Notophthiracarus lineolatus Mahunka, 1993

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1037-1041

Notophthiracarus lineolatus Mahunka, 1993

( Fig. 56 A-G)

Notophthiracarus lineolatus: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 434, width 308, height 162, setae: ss 43, in 159, le 131, ro 51, ex 61; notogaster: length 858, width 606, height 575, setae: c 1 303, c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =1.6, d 2 96, h 1 273, ps 1 293; genitoaggenital plate 242×162, anoadanal plate 303×136. Large-sized species; colour brown; integument covered with deep concavities, especially notogaster covered with heavy sculpture. Prodorsum with weak median crista; lateral carinae absent; sigillar fields long, narrow, median longer than laterals; sensilli short, with rounded head, spinose distally; interlamellar, lamellar and rostral setae bacilliform, spinose; rostral setae semi-erect; in> le> ex> ss> ro. Notogaster with varying in length setae (c 1> c 1 - d 1), generally dorsal setae longer than lateral, all barbed in their distal half; setae c 1 situated at anterior margin, setae c 2 and c 3 slightly remote from anterior margin; vestigial setae f 1 anterior of setae h 1; only one pair of lyrifisures ip are observable. Ventral region; setae h of mentum shorter than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 4: 5; setae of anoadanal plates spiniform, rough; ad 2> ad 1> an> ad 3. Chaetome of legs complete, setae d on femora I bifurcate, located at middle of article .

Locality in Tanzania: Morogoro Region: Mahunka 1993, Niedbała 2001.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania, probably endemic.

Figures

FIGURE 56: Notophthiracarus lineolatus Mahunka, 1993 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – left genitoaggenital plate; F – left anoadanal plate; G – trochanter and femur of leg I.