorhodacarus.— Karg, 2000a: 259 (nomen nudum).
Multidentorhodacarus.— Castilho et al., 2011: in press.
Type species: Rhodacarus denticulatus Berlese, 1920, by original designation.
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NOTE: According to Castilho; Moraes and Halliday (2012), Multidentorhodacarus was
described as a subgenus of Rhodacarus by Shcherbak (1980), but the name was not made
available because the type species of the subgenus was not fixed (International Code of
Zoological Nomenclature, Article 13.3). The name only became available when Karg (2000b)
published a redescription of Multidentorhodacarus, now at the genus level, fixing Rhodacarus
denticulatus Berlese, 1920 as type species. The names of species described in the genus
Multidentorhodacarus before 2000 are available, even though the genus name was not
available at the time (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 11.9.3.1).
Multidentorhodacarus sp. n. 1
Diagnosis of adult females: As a member of Multidentorhodacarus, this species has a relatively
large number of teeth (more than eight) on the fixed cheliceral digit; arthrodial process of
chelicera shaped as a coronet-like fringe; setae j1, j2, z1 and s1 along anterior margin of
podonotal shield; V-shaped line immediately behind j4 and s2; three scleronoduli near j5; no
presternal shield.
Multidentorhodacarus sp. n. 1 has fixed and movable cheliceral digits with 10 and 4-5
teeth in addition to the apical tooth of each respective digit; epistome with anterior margin serrate
and provided with three extensions; pair of anterolateral extensions of epistome about a third the
length of anterocentral extension, all serrate; dorsum of podosomal region with 23 pairs of setae,
all of which, except r4, on podonotal shield; podonotal shield without fissures laterad of s1, z2
and z3; posterior margin of podonotal shield truncate and with a narrow punctate band; dorsum of
opisthosomal region with 20 pairs of setae, all of which, except R2 and R5, on opisthonotal
shield; anterior margin of opisthonotal shield convex and with a narrow punctate band; seta J4
about half as long as the distance between its base and the base of J5; seta Z3 twice as long as Z4;
setae S1 and S2 not reaching the bases of S2 and S3, respectively; seta Zv1 on unsclerotised
integument along lateral margin of ventrianal shield; peritrematal shield narrow, restricted to
region along peritreme.
Adult female (Fig. 7.1 A-F) (five specimens measured): All setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 55 (54-56) long, with ten teeth in addition to apical tooth
and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 7.1A); movable cheliceral digit 54 (53-55) long, with 4-5
teeth in addition to apical tooth, the proximal considerably larger than others. Epistome with
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Figure 7.1 - Multidentorhodacarus sp. n. 1 Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C.
Hypostome; D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for
improved visibility
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anterior margin serrate and provided with three extensions; pair of anterolateral extensions
about a third the length of anterocentral extension, all serrate (Fig. 7.1B). Deutosternal
denticles in eight roughly transverse rows of about uniform lengths, each with 8-13 denticles
(Fig. 7.1C). Seta h3 directly posterior to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 14 (14-15), h2 12 (12-
13), h3 13 (12-13), sc 13 (13-14).
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 7.1D): Podonotal shield smooth, except for a narrow punctate band
along the straight posterior margin; 144 (142-145) long and 135 (134-136) wide at widest
level; with 22 pairs of setae (r1 absent) and seven pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield with a pair of setae (r4).
Opisthonotal shield smooth, except for a narrow punctate band along convex anterior margin;
139 (138-140) long and 90 (89-91) wide at widest level; with 18 pairs of setae and eight pairs
of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal
shield with two pairs of setae (R2 and R5). Measurements of setae: j1 13 (13-14), j2 16 (15-
17), j3 17 (16-17), j4 18 (17-19), j5 16 (15-16), j6 16 (15-17), z1 8 (8-9), z2 15 (15-16), z3 17
(16-17), z4 18 (17-19), z5 17 (16-18), z6 20 (19-20), s1 8 (8-9), s2 19 (18-20), s3 15 (14-15),
s4 21 (20-21), s5 20 (19-21), s6 18 (18-19), r2 19 (18-19), r3 30 (28-31), r4 16 (14-18), r5 22
(20-24), r6 20 (19-22), J1 18 (17-19), J2 17 (17-18), J3 18 (17-20), J4 19 (18-19), J5 15 (15-
16), Z1 19 (18-19), Z2 18 (17-19), Z3 20 (20-21), Z4 13 (10-15), Z5 37 (36-38), S1 17 (16-
17), S2 18 (17-18), S3 17 (17-18), S4 18 (17-19), S5 19 (17-21), R1 11 (10-12), R2 11 (10-11),
R3 10 (9-10), R4 12 (11-12), R5 19 (19-20).
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 7.1E): Base of tritosternum 12 (12-13) long and 9 (8-9) wide
proximally (Fig. 7.1F); laciniae 46 (43-50), separated for about 95% of their total length,
slightly pilose. Sternal shield smooth and with anterior margin indistinct; region anterior to
the first pair of sternal setae (st1) lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin with short
central spine-like projection; approximately 92 (91-93) long, from anterior margin of lightly
sclerotised punctate region to tip of medial projection of posterior margin, 63 (61-64) wide at
widest level; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield smooth,
except for a punctate ellipsoidal region near convex posterior margin; longer than wide;
extending posteriorly well behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 31 (30-33).
Unsclerotised integument posterolaterad of st5 with a pair of lyrifissures. Ventrianal shield
smooth, except for a narrow punctate band along central region of convex anterior margin;
100 (98-103) long and 64 (63-66) wide at widest level, not fused to dorsal shield; with four
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pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv3 and Zv2) in addition to circum-anal setae and four pairs of
distinguishable lyrifissures; post-anal seta about 1.6 times as long as para-anal setae.
Unsclerotised integument along margins of ventrianal shield with three pairs of setae (Jv4,
Zv1 and Zv3). With a pair of elongate metapodal plates well behind insertion of coxa IV.
Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of median region of coxa III. Peritrematal shield
narrow, restricted to region along peritreme, sharp-tipped anteriorly. Measurements of setae:
st1 18, st2 18 (18-19), st3 17 (16-17), st4 16 (15-16), st5 13 (12-14), Jv1 16 (15-16), Jv2 18
(17-19), Jv3 18, Jv4 11 (10-12), Zv1 13 (13-14), Zv2 14, Zv3 11 (9-12), para-anal 24 (23-25),
post-anal 41 (40-42).
Legs: lengths: I: 245 (243-248); II: 183 (181-185); III: 173 (171-174); IV: 227 (226-229).
Numbers of setae on legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6;
genu: 13, 11, 9, 10; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsi II-IV: 18, 18, 17. Pretarsus I absent; pretarsi II-IV
similar in shape and length, each consisting of an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strongly
sclerotised claws and three rounded pulvillar lobes.
Adult male: Unknown.
Material examined
Holotype female and one paratype female from soil of an orchard at Khomani Shahr
(32°41‘N, 51°32‘E, alt. 1602 m), Isfahan Province, Iran, 7 July 2002; one paratype female
from soil of an orchard at Najafabad (32°38‘N, 51°23‘E, alt. 1754 m), Isfahan Province, Iran,
11 September 2003; one paratype female from soil of an orchard at Dorcheh (32°38‘N,
51°39‘E, alt. 1570 m), Isfahan, Isfahan Province, Iran, 20 August 2003; one paratype female
from soil of an orchard at Jiroft (28°40‘N, 57°44‘E, alt. 690 m), Kerman Province, Iran, 30
July 1998. All types collected by M. Jalaeian. The holotype and two paratype females are
deposited in the Acarological Collection, Zoological Museum, College of Agriculture, Tehran
University, Karaj, Iran; two paratypes female deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e
Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de
São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Remarks
Multidentorhodacarus n. sp. 1 is most similar to Multidentorhodacarus sogdianus
(Shcherbak, 1980), but the latter has fixed and movable cheliceral digits with 13 and six teeth
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in addition to apical tooth, respectively; the punctate band of the podonotal shield removed
from the posterior margin of the shield; without punctate bands along anterior margin of the
opisthonotal shield, posterior margin of genital shield and anterior margin of ventrianal shield;
with R5 inserted on opisthonotal shield; peritrematal shield indistinct.
Rhodacarellus Willmann
Rhodacarellus Willmann, 1935: 429 (described in Rhodacaridae).
Rhodacarellus.— Evans, 1957: 221; Sheals, 1958: 302; Lee, 1970: 36; Karg, 1971: 323;
Bregetova and Shcherbak, 1977: 272; Evans and Till, 1979: 206; Shcherbak, 1980:
76; Fouly, 1992: 436; Karg, 1993: 336; Castilho et al., 2011: in press.
Type species: Rhodacarellus subterraneus Willmann, 1935, by original designation.
Rhodacarellus sp. n. 1
Diagnosis of adult females: As a member of Rhodacarellus, this species has the arthrodial
process of chelicera shaped as a coronet-like fringe; podonotal shield mostly smooth, with j1,
j2 and z1 along anterior margin, without transverse line between j4 and j5 and with four
scleronoduli near j5; no presternal shield; basitarsus IV with three setae (pl4 absent).
Rhodacarellus sp. n. 1 has epistome with anterior margin smooth and provided with
three extensions and a pair of short spines; pair of spatulate anterolateral extensions of
epistome about two thirds the length of the aciculate anterocentral extension, all smooth;
podonotal shield with 19 pairs of setae; opisthonotal shield smooth, except for a narrow
punctate band along slightly convex anterior margin; seta Z5 longer than Z3; unsclerotised
integument posterolaterad of st5 with two pairs of lyrifissures; setae Jv1 and Zv1 on
unsclerotised integument along anterior margin of ventrianal shield; ventrianal shield mostly
smooth, with inverted U-shaped punctate band, and with lateral margins straight to slightly
convex; seta Jv4 present; post-anal seta about 1.7 times as long as para-anal seta; peritreme
extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of coxa II.
Adult female (Fig. 7.2 A-F) (Five specimens measured): All setae smooth.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 33 (33-34) long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth
and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 7.2A); movable cheliceral digit 35 (34-35) long, with three
teeth in addition to apical tooth. Epistome with anterior margin smooth and provided with
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Figure 7.2 - Rhodacarellus sp. n. 1 Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C. Hypostome;
D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved
visibility
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three extensions and a pair of short spines; pair of spatulate anterolateral extensions about two
thirds the length of the aciculate anterocentral extension, all smooth (Fig. 7.2B). Deutosternal
denticles in seven roughly transverse rows of about uniform lengths, each with 8-14 denticles
(Fig. 7.2C). Seta h3 directly posterior to h1 and lateral to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 15
(15-16), h2 8 (8-9), h3 14 (13-14), sc 13 (13-14).
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 7.2D). Podonotal shield smooth, except for a narrow punctate band
next to the insertions of j1, j2 and z1, and along straight posterior margin; 142 (139-144) long
and 134 (132-135) wide at widest level; with 19 pairs of setae (s1 and r1 absent) and seven
pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Unsclerotised integument along lateral margins of
podonotal shield with three pairs of setae (s2, s3 and r4). Opisthonotal shield smooth, except
for a narrow punctate band along slightly convex anterior margin; 159 (157-160) long and
104 (101-106) wide at widest level; with 15 pairs of setae, nine pairs of distinguishable
lyrifissures and a pair of pore anterolaterad of J5; with a pair of ellipsoidal structure posterior
to J3 and a pair of ellipsoidal and a pair of rounded structures posterior to J4, apparently
corresponding to muscles insertions. Unsclerotised integument along lateral margins of
opisthonotal shield with four pairs of setae (R1-R4); seta R5 absent. Measurements of setae: j1
12, j2 15 (14-15), j3 13 (12-13), j4 16 (15-16), j5 13 (13-14), j6 14 (13-15), z1 6 (5-7), z2 14
(13-14), z3 15 (14-15), z4 14 (14-15), z5 15 (14-15), z6 18 (18-19), s2 5 (5-6), s3 6, s4 21 (20-
22), s5 21 (21-22), s6 16 (16-17), r2 5 (5-6), r3 27 (26-28), r4 8 (7-8), r5 9 (8-10), r6 23 (22-
24), J1 13 (12-13), J2 13, J3 12 (12-13), J4 17 (17-18), J5 15 (14-15), Z1 17 (17-18), Z2 17
(17-18), Z3 33 (32-33), Z4 21 (21-22), Z5 42 (41-42), S1 16 (16-17), S2 15 (15-16), S3 18
(17-18), S4 23 (23-24), S5 24 (23-24), R1 9 (8-9), R2 7 (6-8), R3 7 (7-8), R4 11 (11-12).
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 7.2E): Base of tritosternum 18 (15-19) long and 9 (8-10) wide
proximally (Fig. 7.2F); laciniae 51 (50-52), separated for about 95% of their total length,
pilose. Sternal shield smooth and with anterior margin indistinct; region anterior to the first
pair of lyrifissures lightly sclerotised and punctate; posterior margin concave; approximately
89 (87-92) long, including the lightly sclerotised punctate region, 69 (68-70) wide at widest
level; with four pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures. With a pair of ellipsoidal
structure between sternal and genital shields, apparently corresponding to muscles insertions.
Genital shield smooth, except for a punctate ellipsoidal region near convex posterior margin;
longer than wide; extending posteriorly behind coxae IV; distance between st5-st5 34 (32-36).
Unsclerotised integument posterolaterad of st5 with two pairs of lyrifissures. Unsclerotised
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integument along anterior margin of ventrianal shield with two pairs of setae (Jv1 and Zv1);
distinct ellipsoidal structure anterior to ventrianal shield might correspond to a transversal
fold of the cuticle of this region. Ventrianal shield mostly smooth, with inverted U-shaped
punctate band; 107 (106-108) long and 93 (90-95) wide at widest level, not fused to dorsal
shield; with lateral margins straight to slightly convex; with five pairs of setae (Jv2-Jv4, Zv2
and Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae, and three pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; post-
anal seta about 1.7 times as long as para-anal setae; with a pair of ellipsoidal and a pair of
rounded structures posterolaterad and posteromesad of Jv3, respectively, apparently
corresponding to muscles insertions. With a pair of elongate metapodal plates, whose anterior
end is round and contains a pore-like structure, located well behind insertion of coxa IV.
Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of posterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematal shield not
much wider than peritreme in the region next to it, constrict behind stigma and fused to
exopodal and endopodal shields next to coxa IV, constrict anterior to peritreme, but
expanding beyond s3 and extending to level between z1 and z2; distally approaching but not
fusing to dorsal shields. Measurements of setae: st1 15 (14-15), st2 15 (15-16), st3 14 (14-15),
st4 15 (14-15), st5 12 (11-13), Jv1 9 (9-10), Jv2 14 (13-14), Jv3 16 (15-16), Jv4 30 (28-31),
Zv1 12 (11-12), Zv2 11 (11-12), Zv3 16 (15-17), para-anal 25 (23-26), post-anal 44 (42-45).
Legs: lengths: I: 257 (256-259); II: 175 (171-179); III: 160 (157-164); IV: 213 (211-215).
Numbers of setae on legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6;
genu: 13, 11, 9, 10; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 10; tarsi II-IV: 18, 18, 17. Pretarsi I-IV similar in shape,
each consisting of an elongate ambulacral stalk, a pair of strongly sclerotised claws, and three
rounded pulvillar lobes; pretarsus I about half as long as other pretarsi.
Adult male: Unknown.
Material examined
Holotype female and one paratype female from soil of an orchard at Najafabad
(32°38‘N, 51°23‘E, alt. 1754 m), Isfahan Province, Iran, 12 April 2003; three paratype
females from soil of an orchard at Borkhar (32°81‘N, 51°54‘E, alt. 1590 m), Isfahan
Province, Iran, 22 July 2003; three paratype females from soil of an orchard at Falavarjan
(30°51‘N, 51°32‘E, alt. 1600 m), Isfahan Province, Iran, 27 Jun 2003; one paratype female
from soil of an orchard at Khomani Shahr (32°41N, 51°32‘E, alt. 1602 m), Isfahan Province,
Iran, 7 July 2002. All types collected by M. Jalaeian. The holotype and five paratype females
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are deposited in the Acarological Collection, Zoological Museum, College of Agriculture,
Tehran University, Karaj, Iran; three paratype females deposited at Departamento de
Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ),
Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Remarks
Rhodacarellus n. sp. 1 is most similar to Rhodacarellus tebeenus Hafez and Nasr,
1979, but the latter has genital shield with posterior margin truncate and without punctate
band; a pair of metapodal plates of uniform width and without pore-like structure;
peritrematal shield not fused to exopodal and endopodal shields next to coxa IV; and genua III
and IV and tibia IV with eight, eight and nine setae, respectively.
7.4 Discussion
Before the publication of this paper, only three rhodacarid species had been recorded
from Iran, Rhodacarellus epigynialis Sheals, Rhodacarellus silesiacus Willmann and
Rhodacarus sp. (KAMALI; OSTOVAN; ATAMEHR, 2001; HADDAD IRANINEZHAD;
HAJI GHANBAR; TALEBI CHAICHI, 2003). Dendroseius amoliensis Faraji, Sakenin-
Chelav and Karg, 2006 (Digamasellidae, described as Rhodacaridae) was the only species of
Rhodacaroidea, to which Rhodacaridae belong, described from Iran. Multidentorhodacarus n.
sp. 1 and Rhodacarellus sp. n. 1 are the first species of Rhodacaridae described from Iran.
Only nine of the 148 rhodacarid species known worldwide were described from Asia; three
species from mainland China, two from Tajikistan, two from Turkmenistan, one from Hong
Kong and one from Indonesia (CASTILHO; MORAES; HALLIDAY, 2012). At this stage, it
is difficult to estimate the diversity of this group in Iran, given the relatively small effort that
has been dedicated to its knowledge. The very diverse climatic conditions prevailing in that
country, from very hot and dry in the center and south to very cold (winter) in northwest,
suggests that a diversity of rhodacarid species could be found in Iran.
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8 A NEW SPECIES OF Gamasiphis (ACARI: OLOGAMASIDAE) FROM BRAZIL,
WITH A KEY TO SPECIES FROM THE NEOTROPICAL REGION
Abstract
Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010 was described based on
specimens representing all postembryonic stages, collected from litter and soil in Piracicaba,
State of São Paulo. This is the first species of Gamasiphis described from Brazil. A key is
provided for the separation of species of this genus known from the Neotropical Region.
Keywords: Mesostigmata; Rhodacaroidea; Edaphic mite; Litter; Taxonomy
Resumo
Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes e Narita, 2010 foi descrito com base em
espécimes representando todas os estágios pós-embriônicos, coletados em folhedo e solo em
Piracicaba, Estado de São Paulo. Essa é a primeira espécie de Gamasiphis descrita do Brasil.
Uma chave é construída para a separação das espécies descritas desse gênero da região
Neotropical.
Palavras-chave: Mesostigmata; Rhodacaroidea; Ácaros edáfico; Folhedo; Taxonomia
8.1 Introduction
Ologamasidae (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) is a large, widely distributed group of
predatory mites that inhabit soil, humus and compost (LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER,
2009). They are some of the most ubiquitous edaphic Mesostigmata in southeastern Brazil
(MINEIRO; MORAES, 2001; SILVA; MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004).
Gamasiphis Berlese is one of the most diverse genera of Ologamasidae, with 68
described species (CASTILHO; SILVA; MORAES, 2009a). According to Karg and
Schorlemmer (2009), Gamasiphis species occur mainly in tropical and subtropical areas.
Seventeen species of this genus have been reported from the Neotropical Region (FOX, 1949;
KARG, 1990, 1994a, 1994b, 1998, 2003, 2007; KARG; SCHORLEMMER, 2009).
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Undetermined species also have been reported from Brazil (MINEIRO; MORAES, 2001;
SILVA; MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004).
Gamasiphis species have been considered as predators of soil mites (KARG;
SCHORLEMMER, 2009; LINDQUIST; KRANTZ; WALTER, 2009), although only a single
detailed biological study concerning a species of this genus has been conducted (LEE, 1974).
Given the high frequency in which ologamasids are commonly found in southeastern Brazil,
an effort has been made to evaluate their possible role as biological control agents of pest
organisms in this region. As part of this process, we were recently able to establish a
laboratory culture of an undescribed species of Gamasiphis, whose biology is presently under
investigation. The objective of this paper is to provide a taxonomic description of the post-
embryonic stages of this new species and a taxonomic key to separate the species of this
genus known from the Neotropical Region.
8.2 Materials and methods
Litter and soil samples were collected on the campus of Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, State of São Paulo,
and taken to a laboratory where mites were extracted with a Berlese funnel. Ologamasids
collected were then sorted under dissecting microscope, and a culture of the most numerous
species was established according to the procedure described by Castilho et al. (2009b). After
three months of the establishment of the colony, samples of each developmental stage of the
mite were taken from the colony, cleared in Nesbitt‘s medium and mounted in Hoyer´s
medium for examination under phase-contrast microscopy. Samples of adult males and
females were also taken from the colony, coated with gold for scanning electron microscopy;
most of the photos obtained were not suitable for publication, but they were very useful in the
determination of several of the characteristics mentioned in this paper.
In the following description, dorsal idiosomal setal nomenclature is based on Lindquist
and Evans (1965). Measurements of each structure are given in micrometres, with the average
measurement for the individuals examined followed (in parentheses) by the respective range
(for variable measurement). The identification key to the Gamasiphis species from the
Americas was prepared based on the original descriptions and available redescriptions of the
species concerned.
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8.3 Results
Gamasiphis Berlese
Gamasiphis Berlese, 1904: 261. Type species: Gamasus pulchellus Berlese, 1887, by original
designation.
Gamasiphis.— Berlese, 1906: 101; Berlese, 1914: 137; Bregetova, 1977: 308; Lee, 1970: 42;
Karg, 1990: 321; Karg, 1993: 169.
Ologamasellus (Micriphis) Berlese, 1914: 140. Type species: Gamasiphis gamasellus
Berlese, 1913, by monotypy. Synonymy by Lee (1970).
Ologamasus (Micriphis).— Baker and Wharton, 1952: 73.
Micriphis.— Ryke, 1962: 160.
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) Trägårdh, 1952: 55. Type species: Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis)
arcuatus Trägårdh, 1952, by original designation. Synonymy by Lee (1970).
Heteroiphis.— Ryke, 1962: 160; Bhattacharyya, 1968: 530.
Neogamasiphis Trägårdh, 1952: 57. Type species: Neogamasiphis hamifer Trägårdh, 1952, by
original designation. Synonymy by Lee (1970).
Diagnosis (adult female and male)
Species of this genus are characterised by having the anterior margin of the epistome
with at least one projection; the idiosoma dorsally convex and extensively covered by
sclerotised shields; podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused to form a holonotal shield
without a distinct line of fusion; setae j3 and r3 not inserted on tubercles; the holonotal shield
fused with the ventri-anal shield; the exopodal shield undivided adjacent to coxa III; the
peritrematal shield and part of the exopodal shield adjacent to coxa IV fused into a single unit,
which is either fused to the ventri-anal shield or separated from it by a narrow line of
unsclerotised cuticle; metapodal shield typically indistinct, either fused to neighbouring
shields or, often, apparently longitudinally elongate and located externally to and along the
posterior end of the fused peritrematal and exopodal shields.
Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010
Diagnosis of adult
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Fixed and movable cheliceral digits with seven and four teeth respectively in the
female and seven and one teeth respectively in the male, in addition to the apical tooth of each
digit. Podosomal region of dorsal shield with 23 pairs of setae and opisthosomal region with
10 pairs of setae in both sexes; setae acicular, except j3-j6, z3-z5, s4, s5 and r5 lanceolate,
with constricted base. Ventral idiosoma with two pairs of presternal shields; ventri-anal shield
with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae. Female with seta st3 mesad and
slightly posterior to seta st2; male with st3 about in longitudinal line with st2 and st4.
Adult female (Fig. 8.1 A–F) (5 specimens measured): Setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs acicular, except j3-j6, z3-z5, s4, s5 and r5 lanceolate, with constricted base.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 72 (72-73) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 8.1A); movable cheliceral digit 76 (75-77) long, with
four teeth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure distinct. Palp chaetotaxy 2-5-6-14-
15; apotele 3-tined. Anterior margin of epistome with an elongate, acute central projection
flanked by a pair of short, acute lateral projections (Fig. 8.1B). Deutosternal denticles in six
rows, with 10-14 denticles each (Fig. 8.1C); most anterior row ―V‖ shaped, followed by an
inverted ―V‖ shaped row; subsequent rows roughly transverse. Seta h2 shorter than h1 and h3.
Measurements of setae as in Table 8.1.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 8.1D): Dorsum totally covered by a large, smooth dorsal shield
extending latero-ventrally to fuse or abut adjacent shields; 537 (530-550) long and 388 (363-
385) wide at widest point; apparently with two pairs of pores and eight pairs of lyrifissures.
Podosomal region with 23 pairs of setae (j1-j6, z1-z6, s1-s6 and r2-r6). Opisthosomal region
with 10 pairs of setae (J3-J5, Z1, Z3-Z5, S2-S4). Measurements of dorsal setae as in Table 8.1.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 8.1E): Base of tritosternum partially covered by the distal end of a
partially subdivided, apparently retractable lobe; distal margin of each half of the lobe with 3-
7 spine-like structures; trapezoidal base of tritosternum 14 (12-16) long and 13 (12-14) wide
proximally; laciniae 62 (58-66), totally separated from each other, pilose. Wide distinct
sections of exopodal shield present between coxae I-II and coxae II-IV; those sections
separated from peritrematal shield by a line of unsclerotised cuticle. Fused peritrematal shield
and section of exopodal shield next to leg IV extending posteriorly well beyond stigma, wider
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Figure 8.1 - Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of
chelicera; B. Epistome; C. Hypostome, D. Dorsal shield; E. Ventral idiosoma, F. Variations of
section of spermathecal duct near coxa IV. Pores and lyrifissures enlarged to allow their
differentiation
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Table 8.1 - Measurements (µm) of the dorsal setae of each postembryonic stage of Gamasiphis paulista Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010. (-) Absent
(continues)
Seta Adult female Adult male Deutonymph Protonymph Larva
j1 13 (12–15) 14 (13–15) 19 (18–20) 18 (15–20) 22 (20–24)
j2 26 (25–27) 24 (23–25) 25 (23–27) 39 (38–40) –
j3 51 (50–53) 45 (45–46) 46 (45–47) 38 26
j4 54 (53–55) 46 (45–48) 54 (53–55) 49 (48–50) 38 (37–39)
j5 43 41 (40–41) 36 (35–37) 34 (33–35) 24 (23–25)
j6 47 (45–50) 42 (40–45) 52 (50–55) 66 (65–68) 67 (65–70)
z1 8 (8–9) 7 (5–8) 10 (8–12) – –
z2 6 (5–6) 6 (5–6) 23 (20–25) 25 21 (20–22)
z3 15 (14–16) 14 (14–15) 35 – –
z4 43 (42–43) 37 (35–39) 52 (50–53) 46 (45–47) 36 (35–37)
z5 41 (40–42) 40 (40–41) 46 (45–47) 54 (53–55) 59 (58–60)
z6 45 (45–46) 45 (43–47) 14 (13–15) – –
s1 8 (7–8) 7 (7–8) 8 – –
s2 8 (7–8) 8 (7–8) 8 – –
s3 16 (15–17) 12 (12–13) 24 (23–25) – –
s4 53 (50–55) 51 (50–51) 43 (40–45) 41 (40–42) 66 (65–67)
s5 50 (48–52) 44 (43–44) 52 (50–53) 58 (55–60) –
s6 14 (13–15) 15 34 (33–35) 39 (38–40) –
r2 7 (6–7) 6 (6–7) 8 (7–8) 28 (26–30) –
r3 9 (8–10) 9 (9–10) 68 (65–70) 73 (70–75) –
r4 14 (13–14) 9 (8–9) 20 – –
r5 11 (10–12) 9 (8–10) 48 (45–50) 26 (25–27) –
r6 13 (12–15) 10 (9–10) 24 (23–25) – –
J3 11 (10–12) 9 (8–10) 12 (10–13) 66 (63–70) –
J4 9 (8–10) 7 (7–8) 9 (8–10) 69 (68–70) 50 (48–52)
J5 9 (8–10) 6 (5–7) 9 (8–10) 39 (38–40) 119 (115–123)
Z1 7 (7–8) 7 (7–8) 73 (72–73) 78 –
Z3 10 (8–12) 11 (10–12) 97 (97–98) 100 (98–102) 97 (93–100)
Z4 10 (8–11) 8 (7–8) 8 63 109 (105–112)
Z5 77 (75–80) 65 (63–67) 84 (80–87) 98 (95–100) 51 (50–52)
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Table 8.1 - Measurements (µm) of the dorsal setae of each postembryonic stage of Gamasiphis paulista Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010. (-) Absent
(conclusion)
Seta Adult female Adult male Deutonymph Protonymph Larva
S2 10 (9–10) 6 (5–7) 13 (10–15) 65 (63–67) –
S3 9 (8–9) 8 (7–8) 12 (10–13) 65 (63–67) 17 (16–18)
S4 9 (7–8) 6 (5–8) 10 62 (60–63) 21 (20–22)
at level of coxa IV and progressively narrowing posteriorly to a pointed tip [pars interior of
Karg (1990)]; separated from adjacent shields by lines of unsclerotised cuticle. Peritreme
extending anteriorly almost to level of anterior margin of coxa I. An elongate triangular shield
present laterad of posterior end of fused peritrematal shield and section of exopodal shield
next to leg IV [pars exterior of Karg (1990); perhaps corresponding to metapodal shield of
other Mesostigmata], flanked externally by a ribbon-shaped shield and separated from the
ventral extension of the posterior dorsal shield by a line of unsclerotised cuticle; this ribbon-
shaped shield fused anteriorly to dorsal shield and posteriorly to ventri-anal shield, bearing a
pore at the level of Zv1 (probably Rp of Lindquist and Evans, 1965). Endopodal shield totally
fused to sternal shield. Pre-sternal area with two pairs of smooth narrow presternal shields,
roughly parallel to each other and to the anterior margin of the sternal shield. Sternal shield
reticulate between st1 and st3 and smooth posteriorly; posterior margin deeply concave;
approximately 68 (63-72) long at mid-line and 92 (88-97) wide at widest point (endopodal
projection between coxae II and III); with four pairs of setae, st3 inserted posteromesad of st2,
and four pairs of lyrifissures; lyrifissure next to st2 oriented obliquely to longitudinal axis of
idiosoma. Genital shield with few diagonal striae; fitting into posterior concavity of sternal
shield; length shorter than width along posterior margin; posterior margin straight, slightly
anterior to posterior margin of coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 69 (67-72). Ventri-anal
shield transversely striated; separated from adjacent shields by lines of unsclerotised cuticle;
anal region of the shield separated from ventral region by an unsclerotised line, except for
area between setae Jv3, and totally fused to posterior end of ventral extension of dorsal shield;
ventri-anal shield 268 (245-288) long at mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal seta), 280
(257-302) wide at widest point; with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to
circumanal setae; Jv5 about level with anterior margin of anal opening and about 1.1 times as
long as para-anal seta; post-anal seta about 3.5 times as long as para-anal seta; shield with a
pair of pores and two pairs of lyrifissures. Measurements of ventral setae as in Table 8.2.
