Parapyroppia Pérez-Íñigo & Subías, 1979

Lindo, Zoë, 2018, Diversity of Peloppiidae (Oribatida) in North America, Acarologia 58 (8), pp. 91-97 : 94

Parapyroppia Pérez-Íñigo & Subías

The genus Parapyroppia has three described species worldwide, with P. lamellata (Ewing) described based on collections from the southern United States (Missouri). Parapyroppia is distinguished from other members of the Peloppiidae by the combination of monodactyl pretarsi, chelate-dentate chelicerae, a conspicuous and straight sejugal apodeme, and short lamellar cusps. Parapyroppia is most similar to Pyroppia , differing only in the number of pretarsal claws and shape of notogaster posteriorly (obtusely pointed in Pyroppia ). Unconfirmed collections of P. lamellata are recorded for the west coast (Lindo 2010) and interior of British Columbia ( Berch et al. 2007). The genus has also been reportedly collected from western Oregon, California, New Mexico, and Alberta. Whether specimens observed in western North America are P. lamellata is not confirmed, and may represent a new species. Specimens observed from all these locations share similar character states, in particular reduced notogastral setae and long lanceolate bothridial setae. In addition to the western species, there appears an undescribed species from eastern Canada (Ontario, Newfoundland) ( Dwyer et al. 1997, 1998) that clearly possesses notogastral setae.