Bloszykiella Kontschán, 2010

Kontschán, Jenő & Starý, Josef, 2013, New Uropodine mites from Tanzania (Acari: Mesostigmata), Zootaxa 3683 (3), pp. 267-279 : 268

Genus Bloszykiella Kontschán, 2010

Diagnosis (based on females, for deutonymph see Kontschán 2010). Idiosoma oval, dorsally domed, marginal and dorsal shields fused anteriorly. Dorsal shield with strongly sclerotised lines. All dorsal setae short, with pilose or serrate distal margins. Submarginal shield reduced posteriorly, pygidial shield trapezoidal, bearing pilose or serrate setae. Five pairs of sternal setae present, all smooth and needle-like. Genital shield trapezoidal, its anterior margin situated between coxae III. Peritreme L-shaped. Hypostomal setae h 1 in female pilose in the central onethird, distally and basally smooth; h2 short and smooth, placed close to h1, h3-h4 smooth. Corniculi small and horn-like, fixed digit of chelicera as long as movable digit, bearing several large short teeth. Chelicera without internal sclerotised nodes. Leg I without ambulacral claws; with serrate setae on trochanter.

Type species. Bloszykiella africana Kontschán, 2010 , by original designation.