Mesoplophora (Mesoplophora) invisistata Niedbala 1983
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Mesoplophora (Mesoplophora) invisistata: Niedbała 2001.
Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 267, width 183, height 126; notogaster: length 364, width 303, height 222. Species of medium size; colour yellow. Prodorsum with pointed rostrum; lateral carinae present; sensilli (ss) long with 8 thin spines; other setae smooth, interlamellar (in) setae longer than lamellar (le) and rostral (ro) setae; exobothridial (ex) setae equal to diameter of bothridia. Notogaster with 8 pairs of strong, rough setae, c 1-3 remote from anterior margin, setae e 1 and e 2 thicker than other setae. Ventral region with 9 pairs of ventral setae unequal in length; 7 pairs of genital setae with formula: 5+2; 2 pairs of anal setae present.
Localities in Tanzania: Nguru Mts. Species new for TAN.
Distribution — It is pantropical; oriental and afrotropical species.
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Niedbala
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Sarcoptiformes
- Family
- Mesoplophoridae
- Genus
- Mesoplophora
- Species
- invisistata
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Mesoplophora (Mesoplophora) invisistata Niedbala, 1983 sec. Niedbała, 2017
References
- Niedbala W. 2001 - Study on the diversity of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) and quest for centres of its origin: the fauna of the Ethiopian region - Monographs of the Upper Silesian Museum, Bytom, 3: 1 - 245.