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Spermatheca (Fig. 8.1F): Lightly sclerotised tubular section of part of spermathecal
apparatus distinguishable near coxa IV.
Table 8.2 - Measurements (µm) of ventral setae of each postembryonic stage of Gamasiphis paulista Castilho,
Moraes and Narita, 2010. (-) Absent
Seta Female Male Deutonymph Protonymph Larva
h1 31 (30–31) 29 (28–30) 23 22 (20–23) 21 (20–22)
h2 24 (24–25) 22 (22–23) 23 23 22
h3 25 (25–26) 24 (23–25) 25 24 (23–25) –
Sc 25 (23–26) 23 (23–24) 23 20 –
st1 16 (15–17) 11 (10–11) 21 (20–23) 21 (20–23) 19 (18–20)
st2 21 (20–22) 16 (15–17) 23 20 18
st3 13 14 (13–15) 23 (22–23) 20 20
st4 13 (12–13) 15 (14–17) 21 (20–23) – –
st5 15 (15–16) 16 (15–17) 20 8 –
Jv1 27 (27–28) 24 (24–25) 24 (23–25) 22 10
Jv2 23 (20–25) 24 22 22 24 (23–25)
Jv3 23 (22–23) 21 (20–22) 20 – –
Jv4 30 (28–32) 26 (25–27) 30 – –
Jv5 16 (15–17) 15 28 (25–30) 62 (60–63) 12 (11–13)
Zv1 20 (18–22) 23 (22–23) 23 (20–25) – –
Zv2 32 (30–33) 27 (27–28) 21 (20–23) 32 (30–33) 9 (8–10)
Zv3 23 (21–24) 19 (17–20) 26 (25–27) – –
Para-anal 15 (14–16) 16 (15–18) 15 (14–16) 26 (25–28) 49 (48–51)
Post-anal 53 (51 –54) 73 (71–75) 49 (48–50) 55 (53–56) 61 (64–59)
Legs: Lengths: I: 386 (375-397); II: 343 (337-350); III: 340 (325-355); IV: 423 (400-447).
Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13,
11, 9, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi, each with three
rounded pulvillar lobes, elongate ambulacral stalk and a pair of strongly sclerotised claws.
Adult male (Fig. 8.2 A-C) (5 specimens measured). Setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and legs
similar to those of female.
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Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 56 (55-57) long, with seven teeth (pilus dentilis not
distinguishable) in addition to apical tooth (Fig. 8.2A); movable cheliceral digit 60 (59–60)
long, with one tooth in addition to apical tooth. Spermatodactyl 72 (70-75) long, curved,
apparently with an internal canal in proximal half, distal half spatulated, distally blunt.
Epistome and hypostome as in female. Seta h2 shorter than h1 and h3. Measurements of setae
as in Table 8.1.
Dorsal idiosoma: Dorsal shield similar to that of female. Measurements of setae as in Table
8.1.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 8.2B): Trapezoidal base of tritosternum 18 (17-19) long and 17 (16-
18) wide proximally; laciniae 66 (65-68), otherwise as in adult female. Except for the fusion
of sternal and genital shields, shape, pattern and fusions of ventral shields as in female.
Ribbon-shaped shield with a pore at level of Zv1 or slightly anterior. Sternogenital shield with
sparse reticulation between st1 and st2, smooth elsewhere; approximately 143 (142-145) long
and 101 (98-105) wide at widest point (at endopodal projection between coxae II and III);
with five pairs of setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; lyrifissure next to st2 oriented obliquely
to longitudinal axis of idiosoma; genital opening on anterior margin of shield, flanked by two
rounded flaps, each ending in a marginal row of elongated, pointed extensions. Ventri-anal
shield 270 (263-277) long at mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal seta) and 293 (280-
312) wide at widest point, with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to
circumanal setae; post-anal seta about 4.5 times as long as para-anal seta; with a pair of pores
and two pairs of lyrifissures. Measurements of ventral setae as in Table 8.2.
Legs: Lengths: I: 444 (437-450); II: 396 (390-402); III: 377 (365-395); IV: 493 (488-502).
Chaetotaxy similar to that of female, but two ventral setae on femur II and genu II and one
ventral seta of tibia II spur-like (Fig. 8.2C). All legs with pretarsi, similar to those of adult
female
Deutonymph (Fig. 8.2 D-E) (3 specimens measured). Setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs similar to those of adult female.
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Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 50 long, with seven teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 53 (52-54) long, with four teeth in addition to
apical tooth. Epistome as in female. Hypostomal setae of similar lengths. Measurements of
setae as in Table 8.1.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 8.2D): Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated. Podonotal shield
smooth; 223 (214-232) long and 368 (357-380) wide at widest point; with 21 pairs of setae
(j1-j6, z1-z6, s1-s6, r2, r3 and r5), three pairs of pores and four pairs of lyrifissures. Seta r4 on
unclerotised cuticle laterad of podosomal shield and seta r6 on unclerotised cuticle between
podonotal and opisthonotal shields. Opisthonotal shield reticulate, 187 (185-188) long and
322 (317-327) wide at widest point; with ten pairs of setae (J3-J5, Z1, Z3-Z5, S2-S4), two
pairs of pores, nine pairs of lyrifissures and a pair of pore-like structures anterolaterad of S2.
Measurements of setae as in Table 8.1.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 8.2E): Trapezoidal base of tritosternum 25 (24-25) long and 19 (18-
20) wide proximally;laciniae 59 (56-62), otherwise as in adult female. Vestigial exopodal and
endopodal shields present between coxae II and III and between coxae III and IV.
Peritrematal shield distinct. Peritreme short, extending anteriorly only to median level of coxa
III. Presternal shields absent. Sternal shield reticulate, narrowed behind st4, with rounded
posterior margin; approximately 137 (135-140) long and 78 (75-80) wide at widest point (at
level of lyrifissure posterior to st2); with four pairs of setae (st1-st4), approximately aligned
longitudinally, and three pairs of lyrifissures. Setae st5 inserted on unsclerotised cuticle, at
level of posterior end of sternal shield. Two pairs of small, narrow platelets present posterior
to st5. Setae Jv1-Jv2, Jv4-Jv5 and Zv1-Zv3 and five pairs of lyrifissures present on
unsclerotised cuticle. Ventri-anal shield reticulate anterolaterally and smooth elsewhere; 67
(62-72) long along midline and 81 (78-85) wide at widest point; with seta Jv3 in addition to
circumanal setae; post-anal seta about 3.2 times as long as para-anal seta. Measurements of
setae as in Table 8.2.
Legs: Lengths: I: 386 (375-397); II: 321 (318-325); III: 322 (320-325); IV: 385 (380-400).
Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13,
11, 8, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsus II-IV 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi similar to those of
adult female.
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Figure 8.2 - Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010. A. Male, lateral (antiaxial) view of
chelicera; B. Male, ventral surface of idiosoma; C. Male, femur, genu and tibia of leg II; D.
Deutonymph, dorsal idiosoma, E. Deutonymph, ventral idiosoma. Pores and lyrifissures enlarged
to allow their differentiation
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Protonymph (Fig. 8.3 A-B) (3 specimens measured): Setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and
legs acicular, except j4, j5 and z5 lanceolate, with constricted base.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 39 (38-40) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 42 (41-43) long, with four teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Epistome as in female. Hypostomal setae of similar lengths.
Measurements of setae as in Table 8.1.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 8.3A): Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated. Podonotal shield
smooth, 177 (170-185) long and 75 (74-76) wide at widest point; with 11 setae (j1-j6, z2, z4,
z5, s4 and s5) and two pairs of lyrifissures. Unclerotised cuticle laterad of podosomal shield
with four pairs of setae (s6, r2, r3 and r5), two pairs of lyrifissures (in one specimen, the
anterior most inserted at edge of podosomal shield), a pair of narrow platelets anterior to r2,
and a pair of smaller platelets bearing r5 and a pore-like structure. Unclerotised cuticle
between podonotal and opisthonotal shield with a pair of setae (Z1), three pairs of lyrifissures
(between j6 and J3) and three pairs of platelets. Opisthonotal shield reticulated; 100 (98-102)
long and 178 (175-182) wide at widest point; with six pairs of setae (J3-J5, Z3-Z5), a pair of
pores and three pairs of lyrifissures. Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of opisthonotal shield with
three pairs of setae (S2-S4) and a pair of lyrifissures. Measurements of setae as in Table 8.1.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 8.3B): Trapezoidal base of tritosternum 19 (18-20) long and 16 (15-
17) wide proximally; laciniae 48 (45-50), otherwise as in adult female. Peritrematal shield
slightly longer than peritreme, reaching anterior level of coxa IV. Sternal shield very lightly
sclerotised; 111 (107-115) long and 71 (70-72) wide at widest point (at level of lyrifissure
posterior to st2); with three pairs of setae (st1-st3) and two pairs of lyrifissures. Setae st5
inserted on unsclerotised cuticle, at level of posterior margin of coxa IV. Setae Jv1, Jv2, Jv5
and Zv2 and five pairs of lyrifissures on unsclerotised cuticle. Anal shield smooth; 53 (48-57)
long along midline and 69 (68-70) wide at widest point; post-anal seta about twice as long as
para-anal seta. Measurements of setae as in Table 8.2.
Legs: Lengths: I: 354 (350-357); II: 281 (280-283); III: 279 (278-280); IV: 346 (345-348).
Chaetotaxy of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 4, 4, 4, 4; femur: 10, 8, 5, 4; genu: 8, 6, 6,
5; tibia: 8, 7, 7, 7; tarsus of legs II-IV 17, 17, 17. All legs with pretarsi similar to those of
adult female.
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Figure 8.3 - Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010. (Protonymph A-B) A. Protonymph, dorsal
idiosoma; B. Protonymph, ventral idiosoma; C. Larva, dorsal idiosoma; D. Larva, ventral idiosoma.
Pores and lyrifissures enlarged to allow their differentiation
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Larva (Fig. 8.3 C-D) (3 specimens measured): All setae of gnathosoma, idiosoma and legs
slender.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 32 (31-32) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 35 (34-36) long, with four teeth in
addition to apical tooth. Epistome as in female. Measurements of setae as in Table 8.1.
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 8.3C): Podonotal and opisthonotal shields very lightly sclerotised,
separated. Podonotal shield smooth, with nine pairs of setae (j1, j3, j4, j5, j6, z2, z4, z5 and s4)
and four pairs of lyrifissures. Unclerotised cuticle laterad of podonotal shield with a pair of
lyrifissures and a pair of pore-like structures (posterolaterad of s4). Opisthonotal region
smooth; with six pairs of setae (J4, J5, Z3-Z5 and S4) and with a pair of lyrifissures.
Unsclerotised cuticle laterad of opisthonotal shield with a pair of seta (S3). Measurements of
setae as in Table 8.1.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 8.3D): Trapezoidal base of tritosternum 19 (18-20) long and 13 (13-
14) wide proximally; laciniae 42 (41-42), otherwise as in adult female. Only anal shield
distinguishable. Seven pairs of setae (st1-st3, Jv1, Jv2, Jv5 and Zv2) and a pair of lyrifissures
on unsclerotised cuticle. Anal shield smooth; post-anal seta about 1.2 times as long as para-
anal seta, but proportionally less so than in later stages. Measurements of setae as in Table
8.2.
Legs: Lengths: I: 285 (280-290); II: 232 (223-241); III: 227 (218-236). Chaetotaxy of legs I-
III: coxa: 2, 2, 2; trochanter: 4, 4, 4; femur: 10, 7, 5; genu: 8, 6, 6; tibia: 8, 7, 7; tarsus: II-III
16, 16. All legs with pretarsi similar to those of adult female.
Material examined
All type specimens were obtained from a laboratory culture initiated with specimens
collected in July 2008 by J.P.Z. Narita, from litter and soil from the campus of Escola
Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP),
Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil (22°42‘30‖ S, 47°38‘00‖ W).
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Holotype female, 6 paratype females, 6 paratype males, 3 paratype deutonymphs, 3 paratype
protonymphs and 3 paratype larvae deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia
(ESALQ, USP), Piracicaba-SP, Brazil.
Etymology
The name paulista refers to the type locality of the species, the State of São Paulo.
