Megapes, Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2014

Smit, Harry & Pešić, Vladimir, 2014, Water mites from Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with the description of 34 new species, Zootaxa 3876 (1), pp. 1-71 : 47

Subgenus Megapes n. subgen.

Diagnosis. Excretory pore fused with dorsal shield. IV-legs of the male very strong, with asymmetrical claws (one larger than the other). First leg segments stocky. Dorsal margins of II-leg-4-5 and III-leg-4-5 with numerous small setae.

Type species: Javalbia uncinata n. sp.

Remarks. As in members of the subgenus Javalbiopsis , the excretory pore is fused to the dorsal shield. However, the unusually strong IV-legs of the male with the large, asymmetrical claws are not found in Javalbiopsis nor in any other Javalbia species.

Etymology. Named for the large claws.