taxonID	type	description	language	source
03CA87E8FFB15E6A930939007F9F0EA9.taxon	materials_examined	Type species – Wetapolipus jamiesoni Husband & Zhang spec. nov.	en	Husband, Robert W., Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (2002): Wetapolipus jamiesoni gen. nov., spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), an ectoparasite of the mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 125: 1-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156152
03CA87E8FFB15E6A930939007F9F0EA9.taxon	description	Description Female – No stigmata evident. Idiosoma longer than wide, scaled. Prodorsal plate and setae evident, plates C, D, EF not present. Legs – 3 pairs. Pretarsi I, II, III without claws. Ambulacrum I with sucker, without ambulacra II, III. Tarsus I setae tc', tc, pl' s, pv, pl and solenidion conspicuous; tibia I solenidion evident. Tibia I setae v', tibiae II, III setae l' spinelike. Tarsi II, III with spinelike setae tc' and u. Setae 3 a and 3 b present. Male – Idiosomal setae v 1, v 2, sc 1 and sc 2 present. Plates C and D fused on either side. Genital capsule posterodorsal, longer than broad, with oval opening. Legs – 3 pairs. Ambulacrum I with a single claw, with sucker, ambulacra II, III long, with small paired claws. Tarsus I with solenidion, tibia I solenidion slender, no seta. Tibiae I seta v' and tibiae II, III seta l' spinelike. Setae 3 a and 3 b present. Larval female – Cheliceral stylets, longer than length of gnathosoma. Prodorsal plate setae v 1, v 2 evident. Setae sc 2 longer than distance between bases of setae sc 2. Idiosomal plates C and D fused. Setae h 1 long, setae h 2 short. Legs – Ambulacrum I with 2 claws, ambulacra II, III long, with small paired claws. Coxal setae 3 a and 3 b present.	en	Husband, Robert W., Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (2002): Wetapolipus jamiesoni gen. nov., spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), an ectoparasite of the mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 125: 1-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156152
03CA87E8FFB15E6A930939007F9F0EA9.taxon	discussion	Remarks Genera of ectoparasitic podapolipid mites of Orthoptera worldwide are: Locustacarus Ewing 1924, Orthapolipus Husband and Li 1993, Podapolipoides Regenfuss 1968 and Podapolipus Rovelli and Grassi 1888 and the genus described herein. Wetapolipus and Orthapolipus are genera described from Orthoptera Ensifera. Wetapolipus is the only genus from Orthoptera to have more than 2 pairs of legs in the adult female, males with posterodorsal genital capsules and larval females with coxal setae 3 a. Nine genera of Podapolipidae, all parasites of Coleoptera, have adult females with 3 pairs of legs: 3 scarab beetle parasites, Tarsopolipus Berlese 1911, Scarabapolipus Husband and Kurosa 1993, and Stenopolipus Husband 1984; 4 carabid parasites, Eutarsopolipus Berlese 1913, Dorsipes Regenfuss 1968, Ovacarus Stannard and Vaishampayan 1971, and Regenpolipus Husband 1986; 1 curculionid parasite, Rhynchopolipus (Husband and Flechtmann 1972). The 10 th genus with 3 pairs of legs, Wetapolipus from Orthoptera, is the only genus to have spinelike tibia I seta v' and spinelike tibiae II, III seta l' in male, female and larval female instars and scaled adult females.	en	Husband, Robert W., Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (2002): Wetapolipus jamiesoni gen. nov., spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), an ectoparasite of the mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 125: 1-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156152
03CA87E8FFB35E6F9309394778F00F7C.taxon	etymology	Etymology – The genus Wetapolipus is named for the common name of the host insect, the New Zealand weta, and for part of the family name, Podapolipidae. Wetapolipus jamiesoni is named for the collector and specialist in weta ecology, Ian Jamieson.	en	Husband, Robert W., Zhang, Zhi-Qiang (2002): Wetapolipus jamiesoni gen. nov., spec. nov. (Acari: Podapolipidae), an ectoparasite of the mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 125: 1-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.156152
