Pseudotritia punctulata (Berlese, 1913)

Phtiracarus punctulatus Berlese, 1913, p. 102, pl. 8 fig. 97 2).

Tritia punctulata, Lombardini, 1936, p. 50.

In 1913 Berlese used " Phtiracarus " instead of Tritia; Berlese (1913a, p. 55) lists punctulatus indeed as a " Phtiracarus " with other Oribotritiidae and Euphthiracaridae . The present species apparently belongs to the last-mentioned family. I have contributed it to the genus Pseudotritia, although there is no certainty about this relationship.

The species was mentioned by Lombardini, but I have seen no slide in the Berlese Collection. Judging from the original description and figure the species mainly differs from P. reticulata by the microsculpture of the tegument. The type-locality is "Cansiglio".

2) Although fig. 97a, representing the microsculpture of a tegument, is placed close to fig. 97, it appears to belongs to fig. 98 ( Pseudotritia reticulata).