taxonID	type	description	language	source
038D879AFFEAFFEF7D98497E5BB0F994.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Laelaps astronomicus Koch, 1839, by original designation. Short diagnosis. Laelapidae mites with suboval, broad idiosoma covered mostly or completely by a dorsal shield usually bearing 39 pairs of slender or slightly thickened, smooth, sparsely barbed or pectinate setae. Presternal platelets absent. Epigynal shield expanded past coxae IV, posteriorly reaching anal shield, bearing at least two pairs of setae, st 5, JV 1 and sometimes JV 2, setae JV 1 – 2 on lateral margins of shield, shield ornamented with two distinct Λ-shaped lines of ornamentation. Metapodal platelets free in female, fused to holoventral shield in male. Palpapotele two-tined. Legs relatively short, none longer than idiosoma; genu IV with only one ventral setae; macrosetae absent. The following species are considered as members of Laelaspis and used for the detailed diagnosis of the genus:	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFECFFE47D984DF25CBFFC18.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Dorsal shield with 37 pairs of setae, z 3 and unpaired setae Jx absent, S 5 off the shield; setae j 1, j 3 – 6, J 1 – 5, z 2, z 4 – 6, Z 1 – 4, s 3 – 5 short and smooth, others thicker, slightly barbed and longer, r 4, S 2 – 4, Z 5 longest, ratio of Z 5 / J 5 length ≈ 6; gland pores gd 5 absent. Sternal shield smooth medially, weakly reticulated anteriorly and laterally, sternal setae shorter than distance to following setal base. Genitiventral shield relatively narrowed, ratio of length / width (at broadest point) ≈ 1.5, with posteromedial point overlapping anal shield. Anal shield slightly wider than long, ratio of L / W ≈ 0.9 anterior margin of shield slightly concave; postanal seta smooth. Peritremes extending to anterior margin of coxae I. Opisthogastric integument with 16 pairs of setae. Epistome subtriangular, with smooth margin. Movable digit of chelicera bidentate, fixed digit with three small teeth. Leg chaetotaxy normal for genus, except genua IV with eight setae (2 2 / 1 3 / 0 0) and tibia IV with nine setae (2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1); leg setae slender and relatively short, except spine-like setae ad 1, pd 2 on femur II, ad on trochanter III, ad 1 on femur III, ad on trochanter IV, ad 1 on femur IV; setae ad 1 on femora II-IV situated close to distal margin of leg segment.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFECFFE47D984DF25CBFFC18.taxon	description	Redescription. (Figs 1 – 14 based on a specimen collected in nest of Tetramorium in Kerman, Iran) Female (n = 3). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 1). Idiosoma dorsally mostly covered by dorsal shield, sometimes a narrow band of soft cuticle including setae S 5 exposed in mounted specimens. Dorsal shield 444 – 459 [450 (436 – 475)] long, 344 – 358 [371 (376 – 400)] wide, mostly smooth except sparsely lineate-reticulate on margins, with 37 heterogeneous setae, in length and thickness (Fig. 2): j 1 (22 – 25) [16] slightly thickened, smooth, j 3 – 6, J 1 – 4, z 2, z 4 – 6, Z 1 – 4, s 3 – 5 (21 – 27) [18 – 24 (20 – 25)] short, smooth, with a small protuberance near the base, J 5 (15 – 18) [(15 – 23)] shortest, needle-like, smooth; other setae longer, thicker and sparsely barbed: j 2 (52 – 106) [99 (124 – 130)], z 1 (32 – 53) [40 (62 – 66)], Z 5 (88 – 92) [90 (89 – 107)], s 1 (38 – 42) [38], s 2 (58 – 63) [82], s 6 (67 – 74) [75], S 1 (66 – 68) [71], S 2 – 3 (86 – 104) [99 – 106], S 4 (92 – 112) [115 (89 – 107)], r 2 (40 – 43) [42], r 3 (48 – 53) [61], r 4 (93 – 122) [134], r 5 (51 – 54) [57]. Setae S 5 (88 – 118) [96] elongate, thickened and barbed, inserted on small platelets, sometimes situated dorsally on a narrow band of integument. Dorsal shield with 16 pairs of poroids (oval-shaped symbols) and six pairs of gland pores (circular symbols), gd 5 absent. