Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 80. (Budapest 1988)

Mahunka, S.: The Oribatid fauna of Tanzania (Acari), II

Figs 53-54. Mochlozetes africanus sp. n.: 53 = lateral part of notogaster, 54 = tibia and tarsus of legi. Uracrobates africanus sp. n. (Figs 55-59) Measurements — Length: 480-500 (xm, width : 360-390 u,m. Prodorsum: Rostral apex (Fig. 57) deeply incised, with two long lateral teeth. Lamellar cuspis also long, inner apex much shorter than the outer one. Translamella waved (Fig. 58). All prodorsal setae long, their ratio: in =- le >• ro. Sensillus short and small, its head slightly elongate. Notogaster: Dorsosejugal suture interrupted medially. Pteromorphae immovable, surface with radiate striae. Four pairs of well-framed area porosae and ten pairs of alveoli present. Posterior end of body characteristically elongated (Fig. 55). Lateral part of podosoma (Fig. 59) : Tutorium narrow, with a short apex. Pedotecta 1 small, rounded. Custodium very long, reaching to the insertion of setae lb. Coxisternal region: Apodema short, epimeral borders hardly discernible or absent. Epimeral surface without any sculpture. Epimeral setae long, setae lc arising on pedotecta 1. Epimeral setal formula: 3-1-3-3. Anogenital region: Genital apertures originating anteriorly, far from anal ones, it is between the sejugal apodemes. All genital setae originating behind one another, along a half-round line. Anal and adanal setae minute, mostly only their insertion points observable (Fig. 56). Legs: All legs tridactylous. Type species: Holotype (1285-HO-88): No. 105; 1 paratype: from the same sample. Holotype deposited in the HNHM and paratype in the: MHNG.