Zimbabwecepheus, Jordaan, 2017

Jordaan, Anine, 2017, Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V (Fifth part). Redescription of Congocepheus latilamellatus Mahunka 1984, with complementary studies of C. ornatus, Mahunka 1983. Descriptions of Tanzaniacepheus gen. nov. and Zimbabwecepheus gen. nov., Zootaxa 4324 (2), pp. 315-330 : 322-323

Zimbabwecepheus gen. nov.

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from Zimbabwe, the country where the type material was collected.

Diagnosis (adult female). Body ovoid. Fourteen pairs of setae: c 1, c 2, da, dm, dp, la, lm, lp, h 1, h 2, h 3, p 1, p 2, p 3; c 2 setae directing laterally to medial zone; other setae directing backwards; all setae more or less similar length.

Interlamellar process slightly elevated, undivided; large anteriorly situated setae in, directed forward, curving backward; small, clearly visible ro setae, curving, directed to medial zone; serrate le, dentitons small; ro setal insertion at same level as le setal insertion. Sensillus uncinate. Well defined, smooth bothridial ring with bothridial tooth. Lamellae running laterally; lamellar tip truncated; shallow lamellar furrow not discernible, prodorsal posterior depression, narrow. Anterior notogastral zone polyhedral, posterior oval. Lateral view: notogastral anterior depression absent; humeral apophysis easily discernible. Deep supratutorial depression, large pocketshaped depression present. Pd I prominent extended lamina. Pd II small ovoid lamina; discidium clearly discernible. Slightly elevated epimeral delimited by shallow furrow.

Epimera 3–4 fused. Epimeral chaetotaxy 3-1-3-3. Aggenital furrow well visible. Genital plate small relative to anal plate; four pairs of genital setae in a simple line; aggenital setae situated posterior to genital opening. Three pairs of adanal setae; ad 3 far from ag setae. Sharply tipped polyhedral anal plate. Two pairs of anal setae. Lyrifissures iad situated laterally between ad 3 and ad 2. Depressions clearly visible.