Leptotrombidium sinhgarhense Kulkarni, 1973

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304. Leptotrombidium sinhgarhense Kulkarni, 1973

Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) sinhgarhense Kulkarni, 1973: 519 ; Fernandes & Kulkarni 2003: 166, fig. 47. Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) crassipilum Vercammen-Grandjean and Langston, 1976: 307 , pl. 41.

Diagnosis. fPp = N/N/BNN; Pc = 3; Gn = 2; fSc: PL> AM >> AL; SB-PL; fCx = 1.1.1; fSt = 2.2; fD = 2H-10-10- 10-2-6-4; DS = 44–48; VS = 36; NDV = 76–88; Ip = 803–852; AW 66–80, PW 77–87, SB 31–36, ASB 28–33, PSB 14–15, SD 44, AP 28–38, AM 56–70, AL 33–45, PL 56–70, S 63–77, H 56–63, D min 40, D max 58, V min 28–34, V max 40–50, pa 277–283, pm 234–261, pp 292–308.

L. crassipilum : fD = 2H-10-10-10-2-6-4-2; DS = 46; VS = 38; NDV = 84; Ip = 756–769; AW 70–72, PW 78– 83, SB 31–32, ASB 28–30, PSB 14–15, SD 42–45, AP 26–28, AM 56–58, AL 40–42, PL 59–61, S 76–80, H 60– 62, D min 40–42, D max 58, V min 34, V max 50, pa 266–272, pm 228–229, pp 262–268.

Type data. India, Maharashtra State, Pune District, Atkarwadi, from Rattus rattus (L.) [= Rattus rattus rufescens (Gray) ] ( L. sinhgarhense ); India, Maharashtra State, Mumbai, from Rattus rattus (L.) ( L. crassipilum ).