taxonID	type	description	language	source
03CB87BFFFA3860F888A70ABFDACF8F4.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: C 120 A 65 A- 4314 - 4 BE 8 - 924 A- 93 B 30 E 9 EFC 41 (Fig. 2) Description. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 525, width 353, height 162; setae: tr 99 in 121, le 137, ro 164, ex 61; notogaster: length 1030, width 626, height 646; setae: c 1, c 2 132, c 3 71, cp 66, h 1 114, ps 1 104, ps 2 96, ps 3 78; genital and aggenital plates 227 × 121, ag 1 192, ag 2 15; anal and adanal plates 520 × 81, ad 1 172, ad 2 23, ad 3 18. Paratype: prodorsum: length 544, height 170; notogaster: length 1045, height 661. Large species. Colour brown to dark brown. Surface of body punctated. Prodorsum with two, long, unequal lateral carinae, dorsal carina longer and not reaching the bothridia. Trichobothria (tr) relatively short, rigid, rodlike with some short spines in distal half. Rostral (ro) setae situated slightly anteriorly of lamellar (le) setae. Distance between interlamellar (in) setae is similar to distance between lamellar setae. Exobothridial (ex) setae relatively long. Comparative length: ro> le> in> tr> ex. Notogaster with very fine and short (c 1 <c 1 - d 1) setae. All setae attenuate. Dorsal setae longer than lateral. Setae c 3 and cp the shortest. Setae c 1 - 3 remote from anterior margin, setae c 1 and c 2 more than setae c 3. Venter. Seta h of mentum considerably longer than distance between them. Seven pairs of genital setae, no one in progenital position. Genital setae long, more than 2 times than distances between setae. Two pairs of aggenital setae present, setae ag 1 almost four times longer than minute setae ag 2. One pair of minute anal setae and three pairs of adanal setae present; setae ad 1 very long, setae ad 2 and ad 3 minute; distances between adanal setae almost equal. Lyrifissures iad situated anteriorly of anal setae. Legs (and palps). Chaetome of legs (without tarsi): I: 1 - 3 - 4 (2) - 4 (1), II: 1 - 3 - 3 (1) - 4 (1), III: 2 - 3 - 2 (1) - 3 (1), IV: 2 - 3 - 1 (0) - 2 (1). Chaetome of palps: 2 - 2 - 8 (1).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA3860F888A70ABFDACF8F4.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype and one paratype: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Huánuco Province, Chinchao District, NW Tunel de Carpish, 09 ° 42 ’ 58 ’’ S, 75 ° 05 ’ 33 ’’ W, 2770 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.1), 14. IV. 2016, leg. S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA3860F888A70ABFDACF8F4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet andina refers to locality of new species in Andes.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA3860F888A70ABFDACF8F4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species differs from congeners by the following combination of characteres: two pairs of lateral carinae of prodorsum; trichobothria rodlike; rostral setae situated slightly anteriorly of lamellar setae; seven pairs of long genital setae; long ag 1 setae and minute setae ag 2, presence of one pair of anal and three pairs of adanal setae, setae ad 1 very long, setae ad 2 and ad 3 minute, and almost equal distance between adanal setae.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA3860F888A70ABFDACF8F4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The majority of Mesotritia species has lanceolate or spindle-shaped trichobothria. Only two neotropical species have similar, rodlike trichobothria: M. procerus Niedbała, 2004 and M. semota Niedbała, 2003. However, both species have one pair of lateral carinae of prodorsum (versus two pairs in new species), rostral setae situated between interlamellar and lamellar setae (versus slightly anteriorly of lamellar setae), two pairs of anal setae (versus one pair), genital setae short and their length shorter or similar to distances between them (versus setae long, at least twice longer than distance between them). Despite the differences in the shape of trichobothria the new species is similar to the neotropical M. curviseta by the double lateral carinae of prodorsum, number of anal and adanal setae and very long ad 1 setae. However, M. curviseta has five pairs of genital setae (versus seven pairs in new species), both aggenital setae short and equal in length (versus ag 1 very long and ag 2 minute), distance between ad 1 and ad 2 setae shorter than that between ad 2 and ad 3 setae (versus these distances similar), presence of 4 setae on femora of leg I (versus 3 setae). So far, 34 species of Mesotritia are known: one semicosmopolitan — M. nuda (Berlese, 1887), one Holarctic — M. flagelliformis (Ewing, 1909) (Ewing 1909 b), three with both Palaearctic and Oriental distribution — M. maerkeli Sheals, 1965, M. okuamai Aoki, 1980, M. similis Niedbała, 2000 (Niedbała 2000, 2011). The remaining 29 species are distributed in a specific zoogeographical region: six are Palaearctic, four Oriental, two Afrotropical, four Nearctic and remaining 13 are Neotropical.