taxonID	type	description	language	source
65198794FF81FF86BDF96189FBA0EFA1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Idiosoma oval, dorsally domed, marginal and dorsal shields fused anteriorly. All dorsal setae short, with pilose distal margins. Submarginal shield reduced posteriorly, pygidial shield in females trapezoidal, bearing one pair of pilose setae. Five pairs of sternal setae smooth and needle-like in females, pilose in deutonymphs. Genital shield of female trapezoidal, with anterior margin situated between coxae III. Peritreme L-shaped in female. Tritosternum with vase-like base, its laciniae subdivided into irregular pilose branches in female and deutonymph. Hypostomal setae h 1 in female and nymph pilose in central one-third, distally and basally smooth, h 2 placed close to h 1, short, smooth in females and pilose in nymphs, h 3 smooth in both stages, h 4 pilose in nymphs and smooth in females. Palp trochanter with long serrate setae in both stages. Corniculi small and horn-like, fixed digit of chelicerae as long as movable digit, bearing several large short teeth. Chelicerae without internal sclerotised nodes. Leg I without abulacral claws; with serrate setae on trochanter and smooth setae on other segments.	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
65198794FF81FF86BDF96189FBA0EFA1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. I dedicate the new genus to Uropodina researcher Prof. Jerzy Błoszyk (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland). Gender. Feminine.	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
65198794FF81FF86BDF96189FBA0EFA1.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Bloszykiella africana sp. nov. Notes on the genus. The shape of the chelicera, with numerous large short teeth, is similar to the chelicerae of the genera Baloghjkaszabia Hirschmann 1973, Kaszabjbaloghia Hirschmann 1973, and Wernerhirschmannia Hiramatsu 1983, but the new genus differs from these genera in several characters (Table 1). Similar chelicerae can also be found in the genus Multidenturopoda Wiśniewski & Hirschmann 1991, which is only known from the deutonymph and protonymphs. The distinguishing characters between deutonymph of the new genus and the deutonymphs of Multidenturopoda are summarised in Table 2. The remainder of the genera of Uropodina do not have this type of chelicera. The new genus is also distinctive in the shape and length of hypostomal setae and the shape of the tritosternum. Unfortunately the families of Uropodina are not well defined, and the Uropodina classification system is quite confusing. I provisionally place the new genus in the family Uropodidae on the basis of the following characters: long h 1 setae; chelicerae without internal sclerotised node and without mushroom- or flowershaped sensory organ on fixed digit; terminally smooth corniculi (Lindquist et al. 2009), but all members of this family need revision. Bloszykiella Baloghjkaszabia Kaszabjbaloghia Wernerhirschmannia Submarginal shield reduced posteriorly reduced posteriorly reduced posteriorly not reduced Pygidial shield trapezoidal subdivided into three absent absent platelets Peritremes L-shaped straight tree-like or hook-shaped hook-shaped Corniculi horn-like, smooth horn-like, with one spine horn-like, smooth horn-like, smooth Internal malae smooth, with one spine pilose pilose pilose Tritosternum vase like base wide base narrow base narrow base Epsitome apically subdivided into with one apical branch with one apical branch with one apical branch two branches h 1 seta pilose divided and pilose divided and pilose smooth Corniculi horn-like and smooth setiform with one lateral spine Setae h 1 pilose serrate Setae between sternal and ventral shields absent present	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
65198794FF80FF82BDF96019FB09ED4C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. Female, Tanzania, South Pare Mts, Erica arborea heath on summit ridge of Shengena, at 2400 – 2460 m a. s. l., 19 May 1990. T. Pócs coll. Paratypes. One female and one deutonymph, same data as for holotype. Holotype and deutonymph paratype deposited in HNHM, one female paratype deposited in NHMG.	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
