Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands

Niedbała, W. (2017): Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands. Acarologia 57 (1): 3-205, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164149, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/2016414

Mesoplophoridae Ewing 1917

Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917 Cuticle smooth; with fine, irregular microsculpture. "Notogaster" of adults represented by joined CDE segments with eight pairs of setae, segments FHP joined with adanal segments. Genital and anal plates separated; 7-9 pairs of genital setae, adults with transverse scissure dividing genital plates into two parts, anterior with one to two pairs of setae, posterior with five to eight pairs of setae; seven to 10 pairs of "ventral" setae; two to four pairs of anal setae. Distribution — Semicosmopolitan.Published as part of Niedbała, W., 2017, Ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Madagascar and neighbouring islands, pp. 3-205 in Acarologia 57 (1) on page 13, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20164149, http://zenodo.org/record/540076

Austrophthiracarus glennieensis Niedbala 2006

Austrophthiracarus glennieensis Niedbała, 2006 (Figure 14 A-F) Measurements of a specimen from ANIC 1494: prodorsum: length 283, width 217, height 101, sensillum 30, setae: interlamellar 25, lamellar 23, rostral 25, exobothridial 13; notogaster: length 576, width 373, height 343, setae: c 1 40, h 1 32, p 1 28; genitoaggenital plate 141 × 96, anoadanal plate 232 × 116. This species is characterised by the neotrichy of notogastral setae in rows d, e, h and p as well the neotrichy of adanal setae. It has short, fusiform sensilla and long setae d of femur I bent in a specific way and located in the middle of article. Specimen from sample ANIC-1494 is similar in size to holotype. It is distinguishable by the greater number of notogastral setae (32 pairs), number of adanal setae (7-8 pairs), presence of lyrifissures ips, vestigial setae f 1 and setae h of mentum are shorter than distance between them.Published as part of Niedbała, W., 2012, An Updated Study Of Ptyctimous Mite Fauna (Acari: Oribatida) Of The Australasian Region With A Description Of Thirteen New Species, pp. 183-228 in Acarologia 52 (2) on page 211, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122049, http://zenodo.org/record/540244