Mesotritia maerkeli, Sheals, 1965

Niedbała, Wojciech & Liu, Dong, 2023, Systematic, synonymic and biogeographical list of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) in the world (1799 – 2022), Zootaxa 5265 (1), pp. 1-442 : 134-138

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic maerkeli Mesotritia Sheals, 1965

Mesotritia maerkeli: Aoki 1980 a, Balogh & Mahunka 1983 , Niedbała 2000, 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2004,

Liu & Chen 2010a, Niedbała & Starý 2010b, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała & Ermilov 2018a, 2022, Liu

2021b.

Mesotritia maerkeli: Niedbała 2000 .

Mesotritia clara Starý, 1992 syn. by Niedbała & Starý 2010b.

Mesotritia clara: Niedbała 2000 , Liu & Chen 2010a.

Mesotritia (Mesotritia) clara: Subías 2022 .

Mesotritia flagellata Bayoumi et Mahunka, 1979 syn. by Niedbała 2000.

non Mesotritia spinosa Aoki, 1980 : Niedbała 2000, Niedbała & Starý 2010b.

Palaearctic: Romania, Russia (Central European Territory, Eastern Siberia, Far East), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,

Nepal, India (Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, China (Tibet). Orient: Myanmar, Southern

Vietnam ( Bayoumi & Mahunka 1979, Liu 2021b, Liu & Chen 2010a, Niedbała 2000, 2011b, 2012b, 2015b,

Niedbała & Ermilov 2013b, 2014a, b, 2018a, b, 2022, Niedbała & Starý 2010b, Sheals 1965, Starý 1992b,

Subías 2022).

Panpalaearctic, distributed from Balkan and East European parts to Tibetan and Far East region; introduced to Southern Vietnam maghrebinus Steganacarus (Tropacarus) Bernini, Bernini et Avanzati, 1989 synonym of Steganacarus (Tropacarus)

boulfekhari Niedbała, 1985

magna forma anomaloides Phthiracarus Oudemans, 1915 = Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus ( Nicolet, 1855) magna forma oblonga Phthiracarus Oudemans, 1915 = Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus ( Nicolet, 1855) magna forma rotunda Phthiracarus Oudemans, 1915 = Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus ( Nicolet, 1855) magna forma transitans Phthiracarus Oudemans, 1915 = Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus ( Nicolet, 1855) magna Oribotritia (Oribotritia) ( Ewing, 1907)

Phthiracarus magnus Ewing, 1907

Oribotritia magna: Marshall et al. 1987 , Niedbała 2001b, 2002a, Subías 2004, Liu 2015 a, Niedbała & Liu

2018.

Oribotritia (Oribotritia) magna: Subías 2022 .

Nearctic: USA (Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Florida) ( Ewing 1907, Marshall et al. 1987, Niedbała

2001b, 2002b, Subías 2022).

Nearctic, south-central part magnus Hoplophthiracarus Mahunka, 1988 synonym of Arphthicarus sculptilis (Niedbała, 1988)

magnus Steganacarus (Steganacarus) ( Nicolet, 1855)

Hoplophora magna Nicolet, 1855

Hoplophora magna: Michael 1888 , Sellnick 1928.

Hoploderma magnum: Michael 1898, Willmann 1931, Balogh 1943.

Phthiracarus (Trachyhoplophora) magna: Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1985 .

Steganacarus magna: Grandjean 1941a .

Steganacarus magnum: Grandjean 1934b.

Steganacarus magnus: Grandjean 1935, 1964b , Hammen 1952, 1959, Feider & Suciu 1957, Sellnick 1960,

Pérez-Íñigo 1969c, Krivolutsky 1975, Wallwork 1977, Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Olszanowski et al.

1996, Niedbała & Olszanowski 1997, 2004, 2008, Subías 2004.

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 , 1993b, 1994b, 2001a, 2002a (?), 2008f,

2011b, 2012b, Avanzati et al. 1994, 1995, Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2004, Weigmann 2006, Niedbała &

Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021, Subías 2022.

Phthiracarus magna f. anomaloides Oudemans, 1915 syn. by Subías 2004.