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 5). Tritosternum short, 12 – 14 [12 (15 – 17)] long, 12 – 13 [12] wide at base, 6 – 7 [6] apically, laciniae total length 56 – 61 [61 (50 – 55)], fused 7 – 9 [9]. Sternal shield 78 – 85 [81 (84 – 89)] long, 87 – 90 [85] wide at st 2 level, 126 – 132 at st 3 level, anterior margin of shield bilobed, posterior margin slightly concave, anterolateral edges fused to narrow endopodals between coxae I-II continued behind coxae II, sparsely lineatereticulate on anterior and lateral margins; sternal setae smooth, st 1 (27 – 34) [34 (35 – 41)], st 2 (31 – 42) [46 (42 – 44)], st 3 (32 – 48) [51 (42 – 47]; two pairs of poroids, iv 1 – 2 slit-like, iv 2 enlarged. Metasternal setae st 4 (29 – 42) [38 (37 – 40)] inserted on free endopodal platelets between coxae III-IV; iv 3 on soft integument. Genitiventral shield relatively narrow, 256 – 273 [272 (230 – 268)] long, 173 – 183 [178 (191 – 200)] wide, gradually tapered after widest point, ending into a point, slightly overlapping anal shield; anterior hyaline margin covering posterior region of sternal shield until level of setae st 3; shield ornamentated posteromedially by eight large cells flanked by interior Λ-shaped lines; with two pairs of smooth setae, st 5 (35 – 50) [46 (50 – 53)], JV 1 (50 – 67) [57 (52 – 59)]. Anal shield subtriangular, 67 – 74 [73 (69 – 75)] long, 74 – 82 [77 (74 – 80)] wide, anterior margin of shield slightly concave, with few lineae anterolaterally; para-anal setae (18 – 20) [19 (17 – 20)] thin, inserted at mid-level of anal opening, postanal seta (35 – 39) [39 (50 – 52)] thickened and smooth; cribrum developed, gv 3 inserted on lateral margins of shield at just anterior to level of para-anal setae. Peritrematal shields somewhat developed along peritremes, with five pairs of discernible pore-like structures, including pair of gland pores and pair of poroids on lateral edge of shields at level of posterior margin of coxae II; two pairs of poroids and one pair of gland pores on poststigmatic region of shield (Fig. 6). Peritremes long, reaching to anterior margin of coxae I. Exopodal platelets narrow; pair of exopodal anterolaterad of coxae II fused to endopodals between coxae I-II anteriorly, those laterad of coxae IV fused to moderately developed parapodals; exopodal laterad coxae II-III free. Opisthogastric soft integument with 16 pairs of mostly thickened setae, JV 2 (58 – 64) [68 (55 – 62)], JV 3 (47 – 55) [54 (52 – 59)] and ZV 2 (34 – 37) [32 (42 – 44)] smooth, others barbed, r 6, R 1 – 3 21 – 44 [25 – 35], others longer, up to 103 [103] long; with a pair of primary metapodals narrow and elongate, 47 – 52 [46 – 48 (45 – 50)] long, 6 – 8 [7] wide; pair of minute platelets anterior to metapodals and seven pairs of poroids, including paragenitals iv 5. Spermatheca as Figure 7. Gnathosoma (Figs 3 – 4, 8 – 9). Epistome subtriangular, with irregular anterior margin, mostly smooth (Fig. 4). Corniculi horn-like, relatively short (19 – 22) [20], shorter than internal malae; salivary stylets narrow and apically pointed, aligned beneath corniculi; internal malae with a pair of sparsely pilose adjacent median projections, with short tines laterally, and pair of sparsely dentate projections at lateral edges. Labrum acuminate, pilose, conspicuously longer than internal malae; hypostomal and capitular setae smooth, h 3 (29 – 30) [33 (35)]> h 1 (19 – 20) [25]> pc (15 – 16) [15 (25)]> h 2 (12 – 14) [11 (25)]; deutosternal groove with six denticulate rows, three anterior rows slightly wider, anteriormost with 12 – 20 minute denticles, second, third and fourth anterior rows with 8 – 10 denticles, two basal rows with 3 – 8 larger teeth (Fig. 8). Basal