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03AC2866FFCA6356FF049D0A82BEFC4C.text	03AC2866FFCA6356FF049D0A82BEFC4C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachioppia louwi	<div><p>Brachioppia louwi sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 1, 2)</p><p>Diagnosis. The combination of the following characters differentiates Brachioppia louwi sp. nov. from other Brachioppia species: notogastral seta lm antero-medially to la; long notogastral setae (seta la reaching beyond insertion of h 3); interlamellar seta much longer than lamellar seta; sensillus of equal thickness in distal two-thirds, seven branches on sensillus.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=7) mean 413 (range 395–425), males (n=4) 416 (399–437). Width: females 206 (196–214), males 203 (190–218). Holotype (female): length 404, width 204.</p><p>Integument (Fig. 1 A, C) Body surface smooth; lateral side of prodorsum, exobothridial region granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 1 A, C). Rostrum sharply rounded, rostral seta (ro) (48) inserted dorso-laterally, barbed; lamellar seta (le) (16) smooth, interlamellar seta (in) very lightly barbed (65, length best seen in lateral view, seta stands upright), exobothridial seta (ex) (27) inserted on tubercle, lightly barbed; indistinct translamellar line present, in lateral view seen as slight depression, le inserted posterior to this line; distal two-thirds of sensillus (ss) of almost equal thickness throughout (length 78, measured without branches), with seven branches of different lengths, distal two branches merging at base; postbothridial tubercle present; two posteriorly directed tubercles present in interbothridial region, posterior to in; indistinct lath present medially to bothridium.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 1 A, C). Nine pairs of long, smooth notogastral setae, seta lm almost reaching insertion of lp, seta la reaching beyond insertion of h 3, seta c 2 represented by alveolus, seta lm antero-medially to la, setae h 3, lp almost on transverse line; h 2 (110)&gt; h 3 (101)&gt; la, lm, lp, h 1 (84–91)&gt; p 3 (81)&gt; p 2 (70)&gt; p 1 (50); lyrifissure ia (5), im (7) distinct, h 3 inserted slightly anterior of im.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 1 B, C). Setae 1c, 3c, 4b, 4c barbed; 4b, 4c (36)&gt; 3c, 1b, 1c (26–28)&gt; 4a, 3b (18–20)&gt; 1a, 2a, 3a, (12–13); discidium (dis) small, distally triangular.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 1 B, C). Six pairs of smooth genital setae (8), g 1 on anterior border of genital plate; aggenital seta (ag) (31) smooth; anal setae of similar length (16); adanal setae (ad) very lightly barbed, ad 1 (50)&gt; ad 2 (42) ~ ad 3 (40); ad 3 slightly postero-laterally to ag; ad 2 lateral to iad, iad (10) inverse apoanal, ad 1 paraanal.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 2). Leg IV (319)&gt; leg I (248)&gt; leg III (210)&gt; leg II (191); leg setation: leg I: 1-5-2(1)-4(2)-20(2), leg II: 1-5-2(1)-4(1)-14(2), leg III: 2-3-1(1)-3(1)-13, leg IV: 1-2-2-3(1)-10; ventral setae well barbed, other setae lightly barbed, except p on Ta I, l” on Ge I–II, d on Ge IV; solenidion ω1 on Ta I blunt-ended, ω2 on Ta I with sharp tip, φ1 on Ti I, φ on Ti II–Ti IV very long.</p><p>Etymology. This species is named in honor of Prof. S. v.d.M. Louw, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Free State, South Africa for guidance to the author in post-graduation studies and also the collector of this species.</p><p>Type material. The holotype and 11 paratypes were collected in <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=28.616667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-28.5" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 28.616667/lat -28.5)">Golden Gate Highlands National Park</a> (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by S. v.d.M. Louw, 16.X.1985, from soil and decomposed plant material. The holotype (NMB 3435.20.1) and eight paratypes (NMB 3435.20) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20002, Type 4024) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. Brachioppia louwi sp. nov. is most similar to B. excrescens (South Africa) in terms of the form of the sensillus and the interbothridial tubercles. However, differences between the species include size ( B. louwi 395–437 x 190–218, B. excrescens 288–312 x 144–160), number of radiating branches on sensillus ( B. louwi 7 branches, B. excrescens 9–10 branches) and relative position of notogastral setae la and lm ( B. louwi lm anteriomedially to la, B. excrescens la and lm on the same transverse level).