Salfacarus, Van der Hammen, 1979

Ma. Magdalena Vázquez G. & Hans Klompen, 2010, The genus Salfacarus (Acari: Opilioacarida) in Madagascar, Zootaxa 2482, pp. 1-21 : 19

Salfacarus sp.

The following records concern smaller collections of Salfacarus . The number of specimens in each collection or their composition (e.g. no females) was not considered adequate for description. The collections are listed to illustrate the minimal distribution of these mites on Madagascar.

MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga, Parc National Tsingy de Bemaraha, 2.5km 62°ENE Bekopaka, Ankidrodroa River, 100 m, 19°07’56”S 44°48’53”E, coll. Fisher, B L & Griswold, C E, 11–15 Nov 2001, ex tropical dry forest on tsingy (EF22,BLF4341): DN (OSAL007785), DN (OSAL007791), M (OSAL007786, 7789),

MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Forêt de Beroboka, 5.9km 131° SE Ankidranoka, 80 m, 22°13’59”S 43°21’59”E, coll. Fisher, B L & Griswold, C E, 12–16 Mar 2002, ex tropical dry forest (EF22): F (OSAL007280–82); same locality and collectors, 12–16 Mar 2002, ex tropical dry forest, leaf mold, rotting wood, sifted litter (EF19, BLF6070): PN (OSAL006765), PN (OSAL007278), DN (OSAL006762), DN (OSAL006763), DN (OSAL007279), TN (OSAL006764), F (OSAL6756–58), F (OSAL006754–55), M (OSAL006759–61).

MADAGASCAR: Toliara, Sept Lacs, 130 m, 23°31’15”S 44°08’35”E, coll. Frontier Project, 20 Aug 2002, ex gallery forest, leaf mold, rotten wood, sifted litter (ER19, MGF037): TN (OSAL007792), TN (OSAL007793–94), TN (OSAL007328–29), F (OSAL007795–96), M (OSAL007797–98),