Oribotritia paraspinosa Niedbała 2001 , 2008a

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 24

Oribotritia paraspinosa Niedbała 2001, 2008a

Diagnosis — Measurements of typical material (two paratypes): prodorsum: length 297-320; notogaster: length 555-596, height 426-440. Measurements of one of specimen from Madagascar ( Niedbała 2001): prodorsum: length 530, height 202; notogaster: length 1141, height 858 (conspicuously bigger than typical specimens) .

Species of medium size; colour dark brown. Prodorsum with short dorsal crista and two pairs of strong lateral carinae; sensilli short, pointed distally; other setae rigid, interlamellar and rostral erect, rough, lamellar smooth, procumbent; le> in> ro; exobothridial setae vestigial. "Notogaster" with short, rigid, rough setae; setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior border, setae c 3 rather smaller, located near border but in specimen from MAG-274 (similar in length to paratypes) setae c 3 is longer. Ventral region ; setae h of mentum longer than distance between them; 9 pairs of genital setae with formula 4: 5; 2 pairs of aggenital setae present but in specimen from MAG-274 exist 3 pairs of aggenital setae; 1 pair of anal and 3 pairs of adanal setae present; lyrifissures iad positioned laterally between ad 2 and ad 3 setae. Leg setation (without tarsi): I: 14-5(2)-5(1), II: 14-4(1)-5(1), III: 3-2-3(1)-3(1), IV: 3- 2-2(1)-3(1); femora with distinct distal crista .

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

Distribution — Afrotropical, restricted only to eastern islands.