segment of chelicerae 24 – 26 [25] long, second segment 85 – 90 [74] long, 19 – 22 wide; fixed digit of chelicera 16 – 22 [15] long, tridentate, movable digit 23 – 26 [22] long, bidentate; dorsal seta short and setiform (Fig. 9). Palp 76 – 86 [79] long, palp chaetotaxy normal for Laelapidae; all setae smooth, al 1 and al 2 on palpgenu and al on palpfemur slightly thickened and subspatulate, v 1 on palptrochanter thickened, somewhat spine-like; palp-tarsus apotele with two tines, basal tine shorter (Fig. 3). Legs (Figs 10 – 14). Leg chaetotaxy normal for Laelapidae (sensu Evans & Till, 1965), except genua and tibiae IV, respectively with eight (2 2 / 1 3 / 0 0) and nine (2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1) setae. Ambulacra of legs I-IV subequal, 33 – 38 [30 – 32] long, claws and pulvilli well developed, ambulacral stalk broad. Lengths of legs I-IV 291 – 311 [260 (225 – 240)], 230 – 252 [196 (205 – 212)], 242 – 265 [217 (210 – 218)] and 295 – 310 [267 (248 – 256)], respectively. Lengths of femora I 46 – 50 [49], II 38 – 44 [40], III 40 – 46 [44], IV 57 – 61 [54]; genua I 36 – 38 [29], II 33 – 36 [26], III 31 – 33 [25], IV 40 – 41 [33]; tibiae I 41 – 42 [32], II 31 – 33 [26], III 29 – 30 [25], IV 40 – 41 [35]; tarsi I 94 – 100 [74], II 63 – 66 [53], III 65 – 70 [53], IV 86 – 88 [72]. Leg setae mostly needle-like, slender or slightly thickened and moderate in length, exceptions: trochanter I with al, av, pv 1 – 2 short; femur I with al 2, ad 3, av short; trochanter II with pv 1 short; femur II with al 2, ad 2 short, ad 1, pd 2 thickened; trochanter III with ad thickened; femur III with ad 1 thickened and relatively long; trochanter IV with ad thickened and spine-like; femur IV with pv, pl short, ad 1 thickened and spine-like.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFECFFE47D984DF25CBFFC18.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: female, Alborz Province, Taleghan City (36 ˚ 71 ' N; 50 ˚ 32 ' E), 1592 m above sea level, in nest of Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849), 13 May 2010, coll. O. Joharchi, deposited in YIAU; paratype: same collection data to the holotype, depsited in JAZM. Paratypes: 14 females, southeastern Iran, Kerman Province, Kerman County (30 ˚ 15 ' N; 57 ˚ 04 ' E), 1763 m above sea level, from the nest of an unidentified species of Tetramorium Mayr, 1855, in an alfalfa field in Kerman, Kerman Province, 5 June 2012, coll. Sh. Kazemi, deposited in ACISTE; one female with same data deposited in CNC; one female with same data deposited in MfN; one female, southwestern Iran, Khuzestan Province, Dezful County, from soil and moss in lemon and orange orchard, 2 June 2012, coll. A. Nemati, deposited in APAS; one female in nest of an unknown ant, collected in Tehran County, June 2009, deposited in ACISTE.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFECFFE47D984DF25CBFFC18.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Laelaspis persicus can be easily distinguished from other members of the genus by the presence of only eight setae on genu IV (pl absent) and nine setae on tibia IV (pl 2 absent). I noted the following discrepancies between the original description and the specimens I examined (including the holotype and paratype): (1) movable digit of chelicera bidentate [edentate in the original description and illustration]; (2) palp trochanter seta v 1 thickened [slender in the original description and illustration]; (3) exopodal platelets present [absent in the original description and illustration]; (4) with 16 pairs of setae on ventrolateral and dorsolateral soft cuticle, including r 6 [with 14 pairs of setae in the original description and illustration, r 6 absent]; (5) metasternal setae inserted in endopodals between coxae III-IV [inserted in soft cuticle in the original description