Philodanidae Kethley, 1977

Kontschán, Jenő & Seeman, Owen, 2011, Afrophilodana africana n. gen, n. sp. (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Kenya: the second species of the family Philodanidae, Zootaxa 2753, pp. 42-52 : 43

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.276716
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5615920
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scientific name	Philodanidae Kethley, 1977
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Philodanidae Kethley, 1977 View in CoL

Philodanidae Kethley 1977a: 487 View in CoL .

Philodanidae View in CoL .— Lindquist et al. 2009: 113 and 158. Type genus: Philodana Kethley, 1977 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Dorsum with single hypertrichous shield, split into two subequal shields by line of fusion. Setae st 1 in soft cuticle or on presternal shield. Sternogynal region fused to sternal shield; latigynal shields large, paired; vaginal sclerites absent. Female internal genitalia large, membranous, posteriorly short tube leads to smaller sac and accessory sac. Opisthosomal venter hypertrichous. Ventrianal shield broadly trapezoid. Palp tibia and tarsus fused.