Leptotrombidium palpale ( Nagayo et al. , 1919 )

176. Leptotrombidium palpale ( Nagayo et al., 1919)

Trombicula palpalis Nagayo, Miyagawa, Mitamura and Tamiya, 1919: 107 .

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) palpale, Vercammen-Grandjean & Langston 1976: 453 , pl. 112; Li, Wang & Chen 1997: 157, fig. 2-1-74.

Leptotrombidium palpale, Kudryashova 1998: 106 , fig. 67.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNB; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM> AL; PL/SB; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-[8-4]-10- 12-10-6-4; DS = 56; VS = 54; NDV = 110; Ip = 752–790; AW 65–70, PW 68–74, SB 28–34, ASB 24–29, PSB 15– 17, SD 39–45, AP 18–20, AM 42–53, AL 35–40, PL 55–59, S 65–74, H 53–59, D min 37–45, D max 52–60, V min 30– 32, V max 47–52, pa 262–276, pm 231–242, pp 258–279.

Type data. Japan, Yamagata Prefecture, from Microtus montebelli (Milne-Edwards) .

Species group 9 (fD = 2H-8(9)-8-8(6)-6(8)-..., fPp = N/N/ BNN)

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL ≥ AM> AL, rarely PL> AL> AM; PL/SB, SB/PL or SB-PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-8(9)-8-8(6)-6(8)-…; DS = 31–53; VS = 24–40; NDV = 58–85; Ip = 646–893; AW 60–85, PW 72–90, SB 25–39, ASB 22–37, PSB 11–21, SD 36–52, AP 22–34, AM 38–70, AL 36–60, PL 47–79, S 37–83, H 54–74, D min 32–60, D max 49–75, V min 20–42, V max 39–60, pa 219–282, pm 203–277, pp 224–300. Papua New Guinea, India, China ( Yunnan Province, Liaoning Province, Guangdong Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province), Japan, and Congo.