Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania
Author
Niedbała, Wojciech
text
Acarologia
2017
2017-11-14
57
4
957
1072
http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174217
journal article
10.24349/acarologia/20174217
2107-7207
5402635
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Austrophthiracarus aokii
(Mahunka, 1983)
(
Fig. 47
A-F)
Hoplophthiracarus aokii
Mahunka, 1983
.
Austrophthiracarus akii
:
Niedbała 2001
.
Austrophthiracarus akii
:
Niedbała 2001
.
Diagnosis — Measurements of
paratype
: prodorsum: length 414, width 303, height 177; notogaster: length 902, width 539, height 549.
Large-sized
species; colour brown; surface of body margin covered with concavities.
Prodorsum
with median field longer than laterals; lateral carinae distinct; sensilli long, narrow without head, covered with small spines on distal end; interlamellar setae long, erect, covered with spines in distal half, rostral setae relatively long, distant from each other, covered with small spines, procumbent and directed inwards in distal half, lamellar and exobothridial setae minute;
in
>
ro
>
ss
>
ex
>
le
.
Notogaster
with setae strong, covered with small spines in distal half, setae
cp
,
d
2
,
h
3
,
ps
3
and
ps
4
shorter than others; setae
c
1
and
c
2
near anterior margin, setae
c
2
remote from margin; vestigial setae absent, 4 pairs of lyrifissures
ia
,
im
,
ip
,
ips
present.
Ventral region
; formula of genital setae: 6(4+2): 3; 5 pairs of anoadanal setae, rough,
ad
2
>
ad
1
>
an
=
ad
3
.
Leg
setation reduced, setae
a’
on tarsi I absent
.
Locality in
Tanzania
: the Uluguru Mts:
Mahunka 1983a
,
Niedbała 2001
.
Distribution — Afrotropical, eastern part.