Notophthiracarus subciliatus (Mahunka, 1983)

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1044

Notophthiracarus subciliatus (Mahunka, 1983)

( Figs 59 A-F; 60A-H)

Hoplopllorella subciliata Mahunka, 1983 .

Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) subciliatus: Niedbała 2001 .

I examined once again the holotype in alcohol.

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 358, width 267, height 136; notogaster: length 656, width 485, height 454. Rather large-sized species; colour light yellow; surface of body weakly foveolate only on border of notogaster. Prodorsum with dorsal field longer than lateral ones; distinct lateral carinae and posterior furrows present; sensilli short, weakly dilated, pointed distally, slightly rough; other setae short (ss = in> le = ro), spiniform, rough, except vestigial exobothridial ones. Notogaster with small, spiniform, rough setae, setae c far from anterior margin, setae c 1 and c 2 more than setae c 3, setae ps almost in one row; vestigial setae f 1 posteriorly of h 1 setae, 3 pairs of lyrifissures ia, im and ip present. Ventral region; setae h of mentum very short; arrangement of genital setae is 4: 5; setae ad 2 slightly longer than other setae of anoadanal plates, situated near paraxial margin, right plate with additional setae on paraxial margin. Chaetome of legs complete, setae d on femora remote from distal end of its segment.

Locality in Tanzania: The Kilimanjaro Mts: Mahunka 1983b, Niedbała 2001.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania, probably endemic.

Figures

FIGURE 59: Notophthiracarus subciliatus (Mahunka, 1983) (holotype): A – prodorsum, lateral view; B – sensillus, dorsal view; C – posterior fragment of opisthosoma with setae of row ps and anoadanal plate; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – right genitoaggenital plate; F – left genitoaggenital plate; G – anoadanal plates.