Afrotritia (Afrotritia) compacta, : Niedbala 2001

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 975

lndotritia (Afrotritia) compacta: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of paratype: prodorsum: length 263, height 71, width 207, setae: ss 94, in 53, le 61, ro 40; notogaster: length 464, height 353, width 358, setae: c 1 53, c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =0.6, h 3 and ps 1 56; genitoaggenital plate 252×131; anoadanal plate 475×111.

Species of medium size; colour brown. Prodorsum with two parallel lateral carinae, ventral one somewhat longer than dorsal; sensilli long, setiform, smooth; interlamellar and rostral setae erect, strong, rough, lamellar setae fine, procumbent; exobothridial setae minute, comparative length ss> le> in> ro> ex. Notogaster with rigid, stout, fairly long (c 1 <c 1 - d 1) setae covered sparsely with small spines along whole length, setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior margin, setae c 3 longer and near margin. Ventral region; setae h of mentum considerably longer than distance between them, formula of five segmented palps: 0-2-0-2-8(1), epimeral formula: 3- 0-2-2; genitoaggenital plates with 9 pairs of genital setae (5 in progenital position) and 2 aggenital setae, oblique cleft trv very short, shorter than distance between g 8 and g 9 setae, only anterior part of anal plates are separated from adanal plates, 2 distanced setae in anal position and 2 distanced adanal setae present; lyrifissures iad situated laterally of ad 2 setae. Legs chaetome (without tarsi): I: 1-4-5(2)-5(1), II: 1-4-4(1)-3(1), III: 3-2-3(1)-3(1), IV: 3-2-2(1)-3(1); all tarsi heterotridactylous.

Locality in Tanzania: Tanga Region: Mahunka

1988, Niedbała 1998.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known from central part.