Phthiracarus magna f. anomaloides: Niedbała 1986b, 1992.

Phthiracarus magna f. oblonga Oudemans, 1915 : Subías 2004.

Phthiracarus magna f. oblonga: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 .

Phthiracarus magna f. rotunda Oudemans, 1915 syn. by Subías 2004.

Phthiracarus magna f. rotunda: Niedbała 1986b, 1992.

Phthiracarus magna f. transitans Oudemans, 1915 syn. by Subías 2004.

Phthiracarus magna f. transitans: Niedbała 1986b, 1992.

Hoplophora anomala Berlese, 1883 syn. by Bernini & Avanzati 1988a.

Hoplophora anomala: Michael 1888 , Ewing 1917b.

Hoploderma anomalum: Michael 1898 .

Phthiracarus anomalus: Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1985 .

Steganacarus anomalus: Hammen 1959 , Schuster 1965, Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Olszanowski et al. 1996, Niedbała & Olszanowski 1997, 2004, 2008.

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) anomalus: Niedbała 1986b, 1992 .

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) magnus f. anomalus: Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2004 .

Steganacarus karamani Tarman, 1959 syn. by Schuster 1965.

Palaearctic: Azores, Madeira, Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, France (continental and Corsica), Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Italy (continental and Elba, Giglio, Sicily and Sardinia), Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania, Ukraine (Crimea),Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia (South European Territory), Greece (Corfu), Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Iran. Afrotropic: Saint Helena Island ( Ahaniazad et al 2016, Avanzati et al. 1994, 1995, Balogh 1943, Balogh & Mahunka 1980 a, 1983, Berlese 1883, Bernini & Arcidiacono 1985, Bernini & Avanzati 1987, 1988, Bernini et al. 1988, Castagnoli & Pegazzano 1985, Ewing 1917b, Feider & Suciu 1957, Grandjean 1934b, 1935, 1941a, Hammen 1952, 1959, Mahunka et al. 2013, Mahunka & Mahunka-Papp 2003, 2004, Mahunka & Paoletti 1984, Michael 1855, 1888, 1898, Nicolet 1855, Niedbała 1986b, 1992, 1994b, 2001a, 2002a (?), 2008f, 2011b, 2012b, 2015a, b, Niedbała & Dabert 2013, Niedbała et al. 2020, 2021, Olszanowski et al. 1996, Oudemans 1915a, Pérez-Íñigo 1969a, c, Pigliucci et al. 1990, Salomone et al. 1996, Schatz 1983, Schuster 1965, Seniczak et al. 2021, Subías 2022, Tarman 1959, Wallwork 1977, Weigmann et al. 2015).

Western Palaearctic, Paneuropean and also distributed in North-Mediterranean, Pontic, Anatolian, Maghrebian and Iranian areas

Notes. Type-material presumably lost, neotype preserved in Bernini’s Collection at the University of Siena ( Avanzati et al. 1995) .

Subías (2022) considered Hoplophora anomala Berlese, 1883 as subspecies of S. (S.) magnus although it was previously synonymized ( Bernini & Avanzati 1988a) with S. (S.) magnus .

By using the combined dataset of the partial sequences of 28S rDNA (D3) and COI in Kreipe et al. (2015) showed that Steganacarus (Steganacarus) anomalus may have species status. However, they reserved that for certainty it is necessary to investigate more individuals and more molecular markers.

mahunkai Acrotritia Niedbała et Liu, 2018

nov. nom for Rhysotritia simile Mahunka, 1982 : Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Rhysotritia monodactyla Niedbała, 2002 : Oliveira et al. 2017.

Rhysotritia simile: Niedbała 2000 .

Acrotritia simile: Subías 2004, 2011b , 2012b, Liu 2015 d, Liu & Chen 2015.

Palaearctic: Russia (Far East), North Korea, China (Beijing, Hebei), Japan. Orient: Indonesia (Sumatra), China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Taiwan) ( Liu & Chen 2015, Mahunka 1982c, Niedbała 2000, 2011b, 2012b, 2015b, Niedbała & Ermilov 2020, 2021, Subías 2022).

