Phthiracarus anonymus Grandjean, 1933

Niedbała, Wojciech, 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Tanzania, Acarologia 57 (4), pp. 957-1072 : 1003

Phthiracarus anonymus Grandjean, 1933 .

( Fig 30 A-E)

Archiphthiracarus hauseri Mahunka, 1988 syn by Niedbała 2001.

Phthiracarus pocsi Mahunka, 1983 syn. by Balogh and Balogh 2002.

Phthiracarus anonymus: Niedbała 2001 .

Diagnosis — Measurements of one of specimens from TAN-007: length of prodorsum: 240, 177; length of notogaster: length 430. Species of medium size; colour yellowish. Prodorsum with median and lateral fields fairly short; lateral carinae long, extending beyond sinus; sensilli short, clavate, rounded distally, slightly curved, covered with few squama; interlamellar setae not reaching the insertion point of rostral setae; rostral and lamellar setae equal in length; in> ro> le> ex>ss. Notogaster with fairly short setae (c 1 /c 1 -d 1 =0.8), filiform setae, dorsal setae slightly longer than laterals, setae c 1 and c 3 located on the anterior margin, setae c 2 further away from the margin; setae f 1 anteriorly of setae h 1; among lyrifissures, only ia and im present. Ventral region; h <h -h; genitoaggenital plate with 9 genital setae: 7(4+3): 2; anoadanal plate with 5 well developed setae, adanal setae longer than anal ones, setae ad 1 and ad 3 located in a nearly the same row with anal setae. Chaetome of legs reduced; missing setae: v’ on femora I, s on tarsi I, s on tarsi II, l’ on genua IV, s and pv’ on tarsi IV.

Localities in Tanzania: Kilimanjaro Mts., Morogoro Region: Mahunka 1983a, 1993; Uluguru and Nguru Mts.

Distribution — Semicosmopolitan species.

Figures

FIGURE 30: Phthiracarus anonymus Grandjean, 1933 (specimen from Poland): A – prodorsum, dorsal view; B – prodorsum, lateral view; C – lateral view of body; D – left genitoaggenital and anoadanal plates; E – trochanter and femur I.