Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 13

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20164149

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:21351710-FE9E-4E20-A29D-C480D3BA56FD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5476578

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/514F87BD-7F63-FFBD-BAD7-FD54FB529425

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Marcus

scientific name

Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917
status

 

Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917 View in CoL

Cuticle smooth; with fine, irregular microsculpture. "Notogaster" of adults represented by joined CDE segments with eight pairs of setae, segments FHP joined with adanal segments. Genital and anal plates separated; 7-9 pairs of genital setae, adults with transverse scissure dividing genital plates into two parts, anterior with one to two pairs of setae, posterior with five to eight pairs of setae; seven to 10 pairs of "ventral" setae; two to four pairs of anal setae.

Distribution — Semicosmopolitan.

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