Rogerzetes idiaterosi, Fernandez & Leiva & Vilchez, 2023

Fernandez, Nestor, Leiva, Sergio & Vilchez, Jorge, 2023, Validation of the names of six new species of Rogerzetes and a new genus of Eremaeozetidae (Acari: Oribatida), Zootaxa 5343 (1), pp. 98-100 : 99

Rogerzetes idiaterosi sp. nov.

Rogerzetes idiaterosi Fernandez, Leiva & Vilchez, 2021: 61 (unavailable name).

Diagnosis. Prodorsum polyhedral, lamellae large, projecting far beyond anterior rostral tip; fissure polyhedral-ovoid, on small elevated, crest, with tongue-like expansion, not surpassing dorsosejugal furrow. Notogaster: lenticulus small, slightly elevated, far from dorsosejugal furrow; large rhomboidal depressed notogastral area in front of lenticulus. Ventral region: genital plate rounded-polyhedral; anal plate rectangular-polyhedral with sharp tip.

Type material. Holotype, Madagascar. High-altitude forests on Hauts-Plateaux , Préfecture de Fianarantsoa, Forêt d’Ambatofitorahana (pk 293 à 294 sur la route Nationale N°7), RCP. Mad. 3000, alt. 1800m, 23 December 1971, litter (Berlese), coll. Betsch. Paratypes: Two females, same data as holotype.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from (ιδιαίτερος (Greek) = particular (English) referring to its distinctive morphological characteristics.