Rhysotritia clavata spiculifera Mahunka 1991

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 55

Rhysotritia clavata spiculifera Mahunka 1991 Rhysotritia spiculifera: Niedbała 1998a, 2001

Diagnosis — Measurements of paratype. Prodorsum: length 205, height 83, width 157; setae: ss 56, in 88, le 63, ro 48, ex 8; notogaster: length 414, height and width 252, setae: c 1 45, c 1 / c 1 - d 1 =0.5, h 1 56, ps 1 53; length of genitoaggenital plate 144; length of anoadanal plate 182.

Species of medium size; colour yellow. Prodorsum with simple lateral carinae; sensilli with well-separated, claviform head covered with small spines; other setae, with exception of exobothridial, ciliate; in> le> ro> ex. Notogaster with relatively short setae (c 1 <c 1 - d 1). Ventral region, 9 pairs of genital and 2 pairs of aggenital setae; anal and adanal setae, except minute an 3, similar in length; tarsi of legs monodactylous.

Remark — This species differs from a very similar A. clavata ( Märkel, 1964) only by the presence of 9 pairs of genital setae (versus 6 pairs of genital setae).

Localities in Madagascar (central part), Comoros and Seychelles: Mahunka 1999, Niedbała 1998a, 2001, 2008a.

Distribution — Pantropical.