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFCA6356FF049D0A82BEFC4C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFCD635BFF049C058218FD54.text	03AC2866FFCD635BFF049C058218FD54.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachioppiella (Brachioppiella) dawidi	<div><p>Brachioppiella (Brachioppiella) dawidi sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 3, 4)</p><p>Diagnosis. Brachioppiella (B.) dawidi sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Brachioppiella (B.) species by a combination of the following characters: small size; lamellar and translamellar crests on the prodorsum; sensillus fusiform with 9–10 equal-sized branches; interlamellar seta short and thin; hysterosoma, anterior to notogaster and posterior to bothridium, without tubercles; c 2 present as microseta; notogastral seta la situated slightly anterolaterally to seta lm.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=2) mean 258 (range 256–260), males (n=5) 259 (249–269). Width: females 130 (129–132), males 129 (116–138). Holotype (female): length 261, width 130. Integument. (Fig. 3 A, C) Body surface smooth; lateral side of prodorsum between bothridium and Pd II granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 3 A, C). Rostrum rounded; ro (24) inserted dorso-laterally, thickened, lightly barbed, le (21) very lightly barbed, in (13) very thin, smooth, ex (13) similar thickness as le, smooth; medial quadrangular field (Kok 1967) demarcated by distinct lamellar and translamellar crests, le inserted where lamellar and translamellar crests meet; bothridium with posterior tubercle; ss (52, without branches) fusiform with 9–10 equal-sized branches; interbothridial region with two hooked lines.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 3 A, C). Ten pairs of smooth notogastral setae, seta c 2 microseta (2.5), p 1–3 (10–12) shorter than other setae (21–24), seta la inserted very slightly antero-laterally to lm, seta h 3 postero-laterally to lp; lyrifissure ia, im distinct (8), im anterior of h 3.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 3 B). All setae very thin, setae 1c, 3c barbed, longer (13–15) than other smooth setae (4–8); discidium distally triangular.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 3 B). Five pairs of smooth genital setae (5), g 1 on anterior border of genital plate; ag (8) very thin, smooth, anal setae (6) smooth, adanal setae (7) very thin, smooth, ad 2 postero-laterally to iad, ad 1 postanal; iad (11) inverse apoanal.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 4). Leg IV (164)&gt; leg I (127)&gt; leg III (121)&gt; leg II (112); leg setation: leg I: 1-5-2(1)-4(2)-20(2), leg II: 1-5-2(1)-4(1)-14(2), leg III: 2-3-1(1)-3(1)-13, leg IV: 1-2-2-3(1)-10; solenidion σ on Ge I–III thick, bluntended; all setae with barbs, except u on Ta I–IV and p on Ta I roughened.</p><p>Etymology. This species is named after Prof. Dawid J. Kok, former professor at the University of the Free State, for his major contribution to the knowledge of Oppiidae in South Africa.</p><p>Type material. The holotype and seven paratypes were collected in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by S. v.d.M. Louw, 16.X.1985, from soil and decomposed plant material. The holotype (NMB 3435.19.1) and five paratypes (NMB 3435.19) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Two paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20003, Type 4025) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. In addition to B. dawidi sp. nov. three other Brachioppiella (B.) species have both lamellar and translamellar lines (faint or distinct) present, namely B. nasalis (Evans, 1953) (Tanzania), B. periculosa Hammer, 1962 (Neotropical) and B. walkeri (Hammer, 1968) (New Zealand). These species differ from each other in the following: body length ( B. dawidi 249–269, B. nasalis 321, B. periculosa 410, B. walkeri 430); position of lamellar setae ( B. dawidi le inserted where lamellar and translamellar crests meet; B. nasalis, B. periculosa, B. walkeri le posterior to translamellar line); the position of notogastral setae la relative to lm ( B. dawidi, B. walkeri la anterolaterally to lm, B. nasalis, B. periculosa la postero-laterally to lm); presence or absence of notogastral setae c 2 ( B. dawidi, B. walkeri present; B. nasalis, B. periculosa absent).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFCD635BFF049C058218FD54	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFC06359FF049AFE8263FE9A.text	03AC2866FFC06359FF049AFE8263FE9A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Brachioppiella (Brachioppiella) goblina	<div><p>Brachioppiella (Brachioppiella) goblina sp. nov.