Acrotritia rustica (Niedbała, 1991)

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 993

Acrotritia rustica (Niedbała, 1991)

( Fig. 24 A-G)

Rhysotritia rustica Niedbała, 1991 .

Rhysotritia rustica: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of specimen from MAG-083: prodorsum: length 232, height 96, setae: ss 66, in 106, le 66, ro 58, ex 15; notogaster: length 459, height 328, setae: c 1 73, c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =0.63, h 1 73, ps 1 68. Specimen from Madagascar are bigger than holotype. Species of medium size; colour yellow; integument punctuate. Prodorsum with one pair of simple, long lateral carinae; sensilli long with oblongly extended head tapered with small barbs, interlamellar, lamellar, rostral setae erect, interlamellar and lamellar spinose, rostral rough; exobothridial setae minute; in> le> ss = ro> ex. Notogaster with fairly short (c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =0.65) setae, finely barbed at distal half; vestigial setae f 1 a little dorsal of setae h 1. Ventral region; 9 pairs of genital setae with formula 8: 1 and 2 pairs of aggenital setae present. Chaetome of legs (without tarsi): I: 1-3-5(2)-5(1), II: 1-3-3(1)- 4(1) III: 2-2-2(1)-3(1), IV: 2-1-2-2(1); all tarsi monodactylous .

Localities in Tanzania: Uluguru and Nguru Mts. Species new to TAN.

Distribution — Species with very strange distribution; known from western Palaearctic (North Europe, Macaronesia and Holo-Mediterranean areas, disjunctive) Afrotropical Region, central part and South Africa.

Figures

FIGURE 24: Acrotritia rustica (Niedbała, 1991) (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – seta h1; E – left side of ventral region; F – trochanter and femur of leg I.