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ent on metasternal plate, metapodal plate present and relatively large, dorsal shield with fourty-three pairs of setae, body well sclerotized. Dorsal paravertical setae present subgen. : Evansia subgen. n. (Type species: Proctolaelaps (Neojordensia) lawrencei, Evans, 1957) Neojordensia (Chantesia) asetosa sp. n. Measurements: length: 453 u, width: 328 u; leg I: 336 u, leg II: 281 u, leg III: 273 u, leg IV: 328 p. Dorsal side: (Fig.l): Dorsal shield entire, strongly sclerotized and reticulate, bearing fourty-five pairs of short simple setae, posterior region with twenty-two pairs, of which five pairs belonging to the.marginal series, paravertical setae absent. All dorsal setae approximately of equal lengths. Integument ornamented with irregularly distributed patches of different sizes (Fig. 1-A). Ventral side (Fig. 2): Two pairs of presternal shields conspicuous, the second one bearing the first sternal pair of setae (st. 1). Sternal shield large, well sclerotized and strongly reticulate, projecting anterio-laterally towards exopodal plate forming a curve around coxa II, bearing the following two pairs of sternal setae (st. 2, st. 3). Fourth sternal pair of setae (st. 4) absent, endopodal shield weakly developed and present only in the region of the third part of coxa III and along coxa IV, represented by two pairs of elongated plates, of which the posterior one curving posteriorly around coxa IV. Exopodal shield fragmented and consisting of four small plates, among which two situated just near coxa II and other two, triangular in shape, and located between coxa II and coxa III and between coxa III and coxa IV, respectively. Genital shield normal and having three pairs of strongly sclerotized areas, bearing one pair of genital setae, posteriorly genital shield is limited with two transverse elongate platelets. Ventroanal shield comparatively large, occupying most of the posterior half of ventral surface, reticulate and provided with four pairs of preanal setae, one pair of paraanal setae and the postanal seta, anal apperature normal and situated rather posteriorly. Stigmata located in the same level as coxa IV, from which a pair of peritremes extending anteriorly to reach bases of vertical setae which can be seen from dorsal side (Fig. 1-A). However, it should be noticed that a pair of peritremes is also present in the known species: Neojorde

nsia levis Oudemans et Voigts, 1904. Metapodal shield absent. Peritremal shield well developed, not fused with exopodal shield and consisting of five platelets of different sizes. Gnathosoma normal, tectum triangular in shape with pointed tip very minutely denticulate (Fig. 1-B). Fixed digit of chelicerae with about nine teeth, of which the most basal one is the largest of all, movable digit bidentate (Fig. 1-C). Material examined: Holotype (slide no 359-HM-78) and one paratype (359-PM-78) specimen deposited in theHungarian Natural History Museum

. One paratype deposited inFaculty of Agricultural Sciences at Moshtohor, Egypt. Samples were collected by Dr. S. Mahunka from Hungarian localities: Csór (1969) and Királd (1972). Remarks: The new species stands very near to Neojordensia (Neojordensia) levis Oudemans et Voigts, however the two species can be easily separated by the following combinations of characters: 1. Differences in body size measurements, as the new species seems to have smaller body size, shorter legs and shorter dorsal setae. 2. The new species is characterized by its heavy sclerotization than the known one. 3. Number of dorsal setae in the present species is fourty-five pairs while there are only fourty-two in Neojordensia (N. ) levis

, in addition they are comparatively shorter than in the latter species. 4. Sternal shield of the new species shorter than that of the known species. 5. Fourth pair of sternal setae (st. 4) absent in the new species. Author wishes to express his deep appreciation to Prof. Dr. J. BALOGH, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, for his invaluable help, criticism and scientific guidance. He also wishes to express his great gratitute to Dr. S. MAHUNKA, Hungarian Natural History Museum, for his constructive suggestions criticism and continuous valuable guidance.