Caliphis 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 : 10

Caliphis Lee (8 described species)

Movable and fixed cheliceral digits with 3–6 and 4–9 teeth, respectively. Epistome with an anteromedian extension wider at base, usually flanked by one or more pairs of large anterolateral spines, shorter than anteromedian extension. Seta h 3 about in longitudinal line with h 1 and slightly anterior or slightly posterior and mediad to h 2. Idiosoma suboval, 420–1040 µm long and 250–730 µm wide at widest level. Podonotal and opisthonotal shields fused, forming holonotal shield, line of fusion not visible. Dorsal idiosomal setae aciculate. Podonotal region of dorsum with 25–36 pairs of setae, of which 25–36 pairs on podonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of shield. Opisthonotal region with 25–56 pairs of setae, of which 25–56 pairs on opisthonotal shield and without setae on soft integument along lateral margins of shield. Seta j 1 not on prominent protuberance, usually as long as r 3 and Z 5. Holonotal and ventrianal shields fused. With a pair of presternal platelets. Sternal shield fused to endopodal shield near coxa IV; setae st 2 and st 4 laterad to imaginary line between st 1 and st 3, with st 3 anterior to st 2. Opisthogaster without platelets between genital and ventrianal shields; with 5–11 pairs of setae on ventrianal shield and without setae on soft integument around ventrianal shield; post-anal seta as long as or longer than para-anal seta. Peritreme with straight or smoothly curved margins, extending anteriorly to level between anterior margin of coxa II and beyond coxa II. Peritrematal shield fused posteriorly to exopodal shield near coxa IV, with connection behind stigma wider or narrower than peritreme. Exopodal shields near coxae II–III–III fused. Without distinct metapodal platelets. All legs with pretarsi. Genua I, III and IV and tibia IV with 13, 9, 10 and 10 setae, respectively.