Hoplophthiracarus plegados, : Subias, 2022

Niedbała, Wojciech & Liu, Dong, 2023, Systematic, synonymic and biogeographical list of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) in the world (1799 – 2022), Zootaxa 5265 (1), pp. 1-442 : 185-187

plegados Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 2004

Notophthiracarus plegados: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) plegados: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Brazil ( Niedbała 2004 a, Oliveira 2004, Oliveira et al. 2017, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Brazil, endemic plenus Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1998

Phthiracarus plenus: Niedbała 1994a (nomen nudum), 2006 d, Liu & Zhang 2016b, Niedbała & Liu 2018. Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) plenus: Subías 2004 .

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) plenus: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Hawaii Islands ( Niedbała 1994c, 1998c, 2006d, 2012a, Subías 2022).

Australasian, Hawaii Islands, endemic plumatus Atropacarus (Atropacarus) Niedbała, 2004

Atropacarus (Atropacarus) plumatus: Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Subías 2022.

Neotropic: Mexico ( Niedbała 2004a, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Mexico, endemic pocsi Phthiracarus Mahunka, 1983

Archiphthiracarus pocsi Mahunka, 1983

Archiphthiracarus pocsi: Niedbała 1986b, 1992

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) pocsi: Mahunka 1993d .

Phthiracarus pocsi: Niedbała 2001a

Note. This species was incorrectly synonymized with P. pygmaeus Balogh, 1958 by Balogh & Balogh (2002).

Afrotropic: Tanzania ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 1983,1993d, Niedbała 1986b, 1992, 2001a, 2017c, Subías 2022.

Afrotropical, Tanzania, endemic polita Mesoplophora (Parplophora) Niedbała, 1985

Mesoplophora (Mesoplophora) polita Niedbała, 1985

Mesoplophora (Parplophora) polita: Liu & Chen 2010c , Liu 2016 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Subías 2022. Mesoplophora (Palplophora) polita (lapsus linguae): Niedbała 2000.

Mesoplophora villosa Mahunka, 1987 syn. by Niedbała 2000.

Orient: Malaysia (Sabah). Australasia: Papua New Guinea ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 1987f, Niedbała 1985a, 2000, 2012a, Subías 2022).

Oriental (Sundaian) introduced to Papua New Guinea

Note. The name “ Palplophora ” is lapsus linguae.

politus Steganacarus Mahunka, 1983 synonym of Plonaphacarus eximius (Niedbała, 1982)

polytretos Euphthiracarus Walker, 1965 synonym of Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) crassisetae Jacot, 1938 pondoklowii Phthiracarus Niedbała, 2004

Phthiracarus pondoklowii: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) pondoklowii: Subías 2022 .

Orient: Myanmar, Malaysia (Sabah) ( Niedbała 2004c, Niedbala & Ermilov 2018b, Subías 2022). Oriental, Malaysia, endemic ponticus Phthiracarus Krivolutsky, 1975 nomen nudum, species inquirenda

Phthiracarus ponticus: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 , 2011b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) ponticus: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Russia

Note. The species has never been described ( Niedbała 1986b, 1992) and was only mentioned in the key of Krivolutsky (1975).

portentosus Austrophthiracarus (Niedbała, 1988)

Calyptophthiracarus portentosus Niedbała, 1988

Calyptophthiracarus portentosus: Niedbała 1992 .

Austrophthiracarus portentosus: Niedbała 1994a, 2004a , Liu & Zhang 2016 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018. Phthiracarus (Neophthiracarus) portentosus: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Ecuador ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Niedbała 1988a, 1992, 2004 a, Niedbała & Roszkowska 2017, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Ecuador, endemic praeoccupata Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) Subías 2004 synonym of Atropacarus

(Hoplophorella) tuberosus Niedbała et Schatz, 1996

praeoccupatus Phthiracarus (Neophthiracarus) Subías, 2004 synonym of Austrophthiracarus dissonus Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

preptos Protophthiracarus Niedbała et Starý, 2014

Protophthiracarus preptos: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) preptos: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Cameroon ( Niedbała & Starý 2014 d, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Cameroon, endemic primus Atropacarus (Atropacarus) Niedbała et Starý, 2015

Atropacarus (Atropacarus) primus: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Besuchetacarus) primus: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Niedbała 2017a, Niedbała & Starý 2015c, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic prior Phthiracarus Jacot, 1933 synonym of Phthiracarus longulus (C.L. Koch, 1841)

probus Phthiracarus Niedbała et Colloff, 1997

Phthiracarus probus: Niedbała 2000 , Liu & Zhang 2016b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) probus: Subías 2004 .

Phthiracarus (Neophthiracarus) probus: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (Tasmania) ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Niedbała 2000, 2012a, Niedbała & Colloff 1997, Subías 2022).

