Pseudofeltria Soar, 1904

Martin, Peter, 2006, On the morphology and classification of larval water mites (Hydrachnidia, Acari) from springs in Luxembourg, Zootaxa 1138, pp. 1-44 : 31

Genus Pseudofeltria Soar, 1904

Diagnosis: Character states of the family, such that: Dorsal plate large, covering nearly the entire idiosoma in unengorged specimens. Dp with four pairs of setae. Anterior eyes on each side located on a plate, posterior eyes in soft integument. CX­I separate, CX II­III fused. Four pairs of setae on coxal plates, two pairs of setae on Expp. Four pairs of setae in integument surrounding Expp, of which V4 is extremely long and whip­like. Basal segments of chelicerae fused with each other. Legs I to III with five movable segments and each leg with three claws.

Characters valid for the genus: Dp approximately 1.5 times as long as wide and with honeycomb­shaped reticulations. Venter with suture lines between coxal plates II and III heavy and extending medially to the lateral coxal apodeme. Expp nearly equilaterally triangular and much larger than the Exp. Setae E1, E2 very small, V1 and V2 simple and fine and located near the caudomedial margin of CX­II+III.