Tanzaniacepheus, Jordaan, 2017

Jordaan, Anine, 2017, Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V (Fifth part). Redescription of Congocepheus latilamellatus Mahunka 1984, with complementary studies of C. ornatus, Mahunka 1983. Descriptions of Tanzaniacepheus gen. nov. and Zimbabwecepheus gen. nov., Zootaxa 4324 (2), pp. 315-330 : 322

Tanzaniacepheus gen. nov.

Etymology. The generic prefix refers to Tanzania, the country where type material was collected. Diagnosis (adult female). Body shape ovoid.

Prodorsum. Elevated interlamellar process divided in two; interlamellar setae situated on elevated interlamellar process; lamellar setae situated laterally on apical zone of lamella, setae generally barbate. Lamellar apical tip small, sharp. Rostral setae present. Prodorsal posterior depression present. Bothridium with bothridial ring more or less visible; commonly with bothridial tooth.

Notogaster. Notogastral anterior depression absent; 13 to 14 pairs of setae. Regression, if present, involving setae c. Notogastral setae directing backward. Notogaster mostly ovoid, slightly elevated in lateral view. Dorsal microsculpture: cord-shaped irregular-polygonal network.

Lateral zone. Tutorium well developed; supratutorial depression present, with various types of other depressions (anterior, posterior or numerous), all pocket-shaped. Pd I, II, discidium present.

Ventral region. Epimeres 1, 2 and 3, 4 unfused. Epimeral formulae generally 3-1-3-3. Anterior genital furrow present, more or less noticeable. Four pairs of genital setae; aggenital setae present. Three pairs of adanal setae; two pairs of anal setae. Lyrifissure iad generally visible. Several depressed areas at level of genital and anal openings or between them. Anal plate sharply tipped.

Type species: Tanzaniacepheus ornatus ( Mahunka 1983) nov. comb.

Other species: Tanzaniacepheus velatus ( Mahunka 1984) . nov. comb.