title: Orolaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae): description of two new species, redescription of Orolaelaps quisqualis and new characterisation of the genus.
abstract: Until now, the genus Orolaelaps De Leon was known only from the USA. Two new species of this genus, namely Orolaelaps piracicabensis n. sp. and Orolaelaps tupiniquim n. sp., are described from specimens collected in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Orolaelaps quisqualis De Leon, the type species of the genus, is redescribed and an updated diagnosis of Orolaelaps is provided.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil.; Email: sfamah@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nazer Famah
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Sourassou
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil.; Email: sfamah@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Gilberto Jose
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fitossanidade, FCAV-UNESP, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Jandir Cruz
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size