Papillocepheus Balogh & Mahunka, 1966

Ermilov, Sergey G., Anichkin, Alexander E. & Tolstikov, Andrei V., 2014, The oribatid mite genus Papillocepheus (Acari, Oribatida, Tetracondylidae), with description of a new species from southern Vietnam, ZooKeys 381, pp. 1-10 : 2-3

Genus Papillocepheus Balogh & Mahunka, 1966

Clavazetes Hammer, 1966

Type species.

Papillocepheus heterotrichus Balogh & Mahunka, 1966

New generic diagnosis

(based partially on data from: Balogh and Mahunka 1966; Hammer 1966).

Tetracondylidae with the following combination of characters: costulae dorsal or dorso-lateral, reach the insertions of lamellar setae; transcostula present or absent; rostral, lamellar and interlamellar setae well developed, setiform or weakly dilated distally or medio-distally; sensilli with short stalk and clavate head; exobothridial setae absent; notogaster with 8-10 pairs of setae, all medium size or short; majority of notogastral setae clearly dilated in distal or medial part, phylliform or willow leaf shaped; medial prodorsal and notogastral condyles usually absent, when present, separated; epimeral formula 3 –1–3– 3, sometimes some setae absent or represented by alveoli; genital plates with three setae; aggenital setae present or absent; anal plates with two pairs of setae; three pairs of adanal setae present; adanal setae ad3 located in lateral or preanal position; localization of adanal lyrifissures different among types; setae u of all leg tarsi setiform.