Protophthiracarus Balogh, 1972

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1030

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.