Protophthiracarus
Creators: name: Niedbała, Wojciech
name: Starý, Josef
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Phthiracaridae
Protophthiracarus

description: Key for Afrotropical Protophthiracarus species
1. Both interlamellar and lamellar setae similar in shape and length, long, thick, erect, similar to notogastral setae........... 2
-. Interlamellar and lamellar setae of different shape, interlamellar considerably longer than lamellar, at least lamellar setae dif- ferent in shape from notogastral setae...................................................................... 3
2. Distance between interlamellar and rostral setae shorter than length of interlamellar setae, median sigillar field shorter than lat- erals, lateral carinae of prodorsum reach the end of rostrum.................................... P. diatropos sp. nov.
-. Distance between interlamellar and rostral setae longer than length of interlamellar setae, median and laterals sigillar fields nar- row, long and similar in length, lateral carinae of prodorsum reach the sinus..... P. dignus (Niedbała, 1983) (Niedbała 1983b)
3. Heterotrichy of notogastral setae, dorsal setae longer or shorter than lateral setae................................... 4
- Notogastral setae similar in length and shape................................................................ 5
4. Dorsal notogastral setae c 1, d 1, e 1, h 1 and ps 1 twice thicker and slightly shorter than lateral setae, sensilli short with widened head, widely obtuse distally, ciliate at distal end............................................... P. preptos sp. nov.
-. Dorsal setae c 1, d 1, e 1, h 1 and ps 1 longer than lateral setae, sensilli elongate, gradually thickening, without well separated head................................................................................ P. mayottei Niedbała, 2001
5. Interlamellar setae long, erect, covered with small spines in distal end, similar in shape to notogastral setae, lamellar setae short, spiniform....................................................................................... 6
-. Interlamellar and lamellar setae very short, procumbent, different from notogastral setae............................. 7
6. Rostral setae long and distanced, deep sinus posterior of rostral setae present, vestigial setae and four pairs of lyrifissures present, setae ad 2 of anoadanal plate situated near paraxial border, at level of an 1 setae.............. P. korupensis sp. nov.
-. Rostral setae short and positioned near each other, absence of sinus between rostral setae, absence of vestigial setae and pres- ence of two pairs of lyrifissures, setae ad 2 remote from paraxial border situated at level of an 2 setae..................................................................................... P. venustus (Niedbała, 1983) (Niedbała 1983b)
7. Rostral setae directed inward, notogastral setae lanceolate............................... P. prominens (Balogh, 1958)
-. Rostral setae straight, notogastral setae covered with cilia, slightly similar to aspergillum......... P. araios Niedbała, 2001
description: Published as part of Niedbała, Wojciech & Starý, Josef, 2014, New and little known species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from Cameroon, pp. 31-57 in Zootaxa 3889 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/228762