Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands Author Niedbała, W. text Acarologia 2017 2016-12-14 57 1 3 205 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20164149 journal article 10.1051/acarologia/20164149 2107-7207 5400764 21351710-FE9E-4E20-A29D-C480D3BA56FD Euphthiracarus Ewing, 1917 Prodorsum without median crista; one or two pairs of lateral carinae present; bothridial scales situated below bothridia; posterior median apodeme present; lamellar setae anteriorly of interlamellar setae. Notogaster (with 14 pairs of setae) covered with slightly porose cuticle or strong sculpture and with a terminal fissure; one pair of openings of lateral opisthonotal glands ( gla ) and five pairs of lyrifissures: ia, im, ip, ips, ih present. Ventral region; palps with formula: 2-2-8(1); both anterior and posterior interlocking triangles present; anogenital cleft present or absent; three pairs of anal and three pairs of adanal setae present, lyrifissures iad located between ad 2 and an 3 . Legs; trochanters III and IV with two setae, genua IV with solenidia, famuli situated far from the solenidia, solenidia ω 1 and ω 2 on tarsi II without coupled setae, seta d on tarsi IV comparatively long and not coupled with the solenidion; tarsi mono- or tridactylous. Distribution — Semicosmopolitan.