Remarks
Adult females of Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010 are similar to
adult females of Gamasiphis hemicapillus Karg; however, the latter have 20 pairs of setae in
the podosomal region (s1, r1, r2 and r3 absent) and 12 pairs of setae in the opisthosomal
region (J2 and Z2 present) of the dorsal shield, dorsal shield setae setaceous, unsclerotised
line between dorsal and ventri-anal shields reaching base of seta Zv3 [Vx7of Hirschmann
(1957), adopted in Karg´s publications] and seta Jv5 [V8 of Hirschmann (1957)] much longer
than para-anal seta.
Key to Gamasiphis species from the Neotropical Region (females)
The following key was prepared based on available descriptions and redescriptions of
mites of this genus known from the Neotropical region. Gamasiphis trituberosus Karg, 1990,
described from Saint Lucia, was not included because of insufficient details given for females
in the original description of the species, in which a male was designated as holotype.
1. With one pair of presternal shields................ Gamasiphis illotus Fox, 1949; Puerto Rico
- With two pairs of presternal shields ................................................................................. 2
2. Peritreme extending anteriorly at most to anterior margin of coxa II; central projection
of anterior margin of epistome distally expanded and denticulate .................................. 3
- Peritreme extending anteriorly to level of coxa I; central projection of anterior margin of
epistome aciculate and smooth ........................................................................................ 5
3. Seta Z4 about as long as seta Z5.......... Gamasiphis holocapillus Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Seta Z4 shorter than seta Z5 ............................................................................................. 4
4. Central projection of anterior margin of epistome spatulate ..............................................
.....................................................................Gamasiphis furcatus Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Central projection of anterior margin of epistome lanceolate.............................................
. .............................................. Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994b; Galapagos Islands
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5. At least Z5 and post-anal setae blunt or distally expanded.............................................. 6
- All idiosomal setae with sharp tips ................................................................................ 10
6. Ventri-anal shield with seven pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae ....................
..................................................................Gamasiphis mediosetosus Karg, 2003; Ecuador
- Ventri-anal shield with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae ................... 7
7. Ventri-anal shield smooth; unsclerotised line between dorsal and ventri-anal shields
barely surpassing base of seta Zv3 ................. Gamasiphis pinnatus Karg, 1998; Ecuador
- Ventri-anal shield ornamented; unsclerotised line between dorsal and ventri-anal shields
reaching region between bases of setae Jv3 and Jv4 [V3 and V7 of Hirschmann (1957)]..
. ......................................................................................................................................... 8
8. Sternal and ventri-anal shields reticulate; most of the longer dorsal shield setae
distinctly expanded distally ........................... Gamasiphis silvestris Karg, 2007; Ecuador
- Sternal shield with sparse diagonal striae; ventri-anal shield transversely striated; dorsal
shield setae either slightly expanded distally or aciculate ............................................... 9
9. Anterior-most transverse striae of ventri-anal shield roughly straight; most of the longer
dorsal shield setae slightly expanded distally......................................................................
................................................................... Gamasiphis hamatellus Karg, 1998; Ecuador
- Anterior-most transverse striae of ventri-anal shield distinctly curved backward; except
for Z5, dorsal shield setae aciculate ...................................................................................
..........................................Gamasiphis undulatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009; Ecuador
10. Post-anal seta about as long as para-anal setae; dorsal shield reticulate; opisthonotal
region with two pairs of setae much longer than others......................................................
. ............................................................ Gamasiphis quadruplicis Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Post-anal seta more than twice as long as para-anal setae; dorsal shield reticulate or
smooth; opisthonotal region with one or two pairs of setae much longer than others .. 11
11. Dorsal and ventri-anal shields extensively reticulate; seta j3 at most half as long as
distance between their bases and bases of the subsequent setae .......................................
....................................................................Gamasiphis adanalis Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Dorsal shield smooth; ventri-anal shield only with transverse striate or with transverse
striae and a few diagonal striae connecting them; seta j3 at least two-thirds as long as
distance between its base and the base of j4 .................................................................. 12
12. Opisthonotal region with two pairs of setae (including Z5) much longer than others........
. ................................................................... Gamasiphis hyalinus Karg, 2003; Costa Rica
- Opisthonotal region with a single pair of setae (Z5) much longer than others .............. 13
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13. Pre-anal setae distinctly anterior to anterior margin of anal opening ................................
......................................................................Gamasiphis pinguis Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Posterior-most pre-anal seta (Jv5) about in level with anterior margin of anal opening14
14. Seta Jv5 about 1.1 times as long as para-anal seta. ............................................................
………............................Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010; Brazil
- Seta Jv5 at least twice as long as para-anal seta............................................................. 15
15. Unsclerotised line between dorsal and ventri-anal shields reaching base of seta Zv3; seta
Jv5 distinctly shorter than post-anal seta ...........................................................................
..............................................................Gamasiphis hemicapillus Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Unsclerotised line between dorsal and ventri-anal shields reaching base of seta Jv3; seta
Jv5 as long as or longer than post-anal seta ................................................................... 16
16. Idiosomal setae aciculate; four pairs of J setae; seta Jv5 about twice as long as post-anal
seta............................................................... Gamasiphis decoris Karg, 1990; Saint Lucia
- Many dorsal shield setae as well Jv5 and post-anal seta lanceolate, with constricted
base; three pairs of J setae; seta Jv5 about 1.2 times as long as post-anal seta...................
. ........................................................ Gamasiphis vinculi Karg, 1994a; Galapagos Islands
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9 THREE NEW SPECIES OF Gamasiphis (ACARI: MESOSTIGMATA:
OLOGAMASIDAE) FROM BRAZIL, WITH COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
ABOUT Gamasiphis plenosetosus KARG AND A KEY TO THE WORLD SPECIES OF
THE GENUS
Abstract
Gamasiphis Berlese is one of the most diverse genera of Ologamasidae, with 68
species, corresponding to about 15% of the species of the family. Until now, a single species
of this genus was known from Brazil. Gamasiphis n. sp. 1, Gamasiphis n. sp. 2 and
Gamasiphis n. sp. 3 are described based on the morphology of adult females and males
collected from litter and soil in Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil. The holotype of
Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994 was examined, given its close similarity to the latter
species, and complementary morphological information about it is provided. A key for the
separation of females of the 60 recognizable world species of Gamasiphis is provided.
Keywords: Edaphic mites; Litter; Rhodacaroidea; Taxonomy
Resumo
Gamasiphis Berlese é um dos gêneros mais diversos de Ologamasidae, com 68
espécies, correspondendo a cerca de 15% das espécies da família. Até agora, uma única
espécie deste gênero era conhecida do Brasil. Gamasiphis n. sp. 1, Gamasiphis n. sp. 2 e
Gamasiphis n. sp. 3 são descritas com base na morfologia de fêmeas e machos adultos
coletados de folhedo e solo em Piracicaba, Estado de São Paulo. O holótipo de Gamasiphis
plenosetosus Karg, 1994 foi examinado devido à sua semelhança com a última espécie, e
informações morfológicas complementares foram fornecidas. Uma chave para a separação de
fêmeas adultas de 60 espécies conhecidas de Gamasiphis do foi fornecida.
Palavras-chave: Ácaros edáficos; Folhedo; Rhodacaroidea; Taxonomia
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9. 1 Introduction
Ologamasidae Ryke (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) is a large and widely distributed
group of predatory mites encountered in soil, humus and compost (LINDQUIST; KRANTZ;
WALTER, 2009). These are some of the most common Mesostigmata in the soils of São
Paulo State, Brazil (MINEIRO; MORAES, 2001; SILVA; MORAES; KRANTZ, 2004), from
where 11 species have been described, namely Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and
Narita, 2010; Gamasiphoides acanthioides Karg and Schorlemmer, 2011; Hydrogamasellus
iaculi Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009; Hydrogamasellus ubatubaensis (Hirschmann, 1966);
Neogamasellevans longipes Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009; Ologamasus brevidigitus Karg and
Schorlemmer, 2009; Ologamasus cananeiae Silva, Moraes and Krantz, 2007; Ologamasus
postpilus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009; Ologamasus simplicitus Karg and Schorlemmer,
2009; Ologamasus trituberculatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009; Rykellus brevipellitus Karg
and Schorlemmer, 2009. In contrast, only two ologamasid species were described from the
remaining of the country, Ologamasus aberrans (Berlese, 1888) from Mato Grosso (a large
state now divided in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul) and Periseius brasiliensis
Hirschmann, 1966 from Pernambuco State.
At this stage, it is difficult to estimate the diversity of Ologamasidae in Brazil, given
the relatively small effort that has been dedicated to its knowledge in the country. Ten species
were described from Brazil in the last five years, and certainly many more wait to be
described. Gamasiphis Berlese is one of the most diverse genera of Ologamasidae, with 68
described species, corresponding to about 15% of the species of the family (CASTILHO;
SILVA; MORAES, 2010). However, a single species of this genus, G. paulista, was
described from Brazil (CASTILHO; MORAES; NARITA, 2010). The objective of this paper
is to provide the description of three new species of Gamasiphis from Brazil, complementary
morphological information of Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994, given its similarity with
one of the species described, and a key to the world species of this genus.
9.2 Material and methods
Soil and litter samples were collected from the campus of Escola Superior de
Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖ (ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São
Paulo State, Brazil, and taken to a laboratory where mites were extracted using a Berlese
funnel. Mesostigmatids were mounted in Hoyer‘s medium and later separated into families.
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Ologamasids were separated into morphospecies and examined under a phase contrast
microscope.
The specimens of Gamasiphis collected were determined to correspond to three new
species. Taxonomically relevant structures of these mites were illustrated with the use of a
camera lucida and measured with the use of a graded ocular. Descriptions of the new species
are here provided; setal nomenclature is based on Silva; Moraes and Krantz (2007) and
Castilho; Moraes and Narita (2010a). For each structure, the average measurement is given in
micrometres, followed (in parentheses) by the respective range (for variable measurements).
The key provided for the separation of the world species of Gamasiphis was prepared
based on the original descriptions and available redescriptions of the concerned species, as
well as on the examination of the holotypes of Gamasiphis adanalis Karg, 1990, Gamasiphis
anguis Karg, 1993, Gamasiphis appendicularis Karg, 1993, Gamasiphis ardor Karg, 1993,
Gamasiphis brevigenitalis Karg, 1993, Gamasiphis coniunctus Karg, 1995 and Gamasiphis
decoris Karg, 1990. In addition, we also examined pictures of particular structures of type
specimens of Gamasiphis elegantellus Berlese, 1910a, Gamasiphis elongatellus Berlese,
1910b, Gamasiphis pilosellus Berlese, 1913 and Gamasiphis productellus Berles, 1923,
provided by Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Florence, Italy.
9. 3 Results
Gamasiphis Berlese
Gamasiphis Berlese 1904: 261. Type species: Gamasus pulchellus Berlese, 1887, by
monoypy.
Gamasiphis.— Berlese (1906): 101; Berlese (1914): 137; Bregetova (1977): 308; Lee (1970):
42; Karg (1990): 321; Karg (1993): 169.
Ologamasellus (Micriphis) Berlese, 1914: 140. Type species: Gamasiphis gamasellus
Berlese, 1913, by monotypy. Sinonymy by Lee (1970).
Ologamasus (Micriphis).— Baker and Wharton (1952): 73.
Micriphis.— Ryke (1962): 160.
Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis) Tragårdh, 1952: 55. Type species: Gamasiphis (Heteroiphis)
arcuatus Tragårdh, 1952, by original designation. Sinonymy by Lee (1970).
Heteroiphis.— Ryke (1962): 160; Bhattacharyya (1968): 530.
Neogamasiphis Tragårdh, 1952: 57. Type species: Neogamasiphis hamifer Tragårdh, 1952, by
original designation. Sinonymy by Lee (1970).
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Diagnosis of adults: Epistome of species of this genus with three anterior extensions, the
antero-medial aciculate, spatulate or lanceolate, smooth or serrate, usually longer than the
others (except Gamasiphis elegantellus Berlese, 1910a, Gamasiphis elongatellus Berlese,
1910b and Gamasiphis pilosellus Berlese, 1913, which have the three exensions of similar
lenghts). Arthrodial process of chelicera in the form of a short coronet-like fringe. Dorsum of
idiosoma totally covered by a large shield, extending latero-ventrally, abutting the peritremal
shield and fusing with ventrianal shield posteriorly. Endopodal shield totally fused to sternal
shield, composing a single unit which extends to level of posterior margin of coxa IV and
which has a deep posterior concavity fitting the tongue-shaped genital shield. Exopodal shield
distinctly represented by a subtriangular section between coxae I-II (not always clearly
distinct) and an elongated section running from middle of coxa II to middle of coxa IV, the
latter separated from the peritremal shield by a line of unsclerotized cuticle; fused peritremal
shield and section of exopodal shield around posterior half of coxa IV extending posteriorly
well beyond stigma, wider immediately behind coxa IV and progressively narrowing
posteriorly to a pointed tip; separated from adjacent shields by lines of unsclerotized cuticle.
Gamasiphis n. sp. 1
Diagnosis of adults: Antero-medial extension of epistome aciculate; larger idiosomal setae
(j2-j6, z4-z6, s2, s4, s5, Z5, Jv5 and post-anal) slightly expanded distally; seta j2 posterior and
slightly laterad to j1; seta j4 about as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta z6
about as long as j6; seta s6 about 0.2 times as long as j6; seta j6 about 0.9 times as long as
distance between its base and base of J3; three pairs of J setae; two pairs of presternal shields;
sternal shield with four pairs of lyrifissures; ventrianal shield with eight pairs of setae in
addition to circumanal setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3); seta Zv2 about 0.8 times as long as distance
between its base and base of Zv3.
Adult female (Fig. 9.1 A–F) (five specimens measured). Setae j2-j6, z4-z6, s2, s4, s5, Z5, Jv5
and post-anal slightly expanded distally; other setae aciculate.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 67 (63-67) long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth
and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 9.1A); movable cheliceral digit 66 (65-68) long, with four
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Figure 9.1 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 1. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C. Hypostome;
D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures enlarged for improved
visibility
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teeth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure and dorsal cheliceral seta distinct.
Antero-medial extension of epistome smooth and aciculate; antero-lateral extensions smooth,
aciculate and shorter than antero-medial extension; with two denticles between antero-medial
and each antero-lateral extension (Fig. 9.1B). Margins of deutosternum not distinct;
deutosternal denticles in eight rows, with 7-13 denticles each (Fig. 9.1C); anterior-most row
shaped as an inverted ―V‖ while subsequent rows roughly transverse. Seta h3 postero-mediad
to h1 and slightly anterior and mediad to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 35 (34-36), h2 30
(30-31), h3 40 (39-41), sc 32 (31-33).
