Ethiopian oribatid mites of the family Scheloribatidae (Acari: Oribatida) Author Ermilov, Sergey G. Author Rybalov, Leonid B. Author Franke, Kerstin text African Invertebrates 2011 2011-12-31 52 2 311 311 http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.052.0207 journal article 10.5733/afin.052.0207 2305-2562 7917218 Key to African species of Perscheloribates 1 Translamellar line absent .......................................................................................2 – Translamellar line always present (interrupted medially)......................................4 2 Aggenital setae absent................................................ ethiopicus (Mahunka, 1986) – Aggenital setae present ..........................................................................................3 3 All notogatral setae present, considerably longer than diameter of bothridia ......... ......................................................................................... shiraensis (Evans, 1953) – Dorsal notogatral setae absent (only alveoli present), caudal setae not longer than diameter of bothridia........................................... rustenburgensis ( Pletzen, 1963 ) 4 Prolamella short, not reaching insertion of rostral setae.......................................... ......................................................................................... minimus Mahunka, 1992 – Prolamella long, reaching insertion of rostral setae or absent ...............................5 5 Sensilli spindle-form..............................................................................................6 – Sensilli lanceolate ..................................................................................................7 6 Sensillar head barbed; notogastral setae p 1 – p 3 present .... minutus (Pletzen, 1965) – Sensillar head smooth; only notogastral setae p 1 present ......................................... .............................................................................. tzitzikamaensis ( Pletzen, 1963 ) 7 Lamellar setae clear thicker than rostral and interlamellar setae ............................. .................................................................................................. crassisetosus sp. n. – Lamellar setae not thickened....................................... luminosus ( Hammer, 1961 )