Oriflammella Halliday

Castilho, Raphael C., Silva, Edmilson S., De, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2016, Catalogue of the family Ologamasidae Ryke (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 4197 (1), pp. 1-147 : 19

Oriflammella Halliday (1 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and six teeth, respectively. Epistome with an anteromedian extension wider at base, acute distally, flanked by one pair of large anterolateral extensions, shorter than anteromedian extension. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and posterior and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma suboval, 910–980 µm long and 560–660 µm wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated. Dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate and pilose, inserted on long stalks. Podonotal region of dorsum with 26 pairs of setae, of which 26 pairs on podonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield. Opisthonotal region with 25 pairs of setae, of which 25 pairs on opisthonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield. Seta j 1 not on prominent protuberance, as long as r 3 and Z 5. Opisthonotal and ventrianal shields separated. Two pairs of presternal platelets present. Sternal shield not fused to endopodal shield near coxa IV; st 4 on soft integument. Opisthogaster with four platelets between genital and ventrianal shields; with nine pairs of setae on ventrianal shield and without setae on soft integument around ventrianal shield; post-anal seta longer than para-anal seta. Peritreme with straight or smoothly curved margins, extending anteriorly to level of coxa I. Peritrematal shield fused posteriorly to exopodal shield near coxa IV, with connection behind stigma wider than peritreme. Exopodal shields near coxae II–III–III divided at median level of coxa III. Without distinct metapodal platelets. All legs with pretarsi. Genua I, III and IV and tibia IV with 13, 10, 10 and 10 setae, respectively.