Protophthiracarus paraminisetosus Niedbała et Illig, 2007

Distribution: Ecuador.

Records in Ecuador: Zamora Chinchipe ( San Francisco Biological Reserve) and Loja (Podocarpus National ParkCajanuma).

Habitat: Bark, organic litter and the upper soil layer, especially from Graffenrieda emarginata litter. Litter fermentation layer.

References: Niedbała & Illig (2007): 145-146; Niedbała & Illig (2007): 772; Illig et al. (2007): 225; Scheu et al. (2008): 4; Niedbała & Roszkowska (2016): 11.