Ceratorchestes Balogh and Mahunka, 1969

Ermilov, S. G. & Kalúz, S., 2012, The Oribatid Mite Genus Ceratorchestes (Acari: Oribatida: Peloppiidae), Acarologia 52 (2), pp. 165-172 : 166

Genus Ceratorchestes Balogh and Mahunka, 1969

Type species: Ceratorchestes setosus Balogh and Mahunka, 1969

Generic characters were proposed by Balogh and Mahunka (1969a), by J. Balogh and P. Balogh (1988), and also summarized by Balogh (1972), J. Balogh and P. Balogh (1988, 1992). The diagnosis is presented with our additions and changes below.

Generic diagnosis — Peloppiidae with the following combination of characters: prodorsal setae and sensilli well-developed, setiform; lamellae thin, long, with minute cusp; translamella present or absent; rostrum incised, pointed or truncate; tutoria long, with short point, free tip; lateral sides of prodorsum with tooth; notogaster with 10 pairs of setiform notogastral setae (nine pairs long, one pair c minute or represented by alveoli); dorsal notogastral setae inserted in two subparallel rows; dorsophragmata and pleurophragmata present; epimeres III + IV unusually elongated or normal; sejugal apodeme interrupted medially; epimeral border IV transverse; epimeral setal formula 3-1-3-5; adanal setae setiform, ad 1 and ad 2 in paraanal position, ad 3 in preanal position; chelicerae chelate-dentate; legs with three claws.

Remark — Balogh and Mahunka (1969a) have proposed also following generic character - legs IV are jumping legs. In our opinion, this statement is an assumption and requires evidence, therefore we have not included it in the generic diagnosis.