Eastern Palaearctic, Far East subregion. Oriental, Indonesia, China

Notes. Acrotritia simile (Mahunka, 1982) and Tritia (Pseudotritia) similis Sellnick, 1923 are two different species. Acrotritia simile (Mahunka, 1982) is the species of Palaearctic ( North Korea) origin while Tritia (Pseudotritia) similis Sellnick, 1923 comes from Neotropical Region ( Brazil). Both species differ in the following morphological characters: bothridial scale of prodorsum situated above bothridium (versus under bothridium), the presence of one pair of lateral carinae of prodorsum (versus two pairs), the distance between rostral setae slightly shorter than that between lamellar setae (versus these distance considerably longer), rostral setae straight directed (versus rostral setae bent inwards). Two different forms simile and similis mean the same, masculine and feminine forms are similis , while the neuter is simile . Niedbała & Liu (2018) considered Mahunka’s spelling as a lapsus calami, therefore, both names must be considered as homonymous and proposed a new name A. mahunkai for junior homonym - R. simile . This grammatical inflection connected with the noun gender has been pointed out by Mr. Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Oderwitz.

Attempting to synonymization of Neotropical A. monodactyla with Palaearctic A. simile by Oliveira et al. (2017) is surprising. Both species differ clearly by the shape of trichobothria.

Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with A. rustica (Niedbała, 1991) . See note of A. rustica .

mahunkai Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) Niedbała et Starý, 2013

Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) mahunkai: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) othneios Niedbała et Starý, 2014 syn. by Niedbała

2017a.

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) othneios: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Niedbała 2017a, Niedbała & Starý 2013, 2014a, Subías 2022.

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic mahunkai Notophthiracarus Niedbała, 1987

Notophthiracarus mahunkai: Niedbała 1992, 2000 , 2006 d, Liu & Zhang 2014 d, Niedbała & Liu 2018. Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) mahunkai: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) mahunkai: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (western and southern parts) ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Niedbała 1987, 1992, 2000, 2006d, 2012a, 2017b, Subías 2022).

Australasian, western and southern parts of Australia mahunkai Oribotritia (Oribotritia) Niedbała et Starý, 2013

Oribotritia mahunkai Niedbała et Starý, 2013

Oribotritia mahunkai: Liu 2015 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Oribotritia (Oribotritia) mahunkai: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Niedbała 2017a, Niedbała & Starý 2013, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic mahunkai Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1994 new name for Neoprotophthiracarus flagellatus Mahunka, 1980 which was a junior subjective homonym of Phthiracarus flagellatus Wallwork, 1977 .

Synonym of Phthiracarus shiptoni (Sheals et Macfarlane, 1966) : Niedbała 2004.

mahunkai Protophthiracarus Niedbała et Starý, 2013

Protophthiracarus mahunkai: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) mahunkai: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Niedbała 2017a, Niedbała & Starý 2013, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic major Aedoplophora Jacot, 1933

AE. major: Grandjean 1934c, 1954b .

Aedoplophora major: Niedbała 2002a, 2004b , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Prototritia major Jacot, 1933 : Marshall et al. 1987.

Prototritia (Prototritia) major: Subías 2022 .

Nearctic: USA (Florida) ( Grandjean 1934c, 1954b, Marshall et al. 1987, Niedbała 2002a, 2004b, Subías 2022).

Nearctic, USA, endemic malagasensis Notophthiracarus (Mahunka, 2010)

Austrophthiracarus aokii malagasensis Mahunka, 2010

Notophthiracarus malagasensis: Niedbała & Liu 2018 .

Hoplophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) aokii malagasensis: Subías 2022 .

Afrotropic: Madagascar (Mahunka 2010, Niedbała 2017a, Subías 2022).

Afrotropical, Madagascar, endemic

Note. Subías (2022) considered it as subspecies of Austrophthiracarus aokiii Mahunka, 1983 . However, the differences between these two taxa presented in Mahunka (2010a) are sufficient to distinguish two separate species. Above all, the arrangement of genital setae indicates that both these species belong to two different genera.

malagensis Phthiracarus Niedbała, 1986

Phthiracarus malagensis: Niedbała 1992, 2011b , 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) malagensis: Subías 2004 .

