Malgasodes Mahunka, 2000

Fernandez, Nestor, Theron, Pieter, Rollard, Christine & Castillo, Elio Rodrigo, 2014, Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) VII. Redefinition of the genus Malgasodes; redescription of M. curvisetus Mahunka, 2000; and complementary description of M. hungarorum Mahunka, 2010. Phylogenetic relationships between Malgasodes, Bovicarabodes, Afticarabodes, Congocepheus and Cavaecarabodes are discussed, ZooKeys 435, pp. 25-48 : 26

Taxon classification Animalia Oribatida Carabodidae

Genus Malgasodes Mahunka, 2000

Malgasodes curvisetus Mahunka (2000, 87 p) established the genus, with as type species (87-90 p, Figures 1-6).

Redescription.

Diagnosis. Prodorsum with elevated processes; without posterior prodorsal depression. Lamellae dorsolateral. Bothridia with smooth bothridial ring and bothridial tooth. Notogaster with conspicuous anterior notogastral depression, fourteen pairs of setae, four pairs of setae inside anterior notogastral depression; four pairs around notogastral depression; two pairs posterior and externally to depression; four pairs marginally to notogaster. Interlamellar and notogastral setae long, simple (except four marginal pairs). Supratutorial depression, Pedotecta I, II, discidium, humeral apophysis present. Notogastral border tectum not prolonged by a limbus, notogastral and ventral fig separated.

Epimeral chaetotaxy 3-1-3-3. Anterior genital furrow present. Four pairs of genital setae; aggenital setae posterior to genital opening. Three pairs of adanal setae; anal fig slightly tipped. Two pairs of anal setae.