Indotritia (Indotritia) paulyi: Niedbała 2001

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 38

Indotritia (Indotritia) paulyi: Niedbała 2001

Diagnosis — Measurement of the holotype: prodorsum: length 303, width 232, height 86; notogaster: length 515, width 449, height 404.

Species of medium size; colour brown. Prodorsum with long, double lateral carinae; sensilli long, filiform, covered sparsely with spines; interlamellar and rostral setae erect, long, barbed sparsely; lamellar setae shorter, procumbent, smooth, exobothridial setae minute; in> ro> le> ex. Notogaster with relatively long (c 1 / c 1 - d 1 =0,9) setae barbed sparsely (except smooth setae c 3), setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior margin, seta c 3 close to margin. Ventral region; setae h of mentum distinctly longer than distance between them; 9 pairs of genital, 2 pairs of aggenital setae present; cleft trv shorter than distance between setae g 8 - g 9; anal plates each with one seta; adanal plates each with 3 setae, setae ad 1 and ad 2 longer than setae ad 3; distance between ad 1 and ad 2 longer than ad 2 - ad 3; lyrifissures iad situated laterally and anteriorly of ad 2 setae. Chaetome of leg (without tarsi): I: 1-4-5(2)-5(1), II: 1-4-4(1)-3(1), III: 3-2-3(1)-3(1), IV: 3-2-2(1)-3(1); unguinal seta on tarsi IV spiniform.

Localities in Madagascar (central and eastern parts): Mahunka 1999, Niedbała 1998a, 2001.

Distribution — Afrotropical, found only in

Madagascar, endemic.