Microtritia tropica Märkel, 1964

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1000

Microtritia tropica Märkel, 1964

( Fig. 29 A-E)

Diagnosis — Measurements of “ typus ” ( Märkel 1964): prodorsum: length 215, width 185, notogaster: length 345, width 270, height 285. Rather small-sized species; colour yellow, surface punctate. Prodorsum with long lateral carinae; sensilli long, narrow, pointed at the distal tip and covered with very small spines; interlamellar setae very small; ss> ro> le> in; distance between rostral setae greater than between lamellar setae. Notogastral setae minute; vestigial setae f 1 at the level of h 1 setae. Ventral region; setae h of mentum considerably longer than distance between them; chaetome of palps: 2-1- 7 and one solenidion; 5 pairs of genital setae, aggenital setae absent; 3 pairs of short anal and 3 pairs of longer adanal setae present .

Localities in Tanzania: Nguru Mts. Species not yet recorded from TAN.

Distribution — Pantropical species.

Figures

FIGURE 29: Microtritia tropica Märkel, 1964 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – subcapitulum with left palp; E – ventral region (specimen from Australia).