Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania
Author
Niedbała, Wojciech
text
Acarologia
2017
2017-11-14
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4
957
1072
http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174217
journal article
10.24349/acarologia/20174217
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Atropacarus
(
Hoplophorella
)
stenos
Niedbała et Starý, 2014
(
Fig. 67
A-G)
Diagnosis — Measurements of
holotype
: prodorsum: length 210, width 139, height 96; notogaster: length 404, width 222, height 247.
Species
of medium size; colour dark brown; surface of body covered with strong cerotegument, and with small concavities.
Prodorsum
with powerful median crista but without lateral carinae and posterior furrows; sigillar fields invisible; sensilli short, club-shaped, smooth; other setae short, needleform, similar in length, exobothridial setae vestigial.
Notogaster
with strong anterior cowl; setae short (
c
1
<‰
c
1
-
d
1
), needleform; setae
c
1-3
situated on cowl, slightly remote from anterior margin,
c
2
distinctly further; vestigial setae not visible.
Ventral region
; setae
h
of mentum considerably shorter than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 6: 3; anoadanal plates with minute, needleform, similar in length setae.
Legs
: formulae of setae and solenidia of “complete type”; big setae
d
on femora I distinctly remote from distal end of article
.
Localities in
Tanzania
: The Uluguru and Nguru
Mts:
Niedbała & Starý 2014b
.
Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from
Tanzania
, probably endemic.