Acrotritia species (Acari: Oribatida: Euphthiracaridae) from China with description of a new species Author Liu, Dong Author Chen, Jun text Zootaxa 2015 3937 1 127 146 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3937.1.6 0f2db9c4-a5ec-48f4-95c1-a85a5db492ff 1175-5326 245433 AB81AD93-60B2-4EDD-B0CB-100D94071F9C Acrotritia Jacot, 1923 Diagnosis. Surface of body mostly finely punctuate or porose. Prodorsum without median crista, but with 1 or 2 pairs of lateral carinae; bothridial scales situated above the bothridia; posterior median apodeme present; setae in median (paraxial) position; exobothridial setae minute and fine; comparative lengths: in–in > le–le > ro–ro , in > le > ro > ex , in–le > le–ro . Notogaster with 14 pairs of setae, c 1< c 1– d 1, setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior border more than setae c 3, setae ps 1 situated anterior to ps 2–3 setae; openings of lateral opisthonotal glands present; 5 pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip, ih , ips and 2 pairs of vestigial setae f ; terminal sinus at posterior end. Ventral region: setae h of mentum longer than distance between them; palps 3-segmented, with normal formula: 2-2-8(1); anogenital cleft absent; 1 interlocking triangle present; 3 pairs of anal setae, an 1 and an 2 rigid, smooth, an 3 always minute; 3 pairs of rigid adanal setae similar to notogastral setae, longer than anal setae an 1 and an 2; lyrifissures iad located between ad 3 and an 3 setae. Legs: setae d of femora I always in the same position, slightly distanced from distal end of article; femora III with 2 setae; femora IV with 1 seta; trochanters I and II bearing 1 seta, III and IV with 2 setae; genua IV without solenidia; setae d on tibiae IV relatively long and not coupled with solenidia; solenidia of tarsi II without coupled setae; tarsi mono-, bi- or heterotridactylous.