Mites from the nests of the Mole-rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) in Israel

A new genus and species of Laelapidae from Iran with notes on Gymnolaelaps Berlese and Laelaspisella Marais & Loots (Acari, Mesostigmata)

“…n. exist as Berlese (1892) originally showed the anal shield not separated, but later Berlese (1904) illustrated the species with a separate anal shield. Costa (1962) and Hunter (1967) regarded the species as having a separate anal shield, and here we confirm this by checking the type specimens of Pogonolaelaps canestrinii comb. n. kindly examined by Dr. Roberto Nanelli, and the type information is as follows:…”

“…— Vitzthum 1929: 25; Sellnick 1931: 695; Costa 1962: 491: Costa 1966: 74; Bhattacharyya 1968: 539; Joharchi et al 2011: 23.…”

Review of the genus Laelaspisella Marais & Loots, with the description of a new species from Iran (Acari, Laelapidae)

“…The 1904 re-description is only a misidentification of the 1892 species. Costa (1962) re-described and illustrated a species he called Gymnolaelaps canestrinii (Berlese, 1903), but he did not mention Laelaps canestrinii Berlese, 1892. Costa was wrong about this species because only the 1892 description and illustrations refer to the true species of canestrinii .…”

“…Costa was wrong about this species because only the 1892 description and illustrations refer to the true species of canestrinii . Therefore Laelaps canestrinii sensu Berlese (1903), (1904) and Costa (1962) does not have a name. Therefore, we rename this species as Laelaspisella berlesei Joharchi, nom.…”

“…Pseudoparasitus (Gymnolaelaps) tonsilis Karg, 1989a is transferred to Laelaspisella , based on its hypertrichous holodorsal shield, metasternal setae st4 absent and genu IV with ten setae. The problems with Laelaspisella canestrinii are explained and Laelaspisella canestrinii sensu Berlese (1903), (1904) and Costa (1962) is provided with a new name, Laelaspisella berlesei Joharchi, nom. n. …”