Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V (Fifth part). Redescription of Congocepheus latilamellatus Mahunka 1984, with complementary studies of C. ornatus, Mahunka 1983. Descriptions of Tanzaniacepheus gen. nov. and Zimbabwecepheus gen. nov.
Author
Jordaan, Anine
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Zootaxa
2017
2017-09-27
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Zimbabwecepheus
gen. nov.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is derived from
Zimbabwe
, the country where the
type
material was collected.
Diagnosis
(adult female). Body ovoid. Fourteen pairs of setae:
c
1
,
c
2
,
da
,
dm
,
dp
,
la
,
lm
,
lp
,
h
1
,
h
2
,
h
3
,
p
1
,
p
2
,
p
3
;
c
2
setae directing laterally to medial zone; other setae directing backwards; all setae more or less similar length.
Interlamellar process slightly elevated, undivided; large anteriorly situated setae
in
, directed forward, curving backward; small, clearly visible
ro
setae, curving, directed to medial zone; serrate
le
, dentitons small;
ro
setal insertion at same level as
le
setal insertion. Sensillus uncinate. Well defined, smooth bothridial ring with bothridial tooth. Lamellae running laterally; lamellar tip truncated; shallow lamellar furrow not discernible, prodorsal posterior depression, narrow. Anterior notogastral zone polyhedral, posterior oval. Lateral view: notogastral anterior depression absent; humeral apophysis easily discernible. Deep supratutorial depression, large pocketshaped depression present.
Pd I
prominent extended lamina.
Pd II
small ovoid lamina; discidium clearly discernible. Slightly elevated epimeral delimited by shallow furrow.
Epimera 3–4 fused. Epimeral chaetotaxy 3-1-3-3. Aggenital furrow well visible. Genital plate small relative to anal plate; four pairs of genital setae in a simple line; aggenital setae situated posterior to genital opening. Three pairs of adanal setae;
ad
3
far from
ag
setae. Sharply tipped polyhedral anal plate. Two pairs of anal setae. Lyrifissures
iad
situated laterally between
ad
3
and
ad
2
. Depressions clearly visible.