New species of palaearctic Oribotritiidae (Acari, Oribatida) Niedbała, Wojciech Zootaxa 2006 2006-04-19 1175 55 68 3XFSB Niedbała, 2006 Niedbała 2006 [264,565,284,310] Arachnida Oribotritiidae Maerkelotritia Animalia Sarcoptiformes 9 64 Arthropoda species kirghizica sp. nov.   Description Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 283, width 197, height 111, sensilli 109, setae: interlamellar 142, lamellar 101, rostral 81.0, exobothridial 17.7; notogaster: length 525, width 308, height 333, setae c  1and h  175.9, ps  160.7; genital and aggenital plates 152 x 37.9, anal and adanal plates 228 x 22.9. Colour yellow. Integument finely punctate. Prodorsum without distinct lateral carinae. Sensilli long with fusiform head, with sparse spines. Setae (except short and smooth exobothridial) long, erect, in> sens> le> ro> ex, with sparse spines. Mutual distance between interlamellar setae slightly longer than between rostral setae and considerably longer than between lamellar setae. Notogaster with rigid setae, fairly short ( c  1< c  1–d  1), slightly barbed; setae of row cremote from anterior border, setae c  1more remote than setae c  2and c  3; vestigial setae f  1located anteriorly of h  1setae. Ventral region: palps three segmented with formula: 2­2­7(1); setae hof mentum considerably longer than distance between them; epimeral formula: 3–0–2–2; six to seven pairs of genital setae ( holotypeleft plate six and right plate seven setae and all paratypes7 setae), two pairs of aggenital setae; anal plates without setae. Adanal plates each with four setae, setae ad  1and ad  2remote from setae ad  3and ad  4. Setation and solenidiotaxy of legs (without tarsi): I: 1–3–4(2)–5(1), II: 1–4–4(1)–5(1), III: 2–3–3(1)–2(1), IV: 3–3–2(0)–2(1).   Type Holotypeand eight paratypes: Kyrgizstan 30 kmN from Karakol, 3700 m, summit rocky ground, 25 VIII 2002, leg. M. Skoracki and B. Sikora. Types deposited in DATE.  Comparison The new species is easily distinguishable from congeners by the presence of fusiform, barbed head of sensilli, genital plates with seven pairs of setae, anal plates without setae, adanal plate with four pairs of setae.   Etymology The specific name refers to the Kyrgizstan state that includes the typelocality. OTHER LOCALITIES. Kyrgizstan, 120 kmS from Bishkek, 2150 m., Ala­Archa Canyon reserve, flood waters of stream, 4 IX 2002, leg. M. Skoracki and B. Sikora ( 12 specimens);  Kyrgizstan,  33 kmN of Tokfogul, 42 o09’N 72 o50’E,  1820 m, canyon of Chychkan river, prov. Talas, mixed forest,  27 VI 2003, leg. R. Dobosz( 30 specimens);  Uzbekistan, under  Juniperussp.,  IV 1977, leg. M.S. Giljarov( 23 specimens).   DistributionPalaearctic, Middle Asia.    Indotritia tricarinata sp. nov. ( Figs 5A–H)   Description Large species. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 530, width 404, height 167, sensilli 182, setae: in131, ro101, le40.4; notogaster: length 1190, width 716, height 883, setae c  1182, h  1207, ps  1151; genitoaggenital plate 313 x 141; anal and adanal plate 530 x 121. Colour brown. Integument finely punctate. Prodorsum with three pairs of lateral carinae. Sensilli long, rigid, smooth. Rostral and interlamellar setae thick, erect, rigid, rough, lamellar setae, shorter, fine, smooth, exobothridial setae vestigial; sens> in> ro> le. Notogaster with short ( c  1< c  1–d  1), rigid, rough setae, except smooth, flexible setae c  3; setae c  1considerably remote from anterior margin, setae c  3less remote. Opening of opisthosomal gland and arrangement of lyrifissures and vestigial setae typical for genus. Ventral region. Setation of palps: 0­2­0­2­9(1). Setae hof mentum considerably longer than distance between them; furrows trvvery short, furrows between genital and aggenital plates rather long; nine pairs of genital setae with formula 4:5, three pairs of aggenital setae present; two pairs of anal setae and two pairs of minute adanal setae present, lyrifissures iadsituated laterally of ad  2setae. Legs. Setation and solenidiotaxy (without tarsi): I: 1–3–5(2)–5(1), II: 1–4–4(1)–3(1), III: 3–2–3(1)–3(1), IV: 3–2–2(1)–3(1). Femora with strong distal carina.   Type  Holotype(deposited in DATE): Slovenia, 1 kmfrom Postoina, mixed forest litter under the castle,  7 XI 1963, leg. J. Rafalski.   EtymologyThe specific name  tricarinatarefers to the presence of three pairs of lateral carinae of prodorsum.  Comparison The new species is similar to the pantropical  I. krakatauensis( Sellnick, 1923)but it is distinguishable by the presence of rigid, erect rostral and interlamellar setae and 3 pairs of aggenital setae.   FIGURE 5.A–I. Indotritia tricarinata sp. nov.(holotype): Aóprodorsum, dorsal view, Bóprodorsum, lateral view, Cóseta e 1, Dógnathosoma with palp, Eómentum of infracapitulum, Fóright part of ventral side, Góopisthosoma, lateral view, Hótrochanter and femur of leg I.  Acknowledgements I am very grateful to all those who have collected the specimens named above.   References   Mahunka, S.( 1990). A survey of the superfamily Euphthiracaroidea Jacot, 1930 (Acari: Oribatida).  Folia Entomologica Hungarica, 51, 37–80.    Niedbała, W.( 2000). The ptyctimous mites fauna of the Oriental and Australian regions and their centres of origin (Acari: Oribatida).  Genus, supplement, 1–489.   Niedbała, W.( 2004) Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of the Neotropical Region.  Annales Zoologici, 54, 1–288.   Sellnick, M.( 1923) Die mir bekannten Arten der Gattung Tritia Berlese. Acari.  Blatter für Milbenkunde, 3, 7–22. 2236572810 2003-06-27 R. Dobosz Talas 1820 42.15 Kyrgizstan 1152 72.833336 Chychkan river 9 64 30 2236572808 1977-04 M. S. Giljarov Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 9 64 23 2236572809 1963-11-07 J. Rafalski. Slovenia Postoina 11 66 1 Postojna holotype