Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) stenos Niedbała et Starý, 2014

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1053

Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) stenos Niedbała et Starý, 2014

( Fig. 67 A-G)

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 210, width 139, height 96; notogaster: length 404, width 222, height 247. Species of medium size; colour dark brown; surface of body covered with strong cerotegument, and with small concavities. Prodorsum with powerful median crista but without lateral carinae and posterior furrows; sigillar fields invisible; sensilli short, club-shaped, smooth; other setae short, needleform, similar in length, exobothridial setae vestigial. Notogaster with strong anterior cowl; setae short (c 1 <‰ c 1 - d 1), needleform; setae c 1-3 situated on cowl, slightly remote from anterior margin, c 2 distinctly further; vestigial setae not visible. Ventral region; setae h of mentum considerably shorter than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 6: 3; anoadanal plates with minute, needleform, similar in length setae. Legs: formulae of setae and solenidia of “complete type”; big setae d on femora I distinctly remote from distal end of article .

Localities in Tanzania: The Uluguru and Nguru

Mts: Niedbała & Starý 2014b.

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

Figures

FIGURE 67: Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) stenos Niedbała et Starý, 2014 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – opisthosoma, dorsal view; E – mentum of subcapitulum; F – genitoaggenital and anoadanal plates; G – trochanter and femur of leg I.