| abstract | Dipolaelaps chimmarogalis, sp. nov.
Holotype (♀) collected off Chimmarogale platycephala Temminck in June, 1981, from Kaili County (26.6°N, 108°E), Guizhou Province China. Type specimen is deposited in the Department of Parasitology, Guiyang Medical College.
This species is easily differentiated from Dipolaelaps ubsunaris Zem. et Piont. and D. hoi Chang et Hsu by the characters listed in the following table:
species chimmarogalis, sp.nov. ubsunaris Zem.&Piont. hoi Chang&Hsu
setae on sternal 2 pairs 2 pairs 3 pairs
plate
anal plate broader than long longer than broad broader than long
situation of anus on hind portion of on anterior portion of on hind portion of
anal plate anal plate anal plate
genitoventral plate long, separated from short, not reaching the reaching the level
anal plate by a fine level of V14 of Vl4, separated
suture from anal plate
by a distance
pilus dentilis fine, with curved tip spine-like rod-like
host C. platycephala Allactaga sibirica Microtus sp. |