and illustration]; (6) posterior edge of genitiventral shield bluntly tapered [posterior edge of genitiventral shield rounded in the original description and illustration]; (7) dorsal shield with lineate reticulation on marginal region [without distinct striations in the original description and illustration]; (8) sternal shield sparsely lineate-reticulate on anterior and lateral margins [smooth in the original description]; (9) peritrematal shields narrowly developed, anteriorly fused to dorsal shield, with five pairs of pore-like structures [peritrematal shields very narrow anterior to stigmata, with only two pairs of pores, peritremes free anteriorly in the original description]; (10) anterior hyaline margin of genitiventral shield rounded, covered posterior margin of sternal shield [anterior margin of shield and lateral cells between Λ-shape lines not illustrated in the original illustration]; (11) genua IV with eight setae, setae pl absent [genua IV with nine setae, one seta pl present in the original description]; (12) tibia IV with nine setae (2 2 / 1 2 / 1 1) [tibia IV with 10 setae (2 1 / 1 3 / 1 2) in the original description]; (13) palptibia with 14 setae [palptibia with 12 setae in the original description]; (14) dorsal shield with 22 pairs of pore-like structures [14 in the original description and illustration]. Specimens of L. persicus collected from different hosts and localities showed a relatively wide range of length in several dorsal and ventral setae and also leg length that indicate its intraspecific variation in these morphological characters, especially in z 1, j 2, s 2, r 4, st 1 – 5 and JV 1. The length of these setae was usually shorter in specimens collected in nest of Tetramorium in Kerman, but length of legs was longer in these specimens.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFE1FFE37D984C225A04F868.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis (adult female and male). Dorsal shield in female with 40 pairs of setae including three pairs of setae Px, and two unpaired Jx (39 pairs of setae in male, with only two pairs of Px, and three unpaired setae Jx); setae mostly subequal and relatively short, not reaching to following setal base; j 1 shortest, slightly shorter than z 1; Z 5 longer than J 5, ratio of Z 5 / J 5 length ≈ 1.6; marginal setae (except vertical setae j 1) sparsely barbed. Sternal shield of female with lineate-reticulate ornamentation on anterior and lateral area, posterior margin of shield concave, sternal setae st 1 – 3 subequal, short. Genitiventral shield of female longer than wide, gradually tapered from broadest point, ratio of length / width of shield ≈ 1.5, posterior edge of shield rounded. Anal shield slightly longer than wide, anterior margin of shield slightly convex, shield surface with spares lineate-reticulation; postanal seta barbed in apical half length. Holoventral shield of male with 10 pairs of relatively short setae, opisthogastric setae JV 1 – 3, ZV 2 – 3 longer. Opisthogastric membrane in female with 17 pairs of mostly barbed setae (except smooth setae JV 2 – 3, ZV 2), and 12 pairs of barbed setae in male. Peritrematal shields posteriorly not reaching hind edge of parapodals, and developed along peritremes, wider in male. Peritremes long, reaching to anterior level of coxae I in female, and slightly shorter in male. Epistome subtriangular, with almost smooth anterior margin. Hypostomal setae h 3> h 1> pc> h 2. Female cheliceral movable digit bidentate, fixed digit with six denticles; movable and fixed digits of male chelicerae edentate, apex of movable digit not reaching to apex of fixed digit; spermatodactyl fingerlike, almost as long as movable digit. Leg chaetotaxy standard for Laelapidae, except genua IV with 10 setae (2 2 / 1 3 / 0 2). Leg setae mostly slender and relatively short, except slightly thickened setae ad on trochanter I, ad 1, ad 3 on femur I, ad 1 on femur II, av on tibia III, ad on trochanter IV, ad 1 – 2 on femur IV, av on genu IV, pv on tibia IV, pv 1 – 2 on tarsus IV, also seta al 2 on femur I very short; setae ad 1 on femora II-IV relatively slender, and not close to distal margin of leg segment.