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 Eupthiracarus ( Pocsia ) africanus Mahunka, 1983 ( Fig. 13 A-H) Pocsia africana Mahunka, 1983 . Diagnosis — Measurements of paratype : prodorsum: length 353, height 141, width 303, setae: ss 126, le 119, ex 30; notogaster: length 727, seta c 3 56, ps 1 119; genitoaggenital plate 278×53; anoadanal plate 142×23. Paratype is considerably bigger than holotype . Rather large-sized species; colour light brown. Prodorsum with simple lateral carinae; sensilli long, fusiform; interlamellar, lamellar and rostral setae covered with small spines; rostral setae situated slightly posteriorly of lamellar setae; exobothridial setae minute; in > ro > le > ss > ex . Setae of notogaster covered with small spines, setae c 3 and cp longer the others, setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior border more than setae c 3 . Ventral region ; palps three segmented with setal formula: 2-2-8(1); 6-7 pairs of genital setae and 2 pairs of aggenital setae present, posterior genital setae longer than genital setae in progenital position; 3 pairs of anal and 3 pairs of longer adanal setae present; lyrifissures iad positioned between and slightly laterally of setae an 3 and ad 3 . Localities in Tanzania : Uluguru Mts: Mahunka 1983a , Niedbała 1998 . FIGURE 13: Eupthiracarus ( Pocsia ) africanus Mahunka, 1983 , A-F. paratype, G, H. after Mahunka 1983a ): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – sensillus; D – left anoadanal plate; E – left genitoaggenital plate; F – seta c 3 ; G – prodorsum, dorsal view; H – lateral view of body. Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania .