Macrocheles jabarensis Hartini and Takaku, 2003

Dwibadra, Dhian, Takaku, Gen, Ôhara, Masahiro & Ueda, Akira, 2014, Mites of the Family Macrochelidae (Acari: Gamasida) from Sungai Wain, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, Species Diversity 19 (1), pp. 43-57 : 46

Macrocheles jabarensis Hartini and Takaku, 2003

Macrocheles jabarensis Hartini and Takaku, 2003a: 1266 , figs 7–12.

Macrocheles jabarensis: Hartini et al. 2003: 308 .

Material examined. SWPF: 32 females, 16 December 2006, ex Onthophagus semicupreus , O . vulpes, O. obscurior , O. cervicapra , O. borneensis Harold, 1877 , O. pasificus Lansberge, 1885 , Catharsius dayacus , and residue in vials; 14 females, 17 December 2006, ex O. waterstradti Boucomont, 1914 , O. schwaneri , O. borneensis , and Onthophagus sp.; 14 females, 18 December 2006, ex O. schwaneri ; 30 females, 20 December 2006, ex O. obscurior , O. pastillatus Boucomont, 1919 , O. cervicapra , C. dayacus , and residue in vials; 53 females, 14 December 2007, ex C. dayacus , O. schwaneri , O. waterstradti , O. incisus Harold, 1877 , O. vulpes , Paragymnopleurus maurus , and residue in vials; 3 females, 12 December 2008, ex O. borneensis ; 4 females, 5 December 2008, ex residue in vials; 6 females, 11 December 2008, ex residue in vials. Km 18: 6 females, Acacia mangium plantation, 23 December 2006, ex residue in vials. Km 22: 6 females, A. mangium plantation, 23 December 2006, ex C. renaudpauliani and residue in vials. Km 24: 1 female, Imperata cylindrica grassland, 21 December 2006, ex O. papulatus Boucomont, 1914 ; 5 females, burned secondary forest, 21 December 2006, ex residue in vials; 19 females, secondary forest, 21 December 2006, ex O. aurifex Harold, 1877 , O. schwaneri , O. dux Sharp, 1875 , C. dayacus , and residue in vials; 16 females, natural forest, 21 December 2006, ex O. schwaneri and residue in vials; 2 females, burned secondary forest, 26 December 2006, ex residue in vial; 4 females, I. cylindrica grassland, 26 December 2006, ex residue in vial; 40 females, A. mangium plantation, 26 December 2006, ex residue in vial; 4 females, natural forest, 26 December 2006, ex O. schwaneri , O. rudis Sharp, 1875 , and residue in vial; 3 females, burned ridges, 6–11 December 2008, ex residue in vials; 2 females, A. mangium plantations, 7–12 December 2008, ex residue in vials; 8 females, I. cylindrica grassland, 7–12 December 2008, ex residue in vial. Km 29: 165 females, 22 December 2006, ex O. schwaneri , O. cervicapra , O. obscurior , C. renaudpauliani , and residue in vials.

Diagnosis. Female. Dorsal setae j1 plumose distally; S5 and Z5 pilose in distal half; J5 entirely pilose; other setae simple (in some cases j4 pilose distally). Ornamentation of sternal shield distinct; l. ang., l. m. t., and l. o. p. distinct; l. o. p. disjunct from l. m. t. and not bifurcate.

Habitat. This species has been collected from the scarab beetle genera Catharsius , Microcopris , Onthophagus , and Paragymnopleurus .

Distribution. Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Lombok, and Sumbawa).