Notophthiracarus sacyae (Mahunka, 1983)

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

Notophthiracarus sacyae (Mahunka, 1983)

( Fig. 58 A-F)

Steganacarus sacyae Mahunka, 1983 .

Notophthiracarus sacyae: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 228, width 167, height 81, setae: in 30, le 23, ro 28; notogaster: length 429, width 293, height 288, setae: h 1 and ps 1 48; genitoaggenital plate 126×109, anoadanal plate 147×116. Mediumsized species; colour brown; anterior part of prodorsum foveolated; integument of notogaster ornamented with large foveolae which are flowershaped, consisting of 4-5 little and round parts. Prodorsum without lateral carinae; posterior furrows present; sigillar fields narrow, joined, median field with deep sinus between rostral setae; sensilli long, narrow, s-shaped, tapering; other setae short (ss> in> ro> le), spiniform and rough, except vestigial exobothridial setae; distance between rostral setae longer than between lamellar and interlamellar setae. Notogaster with short (c 1 <c 1 - d 1), rough setae; 2 pairs of lyrifissures ia and im present. Ventral region; setae h of mentum longer than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 4: 5; anal setae shorter than adanal, all setae rough, setae ad 1 situated near paraxial margin. Leg chaetome complete; setae d of femora I bifurcate distal end .

Locality in Tanzania: The Kilimanjaro Mts: Mahunka 1983a, Niedbała 2001.

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

Figures

FIGURE 58: Notophthiracarus sacyae (Mahunka, 1983) (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – mentum of subcapitulum; E – right genitoaggenital and anoadanale plates; F – trochanter and femur of leg I.