Palaearctic: Azores, Spain ( Niedbała 1986 d, 1992, 2011b, 2012b, 2015b, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, known from Iberian subregion

Notes. It is not understandable what is the reason that Subías (2010) identified this species with P. stramineus (C.L. Koch, 1841) — species inquirenda whose taxonomical status is ambiguous. With regard to Jacot (1936) description of P. stramineus based on topotypic material, P. malagensis differs considerably from P. stramineus by the trichobothria rounded distally (versus pointed distally in P. stramineus ), setae ad 1 and ad 2 vestigial (versus well developed). Subías (2022) identified this species with P. longulus (C.L. Koch, 1841) . Phthiracarus malagensis differs from P. longulus by the trichobothria rounded distally (versus pointed distally in P. longulus ) and complete chaetome of legs (versus chaetome reduced, setae v´ of femora I and seta l´ on genua IV absent).

Subías (2022) considered this species as congeneric with

P. longulus . However, P. malagensis has rounded distal end of trichobothria (versus pointed end in P. longulus ), longer notogastral setae and chaetome of legs complete (versus chaetome incomplete).

malatestai Steganacarus (Tropacarus) Avanzati, Baratti et Bernini, 1995

Steganacarus (Tropacarus) malatestai: Avanzati et al. 1995 , Subías 2004, Niedbała 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Palaearctic: Italy ( Avanzati et al. 1995, Niedbała 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, Italy, endemic

Note. Subías(2022) considered this species as congeneric with Steganacarus (Tropacarus) lucidus Sergienko, 1994 (synonym of Steganacarus (Tropacarus) carinatus (C.L. Koch, 1841 (?)). See the comparison in Niedbała (2011b).

malaya Apoplophora Mahunka, 1991

Apoplophora malaya: Niedbała 2000, 2001c , Liu et al. 2009a, Liu 2016 a, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Subías 2022.

Orient: Malaysia ( Balogh & Balogh 2002, Mahunka 1991c, Niedbała 2000, 2001c, Subías 2022).

Oriental, Malaysia, endemic mallacoolaensis Hoplophthiracarus Niedbała, 2006

Hoplophthiracarus mallacoolaensis: Niedbała & Penttinen 2007 , Liu & Zhang 2014c, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Niedbała et al. 2021.

Hoplophorella (Rhacaplacarus) mallacoolaensis: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: Australia (eastern and southern part) ( Niedbała 2006d, 2012a, Niedbała et al. 2021, Niedbała & Penttinen 2007, Subías 2022).

Australasian, southern part of Australia mangamuka Oribotritia (Oribotritia) Liu et Zhang, 2013

Oribotritia mangamuka Liu et Zhang, 2013

Oribotritia mangamuka: Liu 2015a, 2016b , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Oribotritia (Oribotritia) mangamuka: Subías 2022 .

Australasia: New Zealand ( Liu & Zhang 2013a, Subías 2022).

Australasian, New Zealand, endemic manganellii Steganacarus (Steganacarus) Avanzati, Baratti et Bernini, 1995

Steganacarus (Steganacarus) manganellii: Avanzati et al. 1995 , Niedbała 2011b, 2012b, Niedbała & Liu 2018, Subías 2022.

Palaearctic: Italy ( Avanzati et al. 1995, Niedbała 2011b, 2012b, Subías 2022).

Western Palaearctic, Italy, endemic manipurensis Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) ( Misra, Bhaduri et Raychaudhuri, 1983)

Hoplophorella manipurensis Misra, Bhaduri et Raychaudhuri, 1983

Hoplophorella manipurensis: Niedbała 1992 .

Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) manipurensis: Niedbała 2000 , Niedbała & Liu 2018.

Hoplophorella (Hoplophorella) manipurensis: Subías 2004 .

Hoplophorella (Kakophthiracarus) manipurensis: Subías 2022 .

Orient: India (Manipur) ( Misra et al. 1983, Niedbała 1992, 2000, Subías 2022).