Teratothyas, K. Viets, 1929

Gerecke, Reinhard, 2020, The early derivative water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia, superfamilies Eylaoidea, Hydrachnoidea and Hydryphantoidea) of Madagascar, Zootaxa 4727 (1), pp. 1-77 : 45

Subgenus Teratothyas s. str.

Diagnosis: Gnathosoma stout, L/W ratio <3.0, in lateral view with distinctly S-shaped ventral margin, not attached to a protrusible tube. Anterior idiosoma without unpaired platelet covering gnathosomal base.

Remarks: With the introduction of a new subgenus (see below), Teratothyas s. str. includes the species with the plesiomorphic character states of the mouthpart area, possibly as a paraphylum.