taxonID	type	description	language	source
03908780FFBB7742FF1DC063FF26F978.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The large and unusually shaped setae consist of a central core, covered by a pigmented layer ornamented with regularly spaced, almost triangular protuberances (Fig. 4 C). This layer can be stripped from the core by manipulation of specimens. Slight manipulation of exuviae for mounting and studying purposes causes the pygidial sclerite to detach from the aspis.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFBB7742FF1DC063FF26F978.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (Fig. 11). Paratype TM 14870 Magyaria florida Mahunka, 1985, on loan from Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (formerly Transvaal Museum), Pretoria. Collection data: Lottering forest, Tsitsikamma Mts, 33 ° 57 ’ S, 23 ° 43 ’ E; 12. xii. 1977; from soil traps, leg. Dr. S. Endrődi. Additional material: Litter from well-vegetated habitats such as forests (also pockets of forest in the grassland biome), savanna and coastal vegetation (indigenous and exotic) from the southern and south-eastern regions of South Africa (habitat types according to Mucina & Rutherford 2006). Coastal vegetation & Fynbos: Betty’s Bay 34 ° 20 ' S 18 ° 55 ' E 17. xi. 1982 CME; Cintsa 32 ° 50 ' S 28 ° 06 ' E 1. xii. 1989 CME; East London 33 ° 02 ' S 27 ° 52 ' E 19. i. 1963 RvP; Hermanus (Fernkloof Nature Reserve) 34 ° 23 ' S 19 ° 15 ' E 29. xii. 2013 LC; Kogel Bay 34 ° 14 ' S 18 ° 51 ' E 4. vii. 1987 RE; Kogel Bay 34 ° 14 ' S 18 ° 51 ' E 23. ii. 1983 BSR; Kogel Bay 34 ° 14 ' S 18 ° 51 ' E 4. v. 1983 CME; Mossel Bay 34 ° 11 ' S 22 ° 08 ' E 4. ix. 1963 RvP; Port Elizabeth 33 ° 47 ' S 25 ° 40 ' E 21. i. 1963 RvP; Port Elizabeth (Summerstrand) 33 ° 47 ' S 25 ° 40 ' E 25. v. 1982 CME; Thornhill 33 ° 55 ' S 25 ° 03 ' E 24. i. 1963 RvP. Exotic (Pinus) plantations: George (Witfontein) 33 ° 57 ' S 22 ° 32 ' E 29.1.1963 RvP; Knysna (Kruisfontein) 34 ° 00 ' S 23 ° 11 ' E 27. i. 1963 RvP. Forest (coastal): Garden of Eden 34 ° 00 ’ S 23 ° 11 ’ E 5. i. 2013 IE; George (Glentana) 34 ° 03 ' S 22 ° 18 ' E 31. xii. 1981 CME; George (Saasveld) 33 ° 57 ' S 22 ° 32 ' E 29. i. 1963 RvP; Harkerville 34 ° 05 ' S 23 ° 14 ' E 27. xii. 2012 IE; Bloukrans Pass 33 ° 57 ' S 23 ° 38 ' E 26. i. 1963 RvP; Karatara (Koobooberry farm) 33 ° 58 ' S 22 ° 49 ' E 28. xii. 2012 LC; Tzitzikamma 33 ° 58 ' S 23 ° 53 ' E 25. i. 1963 RvP; Wilderness National Park 33 ° 59 ' S 22 ° 36 ' E 27. v. 2005 LG; Woodville Reserve 33 ° 56 ' S 22 ° 38 ' E 20. xii. 2012 LC. Forest (mistbelt): Hogsback 32 ° 35 ' S 26 ° 55 ' E 1. vi. 1994 BK. Fynbos: Grabouw (Houhoek Pass) 34 ° 12 ' S 19 ° 09 ' E 4. ix. 1963 RvP; Bredasdorp 34 ° 31 ' S 19 ° 57 ' E 17. xi. 1982 CME; Stormsvlei 34 ° 04 ' S 20 ° 05 ' E 17. xi. 1982 CME. Grassland (pockets of forest): Penhoek Pass 31 ° 27 ' S 26 ° 42 ' E 17. i. 1963 RvP; Olifantskop Pass 33 ° 19 ' S, 25 ° 56 ' E 26. v. 1982 CME. Savanna: Cookhouse 32 ° 40 ' S 2 ° 549 ' E 26. v. 1982 CME; Dordrecht 31 ° 22 ' S 27 ° 02 ' E 1. iii. 1964 RvP; Grahams Town 33 ° 18 ' S 26 ° 34 ' E 15. iv. 1963 CMO; Grahams Town district 33 ° 25 ' S 26 ° 03 ' E 26. v. 1982 CME; King Williamstown 32 ° 53 ' S 27 ° 23 ' E 1. vi. 1963 RvP; Cookhouse 33 ° 23 ' S 2 ° 541 ' E 26. v. 1982 CME; Whittlesea 32 ° 29 ' S 26 ° 46 ' E 24. v. 1982 CME.