Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972
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https://doi.org/ 10.24349/acarologia/20174217 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5478240 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187A9-FFDB-FF9F-FC49-270BFEB4D787 |
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Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972 |
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Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972
Type species: Neophthiracarus chilensis Balogh and Mahunka, 1967
Diagnosis — Body surface covered with concavities. Prodorsal posterior furrows present; median and lateral sigillar fields of prodorsum fused or not; exobothridial setae short or vestigial. Neotrichy of notogastral and anoadanal setae present. Ventral region; genital plates with 9 pairs of genital setae present; setae g 7-9 displaced towards the paraxial margin, form a row with setae g 1-5 (sometimes one of these setae not displaced), setae g 6 remote from the margin and situated on the side or anteriorly of g 5; setae of anoadanal plates well developed, setae ad 1 displaced towards the paraxial margin in a row with anal setae, setae ad 2 at a distance from the margin. Legs: setae v’ on femora I short (length ratio v”/v’> 2.25); setae ft” on tarsus I well developed; setae l’ of genua IV present.
Distribution — Not found in Palaearctic and eastern part of southern hemisphere.
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