Minunthozetinae

Mahunka, S., 2001, Oribatids from Switzerland IX (Acari: Oribatidae, Mycobatidae 2) (Acarologica Genavensia CI), Archives des Sciences, Geneve 54, pp. 129-138 : 130

[Subfamily Minunthozetinae ]

The two subfamilies of Minunthozetinae and Mycobatinae may readily be separated by the shape of their bothridia, and the development of the interbothridial region. In the subfamily Mycobatinae the bothridium projects from under the anterior tectum of the notogaster and bears well-developed marginal scales. The interlamellar setae on the surface of the prodorsum arise from a normal position. In the subfamily Minunthozetinae the bothridium is a simple cup-shape and the interlamellar setae are situated on a pair of interbothridial tubercles connected by a ridge. Other important characteristics as, for example, the divided or undivided nature of the posterior tectum of the notogaster may simultaneously occur in both subfamilies.