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFE1FFE37D984C225A04F868.taxon	description	Description. Female (n = 3). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 15). Idiosoma 583 – 607 long, 456 – 469 wide, completely covered by dorsal shield, shield surface with lineate-reticulate throughout, bearing 40 pairs of setae, including three pairs of setae Px and two unpaired Jx, setae z 1 (20 – 25) and j 1 (21 – 27) subequal in length, setae J 5 (36 – 43) shorter than Z 5 (54 – 65), setae S 3 – 5 and Z 5 longest (58 – 74), others shorter (36 – 55). Adenotaxy and poroidotaxy as genus standard, gland pores gd 5 present. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 18). Tritosternum with a short, trapezoidal base, 14 – 16 long, 16 – 17 wide at base, 7 – 8 wide at apex, and two pilose laciniae, total length 71 – 75, fused for 15 Μm. Sternal shield length 118 – 123, width 108 – 118 at st 2 level, 145 – 149 at st 3 level, reticulate on anterior half surface and laterally, fused anterolaterally to narrow endopodal platelets between coxae I-II, bearing gland pores gvb; shield mostly lineate-reticulate; sternal setae smooth, st 1 (35 – 37), st 2 – 3 (39 – 44); two pairs of slit-like poroids. Metasternal setae (37 – 40) inserted on free endopodal platelets between coxae II-III; poroids iv 3 on soft cuticle. Genitiventral shield 319 – 336 long, 212 – 218 wide, anterior hyaline margin of shield irregularly convex, covering posterior area of sternal shield to anterior level of setae st 3; shield gradually narrowed past widest point, posterior edge narrowly convex; interior Ʌ-shape lines flanking 9 – 10 irregular cells; with two pairs of setae, st 5 (43 – 51) shorter than opisthogasteric setae JV 1 (57 – 67). Anal shield subtriangular, anterior margin of shield slightly convex, 102 – 121 long, 98 – 101 wide, lineate-reticulate anteriorly; postanal seta (37 – 42) thicker and longer than fine, smooth para-anals (20 – 25) situated almost at midlevel of anal opening; gland pores gv 3 inserted on shield margins, slightly anteriad of para-anals level; cribrum developed, without lateral para-anal extensions. Peritrematal shields slightly developed, narrowly fused to dorsal shield behind setae z 1, bearing two pairs of almost adjacent pore-like structures (ip 1, gp 2) on lateral margin of shield, poststigmatic area of shield smooth, with two pairs of poroids and one pair of gland pores. Peritremes long (256 – 260), reaching anteriorly to mid-level of coxae I. Exopodal platelets between coxae II-IV narrow, those anterolaterad of coxae II fused to endopodals between coxae I-II anteriorly, exopodals laterad coxae II-III free, those laterad of coxae IV fused to slightly developed and posteriorly tapered parapodals. Opisthogastric soft integument with seven pairs of poroids, including one pair of paragenital poroids iv 5, idR 3, pvo and four pairs of ivo; inguinal gland pores gv 2 on soft cuticle between genitiventral shield and parapodals; one pair of primary metapodal platelets narrow, laterad of genitiventral shield, 43 – 58 long, 5 – 6 wide, with two paragenital minute platelets between primary metapodals and genitiventral shield, bearing 17 pairs of setae, JV 2 – 3 (46 – 57) and ZV 2 (27 – 42) smooth, others barbed (29 – 68). Gnathosoma (Figs 16 – 17, 19). Epistome subtriangular, anterior margin smooth, occasionally with 1 – 2 small denticles (Fig. 16). Corniculi horn-like, 22 – 23 long. Internal malae fringed, with a pair of