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFBB7742FF1DC063FF26F978.taxon	discussion	Remarks. On some specimens the unique structure of the notogastral foveae are replaced by small, round foveae in the mid-notogastral area only, peripheral foveae are unchanged. Balogh (1963) instituted the genus Magyaria with Scheloribates reticulatus Balogh, 1958 as type species, collected from the Kasai District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently Magyaria consists of 17 species (excluding A. floridus comb. nov.) (Subías 2004, 2014). These species all have a narrow rostrum with long, marginal lamella, usually with prolamella, adanal seta ad 3 invariably inserted anteriorly to iad, four or five pairs of genital setae and the ambulacrum mono-, bi- or tridactyle. No mention is made of dens on tarsi I and II or cusps on genua. Species lack a notogastral tectum posteriorly. Magyaria is mainly distributed in the Oriental Region (12 species) and the northern part of the Ethiopian Region (five species) (Balogh 1963, Balogh 1970 a, Balogh 1970 b, Balogh & Mahunka 1974, Corpuz-Raros 1979, Corpuz-Raros 1991, Hammer 1979, Mahunka 1978, Mahunka 1988, Mahunka 2008, Pérez-Íñigo 1981, Pérez-Íñigo 1983). A. floridus comb. nov. differs from Magyaria in having shorter, more parallel, broad lamellae, large pedotectum I, apodemes II, sj and III more or less parallel (contrary to those of Magyaria which are slanted towards the genital plates), ad 3 inserted posterior to lyrifissure iad and six pairs of genital setae. This species also has the characteristic strongly sclerotized epimeral border IV and tutorium as in Afroleius, dens on tarsi I and II, cusps on genua I and II and a posterior notogastral tectum. These characters are all consistent with Afroleius. Juveniles of A. floridus comb. nov. are the first to be discovered in the genus. The first association between juveniles and adults was made by the collection of an adult which was still connected to the nymphal exuvium. Further collection of juveniles followed after this recognition of juvenile morphology. Breeding experiments were also conducted. See Discussion for further remarks on juvenile morphology. Afroleius floridus comb. nov. is a species of forests and well-vegetated areas of the southern regions of South Africa.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB27741FF1DC043FC4EF902.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (Fig. 11). Holotype: Database no. 1768.15.1, Edenville 27 ° 29 ’ S, 27 ° 42 ’ E, litter underneath shrubs, 19. i. 1982, leg. C. M. Engelbrecht. Paratypes: from the same sample; 6 males and 5 females deposited in the Acarology Collection of the National Museum (Database no 1768.15.2); 2 males and 2 females deposited in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (Database no: NMSA-Aca 20008, Type 4030). Additional material: Litter associated with trees and shrubs from grassland and savanna biomes in central South Africa (habitat types according to Mucina & Rutherford 2006). Grassland: Jim Fouche Resort (near Oranjeville) 27 ° 00 ' S 28 ° 22 ' E 4. vi. 1964 DJK; Zastron 30 ° 15 ' S 27 ° 01 ' E 31.1.1977 CME; Welkom 28 ° 04 ' S 26 ° 27 ' E 14. ii. 1977 CME; Reddersburg 29 ° 39 ' S 26 ° 11 ' E 21. ii. 1977 CME; Heilbron 27 ° 16 ' S 28 ° 05 ' E 18. i. 1982 CME; Edenville 27 ° 29 ' S, 27 ° 42 ' E 19. i. 1982 CME; Kroonstad 27 ° 36 ' S 27 ° 26 ' E 19. i. 1982 CME; Golden Gate Highlands National Park 28 ° 31 ' S 28 ° 36 ' E 25. i. 1982 CME; Rhodes 30 ° 45 ' S 28 ° 01 ' E 3. xii. 1993 JPE. Savanna: Vryburg 27 ° 07 ' S 24 ° 19 ' E 26. i. 1983 CME.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB27741FF1DC043FC4EF902.