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58609888A70E3FA2AFA22.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: D 1304206 - CF 2 E- 43 CE- 92 E 6 - BF 31 F 072 A 8 F (Fig. 3) Description. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 424, width 263, height 116; setae: tr 61, in 71 le 45, ro 53, ex 25; notogaster: length 707, width 525, height 434; setae: c 1 257, h 1 and ps 1 313; genitoaggenital plate 156 × 126; anoadanal plate 319 × 146. Paratype (ex sample 1.3): prodorsum: length 358, width 263, height 162; notogaster: length 737, width 505, height 454. Paratypes (five specimens ex sample 1.4): prodorsum: length 303 – 353, height 106 – 131; notogaster: length 576 – 677, height 353 – 474. Large species. Colour light brown. Cuticle dotted. Neotrichy of notogastral and adanal setae present. Prodorsum without lateral carinae and posterior furrows. Sigillar fields long and narrow, medial one longer than laterals. Trichobothria short, club-like with small pedicel and enlarged head covered with few minute spines. Setae short, spiniform, smooth, interlamellar and lamellar setae procumbent, rostral setae semierect; in> tr> ro> le> ex. Notogaster with numerous setae (holotype right side 35, left side 33; paratype from sample 1.3 — right side 30, left side 29), long (c 1> c 1 - d 1), smooth, attenuate. Setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior margin, setae c 3 near margin. Vestigial setae f 1 and f 2 invisible. Two pairs of lyrifissures ia and im present. Venter. Setae h on mentum longer than distance between them. Formula of genital setae: 8 (4 + 4): 1. Anoadanal plates with numerous, long setae. In holotype 4 anal and 8 adanal setae on right, 3 anal and 7 adanal ones on left plate; in paratype ex sample 1.3: 4 anal and 5 adanal setae on both plates. Number of setae in specimens from sample 1.4 on anal left plate ranging 2 – 3, adanal left 4 – 5 (most combinations 3 and 5); anal right 2 – 3, adanal right 4 – 5 (most combinations 2 and 5). Adanal setae longer than anal ones. Legs. Formulae of setae and solenidia of complete type. Setae d on femora remote from distal end and with setae lʺ situated at level between setae v ʺ and v ʹ. Both setae v almost equal in length.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58609888A70E3FA2AFA22.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype and one paratype: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Ambo Province, Conchamarca District, Pichcacocha Lakes, 10 ° 01 ’ 47 ’’ S, 76 ° 08 ’ 29 ’’ W, 3800 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in mountain forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.3), 9. IV. 2016, leg. S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth. Six paratypes: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Pachitea Province, Molino District, W Molino, Monte Potrero, 09 ° 54 ’ 30 ’’ S, 76 ° 03 ’ 48 ’’ W, 2850 – 3100 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain cloud forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.4), 15 – 17. IV. 2016, leg S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth (original data obtained from collectors).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58609888A70E3FA2AFA22.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the Conchamarca District where this species was found.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58609888A70E3FA2AFA22.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is the second besides Austrophthiracarus excellens (Niedbała, 1982) (also from Peru) with neotrichy of anal setae (3 setae on each anoadanal plate). Among neotropical species of Austrophthiracarus similar lengths of notogastral and adanal setae have A. heteropilosus Niedbała, 2004, A. cajanumaensis Niedbała & Illig, 2007, A. elconsuleoensis Niedbała & Illig, 2007 and A. longisetus (Niedbała & Starý, 2015). However, all of them have a much smaller number of notogastral setae (20 – 24 vs. 29 – 33 pairs in new species), trichobothria without distal spines (vs. trichobothria with spines), and A. heteropilosus additionally long setae in and le (vs. in and le both short).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58604888A759FFADBFD74.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 96 D 7 A 621 - EF 33 - 4972 - 82 F 9 - 650 CEFBA 9353 (Fig. 1 A, 4) Description. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 429, width 303, height 162: setae: tr 58, in 35, le 30, ro 25, ex 18; notogaster: length 848, width 525, height 566, setae: c 1 30, h 1 28, ps 1 38; genitoaggenital plate 202 × 121, anoadanal plate 318 × 131. Paratypes (six specimens from the same sample as the holotype): prodorsum: length 394 – 525, height 141 – 192; notogaster: length 737 – 1050, height 525 – 727. Large species. Colour brown. Cuticle finely dimpled. Neotrichy of notogastral and adanal setae present. Prodorsum with very feeble lateral carinae. Posterior furrows absent. Sigillar fields rather short, narrow, median longer than laterals. Trichobothria short, slightly fusiform covered with weak spines. Setae short, spiniform, smooth; tr> in> le> ro> ex. Notogaster with 22 pairs of short (c 1 <c 1 - d 1 = 0.2), spiniform, smooth setae. Setae c 1 and c 2 situated far from anterior border, setae c 3 near border. Two pairs of vestigial setae f 1 and f 2 present. Four pairs of lyrifissures ia, im, ip and ips present. Venter. Setae h of mentum considerably longer than distance between them. Genital setae short, its formula: 9 (4 + 5): 0. Anoadanal plates with 2 pairs of anal setae and 6 adanal setae on right plate and 5 on left plate. In three paratypes number of adanal setae are 6 on left plate and 5 on right plate; in one paratype are 5 adanal setae on left plate and 6 setae on right plate, in one paratype are 7 adanal setae on left and 6 setae on right plate and in one paratype both plates with 6 setae. Legs. Chaetome of complete type; femoral setae d on leg I fairly long, located far from distal end of femur.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58604888A759FFADBFD74.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype and six paratypes: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Pachitea Province, Molino District, W Molino, Monte Potrero, 09 ° 54 ’ 30 ’’ S, 76 ° 03 ’ 48 ’’ W, 2850 – 3100 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain cloud forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.4), 15 – 17. IV. 2016, leg. S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58604888A759FFADBFD74.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the Pachitea Province.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA58604888A759FFADBFD74.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to two neotropical species A. foveoreticulatus (Mahunka, 1980) and A. gongylos Niedbała, 2004 by the neotrichy and spiniform shape of notogastral and adanal setae. However, the body surface of A. foveoreticulatus is covered with concavities (finely dimpled in new species), the shape of trichobothria is more rounded distally (vs. more elongate) and the number of notogastral setae (28 pairs) is higher (vs. 22 pairs), especially in row ps. In A. gongylos lateral carinae of prodorsum are absent (vs. present), the shape of trichobothrium is more rounded distally (vs. elongate), and the number of notogastral setae (29 pairs) is higher (vs. 22 pairs).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA88604888A7336FB1EF8F4.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 4595 ABB 9 - 656 D- 4166 - BA 1 B- 157 C 328 A 1 E 13 (Fig. 5) Description. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 449, width 313, height 187, setae: tr 38, in 116, le 88, ro 78, ex 56; notogaster: length 869, width 606, height 626, setae: c 1 152, c 2 116, c 3 40, cp 121, d 1 164, h 1 190, h 3 111, ps 1 182, ps 3 and ps 4 94; genitoaggenital plate 237 × 136, anoadanal plate 283 × 116. Paratypes (seven specimens): prodorsum: length 323 – 439, height 131 – 212; notogaster: length 566 – 858, height 404 – 667. Large species. Colour brown. Surface of body punctate. Prodorsum with sigillar fields narrow, median longer than laterals. Lateral carinae distinct, reaching the sinus. Posterior furrows absent. Trichobothria short with rounded, coarse head. Other setae moderately short, smooth, attenuate, interlamellar and rostral setae semierect; in> le> ro> ex> tr. Notogaster with 15 pairs of long, smooth, attenuate setae but unequal in length, dorsal setae longer than laterals, the shortest are setae c 3, ps 3 and ps 4. Setae c 1 and c 2 slightly remote from anterior margin, setae c 2 more than setae c 1, setae c 3 situated near margin. Vestigial setae f 1 posteriorly of h 1 setae; setae f 2 situated near lyrifissures im. Two pairs of lyrifissures ia and im present. Venter. Setae h of mentum considerably shorter than distance between them. Formula of genital setae: 5 (4 + 1): 4, setae g 1 - 4 situated in progenital position. Anoadanal plates each with five setae, two long anal setae, ad 3 shorter, ad 1 and ad 2 vestigial, situated near paraxial border. Legs. Setation complete. Setae d on femora I remote from distal end of article.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA88604888A7336FB1EF8F4.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype and 7 paratypes: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Huánuco Province, Churubamba District, Área de Conservación Privada Unchog, 09 ° 43 ’ 55 ’’ S, 76 ° 11 ’ 12 ’’ W, 3580 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.2), 11. IV. 2016, leg. S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA88604888A7336FB1EF8F4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named after the Churubamba District.