Rogerzetes theroni, 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 theroni sp. nov.

Rogerzetes theroni Fernandez, Leiva & Vilchez, 2021: 44 (unavailable name).

Diagnosis. Prodorsum polyhedral shape; lamellae large, long broad blades, projecting far beyond anterior tip of rostrum; lamellar fissure rounded to ovoid, with a posterior rounded elevation. Notogaster: lenticulus far from dorsosejugal suture, separated from it by well-demarcated triangular to polyhedral shaped depressed area; posterior lenticular zone more or less flat, inverse Y shaped. Ventral region: Epimeral setae 3-1-3-2 or 3-1-2-2; genital plate more or less pentagonal; anal plate rectangular to polyhedral.

Type material. Holotype. Madagascar. Massif du Marojezy , Madagascar Nord, Province de Diego Suarez, R.C.P. Mad.4016, alt 1400m, 7 December 1972, FDSM- mosses on trunks, 1 to 3 m high (sieved and then put in Berlese funnels), coll J.M. Betsch . Paratypes: Two females, Massif du Marojezy , RCP. Mad. 4007, 1900 mts, 1 December 1971. Litter on mosses on the ground.

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the memory of our colleague and great friend Professor Dr. Pieter Theron, Potchefstroom, South Africa.