New and little known oribatids from Kenya, with descriptions of two new genera (Acari: Oribatida)
Author
Mahunka, S.
Author
Mahunka-Papp, L.
text
Journal of Natural History
2009
2009-03-31
43
11 - 12
737
768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930802610451
journal article
10.1080/00222930802610451
1464-5262
5216091
Mahnertozetes
gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Family
Haplozetidae
. Lamellae long, prelamellae absent. Tutorium weakly developed. Pteromorphae large, movable. Fourteen pairs of notogastral setae, among them four pairs that seem to be neotrichous. Four pairs of sacculi also visible. Gnathosoma typical for the family. Epimeral region without posterior border, sternal ones also reduced. Epimeral setal formula: 3-1-3-3. Five pairs of genital, three pairs of aggenital, four pairs of anal and eight pairs of adanal setae. Anal and adanal setae neotrichous. All legs tridactylous.
Type
species
Mahnertozetes perreti
sp. nov.
Remarks
Heterotrichy was unknown in the family
Haplozetidae
. First of all, the anal neotrichy is unique in the poronota
Oribatida
. On this basis the new genus is also unique in the family.