Afroleius floridus, Coetzee, Louise, 2014

Coetzee, Louise, 2014, Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa, Zootaxa 3889 (4), pp. 553-573 : 554

Afroleius Mahunka, 1984

Adults. Integument foveate or reticulate; lamella marginal; rostral seta short to medium length; lamellar seta medium to long; interlamellar seta minute; pteromorph large, fully hinged; octotaxic system consisting of four pairs of saccules or porose areas; ten pairs of minute notogastral setae present; posterior notogastral tectum present, undivided; genal notch and broad genal tooth usually present; axillary saccule of subcapitulum present; epimeral setae 3c and 4c absent; discidium present; custodium absent; epimeral border 4 heavily sclerotized; apodemata II, sj and III parallel; pedotectum I large, broad; genital plates with six pairs of setae; adanal setae (ad 1–3) inserted close to each other near postero-lateral border of anal plates, posterior to iad; preanal organ of medium length, stem broadening towards base; postanal porose area usually present; tutorium consisting of dorsal ridge with deep incurvation in basal part; all legs heterotridactylous; tarsi I and II with dorsal dens proximal to tectal setae, varying from small point to large well-developed spur; genua I and II distally with one or two prominent cusps positioned antiaxially; porose regions on femora I–IV and trochanters III–IV present; lateral seta l' on femur III absent (i.e. Fe III with two setae). For a comprehensive description see Coetzee & Tiedt 2013.

Juvenile instars (only A. floridus comb. nov. known)

Humeral organ absent, axillary saccule absent, pygidial sclerite large, unsclerotized, covering dorsal side of gastronotum; lateral sclerites absent.