Nat, H isx.. duify/e. 



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sternal plate is nearly straight, and the anal plate almost touches the 

 epigynial plate. 



FEMALE : Gnathosomal setae stronger than hypostomal setae; chelae toothed; 

 pilus den tills slender with bent, knobbed apex. Dorsal plate 504 n long, 307 n wide; 

 two pairs of short, subequal vertical setae; strong and long, subequal medial and 





B 



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Fig. 27. Laelaps spinigera, female: A, anterior portion of dorsal plate; B, pos- 

 terior portion of dorsal plate; C, venter. 



marginal setae, and a pair of much reduced submarginal setae. Sternal plate wider 

 than long, posterior margin nearly straight; sternal and metasternal setae short, 

 subequal in length. Epigynial plate drop-shaped, posterior margin rounded; the 

 distance between setae IV greater than the distance between setae I. Anal plate 

 about as long as wide, almost touching the epigynial plate; adanal setae located on 

 midline of anal opening, not longer than anal opening; postanal seta twice as long 

 as adanal setae. Metapodal plates elongate oval, about twice as long as wide. 

 Venter with 6 pairs of moderately strong, short setae adjacent to epigynial and 

 anal plates. Peritreme reaching posterior margin of coxa I. Leg I with strong, 

 recurved spines on femur, tibia and tarsus. Distal setae on coxa I thumblike, the 

 proximal ones strong, spinehke; proximal setae on coxae II and III spinelike. 

 MALE: Unknown. 



