S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 46/1. (Budapest, 1985)
Remarks: It strongly resembles the genus Physobates Hammer, 1962 from Chile. However, the new genus has only five genital setae (six pairs in Physobates ), Its aggenital and anterior adanal (ad 3 ) setae missing (present in Physobates) and all legs have one claw (three claws in Physo bates) . Paraphysobates abditus sp.n. Measurements.- Length: 224-245 urn, width: 188-200 p.m. Dorsal side (Fig. 88): Body very high (Fig. 90). Rostrum conical, rostral setae thin, setae ro and le nearly equal in length. Bothridium with a sharp spur anteriorly (Fig. 91). Sensillus (Fig. 93) with long peduncle, its head lanceolate but truncate anteriorly. Prodorsal and notogastral surface smooth. Pteromorphae large, rounded ventrally (Fig. 92). Ventral side (Fig. 89): Mentum very large, covering the entire mouthparts, galumnoid type. Setae hy arising on its anterior end. Epimeral surface ornamented by a weak polygonal reticulation, epimeral setae minute. Discidium reduced, hardly observable. Genital and anal opening well framed The wide transversal band around the genital opening ornamented by scrathes. Surface of anogenital region smooth. Legs: All femora (Fig. 95) with transversal wrinkles. The latero-dorsal spine of tibia II (Fig. 94) bifurcate. £ of tarsus I (Fig. 96) standing behind solenidia cOj and û>2Material examined: Holotypus: (1086-HO-84): S.-Afr. 3. paratypes: from the same sample. 1 paratype: E-Y.No. 1310. Holotypus and 2 paratypes (1086-PO-84): HNHM; 2 paratypes: TMP; 1 paratype: MHNG. Remarks: The new species is distinguished from the type species ( Ph. spinipes) of genus Physobates Hammer, 1962 also by the thick transversal band around the genital opening. REFERENCES AOKI, J. (1965): A Preliminary Revision of the Family Otocepheidae (Acari, Cryptostigmata) I. Subfamily Otocepheinae. - Bull. Natn. Sei. Mus. Tokyo, 8 (3): 259-341. AOKI, J. and T. FUJIKAWA (1972): A new genus of Oribatld Mites, exhibiting both the characteristic features of the families Charassobatidae and Cymbaeremaeidae (Acari: Cryptostigmata). Acarologia, 14 (2): 258-267. AOKI, J. and N. OHKUBO (1974): A Proposal of New Classification of the Family Oripodidae (s. lat.), with Description of New Species. - Bull. Natn. Sei. Mus. Tokyo, 17 (2): 117-147. BALOGH, J. (1970): New Oribatids (Acari) from New Guinea. II. - Acta zool.hung., 1_6 (3-4): 291-344. BALOGH, J. (1972): The Oribatid Genera of the World. - Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1-188, 71 plates. BALOGH, J. (1983): A partial revision of the Oppiidae Grandjean, 1954 (Acari: Oribatei). - Acta zool. hung., 28: 293-336. BALOGH, J. and J. CSISZÁR (1963): The Zoological Results of Gy. Topái' s Collectings in South Argentina. - Annls hist. - nat. Mus. natn. hung., 55: 463-485. BALOGH, J. and S. MAHUNKA (1966): New Oribatids (Acari) from South Africa. - Acta zool.hung. 12 (1-2): 1-23. BALOGH, J. and S. MAHUNKA (1969): The Zoological Results of the Hungarian Soil Zoological Expeditions to South America 11. Acari: Oribatids from the Material of the Second Expedition, II. - Opusc.zool., Budapest, 9: 31-69. BERNINI, F. (1973): Notulae Oribatologicae VIII sur le Genre Tectoribates Berlese, 1910 (Acarida, Oribatei). - Acarologia, 1_5 (4): 541-562. CORPUS-RAROS, L.A. (1979): Philippine Oribatei (Acarina): I. Preliminary Listo of Species and Descriptions of Forty New Species. - Philippine Agriculturist, 62_: 1-82. ENGELBRECHT, CM. (1973): Magoebazetes, a new Microzetid Genus (Microzetidae: Oribatei) from South Africa. - Acarologia, 14 (4): 681-695. GRANDJEAN, F. (1951): Étude sur les Zetorchestidae (Acariens, Oribates). - Mém. Mus. nat. Hist, natur. (n.s.) sér. A. Zool., 4: 1-50, figs 1-8. HAMMER, M. (1962): Investigations on the Oribatid Fauna of the Andes Mountains, III. Chile. Biol.Skr.Dan.Vid.Selsk. 13 (2): 1-96, 30 plates.