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is very similar to A. floridus comb. nov., but differs in the notogastral surface having small, round foveae on the entire notogaster and in the length of the lamellar and rostral setae, with the rostral seta about twice the length of ro in A. floridus comb. nov. and the apices of the lamellar seta in A. amieae sp. nov. touching, whereas they are well separated in A. floridus. It also differs in habitat preference as it occurs mainly in the grassland biome of central South Africa.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB27741FF1DC043FC4EF902.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for my mother, Amie Botha.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB17746FF1DC19AFE49F86B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined (Fig. 11). Holotype: Database no. 1930.7.1, Ballito 29 ° 31 ’ S, 31 ° 13 ’ E, litter underneath dense indigenous shrubs, 2. ix. 1982, leg. C. M. Engelbrecht. Paratypes: from the same sample; 4 males and 4 females deposited in the Acarology Collection of the National Museum (Database no 1930.7.2); 1 male and 1 female deposited in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (Database no: NMSA-Aca 20009, Type 4031). Additional material: Litter from forests or wooded patches from various biomes of the eastern and north eastern parts of South Africa (habitat types according to Mucina & Rutherford 2006). Indian Ocean Coastal Belt: Ballito 29 ° 31 ' S 31 ° 13 ' E 9. ii. 1982 CME; Kwambonambi 28 ° 41 ' S 32 ° 12 ' E 11. xi. 1993 JPE; Leisure Bay 31 ° 00 ' S 31 ° 14 ' E 10. ii. 1982 CME; Stanger 29 ° 20 ' S 31 ° 17 ' E 8. ii. 1982 CME. Coastal forest: Cape Vidal 28 ° 07 ' S 32 ° 33 ' E 9. xi. 1993 JPE; Richard's Bay 28 ° 51 ' S 32 ° 02 ' E 11. xi. 1993 JPE; St Lucia 28 ° 16 ' S 32 ° 29 ' E 8. xi. 1993 JPE. Grassland: Frankfort 27 ° 17 ' S 28 ° 22 ' E 18. i. 1982 CME; Golden Gate Highlands National Park 28 ° 31 ' S, 28 ° 36 ' E 16. x. 1985 SvdML; Heilbron 27 ° 19 ' S 27 ° 58 ' E 18. i. 1982 CME; Lydenburg 25 ° 08 ' S 30 ° 32 ' E 5. ii. 2013 DdS; Pomeroy 28 ° 47 ' S 30 ° 24 ' E 27. i. 1982 CME; Savanna: Greytown 28 ° 47 ' S 30 ° 31 ' E 27. i. 1982 CME; Inchanga 29 ° 42 ' S 30 ° 40 ' E 30. iii. 1982 JP; Makhado 23 ° 02 ' S 30 ° 03 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Mtubatuba 28 ° 24 ' S 32 ° 12 ' E 11. xi. 1993 JPE; Thohoyando 23 ° 00 ' S 31 ° 38 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve 30 ° 16 ' S 3 ° 035 ' E 15. i. 1992 LNL.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB17746FF1DC19AFE49F86B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Afroleius inae sp. nov. is recognized by the long lamellae, rostral and lamellar setae of similar length and unique dorsal sculpturing, being reticulate with fine sculpture within the cavities. The stalk of the bothridial seta is slightly thicker than in the species described above. The absence of the genal incision and the genal tooth being fused to the rostral margin is rare in Ceratozetoidea. This character state is expressed in Nuhivabates Niemi & Behan-Pelletier, 2003 (Mycobatidae) as well as in some Melanozetes species (Ceratozetidae) (Behan-Pelletier 1986; Niemi & Behan-Pelletier 2003). Afroleius inae sp. nov. is distributed widely in South Africa, occurring along the east coast region, grasslands of the interior and savanna of the northern regions.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB17746FF1DC19AFE49F86B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for my sister, Ina Engelbrecht, in recognition of her encouragement and provision of material.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB57758FF1DC7F9FCF8FB74.