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 9.1D): Idiosoma 569 (542-598) long and 506 (464-551) wide at widest
point; dorsal shield smooth. Podonotal region with 22 pairs of setae (s1 and r1 absent) and
nine pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; seta j2 posterior and slightly laterad to j1; seta j4
about as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta j6 about 0.9 times as long as
distance between its base and base of J3. Opisthonotal region with 12 pairs of setae (J1, J2,
S5 and R1-R5 absent) and eight pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures. Measurements of setae:
j1 14 (13-17), j2 44 (42-49), j3 56 (54-58), j4 67 (66-67), j5 53 (52-55), j6 91 (89-92), z1 9 (8-
11), z2 12 (11-12), z3 12 (11-12), z4 66 (65-67), z5 74 (73-76), z6 99 (96-101), s2 61 (59-63),
s3 14 (13-16), s4 75 (74-76), s5 81 (80-83), s6 15 (14-16), r2 22 (21-23), r3 19 (19-20), r4 14
(13-14), r5 30 (29-32), r6 15 (15-16), J3 8 (7-8), J4 8 (7-8), J5 11 (10-11), Z1 11 (10-11), Z2
8 (7-8), Z3 11 (10-11), Z4 7 (6-7), Z5 115 (113-117), S1 7 (7-8), S2 7 (7-8), S3 8 (7-8), S4 8.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.1E): Base of tritosternum 22 (21-23) long and 16 (15-17) wide
proximally (Fig. 9.1F); laciniae 89 (87-92), separated for about 95% of their total length,
pilose. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternal shield reticulate between st1 and st2,
smooth posteriorly; approximately 80 (79-82) long at mid-line and 177 (173-182) wide
between tips of endopodal projection between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae, st3
inserted slightly posterior and mediad to st2, and four pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield
smooth; sclerotized section shorter than width along straight posterior margin, which is about
in line with posterior margin of coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 65 (63-67). Ventrianal
shield transversely striate anteriorly to Zv2 and smooth posteriorly; 279 (261-297) long at
mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal seta), 278 (265-286) wide at widest point; with
eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circumanal setae and three pairs of
lyrifissures; seta Zv2 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3;
anal region of the shield partially separated from ventral region by an unsclerotized line
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(except for area between Jv3 and slightly laterad to it) that runs ventro-laterally forward to the
region next to S2; seta Jv5 about in level with posterior margin of anal opening and about four
times as long as para-anal seta; post-anal seta about five times as long as para-anal seta. A
narrow band of dorsal shield extending laterad and up to the posterior end of the fused
peritremal-exopodal shield. A narrow diagonal section of sclerotized cuticle laterad to
ventrianal shield connects the latter to the dorsal shield and bears a lyrifissure. Peritreme
extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa I. Measurements of setae: st1 39 (37-41), st2 34 (33-
35), st3 27 (26-28), st4 30 (29-30), st5 21 (20-22), Jv1 29 (28-30), Jv2 24 (23-24), Jv3 23 (23-
24), Jv4 36 (35-37), Jv5 87 (83-91), Zv1 30 (29-31), Zv2 35 (33-36), Zv3 30 (29-32), para-
anal 21 (21-22), post-anal 102 (97-107).
Legs: lengths: I: 451 (421-495); II: 400 (376-441); III: 386 (367-421); IV: 523 (502-561).
Numbers of setae on segments of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13,
11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi,
each with three rounded pulvillar lobes, elongate ambulacral stalk and a pair of strongly
sclerotized claws.
Adult male (Fig. 9.2 A-C) (five specimens measured). Shape of setae as in adult female,
except for two ventral setae on each of femur II and genu II and one ventral seta on tibia II,
spur-like (Fig. 9.2A).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 53 (51-54) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth (Fig. 9.2B); pilus dentilis not distinguishable; movable cheliceral digit 52 (49–53) long,
with one tooth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure not distinct, but dorsal
cheliceral seta distinct. Spermatodactyl 68 (66-71) long, c-shaped, apparently with an internal
canal in proximal half and with distal half spatulated. Epistome, deutosternum and position of
hypostomal setae as in adult female. Measurements of setae: h1 33 (32-34), h2 28 (28-29), h3
35 (35-36), sc 30 (29-32).
Dorsal idiosoma: Idiosoma 458 (443-475) long and 369 (352-381) wide at widest point;
dorsal shield similar to that of adult female. Measurements of setae: j1 11 (11-12), j2 43 (41-
46), j3 40 (39-41), j4 65 (63-66), j5 45 (44-47), j6 84 (78-90), z1 7 (7-8), z2 11 (10-12), z3 11
(11-12), z4 62 (60-64), z5 69 (67-71), z6 89 (86-92), s2 55 (53-57), s3 11 (11-12), s4 69 (67-
71), s5 76 (74-78), s6 13 (12-14), r2 16 (15-18), r3 15 (14-16), r4 9 (8-11), r5 23 (22-25), r6
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13 (12-13), J3 7 (6-7), J4 7 (6-8), J5 8 (7-9), Z1 9 (9-10), Z2 7 (7-8), Z3 11 (11-12), Z4 6 (6-
7), Z5 97 (93-101), S1 7 (6-7), S2 7 (7-8), S3 8 (7-8), S4 8 (7-8).
Figure 9.2 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 1. Male. A. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II; B. Lateral
(antiaxial) view of chelicerae, with detail of spermatodactyl; C. Ventral idiosoma. Lyrifissures
enlarged for improved visibility
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.2C): Base of tritosternum 20 (18-21) long and 13 (12-15) wide
proximally; laciniae 67 (61-78), otherwise as in adult female. Except for the fusion of sternal
and genital shields (sternogenital shield), shape, pattern and fusions of ventral shields as in
adult female. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternogenital shield reticulate between st1
and st2, smooth posteriorly; approximately 154 (152-156) long and 155 (150-161) wide
between tips of endopodal projections between coxae II and III; posterior margin slightly
concave; with five pairs of setae and four pairs of lyrifissures; genital opening on anterior
margin of shield. Ventrianal shield 220 (209-228) long at mid-line (from anterior margin to
post-anal seta) and 241 (237-246) wide at widest point, with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5,
Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circumanal setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; seta Jv5 about in level
with anterior margin of anal opening and about four times as long as para-anal seta; post-anal
seta about 4.5 to five times as long as para-anal seta. Measurements of setae: st1 29 (29-30),
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st2 31 (30-31), st3 25 (24-26), st4 28 (27-29), st5 29 (28-31), Jv1 28 (26-30), Jv2 23 (22-24),
Jv3 21 (21-22), Jv4 32 (30-33), Jv5 80 (76-85), Zv1 27 (26-28), Zv2 32 (31-33), Zv3 26 (25-
28), para-anal 19 (18-19), post-anal 95 (88-101).
Legs: lengths: I: 437 (413-458); II: 367 (346-389); III: 361 (341-382); IV: 521 (512-537).
Numbers of setae of leg segments similar to those of adult female. All legs with pretarsi,
similar to those of adult female.
Material examined
All specimens collected by J.P.Z. Narita from soil and litter of a garden by ―Salvador
de Toledo Piza Junior‖ building, campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖
(ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (22º42‘30‖
S, 47º38‘00‖ W). Adult female holotype collected on October 7, 2008; three adult male
paratypes collected on June 15, 2009; three adult female paratypes and three adult male
paratypes collected on September 7, 2009; three adult female paratypes collected on
September 12, 2011; three adult female paratypes and three adult male paratypes collected on
October 14, 2011. All types deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia,
ESALQ/USP.
Remarks
Gamasiphis n. sp. 1 is most similar to Gamasiphis hamatellus Karg, 1998, but the
latter has podonotal region with 17 pairs of setae (z2, s1, and r1-r5 absent); seta j4 about 0.8
times as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta z6 about 0.2 times as long as j6;
seta s6 as long as j6; opisthonotal region with 10 pairs of setae (J1, J2, S1, S2, S5 and R1-R5
absent).
Gamasiphis n. sp. 2
Diagnosis of adults: Antero-medial extension of epistome aciculate; larger idiosomal setae
(j2-j6, z4-z6, s2, s4, s5, Z5, Jv5 and post-anal) slightly expanded distally; seta j2 laterad to j1;
seta j4 as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta z6 about as long as j6; seta s6
about 0.3 times as long as j6; seta j6 about 0.6 times as long as distance between its base and
base of J2; four pairs of J setae; two pairs of presternal shields; sternal shield with four pairs
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of lyrifissures; ventrianal shield with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae; seta
Zv2 as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3.
Adult female (Fig. 9.3 A–F) (five specimens measured): Setae j2-j6, z4-z6, s2, s4, s5, Z5, Jv5
and post-anal slightly expanded distally; other setae aciculate.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 60 (58-62) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 9.3A); movable cheliceral digit 59 (57-61) long, with
four teeth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure and dorsal cheliceral seta distinct.
Antero-medial extension of epistome smooth and aciculate; antero-lateral extensions smooth,
aciculate and shorter than antero-medial extension (Fig. 9.3B). Margins of deutosternum not
distinct; deutosternal denticles in eight rows, with 7-14 denticles each (Fig. 9.3C); anterior-
most row shaped as an inverted ―V‖ while subsequent rows roughly transverse. Seta h3
posterior and about in longitudinal line with or slightly laterad to h1, and anterior and mediad
to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 31 (30-32), h2 21 (20-22), h3 31 (30-32), sc 27 (26-28).
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 9.3D): Idiosoma 438 (427-449) long and 326 (304-347) wide at widest
point; dorsal shield smooth. Podonotal region with 21 pairs of setae (s1, r1 and r2 absent),
seven pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and a pair of pores, the latter anterolaterad to z5;
seta j2 laterad to j1; seta j4 as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta j6 about
0.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of J2. Opisthonotal region with 14
pairs of setae (J1 and R1-R5 absent), eight pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and a pair of
pores, the latter antero-mediad to S2. Measurements of setae: j1 11 (10-11), j2 37 (36-38), j3
41 (41-42), j4 49 (47-52), j5 35 (33-37), j6 40 (37-43), z1 7 (6-8), z2 8 (7-8), z3 7 (6-7), z4 41
(39-43), z5 41 (40-43), z6 46 (45-47), s2 42 (41-43), s3 15 (14-16), s4 46 (45-47), s5 44 (40-
47), s6 12 (11-12), r3 8 (8-9), r4 6 (5-6), r5 15 (15-16), r6 7 (7-8), J2 12 (11-13), J3 11 (10-
11), J4 14 (13-14), J5 11 (11-12), Z1 15 (14-15), Z2 12 (11-12), Z3 11 (11-12), Z4 11 (10-11),
Z5 74 (73-75), S1 13 (12-14), S2 11 (10-11), S3 12 (12-13), S4 12 (11-12), S5 11 (11-12).
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.3E): Base of tritosternum 20 (18-21) long and 14 (14-15) wide
proximally (Fig. 9.3F); laciniae 79 (75-84), separated for about 90% of their total length,
pilose. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternal shield reticulate between st1 and st2,
smooth posteriorly; approximately 65 (61-68) long at mid-line and 139 (138-139) wide
between tips of endopodal projections between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae, st3
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Figure 9.3 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 2. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C. Hypostome;
D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures and pores enlarged for
improved visibility
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inserted slightly posterior and mediad to st2, and four pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield
smooth; sclerotized section shorter than width along straight posterior margin, which is about
in line with posterior margin of coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 54 (51-56). Ventrianal
shield transversely striate anteriorly to Zv2 and smooth posteriorly; 220 (219-224) long at
mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal seta), 230 (227-234) wide at widest point; with
eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circumanal setae and three pairs of
lyrifissures; seta Zv2 as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3; anal region of the
shield partially separated from ventral region by an unsclerotized line (except for area
between Jv3 and slightly laterad to it) that runs ventro-laterally forward to the region next to
S3; seta Jv5 about slightly anterior to anterior margin of anal opening and about 3-4 times as
long as para-anal seta; post-anal seta about four times as long as para-anal seta. A narrow
band of dorsal shield extending laterad and up to the posterior end of the fused peritremal-
exopodal shield. A narrow diagonal section of sclerotized cuticle laterad to ventrianal shield
connects the latter to the dorsal shield. Peritreme extending anteriorly to posterior margin of
coxa I. Measurements of setae: st1 28 (27-29), st2 27 (26-27), st3 19 (18-20), st4 22 (21-22),
st5 22 (21-23), Jv1 29 (27-30), Jv2 30 (28-31), Jv3 25 (24-26), Jv4 39 (37-41), Jv5 62 (61-
64), Zv1 30 (29-31), Zv2 36 (34-37), Zv3 26 (24-27), para-anal 17 (16-19), post-anal 72 (71-
73).
Legs: lengths: I: 406 (394-427); II: 333 (311-341); III: 293 (279-301); IV: 394 (388-406).
Numbers of setae on segments of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13,
11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi,
each with three rounded pulvillar lobes, elongate ambulacral stalk and a pair of strongly
sclerotized claws.
Adult male (Fig. 9.4 A-C) (five specimens measured): Shape of setae as in adult female,
except for two ventral setae on each of femur II and genu II and one ventral seta on tibia II,
spur-like (Fig. 9.4A).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 48 (46-51) long, with seven teeth in addition to apical
tooth (Fig. 9.4B); pilus dentilis not distinguishable; movable cheliceral digit 47 (45-50) long,
with one tooth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure not distinct, but dorsal
cheliceral seta distinct. Spermatodactyl 59 (57-62) long, sigmoid, apparently with an internal
canal in proximal half and with distal half spatulated. Epistome, deutosternum and position of
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hypostomal setae as in adult female. Measurements of setae: h1 30 (29-30), h2 19 (18-20), h3
31 (30-32), sc 27 (26-27).
Dorsal idiosoma: Idiosoma 406 (386-421) long and 305 (295-317) wide at widest point;
dorsal shield similar to that of adult female. Measurements of setae: j1 10 (9-10), j2 35 (35-
36), j3 42 (41-43), j4 48 (47-50), j5 35 (34-37), j6 36 (35-38), z1 7 (7-8), z2 8 (7-8), z3 8 (7-
8), z4 39 (38-41), z5 40 (39-41), z6 45 (44-46), s2 39 (37-40), s3 13 (12-13), s4 43 (42-44), s5
47 (45-48), s6 10 (10-11), r3 7 (7-8), r4 7 (7-8), r5 11 (11-12), r6 7 (7-8), J2 11 (11-12), J3
11 (10-12), J4 11 (10-11), J5 11 (10-12), Z1 11 (11-12), Z2 9 (9-10), Z3 9 (9-10), Z4 9 (9-10),
Z5 71 (69-73), S1 10 (10-11), S2 10 (9-11), S3 11 (10-12), S4 10 (10-11), S5 10 (10-11).
