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
Steganacarus
(
Steganacarus
)
wallworki
(
Mahunka, 1984
)
(
Fig. 46
A-E)
Hoplophthiracarus wallworki
Mahunka, 1984
.
Steganacarus
(
Steganacarus
)
wallworki
:
Niedbała 2001
.
Diagnosis — Measurements of
holotype
: prodorsum: length 288, width 196, height 126; notogaster: length 513, width 355, height 368.
Species
of medium size; colour brown; surface of body smooth, only anterior part of prodorsum and genital plate as well posterior part of notogaster covered with concavities.
Prodorsum
with long median and lateral fields; lateral carinae absent; posterior furrows distinct; sensilli long, smooth, narrow, tapering; interlamellar setae long, thick, erect, covered with small spines; lamellar and rostral setae spiniform, procumbent, rough,
ss
>
in
>
ro
>
le
>
ex
.
Notogaster
with setae, strong, thick, but not long (
c
1
/c
1
- d
1
=0,79) densely covered with small spines; setae
c
1
and
c
2
near the anterior margin than setae
c
3
, setae
c
2
longer than
c
1
and
c
3
, setae
ps
4
the shortest; vestigial setae
f
1
posteriorly of
h
1
setae; only 2 pairs of lyrifissures
ia
and
im
present.
Ventral region
; setae
h
of mentum longer than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 7(4+3): 2; formula of anoadanal setae is 4:1, setae
ad
1
the longest, setae
ad
3
the smallest.
Leg
setation complete; setae
d
on femora I situated on the distal end
.
Locality in
Tanzania
:
Dodoma Region
:
Mahunka 1984
,
Niedbała 2001
.
Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from
Tanzania
, probably endemic.