Australasian, Australia, endemic procera Mesotritia Niedbała, 2004

Mesotritia procerus Niedbała, 2004

Mesotritia procera: Liu & Chen 2010 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Mesotritia (Mesotritia) procera: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Mexico ( Niedbała 2004a, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Mexico, endemic procerus Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 2001

Notophthiracarus procerus: Niedbała 2004 d, Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) procerus: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) procera: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar ( Mahunka 2002, Niedbała 2001a, 2004d, 2017a, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic procerus Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 2006 synonym of Notophthiracarus niedbalai Subías, 2009 nom. praeoc. for Notophthiracarus procerus Niedbała, 2001

prodorsocristata Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) Subías, 2010 synonym of Arphthicarus frondeus Niedbała, 2004 projectus Plonaphacarus Liu et Wu, 2019

Plonaphacarus projectus: Liu 2021b .

Hoplophthiracarus (Hoplophthiracarus) projectus: Subías 2022 .

Orient: China (Fujian) (Liu 2021 b, Liu & Wu 2019).

Oriental, China, endemic prolixus Arphthicarus Niedbała, 2004

Arphthicarus prolixus: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) prolixus: Subías 2022 .

Neotropic: Dominican Republic ( Niedbała 2004a, Subías 2022).

Neotropical, Dominican Republic, endemic prominens Protophthiracarus ( Balogh, 1958)

Steganacarus prominens Balogh, 1958

Hoplophorella prominens: Mahunka 1984b .

Protophthiracarus promineus (lapsus linguae): Niedbała 1986b.

Protophthiracarus prominens: Niedbała 1992, 2001 a , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) prominens: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Democratic Republic Congo, Angola ( Balogh 1958, Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 1984b, Niedbała 1986b, 1992, 2001a, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, central part propinqua Indotritia (Indotritia) Niedbała, 1991

Indotritia propinqua Niedbała, 1991

Indotritia propinqua: Niedbała 2000, 2011b , 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Indotritia (Indotritia) propinqua: Liu 2015c , Subías 2022.

Palaearctic: India (Kashmir). Orient: Thailand, Sri Lanka, India ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 2008b, Niedbała 1991f, 2000, 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2022).

Oriental, introduced to Prooriental area of Palaearctic propinquus Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1983

Phthiracarus propinquus: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 , 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) propinquus: Subías 2004 .

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) boresetosus propinquus: Subías 2022 .

Palaearctic: Ukraine (western part and Crimea), Georgia, Russia (South European Territory, Far East), Turkey, Kyrgyzstan ( Niedbała 1983a, 1986b, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, 2015a, Subías 2022).

Panpalaearctic, except Western and Central Europe

Note. Subías (2022) proposed to create a subspecies propinquus for P. boresetosus , while the presence of seven pairs of genital setae ( P. boresetosus ) and nine pairs ( P. propinquus ) is the significant morphological difference between these two species.

protrusus Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) Liu, Wu et Chen, 2012

Euphthiracarus protrusus Liu, Wu et Chen, 2012

Euphthiracarus protrusus: Liu et al. 2012 , Niedbała & Liu 2018, Liu 2021b.

Euphthiracarus (Euphthiracarus) protrusus: Subías 2022 .

Orient: China (Fujian) (Liu 2021b, Liu et al. 2012, 2013, Subías 2022).

Oriental, China, endemic protrusus Notophthiracarus Liu et Chen, 2013

Notophthiracarus protrusus: Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Liu 2021b.

Hoplophthiracarus (Besuchetacarus) protrusus: Subías 2022 .

Orient: China (Hainan) ( Liu & Chen 2013, Subías 2022).

Oriental, China, endemic protrusus Plonaphacarus Liu, Wu et Chen, 2011

Plonaphacarus protrusus: Niedbała & Liu 2018 , Niedbała & Ermilov 2020, Liu 2021b. Hoplophthiracarus (Hoplophthiracarus) protrusus: Subías 2022 .

Orient: China ( Taiwan, Fujian) (Liu 2021b, Liu et al. 2011b, 2013, Niedbała & Ermilov 2020, Subías 2022).

Oriental, China, indigenous proxima Acrotritia Niedbała, 2013

Acrotritia proxima: Niedbała & Ermilov 2013 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Acrotritia proxima: Liu 2015d .

Orient: Southern Vietnam ( Niedbała & Ermilov 2013 a, 2014b, Subías 2022, Vu 2013).

Oriental, Southern Vietnam, endemic

Note. Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with A.

paraspiculifera Niedbała, 2012 . However, both species have different shape of trichobothria, fusiform covered with spines in A. proxima versus plum-stone, smooth in A. paraspiculifera . Moreover, tarsi of legs have variable number of claws in A. paraspiculifera while the number of claws is constant (2-3-3-3) in A. proxima .