Figure 9.4 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 2. Male. A. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II; B. Lateral
(antiaxial) view of chelicerae, with detail of spermatodactyl; C. Ventral idiosoma. Lyrifissures
enlarged for improved visibility
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.4C): Base of tritosternum 15 (15-16) long and 12 (12-13) wide
proximally; laciniae 62 (59-65), otherwise as in adult female. Except for the fusion of sternal
and genital shields (sternogenital shield), shape, pattern and fusions of ventral shields as in
adult female. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternogenital shield reticulate between st1
and st2, smooth posteriorly; approximately 123 (117-127) long and 132 (128-135) wide
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between tips of endopodal projections between coxae II and III; posterior margin slightly
concave; with five pairs of setae and four pairs of lyrifissures; genital opening on anterior
margin of shield. Ventrianal shield 207 (201-216) long at mid-line (from anterior margin to
post-anal seta) and 216 (207-225) wide at widest point, with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5,
Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circumanal setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; seta Jv5 about in level
with posterior margin of anal opening and about 3-4 times as long as para-anal seta; post-anal
seta about 4-5 times as long as para-anal seta. Measurements of setae: st1 27 (27-28), st2 29
(29-30), st3 23 (21-25), st4 27 (26-28), st5 25 (23-27), Jv1 30 (29-30), Jv2 25 (24-27), Jv3 26
(25-26), Jv4 34 (33-36), Jv5 55 (53-57), Zv1 30 (30-31), Zv2 34 (33-35), Zv3 24 (23-26),
para-anal 15 (14-16), post-anal 70 (68-72).
Legs: lengths: I: 388 (374-402); II: 331 (323-337); III: 302 (296-308); IV: 403 (397-410).
Numbers of setae of leg segments similar to those of adult female. All legs with pretarsi,
similar to those of adult female.
Material examined
All specimens collected by J.P.Z. Narita from soil and litter of a garden by ―Salvador
de Toledo Piza Junior‖ building, campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖
(ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo State, Brazil (22º42‘30‖
S, 47º38‘00‖ W). Adult female holotype, one adult female paratype and two adult male
paratypes collected on October 14, 2011; one adult female paratype and one adult male
paratype collected on July 15, 2011; two adult female paratypes and three adult male
paratypes collected on August 21, 2011. All types deposited at Departamento de Entomologia
e Acarologia, ESALQ/USP.
Remarks
Gamasiphis n. sp. 2 is most similar to Gamasiphis lanceolatus Karg, 1987, but the
latter has podonotal region with 22 pairs of setae (s1 and r1 absent); seta j2 posterior to j1;
seta j4 about 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of j5; opisthonotal region
with 13 pairs of setae (J1, S5 and R1-R5 absent); peritreme extending anteriorly beyond coxa
I. It is also similar to Gamasiphis n. sp. 1 but the latter has podonotal region with 22 pairs of
setae (s1 and r1 absent); seta j2 posterior to j1; opisthonotal region with 12 pairs of setae (J1,
J2, S5 and R1-R5 absent); seta Zv2 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and
base of Zv3.
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Gamasiphis n. sp. 3
Diagnosis of adults: Antero-medial extension of epistome lanceolate and serrate; all
idiosomal setae aciculate; seta j2 about as long as distance between its base and base of j3;
seta j3 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of j4; five pairs of J
setae; seta J2 as long as distance between its base and base of J3; seta J4 about 0.5 times as
long as distance between its base and base of J5; seta Z4 slightly mediad to Z5 and about 1.3
times as long as distance between its base and base of Z5; two pairs of presternal shields;
sternal shield with four pairs of lyrifissures; seta Zv1 about 1.3 times as long as Jv1; seta Zv2
as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3.
Adult female (Fig. 9.5 A–F) (five specimens measured): All setae aciculate.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 45 (44-47) long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth
and a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 9.5A); movable cheliceral digit 44 (42-45) long, with three
teeth in addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure and dorsal cheliceral seta distinct.
Antero-medial extension of epistome lanceolate and serrate; antero-lateral extensions smooth,
aciculate and shorter than antero-medial extension (Fig. 9.5B). Margins of deutosternum not
distinct; deutosternal denticles in eight rows, with 8-15 denticles each (Fig. 9.5C); anterior-
most row shaped as an inverted ―V‖ while subsequent rows roughly transverse. Seta h3
directly posterior to h1 and slightly anterior and mediad to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 14
(13-15), h2 11 (11-12), h3 14 (13-14), sc 13 (13-14).
Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 9.5D): Idiosoma 401 (396-406) long and 273 (263-284) wide at widest
point. Podonotal region reticulate postero-laterally and immediately behind j6, smooth
elsewhere; with 23 pairs of setae (r1 absent) and ten pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures; seta
j2 about as long as distance between its base and base of j3; seta j3 about 0.8 times as long as
distance between its base and base of j4. Opisthonotal region imbricate; with 18 pairs of setae
(S5 and R5 absent), 13 pairs of distinguishable lyrifissures and one pair of pores, the latter
slightly posterior and mediad to Z1; seta J2 as long as distance between its base and base of
J3; seta J4 about 0.5 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5; seta Z4 slightly
mediad to Z5 and about 1.3 times as long as distance between its base and base of Z5.
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Figure 9.5 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 3. Female. A. Lateral (antiaxial) view of chelicera; B. Epistome; C. Hypostome;
D. Dorsal idiosoma; E. Ventral idiosoma; F. Tritosternum. Lyrifissures and pores enlarged for
improved visibility
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Measurements of setae: j1 11 (10-11), j2 27 (26-27), j3 26 (25-27), j4 27 (26-29), j5 26 (25-
28), j6 26 (25-27), z1 8 (7-8), z2 24 (23-25), z3 29 (27-30), z4 30 (30-31), z5 29 (27-30), z6 32
(32-33), s1 22 (21-22), s2 22 (18-25), s3 26 (26-27), s4 30 (29-32), s5 32 (31-33), s6 35 (34-
36), r2 25 (23-26), r3 22 (20-23), r4 31 (30-32), r5 15 (13-16), r6 34 (32-35), J1 29 (28-30),
J2 35 (34-37), J3 35 (34-36), J4 26 (25-27), J5 21 (20-22), Z1 36 (34-37), Z2 37 (35-38), Z3
38 (37-40), Z4 30 (28-32), Z5 46 (45-46), S1 35 (35-36), S2 36 (35-38), S3 32 (32-33), S4 29
(28-30), R1 35 (33-37), R2 37 (36-37), R3 37 (36-38), R4 37 (36-38).
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.5E): Base of tritosternum 21 (20-21) long and 14 (13-15) wide
proximally (Fig. 9.5F); laciniae 63 (59-66), separated for about 90% of their total length,
pilose. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternal shield reticulate between st1 and st2,
smooth posteriorly; approximately 75 (71-79) long at mid-line and 115 (112-119) wide
between tips of endopodal projections between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae, st3
inserted well posterior and mediad to st2, and four pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield mostly
smooth, with a single curved line delimiting each posterior corner; sclerotized section shorter
than width along straight posterior margin, which is about in line with posterior margin of
coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 34 (32-37). Ventrianal shield reticulate anteriorly to Zv3
and smooth posteriorly; 182 (178-186) long at mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal
seta), 172 (169-174) wide at widest point; with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in
addition to circumanal setae and three pairs of lyrifissures; seta Zv2 as long as distance
between its base and base of Zv3; anal region of the shield partially separated from ventral
region by an unsclerotized line (except for area between Jv3 and slightly laterad to it) that
runs diagonally to dorsum of idiosoma, reaching region next and posterior to Z1; seta Jv5
about in level with anterior margin of anal opening and about 2.5-3 times as long as para-anal
seta; post-anal seta about 1.5 times as long as para-anal seta. A narrow band of dorsal shield
extending laterad and up to the posterior end of the fused peritremal-exopodal shield.
Diagonal section of sclerotized cuticle laterad to ventrianal shield and connecting it to the
dorsal shield wide. Peritreme extending anteriorly almost to anterior margin of coxa II.
Measurements of setae: st1 19 (18-21), st2 15 (14-16), st3 11 (10-11), st4 17 (16-17), st5 15
(14-15), Jv1 19 (19-20), Jv2 21 (21-22), Jv3 26 (25-26), Jv4 36 (35-37), Jv5 27 (26-27), Zv1
26 (26-27), Zv2 31 (30-33), Zv3 35 (35-37), para-anal 10 (10-11), post-anal 15 (14-15).
Legs: lengths: I: 329 (326-332); II: 253 (249-261); III: 223 (215-229); IV: 287 (277-293).
Numbers of setae on segments of legs I-IV: coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13,
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11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9; tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi,
each with three rounded pulvillar lobes, elongate ambulacral stalk and a pair of strongly
sclerotized claws.
Adult male (Fig. 9.6 A–C) (two specimens measured): Shape of setae as in adult female,
except two ventral setae on femur II, one ventral seta on genu II and one ventral seta on tibia
II, spur-like (Fig. 9.6A).
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 38-42 long, with five teeth in addition to apical tooth and
a setiform pilus dentilis (Fig. 9.6B). Movable cheliceral digit 37-41 long, with one tooth in
addition to apical tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure not distinct, but dorsal cheliceral seta distinct.
Spermatodactyl 44-50 long, c-chaped, apparently with an internal canal in proximal half and
with distal half spatulated. Epistome, deutosternum and position of hypostomal setae as in
adult female. Measurements of setae: h1 17, h2 14, h3 16, sc 16-17.
Dorsal idiosoma: Idiosoma 374-376 long and 257-284 wide at widest point; dorsal shield
similar to that of adult female. Measurements of setae: j1 10-11, j2 27, j3 26-28, j4 28-29, j5
23-24, j6 23-25, z1 6-7, z2 26-27, z3 27, z4 27-29, z5 25, z6 29-30, s1 21-22, s2 22-23, s3 25-
26, s4 27-30, s5 28-31, s6 29-32, r2 23-24, r3 19-21, r4 31-33, r5 12-13, r6 31-32, J1 26-27,
J2 30-31, J3 30-31, J4 26-27, J5 18-19, Z1 31-32, Z2 32, Z3 29-31, Z4 22-23, S1 32, S2 32-
33, S3 30-31, S4 24-25, R2 31-32, R3 34-35, R4 35-36, R5 34-36.
Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 9.6C): Base of tritosternum 16-18 long and 12-13 wide proximally,
laciniae 46-51 long, otherwise as in adult female. Except for the fusion of sternal and genital
shields (sternogenital shield), shape, pattern and fusions of ventral shields as in adult female.
With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternogenital shield reticulate between st1 and st2 and
with imbricated patches posteriorly to st2; 123-125 long and 114-116 between tips of
endopodal projections between coxae II and III; posterior margin slightly concave; with five
pairs of setae and four pairs of lyrifissures; genital opening on anterior margin of shield.
Ventrianal shield 169-172 long (from anterior margin to post-anal seta) and 159-167 wide at
widest point; with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circum-anal setae and
three pairs of lyrifissures; seta Jv5 about in level with anterior margin of anal opening and
about 2.5 times as long as para-anal seta; post-anal seta 1.3 times as long as para-anal seta.
Peritreme similar to adult female. Measurements of setae: st1 20-21, st2 19, st3 14-15, st4 14-
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15, st5 15-16, Jv1 22-23, Jv2 24-25, Jv3 24, Jv4 32-33, Jv5 25-26, Zv1 26, Zv2 31-33, Zv3 31-
32, para-anal 10-11, post-anal 13.
Legs: Lengths: I: 331-336; II: 246-273; III: 207-217; IV: 279-291. Numbers of setae of legs
similar to adult female. All legs with pretarsi similar to those of adult female.
Figure 9.6 - Gamasiphis n. sp. 3. Male. A. Anterolateral view of femur, genu and tibia of leg II; B. Lateral
(antiaxial) view of chelicerae, with detail of spermatodactyl; C. Ventral idiosoma. Lyrifissures
enlarged for improved visibility
Material examined
All specimens collected by J.P.Z. Narita from soil and litter of a garden by ―Salvador
de Toledo Piza Junior‖ building, campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura ―Luiz de Queiroz‖
(ESALQ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, State of São Paulo, Brazil
(22º42‘30‖ S, 47º38‘00‖ W). Adult female holotype, two adult female paratypes and one adult
male paratype collected on April 4, 2010; one adult female paratype collected on June 1,
2009; one adult female paratype collected on July 8, 2009; one adult male paratype collected
on November 16, 2009. All types deposited at Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia,
ESALQ/USP.
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Remarks
Gamasiphis n. sp. 3 is most similar to Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994b, but the
latter has seta j4 about 0.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of j5; seta J2
about 1.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of J3; seta J4 as long as distance
between its base and base of J5; seta Z4 slightly laterad to Z5; seta Z4 about as long as
distance between its base and base of Z5. Gamasiphis furcatus Karg, 1990 differs from the
new species here described by having antero-medial extension of epistome spatulate;
podonotal region with 22 pairs of setae (s1 and r1 absent); seta j2 about 0.4 times as long as
distance between its base and base of j3; opisthonotal region with 19 pairs of setae (R5
absent); seta Zv2 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3. This
new species is also similar to Gamasiphis trituberosus Karg, 1990, but the latter has dorsal
shield totally imbricate; podonotal region with 21 pairs of setae (s1, r1 and r2 absent); seta j2
about 0.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of j3; opisthonotal region with
17 pairs of setae (S5, R3 and R5 absent); seta Zv1 about 0.7 times as long as Jv1; seta Zv2
about 0.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3.
Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg
Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994b: 210.
Diagnosis of adults: Antero-medial extension of epistome lanceolate and serrated; all
idiosomal setae aciculate; five pairs of J setae; seta J2 about 1.8 times as long as distance
between its base and base of J3; seta J4 as long as distance between its base and base of J5;
seta Z4 slightly laterad to Z5; seta Z4 about as long as distance between its base and base of
Z5; two pairs of presternal shields; sternal shield with four pairs of lyrifissures; seta Zv2 as
long as distance between its base and base of Zv3.
Adult female (holotype): All setae aciculate.
