Hiniphis Lee

Castilho, Raphael C., Silva, Edmilson S., De, Gilberto J. & Halliday, Bruce, 2016, Catalogue of the family Ologamasidae Ryke (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 4197 (1), pp. 1-147 : 16

Hiniphis Lee (2 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with three and 5–6 teeth, respectively. Epistome with an anteromedian extension wider at base. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and posterior and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma elongate, 300–390 µm long and 140–220 µm wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields separated. Dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate. Podonotal region of dorsum with 22 pairs of setae, of which 22 pairs on podonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of podonotal shield. Opisthonotal region with 20 pairs of setae, of which 20 pairs on opisthonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of opisthonotal shield. Seta j 1 not on prominent protuberance, as long as or shorter than r 3 and Z 5. Opisthonotal and ventrianal shields fused. Two pairs of presternal platelets present. Sternal shield fused to endopodal shield near coxa IV; seta st 4 laterad to imaginary line between st 1– st 3. Opisthogaster without platelets between genital and ventrianal shields; with eight pairs of setae on ventrianal shield and 0–1 pair on soft integument around ventrianal shield; post-anal seta as long as para-anal seta. Peritreme with straight or smoothly curved margins, extending anteriorly to level of anterior margin of coxa II. Peritrematal shield fused posteriorly to exopodal shield near coxa IV, and to ventrianal shield (in H. hinnus ), with connection behind stigma wider than peritreme. Exopodal shields near coxae II–III–III fused or divided at median level of coxa III. Without distinct metapodal platelets. All legs with pretarsi. Genua I, III and IV and tibia IV with 13, 9, 10 and 10 setae, respectively.