65198794FF80FF82BDF96019FB09ED4C.taxon	description	Description. Female. Length of idiosoma 1140 – 1190 µm, width 690 – 700 µm (n = 2). Idiosoma oval, dorsally domed. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 1). Marginal and dorsal shields fused anteriorly. Dorsal shield cosmotrichous, all dorsal setae short (20 – 24 µm) with pilose edges (Fig. 2). Margins of idiosoma with reticulate sculptural pattern and numerous pilose setae (Fig. 3). Submarginal shield without setae, posteriorly reduced; pygidial shield trapezoidal, bearing one pair of pilose setae, surface of submarginal and pygidial shields smooth. One pair of short, c-shaped furrows and one of pair long, 2 - shaped, strongly sclerotised dorsal furrows and irregular web-like sculptural pattern present on lateral and central surface of dorsal shield. Ve n t r a l idiosoma (Fig. 4). Five pairs of sternal setae needle-like and smooth. St 1 inserted at the level of the anterior margin of coxae II, St 2 at the level of the central region of coxae II, St 3 at the level of the central region of coxae III, St 4 at the level of the posterior margin of coxae III, St 5 at the level of the posterior margin of coxae IV. St 1 double the length of the other sternal setae. Sternal shield without ornamentation. Ventral shield with numerous, short (20 – 25 µm) marginally pilose setae. Alveolar ornamentation present near pedofossae and caudal part of ventral shield. Two pairs of adanal setae and unpaired postanal seta similar in length and shape to ventral setae. Genital shield triangular, situated between coxae III and IV, with a rounded anterior edge and straight posterior edge. Peritremes L-shaped (Fig. 5). Tritosternum (Fig. 8) with vase-like base, laciniae subdivided into six pilose branches. Gnathosoma (Fig. 6). Corniculi small, smooth and horn-like, internal malae smooth, with one lateral spine. Hypostomal setae h 1 long (ca. 90 – 91 µm), pilose in central one-third, distally and basally smooth; h 2 short (ca. 20 – 21 µm), needle-like; h 3 longer than h 2 (ca. 29 – 30 µm); h 4 as long as h 2, h 3 and h 4 needle-like and smooth. Fixed digit of chelicerae as long as movable digit, bearing several large short teeth. Chelicerae without internal sclerotised nodes (Fig. 9). Trochanter of palp bearing two long and serrate ventral setae (Fig. 6). Epistome marginally serrate, apically subdivided into two pilose branches (Fig. 7). Legs. Leg I without abulacral claws and with serrate setae on trochanter and smooth setae on other segments (Fig. 10). Deutonymph. Length of idiosoma 980 µm, width 670 µm (n = 1). Shape of idiosoma oblong. Dorsal idiosoma (Fig. 11). Dorsal shield with Y-shaped dorsal furrows, bearing short marginally pilose setae (Fig. 12). Central and marginal regions of dorsal idiosoma with reticulate sculptural pattern and numerous short marginally pilose setae (Fig. 13). Ve n t r a l idiosoma (Fig. 14). Sternal shield with irregular pits between coxae II. Sternal setae short and marginally pilose, St 1 placed near anterior margin of sternal shield, St 2 at the level of the posterior margin of coxae II, St 3 at the level of the posterior margin of coxae III, St 4 at the level of the anterior margin of coxae IV, St 5 near the posterior margin of the sternal shield. Ventri-anal shield with alveolar ornamentation in the central region and numerous short, marginally pilose setae. Adanal setae similar to ventral setae, postanal seta absent. Margins of idiosoma with ventrally-directed marginally pilose setae (Fig. 15). Tritosternum with vaselike base, tritosternal laciniae subdivided into pilose branches (Fig. 16). Gnathosoma (Fig. 16). Corniculi horn-like, internal malae smooth, with one lateral spine. Hypostomal setae h 1 long (ca. 105 – 108) µm, basally smooth and apically pilose, h 2 much shorter than h 1 (ca. 19 – 20 µm), marginally pilose, h 3 very short (ca. 9 – 10 µm), smooth, h 4 similar in shape and length to h 2. Chelicerae and epistome not clearly visible. Trochanter of palp bearing two long serrate ventral setae (Fig. 16).	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
65198794FF80FF82BDF96019FB09ED4C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of the new species refers to the continent where it was collected.	en	Kontschán, Jen Ő (2010): Bloszykiella africana gen. nov., sp. nov., a new mite genus from East Africa (Acari: Mesostigmata: Uropodidae). Zootaxa 2525: 63-68, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196405
