Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa
Author
Coetzee, Louise
text
Zootaxa
2014
3889
4
553
573
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
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1175-5326
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Afroleius
Mahunka, 1984
Adults
. Integument foveate or reticulate; lamella marginal; rostral seta short to medium length; lamellar seta medium to long; interlamellar seta minute; pteromorph large, fully hinged; octotaxic system consisting of four pairs of saccules or porose areas; ten pairs of minute notogastral setae present; posterior notogastral tectum present, undivided; genal notch and broad genal tooth usually present; axillary saccule of subcapitulum present; epimeral setae
3c
and
4c
absent; discidium present; custodium absent; epimeral border 4 heavily sclerotized; apodemata II,
sj
and III parallel; pedotectum I large, broad; genital plates with six pairs of setae; adanal setae (
ad
1–3
)
inserted close to each other near postero-lateral border of anal plates, posterior to
iad
; preanal organ of medium length, stem broadening towards base; postanal porose area usually present; tutorium consisting of dorsal ridge with deep incurvation in basal part; all legs heterotridactylous; tarsi I and II with dorsal dens proximal to tectal setae, varying from small point to large well-developed spur; genua I and II distally with one or two prominent cusps positioned antiaxially; porose regions on femora I–IV and trochanters III–IV present; lateral seta
l'
on femur III absent (i.e. Fe III with two setae). For a comprehensive description see
Coetzee & Tiedt 2013
.
Juvenile instars (only
A. floridus
comb. nov.
known)
Humeral organ absent, axillary saccule absent, pygidial sclerite large, unsclerotized, covering dorsal side of gastronotum; lateral sclerites absent.