Pseudoparasitus Oudemans, 1902

Genus Pseudoparasitus Oudemans, 1902

Pseudoparasitus Oudemans, 1902: 29 . Type species Laelaps meridionalis G. & R. Canestrini, 1882, by original designation.

Hoplolaelaps Berlese, 1903 , Zool. Anz. 27:14.

Laelapsoides Willmann, 1952 , Verrof. Inst. Meersforsch. Bremerhaven 1: 150.

Austrogamasellus Domrow, 1957 , Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 81: 204.

Definition

Dorsal shield covering whole dorsum of idiosoma and may be extended to the ventral surface laterally; idiosomal setae smooth and pointed; distinct presternal plates present; sternal shield well sclerotized, with three pairs of setae (four pairs in P. indicus Bhattacharrya, 1977 ), and two pairs of poroids; genitoventral shield reticulate and large, expanded behind coxa IV, and extending to anal shield, at least two pairs of setae ( ZV1 and JV1) on the surface of the shield well inside the edges of it, without strong Λ-shaped lines; anal shield free; palp tarsal claw with three tines; epistome deeply denticulate in anterior margin; podal plate behind coxa IV usually large and variable in shape, not fused with peritrematal and genitoventral shields; chelicera of female chelate-dentate; genu and tibia I normally with three ventral setae, genu II with two ventral setae, genu IV with one ventral ( av) seta. Internal malae complex, with three pairs of lobes; inner lobes narrow, with serrated edges; medial lobes slightly shorter than inner lobes, with strongly serrated edges; outer lobes long, narrow, pointed, with some serration at base of medial margin.