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFA88604888A7336FB1EF8F4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is similar to Notophthiracarus heteropilosus Niedbała, 2004 (from Venezuela) and Notophthiracarus flagellatus Niedbała, 2004 (from Chile) by the long dorsal notogastral setae. It is distinguishable from N. heteropilosus by the setae in three times longer than length of trichobothria (vs. less than twice longer in new species), longer lateral setae of notogaster (vs. shorter) and lateral carinae of prodorsum present (vs. absent). The new species has in, le and notogastral setae smooth (vs. finely spinose in N. flagellatus).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A7723FDE7F858.taxon	description	This neotropical species has not been recorded in Peru before. It has been reported from Colombia, Brazil and Argentina so far (Niedbała & Liu 2023).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A7667FCB0F880.taxon	description	(Fig. 7) In the population of 28 specimens of this species (ex sample no 1.4) there were two groups of individuals clearly differing in size- 4 specimens: prodorsum: length 353 – 364, height 126 – 131; notogaster: length 687 – 727, height 495 – 555; 24 specimens: prodorsum: length 252 – 263, height 96 – 106; notogaster: length 465 – 485; height 328 – 338. All 4 large and 15 small specimens contained prelarvae.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A70E3FB16FAFC.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 30 F 2 D 04 E-FE 67 - 43 F 7 - A 5 A 7 - 465 F 641629 CE (Fig. 1 B, 6) Description. Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 253, width 174, height 91, setae: tr 43, in 35, le 23, ro 30, ex 18; notogaster: length 454, width 308, height 318, setae: c 1 71, c 1 / c 1 - d 1 = 0.7, cp 33, h 1 101, ps 1 96, ps 2 63, ps 3 38, ps 4 44; genitoaggenital plate 126 × 86, anoadanal plate 131 × 76. Measurements of paratypes: prodorsum: length 260 - 360, height 94 – 101; notogaster: length 490 – 560, height 318 – 404. Medium-sized species. Colour light brown. Surface of body covered with deep, regular concavities. Prodorsum with small median crista. Lateral carinae long, distinct, exceeding the sinus. Sigillar fields long and narrow. Posterior furrows absent. Distinct ridges present above bothridia. Trichobothria short with narrow stalk and fusiform, smooth head pointed distally. Interlamellar and lamellar setae similar in shape to each other and to dorsal notogastral setae but shorter, thick, covered with small spines in distal half. Rostral setae spiniform, coarse rough; tr> in> ro> le> ex. Notogaster with 15 pairs of rather short (c 1 <c 1 - d 1), setae, dorsal longer than lateral ones, strong, thick, blunt distally, covered with distinct spines in distal half. Setae c 1 - 3 located far from notogaster anterior margin so that c 3 more remote than c 1; and c 2 farthest of all three from said margin. Vestigial setae f 1 not visible. Two pairs of lyrifissures ia and im present, lyrifissures ia situated contiguous to setae cp. Venter. Setae h of mentum slightly shorter than distance between them. Formula of genital setae: 9 (4 + 2): 3. Anoadanal plates each with five setae, anal setae thick, rough, the longest; setae ad 3 shorter, spiniform, smooth; ad 1 and ad 2 vestigial. Legs. Setation complete. Setae d on femora I long, remote from distal end of its segment, setae l ʺ located proximaly to v ʺ.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A70E3FB16FAFC.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype and 9 paratypes: South America, Andes, Central Peru, Huánuco Department, Huánuco Province, Chinchao District, NW Tunel de Carpish, 09 ° 42 ’ 58 ’’ S, 75 ° 05 ’ 33 ’’ W, 2770 m a. s. l., upper soil and leaf litter in primary mountain forest, Winkler extraction (sample 1.1), 14. IV. 2016, leg. S. Friedrich, F. Wachtel and D. Hauth.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A70E3FB16FAFC.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The prefix quasi in Latin means “ near ” and refers to the similarity of the new species to Notophthiracarus pedanos Niedbała, 2003 from Costa Rica.	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
03CB87BFFFAA8606888A70E3FB16FAFC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species is most similar to N. pedanos by the shape of trichobothria, length of sigillar fields, short interlamellar and lamellar setae, formula of genital setae 9 (4 + 2): 3, vestigial form of setae ad 1 and ad 2, length and arrangement of setae on femora I. However, it differs by the presence of deep cancavities of body surface (finely dimpled in N. pedanos), shape of setae not spiniform, covered with distinct spines (vs. spiniform, coarse), presence of lateral carinae of prodorsum (vs. absence of the carinae), setae cp near contiguous with lyrifissurae ia (versus cp and ia clearly separate), setae h of mentum shorter than their mutual distance (versus longer).	en	Niedbała, Wojciech, Magowski, Wojciech Ł. (2024): New species of ptyctimous mites (Acari, Oribatida) from the Peruvian Andes. Zootaxa 5448 (3): 401-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5448.3.4
