The next new species of Notophthiracarus Ramsay, 1966 (Acari, Oribatida, Phthiracaroidea) from Madagascar Author Niedbała, Wojciech Author Starý, Josef text African Invertebrates 2015 2015-03-31 56 1 63 63 http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.5733/afin.056.0107 journal article 10.5733/afin.056.0107 2305-2562 7661823 Notophthiracarus micidus sp. n. Fig. 3 Etymology: From the Latin micidus (thin, poor) and alludes to the shape of the majority of notogastral setae. Fig. 2. Notophthiracarus liratus sp. n. (holotype): (A) prodorsum, lateral view; (B) prodorsum, dorsal view; (C) opisthosoma, lateral view; (D) fragment of surface of notogaster; (E) mentum of infracapitulum; (F) genitoaggenital plate; (G) anoadanal plate; (H) trochanter and femur of leg I. Description: Measurements ( holotype ). Prodorsum: length 429, width 298, height 177; setae: ss 88, in 164, le 76, ro 83, ex 45; notogaster: length 768, width 283, height 303; length of notogastral setae: c 1 and d 1 139, c 1 / c 1 - d 1 =0.66, c 3 76, h 1 10 and ps 1 30; genitoaggenital plate 212×116; anoadanal plate 237×101. Integument . Colour light brown. Surface of body punctated. Relatively large species. Prodorsum ( Fig. 3A, B ). Distinct lateral carinae present. Sigillar fields long and very narrow. Sensilli short, crescent-liKe, rough. Prodorsal setae long, fine attenuate. Interlamellar, lamellar and rostral setae procumbent; rostral setae located near each other. Notogaster ( Fig. 3C ). Notogastral setae c 1 , d 1 and c 3 relatively long ( c 1 < c 1 - d 1 ), fine and attenuate, other notogastral setae minute. Setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior margin of notogaster, setae c 3 located near the notogastral margin. Setae f 1 vestigial, situated slightly posterior of setae h 1 . All lyrifissures ia , im , ip , ips present. Ventral region ( Fig. 3D, E ). Setae h of mentum longer than distance between them. Genitoaggenital plates with formula of genital setae: 4:5; genital setae g 6–8 remote from paraxial border of plate. Left genitoaggenital plate with two aggenital setae (one more seta is probably the abnormal case). Anoadanal plates with long and attenuate adanal setae ad 1 , adanal setae ad 3 shorter, but anal setae and adanal setae ad 2 minute. Legs ( Fig. 3F ). Chaetome of legs complete. Setae d of femora I located at distal end of article. Holotype : MADAGASCAR : Ranomafana National Park , 1.x.2012 , evergreen rain forest, 21°15'10.3"S 47°25'01.2"E , 1077 m , sifting of forest leaf litter sample, Winkler apparatus extraction, leg. L.S. Rahanitriniaina , MAG-207 ( DATE ). Paratypes : 2 specimens : MADAGASCAR : Zombitse National Park , Miliokakely , 28.i.2013 , dry seasonal deciduous forest, 22°52'38.1"S 44°42'48.6"E , 823 m , sifting of forest leaf litter sample, Winkler apparatus extraction, leg. L.S. Rahanitriniaina and E.M. Rabotoson , MAG-247 (1 DATE & 1 ISB ) . Remarks: The new species is unique among congeners for the shape of notogastral and anoadanal setae, by very narrow sigillar fields of the prodorsum and crescent-shaped sensilli.