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 Notophthiracarus uluguruensis Niedbała et Starý, 2015 ( Fig.63 A-G) Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype : prodorsum: length 328, width 257, height 116; notogaster: length 667, width 465, height 444. Mediumsized species; colour brown; well sclerotized; integument covered with feeble mosaic and punctate. Prodorsum with distinct, joined together sigillar fields, deep sinus situated anteriorly of median field; posterior furrows present; lateral carinae distinct, not so long; sensilli with fusiform head, smooth, rounded distally; other setae needleform, rough, rostral setae erect, situated near rostrum; ro > in > ss > le > ex . Notogaster with rather short ( c 1 /c 1 - d 1 =0.6) rigid, needleform setae, covered with very short cilia, in shape as prodorsal setae; setae c 1 and c 2 situated remote from anterior border, setae c 3 near the border; between lyrifissures only ia and im present; vestigial setae not observable. Ventral region ; setae h of mentum slightly longer than distance between them; arrangement of genital setae: 6: 3, setae g 1-5 considerably smaller than setae g 6-9 ; anoadanal plates with unusual arrangement of adanal setae, setae ad 1 and ad 2 situated close to each other, both posteriorly of anal setae, setae ad 2 the longest and thickest, all setae rough. Legs setation of “complete type”; seta d on femora I distinctly remote from distal end of segment . FIGURE 59: Notophthiracarus subciliatus (Mahunka, 1983) (holotype): A – prodorsum, lateral view; B – sensillus, dorsal view; C – posterior fragment of opisthosoma with setae of row ps and anoadanal plate; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – right genitoaggenital plate; F – left genitoaggenital plate; G – anoadanal plates. FIGURE 60: Notophthiracarus subciliatus (Mahunka, 1983) (specimen from Tanzania after Niedbała 2001 ): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – right genitoaggenital plate; F – right anoadanal plate; G – left anoadanal plate; H – trochanter and femur of leg I. FIGURE 61: Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2014 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – seta h 1 ; E – seta h 2 ; F – left genitoaggenital and anoadanale plates. FIGURE 62: Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2015 (holotype and paratype). A-C (paratype). D-F (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – sensillus; D – notogaster, dorsal view; E – mentum of subcapitulum; F – trochanter and femur of leg I. FIGURE 63: Notophthiracarus uluguruensis Niedbała et Starý, 2015 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – left genitoaggenital plate; F – left anoadanal plate; G – trochanter and femur of leg I. Localities in Tanzania : the Uluguru Mts: Niedbała & Starý 2015d . Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania , probably endemic.