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)
Shimbulla afra sp. n. (Figs 2-9) Diagnosis - See the diagnosis of genus. Description - Female. Length of idiosoma 105 pm, width 75 urn. Shape alveolar, posterior margin rounded. Dorsal side (Fig. 2): all dorsal and marginal setae setiform, apical part pilose (Fig. 6). Marginal setae are different, one type shorter than the other type. Marginal shield without ornamentation, caudal part of dorsal shield with alveolar ornamentation. Dorsal side without postdorsal shield. Ventral side (Fig. 3): sternal shield without ornamentation, sternal setae not clearly visible. Figs 2-4. Shimbulla afra gen. et sp. n.: 2 = female, dorsal view, 3 = female, ventral view, 4 = male, ventral view