Arphthicarus, Niedbala, 1994

Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, Acarologia 57 (1), pp. 3-205 : 92

Arphthicarus v eteratorius

( Niedbała, 1988) ( Figure 60 )

Hoplophthiracarus veteratorius Niedbała 1988 Austrophthiracarus veteratorius: Niedbała 2001

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 257, width 197, height 114; notogaster: length 539, height 351.

Medium-sized species; colour brown; body surface covered with deep concavities. Median sigillar field of prodorsum longer than laterals; posterior furrows distinct, lateral carinae absent; sensilli with narrow pedicel and enlarged head covered with minute spines; interlamellar setae of medium length, semierect, thick covered with small spines in distal half; lamellar and rostral setae short, spiniform, rough; in> ss> ro> le; exobothridial setae vestigial. Notogaster with fairly short (c 1 <c 1 - d 1), rigid, obtuse distally setae, covered with spines in distal half; setae c 1 slightly remote from anterior bor- der, setae c 2 and c 3 more remote from border; vestigial setae f 1 anterior of h 1 setae; 4 pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip, ips present. Ventral region; setae h of mentum shorter than distance between them; formula of genital setae: 6(4+2): 3; setae ad 2 the longest and thickest, setae ad 3 similar to notogastral setae, obtuse distally; setae ad 1 spiniform, pointed distally, longer than ad 3, anal setae smallest, spiniform, rough. Leg chaetome reduced, setae a’ on tarsi I are missing; setae d of femora I slightly remote from anterior margin of article.

Locality in Comoros: Niedbała 2001.

Distribution — Afrotropical, eastern islands:

Madagascar and Comoros.

Figures

FIGURE 60: Arphthicarus veteratorius (Niedbała, 1988) (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – left genitoaggenital plate; E – left anoadanal plate; F – trochanter and femur of leg I.