<p align="center"><strong>A n</strong><strong>ew species of the genus <em>Lepidocunaxoides </em>(Acariformes: Cunaxidae) with an updated diagnosis of the genus</strong></p>

Abstract

The genus Lepidocunaxoides (Acariformes: Cunaxidae) is recorded for the first time from China and the generic diagnosis is revised on the basis of both sexes of a new species, Lepidocunaxoides bomiensis Chen & Jin sp. nov.. The new species differs from the known species Lepidocunaxoides robustus Kalúz & Ermilov, 2019 by follows: palpal tibiotarsus claw unbranched apically and tibiotarsus with a proximal bifurcated seta; cheliceral seta and adoral setae absent; propodosomal shield concave anteromedially; tibia II with one bsl. Cunaxoides neopectinatus Shiba, 1978 is transferred to Lepidocunaxoides based on the generic concept.