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
)
vestitus
:
Niedbała 2001
.
Diagnosis — Measurements of
holotype
: prodorsum: length 434, width 278, height 159; notogaster: length 809, width 523, height 497.
Largesized
species; colour brown, integument covered with small concavities.
Median
and lateral fields of prodorsum long and narrow; lateral carinae absent; sensilli long, smooth, filiform, tapering; interlamellar setae erect, very long, thick at proximal end and tapering towards distal end, flagelliform, covered with spaced scales; lamellar setae rigid, spiniform and smooth; rostral setae short, procumbent, rough; exobothridial setae minute;
in
>
ss
>
le
>
ro
>
ex
.
Notogaster
with setae
c
1
,
c
2
,
c
3
,
cp
,
h
1
,
ps
1
,
ps
2
long and slightly rough in proximal part, flagellate, setae
d
1
,
d
2
,
e
2
,
h
3
,
ps
3
,
ps
4
shorter, rigid and rough in distal half; setae
c
1
and
c
3
situated near anterior margin, setae
c
2
slightly remote from margin; vestigial setae
f
1
located on level of
h
l
setae; 4 pairs of lyrifissures
ia
,
im
,
ip
,
ips
present.
Ventral region
; setae
h
of mentum longer than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 6(4+2): 3; setae
ad
1
, the longest, setae
ad
3
the shortest.
Leg
setation complete
.
Locality in
Tanzania
:
Kilimanjaro
Mts:
Niedbała
2001.
Distribution — Afrotropical, central part.