Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2015

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1044

Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2015

( Figs 61 A-F; 62A-F)

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 258, width 195, height 137; notogaster: length 586, width 374, height 303. Species of medium size; colour brown; surface of body, especially of notogaster covered with numerous tubercles. Prodorsum with powerful median carina; lateral carinae short; sigillar fields not well observable; posterior furrows present; sensilli in holotype and one paratype (sample TAN-018) long, narrow, flagellate, smooth, however in nine paratypes (TAN-018) sensilli are baciliform covered with small cilia in distal end ( Figs 62B, C ); other setae short, spiniform, smooth (ss> in> le = ro), except vestigial exobothridial setae. Notogaster with strong anterior collar; setae short, rather smooth, spiniform setae, dilated proximally and whiplike distally; setae of row c 1-3 situated at collar; only lyrifissures im visible; vestigial setae not observable. Ventral region; setae h of mentum longer than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 5: 4, setae g 1-4 shorter than setae g 5 - 9; adanal setae ad 1 and ad 2 situated closely to paraxial border, near of anal setae, all setae of anoadanal plates short, similar in length, smooth. Chaetome of legs of “complete type”; setae d of femora I slightly remote from distal end of article; setae l” very short .

Localities in Tanzania: The Uluguru Mts: Niedbała & Starý 2015d.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania, probably endemic.

Figures

FIGURE 61: Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2014 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – seta h1; E – seta h2; F – left genitoaggenital and anoadanale plates.

FIGURE 62: Notophthiracarus tuberculus Niedbała et Starý, 2015 (holotype and paratype). A-C (paratype). D-F (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – sensillus; D – notogaster, dorsal view; E – mentum of subcapitulum; F – trochanter and femur of leg I.