Eupthiracarus (Pocsia) africanus Mahunka, 1983

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 979-981

Eupthiracarus (Pocsia) africanus Mahunka, 1983

( Fig. 13 A-H)

Pocsia africana Mahunka, 1983 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of paratype: prodorsum: length 353, height 141, width 303, setae: ss 126, le 119, ex 30; notogaster: length 727, seta c 3 56, ps 1 119; genitoaggenital plate 278×53; anoadanal plate 142×23. Paratype is considerably bigger than holotype. Rather large-sized species; colour light brown. Prodorsum with simple lateral carinae; sensilli long, fusiform; interlamellar, lamellar and rostral setae covered with small spines; rostral setae situated slightly posteriorly of lamellar setae; exobothridial setae minute; in> ro> le> ss> ex. Setae of notogaster covered with small spines, setae c 3 and cp longer the others, setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior border more than setae c 3. Ventral region; palps three segmented with setal formula: 2-2-8(1); 6-7 pairs of genital setae and 2 pairs of aggenital setae present, posterior genital setae longer than genital setae in progenital position; 3 pairs of anal and 3 pairs of longer adanal setae present; lyrifissures iad positioned between and slightly laterally of setae an 3 and ad 3 .

Localities in Tanzania: Uluguru Mts: Mahunka 1983a, Niedbała 1998.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania.

Figures

FIGURE 13: Eupthiracarus (Pocsia) africanus Mahunka, 1983, A-F. paratype, G, H. after Mahunka 1983a): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – sensillus; D – left anoadanal plate; E – left genitoaggenital plate; F – seta c3; G – prodorsum, dorsal view; H – lateral view of body.