smooth adjacent median prongs, flanked by shorter and thinner lateral projections. Labrum acuminate, pilose, considerably longer than internal malae. Hypostomal and capitular setae smooth, h 3 (41 – 43)> h 1 (28 – 30)> pc (25 – 27)> h 2 (22 – 24). Deutosternal groove with six rows of denticles, four basal rows slightly narrower, with 6 – 10 denticles, anterior rows slightly wider, with 12 – 15 denticles. Second segment of chelicera 128 – 131 long, 19 – 21 wide; fixed digit of chelicera 24 – 25 long, with six denticles, pilus dentilis short and setiform; movable digit bidentate, 33 – 34 long; dorsal seta short and setiform (Fig. 19). Palpi 103 – 117 long, palp chaetotaxy as standard for genus, all setae smooth, al 1 and al 2 on palpgenu and al on palpfemur slightly thickened and subspatulate, v 1 on palptrochanter slightly thickened, somewhat spine-like, palptarsus apotele 2 - tined, basal tine shorter (Fig. 17). Legs (Figs 24 – 28). Leg chaetotaxy normal for Laelapidae, except genu IV with two setae pl. Ambulacra of legs II-IV with developed claws and pulvilli, pretarsus I 38 – 42 long, II 38 – 39, III 37 – 41, IV 38 – 40, ambulacral stalk broad. Lengths of legs I-IV 597 – 618, 404 – 422, 387 – 405, 492 – 497, respectively. Lengths of femora I 108 – 118, II 79 – 97, III 74 – 88, IV 94 – 103; genua I 85 – 93, II 62 – 65, III 54 – 57, IV 71 – 78; tibiae I 94 – 103, II 62 – 65, III 53 – 59, IV 74 – 81; tarsi I 178 – 202, II 115 – 121, III 118 – 121, IV 139 – 144. Leg setae mostly slender and relatively short, as diagnosis of the species. Male (n = 1) (Figs 20 – 23). Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 21). Idiosoma 389 long, 301 wide, completely covered by dorsal shield. Dorsal shield bearing 39 pairs of setae, including two pairs of setae Px (Px 2 – 3), and three unpaired setae Jx; j 1 (19) shorter than z 1 (26), J 5 21 long, Z 5 / J 5 ratio ≈ 2, setae S 3 – 5, Z 5 longest (41 – 49), other setae 24 – 36 long. Other characters similar to female. Ventral idiosoma (Fig. 22). Tritosternum with a short trapzoidal base, 10 long, 12 and 5 wide at base and apex, respectively, and two sparsely pilose laciniae, free for 45, fused for 7 µm basally. Sternigenital shield fused to ventrianal shield, 338 long, 85 wide at level of st 2, 103 at st 3 level, 187 at broadest point; shield fused to endopodals between coxae I-IV, bearing gland pores gvb; shield surface lineate-reticulate except on median region between setae st 2 – 4, bearing five pairs of smooth subequal sternal steae st 1 – 5 (23 – 28), and five pairs of smooth ventral setae, JV 1 (32), JV 2 – 3 (39 – 41), ZV 2 – 3 (30 – 33), in addition to circumanal setae; para-anals (11) smooth, shorter than thicker and barbed postanal seta (22); with five pairs of poroids, iv 1 – 2 slit-like, iv 2 larger, and a pair of gland pores gv 3 on lateral margins of shield at anterior level of anal opening; cribrum developed posteriorly. Soft integument with 13 pairs of mostly barbed setae (17 – 43), and five pairs of poroids. Peritrematal shields well developed along peritremes and posteriorly, fused to dorsal shield behind setae z 1; shields bearing five pairs of discernible pore-like structures, including three pairs of poroids and two pairs of gland pores. Peritremes long, with different length: left peritreme 168 long, right peritreme 146 long. Gnathosoma (Figs 20, 23). Epistome, subcapitulum and palp characters similar to those in female, relatively smaller in size, palps 89 long. Hypostomal and capitular setae smooth, h 1 20, h 2 10, h 3 28, pc 15 long; corniculi 18 long. Second segment of chelicera 87 long, 20 wide; dorsal cheliceral seta needle-like; fixed digit (21) edentate, pilus dentilis short and setiform; movable digit 23 long, apically not reaching to fixed digit apex; spermatodactyl finger-like, shorter than movable digit (Fig. 23). Legs. Leg chaetotaxy and characters similar to those in female. Lengths of legs I-IV 351, 262, 276 and 324, respectively. Lengths of femora I 68, II 56, III 53, IV 68; genua I 49, II 36, III 35, IV 44; tibiae I 54, II 36, III 35, IV 47; tarsi I 106, II 74, III 81, IV 97.