Review of Apoplophora (Acari: Oribatida: Mesoplophoridae), with the description of a new species from China Author Liu, Dong Author Chen, Jun Author Qiao, Gexia text Zootaxa 2009 2051 49 61 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.186582 9d0aa7e8-9e46-4720-9bb6-dbfae766e335 1175-5326 186582 Apoplophora Aoki, 1980 Type species : Mesoplophora pantotrema Berlese, 1913 (= Apoplophora remota Aoki, 1980 ) Diagnosis. Sensillus smooth or covered with short barbs; exobothridial seta longer than diameter of bothridium (with exception of A. ornata ); seta c3 similar in shape to other notogastral setae or fine, smooth and shorter than them; genital plate triangular, anal and adanal plates fused to form an “ano-adanal” plate, distance between genital and “ano-adanal” plates longer than length of “ano-adanal” plate; five to six pairs ventral setae; one or two pairs of setae present on antero-lateral position of ventral region; two to four pairs of setae on “ano-adanal” plates; six pairs of smooth genital setae present. Distribution. China , Australia , Fiji , India , Indonesia , Japan , Malaysia , Nepal , Papua New Guinea , Philippines , Solomon Islands , Sri Lanka , Thailand , Vietnam .