Morphological description of Androlaelaps lehfeni sp. nov (Laelapinae, Laelapidae) found in North Sinai, Egypt.
Androlaelaps lehfeni sp. nov. collected from Gerbillus pyramidum in Beer Lehfin, N. Sinai, Egypt. The female is described. Apilus dentilis on the fixed digit of chelicera. The tarsus of palp with two tined apotele. Tarsus of leg II with 3 spurs ventralcind stout setae. Genitoventral shield with one pair of ventral setae. The new species is compared with the related species in this genus.
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Department of Zoology Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.
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D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*