Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 92

Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972

Body surface covered with concavities. Prodorsal posterior furrows present; median and lateral sigillar fields of prodorsum fused or not; exobothridial setae short or vestigial. Neotrichy of notogastral and anoadanal setae present. Ventral region; genital plates with nine pairs of genital setae present; setae g 7 - g 9 displaced towards the paraxial margin, form a row with setae g 1 - g 5 (sometimes one of these setae not displaced), setae g 6 remote from the margin and situated on the side or anteriorly of g 5; setae of anoadanal plates well developed, setae ad 1 displaced towards the paraxial margin in a row with anal setae, setae ad 2 at a distance from the margin. Legs; setae v’ on femora I short (length ratio v"/v’>2.25); setae ft" on tarsus I well developed; setae l’ of genua IV present.