Berlese's Primitive Oribatid Mites Author van der Hammen, L. text Zoologische Verhandelingen 1959 40 1 93 http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/148866 journal article ORI111 0DC6B575-3CB3-41C1-A3EC-850520AE4487 Steganacarus somalicus (Berlese, 1923) Phthiracarus (Trachyhoplophora) somalicus Berlese , 1923, p. 258. Berlese described the present species as closely related to S. striculus , possibly even a variety. In the Berlese Collection the original material (nos. 208/ 9-14, no type-selection) from "Somalia italiana, Foci del Giuba" is labelled as " Phthiracarus echidninus Berl. var. somalicus "; apparently echidninus is an unpublished synonym of striculus . As mentioned by Berlese, the species differs from striculus by the rather short sensillus that is thickened towards the end. The notogastral hairs appear to be slightly longer than in striculus ; they are stif f and coarse at the end.