Mesostigmata 93 



Key to the Laelaptidae 



1. Anterior border of tectum convex with continuous or serrate 



margin 2 



Anterior margin of tectum with lance-shaped projection 



Hyletastinae 



2. Associated with insects; ventral setae usually weak Hypoaspidinae 



Associated with mammals; ventral setae usually spinelike 



Laelaptinae 



Hyletastinae Vitzthum, 1941 

 Genera and subgenera: 



1. Hyletastea Gistel, 1884 (= Iphis Koch, 1836) 

 Type. Iphis globulus Koch, 1839 



2. Copriphis Berlese, 1910 



a. Copriphis s. str. 



Type. Iphis pterophilus Berlese, 1882 



b. Peletiphis BQT\ese, 1911 



Type. Copriphis (Peletiphis) insignis Berlese, 1911 



c. Alliphis WdiXhQrX, 1923 



Type. Gamasus halleri G. and R. Canestrini, 1881 



3. Co^m//7/i/5 Vitzthum, 1926 



Type. Emaeus bosschai Oudemans, 1901 



4. Eviphis Berlese, 1903 



a. Eviphis s. str. 



Type. Eumaeus pyrobolus Koch, 1839 



b. Oloiphis Berlese, 1916 



Type. Eviphis magnificus Berlese, 1916 



5. Iphidozercon Berlese, 1903 

 Type. Eviphis gibbus Berlese, 1903 



6. Md/mp/z/^ Berlese, 1918 



Type. Laelaps (Iphis) alvearius Berlese, 1895 



7. Uroiphis Berlese, 1903 



Type. Uroiphis scabratus Berlese, 1903 



Hypoaspidinae Vitzthum, 1941 

 Genera and subgenera: 



1. Hypoaspis G. Canestrini, 1885 

 a. Hypoaspis s. str. 



Type. Laelaps kramerii G. and R. Canestrini, 1881 