</p><p>(Fig. 5)</p><p>Diagnosis. Brachioppiella (B.) goblina can be distinguished from other Brachioppiella (B.) species by combination of the following characters: small size; very faint lamellar and translamellar lines on prodorsum; le, in, ex of similar length; setae la, h 3 antero-laterally to lm, lp respectively; c 2 represented by alveolus; hysterosoma, anterior to notogaster and posterior to bothridium, without tubercles.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=4) mean 216 (range 203–224), males (n=6) 204 (197–210). Width: females 104 (100–107), males 99 (97–101). Holotype (male): length 199, width 95.</p><p>Integument (Fig. 5 A, C). Body surface smooth; lateral side of prodorsum, exobothridial region between Pd I, Pd II granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 5 A, C). Rostrum rounded; ro (17) inserted dorsally, thickened, smooth; le, in, ex of similar length (13), smooth, setiform; ex inserted anterior of short lateral ridge; medial gray quadrangular field demarcated by very faint lamellar and translamellar lines, le, in within this field; postbothridial tubercle present; ss (42 measured without branches) with fusiform head, six to seven branches (longest branch 31, shortest branch 9); two short vertical-convex lines in interbothridial region, postero-medially to in.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 5 A, C). Nine pairs of smooth notogastral setae present, seta c 2 represented by alveolus, p 1–3 (7–13) shorter than other setae (18–20), seta la antero-laterally to lm, seta h 3 antero-laterally to lp; lyrifissure im barely visible, anterior of h 3, other lyrifissures indistinct.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 5 B). Setae 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4a shorter (4–6) than 1c, 3c, 4b, 4c (9–17), setae thin, smooth, except seta 3c barbed; discidium distally rounded.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 5 B). All setae smooth, very thin; five pairs of genital setae (6–7), g 1 on anterior border of genital plate; ag (9), anal setae (6); adanal setae (4–6) near lateral border, ad 1 postanal, ad 2 posterior to iad, iad (7) inverse apoanal.</p><p>Legs. Morphology and leg setation similar to Brachioppiella dawidi sp. nov.; leg IV (148)&gt; leg I (143)&gt; leg III (118)&gt; leg II (108).</p><p>Etymology. The sensillus of this species resembles a long-fingered hand. Therefore this species is named after goblins as described by J.K. Rowling (1997), since long fingers are one of their distinctive features.</p><p>Type material. The holotype and 10 paratypes were collected in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by C.M. Engelbrecht, 18.III.1986 from moist soil and decomposed plant material. The holotype (NMB 3462.27.1) and seven paratypes (NMB 3462.27) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20004, Type 4026) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. Brachioppiella goblina sp. nov. is most similar to B. biseriata (Balogh &amp; Mahunka, 1975) (Australia) and B. higginsi (Hammer, 1968) (New Zealand, Australia) in terms of the position of notogastral seta la relative to lm (la antero-laterally or directly anterior to lm). The species differ from each other in the following: body length ( B. goblina 197–224, B. biseriata 425–440, B. higginsi 290); presence or absence of tubercle on hysterosma, behind bothridium ( B. higginsi present, B. goblina, B. biseriata absent); shape of sensillus ( B. goblina widely fusiform, B. biseriata, B. higginsi narrowly fusiform).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFC06359FF049AFE8263FE9A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFC26359FF0499B780EFF810.text	03AC2866FFC26359FF0499B780EFF810.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Kokoppia mandelai	<div><p>Kokoppia mandelai sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 6, 7)</p><p>Diagnosis. Kokoppia mandelai sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Kokoppia species by a combination of the following characters: seta lm antero-medial to la; seta c 2 represented by alveolus; sensillus fusiform with eight to nine branches.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=5) mean 303 (range 283–314), males (n=5) 289 (265–302). Width: females 139 (130–146), males 137 (123–153). Holotype (male): length 303, width 139.