Gnathosoma: Fixed cheliceral digit 43 long, with six teeth in addition to apical tooth and a
setiform pilus dentilis; movable cheliceral digit 42 long, with three teeth in addition to apical
tooth. Antiaxial lyrifissure and dorsal cheliceral seta not distinct. Antero-medial extension of
epistome lanceolate and serrated; antero-lateral extensions smooth, aciculate and shorter than
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antero-medial extension. Deutosternum not distinguishable. Seta h3 directly posterior to h1
and slightly anterior and mediad to h2. Measurements of setae: h1 15, h2 12, h3 13, sc broken.
Dorsal idiosoma: Idiosoma 361 long and 284 wide at widest point. Podonotal region
reticulated postero-laterally and immediately behind j6, smooth elsewhere; with 23 pairs of
setae (r1 absent); lyrifissures and pores not distinguishable. Opisthonotal region imbricate;
with 18 pairs of setae (S5 and R5 absent); lyrifissures and pores not distinguishable; seta J2
about 1.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of J3; seta J4 as long as distance
between its base and base of J5; seta Z4 slightly laterad to Z5; seta Z4 about as long as
distance between its base and base of Z5. Measurements of setae: j1 broken, j2 broken, j3
broken, j4 broken, j5 broken, j6 27, z1 broken, z2 22, z3 broken, z4 28, z5 broken, z6 31, s1
broken, s2 broken, s3 25, s4 30, s5 31, s6 35, r2 23, r3 21, r4 29, r5 13, r6 33, J1 28, J2 33, J3
35, J4 33, J5 18, Z1 36, Z2 36, Z3 39, Z4 32, Z5 47, S1 36, S2 37, S3 33, S4 26, R1 36, R2 37,
R3 36, R4 35.
Ventral idiosoma: Tritosternum broken. With two pairs of presternal shields. Sternal shield
reticulate between st1 and st2, smooth posteriorly; approximately 75 long at mid-line and 112
wide between tips of endopodal projections between coxae II and III; with four pairs of setae,
st3 inserted well anterior and mediad to st2, and four pairs of lyrifissures. Genital shield
mostly smooth, with a single curved line delimiting each posterior corner; sclerotized section
shorter than width along straight posterior margin, which is slightly posterior to posterior
margin of coxa IV; distance between st5-st5 34. Ventrianal shield reticulate anteriorly to Zv3
and smooth posteriorly; 157 long at mid-line (from anterior margin to post-anal seta), 168
wide at widest point; with eight pairs of setae (Jv1-Jv5, Zv1-Zv3) in addition to circumanal
setae and with three pairs of lyrifissures; seta Zv2 as long as distance between its base and
base of Zv3; anal region of the shield partially separated from ventral region by an
unsclerotized line (except for area between Jv3 and slightly laterad to it) that runs diagonally
to dorsum of idiosoma, reaching region next and posterior to Z1; seta Jv5 about in level with
anterior margin of anal opening and about 2.6 times as long as para-anal seta. A narrow band
of dorsal shield extending laterad and up to the posterior end of the fused peritremal-exopodal
shield. Diagonal section of sclerotized cuticle laterad to ventrianal shield and connecting it to
the dorsal shield wide. Peritreme extending anteriorly almost to anterior margin of coxa II.
Measurements of setae: st1 21, st2 16, st3 9, st4 17, st5 15, Jv1 broken, Jv2 21, Jv3 25, Jv4
36, Jv5 29, Zv1 broken, Zv2 31, Zv3 36, para-anal 11, post-anal broken.
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Legs: lengths: I: 282; II: 229; III: 195; IV: 261. Numbers of setae on segments of legs I-IV:
coxa: 2, 2, 2, 1; trochanter: 6, 5, 5, 5; femur: 13, 11, 6, 6; genu: 13, 11, 9, 8; tibia: 14, 10, 8, 9;
tarsus II-IV: 18, 18, 17. All legs with pretarsi, each with three rounded pulvillar lobes,
elongate ambulacral stalk and a pair of strongly sclerotized claws.
Material examined
Holotype female collected by W. Karg from litter, on roots and wood pieces in a
Miconia sp. (Melastomataceae) area, near Media Luna, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands,
on February 6, 1985. Holotype deposited at Arachnologischen Sammlung des Museums für
Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany.
Remarks
This species is known only from the adult female holotype, which is not illustrated in
this paper because of its poor condition. In the original description, Karg (1994b) neither
illustrated nor mentioned the presence of r6; in our interpretation this seta is present in the
holotype and thus the podonotal region has 23 instead of 22 pairs of setae. In addition, only
two pairs of lyrifissures (both on sternal shield) were shown in the illustration of the original
description; we could not see lyrifissures on the dorsum of the idiosoma either, because of the
poor condition of the holotype; however, it was possible to distinguish four pairs of
lyrifissures on the sternal shield and three pairs on the ventrianal shield. No information was
provided in the original description about the hypostome, tritosternum and leg setal counts.
The following measurements were provided in the original description: idiosoma 370 long,
220 wide, dosum podonotal setae 30–35 [except j1 (cited as i1) 15], dosum opisthonotal setae
30–40 [except J5 (cited as I5) 25 and Z5 53], st1 16, st2 13, st3 8, ventrianal setae 30 [except
Jv4 and Zv3 (cited as ―Kaudalrande‖) 40–43], length of legs I 310, II 240, III 200 and IV 270.
Key to world genera of Gamasiphis based on adult females
Sixty-eight species were mentioned by Castilho; Silva and Moraes (2010) in
Gamasiphis. Sufficient information is presently available in the literature to allow the
recognition of the females of 60 species, including the three new species here described. The
following key was elaborated to help the separation of those species.
Gamasiphis gamasellus Berlese, 1913 from Indonesia, Gamasiphis benoiti Loots,
1980 from Seychelles and Gamasiphis erinaceus Karg, 1993, Gamasiphis macrorbis Karg,
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1993, Gamasiphis minoris Karg, 1996 and Gamasiphis superardor Karg, 1993 from New
Caledonia were not included in the key because they were described only based on adult
males. Gamasiphis uncifer Trägårdh, 1931 from Juan Fernandez Islands and Gamasiphis
illotus Fox, 1949 from Puerto Rico, described based on adult females, were also not included
because their descriptions are not sufficiently detailed to allow their separation from other
similar species. Gamasiphis elegantellus Berlese, 1910a, Gamasiphis elongatellus Berlese,
1910b and Gamasiphis pilosellus Berlese, 1913 from Indonesia were also not included
because the insufficient details provided in the corresponding original descripitions, and
because the poor conditions of the type specimens did not allow their appropriate
examination. In addition, the inclusion of Gamasiphis productellus Berlese, 1923 should be
considered as tentative; in the type specimen, the antero-median extension of the epistome
coincides with the margin of one of the chelicera, hampering a conclusive visualization of the
shape of the first structure; we assumed it to be aciculate, reasoning that it would be
distinguishable if distally expanded.
1. Without presternal shields ................. Gamasiphis ellipticus Karg, 1996, New Caledonia
- With 1-3 pairs of presternal shields ................................................................................. 2
2. With three pairs of presternal shields, arranged as the margins of a triangle ....................
.........................................................Gamasiphis holocapillus Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
- With 1-2 pairs of presternal shields ................................................................................. 3
3. With one pair of presternal shields................................................................................... 4
- With two pairs of presternal shields ............................................................................... 28
4. Antero-medial extension of epistome distally expanded ................................................. 5
- Antero-medial extension of epistome aciculate. ............................................................ 17
5. Seta Jv1 about 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of Jv2
...................................................................... Gamasiphis fornicatus Lee, 1970, Australia
- Seta Jv1 at most 0.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of Jv2 ............ 6
6. Seta st3 mediad and distinctly anterior to st2.....................................................................
......................................................Gamasiphis conciliator Berlese, 1916, New Caledonia
- Seta st3 mediad and in horizontal line or posterior to st2 ................................................ 7
7. Seta J4 at least 1.5 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5. ............... 8
- Seta J4 at most as long as distance between its base and base of J5 ............................. 10
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8. Seta j6 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of J1; seta J1 as
long as distance between its base and base of J2................................................................
. ............................................................... Gamasiphis lenifornicatus Lee, 1973, Australia
- Seta j6 at least 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of J1; seta J1 at
least 1.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of J2 ................................ 9
9. Antero-medial extension of epistome club-shaped; seta j2 [indicated as s1 by Karg
(1993)] about 1.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of j3......................
................................................................Gamasiphis foliatus Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
- Antero-medial extension of epistome spatulate; seta j2 [unnamed seta between i1 and i2
of Karg (1995)] about five times as long as distance between its base and base of j3........
...........................................................Gamasiphis spinulosus Karg, 1995, New Caledonia
10. Seta j2 about six times as long as distance between its base and base of j3........................
. ....................................................Gamasiphis brevigenitalis Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
- Seta j2 at most as long as distance between its base and base of j3 .............................. 11
11. Seta Z5 at most as long as J5 ......................................................................................... 12
- Seta Z5 at least twice as long as J5 ................................................................................ 14
12. Seta Jv2 as long as distance between its base and base of Jv3............................................
. ........................................................................... Gamasiphis saccus Lee, 1973, Australia
- Seta Jv2 at most half as long as distance between its base and base of Jv3 .................. 13
13. Seta st3 directly posterior to st2 ........ Gamasiphis euincisus Karg, 1996, New Caledonia
- Seta st3 in horizontal line and mediad to st2 .....................................................................
................................................................Gamasiphis ovoides Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
14. Seta J1 at least as long as distance between its base and base of J2. ............................ 15
- Seta J1 at most 0.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of J2. ............ 16
15. Seta J1 about twice as long as distance between its base and base of J2; peritreme
extending anteriorly to mid-level of coxa II........................................................................
. .................................................. Gamasiphis arcuatus Trägårdh, 1952, French Polynesia
- Seta J1 about as long as distance between its base and base of J2; peritreme extending
anteriorly almost to posterior margin of coxa II ................................................................
.................................................................Gamasiphis anguis Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
16. Seta J4 about half as long as distance between its base and base of J5; with a short
latero-diagonal fissure running from level of Jv5 (V8 in Karg´s publications) to level of
S3 [same terminology of Karg (1993)]. .. Gamasiphis ardor Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
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- Seta J4 about as long as distance between its base and base of J5; with a long latero-
diagonal fissure running from Jv5 to level of r6 [indicated as S7 by Karg (1997)]
................................................... Gamasiphis longiorsetosus Karg, 1997, New Caledonia
17. With a distinct line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields ................... 18
- Line of fusion between podonotal and opisthonotal shields not distinct ....................... 19
18. Setae Zv1 and Zv2 about as long as distance between their bases and bases of Zv2 and
Zv3, respectively ............................ Gamasiphis australicus Womersley, 1956, Australia
- Setae Zv1 and Zv2 about half as long as distance between their bases and bases of Zv2
and Zv3, respectively ........................ Gamasiphis gandensius Van Daele, 1975, Belgium
19. Opisthonotal region imbricate; seta J4 about twice as long as distance between its base
and base of J5 ................................................................................................................. 20
- Opisthonotal region smooth; seta J4 at most as long as distance between its base and
base of J5........................................................................................................................ 22
20. Seta j2 [indicated as s1 by Karg (1995)] about 0.7 times as long as distance between its
base and base of j3; seta j6 about half as long as distance between its base and base of
J1 .......................................................... Gamasiphis incudis Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
- Seta j2 at least twice as long as distance between its base and base of j3; seta j6 at least
1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of J1 ....................................... 21
21. Antero-medial extension of epistome distally serrated; seta j5 [indicated as i4 by Karg
(1995)] about 0.6 times as long as distance between its base and base of j6; ventrianal
shield with transverse striae and a few diagonal striae connecting them ...........................
.................................................................. Gamasiphis caper Karg, 1995, New Caledonia
- Antero-medial extension of epistome smooth; seta j5 about as long as distance between
its base and base of j6; ventrianal shield imbricate.............................................................
. ........................................................ Gamasiphis coniunctus Karg, 1995, New Caledonia
22. Seta Z5 at most 1.2 times as long as J5. ......................................................................... 23
- Seta Z5 at least 2.7 times as long as J5 .......................................................................... 25
23. With a long fissure running antero-dorsally from level of Jv5 almost to the level of z6
[seta inserted laterally to seta indicated as i5 by Karg (1997)]; seta st3 mediad and
posterior to st2; peritreme extending anteriorly almost to anterior margin of coxa II........
. ....................................................... Gamasiphis longirimae Karg, 1997, New Caledonia
- With a short fissure running antero-dorsally from level of Jv5 (V8 in Karg´s
publications) to level of Z2 [seta inserted antero-laterally to seta indicated as J2 by Karg
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(1993)]; seta st3 mediad to and in horizontal line with st2; peritreme extending
anteriorly almost to mid-level of coxa I ........................................................................ 24
24. Seta j5 [indicated as i4 by Karg (1993)] about half as long as distance between its base
and base of j6 [indicated as i5 by Karg (1993)]; ventrianal shield smooth.........................
................................................................ Gamasiphis incisus Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
- Seta j5 [indicated as i4 by Karg (1996)] about as long as distance between its base and
base of j6; ventrianal shield with transverse striae and a few diagonal striae connecting
them...................................................Gamasiphis eumagnus Karg, 1996, New Caledonia
25. Seta J4 about 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5......................
. ...................................................Gamasiphis appendicularis Karg 1993, New Caledonia
- Seta J4 at most 0.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of J5 ............. 26
26. Opisthonotal region without latero-diagonal fissure...........................................................
. .............................................................. Gamasiphis setosus Womersley, 1956, Australia
- Opisthonotal region with a latero-diagonal fissure running from Jv5 to level of Z2 [seta
immediately posterior to Z1 in Karg (1996)] ................................................................. 27
27. Seta j2 about twice as long as distance between its base and base of j3; seta Jv1 about
half as long as distance between its base and base of Jv2...................................................
. .............................................................. Gamasiphis flagelli Karg, 1993, New Caledonia
- Seta j2 about half as long as distance between its base and base of j3; seta Jv1 about 0.2
times as long as half the distance between its base and base of Jv2 ..................................
