taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AB87D0FFE3FFF127CAFE632A0DFD60.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 2) Description. FEMALE (holotype, Fig. 1). Gnatosoma situated terminally. Cheliceral base 85 (75 – 85 in 3 paratypes) long, cheliceral shaft 145 (135 – 145) long. Fixed cheliceral digit 15 long, with several tines. Movable cheliceral digit with basal spur. Palpal femur and genu with smooth setae, 65 and 75 long, respectively. Palpal tibia with 3 simple setae and short claw; palpal tarsi with 4 smooth setae. Subcapitulum with smooth setae n, 10 long. Free lateral part of peritremal branch about 25 long. Hypostome 150 long, with smooth roughly triangular apex. Idiosoma 595 long (530 – 635) and 1230 wide (1160 – 1230). Dorsum (Fig. 1 A) with 3 group of serrated setae: 53 – 67 pairs of antero-lateral setae, 30 – 55 long; 2 pairs of postero-lateral setae, 70 – 80 long, and 2 pairs of dorso-median setae dm 1 – dm 2, about 40 long. Peripheral series represented 8 – 9 pairs of slightly apically expanded setae, 300 – 385 long; 5 pairs located medially, 3 – 4 pairs laterally. Eyes absent. Venter (Fig. 1 B) with 3 pairs of ventro-median setae: vm 1 filiform, vm 2 – vm 3 serrated. Genital slit situated mainly ventrally. Genital series represented by 3 pairs of spin-like setae g 1 – g 3, 30, 5 and 10 long, respectively. Pseudoanal setal series represented by 4 pairs of paddleshaped setae, 95 – 130 long, with minute spicules on apical margin (in two paratypes assymetrical duplication of additional seta ps observed). Legs. Coxal setation: 1 a, 1 b, 2 b, 3 a, 3 b arranged in formula 2 – 1 – 2 – 0, all setae filiform; setae of trochanters I – IV (1 – 1 – 1 – 1), femora I – IV (3 – 1 – 1 – 1), genua I – IV (2 – 0 – 0 – 1), tibiae I – IV (5 – 3 – 3 – 3). All setae on each segment filiform, except for slightly serrated setae d’FI and l’FIII – FIV. Setation of tarsi: I 13 setae (ft, tc’, tc ”, p’, p ”, a’, a ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’, vs ”) and solenidion ω 1; II 8 setae (tc’, p’, p ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’) and ω 1; III and IV with 8 setae each (tc’, p’, p ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’). Setae tc’, tc ”, a’, a ” of leg I represented by euphatidia, p’ and p ” fan-like. Setae tc’ of legs II – IV, setae it’, it ”, u’, u ” of legs I – IV and setae vs’ of legs I smooth, setae vs’ of legs II slightly serrated and vs’ of legs III – IV serrated.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE3FFF127CAFE632A0DFD60.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Female holotype and 2 female paratypes from Agama agama (Linnaeus) (ZMUC R 3619) [tail], KENYA: Garissa County, 26 January 1937, coll. B. Benzen; 1 female paratype from same host (ZMUC – 3667) [ventral surface], KENYA: Garissa County, Bura Tana; 20 – 24 October 1947, coll. Ahlefeldt and Jacobsen. Type deposition. Holotype in ZMUC, 2 female paratypes in AMU, 1 female paratype in ZISP.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE3FFF127CAFE632A0DFD60.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named from the place of its type locality.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE3FFF127CAFE632A0DFD60.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. P. garissi sp. nov. is similar to P. annectans Jack, 1962 ex Acanthocercus annectens (Blanford) from Somaliland and Agama lionotus Boulenger (Squamata: Agamidae) from Kenya (Jack 1962). In females of both species, the cheliceral shaft is longer than the cheliceral base, the dorsal setation pattern of the idiosoma is very similar, the anterior mid-dorsal setae are serrated, setae dG are longer than dF, leg setation is the same, except for femora and trochanters I – IV, setae ps 1 – 2 are paddle-shaped with minute spicules on the apical part. This new species differs from P. annectans by the following features. In females of P. garrisi the peripheral setae are slightly apically expanded, three pairs of setae are situated on the coxal fields I and two pairs on the coxal fields II, setae dFIV are absent and lTrIV present, all pseudoanal setae are paddle-shaped with minute spicules on the apical part. In females of P. annectans, the peripheral setae are fine-pointed, four pairs of setae are situated on the anterior coxal field and three pairs on the posterior coxal field, setae dFIV are present, setae lTrIV absent, pseudoanal setae ps 3 are blunt-pointed and ps 4 are fine-pointed.