Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 98. (Budapest 2006)

Kontschán, J.: Uropodina species from East Africa III. A new genus and five new species of Uropodina (Acari: Mesostigmata) from Shimba Hills (Kenya)

Ventral shield with alveolar ornamentation. Ventral setae smooth and setiform. One pair of setae longer than the other ventral setae. Adanal setae similar to ventral setae. Peritrema with characteristic shape (Fig. 9). Genital shield situated between 2 and 4 coxae, large, linguliform, without process and ornamentation. Legs: apical part of first and third legs are shown in Figs 7-8. Gnathosoma (Fig. 5): corniculi not clearly visible, laciniae long, with long hairs. Ventral side of gnathosoma with 4 pairs of hypostomal setae, hi very wide, with several long processes, h2 wide, smooth and spiniform, h3 with serrated margin, h4 not clearly visible (covered by coxae 2). Base of tritosternum narrow, apical part with serrated margin. Epistoma and chelicera not clearly visible. Male. Length of idiosoma 103 pm, width 75 pm. Ventral and dorsal side similar to female, sternal shield with rounded genital shield, all sternal setae (six pairs) filiform and smooth, sternal shield without ornamentation, genital shield situated between coxae 4 (Fig. 4). Deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown. Material examined - Holotype: female, "Kenya, Shimba Hills, Lodge, rain forest, from decomposed tree, 12.03.2002. leg. S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp". Paratype: male, date and locality same as holotype. Etymology - This species is named after the African continent. Figs 5-9. Shimbulla afra gen. et sp. n.: 5 = female, gnathosoma, 6 = female, dorsal and marginal setae, 7 = female, apical part of leg 1,8 = female, apical part of leg 3, 9 = female, peritrema