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)
Material examined - Holotype: female, "Kenya, Shimba Hills, Lodge, rain forest, from decomposed tree, 12.03.2002. leg. S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp". Paratypes: 4 females and one male, date and locality same as holotype. Non-type specimens: 3 males, "Kenya, Shimba Hills, Lodge, rain forest, from soil and litter, 13.03.2002. leg. S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp". Etymology - This species is named after the region of its origin. Latotutulioplitis kenyaensis sp. n. (Figs 19-23) Diagnosis - All smooth and setiform dorsal setae on pear-shaped base. A number of smooth and setiform setae on ventral and caudal part of marginal shields. Ventral shield without ornamentation, only posterior part of metapodal lines present coriaceous ornamentation. Genital shield of female large and oval. Description - Female. Length of idiosoma 1440 pm, width 1180 pm. Shape alveolar, posterior margin rounded. Dorsal side (Fig. 19): all smooth and setiform dorsal setae on pear-shaped base (Fig. 20). Ornamentation of dorsal shield alveolate, caudal part of dorsal shield dotted. Marginal setae shorter than dorsal setae and without pear-shaped base (Fig. 21). Marginal shield without ornamentation. Ventral side (Fig. 22): sternal setae short, smooth and filiform. All ventral setae longer than sternal setae, smooth and sctiform. All setae on caudal part of marginal shield similar to ventral setae. Ventral shield without ornamentation, only posterior part of metapodal lines present coriaceous ornamentation. Peritrema characteristic for genus. Genital shield situated between 2 and 4 coxa and large and oval, without ornamentation. Gnathosoma (Fig. 23) not clearly visible (covered by coxae 1). Laciniae with several branches, their margin with long hairs. Two of the hypostomal setae visible clearly. One of them smooth and setiform, other one bifurcate. Base of tritosternum narrow, without spines, laciniae with two visible branches, their apical parts with hairs. Epistoma and chelicerae not clearly visible. Male, deuteronymph, protonymph and larva unknown. Material examined - Holotype: female: "Kenya, Shimba Hills, rain forest, from mixed litter, 10.03.2002. leg. S. Mahunka & L. Mahunka-Papp". Etymology - This species is named after the region of its origin. Remarks - Until now, species of the genus Latotutulioplitis HIRSCHMANN, 1984 were known from Cameroon only (WISNIEWSKI 1993). This is the first record of the genus from East Africa. Unfortunately, three species (L. angustifolia HIRSCHMANN, 1984, L. latifolia HIRSCHMANN, 1984 and L. irae HIRSCHMANN, 1984) were described on the basis of the deuteronymph only, and L. radiata HIRSCHMANN, 1984 was described on the basis of the male only. A key to the females is given below.
