Lohmannella africana Bartsch, 1992

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Lohmannella africana Bartsch, 1992

Diagnosis. Corneae absent. Glp-1 same level as Ds-1. Ds-2 and Ds-3 on membranous cuticle. Two dorsal setae on PE. Female with 16 Pgs and 10 Sgs. Tr I–II with 1-1 setae; Bf I–IV with 2-2-?-3 setae; Tf I–IV with 5-6-4-3 setae; Gn I–IV with 8-6-4-4 setae, 4-1-?-1 Bp setae; Tb I–IV with 10-9-8-8 setae, 6-4-2-2 Bp setae; Ta I–IV with 3-3-4-3 dorsal setae, 1-1-2-1 Bp setae. Lc I with unidentate accessory process. Idiosoma length 378, width 260 in female. Gnathosoma length 266 in female. Ratio of gnathosoma to idiosoma 0.704. Ratio of P-2 to P-1 4.29.

Remarks. This species was described by Bartsch (1992) on the basis of a single female specimen. The species is similar to L. grandipora Newell, 1984 . L. africana is distiguishable from the latter by the presence of dorsal panels on PD. A single female is known.

Habitat. Littoral zone: Coarse shell fragments on beach.

Distribution. Indian Ocean: Gonubie (East London) [ South Africa].

Reference. Bartsch (1992).

Depository. SMF.