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE1FFF627CAFCFB2BA3FF7E.taxon	description	(Figs. 3 – 5) Description. FEMALE (holotype, Figs. 3 – 5). Gnatosoma displaced to ventral side of idiosoma. Cheliceral base 60 (55 – 60 in 2 paratypes) long, cheliceral shaft 125 (125) long. Fixed cheliceral digit 15 long, with spinous process. Movable cheliceral digit with basal spur. Palpal femur and genu with smooth setae, 55 and 60 long, respectively. Palpal tibia with 3 smooth setae and short claw; palpal tarsi with 4 smooth setae (Fig. 5 A). Subcapitulum without setae n. Free lateral part of peritremal branch about 40 long. Hypostome 165 long, with several minute denticles at apex. Idiosoma 430 long (415 – 450) and 1005 wide (1020 – 1065). Dorsum (Fig. 3) with 3 groups of serrated setae: 57 – 65 pairs of antero-lateral setae, 25 – 45 long; 1 pair of longer postero-lateral setae, 120 – 145 long, and 2 pairs of dorso-median setae dm 1 – dm 2 40 and 35 long, respectively. Peripheral series represented by 6 – 7 pairs of slightly apically expanded setae, 265 – 335 long; 3 pairs located medially, 3 – 4 pairs laterally. Eyes absent. Venter (Fig. 4) with 3 pairs of ventro-median setae: vm 1 filiform, vm 2 – vm 3 serrated. Genital slit situated dorsally. Genital series represented by 1 pair of spin-like setae g 1 45 long and 1 pair of minute setae g 2, 15 long (in paratypes setae g 2 absent). Pseudoanal setal series represented by 4 pairs of paddle-shaped setae, 110 – 140 long, with minute spicules on apical margin. Legs. Coxal setation: 1 a, 1 b, 2 b, 3 a, 3 b arranged in formula 2 – 1 – 2 – 0, all setae filiform; setae of trochanters I – IV (1 – 1 – 1 – 1), femora I – IV (3 – 1 – 1 – 1), genua I – IV (2 – 0 – 0 – 1), tibiae I – IV (5 – 3 – 3 – 3). All setae on each prodomer filiform, except for slightly serrated setae l’FII – FIV. Setation of tarsi: I 13 setae (ft, tc’, tc ”, p’, p ”, a’, a ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’, vs ”) and solenidion ω 1; II 8 setae (tc’, p’, p ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’) and ω 1; III and IV with 8 setae each (tc’, p’, p ”, it’, it ”, u’, u ”, vs’). Setae tc’, tc ”, a’, a ” of leg I represented by euphatidia, p’ and p ” fanlike. Setae tc’ of legs II – IV, setae it’, it ”, u’, u ” of legs I – IV and setae vs’ of legs I – II smooth, setae vs’ of legs III – IV slightly serrated.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE1FFF627CAFCFB2BA3FF7E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Female holotype and 1 female paratype from Agama agama (Linnaeus) (ZMUC R 3669) [lateral surface], KENYA: Garissa County, Bura Tana, 20 – 24 October 1947, coll. Ahlefeldt and Jacobsen; 1 female paratype from same host (ZMUC – 3667) [ventral surface] and location. Mites were removed by M. Fajfer. Type deposition. Holotype in ZMUC, 1 female paratype in AMU, 1 female paratype in ZISP.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE1FFF627CAFCFB2BA3FF7E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet “ fragilis ” refers to the Latin word “ fragilis ” which means “ frail, delicate ”.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
03AB87D0FFE1FFF627CAFCFB2BA3FF7E.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. P. fragilis sp. nov. is similar to P. garissi sp. nov. In females of both species, the setation pattern of the idiosoma is very similar, the anterior mid-dorsal setae are serrated, setae dG are longer than dF, four pairs of paddle-shaped setae ps are present, setation of tarsi-coxae I – IV is the same. This new species differs from P. garrisi by the following features. In females of P. fragilis the hypostom has several minute denticles at the apex, the fixed cheliceral digit has a spinous tip, subcapitular setae n are absent, the cheliceral shaft is 2.1 times longer than the base, 8 – 9 pairs of the peripheral setae are present, the genital series is represented by 1 – 2 pairs of setae g. In females of P. garissi the hypostom is smooth, the fixed cheliceral digit has several tines, subcapitualar setae n are present, the cheliceral shaft is 1.7 times longer than the base, 6 – 7 pairs of the peripheral setae and three pairs of genital setae g are present.	en	Fajfer, Monika (2013): Two new species of scale mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) parasitizing Agama agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Kenya. Zootaxa 3745 (2): 257-262, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3745.2.5
