Leptotrombidium cosmetornisi Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

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189. Leptotrombidium cosmetornisi Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) cosmetornisi Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 272 , pl. 22.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL ≥ AM> AL; SB-PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-8-8-8-6- 4; DS = 36; VS = 28; NDV = 64; Ip = 750–759; AW 64–68, PW 77–80, SB 29–32, ASB 30–31, PSB 11–14, SD 42–44, AP 29, AM 61–65, AL 47–53, PL 64–65, S -, H 62–64, D min 48–49, D max 68–72, V min 36–37, V max 56–58, pa 264–268, pm 224–226, pp 262–265.

Type data. Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu Province, from Macrodipteryx vexillarius (Gould) .

Species group alopeciatum

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN, rarely N/N/BNB; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM ≥ AL, PL> AL> AM or AM> PL> AL; SB/PL or SB-PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-6-4-4-4-2, 2H-8-8-8-6-2, 2H-10-8(10)-8(10)-8(6)-4(6)-4-…; DS = 22–50; VS = 22–40; NDV = 44–88; Ip = 714–973; AW 63–90, PW 75–104, SB 33–45, ASB 27–38, PSB 14– 22, SD 42–60, AP 28–34, AM 46–66, AL 40–62, PL 52–76, S 48–92, H 52–78, D min 36–62, D max 54–93, V min 25– 40, V max 30–69, pa 241–339, pm 218–291, pp 247–343. Scutal and dorsal idiosomal setae with four rows of rather short barbs ( L. alopeciatum and L. horridum ) or with 2–3 rows of short barbs and two lateral rows of large, not numerous spikes ( L. spicatum , L. baluense , and L. tupaianum ). Malaysia and Vietnam.