Oribotritia Jacot, 1924, p. 83 (= Tritia Berlese, 1883, nom. praeoc. by Risso, 1826)
Oribotritia: Jacot, 1930, p. 253; 1933, p. 258; van der Hammen, 1959, p. 34; Märkel, 1964, p. 18; Walker, 1965, p. 31; Grandjean, 1967, p. 258; Aoki, 1980, 51; Balogh & Mahunka, 1983, p. 165; Marshall et al., 1987, p. 67; Mahunka, 1990, p. 54; Niedbała, 2000, p. 62; 2001 a, p. 292; 2001 b, p. 82; 2002, p. 22; 2004 a, p. 23; 2006 b, p. 10; 2008 a, p. 115; 2011, p. 33; Subías, 2004, p. 44.
Plesiotritia Walker, 1965, p. 29; Grandjean, 1967, p. 258; Märkel, 1968, p. 732; Subías, 2004, p. 44.
Berndotritia Mahunka 1987 b, p. 781; Mahunka, 1990, p. 50; Niedbała, 2000, p. 62; Subías, 2004, p. 44.
Philotritia Mahunka, 1988, p. 1098; Mahunka, 1990, p. 50; Niedbała 1998 b, p. 19; Subías, 2004, p. 44.
Type species: Hoplophora decumana auct. non C. L. Koch, 1836 (= Phthiracarus berlesei Michael, 1898).
Diagnosis. Prodorsum without median crista and with one or two pairs of lateral carinae; bothridial scales situated dorsal to bothridia; posterior median apodeme absent; sensilli usually setiform, or bulbiform proximally and tapering in distal half, or short and thickened towards distal end; interlamellar and rostral setae in median position, lamellar setae situated near bothridia. Notogaster with 14 pairs of setae, setae ps 1 dorsal to setae ps 2–3; vestigial setae f 1 anteriorly of setae h 1; one pair of lateral opisthosomal gland openings (gla) and five pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip, ih, ips present. Ventral region: genito-aggenital and ano-adanal scissures well developed, oblique anogenital cleft visible; infracapitulum of stenarthrous type; setae h of mentum usually longer than distance between them; normal formula of epimera: 3 - 0-2 - 2; genital plates with narrowed, free extension anteriorly; palps five segmented with setal formula: 0-(2-4)-0-(2-3)- 9 (1). Legs trochanters I and II with one setae, trochanters III and IV with three setae; femora I with or without anterodorsal hooked spine; neotrichy on tarsi I and II; solenidia present on genua IV; setae d on tibiae IV reduced and coupled with solenidia; tarsi heterotridactylous (updated from Niedbała, 2011).
Distribution. Cosmopolitan (except Antarctic Region).