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
21351710-FE9E-4E20-A29D-C480D3BA56FD
Euphthiracarus
(
Pocsia
)
paraafricanus
Niedbała et Starý, 2014
(
Fig. 17
A-G)
Diagnosis — Measurements of
holotype
: prodorsum: length 248, width 187, height 88; notogaster: length 454, width 328, height 333.
Species
of medium size; colour light brown.
Prodorsum
with rigid, simple lateral carinae; sensilli long, rod-like covered with some spines; other setae rigid, long, ciliate; rostral setae positioned slightly posteriorly of lamellar setae;
in
>
ro
>
le
>
ss
>
ex
.
Notogastral
setae rigid of medium length,
c
1
<
c
1
-
d
1
, only setae
cp
considerably (three times) longer than setae
c
3
, setae of row
c
remote from anterior margin, setae
c
1
more than setae
c
2
and
c
3
.
Ventral region
; 6 pairs of genital setae, only
g
1
in
progenital position, setae
g
6
longer than other setae, 2 pairs of aggenital setae present; anal setae slightly shorter than adanal setae; setae
an
3
and
ad
3
situated near each other; lyrifissure
iad
situated laterally between setae
ad
3
and
an
3
.
Setal
formula of legs (without tarsi): I:1-3-5(2)-5(1),
II
:1-4- 3(1)-5(1),
III
: 2-2-2(1)-2(1),
IV
: 2-1-1(1)-2(1); all tarsi monodactylous
.
Localities in
Tanzania
: Uluguru and Nguru Mts:
Niedbała and Starý 2014a
.
Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from
Tanzania
, probably endemic.