Plonaphacarus styphelos Niedbała, 2001

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1015

Plonaphacarus styphelos Niedbała, 2001

( Fig. 39 A-G)

Diagnosis — Measurements of specimen from type serie: prodorsum: length 313, width 227, height 126; notogaster: length 570, width 412, height 380. Species of medium size; colour yellow; integument finely punctate, only the border with regular concavities. Prodorsum with weak and short median and lateral fields; lateral carinae and posterior furrows present; sensilli narrow, setiform, slightly sickle-shaped, covered with small spines; interlamellar setae long, erect, covered with spines; lamellar setae smaller, rough; rostral setae long, hooked, rough; in> ro> ss> le; exobothridial setae vestigial. Notogaster with 16 pairs of medium length setae (c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =0,85), covered with small spines, additional setae situated in row h; setae c 2 remote from anterior margin, setae c 1 and c 3 closer to margin; vestigial setae f 1 anteriorly of h 1 setae; 4 pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip, ips present. Ventral region; arrangement of genital setae: 6(4+2): 3, each anoadanal plate with 5 rough setae, ad 2> ad 1> an> ad 3. Leg setation complete; setae d on femora I situated near distal end of article .

Locality in Tanzania: Mahale Peninsula: Niedbała 2001.

Distribution — Afrotropical species known only from Tanzania, probably endemic.

Figures

FIGURE 39: Plonaphacarus styphelos Niedbała, 2001 (holotype): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – opisthosoma, lateral view; D – right genitoaggenital plate; E – right anoadanal plate; F – trochanter and femur of leg I; G – tibia of leg IV.