Oribotritia Jacot, 1924

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 965-967

Oribotritia Jacot, 1924

Oribotritia: Grandjean 1967 , Märkel 1964, Aoki 1980a, Balogh and Mahunka 1983, Mahunka 1990 a, Niedbała 2008b, Subías 2004

Tritia Berlese, 1883 nom preaoc. par Risso 1826 Plesiotritia Walker, 1964 : Grandjean 1967 Berndotritia Mahunka, 1987 : Niedbała 2000 Philotritia Mahunka, 1988 : Niedbała 1998 a

Type species: Hoplophora decumana Auct. non C.L. Koch, 1836

Diagnosis — Prodorsum without median crista and with one or two pairs of lateral carinae; bothridial scales situated dorsal to bothridia; posterior median apodeme absent; sensilli setiform; interlamellar and rostral setae in median position, lamellar setae situated near bothridia. Notogaster with 14 pairs of setae, setae ps 1 dorsal to setae ps 2-3; vestigial setae f 1 anteriorly of setae h 1; one pair of lateral opisthonotal gland openings (gla) and five pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip ips, ih present. Ventral region; genitoaggenital and anoadanal scissures well developed, oblique anogenital cleft visible; infracapitulum of stenarthric type; setae h of mentum usually longer than distance between them; normal formula of epimera: 3-0-2-2; genital plates with narrowed, free extension anteriorly; palps 5-segmented with setal formula: 0-(2-4)-0-(2-3)-9 and one solenidion on tarsi. Legs trochanters I and II with one pair of setae, trochanters III and IV with three pairs of setae; femora I with anterodorsal hooked spine; neotrichy on tarsi I and II; solenidia present on genua IV; setae d on tibiae IV reduced and coupled with solenidion; tarsi heterotridactylous .

Distribution — Semicosmopolitan.