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFE1FFE37D984C225A04F868.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: female, Northeastern Iran, Khorasan Razavi Province, Mashad County (59 ˚ 58 ' N; 36 ˚ 24 ' E), 1023 m above sea level, from Lepisiota semenovi (Ruzsky) (Formicinae: Plagiolepidini), 5 June 2007, coll. H. Hajiqanbar, deposited in ACISTE. Paratypes: one female and one male with same data, deposited in ACISTE; 28 females, Centre Iran, Isfahan Province, Shahreza County, Chaqad Region (32 ˚ 02 ' N; 51 ˚ 51 ' E), 1859 m above sea level, nest of unknown ant, 13 April 2014, coll. F. Shameli, deposited in APAS.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFE1FFE37D984C225A04F868.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named in honour of Professor Maria Lordes Moraza for her valuable works on Acari, especially Mesostigmata.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
038D879AFFE1FFE37D984C225A04F868.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Laelaspis morazae is unique in Laelaspis by the presence of two setae pl on genu IV vs. only one seta pl in previously described species of the genus for which we have information about their leg chaetotaxy. This contrasts with L. persicus which has no pl on genu IV. It can further be distinguished from other members of the genus, except for L. latanalis and L. imitatus, by the presence of 40 pairs of setae on dorsal shield in female, including three pairs of setae Px and only two unpaired setae Jx. Note that the male of L. morazae has 39 pairs of setae on the dorsal shield, lacking Px 4, and has three Jx. The new species, L. morazae, differs from L. latanalis by the shape of genitiventral and anal shields (genitiventral shield of L. morazae is conspicuously narrower than L. latanalis and also posteriorly widely tapered, instead of wider subrectangular shield past coxae IV in L. latanalis); the anal shield in L. morazae is slightly longer than wide, but anal shield of L. latanalis is almost twice broader than long, also there are 12 pairs of setae on opisthogastric soft integument in L. latanalis instead of 17 in the new species. The new species can be easily distinguished from L. imitatus by its shorter dorsal setae (dorsal setae in L. imitatus usually reach or pass the following setal base), shape of the genitiventral shield, its median cells and location of setae JV 1, as the shield is posteriorly widely rounded in L. imitatus, but gradually tapered past widest point and posteriorly subtriangular in L. morazae. The median cells in the news species are irregular in shape and size, but in L. imitatus they are as normal for the genus; setae JV 1 situated at the broadest point in L. imitatus vs. behind it in L. morazae, postanal seta in L. morazae is barbed vs. smooth in L. imitatus, hind edge of peritrematal shields do not reach to posterior edge of parapodals in L. morazae, vs. past the posterior edge of parapodals in L. imitatus, in L. morazae length / width ratio of anal shield ≈ 1 / 1 – 1.3 vs. L / W ratio in L. imitatus ≈ 0.8 – 0.85, setae ad 1 on femora II-IV in L. morazae not thickened and also not close to distal margin of leg segment, vs. thickened and close to the margin in L. imitatus.	en	Kazemi, Shahrooz (2015): A new species of Laelaspis Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Iran, with a revised generic concept and notes on significant morphological attributes in the genus. Zootaxa 4044 (3): 411-428, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.3.5