……………………………………Gamasiphis breviflagelli Karg, 1996, New Caledonia
28. Antero-medial extension of epistome distally expanded ............................................... 29
- Antero-medial extension of epistome aciculate ............................................................. 33
29. Seta J2 about 1.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of J3. ...................
.................................................Gamasiphis plenosetosus Karg, 1994b, Galapagos Islands
- Seta J2 at most as long as distance between its base and base of J3. ............................ 30
30. Seta j3 about 1.4 times as long as distance between its base and base of j4.......................
. ...........................................................Gamasiphis denticus Hafez and Nasr, 1979, Egypt
- Seta j3 at most 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of j4 .............. 31
31. Antero-medial extension of epistome laceolate; seta j2 about as long as distance
between its base and base of j3; seta Zv2 as long as distance between its base and base
of Zv3. ..................................................................................... Gamasiphis n. sp. 3, Brazil
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- Antero-medial extension of epistome laceolate or spatulate; seta j2 at most 0.7 times as
long as distance between its base and base of j3; seta Zv2 0.8 times as long as distance
between its base and base of Zv3 ................................................................................... 32
32. Antero-medial extension of epistome spatulate; seta Zv1 slightly longer than distance
between its base and base of Zv2 .........Gamasiphis furcatus Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
- Antero-medial extension of epistome lanceolate; seta Zv1 about 0.8 times as long as
distance between its base and base of Zv2 .........................................................................
.........................................................Gamasiphis trituberosus Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
33. Distance between level of posterior-most pair of ventrianal setae (excluding circumanal
setae) and anterior margin of anus corresponding to about the length of the anal opening
........................................................................................................................................ 34
- Insertion of posterior-most pair of ventrianal setae (excluding circumanal setae) varying
from slightly anterior to posterior to anal opening......................................................... 37
34. Seta st3 mediad and in horizontal line to st2.................................................................. 35
- Seta st3 mediad and posterior to st2 ............................................................................... 36
35. Band of dorsal shield extending laterad to the fused peritremal-exopodal shield ending
broadly; seta Jv5 posterior to unsclerotized line that partially separates anal and ventral
regions ..................................................... Gamasiphis productellus Berlese, 1923, China
- Band of dorsal shield extending laterad to the fused peritremal-exopodal shield ending
sharply; seta Jv5 anterior to unsclerotized line that partially separates anal and ventral
regions. ............................................ Gamasiphis bengalensis Bhattacharyya, 1966, India
36. Seta j2 [indicated as s1 by Karg (1990)] laterad to j1; opisthonotal region smooth and
with a single pair of setae (Z5) much longer than others.....................................................
. .............................................................. Gamasiphis pinguis Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
- Seta j2 distinctly posterior to j1; opisthonotal region imbricate and with two pairs of
setae (including Z5) much longer than others ....................................................................
........................................................Gamasiphis quadruplicis Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
37. At least Z5 and post-anal setae blunt or distally expanded ............................................ 38
- All idiosomal setae with sharp tips ................................................................................ 47
38. With three pairs of J setae. ............................................................................................. 39
- With four pairs of J setae ............................................................................................... 45
39. Ventrianal shield with seven pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae (Zv3 absent)...
. ............................................................... Gamasiphis mediosetosus Karg, 2003, Ecuador
- Ventrianal shield with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae ................... 40
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40. Seta Jv5 about 1.4 times as long as post-anal seta. ........................................................ 41
- Seta Jv5 at most 0.9 times as long as post-anal seta ...................................................... 42
41. Seta j3 about as long as distance between its base and base of j4; ventrianal shield
smooth. .......................................................... Gamasiphis pinnatus Karg, 1998, Ecuador
- Seta j3 [unnamed seta between z1 and i3 of Karg and Schorlemmer (2009)] about twice
as long as distance between its base and base of j4 [indicated as i3 by Karg and
Schorlemmer (2009)]; ventrianal shield with transverse striae .........................................
..........................................Gamasiphis undulatus Karg and Schorlemmer, 2009, Ecuador
42. Many dorsal shield setae expanded distally .................................................................. 43
- Except for Z5, dorsal shield setae aciculate ................................................................... 44
43. Opisthonotal region with two pairs of setae (Z2 and Z5; same designations in Karg´s
publictions) much longer than others; ventrianal shield imbricate anteriorly to Jv3 and
smooth elsewhere. ......................................... Gamasiphis silvestris Karg, 2007, Ecuador
- Opisthonotal region with a single pair of setae (Z5) much longer than others; ventrianal
shield transversely striate anteriorly to Zv2 and smooth elsewhere....................................
. ................................................................................................ Gamasiphis n. sp. 1, Brazil
44. Seta Zv2 about 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3
.................................................................... Gamasiphis pulchellus (Berlese, 1887), Italy
- Seta Zv2 about 0.5 times as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3 ...............
......................................................................Gamasiphis hamatellus Karg, 1998, Ecuador
45. Ventrianal shield with seven pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae (Zv2 absent).
................................................ Gamasiphis parpulchellus Nasr and Mersal, 1986, Egypt
- Ventrianal shield with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae. ................. 46
46. Seta j2 [indicated as s1 by Karg (1987)] distinctly posterior to j1; seta j4 [indicated as i3
by Karg (1987)] about 1.2 times as long as distance between its base and base of j5
[indicated as i4 by Karg (1987)]. ............. Gamasiphis lanceolatus Karg, 1987, Germany
- Seta j2 laterad to j1; seta j4 about 0.9 times as long as distance between its base and
base of j5 ................................................................................. Gamasiphis n. sp. 2, Brazil
47. Opisthonotal region with two pairs of setae (including Z5) much longer than others.
................................................................... Gamasiphis hyalinus Karg, 2003, Costa Rica
- Opisthonotal region with a single pair of setae (Z5) much longer than others .............. 48
48. Setae j6 [indicated as i5 by Karg (1994a)] at least 1.2 times as long as distance between
their bases ...................................................................................................................... 49
- Setae j6 at most 0.7 times as long as distance between their bases ............................... 50
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49. Setae Jv5 about 0.7 times as long as post-anal seta. ..........................................................
.............................................................Gamasiphis sextus Vitzthum, 1921 from Germany
- Setae Jv5 [indicated as V8 by Karg (1994a)] about 1.3 times as long as post-anal seta
......................................................... Gamasiphis vinculi Karg, 1994a, Galapagos Islands
50. Ventrianal shield with seven pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae (Jv5 absent)
..................................................................... Gamasiphis turgicalcareus Ma, 2009, China
- Ventrianal shield with eight pairs of setae in addition to circumanal setae. .................. 51
51. Seta Jv5 about as long as para-anal seta..............................................................................
. ...................................... Gamasiphis paulista Castilho, Moraes and Narita, 2010, Brazil
- Seta Jv5 at least twice as long as para-anal seta............................................................. 52
52. Dorsal and ventrianal shields mostly imbricate .................................................................
...............................................................Gamasiphis adanalis Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
- Dorsal shield smooth and ventrianal shield smooth or transversely striate anteriorly to
Zv2 and smooth elsewhere. ............................................................................................ 53
53. Seta Jv5 at least twice as long as post-anal seta. ............................................................ 54
- Seta Jv5 at most 1.3 times as long as post-anal seta ...................................................... 55
54. With three pairs of J setae; ventrianal shield smooth..........................................................
. ........................................ Gamasiphis hamifer (Trägårdh, 1952), Flint and Rapa Islands
- With four pairs of J setae; ventrianal shield transversely striate anteriorly to Zv2 and
smooth elsewhere .................................. Gamasiphis decoris Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
55. Seta st5 about 2.3 times as long as Jv1 ..............................................................................
........................................................Gamasiphis hemicapillus Karg, 1990, Lesser Antilles
- Seta st5 at most as long as Jv1 ....................................................................................... 56
56. Seta st5 at most 0.6 times as long as Jv1; seta Jv2 about as long as distance between its
base and base of Jv4. ...................................................................................................... 57
- Seta st5 about as long as Jv1; seta Jv2 at most 0.7 times as long as distance between its
base and base of Jv4 ....................................................................................................... 58
57. Seta j3 about 0.8 times as long as distance between its base and base of j4; seta j4 about
0.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of j5.............................................
. .................... Gamasiphis krieli Van Driel, Loots and Marais, 1977, Saint Helena Island
- Seta j3 about 1.7 times as long as distance between its base and base of j4; seta j4 about
1.3 times as long as distance between its base and base of j5 ............................................
..................................................................Gamasiphis indicus Bhattacharyya, 1978, India
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58. Seta Zv1 about twice as long as Jv1; seta Jv5 about 0.7 times as long as post-anal seta....
. ............................................................... Gamasiphis maheensis Loots, 1980, Seychelles
- Seta Zv1 about as long as Jv1; seta Jv5 about as long as post-anal seta ........................ 59
59. Seta Zv2 about as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3; seta Jv2 about half
as long as distance between its base and base of Jv3 ........................................................
.........................................................Gamasiphis novipulchellus Ma and Yin, 1998, China
- Seta Zv2 about half as long as distance between its base and base of Zv3; seta Jv2 about
0.3 times as long as distance between its base and base of Jv3 .........................................
................................................................................Gamasiphis aduncus Ma, 2004, China
9. 4 Discussion
In addition to the characteristics mentioned in the diagnosis of Gamasiphis, other
characteristics were found in the three species described in this paper, and could also
correspond to characteristics common for Gamasiphis species. However, most of the
descriptions published so far make no reference to most of these characteristics, namely: fixed
cheliceral digit with a setiform pilus dentilis (also shown for G. adanalis, G. australicus, G.
bengalensis, G. brevigenitalis, G. coniunctus, G. fornicatus, G. furcatus, G. gandensius, G.
hamifer, G. hemicapillus, G. holocapillus, G. krieli, G. lanceolatus, G. maheensis, G.
paulista, G. plenosetosus, G. pinguis, G. quadruplicis, G. saccus, G. setosus, G. spinulosus,
G. uncifer, and G. vinculi); antiaxial lyrifissure of chelicera (also in G. paulista); margins of
deutosternum not distinct (also in G. benoiti, G. lanceolatus, G. maheensis, G. parpulchellus
and G. paulista); anterior-most row of deutosternal denticles arranged as in an inverted ―V‖ or
―U‖ (also in G. benoiti, G. decoris, G. fornicatus, G. lanceolatus, G. paulista and G.
pulchellus); seta h3 inserted between h1 and h2, from mediad to laterad to h1, and mediad to
h2 (also in G. australicus, G. benoiti, G. decoris, G. fornicatus, G. hamifer, G. krieli, G.
lanceolatus, G. maheensis, G. parpulchellus, G. paulista, G. pulchellus, G. saccus and G.
sextus). The antiaxial lyrifissure is subparallel to the adjacent dorsal surface of the chelicar or
slightly tilted downward anteriorly in adult females (not distinguishable in adult males).
Gamasiphis fornicatus, G. lenifornicatus, G. australicus are illustrated as having distinct
margins of deutosternum; however, this could have been done in the descriptions or
redescriptions just to indicate the limits of the structure. A single exception in relation to the
relative position of h3 refers to G. lenifornicatus; h3 is inserted postero-mediad to h2 in that
species. In addition, two and one pair of gland opening (pores) were distinguishable in
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Gamasiphis n. sp. 2 and Gamasiphis n. sp. 3, respectively, whereas no pores were
distinguished in Gamasiphis n. sp. 1 and G. plenosetosus. Scarcity of pores seems also tobe
common in species of this genus.
Also relevant seems to be the presence of four pairs of lyryfissures on sternal (female)
or sternogenital (male) shields of the species described or redescribed in this paper. Gamasida
females and males usually have three pairs of lyryfissures (often mentioned as pores in the
literature) in the sternal area. These are located next and posterior to st1 and st2 and next and
antero-mediad to st4. The latter can either be located on the sternal or metasternal shields, or
on the unsclerotized membrane. In some groups of Gamasida [eg. Mucroseius and some
Proctolaelaps (both Mellicharidae) and Anystipalpus and some Antennoseius (both Ascidae)],
the lyryfissure next to st4 may be indistinguishable.
Despite the fact that this unusual characteristic had not been highlighted in previous
works, it is shared by at least two other species of the same genus, G. hamifer and G. paulista,
although in the latter species males have only three pairs of lyryfissures on the sternogenital
shield (nothing is known about this aspect for males of the former species). Four pairs of
lyryfissures in the sternal shield of adult females have also been clearly shown in the
illustrations of the original descriptions of 20 other ologamasid species, although nothing was
mentioned in this regard in the corresponding original descriptions; these species are
Acugamasus watsoni (Hirschmann), Athiasella dentata (Womersley), Cymiphis cymosus
(Lee), Cymiphis mansoni (Lee), Cymiphis nucilis (Lee), Desectophis magnosimilis Karg,
Euepicrius caesariatus Lee, Euepicrius lootsi Lee, Gamasellus morogoroensis Hurlbutt,
Gamasellus muscosus Hurlbutt, Gamasellus plumatilis Karg, Gamasellus tragardhi
(Womersley), Gamasellus uluguruensis Hurlbutt, Gamasellus virgosus (Lee), Gamasiphoides
costai Lee and Hunter, Heydeniella womersleyi Lee and Hunter, Hydrogamasellus antarcticus
(Trägårdh), Ologamasus cananeiae Silva, Moraes and Krantz, Ologamasus striolatus
(Berlese) and Pilellus rugipellis Lee and Hunter. In 13 of these species, males are also known
to have four pairs of lyrifissures in the sternogenital shield; these are A. dentata, C. cymosus,
D. magnosimilis, E. caesariatus, E. lootsi, G. morogoroensis, G. tragardhi, G. uluguruensis,
G. costai, H womersleyi, O. cananeiae, O. striolatus, P. rugipellis. Further studies should
show whether four pairs of sternal lyrifissures is a common feature of ologamasid females.
In relation to distribution, the vast majority of the species of Gamasiphis (43 species)
were described from tropical islands around he world (without including Australia), especially
from New Caledonia (23 species). This may be in large part related to differences in the
sampling efforts dedicated in each region. However, extensive surveys have been conducted
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in Europe and in southern Africa, and few Gamasiphis species were described from those
regions. Of the three species described from Europe, two were originally collected from
greenhouses and one from an outdoor nursery. The four Gamasiphis species described so far
from Brazil were collected in a small (about 250 m2) internal garden, where soil humidity is
usually kept high.
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10 FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
The results of this work are considered to represent a significant contribution to those
interested on the taxonomy of the Rhodacaroidea. One of the main results refers to the
updating and complementation of the species list within each of the families composing this
superfamily. The revision of four genera, the description of 5 new species and the
redescription in total or in part of 17 species are also considered relevant. Also of high interest
was the preparation of the diagnosis of the families Digamasellidae Evans, Laelaptonyssidae
Womersley, Ologamasidae Ryke, Rhodacaridae Oudemans and Teranyssidae Halliday and of
the genera of Rhodacaridae, as well as the preparation of dichotomous keys for the genera of
all families and for the world species of Gamasiphis, one of the large genera of
Ologamasidae.