Mesoplophora ( Parplophora ) Berlese, 1904

Mesoplophora ( Parplophora) Berlese, 1904 View in CoL

Three or four pairs of anal setae present Distribution. Semicosmopolitan.

Mesoplophora ( Parplophora) leviseta Hammer, 1979 View in CoL ( Figure 8 View FIGURE )

Mesoplophora leviseta Hammer 1979 View in CoL

Mesoplophora gibba Mahunka 1988 View in CoL syn. by Niedbała 2001

Diagnosis — Measurements of holotype: prodorsum: length 176, width 130, height 78, "notogaster": length 242, height 141.

Small-sized species; colour light yellow. Prodorsum with pointed rostrum; lateral carinae absent; sensilli long, needleform, without head, tapering covered with 23 small cilia; other setae long, smooth, rostral and lamellar setae longer and thicker than interlamellar and exobothridial setae, ss > le > ro > ex > in. "Notogaster" with 8 pairs of long and rather thick, smooth setae, of nearly the same length, except setae c 3 much shorter and slightly thinner; setae c 1 and c 2 remote from anterior border, setae c 3 located very close to this border. Ventral region; 8 pairs of thin ventral setae, except one pair long and thick; 7 pairs of genital setae with formula: 5+2, all setiform and smooth; anal plates with three pairs of thin and rather long, smooth setae.

Localities in Seychelles: Mahunka 1988a, Niedbała 2001, 2010, Niedbała & Starý 2015c.

Distribution — Pantropical.

Mesoplophora ( Parplophora) madegassica Mahunka, 2009 ( Figure 9 View FIGURE )

Diagnosis — Measurements of paratype: length of prodorsum 196 – 216, height of prodorsum 148 – 152; length of "notogaster" 270 – 286, height of "notogaster" 182 – 197. Small-sized species; colour light yellow. Prodorsum with rostral apex sharply pointed; lateral carinae absent; sensilli long, head small, lanceolate, with irregular velum and some small cilia; other setae of different lengths and sizes, rostral and lamellar setae much thicker than interlamellar and exobothridial setae, well ciliate, located near each other; interlamellar setae very thin, filiform, smooth, exobothridial setae also smooth and filiform, the latter shortest of all, but longer than the diameter of bothridium. "Notogaster" with 8 pairs of long setae, covered with small cilia or spines, nearly equal in length, except smooth setae c 3 much shorter and slightly thinner; setae c 1 and c 2 arising far from notogastral border, setae c 3 located very close to this border. Ventral region; 9 pairs of thin ventral setae of different lengths, all slightly ciliate, lateral setae longest of all; genital plates with 7 (5+2) pairs of simple setae, all setiform and smooth; anal plates with three pairs of thinner but longer setae, finely roughened .

Remark — This species is similar to Palaearctic M. ( P.) pulchra Sellnick, 1928 in the shape of sensilli but is distinguishable by the location of lamellar setae near rostral setae (versus ro remote from le), longer notogastral setae setae; c 3 shorter and thinner and the presence of 9 pairs of ventral setae (versus 10 pairs).

Locality in Madagascar (northern part): Mahunka 2009b.

Distribution — Afrotropical, found only in Madagascar, endemic.