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype: Database no. 2127.8.1, Makhado 23 ° 02 ’ S, 30 ° 06 ’ E, litter underneath dense shrubs, 3. viii. 1982 leg. C. M. Engelbrecht. Paratypes: from the same sample; 16 males and 14 females deposited in the Acarology Collection of the National Museum (Database no 2127.8.2); 2 males and 2 females deposited in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum (Database no: NMSA-Aca 20010, Type 4032). Additional material: Litter from various biomes of the eastern, northern and central parts of South Africa (habitat types according to Mucina & Rutherford 2006). Grassland: Bergville 28 ° 47 ' S, 29 ° 29 ' E 26. i. 1982 CME; Frankfort 27 ° 17 ' S, 28 ° 21 ' E 18. i. 1982 CME; Heilbron 27 ° 15 ' S, 27 ° 56 ' E 19. i. 1982 CME; Lindley 27 ° 52 ' S, 27 ° 55 ' E 6. iv. 1964 DJK; Middelburg 25 ° 45 ' S, 29 ° 28 ' E 30. viii. 1982 CME; Parys 26 ° 53 ' S, 27 ° 26 ' E 20. x. 1981 JJBD; Reitz 27 ° 43 ' S, 28 ° 13 ' E 18. i. 1982 CME; Sasolburg 26 ° 53 ' S, 27 ° 46 ' E 19. i. 1982 CME; Settlers 24 ° 51 ' S, 28 ° 32 ' E 30. viii. 1982 CME; Vrede 27 ° 55 ' S, 29 ° 09 ' E 6. iv. 1964 DJK; Winterton 28 ° 50 ' S, 29 ° 35 ' E 26. i. 1982 CME. Indian Ocean Coastal Belt: Kingsburgh 30 ° 03 ' S, 30 ° 52 ' E 1963 AJE; Mtunzini 28 ° 57 ' S, 31 ° 45 ' E 19. iv. 1965 GN; Scottburgh 30 ° 16 ' S, 30 ° 30 ' E 9. ii. 1982 CME; Stanger 29 ° 21 ' S, 31 ° 16 ' E 8. ii. 1982 CME; Savanna: Aventura, Blydepoort 24 ° 35 ' S, 30 ° 46 ' E 26. viii. 1982 LC; Gilead 23 ° 41 ' S, 28 ° 52 ' E 8. iii. 1983 CME; Greytown 28 ° 51 ' S, 30 ° 28 ' E 27. i. 1982 CME; Izingolweni 30 ° 46 ' S, 30 ° 10 ' E 10. ii. 1982 CME; Komatiepoort 25 ° 26 ' S, 31 ° 56 ' E 2. ix. 1982 CME; Levubu 23 ° 03 ' S, 30 ° 18 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Mabula Game Lodge 24 ° 44 ' S, 27 ° 55 ' E 9. iii. 1983 CME; Makhado 23 ° 02 ' S, 30 ° 06 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Makhado District 23 ° 02 ' S, 29 ° 54 ' E 5. viii. 1982 CME; Mbombela 25 ° 28 ' S, 30 ° 58 ' E 28. ii. 1987 RE; Mokopane 24 ° 10 ' S, 29 ° 00 ' E 8. iii. 1983 CME; Pietermaritzburg 29 ° 55 ' S, 30 ° 38 ' E 9. ii. 1982 CME; Punda Maria 22 ° 47 ' S, 30 ° 54 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Rustenburg 25 ° 42 ' S, 27 ° 15 ' E 21. iv. 1962 AJE; Soutpansberg area 23 ° 03 ' S, 30 ° 03 ' E 4. viii. 1982 CME; Thabazimbi 24 ° 37 ' S, 27 ° 23 ' E 9. iii. 1983 CME; Thohoyandou 22 ° 58 ' S, 30 ° 29 ' E 3. viii. 1982 CME; Vaalwater 24 ° 17 ' S, 28 ° 06 ' E 8. iii. 1983 CME.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB57758FF1DC7F9FCF8FB74.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The octotaxic system consisting of porose areas and the ventrally directed bothridium of A. valerieae sp. nov. are the most easily recognised characters to distinguish it from other Afroleius species. Some specimens display heavily sclerotized borders to all epimeres. Thick cerotegument is also present on the prodorsum and notogaster of some specimens of Afroleius crassus Coetzee, 2013. This species is widely distributed in grassland and savanna regions of South Africa, and is mostly absent from forests.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
03908780FFB57758FF1DC7F9FCF8FB74.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species is named for Dr. Valerie Behan-Pelletier in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Oribatology, particularly the Ceratozetoidea.	en	Coetzee, Louise (2014): Afroleius floridus (Mahunka, 1985) comb. nov. and three new Afroleius Mahunka, 1984 species (Acari: Oribatida: Mycobatidae) from South Africa. Zootaxa 3889 (4): 553-573, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.4.4
