Protodinychidae Evans, 1957
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Felipe |
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Protodinychidae Evans, 1957 |
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Family Protodinychidae Evans, 1957 View in CoL View at ENA
Diagnosis: Dorsal shield large rounded and ornamented by pits. Pygidial shield present, wider than long. Marginal shields reduced, marginal setae situated on membranous cuticle. Peritrematal shields large and fused with sternal and endopodal shields, their surface covered by pits. Scabellum and pedofossae absent. Peritremes linear, stigmata situated between coxae III and IV. Anal shield large, wider than long in females and bearing 5 circumanal setae. Leg I with ambulacrum and claws, coxae of leg I cylindrical and situated widely from each other. Genital shield of female divided into a large mesogynal and two latigynal shields, latigynal shields bear setae St5. Male genital shield oval with eugenital setae and situated between coxae III. Anal shield in males formed a large ventrianal shield. Tritosternum with narrow base, laciniae with two marginally serrate branches. Deuterostrenum and deuterosternal groove with some denticles. Corniculi horn-like, longer than internal malae, internal malae with smooth margins. Epistome small with some spines.
Type genus: Protodinychus Evans, 1957
Notes: One genus with three species.
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