Rogerzetes makokouensis, Fernandez & Leiva & Vilchez, 2023

Fernandez, Nestor, Leiva, Sergio & Vilchez, Jorge, 2023, Validation of the names of six new species of Rogerzetes and a new genus of Eremaeozetidae (Acari: Oribatida), Zootaxa 5343 (1), pp. 98-100 : 100

Rogerzetes makokouensis sp. nov.

Rogerzetes makokouensis Fernandez, Leiva & Vilchez, 2021: 76 (unavailable name).

Diagnosis. Prodorsum triangular-polyhedral shape; covered by large lamellae; lamellar fissure narrow, small; crest present; ovoid structure more or less triangular; complex tubes parallel to each other. Notogaster rectangular–polyhedral, with ten pairs of notogastral setae; posterior lenticular zone elongates. Ventral region: genital-anal plates separated by distance equivalent to length of genital plate.

Type material. Holotype female, Gabon, Makokou , North-eastern Ogoové-Ivindo Province, 0°34’0» N, 12°52’0’’E, 500m altitude, dense evergreen humid forest, Y. Coineau coll., January 1974 . Paratypes: Three females, same data as holotype.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality of the material.