</p><p>Integument (Fig. 6 A, C). Body surface smooth; lateral side of prodorsum, exobothridial region above Pd II granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 6 A, C). Rostrum rounded, ro (26) barbed, inserted laterally in dorsal view, le (18) smooth, in (24) barbed, ex (17) smooth, inserted on tubercle; light quadrangular field demarcated by indistinct lamellar and translamellar lines, le, in within this field; ss (49 measured without branches) fusiform with eight to nine branches of various sizes (longest branch 35), two shortest branches proximally, followed by the longest branch, whereafter branches gradually shorten; postbothridial tubercle present; posteriorly directed tubercle present in interbothridial region, posterior to in.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 6 A, C). Nine pairs of smooth notogastral setae, medium length, la, lm, lp, h 1, h 2, h 3, p 2 ~ 23–28, p 1, p 3 ~ 19–20; seta lm antero-medially to la, seta lp, h 2 slightly antero-medially to h 3, p 3 respectively, seta c 2 represented by small alveolus, seta p 2 curving downwards; lyrifissure ia (5) thin, im (7) distinct, anterior to seta h 3.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 6 B). Setae 3c barbed, 1c, 3b, 3c, 4b (13–16)&gt; 1a, 1b, 2a, 4a, 4c (8–9)&gt; 3a (5); discidium distally triangular.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 6 B, C). Six pairs of smooth, short genital setae (3), g 1 on anterior border of genital plates; ag (10), anal setae (10) smooth; adanal setae smooth (15–18), ad 3 postero-laterally to ag, ad 1 postanal, ad 2 lateral to iad, iad (7) inverse apoanal.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 7). Leg IV (220)&gt; leg I (181)&gt; leg III (177)&gt; leg II (143); leg setation: leg I: 1-5-2(1)-4(2)-20(2), leg II: 1-5-2(1)-4(1)-14(2), leg III: 2-3-1(1)-3(1)-13, leg IV: 1-2-2-3(1)-10; ventral setae well barbed, other setae lightly barbed, except p on Ta I and u on Ta I–IV, l” on Ge I–II, d on Ge IV smooth; solenidion φ on Ti II, Ti III of medium length, on Ti IV long.</p><p>Etymology. This species is named in honor of the late Mr Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa. He wrote about the Free State (in which Golden Gate is situated) in his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, the following: “The province of the Orange Free State has always had a magical effect on me….the Free State’s landscape gladdens my heart no matter what my mood. When I am there, I feel that nothing can shut me in, that my thoughts can roam as far and wide as the horizons” (Mandela 1994).</p><p>Type material. The holotype and 10 paratypes were collected in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by C.M. Engelbrecht, 18.III.1986 from moist soil and decomposed plant material under Leucosidea plants. The holotype (NMB 3454.5.1) and seven paratypes (NMB 3454.5) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20005, Type 4027) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. Kokoppia mandelai sp. nov. is most similar to K. euramosa (Balogh &amp; Mahunka, 1969) (Neotropial) and K. rafalski (Hammer, 1968) (New Zealand) in that notogastral seta lm is antero-medially to la. However, they differ in the following: presence or absence of seta c 2 ( K. mandelai absent, K. euramosa, K. rafalski present); small tubercle on hysterosoma posterior to bothridium present or absent ( K. rafalski present, K. euramosa, K. mandelai absent); interbothridial tubercle behind seta in present or absent ( K. mandelai, K. euramosa present, K. rafalski absent).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFC26359FF0499B780EFF810	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFC4635CFF049D018075FC2E.text	03AC2866FFC4635CFF049D018075FC2E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lanceoppia (Lanceoppia) scytheae	<div><p>Lanceoppia (Lanceoppia) scytheae sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 8, 9)</p><p>Diagnosis. Lanceoppia (L.) scytheae sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Lanceoppia (L.) species by a combination of the following characters: the presence of a translamellar ridge and faint lamellar lines; the form of the sensillus (lanceolate, curving outwards and then sharply inwards); very short in; rostrum rounded; hysterosoma, anterior to notogaster and posterior to bothridium, without tubercles; seta c 2 represented by alveolus; setae lm and la in a transverse row; seta ad2 far posterior of lyrifissure iad.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=4) mean 322 (range 303–335), males (n=8) 304 (293–323). Width: females 168 (159–176), males 163 (150–173). Holotype (male): length 301, width 159.