Macrocheles baramensis Evans and Hyatt, 1963

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 : 44-45

Macrocheles baramensis Evans and Hyatt, 1963

Macrocheles baramensis Evans and Hyatt, 1963: 335–337 , figs 15–17.

Macrocheles baramensis: Hartini et al. 2003: 307–308 .

Material examined. SWPF: 3 females, 20 December 2006, ex Paragymnopleurus maurus Sharp, 1875 ; 6 females, 15–20 December 2007, ex P . maurus; 1 female, 11 December 2008, ex residue in vial. Km 15: 2 females, 19 December 2007, ex Scarabaeinae; 2 females, 11 December 2008, ex P. maurus . Km 24: 2 females, burned ridge, 14–19 December 2007, ex residue in vials; 3 females, 14–19 December 2008, ex P. maurus ; 1 female, burned valleys, 5–10 December 2008, ex residue in vial. Km 12: 5 females, 15–20 December 2007, ex Scarabaeinae.

Diagnosis. Female. Dorsal shield granular, covered with fine reticulations and bearing 28 pairs of setae; j1 pilose in their distal halves, dorsal setae bipectinate in their distal halves, except simple j5, j6, z5, z6, and J2 (in some cases these slightly pilose). Sternal shield granular with faint linear ornamentation.

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

Distribution. Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia ( Sarawak).