Oribotritia africana Starý, 1993

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

Oribotritia africana Starý, 1993

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Oribotritia bicarinata Niedbała, 1993 syn. by Niedbała 1998.

Oribotritia africana: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements: length prodorsum 563-580, length notogaster 1203-1280.

Large-sized species; colour yellow. Prodorsum with two lateral carinae equal in length; sensilli long, smooth, gradually tapering; interlamelIar and rostral setae short, erect, robust and barbed; exobothridial setae minute. Notogaster with rather short setae, setae c 3 longest and situated near anterior margin, seta c 1 and c 2 remote from margin. Ventral region with 9 pairs of genital and two pairs of aggenital setae, 2 pairs of anal and 2 pairs of adanal setae present, lyrifissures iad posteriad of ad 2 setae. Oblique cleft trv shorter than distance between setae g 8 - g 9. Palps 5-segmented with setal formulae: 0-2-0-2-9 or 0-3-0-3-9 and one solenidion on tarsi. Chaetome of legs: I: 1-4-5(2)-5(1)22(3), II: 1-4-4(1)-3(1)-18(3), III: 3-23(1)-3(1)-14(3), IV: 3-2-2(1)- 3(1)-10(3); tarsi heterotridactylous.

Localities in Tanzania: Mt. Meru: Starý 1993, Niedbała 1998; Uluguru and Nguru Mts.

Remark — One specimens from TAN-028 has two aggenital setae ag 2 but only on the right side ( Fig. 5F ).

Distribution — Central part of Afrotropical Region.

Figures

FIGURE 5: Oribotritia africana Stary, 1993 (holotype of conspecific Oribotritia bicarinata Niedbała, 1993): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – seta h1; E – left side of ventral region; F – right side of genital and aggenital region of specimen from TAN-028.