</p><p>Integument (Fig. 8 A, C). Body surface smooth; lateral prodorsum, exobothridial region around Pd II strongly granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 8 A, C). Rostrum rounded; ro inserted laterally, barbed, le, in, ex smooth; ro (27)&gt; le (23)&gt; ex (13)&gt; in (5), ex inserted anteriorly on lateral ridge; faint lamellar lines running from le to bothridium, translamellar ridge present, le inserted at intercept of translamellar ridge and faint lamellar lines; two pairs of sigillae between in; postbothridial tubercle present; ss (83) narrowly lanceolate, with small distinct barbs, curving outwards, then sharply inwards, scythe-like.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 8 A, C). Nine pairs of smooth notogastral setae present, seta c 2 represented by alveolus, p 1–3 shorter (8–10) than other setae (15–21), setae la, lm and lp, h 3 almost on the same transverse line; lyrifissure ia, im distinct (10), im antero-laterally to h 3.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 8 B) Setae 1c, 3c barbed; setae 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a shorter (5–6) than other setae (12–16); discidium well developed, distally triangular.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 8 B). All setae smooth, thin; six pairs of genital setae (4), g 1-4 in longitudinal row, g 5, g 6 on posterior edge; one pair of ag (11), two pairs of anal (9) and three pairs of adanal setae (9), ad 2 far posterior of iad, iad (12) inverse apoanal; internal structures in form of brackets ()() present halfway between genital and anal plates.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 9). Setation similar to South African Lanceoppiinae species, Drepanoppia falxa (Kok, 1967); leg IV (215)&gt; leg I (168)&gt; leg III (150)&gt; leg II (146); leg setation: leg I: 1-5-2(1)-4(2)-20(2), leg II: 1-5-2(1)-4(1)-14(2), leg III: 2-3-1(1)-3(1)-13, leg IV: 1-2-2-3(1)-10; all setae with barbs, except u on Ta I–IV and p on Ta I, ventral setae strongly barbed; solenidion φ on Ti II similar to other solenidia (in description of genus, solenidia on Ti II thick, blunt (Hammer 1962)).</p><p>Etymology. The species is named for the scythe-like form of the sensillus.</p><p>Type material. The holotype and 12 paratypes were collected in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by C.M. Engelbrecht, 19.III.1986 from moist soil and decomposed plant material. The holotype (NMB 3472.9.1) and nine paratypes (NMB 3472.9) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20006, Type 4028) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. Lanceoppia scytheae sp. nov. is most similar to L. rigidiseta Hammer, 1968 (New Zealand), L. microtrichoides (Balogh &amp; Mahunka, 1975) (Australia), L. tortile Mahunka, 1989 (Tasmania) and L. madagascarensis Mahunka, 2002 (Madagascar) in terms of the following: notogastral seta c 2 absent, setae la and lm on transverse or nearly transverse line, tubercles on hysterosoma behind bothridium absent. However, L. scytheae differs from all these species by the form of its sensillus: long, narrow lanceolate, curving outwards then sharply inwards.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFC4635CFF049D018075FC2E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFC7635CFF049C2483ECF9CE.text	03AC2866FFC7635CFF049C2483ECF9CE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oppiella Jacot 1937	<div><p>Genus: Oppiella Jacot, 1937</p><p>(From: Miko 2006)</p><p>Type: Eremaeus novus Oudemans, 1902</p><p>Diagnosis. Small to medium size; rostrum smooth or dentate; costula present, absent, or reduced to bothridial costulae between interlamellar setae and bothridium; interbothridial tubercles posterior to interlamellar setae present; postbothridial tubercle present; sensillus spindle-, clubshaped, lanceolate or fusiform, often covered with bristles or branches; anterior notogastral edge straight or arcuate, with a notogastral keel or ridge; crista present or absent; ten pairs of notogastral setae present (including c 2); lyrifissure iad paraanal; one pair aggenital, two pairs anal, two to three pairs of adanal setae, four to six pairs of genital setae.</p><p>Remarks. Subgenus Oppiella (Moritzoppia) Subías &amp; Rodríguez, 1988 has four pairs of genital setae and costula on the prodorsum (Miko 2006). Oppiella (Rhinoppia) Balogh, 1983 has absent or reduced costula and six pairs of genital setae (Miko 2006). Therefore, a new subgenus Oppiella (Quattoppiella) subgen. nov. is erected with four pairs of genital setae and absent costula.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFC7635CFF049C2483ECF9CE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
