Macrocheles entetiensis Hartini and Takaku, 2005

Dwibadra, Dhian, Takaku, Gen, Ôhara, Masahiro & Ueda, Akira, 2014, Mites of the Family Macrochelidae (Acari: Gamasida) from Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Species Diversity 19 (1), pp. 43-57 : 45

Macrocheles entetiensis Hartini and Takaku, 2005

Macrocheles entetiensis Hartini and Takaku, 2005 in Hartini et al. 2005: 204–206 , figs 1–5.

Material examined. Km 18: 5 females, 23 December 2006, ex Onthophagus schwaneri , residue in vial. Km 22: 8 females, 23 December 2006, ex residue in vials. Km 23: 4 females, 23 December 2006, ex O. limbatus Herbs, 1789 ; 8 females, Imperata cylindrical (L.) grassland, 17–22 December 2007, ex O. uedai Ochi and Kon, 2006 and residue in vials. Km 24: 33 females, 23 December 2006, ex O. limbatus and residue in vials.

Diagnosis. Female. Dorsal setae j1 pilose distally; j3 and z4 thickened and pilose distally; j5, j6, z5, z6, and J2 simple; other dorsal setae pilose distally or pilose in distal half. Sternal shield with distinct l. ang., l. arc., l. m. t., and l. o. p.; l. o. p. disjunct from l. m. t. and not bifurcate.

Habitat. This species has been collected from the scarab beetle genera Aphodius , Catharsius , and Onthophagus .

Distribution. Indonesia [Timor, Sumba, Flores, Sumbawa, Java, and Kalimantan (new record)].