03AC2866FFD86343FF0498978520F97E.text	03AC2866FFD86343FF0498978520F97E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Oppiella (Quattoppiella) goldengatensis	<div><p>Oppiella (Quattoppiella) goldengatensis sp. nov.</p><p>(Figs 10, 11)</p><p>Diagnosis. Oppiella (Q.) goldengatensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other Oppiella species by the characters of the new subgenus (see above). The most important characters are the presence of four pairs of genital setae, costula absent and the notogaster with a straight anterior edge with crista.</p><p>Description. Measurements. Length: females (n=3) mean 186 (range 184–189), males (n=5) 175 (172–178). Width: females 80 (74–84), males 76 (70–81). Holotype (female): length 186, width 86.</p><p>Integument (Fig. 10 A). Body surface smooth; exobothridial region not granulated.</p><p>Prodorsum (Fig. 10 A, C). Rostrum rounded in dorsal view; ro (13) inserted dorsally, thickened, lightly barbed, le (8), in (6) thin, smooth, ex (14) thick, smooth, inserted anterio-medially to a lateral ridge; ss (25) fusiform with 8–10 branches, proximal branch shorter than others; lamellar and translamellar lines absent; postbothridial tubercle present, corresponding to crista anteriorly on notogaster; interbothridial region, directly posterior to in, with posteriorly directed tubercles; curved line present anterior of bothridium.</p><p>Notogaster (Fig. 10 A, C). Ten pairs of smooth notogastral setae present, equal in size (11–14), except la slightly longer (18), seta la slightly postero-laterally to lm; seta h 3 postero-laterally to lp, seta p 2 curved; lyrifissure ia, im distinct (6), im anterior of h 3, ia within anterior crista of notogaster; medial anterior notogastral edge straight with one pair of cristae on the edges, crista almost touching postbothridial tubercle.</p><p>Epimeral region (Fig. 10 B). Epimeral setae smooth, short (3–5), seta 3c slightly longer (8); discidium absent.</p><p>Anogenital region (Fig. 10 B, C). All setae thin, smooth; four pairs of genital setae (3–4), g 1 on anterior border of genital plate; ag (4) similar to epimeral setae, two pairs of anal seta (3); three pairs of adanal setae (4), ad 3 inserted far anteriorly, postero-laterally to ag, ad 2 laterally to iad; iad (6) paraanal.</p><p>Legs (Fig. 11). Leg IV (97) ~ leg I (95)&gt; leg III (82)&gt; leg II (64); leg setation: leg I: 1-5-2(1)-4(2)-20(2), leg II: 1-5-2(1)-4(1)-13(2), leg III: 2-3-1(1)-3(1)-13, leg IV: 1-2-2-3(1)-10; all setae on legs, except u on Ta I–IV and p on Ta I, lightly barbed; solenidion σ on Ge III short, thickened, on Ge IV long, flagellate; ev’ on Fe III, IV absent, l’ and l” present.</p><p>Etymology. The species is named for the type locality: Golden Gate Highlands National Park.</p><p>Type material. The holotype and eight paratypes were collected in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (28º30’S, 28º37’E) by R. Earle, 19.II.1986 from moist soil under Leucosidea plants. The holotype (NMB 3442.12.1) and five paratypes (NMB 3442.12) are deposited in the Acarology collection of the National Museum, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Three paratypes (NMSA-Aca 20007, Type 4029) are stored in the collection of the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.</p><p>Remarks. Oppiella goldengatensis sp. nov. is unique in the characters of the new subgenus: four pairs of genital setae and the absence of costula. Despite the difference in number of genital setae, the new species looks similar to Oppiella (Rhinoppia) heterotricha (Ivan &amp; Vasiliu, 1997) (Romania), O. (R.) obsoleta (Paoli, 1908) (Palearctic) and O. (R.) subpectinata (Oudemans, 1900) (Holarctic) in terms of the complete absence of costula, anterior notogaster truncated and the rostrum rounded, not dentate or pointed. These species have six pairs of genital setae, but also differ from O. goldengatensis in the following: size ( O. goldengatensis 172–189 x 70 –86, O. heterotricha 313 x 156, O. obsoleta 285–360 x 145–205, O. subpectinata large variation in size 273–390 x 140–240); chitinous process medially at the base of the prodorsum, with rounded anterior border and two L-shaped tubercles on its sides ( O. heterotricha present, other species absent); rostal seta smooth or barbed ( O. goldengatensis, O. obsoleta barbed, O. subpectinata, O. heterotricha smooth).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AC2866FFD86343FF0498978520F97E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A.	Hugo-Coetzee, Elizabeth A. (2014): New Oppiidae (Acari: Oribatida) from the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa. Zootaxa 3884 (6): 533-552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3884.6.2
